TLC Unveils Fall 2011 Schedule

TLC today announced a sneak peek at its fall line-up, when it is scheduling more than 140 hours of all-new series, specials, and seasons from September through the end of 2011. Building on a year that already has 23 series averaging more than 1 million viewers each, and ranking as a top 10 network for women, the upcoming slate will continue the network's focus on compelling people living extraordinary lives.

A selection of the network's anticipated new and returning series information follows - airdates and some titles are subject to change.

September

New series & specials:

20: Big Hair Alaska (wt) (new special; 2x30): This special goes inside a busy hair salon is Wasilla, AK, where the personalities of the owner and her staff are as big as the hairstyles they create.

22: Prison Diaries (wt) (new series; 6x60): An exclusive and harrowing journey inside the female criminal mind to get the full story behind some the women who are incarcerated in America's prisons, the crimes they committed, and the victims they've hurt.

25: Untitled Theresa Caputo Medium Project (wt) (new series; 8x30): This new docu-series follows Theresa Caputo - a 'normal' mom from New York who balances a full family life... with her ability to communicate with the dead. Each episode will show how this gift impacts her life and the lives of those around her.

Returning series:

25: Sister Wives (season returns)

26: Cake Boss (season returns)

27: 19 Kids & Counting (season returns)

27: The Little Couple (season returns)

28: Extreme Couponing (new season)

October

New series & specials:

2: Little People Big World (new special; 1x60): The Roloffs return with the first of four new specials, picking up with the series finale left off. In this one-hour episode, the family prepares as Jeremy decides to leave The Farm and start college in California.

14: Say Yes to the Dress: The Big Day (new special; 1x60): When we first met Kelly in the series premiere of Say Yes to the Dress: Big Bliss, she was a bride-to-be looking for her perfect dress. Now, this one-hour special will share her larger than life wedding to the man of her dreams.

28: DC Cupcakes: Katherine's Wedding (wt) (new special; 1x60): TLC joins Katherine Kallinis - coowner of Georgetown Cupcake bakery, featured on the series DC Cupcakes - as she plans for the sweetest day of her life: her wedding.

Returning series:

3: Lottery Changed My Life (new season)

7: Say Yes to the Dress (new season)

November

New series & specials:

4: Pink Pastry (wt) (new series; 6x30): Enter a world where every little girl becomes a fabulous princess for the day in this new series that follows baker and party planner Tiffany Young and her team as they whip the successful Atlanta's Pink Pastry Parlor to new peaks.

13: All-American Muslim (new series; 8x60): a powerful new eight-part series that delves deep inside the rarely seen world of Muslim Americans to uncover unique insight into this community, through the experiences of five different families.

25: Bridal Mile (wt) (new series; 6x30): Join different brides in search for the perfect dress as they travel Coral Gables' Miracle Mile, a legendary block with a dozen bridal shops, all competing to close a sale for the bride's big day.

Returning series:

3: Cellblock 6 (new season) 25: Say Yes to the Dress: Big Bliss (season returns) 28: Cake Boss: Next Great Baker (new season) 30: Toddlers & Tiaras (season returns)