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Meat Men
Network: Food Network
Date: April 9, 2012
Time: 11:00 PM EST
Food Network serves up a new six-episode series Meat Men from Zero Point Zero Production premiering April 9 at 11p. The series features famous New York butcher and meat seller Pat LaFrieda who operates Pat LaFrieda Meat Purveyors, a third-generation wholesale meat business that serves 500+ customers including many well-known restaurants and bistros in NYC.
Wicked Tuna
Network: National Geographic Channel
Date: April 1, 2012
Time: 10:00 PM EST
New fishermen series, Wicked Tuna debuts on National Geographic Channel April 1 at 10p. The 10-episode series highlights the spirited fishermen in America's oldest seaport of Gloucester, Massachusetts as they catch bluefin tuna.
Titanic at 100: Mystery Solved
Network: History
Date: April 15, 2012
Time: 8:00 PM EST
History has scheduled its special Titanic at 100: Mystery Solved for Sunday, April 15, 8-10PM, exactly 100 years after the ship was hit by an iceberg and sank. The special follows a group of scientists, engineers, archaeologists and imaging experts who try to answer the question of just why the ship broke apart and plunged into the icy waters of the North Atlantic.
Coast Guard Florida
Network: The Weather Channel
Date: October 2012
Time: TBD
The Weather Channel approved a new original docu-series Coast Guard Florida produced by Al Roker Entertainment (ARE). The series is slated to premiere on The Weather Channel this October with 13 one-hour episodes. ARE also produces TWC's series Coast Guard Alaska which debuted in November 2011 and was recently renewed for seasons two and three. Coast Guard Florida will follow the men and women working for the 7th Coast Guard District who keep America's ports secure and the waterways safe from three Coast Guard Bases in Clearwater, the Keys and Miami/Everglades.
2012 MTV EMA (European Music Awards)
Network: MTV
Date: November 11, 2012
Time: TBD
MTV will air the 2012 MTV EMAs (European Music Awards) on Sunday, November 11 from Frankfort, Germany.
All Stars: RuPaul’s Drag Race
Network: Logo
Date: Fall 2012
Time: TBD
Logo has given the green-light to another RuPaul series--All Stars: RuPaul’s Drag Race-- that pits drag queens from previous seasons against each other. The net has ordered six one-hour episodes to premiere in the fall.
Mama's Boys of the Bronx
Network: TLC
Date: April 9, 2012
Time: 10:00 PM EST
TLC heads to the Little Italy area of the Bronx for its latest reality series, Mama's Boys of the Bronx following five Italian-American guys who are 30-something, handsome, employed and still living with their mothers. The eight-part series opens April 9 at 10p.
Sold!
Network: History
Date: April 11, 2012
Time: 9:00 PM EST
History will premiere its latest reality series Sold! on Wednesday, April 11, 9PM. The show revolves around Rick Bryant head of Bryant Auction, one of the most popular auction houses in the Missouri Ozarks. The show will air back-to-back, half-hour episodes every week.
Rambug
Network: A&E
Date: April 28, 2012
Time: 10:00 PM EST
A brawny group of Italian exterminators are the focus of A&E’s new series Rambug, which debuts on Saturday, April 28, 10PM.
Southern Nights
Network: CMT
Date: April 7, 2012
Time: 10:00 PM EST
CMT is bringing together some of the former contestants from Sweet Home Alabama for a new series called Southern Nights, debuting on Saturday, April 7, 10PM, right after the second season premiere of Texas Women. Ten of the former cast members will live together in Savannah, GA for the eight-episode series.
Melissa & Joey
Network: ABC Family
Date: May 30, 2012
Time: 8:00 PM EST
ABC Family’s comedy series Melissa & Joey is back for a second season on Wednesday, May 30, 8PM with two back-to-back half-hour episodes.
Rizzoli & Isles
Network: TNT
Date: June 5, 2012
Time: 9:00 PM EST
Summer premiere dates were set for TNT for its roster of original series: season three of Rizzoli & Isles with 10 summer eps debuts June 5 at 9p.
Cheer
Network: CMT
Date: September 2012
Time: TBD
Kelly Ripa and her husband Mark Consuelos will executive produce an unscripted series called Cheer for CMT. Six hour-long episodes will look at the world of cheerleading and will premiere in September, likely teamed with the seventh season of Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team.
Sabrina the Teenage Witch
Network: The Hub
Date: April 2, 2012
Time: 9:00 PM EST
The Hub has picked up rights to Sabrina the Teenage Witch, The Facts of Life, and Mork & Mindy, and will premiere them in that order starting on Monday 4/2 at 9PM ET, with encores in late night and weekends.
Mrs. Eastwood & Company
Network: E!
Date: May 20, 2012
Time: TBD
The next family to have their own reality TV show is the Eastwoods. E! is going inside the lives of Dina Eastwood, wife of film star Clint Eastwood and their daughters Francesca age 18 and Morgan age 15 in the series Mrs. Eastwood & Company. The half-hour 10-episode series follows Dina, Francesca and Morgan as well as the six members of the all-male South African vocal group Overtone that is managed by Dina. Mrs. Eastwood & Company premieres May 20 on E!.
Mysteries at the Museum
Network: Travel Channel
Date: April 17, 2012
Time: 9:00 PM EST
Two weekly original series featuring urban explorer Don Wildman are making comebacks on Tuesdays as the Travel Channel premieres season three of Mysteries at the Museum April 17 at 9p followed by the second season debut of Off Limits at 10p. In Mysteries at the Museum, Wildman travels the US going into the vaults of our nation's most distinguished museums uncovering treasures from the past. Wildman continues to journey across the US in Off Limits though this time discovers the secrets of American man-made objects such as bourbon barrels at a Kentucky factory or obtaining a peak at one of the largest floats ever built for the annual Rose Bowl Parade in Pasadena.
Eden's World
Network: Logo
Date: April 16, 2012
Time: 10:00 PM EST
New docu-series Eden's World debuts on Logo April 16 at 10p. The series follows seven-year-old Eden Wood, who recently retired from the child pageant circuit, and her mother Mickie Wood as the duo attempts to take Eden's career in the direction of acting, singing and modeling in New York City.
Barter Kings
Network: A&E Network
Date: Summer 2012
Time: TBD
Production has begun on A&E Network's upcoming original real-life series Barter Kings. The series highlights teams of entrepreneurs as they pursue items they want by trading other items they currently own. Cash is never exchanged in these transactions and the barterers, who know the current market well, will trade multiple times to get the object they want. A&E ordered 13 half-hour episodes and will bow the series this summer.
Men at Work
Network: TBS
Date: May 24, 2012
Time: 10:00 PM EST
Thursdays this summer will be home to TBS' new original comedies starting with buddy comedy Men at Work premiering May 24 at 10p with back-to-back episodes.
Buying and Selling
Network: HGTV
Date: September 2012
Time: TBD
A trio of new series are joining HGTV's lineup, per B&C. Buying and Selling (wt) is a spinoff of the network's Property Brothers series where Jonathan Scott prepares a family's home for sale while brother Drew finds their next property. The series debuts in September. Two other new HGTV series are spinoffs of the House Hunters franchise: House Hunters: Where Are They Now? debuts in October and looks in on memorable House Hunters families to see what happened after finding their new house. Living Abroad picks up where House Hunters International leaves off and looks at what it takes for Americans to adjust to a new country. The premiere date of Living Abroad has not been set yet.
Jersey Shore
Network: MTV
Date: TBD
Time: TBD
It seemed in doubt for a while, but MTV has renewed Jersey Shore for a sixth season despite declining ratings and talent complications surrounding the pregnancy of Snookie. The net reports that the entire cast will be returning even with the upcoming spin-offs featuring Pauly D (The Pauly D Project debuting March 29) and Jennie JWoww Farley and Nicole Snookie Polizzi.
ABC FAMILY SHOWS
Network: ABC Family
Date: June 1, 2012
Time: VARIOUS
ABC Family will have three nights of original productions this summer. Starting June 1, Bunheads, about a Vegas showgirl who opens up a dance school in a small town, will air on Mondays at 9PM. Pretty Little Liars returns for a third season on Tuesday, June 5, 8PM, followed by a second season of Jane By Design at 9PM. Wednesday, May 30, 8PM, Melissa & Joey are back. Baby Daddy debuts on Tuesday, June 20 at 8:30PM. That show is about a young man whose girlfriend leaves their baby on his doorstep. Beverly Hills Nannies, a docuseries premieres on Wednesday, July 11, 9PM.
Whale Wars: Viking Shores
Network: Animal Planet
Date: April 27, 2012
Time: 8:00 PM EST
Animal Planet will premiere the latest in the Whale Wars saga on Friday, April 27, 8PM, with a two-hour episode. The new series Whale Wars: Viking Shores follows the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, led by Paul Watson, as they try to stop the annual Faroese ritual called The Grind where the people herd pilot whales to their shallow shores to be killed for their meat. On May 4, the show moves to an hour starting at 9PM.
Anger Management
Network: FX
Date: June 28, 2012
Time: 9:00 PM EST
FX premieres four comedy series, two new series and a pair of returning series all airing back to back on June 28, 2012. The series debut of acquired comedy Anger Management starring Charlie Sheen opens with stacked episodes at 9p and 930p. Subsequent weeks will have original episodes air at 930p on Thursdays preceded by the previous week's episode repeated at 9p.
Bristol Palin: Life's a Tripp
Network: Lifetime
Date: May 2012
Time: TBD
Lifetime has picked up Bristol Palin: Life's a Tripp, an all-new docu-series that will provide an exclusive, rare glimpse into Bristol Palin's real life as a young, single mother forging her own way in the world while living under the constant spotlight as a member of one of America's most high-profile families. The ten episode series will happen sometime in May. With never-before-granted access to Bristol's real-life experiences growing into womanhood, Bristol Palin: Life's a Tripp will reveal how she adjusts to her life in Alaska, where daily she faces the many pressures of raising her toddler son Tripp alone and maintains the close relationship she holds with her parents, former Alaska Governor and Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin and Todd, and siblings. Steadfastly moving forward both personally and professionally, Bristol will be confronted by the many difficult life decisions people must make regarding parenthood, family, relationships and career - giving viewers a unique look at how these true-to-life challenges test her resolve as she single-handedly writes the next chapter in her and Tripp's young life.
Sand Masters
Network: Travel Channel
Date: April 5, 2012
Time: 8:00 PM EST
Travel Channel brings back two returning series with back-to-back half-hour episodes on April 5. Sand Masters opens a 13-episode run at 8p and 830p highlighting a group of artists who travel the world creating huge sand masterpieces.
River Monsters
Network: Animal Planet
Date: April 1, 2012
Time: 9:00 PM EST
A fourth season of River Monsters opens on Animal Planet April 1 at 9p with a special two-hour episode. The new season follows extreme angler Jeremy Wade as he travels to Florida, Texas, Missouri and Oklahoma in search of maneaters. The series will air in its regular time slot of Sundays at 10p following the premiere. River Monsters is produced by Icon Films for Animal Planet.
Around the World in 80 Plates
Network: Bravo
Date: May 2012
Time: TBD
Bravo’s new culinary series will be officially called Around the World in 80 Plates Presented by Chase Sapphire Preferred. A co-branded campaign for the series, which debuts in May, is also part of the sponsorship deal.
Common Law
Network: USA Network
Date: May 11, 2012
Time: 10:00 PM EST
Later this spring, USA Network debuts its new 12-episode series Common Law on May 11 at 10p.
The Real World
Network: MTV
Date: Summer 2012
Time: TBD
MTV has announced that the upcoming 27th season of The Real World will originate in the U.S. Virgin Islands, St. Thomas. The new season is expected to debut this summer.
The TV Land Awards 2012
Network: TV Land
Date: April 29, 2012
Time: 9:00 PM EST
The TV Land Awards 2012 will air on Sunday, April 29, 9PM and will be hosted by Kelly Ripa. The tenth anniversary event will honor Aretha Franklin with the Music Icon Award. The 90-minute telecast will feature “exhilarating musical performances and will reunite some of the most iconic celebrity TV casts.
Comedy Awards
Network: Comedy
Date: May 6, 2012
Time: 9:00 PM EST
The nominations for the Comedy Awards for this year have been announced and they include Modern Family, Bridesmaids, 30 Rock, Crazy, Stupid Love and Louis C.K. The ceremony will be held on April 28 and the event will be televised on Comedy Central on Sunday, May 6.
Celebration of Gospel
Network: BET
Date: April 1, 2012
Time: 8:00 PM EST
BET presents the 12th annual Celebration of Gospel, hosted by Steve Harvey and featuring many gospel superstars, on Palm Sunday, April 1 at 8PM.
Dance Moms: Miami
Network: Lifetime
Date: April 3, 2012
Time: 10:30 PM EST
Lifetime’s new reality series Dance Moms: Miami is set to debut on Tuesday, April 3, at 10:30PM,following the 90-minute season finale of the original Dance Moms. The next week, on April 10, the show moves to its regular time slot of 9PM.
Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron
Network: National Geographic Channel
Date: April 8, 2012
Time: 8:00 PM EST
"Titanic: The Final Word with James Cameron" is set to air April 8 on National Geographic Channel. The two-hour special, which marks the 100th anniversary of the ship's sinking, will feature the "Titanic" movie director leading a discussion among various experts as to why the vessel went down.
Political Animals
Network: USA Network
Date: Summer 2012
Time: TBD
Sigourney Weaver is making her primetime series debut as the lead in USA Network's upcoming summer miniseries "Political Animals." Veteran film actress will play Elaine Barrish, a divorced former first lady and newly appointed secretary of state who throws herself into her job when her marriage falls apart and a presidential bid comes up short. The six-episode mini from Warner Horizon Television is being exec produced by Greg Berlanti and Laurence Mark. Berlanti wrote and directed the pilot.
Kathy
Network: Bravo
Date: April 19, 2012
Time: 10:00 PM EST
New weekly late-night talk show Kathy starring reality star/comedian/actress Kathy Griffin opens on Bravo April 19 at 10p. Kathy will air on Thursdays and cover the latest news and celebrity gossip in addition to Griffin sharing her unique stories in front of a studio audience. Embassy Row produces Kathy for Bravo.
Flipped Off
Network: A&E Network
Date: April 9, 2012
Time: 10:00 PM EST
Next month, A&E Network opens a new original real-life series, Flipped Off starring Russell Hantz (Survivor) as he delves into the competitive world of house flipping in Houston. Flipped Off, produced by Departure Films for A&E, premieres April 9 at 10p.
Tanked
Network: Animal Planet
Date: April 14, 2012
Time: 9:00 PM EST
Season two of Tanked debuts April 14 at 9p on Animal Planet. The new 20-episode season continues to follow Wayde King and Brett Raymer, co-owners of Acrylic Tank Manufacturing (ATM) in Las Vegas as they create extraordinary aquariums. Nancy Glass Productions is behind the series for Animal Planet.
The Singing Bee
Network: CMT
Date: April 20, 2012
Time: 8:00 PM EST
Beginning April 20, CMT debuts two new series and brings back music competition show The Singing Bee at 8p for a fourth season. The Singing Bee hosted by Melissa Peterman is produced by The Gurin Company and JUMA Entertainment.
Trisha's Southern Kitchen
Network: Food Network
Date: April 14, 2012
Time: 10:30 AM EST
Country superstar and cookbook author Trisha Yearwood will star in a new daytime series on Food Network titled Trisha's Southern Kitchen launching April 14 at 1030a. Shot in Nashville, the six-episode series goes inside Yearwood's kitchen as she cooks her favorite meals and shares stories and visits from friends and family.
2012 NewNowNext Awards
Network: Logo
Date: April 9, 2012
Time: 10:00 PM EST
Kelly Osbourne will host the fifth 2012 NewNowNext Awards airing on Logo April 9 at 10p. The awards show will be taped in front of a live audience at the Avalon in Hollywood April 5.
