Every Jan. 1, I heave a sigh of relief because I not only made it through another year and survived the frenzied stress of the holiday season but also because mid-season television shows will be unveiled. Like Christmas presents from an adoring aunt, mid-season shows can be just what you need or exactly what you don't.

Check out five new shows you may or may not want to check out:

The Firm (NBC)

NBC took John Grisham’s best-selling novel and big screen hit, “The Firm,” and continued the story in the spin-off of the same name. It follows Mitch McDeere, the Memphis lawyer who brought ...

Producers behind upcoming TV series "Work It" have come under fire from gay rights advocacy groups for poking fun at cross-dressers.

The comedy, which is set to premiere on January 3, centres around two men who disguise themselves as women to land jobs in a struggling economy as female sales representatives.

But officials at the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) organisation have condemned the show's premise and slammed its creators for shooting a series that teaches fans it's OK to mock those with actual gender-identity issues.

GLAAD president Mike Thompson tells EW.com,...

Cougar Town's third season has been cut from 22 episodes to 15, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

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Courteney Cox, Wife Swap, Shonda Rhimes, Cougar Town, Apartment 23, Charlie's Angels, The River, Work It, Good Christian Belles, Scandal

New series for ABC's 2011-12 season are "Apartment 23," "Charlie's Angels," "Good Christian Belles," "Last Man Standing," "Man Up," "Missing," "Once Upon a Time," "Pan Am," "Revenge," "The River," "Scandal," "Suburgatory" and "Work It."

"America's Funniest Home Videos," "The Bachelor," "Body of Proof," "Dancing with the Stars," "Desperate Housewives," "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," "Happy Endings," "Secret Millionaire," "Shark Tank" and "20/20" join previously announced returning series "Castle," "Cougar Town," "Grey's Anatomy," "The Middle," "Modern Family" and "Private Practice." "Sat...