As much as it pains us that summer is almost over, we do have a few things we’re looking forward to this fall. Brisk autumn days, the return of Monday Night Football and the start of a new primetime television season. Who doesn’t enjoy plopping down on the couch, cracking open a beer and devoting themselves to an hour or so of (mindless) entertainment, especially with great returning and up-and-coming talent?
We’re rounded up a list of the top amazing women of primetime so you’ll know exactly who to watch this fall.
Sofia Vergara
Sofia Vergara
Even though the lost in translation jokes are starting to get a little repetitive, we can’t deny our love for Sofia Vergara as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett on ABC’s Modern Family.
Mindy Kaling
Mindy Kaling
The Office‘s Mindy Kaling, a.k.a. Kelly Kapoor, is packing up and moving on to bigger and better things, that being her new Fox sitcom, The Mindy Project, which she will star in, write for and co-produce.
Connie Britton
Connie Britton
Connie Britton has a knack for starring in critically-acclaimed television series as the resident MILF, case in point American Horror Story, Friday Night Lights and ABC’s new musical drama Nashville, where she will play washed-up country music singer Rayna James.
Cobie Smulders
Cobie Smulders
Even though it’s about to be season 8 and we still don’t know who the mother is on CBS’ How I Met Your Mother, we still enjoy watching it -thanks in part to the hockey-playing, Canada-loving Robin Scherbatsky.
Erin Andrews
Erin Andrews
Ah yes, Erin Andrews of ESPN sideline reporting and peephole fame will host a primetime college football show on Fox Sports along with covering NFL and MLB games.
Emily VanCamp
Emily VanCamp
ABC’s Revenge is on for a second season, which means Emily VanCamp, who stars as main character Emily Thorne, will be back on our TVs and kicking ass in no time.
Amy Poehler
Amy Poehler
Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope on NBC’s Parks and Recreation is one of the reasons why we disagree with the notion that women can’t be funny.
Lucy Liu
Lucy Liu
Lucy Liu will star in CBS’ Elementary as Dr. Joan Watson, which, as you can guess, is a modernized version of Sherlock Holmes.
Zooey Deschanel
Zooey Deschanel
Everyone’s favorite Manic Pixie Dream Girl, Deschanel uses her charm and quirk for the good of us all as Jess Day on Fox’s New Girl, which is back for a highly-anticipated second season.
Jamie-Lynn Sigler
Jamie-Lynn Sigler
Jamie-Lynn Sigler is no stranger to TV -she was a series regular on The Sopranos, starred as the title character in the forgettable made-for-TV movie Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss and had a recurring guest role on Entourage. Now Sigler will take on the role of a married mother in NBC’s bro-comedy, Guys With Kids.
Bonus: Michelle Obama and Ann Romney
Bonus: Michelle Obama and Ann Romney
Don’t forget to watch as First Lady Michelle Obama and Dressage-loving Ann Romney sit front row as their husbands go head-to-head in the Presidential Debates.
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