Season Five of FX’s firefighter dramedy Rescue Me finally kicks off tomorrow night, April 7, at 10pm ET with the premiere “Baptism.”
Onboard as the central guest star is Family Ties and Spin City icon Michael J. Fox, who plays Janet’s latest man-friend and the predictable root of much consternation for Tommy, who’s still dealing with his father Michael’s (Charles Durning) death in the fourth-season finale “Yaz.”
Follow the jump for a few preview photos of the season opener featuring the show’s very special newcomer. The best thing of all? Fans have 22 fifth-season episodes, extending into September six months …read more

Season Five cast photos for Rescue Me are out and they are nice. Love the imagery, love the poses, and, most of all, love the cast. Large and in charge.
As fans probably know by now, Denis Leary’s FDNY firefighter dramedy returns to FX on Tuesday, April 7, at 10pm ET with the season premiere “Baptism.” It’s been a long, hard, bone-dry spell since the last new episode, the fourth-season finale “Yaz,” aired on September 12, 2007.
Of course, we had the minisode series last July and August to tide us over, but it wasn’t nearly enough. The …read more