'Mad Men' Gets Fifth Season, Networks Announce Spring Premiere Dates and More

Rest easy, AMC fans -- your favorite quality cable programming is definitely coming back in 2011.

The network announced today that 'Mad Men' has been renewed for a fifth season, though there's no official premiere date. Same with 'Breaking Bad,' according to The Hollywood Reporter -- no official premiere date other than "summer 2011," but the show will begin filming season TK next week.

AMC also set a date for its new series 'The Killing,' about the investigation surrounding a teenager's murder. The show will debut on Sun., April 3 at 10PM.

In other TV news ...

• A&E's 'Breakout Kings' has a premiere date too. The new series, about a group of convicts who partner with a U.S. Marshal office, will bow on March 13 at 10PM. [Deadline]

• 'Spartacus' fans, you might have a new lead actor soon. Sources say Aussie actor Liam McIntyre is the frontronner for the role, and will be made official soon. Meanwhile, the show is definitely getting a second season. [TVLine]

• Emeril Lagasse is returning to the TV kitchen. The chef just signed a new deal with the Hallmark Channel to star in a daily cooking show. It is scheduled to premiere in late 2011. [Hallmark]

• Former teen singer JoJo booked a guest role on 'Hawaii Five-0.' The singer-turned-actress will play the daughter of a missing scientist on an epsiode that will air in March. [TV Guide]

• Grant Show is making another appearance on 'Private Practice.' The former 'Melrose Place' star will return to the series in the 14th episode of the season, along with fellow guest star Stephen Collins, for what could be a "deadly twist." [TVLine]

• Lifetime announced today that it will pick up two of the five pilots it is currently developing to series. Those two new series will be announced at a later date. [Deadline]

• More Lifetime news: The network also announced the premiere dates for some of its new original programming. Heidi Klum's 'Seriously Funny Kids' debuts Feb. 1 at 9PM with maternity ward reality series 'One Born Every Minute' at 10PM. 'Quad Squad,' about identical quadruplet sisters, will bow Feb. 9 at 9PM, with 'Glamour Belles' at 10PM. Hayden Panettiere's 'Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy' is scheduled for Feb. 21 at 9PM. [The Hollywood Reporter]

• ABC ordered two new comedy pilots. 'Man Up' is about "what it takes to survive as a modern man," and 'Smothered' is about a young couple dealing with their polar opposite in-laws. [Deadline]