TV Premiere Calendar

This is the new permanent home of our TV premiere calendar. Bookmark this page; we'll be updating it daily throughout the year. Last update: October 16

Premiere dates for all new and returning shows and specials

New () and returning shows, TV movies, and specials with announced premiere dates are listed below. (All times ET/PT unless otherwise indicated).

October premieres

Show	Network	Type	Time
SUN / October 13
Chasing Rhinos with Billy Bush	Nat Geo Wild	Reality	9p
Comic Book Men		Reality	Midnight
Talking Dead		Talk	10p
The Walking Dead Trailer		Drama	9p
MON / October 14
E! True Hollywood Story: Paula Deen	E!	Documentary	10p
Mondays at Racine / Open Heart / Redemption		Documentary	9p
Trio of Oscar-nominated documentary shorts airing back-to-back-to-back.
Russell Peters: Notorious		Comedy	12:01a
New stand-up special debuts exclusively on Netflix, along with a four-part series, Russell Peters vs. the World.
True Evel	Discovery	Reality	10p
TUE / October 15
Baggage Battles	Travel	Reality	9p
BET Hip Hop Awards 2013	BET	Special/Event	8p
The Biggest Loser		Reality competition	8p
Criss Angel BeLIEve	Spike	Reality	10p
Giuliana & Bill	E!	Reality	10p
Series moves to new network following demise of Style.
Real Husbands of Hollywood	BET	Reality	10p
Superheroes		Documentary	8p
Three-hour documentary on the history of superheroes in pop culture, hosted by Liev Schreiber.
Tia & Tamera	E!	Reality	9p
Series moves to new network following demise of Style.
WED / October 16
Burton & Taylor Trailer	BBC America	Movie	9p
Stars Dominic West and Helena Bonham Carter.
Gem Hunt	Travel	Reality	10p
Schooled: The Price of College Sports	Epix	Documentary	8p ET
Toy Story of Terror		Animation	8p
THU / October 17
Apocalypse Preppers	Discovery	Reality	9p
Covert Affairs	USA	Drama	10p
Reign Trailer		Drama	9p
White Collar	USA	Drama	9p
FRI / October 18
The Birthday Boys Trailer Full episode	IFC	Comedy	10:30p
Comedy Bang! Bang!	IFC	Comedy	10p
Launch of the second half of season 2.
SAT / October 19
Dancing on the Edge	Starz	Miniseries/Musical	10p
Five-part miniseries based loosely on Duke Ellington's trip to London in the 1930s features original music and stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, Matthew Goode, John Goodman, and Jacqueline Bisset.
Missing at 17	Lifetime	Drama	8p
The Mystery Cruise	Hallmark	Movie	9p
When Calls the Heart	Hallmark	Drama	9p
SUN / October 20
Covert Kitchens Trailer	Spike	Special	11p
Guy's Grocery Games	Food	Reality competition	8p
The Incredible Bionic Man	Smithsonian	Documentary	9p
Queer Eye Reunion: 10 Years Later	Bravo	Special	9p
Yukon Men	Discovery	Reality	10p
MON / October 21
@midnight	Comedy	Comedy/Talk	Midnight
Chris Hardwick hosts this new nightly (Mon-Thur) series which features comedians competing to put the funniest spin on the day's pop culture events.
Bar Hunters	Discovery	Reality	10p
CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story	VH1	Movie/Drama	9p
Entertainment Tonight Presents: The Katy Perry Experience	TVGN	Special/Music	8p
Life According to Sam		Documentary	9p
TUE / October 22
American Daredevils	History	Reality	10p
American Hoggers	A&E	Reality	10p
Awkward Trailer	MTV	Comedy	10:30p
Chasing Nashville	Lifetime	Reality	10p
Mother of All Talent	TVGN	Reality	8p
Pretty Little Liars	ABC Family	Drama	8p
Ravenswood Trailer	ABC Family	Drama	9p
Spin-off from Pretty Little Liars; after the premiere, subsequent episodes will air at 8p.
Snooki & Jwoww	MTV	Reality	10p
Trust Me, I'm a Game Show Host	TBS	Game show	10:30p
THU / October 24
Adam Devine's House Party	Comedy	Comedy	12:30a
Hollywood Death Trip	E!	Special	10p
Project Runway All Stars	Lifetime	Reality competition	9p
One day you're in, the next you're out: Alyssa Milano takes over as host this season.
Restaurant Divided	Food	Reality	10p
Scrubbing In Trailer	MTV	Reality	10p
Secret Societies of Hollywood	E!	Special	8p
FRI / October 25
The Carrie Diaries		Drama	8p
Dracula Trailer		Drama/Fantasy	10p
Gold Rush	Discovery	Reality	9p
Grimm		Drama/Fantasy	9p
The Hunters	Hallmark	Movie	8p
Stars Victor Garber and Michelle Forbes; based on Joshua Williamson's Snow White-themed comic book Mirror Mirror.
Secret Princes	TLC	Reality	10p
Strike Back: Origins	Cinemax	Drama/Action	10p
U.S. debut of the original British version of the series Strike Back (which features a different cast—including Richard Armitage and The Walking Dead's Andrew Lincoln—than the American version that also airs on Cinemax).
Styled to Rock	Bravo	Reality competition	8p
SAT / October 26
The Good Witch's Destiny	Hallmark	Movie	9p
SUN / October 27
American Blackout	Nat Geo	Drama/Thriller	9p
Civil War 360	Smithsonian	Miniseries/Documentary	8p
The Governor's Wife	A&E	Reality	10p
Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem A Klok Opera Trailer	Adult Swim	Animation/Comedy	Midnight
One-hour special features Jack Black, Mark Hamill, Malcolm McDowell, and a score by Bear McCreary (BSG).
MON / October 28
Chrissy & Mr. Jones	VH1	Reality	9p
E! Entertainment Special: Tori Spelling	E!	Special	10p
Love & Hip Hop NY	VH1	Reality	8p
The Pete Holmes Show	TBS	Talk	Midnight
New talk show follows Conan every Monday-Thursday.
Seduced and Abandoned		Documentary	9p
TUE / October 29
Behind the Mask Trailer	Hulu	Reality	n/a
Doomsday Preppers	Nat Geo	Reality	9p
Girl Code	MTV	Comedy	11p
Little People, Big World	TLC	Reality	9p
Naked Vegas	Syfy	Reality	10p
War of the Worlds		Documentary	9p
A look at the hysteria triggered by Orson Welles' radio presentation of the H.G. Wells story; part of American Experience.
WED / October 30
The Art Of	Ovation	Reality	10p ET
Extreme Cheapskates	TLC	Reality	9p
Hoarding: Buried Alive	TLC	Reality	10p
Ke$ha: My Crazy Beautiful Life	MTV	Reality	10:30p
South Beach Tow	truTV	Reality	10p
THU / October 31
The Returned	Sundance	Drama	9p
U.S. premiere of French zombie series based on the movie Les Revenants.
Tim & Eric's Bedtime Stories: Haunted House	Adult Swim	Comedy	Midnight
First in a potential recurring series of specials; Zach Galifianakis stars alongside Tim and Eric.

November premieres

Show	Network	Type	Time
FRI / November 1
Aziz Ansari: Buried Alive Trailer		Comedy	12:01a
New stand-up special debuts exclusively on Netflix.
Time of Death		Documentary	9p
SAT / November 2
Animation Domination High-Def		Animation/Comedy	11p
New episodes of Axe Cop and High School USA! will air throughout the month. On 11/23, the hour will include preview episodes of upcoming series Lucas Bros. Moving Co. and Golan the Insatiable.
Pit Bulls and Parolees	Animal Planet	Reality	10p
The Thanksgiving House	Hallmark	Drama	8p
SUN / November 3
Doggie Nightmares	Nat Geo Wild	Reality	10p
Fashion Queens	Bravo	Talk	11:30p
It Takes a Choir	USA	Reality	8p
JFK: The Smoking Gun	Reelz	Drama	8p
The Real Housewives of Atlanta	Bravo	Reality	8p
Restaurant Express	Food	Reality competition	9p
MON / November 4
Almost Human Trailer		Drama/Sci-fi	8p
Mike & Molly		Comedy	9p
2 Broke Girls will shift to the 8:30p time slot (replacing the canceled We Are Men).
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills	Bravo	Reality	8p
Tales from the Organ Trade		Documentary	9p
Vanderpump Rules	Bravo	Reality	9p
TUE / November 5
American Masters: Jimi Hendrix		Documentary	9p
The Chase	GSN	Game show	8p
Shahs of Sunset	Bravo	Reality	10p
Storage Hunters	truTV	Reality	10p
WED / November 6
47th Annual CMA Awards		Special	8p
Hosted by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood.
Beverly Hills Pawn	Reelz	Reality	9p
Guy Court	MTV2	Comedy	11p
Mother Up!	Hulu	Animation/Comedy	n/a
THU / November 7
The Greatest Event in Television History	Adult Swim	Comedy	Midnight
Guinness World Records Unleashed	truTV	Reality	8p
FRI / November 8
JFK: The Final Hours	Nat Geo	Documentary	8p
The Lylas	WE	Reality	9p
Raising Hope		Comedy	9p
New episodes will air back-to-back at 9 and 9:30p for the remainder of 2013.
Stephen Sondheim's Company with the New York Philharmonic		Musical	9p
Taped performance of the Sondheim musical with a cast including Neil Patrick Harris, Patti LuPone, and Stephen Colbert.
SAT / November 9
A Country Christmas Story	Lifetime	Drama	8p
Dolly Parton and Brian McKnight star.
Jobs That Bite!	Nat Geo Wild	Reality	9p
SUN / November 10
2013 MTV EMA	MTV	Music	7p
The Britannia Awards	BBC America	Special	8p
The Drama Queen	E!	Reality	10p
Killing Kennedy Trailer	Nat Geo	Drama	tbd
Rob Lowe and Ginnifer Goodwin star in an adaptation of Bill O'Reilly's historical novel.
Thicker Than Water	Bravo	Reality	9p
World's Dumbest...	truTV	Reality	8p
MON / November 11
Dial One for Vets		Documentary	9p
The Wrong Mans	Hulu	Comedy	n/a
TUE / November 12
The Fashion Fund	Ovation	Special	10p ET
WED / November 13
NOVA: Cold Case JFK		Science	9p
Special NOVA episode examines the assassination of President John F. Kennedy through modern forensic science.
THU / November 14
Ground Floor	TBS	Comedy	10p
FRI / November 15
Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma!		Musical	9p
Taped performance of the recent Tony-winning production starring Hugh Jackman.
Sweet Home Alabama	CMT	Reality competition	9p
SAT / November 16
The Challenger Disaster	Science	Movie/Drama	9p
Stars William Hurt and Eve Best.
Orange County Choppers	CMT	Reality	9p
Tattoo Titans	CMT	Reality	10p
Twelve Trees of Christmas	Lifetime	Drama	8p
SUN / November 17
The Day Kennedy Died	Smithsonian	Documentary	9p
Kennedy's Suicide Bomber	Smithsonian	Documentary	8p
Letters To Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy Trailer	TLC	Documentary	9p
On the Rocks	Food	Reality	10p
Total Divas	E!	Reality	9p
MON / November 18
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley		Documentary	9p
TUE / November 19
David Blaine: Real or Magic		Special	9:30p
How Sherlock Changed the World		Documentary	9p
Two-part documentary concludes on 11/26 at 9p.
WED / November 20
How I Rock It	Esquire	Reality	10p
NBA star Baron Davis profiles various celebrities.
FRI / November 22
JFK Assassination: The Definitive Guide	History	Special	8p
Lee Harvey Oswald: 48 Hours to Live	History	Special	10p
Nikita		Drama/Action	9p
First of six final episodes; series finale will air December 27.
SAT / November 23
Atlantis	BBC America	Drama/Fantasy	10p
The Day of the Doctor	BBC America	Special	tbd
Doctor Who 50th anniversary special will be televised in the U.S. at the same time it debuts in the UK.
Kristin's Christmas Past	Lifetime	Drama	8p
Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles		Special/Comedy	10p
SUN / November 24
American Music Awards		Special/Live event	8p
Bill Cosby: Far From Finished	Comedy	Special/Comedy	9p
Getting On		Comedy	10p
Based on a UK series, this new 6-episode comedy from the creators of Big Love is set in a nursing home.
Ja'mie: Private School Girl		Comedy	10:30p
New Australian comedy series from Chris Lilley, the creator/star of Summer Heights High (where the character of Ja'mie originated) and Angry Boys.
Sofia the First: The Floating Palace	Disney	Animation/Kids	7p
MON / November 25
Generation Cryo Trailer	MTV	Reality	10p
Toxic Hot Seat		Documentary	9p
WED / November 27
Haunted Highway	Syfy	Reality	10p
FRI / November 29
Barbra Streisand: Back to Brooklyn		Music	9p
Concert performance.
SAT / November 30
Dear Secret Santa	Lifetime	Drama	8p

December premieres

Show	Network	Type	Time
SUN / December 1
Christmas in Conway		Drama	9p
Andy Garcia, Mandy Moore, and Mary Louise-Parker star.
The Christmas Spirit	Hallmark	Drama	8p
Return to Downton Abbey		Special	9p
Susan Sarandon hosts a behind-the-scenes look at the show, featuring clips and new interviews with cast and crew.
Ripper Street	BBC America	Drama	10p
Treme		Drama	9p
MON / December 2
The Battle of amfAR		Documentary	9p
Best Funeral Ever	TLC	Reality	10p
CMA Country Christmas		Music	9p
Full Throttle Saloon	truTV	Reality	10p
TUE / December 3
CMT Artists of the Year	CMT	Music/Live event	8p
WED / December 4
Kirstie	TV Land	Comedy	10p
Mob City Trailer	TNT	Drama	tbd
Warped Roadies	Fuse	Reality	11p ET
THU / December 5
Panic Button	truTV	Reality	10:30p
The Sound of Music		Musical/Live event	8p
Newly staged version of the musical from the producers of Smash stars Carrie Underwood; will be broadcast live on the East Coast.
FRI / December 6
Grammy Nominations Concert Live		Music/Live event	10p
SAT / December 7
Christmas in the City	Lifetime	Drama	8p
Pink: The Truth About Love Tour Trailer	Epix	Music	8p ET
Santa Switch	Hallmark	Drama	8p
SUN / December 8
Bonnie & Clyde Trailer	Various	Miniseries	9p
Two-part miniseries starring Emile Hirsch, Holliday Grainger, Holly Hunter, and William Hurt will be simulcast on A&E, Lifetime, and History; concludes Monday 12/9 at 9p.
Holidaze	ABC Family	Drama	8p
MON / December 9
The Sing-Off		Reality competition	9p
Six by Sondheim		Documentary	9p
Documentary about the life and career of composer Stephen Sondheim centers on the writing process for six of his most celebrated songs, and features new performances recorded for the film.
TUE / December 10
American Country Awards		Special/Live event	8p
The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show		Special	10p
FRI / December 13
Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating The Music of Inside Llewyn Davis		Music	9p
Concert film recorded in September in New York includes performances by Jack White, Patti Smith, Gillian Welch, The Avett Brothers, Conor Oberst, and Colin Meloy.
SAT / December 14
Christmas on the Bayou	Lifetime	Drama	8p
Hats Off to Christmas	Hallmark	Family/Drama	8p
A Snow Globe Christmas	Lifetime	Drama	8p
SUN / December 15
Psych: The Musical	USA	Drama	9p
Two-hour special musical episode.
MON / December 16
Lizard Lick Towing	truTV	Reality	9:30p
TUE / December 17
Hardcore Pawn	truTV	Reality	9p
WED / December 18
iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2013		Music	8p
Two-hour concert special features Miley Cyrus, Robin Thicke, Pitbull, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, and more.
FRI / December 27
Marvin Hamlisch: The Way He Was		Documentary	9p
American Masters documentary.
SUN / December 29
36th Annual Kennedy Center Honors		Special	9p
This year's honorees include Herbie Hancock, Carlos Santana, Billy Joel, and Shirley MacLaine.

2014 premieres

Show	Network	Type	Time
THU / January 2, 2014
The Quest		Reality competition	8p
SUN / January 5
Downton Abbey		Drama	9p
MON / January 6
Teen Wolf	MTV	Drama	10p
WED / January 8
People's Choice Awards		Special/Live event	9p
THU / January 9
The Spoils of Babylon	IFC	Comedy	10p
Six-part spoof of classic TV miniseries of the past is produced by Will Ferrell and stars Ferrell alongside Jessica Alba, Val Kilmer, Tobey Maguire, Kristen Wiig, Haley Joel Osment, Tim Robbins, Michael Sheen, and more.
FRI / January 10
Enlisted		Comedy	9:30p
SUN / January 12
71st Annual Golden Globe Awards		Special/Live event	8p ET
Hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler.
Episodes		Comedy	10:30p
Girls		Comedy	10p
Two new episodes air back-to-back tonight.
House of Lies		Comedy	10p
Shameless		Drama	9p
True Detective		Drama	9p
SUN / January 19
Looking		Comedy/Drama	10:30p
THU / January 23
King of the Nerds	TBS	Reality competition	10p
SUN / January 26
56th Annual Grammy Awards		Special/Live event	8p
The Bachelor: Sean and Catherine's Wedding		Reality/Live event	8p
TUE / January 28
The Capones	Reelz	Reality	10p
SUN / Feburary 2
Super Bowl XLVIII		Sports/Live event	tbd
FRI / February 7
2014 Sochi Olympics Opening Ceremony		Sports/Live event	tbd
MON / February 24
Intelligence		Drama	10p
SUN / March 2
86th Annual Academy Awards		Special/Live event	5p ET
Hosted by Ellen DeGeneres.
SUN / March 9
Resurrection		Drama	10p
SUN / June 8
68th Annual Tony Awards		Special/Live event	8p