Full summer premiere calendar
New and returning shows with announced premiere dates are listed below. Last updated 6/27.
| Show | Network | Type | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday / May 6 | |||
| Sherlock |  |
Drama | 9p |
| SEE PREVIOUS PAGE. Season two of the acclaimed modern-day take on Sherlock Holmes. | |||
| Monday / May 7 | |||
24/7 Wild  |
Nat Geo Wild | Reality | 9p |
| Tanisha Gets Married |
Oxygen | Reality | 10p |
| Bad Girls Club spinoff. | |||
| House Crashers | DIY | Reality | 11p |
| Tuesday / May 8 | |||
| The Devils Ride |
Discovery | Reality | 10p |
| A look at San Diego's Laffing Devils motorcycle club. | |||
| United Stats of America |
History | Reality | 10p |
| A humorous look at odd facts about America, hosted by comedian brothers Randy and Jason Sklar. | |||
| Undercover Stings |
Spike | Reality | 10:30p |
| The producers of the long-running Cops return with a look at undercover police work. | |||
| Wednesday / May 9 | |||
| Around the World in 80 Plates |
Bravo | Reality competition | 10p |
| Top Chef producers offer a new cooking competition taking place across 10 countries; Curtis Stone and Cat Cora host. | |||
| White Heat Trailer |
BBC America | Drama | 10p |
| The lives of seven friends play out over a period stretching from 1965 to the present day, in just 6 episodes. | |||
| Friday / May 11 | |||
| Tyler Perry's House of Payne | TBS | Comedy | 9p |
| Most weeks will feature a second new episode at 9:30p. | |||
| Common Law Trailer |
USA | Drama | 10p |
| Two dysfunctional homicide cops turn to couples therapy to save their careers after they are put on probation for failing to get along with each other as partners. Michael Ealy, Warren Kole, Jack McGee, and Sonya Walger star. | |||
| DC Cupcakes | TLC | Reality | 10p |
| The Half Hour |
Comedy Central | Comedy | 11p |
| Back-to-back episodes of this new stand-up comedy showcase will air each Friday. | |||
| Saturday / May 12 | |||
| Mom Caves |
HGTV | Reality | 8:30p |
| Fish Tank Kings |
Nat Geo Wild | Reality | 10p |
| Sunday / May 13 | |||
| The Next Food Network Star | Food | Reality competition | 9p |
| Bobby Flay, Giada De Laurentiis, and Alton Brown host/judge. | |||
| Sister Wives | TLC | Reality | 9p |
| Tracy Morgan: Black and Blue |
Comedy Central | Stand-up special | 10p |
| Monday / May 14 | |||
| America's Got Talent |  |
Reality competition | 8p |
| New judge Howard Stern joins returnees Howie Mandel and Sharon Osbourne; a second weekly episode airs Tuesdays at 9p. | |||
| The Bachelorette |  |
Reality competition | 8p |
| Episodes are two hours long. | |||
| The Weight of the Nation |
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Documentary miniseries | 8p |
| A four-part look at the obesity epidemic. Two episodes air tonight; another two air tomorrow (May 15). A four-part companion series, The Great Cafeteria Takeover, begins Wednesday, May 16 at 7p. | |||
| Invention Hunters |
Food | Reality competition | 9p |
| Amateur inventors with ideas for the next great kitchen gadget compete for a prize. | |||
| Johnny Carson: King of Late Night |
|
Documentary movie | 9p |
| SEE PREVIOUS PAGE. American Masters documentary looks at the late talk show host. | |||
| Kurt Sutter's Outlaw Empires |
Discovery | Reality | 10p |
| The Sons of Anarchy creator profiles famous American crime dynasties. | |||
| Tuesday / May 15 | |||
| Pregnant in Heels | Bravo | Reality | 10p |
| Friday / May 18 | |||
| Tron: Uprising |
Disney | Animation/sci-fi | 9:30p |
| SEE PREVIOUS PAGE. Animated series takes place between the two Tron movies; special premiere tonight, with subsequent episodes airing on Disney XD on Thursdays at 9p beginning June 7th. | |||
| Sunday / May 20 | |||
| American Ninja Warrior | G4 | Reality competition | 9p |
| New episodes also air Mondays at 9p on NBC. | |||
| Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt |
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Movie | 9p |
| Eighth made-for-TV movie starring Tom Selleck as the titular police chief. | |||
| Keeping Up with the Kardashians | E! | Reality | 9p |
| Mrs. Eastwood & Company |
E! | Reality | 10p |
| Clint Eastwood's wife Dina, her daughters, and the vocal band she manages are the subjects of a reality series. | |||
| Hannibal Buress: Animal Furnace |
Comedy Central | Stand-up special | 11p |
| The Eric Andre Show |
Adult Swim | Comedy/talk | 12:30a |
| SEE PREVIOUS PAGE. Bizarre talk show hosted by comedians Eric Andre and Hannibal Buress. | |||
| Monday / May 21 | |||
| VH1 Storytellers | VH1 | Music | 11p |
| Tuesday / May 22 | |||
| Hollywood Treasure | Syfy | Reality | 10p |
| Hip Hop Squares |
MTV2 | Game show | 11p |
| Like Hollywood Squares, but less geriatric and more urban. | |||
| Thursday / May 24 | |||
| Duets |
|
Reality competition | 8p |
| Singing competition pairs amateur contestants with the show's judges, including Kelly Clarkson and John Legend. | |||
| So You Think You Can Dance |  |
Reality competition | 8p |
| Each episode is two hours; subsequent episodes will air on Wednesdays at 8p (beginning May 30) | |||
| On the Fly |
TLC | Reality | 9p |
| A behind-the-scenes look at Southwest Airlines employees. (Not to be confused with previous shows that offered a behind-the-scenes look at Southwest Airlines employees.) | |||
| Men at Work Trailer |
TBS | Comedy | 10p |
| Danny Masterson (That '70s Show) heads the cast of this workplace sitcom (created by Breckin Meyer) centering on a group of magazine employees. | |||
| Rookie Blue | |
Drama | 10p |
| William Shatner guests on the premiere. | |||
| Tattoo School |
TLC | Reality | 10p |
| Friday / May 25 | |||
| Insane or Inspired? |
Syfy | Reality | 10p |
| Yet another recap of the web's best viral videos with commentary from various comedians. | |||
| Mystery Diners |
Food | Reality | 10p |
| Secret shoppers visit restaurants with suspect employees. | |||
| Saturday / May 26 | |||
| How to Be a Gentleman | |
Comedy | 8p |
| CBS will burn off the remaining unaired episodes of fall's quickly canceled comedy on Saturdays. | |||
| Sunday / May 27 | |||
| Mermaids: The Body Found |
Animal Planet | Special | 9p |
| Monday / May 28 | |||
| Animal Underworld |
Nat Geo Wild | Reality | 8p |
| The Annoying Orange |
Cartoon | Animation/comedy | 8:30p |
| A weekly 15-minute series based on the YouTube hit. | |||
| Cake Boss | TLC | Reality | 9p |
| Gene Simmons Family Jewels | A&E | Reality | 9p |
| Hatfields & McCoys |
History | Miniseries | 9p |
| SEE PREVIOUS PAGE. Kevin Costner-starring miniseries kicks off on Memorial Day. | |||
| Hemingway & Gellhorn |
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Movie | 9p |
| SEE PREVIOUS PAGE. Made-for-HBO movie stars Clive Owen and Nicole Kidman. | |||
| Single Ladies | VH1 | Drama | 9p |
| Sky Soldier: A Vietnam Story in 3D |
3net | Special | 9p |
| Memorial Day special narrated by Bill Paxton. | |||
| Extreme Couponing | TLC | Reality | 10p |
| Monster In-Laws | A&E | Reality | 10p |
| Tuesday / May 29 | |||
| The Catalina |
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Reality | 8p |
| Reality series follows the employees and guests of a "rocking" South Beach hotel in Miami. | |||
| HGTV Design Star | HGTV | Reality competition | 9p |
| The Real Queen: By Her Own Royal Family with Katie Couric |
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Special | 9p |
| Roadtrip with G Garvin |
Cooking | Reality/travel | 9p |
| The celebrity chef tours the South. | |||
| What Not to Wear | TLC | Reality | 9p |
| Big Brooklyn Style |
TLC | Reality | 10p |
| Plus-size fashion designer Lisa Dolan is the subject of a reality series. | |||
| Tosh.0 | Comedy Central | Comedy | 10p |
| Workaholics | Comedy Central | Comedy | 10:30p |
| Wednesday / May 30 | |||
| Dogs in the City |
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Reality | 8p |
| New York "dog guru" Justin Silver helps solve relationship problems (between canines and their owners). | |||
| Melissa & Joey | ABC Family | Comedy | 8p |
| BBQ Pitmasters | Dest. America | Reality | 9p |
| Coming Home | Lifetime | Reality | 9p |
| Thursday / May 31 | |||
| Breaking Pointe |
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Reality | 8p |
| The Ballet West company in Salt Lake City, Utah is the subject of this reality series produced by the BBC. | |||
| LA Hair |
WE | Reality | 10p |
| Mountain Men |
History | Reality | 10p |
| Friday / June 1 | |||
| A.N.T. Farm | Disney | Comedy | 8p |
| A second new episode airs at 8:30p. | |||
| Whale Wars | Animal Planet | Reality | 9p |
| The Culinary Adventures of Baron Ambrosia |
Cooking | Reality/travel | 10p |
| The "self-proclaimed Culinary Ambassador to the Bronx" tours the East Coast. | |||
| Saturday / June 2 | |||
| Bill Bellamy: Crazy, Sexy, Dirty |
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Comedy | 8p |
| Stand-up special | |||
| Sunday / June 3 | |||
| Rev. | Hulu | Comedy | n/a |
| U.S. debut of hit UK sitcom; will air exclusively on Hulu with new episodes each Sunday | |||
| Adele: Live in London |
|
Special | 8p |
| Animal Superpowers |
Nat Geo Wild | Reality | 8p |
| Patrick Stewart hosts this three-part series about the sensory prowess of various animals. | |||
| Secret Millionaire | |
Reality | 8p |
| 2012 Miss USA Competition | |
Special | 9p |
| 2012 MTV Movie Awards | MTV | Special | 9p |
| Drop Dead Diva | Lifetime | Drama | 9p |
| Empire Girls: Julissa & Adrienne |
Style | Reality | 9p |
| Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition | |
Reality | 9p |
| The Glades | A&E | Drama | 9p |
| Are You Normal, America? |
OWN | Game show | 10p |
| No. | |||
| Call of the Wildman | Animal Planet | Reality | 10p |
| Fast Food Mania |
Dest. America | Reality/travel | 10p |
| Radio host Jon Hein travels the country in search of unusual fast food items. | |||
| Longmire Trailer |
A&E | Drama | 10p |
| Robert Taylor (The Matrix), Katee Sackhoff (Battlestar Galactica), and Lou Diamond Phillips star in an adaptation of the Walt Longmire mystery novels by Craig Johnson, revolving around a Wyoming sheriff. | |||
| Teen Wolf | MTV | Drama | 11p |
| Second-season premiere airs tonight after the Movie Awards; series shifts to Mondays at 10p beginning the following night, June 4th. | |||
| Monday / June 4 | |||
| Spoilers |
Hulu | Talk | n/a |
| Weekly talk show about movies hosted by Kevin Smith | |||
| Hell's Kitchen | |
Reality competition | 8p |
| New episodes will air Mondays and Tuesdays. | |||
| Masterchef | |
Reality competition | 9p |
| New episodes will air Mondays and Tuesdays. | |||
| The Real Housewives of New York City | Bravo | Reality | 9p |
| Season premiere runs 90 minutes. | |||
| Push Girls |
Sundance | Reality | 10p |
| A 14-part look at four Hollywood women who have been paralyzed from the neck or the waist down. | |||
| Tuesday / June 5 | |||
| Pretty Little Liars | ABC Family | Drama | 8p |
| Concert for The Queen: A Diamond Jubilee Celebration with Katie Couric |
|
Special | 9p |
| Dance Moms | Lifetime | Reality | 9p |
| Jane By Design | ABC Family | Drama | 9p |
| Rizzoli & Isles | TNT | Drama | 9p |
| Franklin & Bash | TNT | Drama | 10p |
| The Glee Project | Oxygen | Reality competition | 10p |
| Kendra on Top |
WE | Reality | 10p |
| Storage Wars | A&E | Reality | 10p |
| Wednesday / June 6 | |||
| Best Sandwich in America |
Travel | Reality/travel | 9p |
| Adam Richman seeks out the country's best sandwich, which is nice work if you can get it. | |||
| Cajun Pawn Stars | History | Reality | 9p |
| Haunted Collector | Syfy | Reality | 9p |
| Operation Repo | TruTV | Reality | 9p |
| Royal Pains | USA | Drama | 9p |
| Fast N' Loud |
Discovery | Reality | 10p |
| Necessary Roughness | USA | Drama | 10p |
| The Week the Women Went |
Lifetime | Reality | 10p |
| What if you lived in a town without any females? There's no need to wonder about the outcome; Lifetime has actually conducted the experiment. | |||
| Thursday / June 7 | |||
| The Yard | Hulu | Comedy | n/a |
| U.S. debut of Canadian mockumentary series (described as The Sopranos set at an elementary school) | |||
| Take Me Out |
|
Reality | 8p |
| George Lopez hosts a dating series featuring 30 single women in search of a date. | |||
| The Choice Trailer |
|
Reality | 9p |
| Fox's second of two back-to-back dating shows is hosted by Cat Deeley and features "famous" "celebrity" singles (still unnamed) who do not get to see their prospective suitors before choosing one to date based only on spoken responses, using The Voice's spinning-chair gimmick. | |||
| Love in the Wild | |
Reality competition | 9p |
| Jenny McCarthy takes over as host for the dating show's second season. | |||
| Smoking Gun Presents | TruTV | Reality | 9p |
| Tron: Uprising |
Disney XD | Animation/sci-fi | 9p |
| SEE PREVIOUS PAGE. Timeslot premiere. | |||
| Cajun Justice |
A&E | Reality | 10p |
| Saving Hope |
|
Drama | 10p |
| The producers of Rookie Blue return with a hospital drama told from the point of view of the comatose chief of surgery. | |||
| Yo! MTV Raps |
VH1 | Documentary | 10p |
| A documentary about the groundbreaking MTV show. | |||
| Friday / June 8 | |||
| Lives on Fire |
OWN | Reality | 9p |
| A look at female firefighters | |||
| Comedy Bang! Bang! |
IFC | Comedy/talk | 10p |
| SEE PREVIOUS PAGE. Scott Aukerman's podcast comes to television. | |||
| Bunk Trailer |
IFC | Comedy/game show | 10:30p |
| Comedians compete in "inane challenges to win surreal prizes." | |||
| Saturday / June 9 | |||
| Jersey Shore Shark Attack Trailer |
Syfy | Movie | 9p |
| With characters named "Nooki" and "The Complication," is it a Syfy Original Movie ... or wish fulfillment? | |||
| Million Dollar Neighborhood |
OWN | Reality | 9p |
| A struggling, debt-ridden community attempts to save $1 million over three months. | |||
| Real Life: The Musical |
OWN | Reality | 10p |
| Regular people are given professional coaching to perform a "flash musical" to express their feelings to a loved one. | |||
| Sunday / June 10 | |||
| Mob Wives Chicago |
VH1 | Reality | 8p |
| In case the title wasn't a giveaway, it's a spinoff from Mob Wives that's set in Chicago. | |||
| True Blood | |
Drama | 9p |
| SEE PREVIOUS PAGE. The vampire drama returns for a fifth season. (And, yes, that does mean that Game of Thrones is done for the year.) | |||
| Bridezillas | WE | Reality | 10p |
| Our America with Lisa Ling | OWN | Reality | 10p |
| Monday / June 11 | |||
| Tia & Tamera | Style | Reality | 8p |
| Bunheads Trailer |
ABC Family | Drama | 9p |
| Gilmore Girls creator Amy Sherman-Palladino takes a stab at another small-town drama; Tony winner Sutton Foster stars. | |||
| Chicagolicious |
Style | Reality | 9p |
| The creators of Jerseylicious return with a look at a Chicago salon owner. | |||
| Lizard Lick Towing | TruTV | Reality | 10p |
| Tuesday / June 12 | |||
| Barter Kings |
A&E | Reality | 9p |
| Thorne |
Encore | Miniseries | 9p |
| David Morrissey, Aidan Gillen, Natascha McElhone, and Sandra Oh star in this two-part crime drama that concludes Wednesday, June 13 at 9p. | |||
| Storage Hunters | TruTV | Reality | 10p |
| The Next Big Thing: NY |
Oxygen | Reality | 11p |
| Wednesday / June 13 | |||
| Dallas |
TNT | Drama | 9p |
| SEE PREVIOUS PAGE. The classic 1980s soap returns for/with a new generation. Note that a second new episode airs tonight immediately following the premiere. | |||
| Thursday / June 14 | |||
| Burn Notice | USA | Drama | 9p |
| Suits Trailer | USA | Drama | 10p |
| Friday / June 15 | |||
| Let It Shine |
Disney | Movie | 8p |
| Saturday / June 16 | |||
| Blue Lagoon: The Awakening |
Lifetime | Movie | 8p |
| Piranhaconda |
Syfy | Movie | 9p |
| Roger Corman unleashes an angry half piranha, half anaconda on a movie crew and a mad scientist. | |||
| Super-Duper Thrill Rides |
Dest. America | Reality | 10p |
| A tour of the country's most extreme roller coasters. | |||
| Sunday / June 17 | |||
| Falling Skies | TNT | Sci-fi | 9p |
| SEE PREVIOUS PAGE. The Spielberg-produced alien invasion series returns for a second season of 10 episodes. | |||
| Forensic Firsts |
Smithsonian | Reality | 9p |
| Monday / June 18 | |||
| Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta |
VH1 | Reality | 8p |
| One Nation Under Dog: Stories of Fear, Loss, and Betrayal |
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Documentary movie | 8p |
| Pair of Kings | Disney XD | Comedy | 8:30p |
| Hollywood Heights |
Nick at Nite | Drama | 9p |
| New nightly soap opera is adapted from the Mexican telenovela Alcanzar una Estrella; James Franco to appear in multiple episodes | |||
| RuPaul's Drag U | Logo | Reality | 9p |
| The Glass House |
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Reality competition | 10p |
| ABC's take on the Big Brother formula involves more viewer participation, though CBS thinks that it's close enough to their original formula that they have taken legal action against ABC. | |||
| Miss Advised |
Bravo | Reality | 10p |
| Three experts dispense relationship advice but don't follow it themselves | |||
| XIII: The Conspiracy |
Reelz | Movie | 11p |
| Conspiracy thriller based on graphic novel stars Stephen Dorff and Val Kilmer; an ongoing series based on the same material begins on June 29th. | |||
| Tuesday / June 19 | |||
| Bristol Palin: Life's a Tripp |
Lifetime | Reality | 10p |
| Wednesday / June 20 | |||
| Justin Bieber: All Around the World |
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Special | 8p |
| Concludes Thursday, June 21 at 8p. | |||
| Baby Daddy |
ABC Family | Comedy | 8:30p |
| A 20-something guy discovers he is a father when his ex-girlfriend leaves their baby on his doorstep. (It's a comedy.) | |||
| Diamond Divers |
Spike | Reality | 10p |
| Futurama | Comedy Central | Animation/comedy | 10p |
| Fry, Bender, and the gang are back for the first half of what will eventually be a 26-episode seventh season; note that a second new episode will air tonight at 10:30p. | |||
| Inside Men |
BBC America | Drama | 10p |
| Three men who work in a secure vault plan and execute a multi-million pound cash heist in this four-part British import told entirely from the perspective of the thieves. | |||
| School Spirits |
Syfy | Reality | 10p |
| This Mark Burnett-produced "reality" series explores haunted schools across the U.S. | |||
| The Soul Man |
TV Land | Comedy | 10p |
| Cedric "The Entertainer" and Niecy Nash star in TV Land's latest original sitcom, a spin-off from Hot in Cleveland. | |||
| The Exes | TV Land | Comedy | 10:30p |
| Thursday / June 21 | |||
| POV | |
Documentary | 10p |
| Snooki & JWOWW Trailer |
MTV | Reality | 10p |
| The Jersey Shore girls get the spotlight to themselves when the action shifts from the beach to the city. | |||
| Saturday / June 23 | |||
| Tall Hot Blonde |
Lifetime | Movie | 8p |
| Directed by Courteney Cox; Garret Dillahunt and Laura San Giacomo star | |||
| Arachnoquake Trailer |
Syfy | Movie | 9p |
| It's two disasters in one! | |||
| Oddities: San Francisco |
Science | Reality | 9p |
| Six-episode spin-off from Oddities. | |||
| Sunday / June 24 | |||
| Army Wives | Lifetime | Drama | 10p |
| The Great Escape Trailer |
TNT | Reality competition | 10p |
| The creators of The Amazing Race team with Ron Howard and Brian Grazer on a new competition that asks teams of ordinary people to escape from exotic locations like sinking ships and maximum security prisons; Rich Eisen hosts. | |||
| The Newsroom |
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Drama | 10p |
| SEE PREVIOUS PAGE. Aaron Sorkin depicts the world of a 24-hour news network in his first cable series. | |||
| Aqua Teen Hunger Force | Adult Swim | Animation/comedy | Midnight |
| Monday / June 25 | |||
| Mobster Confessions |
Discovery | Reality | 9p |
| Tuesday / June 26 | |||
| Craft Wars |
TLC | Reality competition | 10p |
| Crafters compete for prizes in a series hosted by Tori Spelling. | |||
| Wednesday / June 27 | |||
| Hollywood Exes |
VH1 | Reality | 9p |
| Final Witness |
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Reality | 10p |
| True crime series looks at notorious murders from the victim's point of view. | |||
| The Real World | MTV | Reality | 10p |
| Season 27 (!) is set on the Caribbean island of St. Thomas. | |||
| Thursday / June 28 | |||
| Trip Flip |
Travel | Reality/travel | 9p |
| Wipeout | |
Game show | 9p |
| Anger Management |
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Comedy | 9:30p |
| SEE PREVIOUS PAGE. Charlie Sheen returns to television in a sitcom based on the Adam Sandler movie. | |||
| D.U.I. | TLC | Reality | 10p |
| Wilfred Trailer | |
Comedy | 10p |
| Awkward. | MTV | Comedy/drama | 10:30p |
| SEE PREVIOUS PAGE. MTV's acclaimed high school dramedy returns for a second season. | |||
| Louie | |
Comedy | 10:30p |
| SEE PREVIOUS PAGE. The critical favorite from Louis C.K. is back for a third unpredictable season. | |||
| Brand X with Russell Brand Trailer |
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Comedy/talk | 11p |
| The comedian offers his take on current events in front of a live studio audience. | |||
| Friday / June 29 | |||
| XIII |
Reelz | Drama | 9p |
| New conspiracy thriller series stars Stuart Townsend and Aisha Tyler. | |||
| Gravity Falls |
Disney | Animation/comedy | 9:30p |
| Vocal cast includes Kristen Schaal, Jason Ritter, and Linda Cardellini. | |||
| Saturday / June 30 | |||
| Fugitive at 17 |
Lifetime | Movie | 8p |
| My Cat From Hell | Animal Planet | Reality | 8p |
| Bad Dog! | Animal Planet | Reality | 9p |
| Bigfoot |
Syfy | Movie | 9p |
| Made-for-Syfy movie will be the first and last time you can see Danny Bonaduce, Barry Williams, Howard Hesseman, Sherilyn Fenn, Andre Royo, and Alice Cooper in the same place. | |||
| Twenty Twelve |
BBC America | Comedy | 11p |
| A who's who of British TV actors (including Downtown Abbey's Hugh Bonneville, Spaced's Jessica Hynes, and Peep Show's Olivia Colman) star in a mockumentary about the organizing committee for the London Olympics; reviews, however, were mixed when the show aired in the UK. | |||
| Sunday / July 1 | |||
| Queen & Country |
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Documentary | 8p |
| A four part series examining the life of Queen Elizabeth II. | |||
| Wallander | |
Drama | 9p |
| Three new episodes of the Kenneth Branagh cop drama will air in July. | |||
| Shark Wranglers |
History | Reality | 10p |
| Weeds Trailer | |
Comedy | 10p |
| It's the eighth and likely final season of Showtime's long-running drug dramedy. | |||
| Episodes Trailer | |
Comedy | 10:30p |
| The Matt LeBlanc comedy is back for a second season of nine episodes. | |||
| Monday / July 2 | |||
| Four Houses |
TLC | Reality competition | 10p |
| Web Therapy | |
Comedy | 11p |
| Among the guests seeking help from Lisa Kudrow's Fiona Wallice this season will be Meryl Streep, Rosie O'Donnell, Conan O'Brien, Molly Shannon, Minnie Driver, Selma Blair, and David Schwimmer. | |||
| Tuesday / July 3 | |||
| Michael Wood's Story of England |
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Documentary | 8p |
| A four-part look at the 2,000-year history of England as viewed through the prism of a single small town (Kibworth, Leicestershire). | |||
| Haunted Highway |
Syfy | Reality | 10p |
| Friday / July 6 | |||
| Outrageous RVs |
HGTV | Special | 9p |
| Sunday / July 8 | |||
| Mega Mansions |
Travel | Reality | 7p |
| Xtreme Waterparks |
Travel | Reality | 8p |
| Big Ang |
VH1 | Reality | 9p |
| Hoarding: Buried Alive | TLC | Reality | 9p |
| Insane Coaster Wars |
Travel | Reality | 9p |
| Inspector Lewis [on Masterpiece Mystery] | |
Drama | 9p |
| New four-part series airs on consecutive Sundays in July. | |||
| United States of Food |
Dest. America | Reality | 9p |
| Bounty Wars |
Discovery | Reality | 10p |
| RV Kings |
Travel | Reality | 10p |
| Monday / July 9 | |||
| Bizarre Foods America | Travel | Reality | 9p |
| The Closer | TNT | Drama | 9p |
| The popular Kyra Sedgwick cop drama returns for its final six episodes, including the series finale on August 13. | |||
| Opening Act |
E! | Reality | 10p |
| Internet amateur singers are given the chance to open for top pop stars, with just days to prepare for the big moment. | |||
| Perception |
TNT | Drama | 10p |
| SEE PREVIOUS PAGE. Crime drama stars Eric McCormack and Rachael Leigh Cook. | |||
| Tuesday / July 10 | |||
| Destination Truth | Syfy | Reality | 8p |
| Hardcore Pawn | truTV | Reality | 9p |
| Trust Us With Your Life |
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Comedy | 9p |
| Fred Willard hosts a new improv sketch series—in which comedians re-enact moments from a guest celebrity's life—from the creators of Whose Line Is It Anyway? | |||
| White Collar | USA | Drama | 9p |
| Covert Affairs | USA | Drama | 10p |
| NY Med |
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Reality | 10p |
| Latest documentary series from the producers of "Boston Med" and "Hopkins." | |||
| Wednesday / July 11 | |||
| Beverly Hills Nannies |
ABC Family | Reality | 9p |
| Damages | DirecTV | Drama | 9p |
| SEE PREVIOUS PAGE. The twisty Glenn Close legal drama returns for a fifth and final season. | |||
| The Franchise Trailer | |
Sports | 10p |
| The Miami Marlins are the subject of the baseball documentary's second season. | |||
| Hit & Miss Trailer |
DirecTV | Miniseries | 10p |
| Chloe Sevigny stars as a transgender assassin in this UK import. | |||
| Thursday / July 12 | |||
| Big Brother | |
Reality competition | 9p |
| Airs Thursdays at 9p, Sundays at 8p, and Wednesdays at 8p. | |||
| Natural Born Sellers |
HGTV | Reality | 9p |
| Property Wars Trailer |
Discovery | Reality | 10p |
| The Real L Word Trailer | |
Reality | 10p |
| Suite Choice |
Travel | Reality/travel | 10p |
| Polyamory: Married and Dating |
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Reality | 11p |
| Friday / July 13 | |||
| Outrageous Backyards |
HGTV | Special | 9p |
| Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse | TBS | Comedy | 9p |
| A second new episode follows weekly at 9:30p. | |||
| Saturday / July 14 | |||
| An American Girl: McKenna Shoots for the Stars | |
Movie | 8p |
| True Bloodthirst |
Syfy | Movie | 9p |
| Cheating Las Vegas |
Dest. America | Reality | 10p |
| A look at famous casino scams. | |||
| Dark Matters: Twisted But True | Science | Reality | 10p |
| George Lopez: It's Not Me, It's You |
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Stand-up special | 10p |
| Sunday / July 15 | |||
| Leverage | TNT | Drama | 8p |
| Breaking Bad |  |
Drama | 10p |
| SEE PREVIOUS PAGE. The acclaimed drama will kick off the first half of its fifth and final season this July, and return for its final eight episodes next summer. | |||
| Political Animals |
USA | Drama | 10p |
| SEE PREVIOUS PAGE. Six-hour limited series stars Sigourney Weaver in her TV debut. | |||
| Small Town Security |
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Reality | 11p |
| Black Dynamite Trailer |
Adult Swim | Animation | 11:30p |
| Half-hour animated series based on the 2009 movie. | |||
| Monday / July 16 | |||
| Market Warriors |
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Reality competition | 9p |
| Fred Willard narrates a showdown between flea market scavengers from the creators of Antiques Roadshow. | |||
| Tuesday / July 17 | |||
| L.A. Complex | |
Drama | 9p |
| Television's lowest-rated show somehow returns for a second season. | |||
| Wednesday / July 18 | |||
| Mama Drama |
VH1 | Reality | 10p |
| Thursday / July 19 | |||
| Project Runway | Lifetime | Reality competition | 9p |
| Sullivan & Son |
TBS | Comedy | 10p |
| Steve Byrne stars in a sitcom set in a working-class Pittsburgh bar. | |||
| Friday / July 20 | |||
| House Hunters World Tour: Best of Europe |
HGTV | Special | 9p |
| John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show | Comedy Central | Comedy | 11p |
| Saturday / July 21 | |||
| An Officer and a Murderer |
Lifetime | Movie | 8p |
| Sunday / July 22 | |||
| 3 |
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Reality | 9p |
| Each episode of this dating series features a trio of single women of different ages and backgrounds. | |||
| Bar Rescue | Spike | Reality | 9p |
| Flip Men | Spike | Reality | 10p |
| Squidbillies | Adult Swim | Animation/comedy | 12:15a |
| Monday / July 23 | |||
| The Bachelor Pad | |
Reality competition | 8p |
| This year's version will also include new contestants who have never appeared on The Bachelor(ette). | |||
| Warehouse 13 | Syfy | Drama | 9p |
| Alphas Trailer | Syfy | Drama | 10p |
| In the Big House |
Logo | Reality | 10p |
| Tuesday / July 24 | |||
| American Originals |
Travel | Reality | 8p |
| A showcase of "uniquely American" festivals, companies, and people. | |||
| Wednesday / July 25 | |||
| The CLIOS: World's Best Commercials |
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Special | 8p |
| Top Chef Masters | Bravo | Reality competition | 10p |
| WakeBrothers Trailer |
MTV | Reality | 11p |
| Friday / July 27 | |||
| You Live in What? |
HGTV | Special | 9p |
| Saturday / July 28 | |||
| The Nerdist: Comic-Con |
BBC America | Special | 9p |
| The Philadelphia Experiment |
Syfy | Movie | 9p |
| Sunday / July 29 | |||
| Hillbilly Handfishin' | Animal Planet | Reality | 8p |
| Off the Hook: Extreme Catches |
Animal Planet | Reality | 9p |
| Tuesday / July 31 | |||
| Design Star All-Stars |
HGTV | Reality competition | 9p |
| Six past runners-up from HGTV's Design Stars series return for another chance to win $25,000. | |||
| Wednesday / August 8 | |||
| Paranormal Witness | Syfy | Reality | 10p |
| Go On |
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Comedy | tbd |
| Sneak peak of new fall comedy (starring Matthew Perry) following Olympic Games coverage; series returns on Sep. 11. | |||
| Thursday / August 9 | |||
| Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell |
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Comedy/talk | 11p |
| This Chris Rock-produced talk show features stand-up comedian W. Kamau Bell; six episodes have been ordered for the summer. | |||
| Saturday / August 11 | |||
| Boogeyman |
Syfy | Movie | 9p |
| Sunday / August 12 | |||
| Hell on Wheels | |
Drama | 9p |
| Comedy Central Roast Of Roseanne |
Comedy Central | Special | 10p |
| Animal Practice |
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Comedy | tbd |
| Sneak peak of new fall comedy following Olympic Games coverage; series returns on Sep. 26. | |||
| Monday / August 13 | |||
| Hotel Hell |
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Reality | 8p |
| The lodging equivalent of Kitchen Nightmares finds Gordon Ramsay traveling the country to whip hoteliers into shape. | |||
| Stars Earn Stripes |
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Reality competition | 8p |
| Reality series from Dick Wolf and Mark Burnett asks "celebrities" to perform complicated challenges inspired by real-life military exercises. | |||
| Gallery Girls |
Bravo | Reality | 10p |
| Major Crimes |
TNT | Drama | 10p |
| SEE PREVIOUS PAGE. Mary McDonnell stars in a spin-off from The Closer; note that subsequent episodes will air at 9p. | |||
| Tuesday / August 14 | |||
| Collection Intervention |
Syfy | Reality | 10p |
| Wednesday / August 15 | |||
| Oh Sit! |
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Game show | 8p |
| Yes, it's musical chairs. Deal with it. | |||
| Toy Hunter |
Travel | Reality | 10p |
| Thursday / August 16 | |||
| Braxton Family Values | WE | Reality | 9p |
| The Next: Fame Is At Your Doorstep |
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Reality competition | 9p |
| Joe Jonas, Nelly, Gloria Estefan, and John Rich serve as celebrity mentors in yet another new singing competition. | |||
| Friday / August 17 | |||
| Boss Trailer | Starz | Drama | 9p |
| The second season of the Kelsey Grammer drama gets an early jump on the fall season with this mid-August start. | |||
| Sunday / August 19 | |||
| Copper |
BBC America | Drama | 9p |
| SEE PREVIOUS PAGE. BBC America's first original series is set in 1860s New York. | |||
| Married to Jonas |
E! | Reality | 10p |
| Monday / August 20 | |||
| Ridiculousness | MTV | Comedy | 10p |
| The Inbetweeners |
MTV | Comedy | 10:30p |
| Americanized remake of the hit British high-school comedy series. | |||
| Tuesday / August 21 | |||
| Face Off | Syfy | Reality competition | 9p |
| TBD | |||
| Bullet in the Face |
IFC | Comedy | Â |
| This six-episode action-comedy from Alan Spencer (creator of the 1980s cult hit Sledge Hammer!) features Eddie Izzard and Eric Roberts as notorious crime lords; the show is expected to debut in August. | |||
| Childrens' Hospital | Adult Swim | Comedy | Â |
| The surreal medical comedy will return for a 14-episode fourth season at some point this summer (we're guessing late July or early August, just after the season 3 DVD set is released). | |||
| NTSF:SD:SUV:: | Adult Swim | Comedy | Â |
| Television's best 15-minute fake terrorism strike force procedural returns for a second season, likely paired with Childrens' Hospital in August. | |||
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