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In case you missed the memo, some (all?) of the 2011-12 TV season's best new series have been held till midseason this year. So what does that mean for you? First, that the season so far has kinda been a big ol' ball of bummer, right? But more importantly, some seriously kickass premieres are coming your way, and pronto.

Guess what is shaping up as the biggest hit of the new TV season? Tim Allen’s retro “manly man emasculated” sitcom, “Last Man Standing.” TV critics loathed it — but 13.2 million viewers liked it. That’s TV’s biggest 8 p.m. comedy debut in more than seven years. And the new 8 o’clock comedy opened on its own. No watch-us-kill-Charlie-Sheen-and-put-his-ashes-in-a-DustBuster lead-in audience of 30 million here!

Rosie O'Donnell is back! The Queen of Nice sits down with actor Russell Brand for her show's premiere, airing on OWN at 7 pm Stand-up comedy. Fun music. Longer-then-usual celebrity chats. These are some of the features we can expect on The Rosie Show ...