13 for '13: TV We're Most Excited About in 2013

There are plenty of new shows we're looking forward to in the new year -- Kevin Bacon's "The Following," "Sex and the City" prequel "The Carrie Diaries," and Keri Russell's return to TV drama in FX's "The Americans" among them -- but returning favorites also make up a big portion of the TV events we're most looking forward to in 2013. From beloved "Family Ties" star Michael J. Fox and sitcom "Arrested Development" to a pair of canceled soaps and new episodes of one of fall 2012's biggest hits, here are 13 homecomings and other TV happenings that will have us happily ensconced on the couch in 2013. — Kimberly Potts, Yahoo! TV

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"All My Children" and "One Life to Live" return from the dead (First quarter of 2013)

Soap opera characters have been doing it forever … now, two soap series will return from the dead. Former ABC daytime dramas "All My Children" and "One Life to Live" -- which were cancelled in 2011 and 2012, respectively -- will go back into production as Web series after Prospect Park studios signed agreements with actors and directors guilds. No word yet on ... more
"All My Children" and "One Life to Live" return from the dead (First quarter of 2013)

Soap opera characters have been doing it forever … now, two soap series will return from the dead. Former ABC daytime dramas "All My Children" and "One Life to Live" -- which were cancelled in 2011 and 2012, respectively -- will go back into production as Web series after Prospect Park studios signed agreements with actors and directors guilds. No word yet on exactly which Pine Valley and Llanview citizens will return for the online versions, but both soaps are scheduled to start production during the first quarter of 2013, giving new hope to fans of a genre that has been taking up a decreasing amount of TV schedule real estate in recent years. less