Last updated: January 12, 2003.
Here is the list of new shows that premiered in Fall 2002 (i.e. in the '02-'03 TV season).
I'm listing them by network, with some descriptions of the new shows, and some of the lead stars (when known). A 'Leads & Cast' list of "[unknown]" means that either the cast is not known to me, or the cast is made up of unknowns! (i.e. the actors and actresses involved are people I have never heard of before).
New Show Title Leads & Cast Comments
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8 Simple Rules (for John Ritter, sitcom: Ritter's dad institutes
Dating My Teenage Katey Segal, said rules for his two
Daughter) Kaley Cuoco unruly teenage daughters.
*Dinotopia Erik von Detten, fantasy drama: Utopia populated
Shiloh Strong by people and dinosaurs!
Less Than Perfect Sara Rue, Eric sitcom: Perky 'regular girl'
Roberts, Andrea is in 'over her head' as AA
Parker, Andy Dick to uppity news anchor.
Life With Bonnie Bonnie Hunt, sitcom: Mom complicates family's
Mark Derwin, life when she brings up their
David Alan Grier troubles as on-air anchor.
*MD's (aka. Meds) William Fichtner, medical drama: Absurdist, MASH-esque
John Hannah doctors vs. HMO saga.
*Push, Neveda Derek Cecil, interactive drama: IRS Agent comes
Scarlett Chorvat to town searching for missing money;
viewers can win money by solving clues.
*That Was Then James Bulliard, drama: Man wishes to relive his worst week
Bess Armstong, in high school, and does, but results
Jeffrey Tambor change the future, forcing him to go back.
* Ultimately cancelled!
New Show Title Leads & Cast Comments
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*Bram and Alice Alfred Molina, sitcom: Grumpy author discovers
Traylor Howard that his biggest fan is also
Michael Rispoli his previously unknown daughter.
CSI: Miami David Caruso, drama: Like CSI, but in Maimi;
Kim Delaney, with: Khandi Alexander,
Emily Procter Adam Rodrigez.
Hack David Morse, drama: Disgraced cop dedicates
Andre Braugher, himself to fighting crime
George Dzundza as a civilian cabbie.
*Presidio Med Dana Delaney, medical drama: ER-esque drama
Blythe Danner about women doctors.
*Robbery Homicide Division Tom Sizemore, cop drama: Sizemore heads LA's
(aka. RHD/LA) Klea Scott Robbery/Homicide squad.
Still Standing Mark Addy, sitcom: Chicago blue-color couple
Jami Gertz raise 3 kids.
Without a Trace Anthony LaPaglia, cop drama: LaPaglia heads the FBI's
Eric Close, Missing Persons Squad charged
Poppy Montgomery to find... well, the missing.
* Ultimately cancelled!
New Show Title Leads & Cast Comments
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Cedric The Entertainer Cedric The Enter., sketch comedy/variety: Cedric
Presents Wendy R. Robinson and crew yuck it up.
*Fastlane Tiffani Thiessen, action drama from McG: Charlie's
Bill Belamy, Angels director brings drama
Peter Facinelli about flashy undercover cops.
*Firefly Nathan Fillion, sci-fi drama from Joss Whedon:
Gina Torres, Whedon attempts to do space opera,
Jewel Staite, a genre that's never worked on
Ron Glass a 'big' network.
*girls club Gretchen Mol, lawyer drama from David E. Kelley:
Kathleen Robertson, Three babes, lawyers, and David
Chyler Leigh, E. Kelley - this should be
Giancarlo Esposito self-explanitory...
†The Grubbs Randy Quaid, sitcom: Malcolm in the Middle-redux,
Carol Kane, meets live-action Simpsons.
Michael Cera
*John Doe Dominic Purcell, drama: A man with incredible
Azura Skye, general knowledge has amnesia,
Meatloaf Aday becomes government agent.
Oliver Beene Grant Rosenmeyer, sitcom: Wonder Years-redux,
Grant Shaud, set in the 1960's, but
Wendy Makkena played more for laughs.
†Septuplets Nathan West, family drama: Two parents and sept's
Samantha Streets run hotel in So. Cal.
* Ultimately cancelled!
† Never even aired!! - The Grubbs & Septuplets were cancelled before ever airing!
FOX is getting quite good at that!!!
New Show Title Leads & Cast Comments
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American Dreams Brittany Snow, family drama: Teenage girl comes
Gail O'Grady, of age in the 1960's,
Tom Verica, and dreams of being an
Vanessa Lengies American Bandstand dancer.
Boomtown Donnie Wahlberg, crime drama: Approaches L.A.
Mykelti Williamson, crimes from standpoint of cops,
Jason Gedrick DAs, paramedics, reporters, etc.
Good Morning Miami Mark Feuerstein, sitcom: New producer tries to
Ashley Williams, turn around troubled local
Jere Burns, morning news show, while
Suzanne Pleshette falling for cute employee.
*Hidden Hills Justin Louis, sitcom: Satire of suburban bourgeoisie -
Paula Marshall gee, that's never been done before...
*In-Laws Dennis Farina, sitcom: Young husband moves in with
Jean Smart, his new wife's parents, with
Bonnie Sommerville predictable results.
* Ultimately cancelled!
New Show Title Leads & Cast Comments
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Half and Half Rachel True, sitcom: Two very different
Essence Atkins, half-sisters move in next
Telma Hopkins to each other. Wackiness ensues.
*Haunted Matthew Fox, sci-fi drama: P.I. who lost son has a
Russell Hornsby near-death experience which puts him
in touch with souls from 'beyond'...
*The Twilight Zone Host: Forrest sci-fi anothology: Just like
Whitakker the original...
* Ultimately cancelled!
New Show Title Leads & Cast Comments
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*Birds of Prey Ashley Scott, sci-fi drama: Loosely based on the
Dina Meyer, comic - don't look for this
Rachel Skarsten, one to break new ground...
Shemar Moore (i.e. see also: Smallville...)
*Do Over Penn Badgley, sitcom: Man is sent back in time
Angela Goethals to his freshman year in
Gigi Rice high school in the 1980's.
Everwood Treat Williams, family drama: Workaholic, widowed neuro-
Emily VanCamp, surgeon packs up family to Colorado
Tom Amandes so he can reconnect with them.
*Family Affair Tim Curry, sitcom: Pretty much like the original,
Gary Cole, as rich Uncle and butler take
Caitlin Wachs on teenager Sissy and toddler twins.
*Greetings from Tuscon Pablo Santos, sitcom: Teenage son put upon by
Julio Oscar, Mexican-American father and
Lupe Onitveros Irish-American mother.
What I Like About You Amanda Bynes, sitcom: Free-spirited 16-year old
Jennie Garth, disrupts the life of her straight-laced
Simon Rex, older sister when she moves in
Wesley Jonathan with her.
* Ultimately cancelled!
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