Cable’s Originals

By Leslie Jaye Goff -- Multichannel News, 10/21/2007 6:00:00 PM MT

Here’s our list of upcoming original cable programming from Oct. 22, 2007, to February 2008. “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 22-31, 2007
ANIMAL PLANET	Saving a Species: Gorillas on the Brink with Natalie Portman	Special	Oct. 26
	Almost Human With Jane Goodall	Special	Oct. 28
BET J	Living The Life Of Marley	Series	Oct. 26
DISCOVERY CHANNEL	Everest 2: Beyond the Limit	Series	Oct. 30
G4	X-Play Special: Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction	Special	Oct. 30
	X-Play Special: Top 10 Greatest Videogame Monsters	Special	Oct. 31
HGTV	What’s With That Really Haunted Halloween House?	Special	Oct. 28
THE HISTORY CHANNEL	The Lost Book of Nostradamus	Special	Oct. 28
	Monsterquest	Series	Date TBD
IFC TV	Does Your Soul Have A Cold?	Documentary	Oct. 22
INSP — THE INSPIRATION NETWORK	Singing News Fan Awards	Special	Oct. 27
LIFETIME	Matters of Life & Dating	Movie	Oct. 22
LOGO	Alien Boot Camp	Special	Oct. 26
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL	Super Strength	Special	Oct. 22
	Air Emergency: Unconscious Pilot	Special	Oct. 22
	Falling From the Sky (working title)	Special	Oct. 22
	Zombie Alligators	Special	Oct. 27
	Lockdown: Tent City	Special	Oct. 28
	Lockdown: Inmate U	Special	Oct. 28
SCI FI CHANNEL	Headless Horseman	Movie	Oct. 27
	Ghost Hunters Live	Special	Oct. 31
THE SCIENCE CHANNEL	Mars Rising	Series	Oct. 30
STARZ	Bloodsucking Cinema	Special	Oct. 26
SUNDANCE CHANNEL	A Summer in the Cage	Documentary	Oct. 22
VH1	Amazing Journey: The Story of the Who *Simulcast on VH1 Classic	Documentary	Oct. 30
VOOM HD	Concrete Canvas	Series	Oct. 22

NOVEMBER 2007
A&E	A&E Rocks: Bon Jovi	Special	Nov. 10
ABC FAMILY	Christmas Caper	Movie	Nov. 25
ANIMAL PLANET	Orangutan Island	Series	Nov. 2
BBC AMERICA	That Mitchell and Webb Look	Series	Nov. 9
	The Planman	Movie	Nov. 11
	Goldplated	Series	Nov. 28
CARTOON NETWORK	Chowder	Series	Nov. 2
	Tom & Jerry: Mousecracker Suite	Movie	Nov. 23
	Ben 10: Race Against Time	Movie	Date TBD
CINEMAX	John & Jane Toll-Free	Documentary	Nov. 13
CMT	CMA Red Carpet Special	Special	Nov. 7
	Trick My Trucker	Series	Nov. 9
	CMT Giants: Hank Williams Jr.	Special	Nov. 17
	A Toby Keith Classic Christmas	Special	Nov. 24
DISNEY CHANNEL	Bunnytown	Series	Nov. 10
DISCOVERY CHANNEL	Weapon Masters	Series	Nov. 1
	Bear’s Mission Everest (working title)	Special	Nov. 9
	Fearless Planet	Series	Nov. 11
	Rise of the Video Game	Miniseries	Nov. 21
	Future Weapons	Series	Nov. 21
DISCOVERY HEALTH	YOU: Staying Young	Special	Nov. 1
DIY NETWORK	Finished in 48	Series	Nov. 11
	Cool Tools	Series	Nov. 22
	Cool Tools: The Hardware Show	Special	Nov. 22
	Martha Stewart Crafts	Series	Nov. 22
	Holiday Giftnanza	Special	Nov. 25
ESPN2	Varsity Inc.	Series	Nov. 29
FINE LIVING	Money Terms You Need to Know	Special	Nov. 11
	Time Makeover	Series	Nov. 15
	Stocking Stuffers	Special	Nov. 23
FUEL TV	Swerve Festival Awards Show	Special	Nov. 9
	Design For Humanity	Special	Nov. 15
	The Great Ride Open	Series	Nov. 18
FUSE	Videos That Rocked the World	Series	Nov. 26
G4	X-Play Special: Call of Duty 4	Special	Nov. 6
	X-Play Super Mario Special	Special	Nov. 13
	American Ninja Challenge	Special	Nov. 14
	American Ninja Wrap-Up	Special	Nov. 14
	X-Play Special: Mass Effect	Special	Nov. 20
	X-Play Special: Building the Ultimate Gaming PC	Special	Nov. 21
	X-Play Special: Rock Band	Special	Nov. 23
GOSPEL MUSIC CHANNEL	Dove Awards	Special	Nov. 10
	Kitchen Sink	Series	Nov. 17
	Christmas at Union Station: George Huff and Mandisa	Special	Nov. 24
HALLMARK CHANNEL	A Grandpa for Christmas	Movie	Nov. 24
HBO	To Die in Jerusalem	Documentary	Nov. 1
	Michigan vs. Ohio State: The Rivalry	Documentary	Nov. 13
	PU-239	Movie	Nov. 17
	I Am an Animal: The Story of Ingrid Newkirk and Peta	Documentary	Nov. 19
HGTV	Hot Holidays (working title)	Special	Nov. 23
	Gift Show 2007	Special	Nov. 25
THE HISTORY CHANNEL	Gangland	Series	Date TBD
	Band of Bloggers	Special	Date TBD
	A Global Warning?	Special	Date TBD
	Baghdad Diary	Special	Date TBD
	Andrew Jackson	Special	Date TBD
	Unleashed	Series	Date TBD
IFC TV	Darkon	Documentary	Nov. 12
LIFETIME	More of Me	Movie	Nov. 17
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL	Break it Down: Bridge	Special	Nov. 1
	Secrets of the Moon Landing	Special	Nov. 4
	Hitler and the Occult	Special	Nov. 5
	Man Made: Queen Mary 2	Special	Nov. 15
	Dangerous Encounters With Brady Barr: Amazon’s Deadly Dozen	Special	Nov. 18
	Day Under Fire (working title)	Special	Nov. 20
	Hog Genius	Special	Nov. 24
SCI FI CHANNEL	Bats: Human Harvest	Movie	Nov. 10
	Battlestar Galactica: Razor	Special	Nov. 24
THE SCIENCE CHANNEL	Green Road Trip (working title)	Series	Nov. 19
STARZ	Hollywood Goes	Special	Nov. 26
THE STYLE NETWORK	Ultimate Style	Series	Nov. 3
	Hot Guys Who Cook	Series	Nov. 21
SUNDANCE CHANNEL	Nimrod Nation	Series	Nov. 26
TBS	Frank Caliendo: All Over the Place	Special	Nov. 16
	Blue Collar: The Next Generation	Special	Nov. 17
	Ellen’s Really Big Show	Special	Nov. 18
	Frank TV	Series	Nov. 20
TLC	Fashionably Late With Stacy London	Series	Nov. 23
TV LAND	Entertainment Weekly and TV Land Present: The 50 Greatest TV Icons	Special	Nov. 16
VERSUS	Sports Unfiltered With Dennis Miller	Series	Nov. 6
VH1	The Shot	Series	Nov. 4
VH1 SOUL	VH1 Soul Presents: The Vibe Awards Special	Special	Nov. 14
VOOM HD	Appetizing Adventures With Luke Mangan	Series	Nov. 7
	Classic Racers	Series	Nov. 20
	Penny Revolution	Series	Nov. 22

DECEMBER 2007
A&E	Paranormal State	Series	Date TBD
ABC FAMILY	Holiday in Handcuffs	Movie	Dec. 9
	Snowglobe	Movie	Dec. 15
ANIMAL PLANET	Arctic Exposure With Nigel Marven	Series	Dec. 8
BBC AMERICA	Super Skinny Me	Documentary	Dec. 2
	476 Lb. Teenager	Documentary	Dec. 9
	My Small Breasts and I	Documentary	Dec. 16
	My Big Breasts and Me	Documentary	Dec. 23
	Teen Transexual	Documentary	Dec. 30
CARTOON NETWORK	Camp Lazlo Christmas: Kamp Kringle	Special	Date TBD
CMT	Music City Madness — The Road to CMT	Special	Dec. 3
COMEDY CENTRAL	Comedy Central’s Last Laugh ’07 Starring Lewis Black	Special	Dec. 2
DISCOVERY HEALTH	Jon & Kate Plus 8 Hit the Road	Special	Dec. 4
	A Lyon at the Party	Special	Dec. 6
E! ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION	The Snoop Dogg Show (working title)	Series	Dec. 9
ESPN	New Year’s Revolution (working title)	Special	Dec. 31
G4	X-Play Holiday Buyers Guide	Special	Dec. 12
	X-Play MMO Special (working title)	Special	Dec. 19
GOSPEL MUSIC CHANNEL	Christmas at Union Station: Jars of Clay	Special	Dec. 1
	Christmas at Union Station: Trin-i-tee 5:7	Special	Dec. 8
	Christmas at Union Station: Natalie Grant	Special	Dec. 15
	Christmas at Union Station: All-Star Show	Special	Dec. 17
HALLMARK CHANNEL	All I Want for Christmas	Movie	Dec. 1
	The Note	Movie	Dec. 8
	Love’s Unfolding Dream	Movie	Dec. 15
HBO	Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project	Special	Dec. 2
	Dave Attell: Captain Miserable	Special	Dec. 8
	Hard as Nails	Documentary	Dec. 17
DISCOVERY HD THEATER	MegaWorld	Series	Dec. 5
	A Boy and His Eagle	Special	Dec. 16
HGTV	What’s With That Decked Out Christmas House?	Special	Dec. 9
	Holiday Windows 2007	Special	Dec. 16
THE HISTORY CHANNEL	History Rocks the 80s	Special	Date TBD
	History Rocks Sex	Special	Date TBD
	1968 With Tom Brokaw	Special	Date TBD
	The True Story of Charlie Wilson	Special	Date TBD
	The Hunt for John Wilkes Booth	Special	Date TBD
LIFETIME	Lost Holiday: The Jim and Suzanne Shemwell Story	Movie	Dec. 18
LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK	Second Sight	Movie	Dec. 1
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL	How It Was: Pearl Harbor	Special	Dec. 5
	How It Was: Battle for Iwo Jima	Special	Dec. 5
	Man-Made: Super Road	Special	Dec. 6
	Man-Made: Super Sewer	Special	Dec. 6
	Howard Hughes Revealed	Special	Dec. 11
	Inside Lost Worlds: Lost Warrior Kingdom	Special	Dec. 17
	Deadly Dozen: Indo Pacific	Special	Dec. 22
	Incredible Creatures: Giant Tarantula, Platypus, Giant Salamander, Ligers, Giant Worm	Special	Dec. 29
SCI FI CHANNEL	Tin Man	Miniseries	Dec. 2
	Showdown at Area 51 (working title)	Movie	Dec. 15
THE SCIENCE CHANNEL	Science of Storm Chasing	Special	Dec. 2
	Tank on the Moon	Special	Dec. 10
	Best Science Moments of 2007	Special	Dec. 16
STARZ	Anime: Drawing a Revolution	Special	Dec. 17
SUNDANCE CHANNEL	100 Films and a Funeral	Documentary	Dec. 1
TBS	Funniest Commercials of the Year: 2007	Special	Dec. 28
TNT	Christmas in Washington	Special	Dec. 12
TV One	Get Together With John Legend	Special	Dec. 16
	In The Company of Friends With Vanessa Bell Calloway	Special	Dec. 16
VH1	Larry The Cable Guy’s Christmas Special	Special	Dec. 5
	Critics Choice Awards	Special	Dec. 15
	Greatest Songs of the 90s	Special	Dec. 17
VH1 CLASSIC	Seven Ages of Rock	Documentary	Dec. 17
WE TV	Twister Sisters	Series	Dec. 11 (tentative)

JANUARY 2008
A&E	Parking Wars	Series	Date TBD
AMC	Breaking Bad	Series	Jan. 17
CARTOON NETWORK	George of the Jungle	Series	Date TBD
CMT	Gone Country	Series	Jan. 11
	My Big Redneck Wedding	Series	Jan. 11
	50 Greatest Videos	Special	Jan. 19
DISCOVERY CHANNEL	Fight Quest (working title)	Series	Date TBD
DISNEY CHANNEL	Minutemen	Movie	Date TBD
	High School Musical: The Music in You	Documentary	Date TBD
DIY NETWORK	Today Show Tips	Series	Jan. 14
	Under Construction	Series	Date TBD
	Hammered With John & Jimmy DiResta	Series	Date TBD
	Hollywood Habitat for Humanity	Special	Date TBD
FOOD NETWORK	Jamie at Home	Series	Jan. 12
FOX REALITY	Battle of the Bods	Series	Jan. 19
GSN	How Much Is Enough? (working title)	Series	Jan. 8
HALLMARK CHANNEL	Charlie & Me	Movie	Jan. 5
	Daniel’s Daughter	Movie	Jan. 12
	The Good Witch	Movie	Jan. 19
	Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder	Movie	Jan. 23
HGTV	Rose Parade 2008	Special	Jan. 1
	HGTV Dream Home 2008	Special	Jan. 1
	Sleep on It	Series	Jan. 2
	Desperate Spaces	Series	Jan. 8
	Light It Up	Special	Jan. 13
	Amazing Waterfront Homes	Special	Jan. 20
	Divine Design: Best of Baths	Special	Jan. 27
I-LIFETV	Speechless … Silencing the Christians	Series	Date TBD
LIFETIME	How to Look Good Naked	Series	Jan. 4
	Queen Sized	Movie	Jan. 6
	It’s My Party (working title)	Series	Jan. 4
	Matt Titus: Matchmaker	Series	Jan. 4
LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK	A Near Death Experience	Movie	Jan. 5
NICK TOONS	Ricky Sprocket	Series	Date TBD
OXYGEN	Husband for Hire	Movie	Jan. 19
SCI FI CHANNEL	Beyond Loch Ness	Movie	Date TBD
	Ghost Voyage	Movie	Date TBD
THE SCIENCE CHANNEL	Star Bots (working title)	Series	Jan. 4
	Strange Science	Series	Jan. 21
STARZ	Head Case	Series	Jan. 23
	Hollywood Residential	Series	Jan. 23
TBS	Screen Actors Guild Awards *Simulcast on TNT	Special	Jan. 27
TLC	Miss America Reality Show	Series	Date TBD
	Miss America Live	Special	Jan. 26
TRUTV	The Real Hustle	Series	Jan. 22
TCM	Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows	Special	Jan. 14
VH1	Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew	Series	Jan. 10
WE TV	Ugliest House on the Block	Series	Date TBD
	Alien Abductions: True Confessions	Series	Date TBD
THE WEATHER CHANNEL	When Weather Makes History	Series	Jan. 6

FEBRUARY 2008
CMT	Trick My Truck NASCAR Special	Special	February 16
	Name That Tune	Series	February 23
DISNEY CHANNEL	Phineas and Ferb	Series	Date TBD
FINE LIVING TV NETWORK	Romantic Resorts	Special	February 9
FOOD NETWORK	Ultimate Recipe Showdown	Series	February 17
FUEL	FUEL TV Presents Woodward Camp	Series	February 17
HALLMARK CHANNEL	Bridal Fever	Movie	Date TBD
HGTV	Top 10 Romantic Bedrooms	Special	February 3
	Top 10 Amazing Kitchens	Special	February 17
IFC	The Whitest Kids U’ Know	Series	Date TBD
LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK	Ghost Prison (working title)	Movie	February 2
MILITARY CHANNEL	Wild Blue	Series	Date TBD
SCI FI CHANNEL	The Bone Eater	Movie	Date TBD
THE SCIENCE CHANNEL	The Net (working title)	Special	February 10
SUNDANCE CHANNEL	Pleasure for Sale	Series	Date TBD
TV ONE	Lessons From Little Rock: A National Report Card	Special	Date TBD
	Ebony Fashion Fair: 50 Years of Fabulous	Special	Date TBD
USA	132nd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show	Special	Date TBD
VOOM HD	I’ll Try Anything Once	Series	Date TBD

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