'Mad Men,' 'Thrones' reign over spring TV
Spring forward into the next phase of the TV season with these new and returning series (all times ET/PT):
March 15
Keeping up with the Kardashians (E!, Sundays, 9 p.m.). The Kardashian and Jenner clans return for a 10th season of the reality series, which promises more family feuds and Kim's booty-baring.
The Royals (E!, Sundays, 10 p.m.). E! anoints its first fully-scripted series with this soapy drama about a fictional British monarchy.
March 16
Dancing with the Stars (ABC, Mondays, 8 p.m.). Michael Sam, Rumer Willis and Patti LaBelle top the starry lineup waltzing to the long-running reality competition, celebrating its 10th anniversary.
March 17
Undateable (NBC, Tuesdays, 9 p.m.). A gaggle of romantically challenged thirtysomethings return in this sophomore comedy, which moves to spring after a decent ratings start last summer.
One Big Happy (NBC, Tuesdays, 9:30 p.m.). A lesbian gets pregnant with her best friend's baby in this Ellen DeGeneres-produced sitcom.
Community (Yahoo!). Dan Harmon's cult comedy nears its "six seasons and a movie" goal thanks to Yahoo!, which picked up the quirky sitcom when it was axed by NBC last year.
iZombie (CW, Tuesdays, 9 p.m.). A medical student becomes a zombie in this DC Comics adaptation from Veronica Mars creator Rob Thomas.
March 20
Bloodline (Netflix, 3:01 a.m. ET/12:01 PT). Family secrets unravel in the Florida Keys in this psychological thriller from the creators of Damages.
Childrens' Hospital (Adult Swim, 12 a.m.). Rob Corddry, Malin Akerman and Lake Bell return for another season of the quirky spoof of medical dramas.
March 23
The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS, weeknights, 12:35 a.m.). English funnyman James Corden succeeds Craig Ferguson in the CBS late-late-night seat.
March 29
Call the Midwife (PBS, Sundays, 8 p.m.). The 1950s-set drama about a group of midwives in East London commences its fourth season.
Mr. Selfridge (PBS, Sundays, 9 p.m.). Jeremy Piven plays the real-life American entrepreneur Harry Selfridge in this British series' third season, which finds him mourning the loss of a loved one.
March 31
Weird Loners (Fox, Tuesdays, 9:30 p.m.). Zachary Knighton (Happy Endings) and Becki Newton (Ugly Betty) lead this new comedy about four people sharing a townhouse in Queens, N.Y.
Younger (TV Land, Tuesdays, 10 p.m.). Broadway vet Sutton Foster stars as a 40-year-old divorcee trying to pass for 26 in a new sitcom with Hilary Duff and Debi Mazar.
April 2
Lip Sync Battle (Spike, Thursdays, 10 p.m.). LL Cool J hosts the celebrity lip-syncing competition, a spinoff of Jimmy Fallon's popular late-night segments.
Olympus (Syfy, Thursdays, 10 p.m.). Humans, gods and monsters collide in this 13-part mythological drama.
April 3
Derek (Netflix, 3:01 a.m. ET/12:01 PT). Ricky Gervais' nursing-home mockumentary signs off with a one-hour finale special.
April 4
Outlander (Starz, Saturdays, 9 p.m.). The sexy period drama, about a World War II-era nurse whisked back to 18th-century Scotland, returns.
April 5
A.D. The Bible Continues (NBC, Sunday, 9 p.m.). The greatest story ever told unfurls in this The Bible follow-up and Easter TV event, which picks up after Jesus' crucifixion.
Mad Men (AMC, Sundays, 10 p.m.). Bid farewell to the ad men and women of Madison Avenue, as Matthew Weiner's drama signs off after seven final episodes.
American Odyssey (NBC, Sundays, 10 p.m.). A military conspiracy tears apart three families in this new thriller from writer/director Peter Horton (Grey's Anatomy).
Wolf Hall (PBS, Sundays, 10 p.m.). Tony Award-winner Mark Rylance and Damien Lewis (Homeland) star in this six-hour miniseries about Thomas Cromwell and Henry VIII.
Salem (WGN America, Sundays, 10 p.m.). This supernatural thriller set in 17th-century Massachusetts during the Salem witch trials casts a second-season spell.
April 7
Your Family or Mine (TBS, Tuesdays, 10 p.m.). Kat Foster and Kyle Howard star as parents juggling their worlds-apart in-laws and respective families in this new sitcom.
April 9
The Comedians (FX, Thursdays, 10 p.m.). Billy Crystal and Josh Gad lead this meta-comedy about two comics starring in a sketch-comedy show on FX.
Louie (FX, Thursdays, 10:30 p.m.). Louis C.K. muses on comedy, life and relationships in another round of his darkly comic, Emmy-winning series.
April 10
Marvel's Daredevil (Netflix, 3:01 a.m. ET/12:01 PT). Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) fights crime as superhero Daredevil in New York's Hell's Kitchen in the first of five planned Netflix Marvel series. .
April 12
Game of Thrones (HBO, Sundays, 9 p.m.). Brace yourselves for more bloodshed, dragons and White Walkers as the enormously popular fantasy series swoops onto HBO for a fifth season.
Nurse Jackie (Showtime, Sundays, 9 p.m.). The dark comedy pulls the plug after seven seasons of Edie Falco's Emmy-winning turn as a pill-popping nurse, now fighting to reclaim her sobriety and job.
Silicon Valley (HBO, Sundays, 10 p.m.). Tech start-ups have never been funnier, or more profane, than in this sophomore comedy from the creator of Beavis and Butt-head and King of the Hill.
Veep (HBO, Sundays, 10:30 p.m.). Selina Meyer (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) moves to the Oval Office in the political sitcom's fourth season.
April 13
Turn: Washington's Spies (AMC, Mondays, 10 p.m., following a two-hour premiere at 9 p.m.). Starring Jamie Bell (of the upcoming Fantastic Four), the Revolutionary War-era drama moves to a new night for its second season.
April 18
Orphan Black (BBC America, Saturdays, 9 p.m.). Tatiana Maslany continues her acrobatic performance playing multiple clones in this sci-fi thriller, which brings male clones into the mix for its third season.
April 21
Inside Amy Schumer (Comedy Central, Tuesdays, 10:30 p.m.). Writer/comedian Amy Schumer sounds off on modern womanhood in this pointed, raunchy sketch comedy series, back for Season 3.
April 26
Happyish (Showtime, Sundays, 9:30 p.m.). Steve Coogan stars as an ad man grappling with the modern age in this dark comedy co-starring Kathryn Hahn and Ellen Barkin.
May 3
Penny Dreadful (Showtime, Sundays, 10 p.m.). Eva Green and Josh Hartnett return for a second season of this supernatural drama set in Victorian London.
May 8
Grace and Frankie (Netflix, 3:01 a.m. ET/12:01 PT). Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin star as rivals whose husbands leave them for each other.
May 14
Wayward Pines (Fox, Thursdays, 9 p.m.). In this 10-episode mystery thriller from M. Night Shyamalan, Matt Dillon stars as a Secret Service agent who goes to Wayward Pines, Idaho, in search of two missing FBI agents.
May 21
Beauty and the Beast (CW, 8 p.m.). The modern, crime-solving spin on the classic fairy tale sleuths into its fourth season.