Where to find your favorite stars this fall

Sarah Michelle Gellar is returning to TV in "Ringer," which was picked up by The CW for its 2011-2012 season. The "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" actress plays a woman who poses as her twin sister after witnessing a murder.

Rachel Bilson attends the Chanel Collection Croisiere Show 2011-12 at the Hotel du Cap on May 9, 2011, in Cap d'Antibes, France. — Dominique Charriau/Getty Images

Rachel Bilson plays a New York City doctor who inherits a medical practice in a small Southern town inhabited by an eccentric cast of characters in "Hart of Dixie," which was picked up by The CW.

Actor Michael Emerson arrives at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' Writers Peer Group Emmy Celebration on Aug. 24, 2010, in North Hollywood, Calif. — Michael Buckner/Getty Images

"Lost" alum Michael Emerson is coming back to TV in J.J. Abrams' crime thriller "Person of Interest," which was picked up by CBS for the 2011-2012 season. Emerson plays a billionaire who teams up with an ex-CIA agent (Jim Caviezel) to stop crime.

Actress Taraji P. Henson arrives at an Evening of Cocktails and Shopping to Benefit the Children's Defense Fund on April 20, 2011, in Santa Monica, Calif. — John Shearer/Getty Images for Coach

Oscar-nominee Taraji P. Henson ("The Curious Case of Benjamin Button") also stars on "Person of Interest," as an NYPD homicide detective.

"A Gifted Man," starring Patrick Wilson, has been picked up by CBS for its Friday night lineup. Wilson ("The A-Team") plays a materialistic doctor who receives help from his dead wife.

Julie Benz ("Dexter," "No Ordinary Family") also stars in "A Gifted Man," as Wilson's sister, a single mom with a teenage son.

Kat Dennings ("Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist") stars in "2 Broke Girls," a sitcom picked up by CBS for the 2011-2012 season. Dennings and Beth Behrs play the two titular "broke girls" - one who was always broke, the other a trust fund baby down on her luck - who work at a Brooklyn diner while trying to start a cupcake business. The show will air on Mondays.

Actor Kevin Dillon attends GQ, Cadillac, Lacoste and Patron Tequila Celebrating the Coolest Athletes and the Big Game on Feb. 4, 2011, in Dallas. — Michael Kovac/Getty Images for GQ

CBS also picked up the sitcom "How To Be a Gentleman," which will air on Thursday nights. The show stars Kevin Dillon ("Entourage") as an unrefined personal trainer, and centers around his friendship with an uptight etiquette columnist, played by David Hornsby ("It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia").

Actress Poppy Montgomery arrives at the 6th Annual Pink Party on Sept. 25 2010, in Hollywood, Calif. — Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

Poppy Montgomery ("Without a Trace") will star in "Unforgettable," about a former detective with a condition that gives her perfect memory. The series has been picked up by CBS and will air on Tuesday nights.

Leelee Sobieski will star in the rookie cop drama "The 2-2," which has been picked up by CBS and will debut mid-season. The show will follow six NYPD rookies as they patrol upper Manhattan. Robert De Niro is one of the show's executive producers.

Actress Minka Kelly will star in ABC's reboot of "Charlie's Angels." The Alphabet Network picked up the drama for the fall 2011 season, where it will air on Thursdays. The show also stars Rachael Taylor ("Grey's Anatomy") and Annie Ilonzeh ("General Hospital") as the other two Angels.

Christina Ricci attends the 7th Annual CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Awards on Nov. 15, 2010, in New York. — Ben Gabbe/Getty Images

Christina Ricci's "Pan Am," a drama set in the jet-setting 1960s, has been picked up by ABC and will air on Sunday nights starting this fall. The show centers around the airline's pilots and stewardesses, including Maggie (Ricci), a bohemian who joins the ranks so she can see the world.

Actress Ginnifer Goodwin arrives at the premiere of "Something Borrowed" on May 3, 2011, in Hollywood, Calif. — Jason Merritt/Getty Images

Ginnifer Goodwin ("Big Love") will star in the fairy-tale drama "Happily Ever After," which was picked up by ABC for its Sunday night lineup. The show centers around a town where fairy tale characters exist and live alongside one another. Jennifer Morrison ("House") also stars.

Ashley Judd appears on the "Today" show to talk about her new book "All That Is Bitter And Sweet" in New York, April 5, 2011. (AP) — AP Photo/Peter Kramer

Ashley Judd will play a mother searching for her child in "Missing." The drama was picked up by ABC but won't air until midseason.

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James Van Der Beek ("Dawson's Creek") is coming back to TV in the sitcom "Apartment 23," which has been picked up by ABC for its midseason lineup. The actor will play himself on the show, which is about a young women who moves to New York City and gets pulled into her roommate's eccentric band of friends. Krysten Ritter ("Veronica Mars," "27 Dresses") will play the roommate.

Kerry Washington poses for a photo during the Sundance Institute "Film Forward: Advancing Cultural Dialogue" Press Breakfast on May 12, 2011, in Washington. — Kris Connor/Getty Images

"Grey's Anatomy"/"Private Practice" creator Shonda Rimes' public-relations drama "Scandal" has been picked up for ABC's midseason lineup. The show stars Kerry Washington as a professional crisis manager who can't cut ties with her own past.

Actress Leslie Bibb attends the premiere of "A Good Old Fashioned Orgy" during the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival on April 29, 2011, in New York. — Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images

The Dallas-set soap "Good Christian Belles," starring Leslie Bibb ("Popular," "Iron Man"), has been picked up by ABC for midseason. The show, based on the hit book "Good Christian Bitches," is about a woman who returns to her hometown after her marriage ends in scandal. Kristin Chenoweth ("Glee," "Pushing Daisies") also stars.

Actor Tim Allen arrives at the 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 16, 2011, in Beverly Hills, Calif. — Jason Merritt/Getty Images

Tim Allen's sitcom, "Last Man Standing," will air Tuesdays on ABC beginning this fall. Allen plays a marketing director for a sporting goods store, who is the odd man out at home, where his wife and three daughters rule the roost. Nancy Travis ("Three Men and a Baby") also stars as Allen's wife.

Actor Jorge Garcia arrives at the 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on Aug. 29, 2010, in Los Angeles. — Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

"Lost" actor Jorge Garcia is teaming up with JJ Abrams again for "Alcatraz," which was picked up by Fox and will air on Monday nights starting midseason. The show focuses on the infamous California prison, which factors into a present-day homicide investigation.

Zooey Deschanel will star in a new comedy on Fox called "New Girl," about a girl in her late twenties who moves in with three single guys after going through a bad breakup.

Emmy-winning actress Jaime Pressly (AP Graphicsbank) — Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images

"My Name is Earl" actress Jaime Pressley will star in a Fox pilot called "I Hate My Teenage Daughter," which will air on Wednesday nights. The show focuses on two single moms who are appalled to discover that their daughters are turning into the same kind of mean girls that tormented them in high school.

Simon Cowell, seen here with British singer Cheryl Cole, is bringing another talent series to Fox. The American version of "The X Factor" will begin airing on Wednesdays and Thursdays this fall.

Fox has also ordered "24" star Kiefer Sutherland's new drama, "Touch," but has not set an airdate. Entertainment Weekly reports that the network hopes to air the show midseason. Sutherland plays a father who discovers his autistic son can predict the future.

Jonah Hill ("Superbad," "Get Him to the Greek") is lending his voice to the animated series "Allen Gregory," about a pretentious 7-year-old of the same name, which will air Sunday nights on Fox.

Fox is adding an animated version of "Napoleon Dynamite" to its Sunday night lineup, beginning mid-season. The film's original cast, including Jon Heder (seen here), Aaron Ruell and Tina Majorino, will lend their voices to the series.

You won't see director Steven Spielberg in the new series "Terra Nova," which was picked up by Fox, but he's one of the executive producers of the futuristic series, which centers around a family that joins a pilgrimage to resettle the planet in prehistoric times.

Actress Amber Heard will star in "The Playboy Club," which has been picked up by NBC for its Monday night lineup. The drama, set in 1963, centers on the opening of the first Playboy Club in Chicago. Actor Eddie Cibrian also stars.

Debra Messing ("Will & Grace") stars in "Smash," about a songwriting duo (Messing and Christian Borle), who want to write a Broadway musical about the life of Marilyn Monroe. It will air on Mondays, starting midseason.

Actress Christina Applegate arrives at the premiere of New Line Cinema's "Going the Distance" in Hollywood Aug. 23, 2010. — AP Photo

Christina Applegate can be seen on NBC in the new series "Up All Night," about the challenges of balancing marriage, career and parenthood. Will Arnett ("Arrested Development") and Maya Rudolph ("Saturday Night Live") also star in the sitcom, which is set to air on Wednesdays.

Hank Azaria arrives at the premiere of "Hop." — AP Photo/Dan Steinberg

"Free Agents," staring Hank Azaria, was picked up by NBC for its Wednesday night lineup. The show, based on the U.K. series of the same name, is about two public relations executives on the rebound.

Maria Bello will play a New York City detective in "Prime Suspect," a reboot of the U.K. hit, which has been picked up by NBC for its Thursday night lineup.

"That '70s Show" actress Laura Prepon will star as a twenty-something bartender in "Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea," based on Chelsea Handler's book of the same name. NBC picked up the sitcom, but has not set an airdate.

NBC also picked up the sitcom "Bent," starring actress Amanda Peet. The show is about two people (Peet and David Walton), who are attracted to one another, despite each possessing qualities that the other dislikes.

"Awake," starring "Harry Potter" actor Jason Issacs, right, has been picked up by NBC. The series stars Issacs as a detective who regains consciousness after his family is in a accident and discovers his wife did not survive, but his son did. Later, he awakens again in a parallel reality where his wife survives the accident, but his son does not.