2008 Spring TV Premiere Schedule

Katee Sackhoff as Starbuck
(Image credit: Syfy)

Spring is here and normally that wouldn’t mean all that much for TV premieres since most of the shows would probably still be airing new episodes. Spring is usually all about May sweeps but thanks to the strike, this year’s TV schedule has been all out of whack and spring truly has become the season of rebirth for scripted TV shows. For those of you who haven’t been keeping track of what’s coming back when, we’ve got the schedule all laid out for you!

Sure, there are a few series returning for a brand new season (yay, Battlestar Galactica!) but the bulk of this list (thanks in part to about.com) consists of shows that have been on hiatus due to the strike.

As usual, we’ll be updating this list fairly regularly to add on shows and premiere dates (and make adjustments if/when dates change), so check back in once in a while! Also keep an eye out for our Spring TV Previews, which will include more detailed information on each show.

Sunday, March 30

Cold Case (CBS)

The Tudors (Showtime)

Tracey Ullman's State of the Union (Showtime)

Tuesday, April 1

Hell's Kitchen (FOX)

Wednesday, April 2

The Real World Awards Bash (MTV)

Criminal Minds (CBS)

CSI: NY (CBS)

DEA (SpikeTV)

Thursday, April 3

CSI (CBS)

Without a Trace (CBS)

Rock The Cradle (MTV)

Step It Up & Dance (Bravo)

Friday, April 4

Battlestar Galactica (SciFi)

Ghost Whisperer (CBS)

Numb3rs (CBS)

Monday, April 7

Samantha Who? (ABC)

Tuesday, April 8

Boston Legal (ABC)

NCIS (CBS)

Thursday, April 10

ER (NBC)

30 Rock (NBC)

The Office (NBC)

Scrubs (NBC)

Friday, April 11

Moonlight (CBS)

Saturday, April 12

Made (MTV)

Sunday, April 13

Desperate Housewives (ABC)

Monday, April 14

Bones (FOX)

Can You Duet (CMT)

One Tree Hill (The CW)

Rules of Engagement (CBS)

Tuesday, April 15

Law & Order: SVU (NBC)

Wednesday, April 16

The Real World: Hollywood

Til Death (Fox)

Back to You (Fox)

The Big 4-0 (TV Land)

Thursday, April 17

Smallville (The CW)

Sunday, April 20

Brothers & Sisters (ABC)

Monday, April 21

Gossip Girl (The CW)

Tuesday, April 22

Reaper (The CW)

Shot At Love 2 With Tila Tequila (MTV)

Wednesday, April 23

Law & Order (NBC)

Thursday, April 24

Grey's Anatomy (ABC)

Lost (ABC)

Supernatural (The CW)

Ugly Betty (ABC)

Monday, April 28

House (Fox)

Thursday, May 8

Tougher In Alaska (History)

Thursday, May 22

So You Think You Can Dance (Fox)

Monday, May 26

The Andromeda Strain (A&E)

Kelly West
Assistant Managing Editor

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.