12 TV Shows You're Not Watching (But Should)

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The fall TV season unofficially kicks off Monday, Sept. 20. The anticipation for some returning favorites is near unfathomable (here's looking at you, Glee) and new shows are reaching critical levels of hype (though we still can't figure out what The Event is actually about). But while the Dexters and Hawaii Five-Os are hogging all the buzz, there's a crop of shows coming back this fall that are riding under the radar, but are among the best that the upcoming season has to offer.

With that in mind, here are the best shows on TV that you're probably not watching, but should:

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Kevin Fallon is a reporter for the Daily Beast. He's a former entertainment editor at TheWeek.com and former writer and producer for The Atlantic's entertainment channel.

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