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"Sherlock will air new episodes in the US from January 19. The hit detective drama&amp;#039;s third series will air on PBS Masterpiece at 10pm, airing back-to-back with episodes of fellow UK import Downton Abbey, reports Entertainment Weekly.  Though a UK premiere date is yet to be confirmed, the BBC has &amp;#039;first window&amp;#039; rights to air the series, meaning that the episodes will air on BBC One prior to US broadcast. You may have noticed there&amp;amp;#39;s a US airdate for #Sherlock but we DO NOT have one yet for the UK. I don&amp;amp;#39;t know how much plainer I can be. &amp;amp;mdash; Mark Gatiss (@Markgatiss) October 23, 2013 Sherlock&amp;#039;s executive producer Sue Vertue said: &amp;quot;We are hugely excited about this next series... and have worked closely with our partners, Masterpiece and PBS, to bring these episodes to US audiences in January. We promise our fans that season three is worth waiting for.&amp;quot; PBS chief programmer Beth Hoppe added: &amp;quot;We love that Sherlock fans are so passionate and eager to see season three. &amp;quot;The pairing of Downton Abbey and Sherlock in January offers a blockbuster night of British drama only on PBS stations.&amp;quot;  Sherlock&amp;#039;s third series will again span three episodes - &amp;#039;The Empty Hearse&amp;#039; by Mark Gatiss, &amp;#039;The Sign of Three&amp;#039; by Stephen Thompson and &amp;#039;His Last Vow&amp;#039; by Steven Moffat. Lars Mikkelsen has been cast as a new nemesis for Sherlock (Benedict Cumberbatch), while Amanda Abbington will play Mary Morstan, a love interest for John Watson (Martin Freeman). &amp;gt; Doctor Who missing episodes inspired &amp;#039;Sherlock&amp;#039;, says Mark Gatiss Watch a teaser trailer for Sherlock&amp;#039;s third series below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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