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CBS has the luxury of adding just eight new series to its primetime lineup -- only five that will premiere in the fall -- as broadcast TV's No. 1 network unveiled its 2013-14 roster to advertisers at its annual upfront presentation in New York City Wednesday afternoon.

The network's highest-profile new series features Oscar winner Robin Williams in the comedy "The Crazy Ones." "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" alum Sarah Michelle Gellar co-stars with Williams as his daughter and co-worker. He's the brilliant but quirky leader of an advertising agency, and she's equally talented but also tasked with keeping him grounded. The series is produced by David E. Kelley.

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"Dawson's Creek" and "Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23" star James Van Der Beek will star in the ensemble comedy "Friends With Better Lives," and "The Big Bang Theory" producer Chuck Lorre will add a fourth show (including "Big Bang," "Two and a Half Men," and

"Overhaul" is the only word that accurately describes ABC's fall 2013-14 season, as the network will add 13 new shows to its schedule, including eight in the fall, and its Tuesday-night lineup is packed with series premieres.

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The most anticipated new show of the season on any network, "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." -- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Avengers" movie producer Joss Whedon's TV take on "The Avengers" -- kicks off ABC's Tuesday night in the fall, followed by back-to-back new comedies, "The Goldbergs" and "Trophy Wife," and another new drama, "Lucky 7." Whedon took the stage at the network's upfront presentation in New York City on Wednesday to introduce a clip from the show.

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The biggest surprise on ABC's schedule is a change for its celeb reality series "Dancing With the Stars." Instead of taking up real estate across multiple nights,

You watched every episode, quoted characters from Kramer to Frank Costanza on a regular basis, and delighted at the many squirmy situations George found himself in. And when, after nine seasons, the "Seinfeld" crew decided to call it quits, you busted out a buffet of Drake's Coffee Cakes, Junior Mints, and Yoo-hoo and prepared to bid Jerry and his pals farewell.

And then they aired that series finale.

It's been 15 years -- May 14, 1998 -- since "Seinfeld" rode off into the primetime sunset in a finale that was one of the more polarizing series enders ever. Our own Yahoo! TV editor Dave Nemetz called the episode "shockingly unfunny," and pointed out that Jerry Seinfeld himself, while guest starring on "Seinfeld" co-creator Larry David's "Curb Your Enthusiasm," joked that they "screwed up" the finale.

"The Sopranos" creator David Chase -- whose own series finale, with that infamous diner scene, stirred up controversy in 2007 -- joked to the New York Times last year, "'Seinfeld,' they

Before there was "Behind the Candelabra," the upcoming HBO movie starring Michael Douglas as Liberace and Matt Damon as his lover, Scott Thorson, there was "Behind the Candelabra," the book, a 1988 tell-all written by Thorson about his years-long relationship with the late piano-playing superstar.

The book, which had been out of print until its May 14 paperback, digital, and audiobook re-release from Tantor Media, is the basis for director Steven Soderbergh's HBO film and is a must-read for celebrity watchers and, of course, anyone else interested in Liberace and his blinged-out lifestyle.

Here, 12 of the juiciest nuggets from the can't-put-it-down book:

1. Michael Douglas isn't the only member of his family with a connection to Liberace. Thorson writes that because of the rumors (despite Liberace's steadfast denials) that Liberace had died of AIDS, most of his fellow celebrities stayed away from a public memorial service held after his February 4, 1987, death. Only two famous names paid

Sure, Fox will premiere 11 new series the network hopes will boost its 2013-14 TV schedule, but when the primetime going really gets tough, there's only one man Fox needs to call on: Jack Bauer.

Fox, which presents its new fall lineup at its annual upfront presentation in New York City Monday afternoon, has confirmed that Kiefer Sutherland's action hero will return to the network next May for a 12-episode storyline that will run into the summer.

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"24: Live Another Day," as the miniseries will be called, will unfold the latest Jack Bauer adventure in chronological order, though with half the episodes, some hours will be skipped. The show's comeback season comes after "24" producers had tried for a couple of years to get a movie version of the series off the ground and after Sutherland's follow-up drama, "Touch," was canceled by Fox after its sophomore season.

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NBC is not only trying to return to its Thursday night comedy glory next season, but the network has called on two former Thursday night comedy champs -- "Family Ties" star Michael J. Fox and "Will and Grace" star Sean Hayes -- to help.

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NBC, which makes its presentation to advertisers and the media Monday morning in New York City, officially announced its fall 2013-14 over the weekend, and while Fox and Hayes lead NBC's new comedies, the network also called on stars from its past for a pair of high-profile dramas, including former "Office" star James Spader in "The Blacklist" (which will air Mondays at 10 PM after "The Voice") and "L.A. Law" alum Blair Underwood in an "Ironside" remake.

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In all, NBC adds 14 new scripted series -- eight dramas and six comedies -- to its new-season roster, along with new reality series "The Million Second Quiz" and "American

Do you already have trouble remembering which handsome, dark-haired fellow is Dylan McDermott and which is Dermot Mulroney? Yeah, things are about to get even more confusing, now that the two actors are starring in new fall 2013 TV pilots that also sound quite similar.

McDermott -- he's the one who married Julia Roberts in "Steel Magnolias" -- will star in the CBS drama "Hostages," about people caught in a major political conspiracy that involves the president of the United States and the kidnapping of children. His character is an FBI agent, and his female co-star is an Emmy and Golden Globe winner (Toni Collette).

Mulroney -- he's the one Julia Roberts wanted to marry in "My Best Friend's Wedding" -- will star in the NBC drama "Crisis," also about people caught in a major political conspiracy that involves the president of the United States and the kidnapping of children. His character is a former CIA analyst, and his female co-star is an Emmy and Golden Globe winner (Gillian

Lest the broadcast networks soak up all your attention with their announcements of new series this week, AMC has released a first-look photo peek at the next season of one of TV land's favorite series, "The Walking Dead."

And, fans will be happy to know, it's business as usual in Season 4 as we see Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) walking through a wooded area with a mysterious female walker hot on his trail.

Season 4 of the drama premieres in October, and the cast and crew began production on the new set of 16 episodes on May 6 in Atlanta. Another alum from "The Wire" -- "Wire" star Chad Coleman was front and center as Tyreese in Season 3 and returns for Season 4 -- will join the action next season, as Lawrence Gilliard Jr. (who played D'Angelo Barksdale on "The Wire") joins "The Walking Dead" as Bob Stookey.

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Stookey, a character who also appears in the "Walking Dead" comics, is a former military medic who's quite