On Tap: Cable's New Shows

By Multi Channel News Staff -- Multichannel News, 10/26/2008 6:00:00 PM MT

Here's our list of upcoming original cable programming from Oct. 27, 2008, to February 2009. “Original programming” means brand-new premieres, no acquired shows or fare available via broadcast television, home video or in movie theaters. Specials spun off of existing series are included, but new episodes of established series do not qualify. The list includes mostly basic-cable networks that have large distribution, though some premium networks have been included. The list was compiled by Multichannel News contributor Leslie Jaye Goff.

OCTOBER 27-31, 2008

ANIMAL PLANET

Lost Tapes
Special
Oct. 30

BET J

Urban Cuisine
Series
Oct. 27
Carmelo's Way
Series
Oct. 29
Leading Men
Series
Oct. 29

ESPN2

NFL Films Presents (Title TBD)
Documentary
Oct. 28

FUSE

Redemption Song
Series
Oct. 29

GOSPEL MUSIC CHANNEL

The Kitchen Sink Performances
Series
Oct. 30

HISTORY

Primal Fear
Special
Oct. 27

LOGO

365gay News: The Visible Vote '08 Election Special
Special
Oct. 30

OXYGEN

Coolio's Rules
Series
Oct. 28

VERSUS

Sports Soup
Series
Oct. 28

November 2008

ANIMAL PLANET

Whale Wars
Series
Nov. 7
The Vanishing Frog
Special
Nov. 20

BBC AMERICA

Britz
Special
Nov. 30

BET

Brother to Brothers
Series
Nov. 18

BRAVO

First Class All The Way
Series
Nov. 3

CMT

Larry the Cable Guy's Star Studded Christmas Extravaganza
Special
Nov. 21

COMEDY CENTRAL

Indecision 2008: Election Night LIVE!
Special
Nov. 4
A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!
Special
Nov. 23

DIY NETWORK

Renovation Realities
Series
Nov. 13
Cool Tools: Holiday Blowout
Special
Nov. 27
Cool Tools: The 25 Coolest
Special
Nov. 29

E!

Party Monsters: Cabo
Series
Nov. 30

G4

Human Wrecking Balls
Series
Nov. 12

GAC

Taylor Swift: On the Set — Love Story
Special
Nov. 5
Mark Wills: My Military Diary
Special
Nov. 11
Trace Adkins: X (Ten) Days
Special
Nov. 25
Down Home Holidays with Ashton Shepherd
Special
TBD

GOSPEL MUSIC CHANNEL

Mercyme Christmas
Special
Nov. 22
BMI Trailblazers Awards
Special
September 14

HALLMARK CHANNEL

Mail Order Bride
Movie
Nov. 8
Accidental Friendship
Movie
Nov. 15
An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving
Movie
Nov. 22
Moonlight & Mistletoe
Movie
Nov. 29

HBO

Taxicab Confessions NY, NY
Special
Nov. 8
Summer Heights High
Series
Nov. 9
Dirty Driving: Thundercars of Indiana
Documentary
Nov. 13
Ricky Gervais: Out of England
Special
Nov. 15
Kids + Money
Documentary
Nov. 28
My Zinc Bed
Movie
TBD

HGTV

25 Great Holiday Ideas
Special
Nov. 28
HGTV's Home for the Holidays
Special
Nov. 30

HISTORY

Shadow Force
Series
Nov. 7
The Brain
Special
Nov. 10
Extreme Trains
Series
Nov. 11
Einstein
Special
Nov. 17

ION

The Color of Magic
Miniseries
Nov. 24

LIFETIME

The Two Mr. Kissels
Movie
Nov. 15
Blush: The Search for the Next Great Make-Up Artist
Series
TBD

LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK

The Deadliest Lesson
Movie
Nov. 19

LOGO

2 Minutes Later
Movie
Nov. 2

MILITARY CHANNEL

Warriors
Series
Nov. 2

NAT GEO

Five Years on Mars
Special
Nov. 2
Unlocking the Great Pyramid
Special
Nov. 16
Direct from the Moon
Special
Nov. 17
Shipwreck! Captain Kidd
Special
Nov. 18
The Real George Washington
Special
Nov. 19
Lost Cities of the Amazon
Special
Nov. 20
Egypt Unwrapped: Alexander the Great's Lost Tomb
Special
Nov. 21
Egypt Unwrapped: Mystery of the Screaming Man
Special
Nov. 21
Herod's Lost Tomb
Special
Nov. 23

NICKELODEON

True Jackson, VP
Series
Nov. 8

NOGGIN

Toot & Puddle
Series
Nov. 16

OVATION TV

Everything is Art
Documentary
Nov. 9
Close Up: Photographers at Work 2
Documentary
Nov. 16

PLANET GREEN

Go for the Green
Series
Nov. 8
Build It Bigger: Rebuilding Greensburg
Special
Nov. 22

SCIENCE CHANNEL

Brink
Series
Nov. 28

STARZ

Fashion in Film
Special
Nov. 25

STYLE NETWORK

Ruby
Series
Nov. 9

TBS

Ellen's Even Bigger Really Big Show
Special
Nov. 29

USA

Monk Holiday Episode
Special
Nov. 28
Psych Holiday Episode
Special
Nov. 28

VH1

VH1 Storytellers — Kid Rock
Special
Nov. 20

DECEMBER 2008

A&E

Manhunters: Fugitive Task Force
Series
Dec. 9
The Black Widow
Documentary
Dec. 18
ABC FAMILY

A Miser Brothers' Christmas

Movie

Dec. 13

Snow 2 Brain Freeze

Movie

Dec. 14  

ANIMAL PLANET

Dancing with Dogs
Special
Dec. 13
Animal Gladiators
Series
Dec. 14

BIO

Shatner's Raw Nerve
Series
Dec. 2

CMT

CMT Giants: Alan Jackson
Special
Dec. 5
NASCAR: The Ride of Their Lives
Documentary
Dec. 13

DISCOVERY HEALTH

Babies 911
Special
Dec. 9
Marathon Love
Special
Dec. 14
Deaf and Blind Triplets
Special
Dec. 17

ESPN

The Greatest Game Ever Played
Documentary
Dec. 13
New Year, No Limits: New Year on ESPN
Special
Dec. 31

ESPN2

ESPN Films: A Woman Among Boys
Documentary
Dec. 21
ESPN Films: 199 Lives — The Travis Pastrana Story
Documentary
Dec. 28

GAC

Holiday Wrapping Party
Special
Dec. 1
Top 50 Videos of 2008
Special
Dec. 29

GOSPEL MUSIC CHANNEL

Sixpence None The Richer Christmas
Special
Dec. 6

HALLMARK CHANNEL

The Christmas Choir
Movie
Dec. 6
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Movie
Dec. 13
Our First Christmas
Movie
Dec. 20
A Kiss at Midnight
Movie
Dec. 27

HBO

Trials of Ted Haggard
Documentary
Dec. 15
Breaking the Huddle: The Integration of College Football
Documentary
Dec. 16
De La Hoya/Pacquiao 24/7
Documentary, Dec. 16
Costas Now
Series
Dec. 17
A Table in Heaven — The Ringmaster of Le Cirque
Documentary
Dec. 29

HGTV

Top Ten Christmas Towns
Special
Dec. 7
Holiday Windows
Special
Dec. 14
White House Christmas 2008
Special
Dec. 17

HISTORY

The Next Nostradamus
Special
TBD
70's Fever
Special
TBD

LIFETIME

Flirting With 40
Movie
Dec. 6
Mom's Cooking
Series
TBD

LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK

Special Delivery
Movie
Dec. 21

NAT GEO

Journey to the Edge of the Universe
Special
Dec. 7
In the Womb: Twins
Special
Dec. 21

NICKELODEON

Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh!
Movie
TBD

NICKTOONS NETWORK

Random! Cartoons
Series
Dec. 6

OVATION TV

Brilliant Green
Special
Dec. 7

SCIENCE CHANNEL

Ecopolis
Special
Dec. 10

STARZ

Ladies or Gentlemen
Special
Dec. 16

THE STYLE NETWORK

Fat Free Fiancés
Special
Dec. 6
Lucky Shops
Special
Dec. 7

TCM

Ron Howard: 50 Years in Film
Special
Dec. 29

TNT

The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice
Movie
Dec. 7
Leverage
Series
Dec. 7
Christmas in Washington
Special
Dec. 17

TRUTV

Maui Chopper
Series
Dec. 8

VH1

VH1 Rock Doc: Neil Young
Special
Dec. 27

JANUARY 2009

ANIMAL PLANET

Stray to Hey!
Series
January 3
Dark Days in Monkey City
Series
January 6

DISNEY CHANNEL

Hatching Pete
Movie
TBD

DIY NETWORK

Man Caves: USO Troop Edition
Special
January 25
Country Living Special
Special
TBD

E!

Live From the Red Carpet: Golden Globe Awards
Special
January 11
Live From the Red Carpet: Screen Actors Guild Awards
Special
January 25

ESPN2

Shaun White: Don't Look Down
Special
January 2

FINE LIVING

Worth Every Penny
Series
January 1
reDesign
Series
January 4
The Fix
Series
January 13
Family Winter Adventure
Special
TBD
Cooking Clubs
Special
TBD
Bulging Brides
Series
TBD

G4

G4 Presents CES 2009
Special
January 8

HALLMARK CHANNEL

Nanny Express
Movie
January 3
Expecting a Miracle
Movie
January 10
Taking a Chance on Love
Movie
January 31

HGTV

Rose Bowl Parade 2009
Special
January 1
Dear Genevieve
Series
January 1
Paint-Over! With Jennifer Bertrand
Special
January 1
HGTV Dream Home 2009
Special
January 1
Desperate To Buy
Series
January 7

LIFETIME

Untitled Friends Project
Limited Series
TBD
Models of the Runway
Series
TBD
Blonde Charity Mafia
Series
TBD

LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK

What Color Is Love?
Movie
January 18

LOGO

RuPaul's Drag Race
Series
January 26

NICK JR.

Team Umizoomi
Series
TBD

NICKTOONS NETWORK

Wolverine and the X-Men
Series
TBD

PLAYHOUSE DISNEY

Special Agent Oso
Series
TBD

SCIENCE CHANNEL

Young Scientist Challenge
Special
January 18

SHOWTIME

United States of Tara
Series
January 18

SÍ TV

FANdemonium
Series
January 27
Adrenalina
Series
January 27

SPIKE TV

Afro Samura: Resurrection
Movie
January 25

STARZ

The Face Is Familiar
Special
TBD

TBS

Tyler Perry's “Meet the Browns”
Series
January 7
Screen Actors Guild Awards*
Special
January 25
*Airing simultaneously on TNT.

TCM

Private Screenings: Ernest Borgnine
Special
January 26

TLC

Miss America: Countdown to the Crown
Series
January 2
Miss America
Special
January 24

TNT

Screen Actors Guild Awards*
Special
January 25
*Airing simultaneously on TBS.
Trust Me
Series
January 26

VH1

Critics' Choice Awards
Special
January 8
Rock of Love Bus
Series
TBD

FEBRUARY 2009

ANIMAL PLANET

Jockeys
Series
February 6
Animal Armageddon
Special
February 22

BBC AMERICA

Ashes to Ashes
Series
TBD

COMEDY CENTRAL

Important Things With Demetri Martin
Series
February 25

DISNEY CHANNEL

Sonny With A Chance
Series
TBD

DISNEY XD*

Aaron Stone
Series
TBD
*Formerly Toon Disney.

DIY

Bathtastic
Series
February 1

E!

Live From the Red Carpet: The 2009 Academy Awards
Special
February 22

ESPN2

The Snow Life Tour
Series
February 5

FINE LIVING

Wingman
Series
February 9
After Midnight: LA
Special
TBD

HALLMARK CHANNEL

The Good Witch 2
Movie
February 7
Then Again
Movie, February 14

HGTV

HGTV Showdown
Series
February 8

LIFETIME

Prayers for Bobby
Movie
TBD

LOGO

U People
Documentary
February 7

FALL-WINTER '08-'09

HISTORY

The Valkyrie Legacy
Special
Fourth-Quarter 2008

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