Showtime Announces Return Date for Nurse Jackie, The Big C and The Borgias

Showtime President David Nevins took to the stage today at the Television Critics Association winter press tour and announced the return date for a trio of hits.

Nurse Jackie, The Big C and The Borgias will all premiere new seasons at 9 p.m., 9:30 p.m. and 10 p.m., respectively on April 8.

Regarding the former, Nevins added that the title character will finally start to suffer some "consequences" for her actions on season four; while Cathy will deal with her husband's heart attack on the new season of The Big C and on The Borgias, well... just watch the above preview.

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