Game of Thrones, Smash, Kevin Bacon and More: 25 TV Things to Get Excited About in 2013

Click through our gallery of television items we can't wait for this year

By Jenna Mullins Jan 03, 2013 9:20 PMTags
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It's a new year, which means TV has turned the page to a clean page and we are ready to fill it with our love letters to returning series, new shows and favorite characters in 2013.

Game of Thrones, Kevin Bacon, Downton Abbey, Joss Whedon, Sherlock, American Idol…they're all here for the 2013 party! But we only listed 25 reasons, folks, because we seriously could have kept listing until our fingers cramped from typing. We know you guys can come up with so many more TV stuff to get excited about this year, so after clicking through the gallery, head on down to the comments and lay your reasons on us!

It's time to put 2012 behind us and focus on the awesome TV things that are coming our way this year!