2008 Summer TV Premiere Schedule
The summer season is quickly approaching and the premiere dates for the series set to start back up with new episodes in the upcoming months are slowly but surely popping up on the network websites. In an effort to help you (and ourselves) keep track of everything, here’s a list of the premiere dates for this summer's TV season. Since not all of the premiere dates are available just yet, this schedule is a work-in-progress. Be sure to check in for updates and links to series previews.
Monday, May 19
The Bachelorette (ABC)
Thursday, May 22
So You Think You Can Dance (Fox)
Last Comic Standing (NBC)
Monday, May 26
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The Andromeda Strain (A&E)
Denise Richards: It's Complicated (E!)
Sunday, June 1
The Next Food Network Star - (The Food Network)
In Plain Sight (USA)
MTV Movie Awards (MTV)
Monday, June 2
Legally Blonde The Musical: The Search for Elle Woods - MTV
The Mole - (ABC)
Wednesday, June 4
She's Got The Look (TVLand)
Tyler Perry's House of Payne (TBS)
Thursday, June 5
Fear Itself - (NBC)
Swingtown – (CBS)
Friday, June 6
Meerkat Manor - (Animal Planet)
Sunday, June 8
Law & Order: Criminal Intent – (USA)
Army Wives - (Lifetime)
Ice Road Truckers (History)
Monday, June 9
Nashville Star (NBC)
Wednesday, June 11
Celebrity Circus (NBC)
Thursday, June 12
The Bill Engvall Show - (TBS)
My Boys - (TBS)
Tuesday, June 17
America's Got Talent - (NBC)
Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood (Oxygen)
Thursday, June 19
Randy Jackson Presents: America's Best Dance Crew - (MTV)
Sunday, June 22
The Two Coreys (A&E)
Tuesday, June 24
Wipeout (ABC)
Wednesday, June 25
The Baby Borrowers - (NBC)
Shear Genius (Bravo)
Friday, June 27
Dance Machine (ABC)
Sunday, June 29
The Factory (Spike)
Tuesday, July 1
Secret Life of the American Teenager - (ABC Family)
Wednesday, July 9
Scare Tactics (Scifi)
Thursday, July 10
Greatest American Dog (CBS)
Burn Notice – (USA)
Friday, July 11
Flashpoint – (CBS)
Stargate: Atlantis - (Scifi)
Sunday, July 13
Big Brother 10 – (CBS)
Monday, July 14
The Closer - (TNT)
Saving Grace - (TNT)
Tuesday, July 15
The Cleaner - (A&E)
Hurl! - (G4)
Wednesday, July 16
Project Runway - (Bravo)
Dog The Bounty Hunter (A&E)
Friday, July 18
Monk – (USA)
Psych – (USA)
Sunday, July 20
High School Musical: Get in the Picture - (ABC)
Monday, July 21
Wanna Bet? (ABC)
Wednesday, July 23
Criss Angel Mindfreak (A&E)
Sunday, July 27
Shark Week (Discovery)
Mad Men (AMC)
Tuesday, July 29
Eureka (SciFi)
Jurassic Fight Club (History)
Wednesday, July 30
Lewis Black's Root of All Evil - (Comedy Central)
Shows not currently listed to come back this summer
Entourage - (HBO) Production was postponed due to the strike and Entourage isn’t set to return to HBO until September 2008
Damages - (FX) not returning until 2009
Rescue Me - (FX) not returning until 2009
Kelly joined CinemaBlend as a freelance TV news writer in 2006 and went on to serve as the site’s TV Editor before moving over to other roles on the site. At present, she’s an Assistant Managing Editor who spends much of her time brainstorming and editing feature content on the site. She an expert in all things Harry Potter, books from a variety of genres (sci-fi, mystery, horror, YA, drama, romance -- anything with a great story and interesting characters.), watching Big Brother, frequently rewatching The Office, listening to Taylor Swift, and playing The Sims.