'Big Bang Theory' & '2 Broke Girls' Among Shows Honored At 30th Annual PaleyFest

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — The Paley Center for Media recently announced the slate of programs they would honor this year with panel discussions involving cast and crew of some of TV's most popular shows.

Among the shows selected for the 15-day PaleyFest were CBS' "The Big Bang Theory" and "2 Broke Girls."

Other upcoming shows chosen are:  "Once Upon A Time," "The Newsroom," "Community," "Parenthood," "The Mindy Project," "Nashville," "Arrow," "Dallas," "New Girl," and two Ryan Murphy shows, "The New Normal" and "American Horror Story."

The festival kicked off Friday with "The Walking Dead." The show "Revolution" was presented this evening. "Big Bang Theory" is scheduled for Wed. March 13 and "2 Broke Girls" is scheduled for Thurs. March 14, both at 7 p.m.

The 30th annual ultimate TV fan festival, PaleyFest: The William S. Paley Television Festival,  takes place at the Saban Theatre (8440 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills 90211) through March 15, 2013. Times are 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Tickets for most events range from $20-75. Panels also stream live on the web via Hulu. Live tweets from the events can be found @paleycenter and #PaleyFest.

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