Digital Spy previews the new shows joining FOX's lineup for 2006-07.


Vanished

Genre: Drama
Airs: Mondays at 9pm
Cast: Gale Harold (Queer as Folk), John Allen Nelson (24), Joanne Kelly (Whiskey Echo), Rebecca Gayheart (Nip/Tuck), Margarita Levieva, John Patrick Amedori, Chris Egan (Home & Away), Robert Hoffman, Ming-Na (ER)
Description: Sara (Kelly) is the beautiful young wife of prominent Georgia Senator Jeffrey Collins (Nelson), and she has gone missing. But before the FBI can solve the mystery of where she is, they first need to figure out who she really is. Through the eyes of Senior FBI Agent Graham Kelton (Harold), ambitious reporter Judy Nash (Gayheart) and the distraught members of the Collins family, viewers will journey inside a sensational, mysterious national soap opera. Kelton, working with Agent Lin Mei (Ming-Na), uncovers enigmatic clues that suggest Sara's disappearance may be part of a large, sinister conspiracy.


Standoff

Genre: Drama
Airs: Tuesdays at 8pm
Cast: Ron Livingston (Sex and the City), Rosemarie DeWitt (Cinderella Man), Michael Cudlitz, Gina Torres (Alias), Raquel Alessi (Ghost Rider)
Description: There's no crisis situation they can't handle ... unless it involves each other. Matt Flannery (Livingston) and Emily Lehman (DeWitt) are the top-ranked negotiators in the FBI's Crisis Negotiation Unit (CNU). They're trained to talk their way through volatile situations. They're experts at knowing what makes other people tick. They're also sleeping together a secret that they agreed to keep to themselves, until Matt reveals it to the entire world during a tense hostage standoff. The public revelation causes friction between Matt, who relies on gut instinct, and Emily, an academic who analyzes every move. Their relationship also gets them into major trouble with their boss Cheryl Carrera (Torres), head of the Los Angeles CNU, and raises eyebrows among their CNU colleagues, including intelligence officer Lia Mathers (Alessi). While Matt and Emily really should be split up for being romantically involved, they're too valuable as a team.


Justice

Genre: Drama
Airs: Wednesdays at 9pm
Cast: Victor Garber (Alias), Kerr Smith (Charmed), Eamonn Walker (Oz), Rebecca Mader (The Devil Wears Prada)
Description: An unflinching, behind-the-scenes look at the way high-profile cases are tried in the media age. Justice features a dream team of four lawyers from disparate backgrounds who join forces to tackle the most controversial and newsworthy cases. With their unique skill sets and the power of forensic law, this formidable team becomes indispensable to the law firm of Turk, Nicholson, Tuller & Gaines. Ron Turk (Garber) is the face seen on every media talk show in the country - and he wants it that way. He's great at landing a client, spinning a case and getting his way, but juries hate him. Standing behind Ron - as far away from the cameras as possible - is Tom Nicholson (Smith), the heart of the firm. Tom is a brilliant litigator whose Everyman, earnest manner makes him Ron's alter ego. Luther Gaines (Walker), famous in the African-American community, is well-connected, politically motivated and in possession of an uncanny ability to take a step back and assess the merits of a case from both the prosecution's and the defense's perspectives. Alden Tuller (Mader) is a young, ambitious and brilliant clinician who approaches each case analytically, uncovering ways to destroy expert witnesses on cross-examination.


The Wedding Album

Genre: Drama
Airs: Fridays at 9pm from January 2007
Cast: Bruno Campos (Nip/Tuck), Tara Summers (Alfie), Tony Lo Bianco (Law & Order), Ashlie Atkinson (Rescue Me), Jayce Bartok (Law & Order), Eva Pigford (America's Top Model), Ptolemy Slocum (Hitch)
Description: A series that captures the ups and downs of tying the knot through the eyes of the second-most important man in the room - the wedding photographer. Tony Zutto (Campos) is the guy everyone wants to capture their big day. But just because he's working every high-profile ceremony in town doesn't mean he'll be walking down the aisle himself anytime soon. Tony's near-celebrity status on the marriage circuit - combined with his own less-than-stellar family history - has turned him into a serial bachelor and consummate playboy ... at least until Tony hires new assistant Milla Cavendish (Summers), a feisty and alluring young Brit. Unlike the carefree encounters Tony's had with his share of bridesmaids over the years, Milla and her comrades-in-arms, sassy roommate Gretchen (Pigford) and photo lab tech Bruno (Bartok), will keep Tony on his toes. Also keeping his wild ways in check are Peter (Slocum), Tony's strait-laced half-brother and a minister to boot; Tony's gregarious father Danny (Lo Bianco), who is always ready to dispense a helping of advice along with the liquor he serves at his neighborhood bar; and Gwen (Atkinson), Tony's take-charge office manager.


'Til Death

Genre: Comedy
Airs: Thursdays at 8pm
Cast: Brad Garrett (Everybody Loves Raymond), Joely Fisher (Desperate Housewives), Eddie Kaye Thomas (Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle), Kat Foster (Law & Order)
Description: A comedy about middle-aged Eddie (Garrett) and Joy Stamm (Fisher), who are on day 8,743 of their marriage and have the battle scars to prove it. Their new next-door neighbours are young newlyweds Steph (Foster) and Jeff Woodcock (Kaye Thomas) - idealistic, passionate, adorable and married for all of 12 days. It's a show about new marriage versus old marriage, about keeping the romance alive - or at least staying together so you have someone to drive you to the hospital for your operations. Eddie is a cynical realist who considers himself an expert on most topics. A high school history teacher, he's learned well the lessons of history and applies the basic principles to his marriage: all fights are about power, land and resources - and women love to kill fun. A veteran of the marriage wars, Eddie freely gives his advice to the younger, idealistic Jeff, who's the new Vice Principal at Eddie's school. Of course, Eddie's little secret all along is that he loves Joy more than anything. And however brash and sardonic Joy herself appears, she loves Eddie right back.


Happy Hour

Genre: Comedy
Airs: Thursdays at 8.30pm
Cast: John Sloan (The OH in Ohio), Lex Medlin (Still Standing), Nat Faxon (Joey), Jamie Denbo (Must Love Dogs), Beth Lacke (The Rest of Your Life), Brooke D'Orsay (King's Ransom)
Description: Straight arrow Henry Beckman (Sloan) had it all: a great job, a perfect girlfriend and a sweet apartment. He was a big fish in the small pond of Amsterdam, Missouri. And then he let Heather (D'Orsay) talk him into moving to Chicago to work in her family business, where it all went wrong. In the space of one morning, Henry gets dumped by Heather, learns he can no longer work for Heather's uncle, and gets kicked out of their apartment. It's in this vulnerable state that he meets his new roommate, a vain, flashy, loveable rogue named Larry Cone (Medlin). Larry is a modern-day Dean Martin who is looking for a new protg to teach the wisdom of staying single and enjoying the good life. Larry's last roommate and best friend, Brad (Faxon), has gotten engaged to the shrew Tina (Denbo), a cold and controlling fiance who's immune to Larry's considerable charm. Under Larry's tutelage, Henry begins to rebuild his life and goes to work for Larry's childhood friend Amanda (Lacke), a beautiful mess who's unsuccessfully trying to emulate her perfect ideal of womanhood, Kelly Ripa. Will Henry manage to hold onto his traditional values and remain a hopeless romantic? Or will Larry indeed "build a better Brad"?


The Winner

Genre: Comedy
Airs: Midseason
Cast: Rob Corddry (The Daily Show), Keir Gilchrist (A Lobster Tale), Erinn Hayes (Everwood), Julie Hagerty (Girlfriends), Lenny Clarke (Rescue Me)
Description: A 43-and-a-half-year-old narrator, who is incredibly rich and successful, looks way back to 1994, when he lost his innocence and started to become a man - at the tender age of 32. In 1994, Glen Abbott (Corddry), still living with his parents, finally steps out into the world and tries to make something of himself when the only girl he'd ever kissed, the radiant Alison Miller (Hayes), returns to town. Driven by the desire to become a success and win Alison's heart, Glen goes through his "wonder years" a mere 20 years older than, well, most everyone. But it's not in vain, as this unlikely underdog will eventually transform from fear-riddled underachiever to the richest man in Buffalo in a mere five years. Luckily, Glen doesn't have to go though this awkward period alone. He becomes best friends with the only person he can truly relate to: Alison's 13-year-old son Josh (Gilchrist). Josh is a fellow hypochondriac, and they help each other survive "puberty". Glen also receives parental guidance from his absurdly enabling mother Irene (Hagerty) and his supportive but quasi-rage-aholic dad Ron (Clarke).


Duets

Genre: Unscripted
Airs: Thursdays and Fridays in September
Description: Duets, from Simon Cowell, pairs established singing stars with celebrities outside the music industry to make beautiful music together by competing as duos for charity. The show will follow the professional singers as they instruct their partners, choose songs and perform duets in front of a panel of judges and a live studio audience. After each episode, viewers will vote for their favorite duets. The winning pair will emerge from the competition in perfect harmony, while the losers definitely will have to change their tune.


Talk Show With Spike Feresten

Genre: Talker
Airs: Thursdays at midnight
Description: This fast-paced half-hour combines traditional elements of the late-night format with bold and irreverent comedy sketches - both inside and outside the studio. Hosted by Emmy-nominated writer Spike Feresten, Talk Show gives the staid late-night format a long-overdue update. Among other things, this refreshing approach to the genre uses guests in unpredictable ways, like delivering the monologue and performing in the comedy sketches. Additionally, the show features a staff of writer-performers, hilarious field pieces and much more.


On The Lot

Genre: Unscripted
Airs: Spring
Description: Aspiring director/filmmakers from across the country will vie for the opportunity of a lifetime when Mark Burnett, Steven Spielberg, DreamWorks Television and FOX join forces on this exciting new unscripted series. Ultimately, one filmmaker will rise above the rest and will be rewarded with a studio development deal, On The Lot at DreamWorks. A group of 16 undiscovered talents will be brought to Hollywood and divided into several teams. Every week, each team will produce a short film in an assigned genre, running the gamut from comedies to thrillers, personal dramas to romance, sci-fi to horror. With one member selected as the director and other members helping produce, they'll have access to the best resources the industry has to offer. But with the clock ticking, and other teams working with the same genre or premise, they'll all need to match their vision with decisiveness, execution and flexibility. The competition will air on two nights weekly. The films will be shown and critiqued in front of a live audience during the one-hour "Film Premiere" episode. The judging panel will include a motion picture executive, a film critic and well-respected guest judges. But the filmmakers also will be subjected to perhaps the harshest judge of all the public. It will be FOX viewers whose votes ultimately determine which film should be left on the cutting room floor. On the half-hour "Box Office" results show, the director of the losing feature will be sent home, leaving that team with fewer contestants to help produce the next week's film. As the competition continues and more directors are eliminated, the remaining filmmakers will have to work individually, creating a new film every week until only the most talented individual is anointed the winner, whisked away to the DreamWorks studio, met by Steven Spielberg and shown to his or her new office On The Lot.