Top 20 New Shows of 2012: #12

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.

#12: Vegas
This trip back to 1960s Las Vegas by CBS seemed like too extensive an endeavor when it first premiered, but, since then, it’s steadily improved and shown that its central dynamic involving Dennis Quaid’s sheriff and Michael Chiklis’ mobster is truly involving. It serves as a refreshing reminder that sometimes broadcast networks can take on ambitious projects like this one and succeed.

Best Episode: “The Real Thing”
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