On Tap: Cable's New Shows
-- Multichannel News, 10/27/2008
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
