Telemystery: Fall 2011 Prime Time Crime Tuesdays

In about two weeks, the Fall 2011 Prime Time Crime season begins. All this week we'll be profiling new crime dramas (and other shows with mystery, suspense and thriller elements), as well as taking a quick look at the returning series. (All listed times are ET/PT.)

Tuesdays … Body of Proof … NCIS … NCIS: Los Angeles … Unforgettable …

Of the shows mentioned, the new one is Unforgettable (premieres September 20th at 10 PM on CBS).

Unforgettable stars Poppy Montgomery as Carrie Wells, an enigmatic former police detective with a rare condition that makes her memory so flawless that every place, every conversation, every moment of joy and every heartbreak is forever embedded in her mind. It's not just that she doesn't forget anything — she can't; except for one thing: the details that would help solve her sister's long-ago murder.

Carrie has tried to put her past behind her, but she's unexpectedly reunited with her ex-boyfriend and partner, NYPD Detective Al Burns (played by Dylan Walsh), when she consults on a homicide case. Being back on the job after a break feels surprisingly right for Carrie. Despite her conflicted feelings for Al, she decides to permanently join his unit as a detective solving homicides — most notably, the unsolved murder of her sister. All she needs to do is remember.

Meet Carrie Wells in a trailer for the series at the bottom of this post.

Also on CBS Tuesdays, NCIS and its spin-off NCIS: Los Angeles, return with new seasons (9th and 3rd, respectively), both on September 20th in a two-hour block starting at 8 PM.

Over on ABC at 10 PM, Body of Proof airs its second season opener, also on September 20th.