Conner and Mason, the main characters of TNT’s new comedy “Trust Me“, have been partners for years in a Chicago ad agency. The whole office dynamic of the agency and their own partnership is thrown into turmoil with the unexpected and dramatic exit of their temperamental boss in the pilot episode. The series is witty and quick in the first few episodes (although Tom Cavanagh either needs to slow down a bit or work on his diction at times). I do wonder why TNT advertises a funny series like this with their tag line “we know drama”. Oh? Do we?

Eric McCormack ( Will & Grace ) and Tom Cavanagh ( Ed ) return to series television in TNT’s TRUST ME , a sharp, witty drama series that centers on two best friends working as creative partners at a top-ranked Chicago ad agency.

Joining McCormack and Cavanagh in TRUST ME are Monica Potter ( Boston Legal ), Griffin Dunne ( Law & Order: Criminal Intent ), Sarah Clarke ( 24 ), Mike Damus ( Lost in Yonkers ) and Geoffrey Arend ( Garden State ). The show from Warner Horizon Television is executive-produced by THE CLOSER’s Greer Shephard, Michael M. Robin, Hunt Baldwin and John Coveny . Baldwin and Coveny are also writers on the show. TRUST ME premieres Monday, Jan. 26, 2009, at 10 p.m. (ET/PT) , following an all-new episode of THE CLOSER.