In full: Previews of ABC's new shows

Digital Spy previews the new shows joining ABC's lineup for 2007-08.

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Big Shots

Genre: Drama
Airs: Thursdays at 10pm
Cast: Michael Vartan (Alias), Dylan McDermott (The Practice), Christopher Titus (Titus), Joshua Malina (The West Wing)
Description: This is the story of four friends at the top of their game... until the women in their lives enter the room. Lines between boardroom and bedroom blur when these competitive but dysfunctional CEOs take refuge in their friendship, discussing business, confiding secrets, seeking advice and supporting each other through life's surprising twists and turns.

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Cashmere Mafia

Genre: Drama
Airs: Tuesdays at 9pm after the end of Dancing With The Stars' run
Cast: Lucy Liu (Ally McBeal), Frances O'Connor (Windtalkers), Miranda Otto (War of the Worlds), Bonnie Somerville (NYPD Blue)
Description: Four ambitious and sexy women, who've been best friends since business school, try to balance their glamorous and demanding careers with their complex personal lives in the city that never sleeps. They've created their own "boys club" to protect each other and discuss their ups and downs as they try to have it all. What good is it to break the glass ceiling without girlfriends to share in your success?

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Carpoolers

Genre: Comedy
Airs: Tuesdays at 8:30pm
Cast: Fred Goss (Sons & Daughters), Faith Ford (Hope & Faith)
Description: Less about saving the environment than male bonding, four guys from very different backgrounds relish their daily commute as they commiserate about their lives, jobs and families in the carpool lane. There's Laird, the recently divorced playboy; Aubrey, the timid homemaker and breadwinner; the conservative and traditional Gracen; and eager newlywed Dougie. Together, between the pressures of home and work, these men find time to be themselves while driving to and from the office.

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Cavemen

Genre: Comedy
Airs: Tuesdays at 8:00pm
Cast: Bill English (The Pavement), Nick Kroll (Arranged)
Description: Cavemen is a unique buddy comedy that offers a clever twist on stereotypes and turns race relations on their head. Inspired by the popular Geico Insurance commercials, the series looks at life through the eyes of the ultimate outsiders - three modern cavemen - as they struggle to find their place in the world. Joel, his cynical best friend, Nick, and easy-going little brother, Jamie, are contemporary cavemen who live in the suburban south and simply want to be treated like ordinary thirty-something guys. Despite their attempts at assimilation, Nick doesn't believe mainstream society will ever completely accept them, Jamie seems to take it all in stride and Joel straddles the middle, torn between his friends, his more traditional values and his loving fiance.

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Dirty Sexy Money

Genre: Drama
Airs: Wednesdays at 10pm
Cast: Peter Krause (Six Feet Under), Donald Sutherland (Commander in Chief), William Baldwin (The Squid and the Whale)
Description: Some people say money is the root of all evil. They may be right. Nick George's whole life has been lived in the shadow of the Darling family, but as an adult he's leading the perfect life as an idealistic lawyer, until his father's suspicious death. The absurdly wealthy Darlings of New York have asked him to take over his father's job as their personal lawyer, but the money that will allow him the freedom to be an altruistic do-gooder is only part of the picture. That same money pulls him into the dubious doings of the Darling clan. Power, privilege and family money are a volatile cocktail.

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Eli Stone

Genre: Drama
Airs: TBA
Cast: Jonny Lee Miller (Melinda and Melinda), Victor Garber (Alias), Natasha Henstridge (Commander In Chief)
Description: Many lawyers consider themselves prophets, but Eli Stone may be the real deal. Eli has built a successful career at a top law firm in San Francisco representing only the biggest and richest corporations that make a habit of screwing over the little guy. But after experiencing a series of odd hallucinations, Eli seeks to find a deeper meaning to life while trying not to lose his job and destroy his relationship with the bosses' daughter. When Eli discovers an aneurysm in his brain, he wonders if his condition is truly medical or if perhaps he now has a higher calling.

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Oprah's Big Give

Genre: Alternative
Airs: TBA
Description: The first primetime series from Harpo Productions centres on the competition, drama and emotion as millions of dollars are given away to make a difference in people's lives across the country. Each week contestants will face a "big twist" that will test their nerve, drive, ingenuity and passion. Big name stars will turn up throughout the series to join the "Oprah's Big Give" tour. During the eight episodes filmed in various U.S. cities, the field will be narrowed. The stakes will get higher and higher, with one person ultimately being chosen as The Biggest Giver.

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Private Practice

Genre: Drama
Airs: Wednesdays at 9pm
Cast: Kate Walsh (Grey's Anatomy), Tim Daly (The Nine), Taye Diggs (Day Break), Paul Adelstein (Prison Break), Merrin Dungey (The King of Queens), Chris Lowell (Veronica Mars), Amy Brenneman (Judging Amy)
Description: Dr. Addison Forbes Montgomery (Walsh) leaves Grey's home Seattle Grace Hospital after deciding she can no longer stand to be around her McDreamy ex-hubby and McSteamy ex-boyfriend. She heads south to Los Angeles where she is reunited with her medical school friends Naomi (Dungey) and Sam (Diggs) and joins their private practice.

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Pushing Daisies

Genre: Drama
Airs: Wednesdays at 8pm
Cast: Lee Pace (The Good Shepherd), Anna Friel (Rogue Trader), Chi McBride (Boston Public), Swoosie Kurtz (Sisters), Kristin Chenoweth (The West Wing), Jim Dale (Carry On films)
Description: From Heroes executive producer Bryan Fuller and Barry Sonnenfeld comes an unprecedented blend of romance, crime procedural and high-concept fantasy in a forensic fairytale about a young man with a very special gift. Once upon a time, a mild-mannered boy named Ned realised he could touch dead things and bring them back to life. Grown-up Ned puts his ability to good use, not only touching dead fruit and making it ripe with everlasting flavour, but working with an investigator to crack murder cases by asking the deceased to name their killers. But the tale gets complicated, as all tales do, when Ned brings his childhood sweetheart, Chuck, back from the dead and keeps her alive. Chuck encourages him to use his power to help others, instead of merely solving mysteries and collecting the rewards. Life would be perfect for Ned and Chuck, except for one cruel twist: If he ever touches her again, she'll go back to being dead, this time for good.

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Women's Murder Club

Genre: Drama
Airs: Fridays at 9pm
Cast: Paula Newsome (Little Miss Sunshine), Aubrey Dollar (Point Pleasant), Tyrees Allen (Alias), Angie Harmon (Law & Order), Laura Harris (24)
Description: Based on James Patterson's bestselling novels, The Women's Murder Club, four working women in San Francisco - a detective, a district attorney, a medical examiner and a reporter - use their expertise and unique talents to solve murder cases. Each woman is successful in her own field, but because of their unique friendship, they realise that pooling their resources during investigations leads to undiscovered clues and answers in both work and their personal lives.