Telemystery: Fall 2011 Prime Time Crime Thursdays

In less than two weeks, the Fall 2011 Prime Time Crime season begins. All this week we are 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.)

Thursdays … Archer … Bones … Charlie's Angels … The Mentalist … Person of Interest … Prime Suspect …

Another day of conflicts! Three new series premiere on this day, and all on the same date (though all at different times).

First up on September 22nd at 8 PM on ABC is the reboot of Charlie's Angels.

Though the action has been moved to Miami, the premise is basically the same as in the original 1970s series: three angels, all fearless detectives, head-turning beauties and close friends. There's Abby (Rachael Taylor), a Park Avenue princess who became a world-class thief. Then there's Kate (Annie Ilonzeh), a Miami cop who fell from grace, losing both her career and her fiancé. Finally there's Gloria, a disgraced army lieutenant who has a way with explosives. When one of the angels' missions ends in Gloria's tragic death, Charlie persuades them to partner with Gloria's childhood friend, Eve (Minka Kelly), a street racer with a mysterious past. They may not know each other yet, but one thing's for sure — Abby, Kate and Eve will always have each others' backs.

Meet the new angels in a video at the bottom of this post.

Next at 9 PM on CBS is Person of Interest.

This crime thriller features a presumed dead former-CIA agent, Reese (Jim Caviezel), who teams up with a mysterious billionaire, Finch (Michael Emerson), to prevent violent crimes by using their own brand of vigilante justice. Reese's special training in covert operations appeals to Finch, a software genius who invented a program that uses pattern recognition to identify people about to be involved in violent crimes. Using state-of-the-art surveillance technology, the two work outside of the law, using Reese's adept skills and Finch's unlimited wealth to unravel the mystery of the "person of interest" and stop the crime before it happens. Reese's actions draw the attention of the NYPD, including homicide detective Carter (Taraji P. Henson) and Fusco (Kevin Chapman), a cop whom Reese uses to his advantage. With infinite crimes to investigate, Reese and Finch find that the right person, with the right information, at the right time, can change everything.

Get a brief introduction to the series below.

Finally at 10 PM on NBC is Prime Suspect, a reimagination of the original UK series, now set in New York.

Maria Bello stars as tough-as-nails NYPD homicide Detective Jane Timoney, an outsider who has just transferred to a new squad, where her new colleagues already dislike her. Jane is confident and focused — and also rude, abrupt and occasionally reckless. She has her vices, and rumors of a questionable past follow her everywhere — but at the end of the day, she's an instinctively brilliant cop who can't be distracted from the only important thing: the prime suspect.

Watch a preview for the series below.

As to the other series, Archer is returning on September 15th at 10:30 PM on FX with three new episodes, more of a teaser than anything else. The series will return in January 2012 with its new season.

We'll have to wait until November 3rd for the opener to the seventh season of Bones. It will air on Fox at 9 PM.

Finally, The Mentalist begins its fourth season on September 22nd on CBS at 10 PM.