Top 20 New Shows of 2012: #11

My annual TV Awards, the AFT Television Awards, are given out during the summer. But this year, during both the spring and the fall, produced many impressive new television series. As 2012 closes out and 2013 begins, here’s a look back at the best new shows of the year.

#11: Major Crimes
This show started the moment that “The Closer” ended, taking most of the ensemble and putting them under new leadership. The show may have a few things to work out, namely new characters Rusty and Sykes, but it’s affirming to see a competent cast so worthwhile that they could start a whole new show without any effort at all.

Best Episode: “ The Ecstasy and the Agony”
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