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

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 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.