ABC Announces 2012-3 Midseason Premiere Dates

ABC announced midseason premiere dates for new dramas "Red Widow" and "Zero Hour" today, along with new comedies "How to Live with Your Parents (for the Rest of Your Life)" and "Family Tools," and new alternative series "The Taste" and "Celebrity Diving." Returning series "Dancing with the Stars" and "Body of Proof" will rejoin the schedule will all-new seasons in the new year, and "Suburgatory" will move to Wednesday nights at 8:30 p.m., beginning April 3, 2013.

"Red Widow," from "Twilight Saga" films writer Melissa Rosenberg and starring Radha Mitchell, is a riveting new drama about one woman's journey into the world of organized crime, and how far she will go to keep her family safe. "Red Widow" will debut with a two-hour premiere on Sunday, March 3 from 9:00-11:00 p.m., ET, and premiere in its regular timeslot, Sunday nights at 10:00 p.m., ET, on Sunday, March 10.

New thriller "Zero Hour" stars Anthony Edwards ("ER") in his return to series television. Edwards' character, Hank Galliston, has spent his life debunking myths, only to be drawn into one of the most compelling mysteries in human history after his wife's shocking disappearance. "Zero Hour" will premiere on Thursday, February 14 at 8:00 p.m., ET.

New comedy "How to Live with Your Parents (for the Rest of Your Life)" features Sarah Chalke ("Scrubs") as a recently divorced single mom who moves back in with her eccentric parents, played by the multitalented and critically acclaimed Elizabeth Perkins and Brad Garrett. The series premieres on Wednesday, April 3 at 9:30 p.m., ET.

"Family Tools" debuts on Wednesday, May 1 at 8:30 p.m., ET and stars Kyle Bornheimer, J.K. Simmons and Leah Remini in a new family comedy that proves mixing family with business is never easy. "Family Tools" will take over for "Suburgatory" in this new timeslot following its season finale.

New innovative cooking competition show "The Taste" will feature celebrity chefs Anthony Bourdain, Nigella Lawson, Ludo Lefebvre and Brian Malarkey, will debut with a special two-hour premiere on Tuesday, January 22 from 8:00-10:00 p.m., ET, and will premiere in its regular time period, 8:00-9:00 p.m., ET on Tuesday, January 29.

"Celebrity Diving," based on the international hit reality series "Celebrity Splash," will premiere on Tuesday, March 19 at 8:00 p.m., ET and will feature as judges legendary Olympic diver and four-time gold medalist Greg Louganis, along with David Boudia, who brought home the gold for diving at the 2012 London Olympics.

"Dancing with the Stars" will return for a 16th season on Monday, March 18 at 8:00 p.m., ET. "Dancing with the Stars the Results Show" will debut the following week on Tuesday, March 26 at 9:00 p.m., ET.

"Body of Proof," starring the Emmy®-winning Dana Delany, will return to the schedule on Tuesday, February 5 at 10:00 p.m., ET, and will feature new cast member Mark Valley as Det. Tommy Sullivan, a former NYPD detective (and a bit of a lady killer) who has transferred back to Philadelphia to rekindle his relationship with Megan Hunt (Delany).

Critically acclaimed Wednesday comedy "Suburgatory" will move to at 8:30 p.m., ET as of Wednesday, April 3, one week after the season finale of "The Neighbors." "The Neighbors" returns with original episodes on Wednesday, January 9, and runs for 12 straight weeks.

ABC's Midseason premiere dates are as follows (all times listed are ET):

Tuesday, January 22
8:00-10:00 p.m. "The Taste" (Two-hour Series Premiere)

Tuesday, January 29
8:00-9:00 p.m. "The Taste" (Regular Time Period Premiere)

Tuesday, February 5
10:00-11:00 p.m. "Body of Proof"

Thursday, February 14
8:00-9:00 p.m. "Zero Hour"

Sunday, March 3
9:00-11:00 p.m. "Red Widow" (Two-hour Series Premiere)

Sunday, March 10
10:00-11:00 p.m. "Red Widow" (Regular Time Period Premiere)

Monday, March 18
8:00-10:00 p.m. "Dancing with the Stars"

Tuesday, March 19
8:00-9:00 p.m. "Celebrity Diving"

Tuesday, March 26
9:00-10:00 p.m. "Dancing with the Stars the Results Show"

Wednesday, April 3
8:30-9:00 p.m. "Suburgatory" (New Time Period Premiere)
9:30-10:00 p.m. "How to Live with Your Parents (for the Rest of Your Life)"

Wednesday, May 1
8:30-9:00 p.m. "Family Tools"

Midseason show descriptions are as follows:

NEW DRAMAS:

"RED WIDOW"
Marta Walraven seems to have an idyllic life. A stay-at-home mom in tony Marin County, just north of San Francisco, she is devoted to her three children and her husband. Behind this perfect façade, however, is a more complicated story: Evan, Marta's husband, supports the family by exporting marijuana. Marta is familiar with the world of organized crime: her father, Andrei Petrov, and his loyal bodyguard, Luther, are Bratva – Russian gangsters – in San Francisco. It's a world from which she and her sister Kat always wanted to escape, though they never quite did.

But when Evan is brutally murdered in their driveway, everything changes. Marta's first concern is to protect her children – and yet when FBI Agent James Ramos promises Marta justice in exchange for her cooperation, she cannot go against the Bratva code. She refuses his help.

Slowly, the truth about her husband's murder begins to emerge: Evan's business partners – Marta's scheming brother, Irwin Petrov, and their best friend, the hapless Mike Tomlin – were involved in the theft of millions of dollars of cocaine from the formidable international crime boss, Nicholae Schiller. Evan paid with his life, but as far as Schiller is concerned, his debt is not clear. It falls to Marta, as Evan's widow, to navigate the criminal underworld in order to repay this debt – in whatever way Schiller sees fit.

Hounded by the FBI on the one hand and by Schiller on the other, while also trying to raise three grieving kids on her own, Marta discovers a tenacity she never knew she had. As she hunts for the truth about her husband's death and struggles to keep her children safe, she'll rely on her resourcefulness, determination and her Bratva DNA like never before. But just how far is Marta willing to go in order to beat her adversaries at their own deadly game?

"Red Widow" stars Radha Mitchell ("High Art," "Pitch Black," "Man on Fire") as Marta Walraven, Sterling Beaumon ("Clue,""Lost") as Gabriel Walraven, Clifton Collins Jr. ("Traffic," "Thief") as FBI Agent James Ramos, Luke Goss ("Blade II," "Hellboy II: The Golden Army") as Luther, Suleka Mathew ("Hawthorne") as Dina Tomlin, Erin Moriarty ("One Life to Live") as Natalie Walraven, Jaime Ray Newman ("Drop Dead Diva") as Kat Petrova, Jakob Salvati ("Crescendo," "Little Boy") as Boris Walraven, Lee Tergesen ("Army Wives") as Mike Tomlin, Wil Traval ("Rescue Special Ops") as Irwin Petrov, with Rade Serbedzija ("24") as Andrei Petrov and Goran Visnjic ("ER") as Nicholae Schiller.

Based on the Dutch series "Penoza," "Red Widow" is executive-produced and written by Melissa Rosenberg ("Dexter," "Twilight Saga" films) and executive-produced by Howard Klein ("The Office," "Parks & Recreation") and Alon Aranya. The series is produced by ABC Studios in association with Endemol Studios.

"ZERO HOUR"
As the publisher of a paranormal enthusiast magazine, Modern Skeptic, Hank Galliston has spent his career following clues, debunking myths and solving conspiracies. A confessed paranormal junkie, his motto is "logic is the compass." But when his beautiful wife, Laila (Jacinda Barrett), is abducted from her antique clock shop, Hank gets pulled into one of the most compelling mysteries in human history, stretching around the world and back centuries.

Contained in one of his wife's clocks is a treasure map, and what it leads to could be cataclysmic. Now it's up to Hank to decipher the symbols and unlock the secrets of the map, while ensuring the answers don't fall into the wrong hands – a man they call White Vincent (Michael Nyqvist). With his two young associates, Rachel (Addison Timlin) and Arron (Scott Michael Foster), in tow, along with Becca Riley, a sexy FBI agent (Carmen Ejogo), Hank will lead them on a breathless race against the clock to find his wife and save humanity.

"Zero Hour" stars Anthony Edwards ("Big Sur," "Flipped," "ER") as Hank, Carmen Ejogo ("Sparkle," "Chaos," "Away We Go") as Beck, Scott Michael Foster ("Californication," "The River") as Aaron, Addison Timlin ("Californication") as Rachel, Jacinda Barrett ("Matching Jack," "Middle Men," "New York, I Love You") as Laila and Michael Nyqvist ("Mission: Impossible – Ghost Patrol") as White Vincent.

"Zero Hour" was written by Paul T. Scheuring ("Prison Break") who is also an executive producer along with Zack Estrin, Pierre Morel, Lorenzo DiBonaventura ("The Transformers," "GI: Joe" franchise, "Salt," "Red") and Dan McDermott ("Human Target"). The pilot for "Zero Hour" was directed by Pierre Morel. The series is produced by ABC Studios.

NEW COMEDIES:

"HOW TO LIVE WITH YOUR PARENTS (FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE)"
Polly (Sarah Chalke) is a single mom who has recently divorced. The transition hasn't been easy for her, especially in this economy. So, like a lot of young people living in this new reality, she and her daughter, Natalie (Rachel Eggleston), have moved back home with her eccentric parents, Elaine (two-time Golden Globe® and Emmy® nominee Elizabeth Perkins) and Max (three-time Emmy® winner Brad Garrett). But Polly and her parents look at life through different generational lenses. Polly (in contrast to how she was raised) aspires to be organized and together, while Max and Elaine live a more free-flowing, improvisational life-style. Polly wants to take it slow with new relationships, while her parents encourage her to be more sexually adventurous.