ABC
Eli Stone
When: Returns on October 14; airs Tuesday nights at 10/9c on ABC.
Main Players: Jonny Lee Miller, Loretta Devine, Victor Garber, Natasha Henstridge, Katie Holmes (guest)
What’s it all about?: Eli Stone is a high-powered attorney who, as a result of a brain aneurysm, begins to have larger-than-life visions, which lead him to do extraordinary things.
Where’d we leave off?: Eli went under the knife to remove his aneurysm, and came face to face with God during surgery. This season, look for the show to continue finding its way story-wise, and expect a pair of superstars to help it do so--Sigourney Weaver and Katie Holmes are two names inked to visit Eli as guest stars.
ABC
Pushing Daisies
When: Returns on October 1; airs Wednesday nights at 8/7c on ABC.
Main Players: Lee Pace, Anna Friel, Kristin Chenoweth, Chi McBride, Swoosie Kurtz, Ellen Greene, David Arquette
What’s it all about?: Ned has the gift of bringing back the dead with just one touch, but if he keeps them alive for longer than a minute, another person in the near vicinity perishes instead. He seems to go far in mastering his skill and the clock over the years, until he revives his childhood sweetheart and can’t seem to let her go. The bad news? One more touch, and she’s gone forever.
Where’d we leave off?: It’s a whimsical, Tim Burton-esque take on love, pie, and crime. Ned and Chuck, along with Emerson Cod, did their best to solve a large number of mysteries last season, but will the temptation for the two lovebirds to kiss or hold hands become too difficult to ignore?