Grammer, Heaton, Arden, Ambrose, Etc. Set for FOX Shows

Theatre veterans Kelsey Grammer, Patricia Heaton, Josh Gad, Julianna Margulies, Ben Shenkman, Parker Posey, Lauren Ambrose, Michael Arden, Dana Ivey, and Craig Bierko will star in new shows as part of FOX's fall line-up, according to Zap2It.com.

Grammer (Macbeth, NY Philharmonic My Fair Lady, "Frasier") and Heaton (The Scene, "Everybody Loves Raymond") will co-star in the comedy "Back to You."  "After an embarrassing incident, a big city news anchor has to head back to his old market, where he has to reteam with his former co-anchor, who also happens to be his ex."  The show will also feature Ty Burrell, Fred Willard and Spelling Bee's Gad, among others.

Margulies (Festen, "ER") and Shenkman (Sight Unseen, Proof, "Angels in America") will star in "Canterbury's Law."  The show is about a "rebellious female defense attorney, in a strained marriage to a law professor, (who) is willing to do whatever it takes to protect the wrongfully accused."

Posey (Hurlyburly, The House of Yes), Ambrose (Awake and Sing, upcoming Public Theater Romeo and Juliet, "Six Feet Under"), Arden (The Times They Are A-Changin,' Bare) and Ivey (The Rivals, Sunday in the Park with George) are set for the midseason comedy "The Return of Jezebel James."  In the show, "a busy book editor has to turn to her estranged younger sister to carry her baby."

Bierko (The Music Man, "Boston Legal") will star with Rashida Jones and others in "The Rules for Starting Over," a comedy about "a group of newly single friends learn that dating in your 30s is very different from dating in your 20s."

Other new shows include the police drama "K-Ville," the reality shows "Kitchen Nightmares," "Nashville," "The Search for the Next Great American Band," the time-travel drama "New Amsterdam," and the midseason drama "The Sarah Connor Chronicles."

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