January 2013 – New Season Premieres
by Deborah Harter Williams
We’ve moved from “Tis the season” to “What is a TV season any more?” With networks introducing shows year round, the January rollouts of new offerings are identified as “Winter Premieres.” This is easily confused with what are called the “Winter Premieres” of returning shows, (ones that may have been off the air for a while - frequently heralded by daylong marathons of last season’s episodes.)