Cable's Originals

Here's our list of upcoming original cable programming — specifically covering the period from March 1, 2005 to July 17, 2005. “Original programming” means just that — everything has to be a brand-new premiere. That means nothing acquired or available via broadcast television, home video or in movie theaters. Specials spun off of existing series are included, but never-before-seen episodes of established series do not qualify. The list includes mostly traditional basic-cable networks that have large distribution, though some pay networks have been included. The list was compiled by Multichannel News contributor Leslie Jaye Goff.

March

A&E NETWORK

Intervention
(series) March 6

ABC FAMILY

Blended
(movie) March 20
Las Vegas Garden of Love
(series) March 21

ANIMAL PLANET

Dragons: A Fantasy Made Real
(special) March 20

BBC AMERICA

Ramsay's Boiling Point
(series) March 1
The Long Firm
(series) March 6

BET

Rip The Runway
(special) March 24

BRAVO

Showdog Moms & Dads
(series) March 30

CARTOON NETWORK

The Acceleracers: Speed of Silence
(special) March 19
Star Wars: Clone Wars
(movie) March 21

CMT

Brad Paisley's Muddi Gras
(special) March 11
Small Town Secrets
(special) March 25
CMT 20 Greatest Songs of Faith
(special) March 26

CSTV

One2One: David Stern
(special) March 6

COMEDY CENTRAL

The Hollow Men
(series) March 10
The Comedy Central Roast of Jeff Foxworthy
(special) March 20

COURT TV

Impossible Heists
(series) March 15

DISCOVERY CHANNEL

Genghis Khan: Rise of the Conqueror
(special) March 20
Khubla Kahn: Fall of the Mongol Hordes
(special) March 20

DISCOVERY HEALTH CHANNEL

Double Identical
(special) March 8
Human Story
(special) March 14
Designing Humans
(special) March 14

DISNEY CHANNEL

Buffalo Dreams
(movie) March 11
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
(series) March 18
Charlie & Lola
(series) date TBD

DIY

Restoration Realities
(series) March 6
Healthy Household Workshop
(series) March 14

E!

My Crazy Life
(working title) (series) March 8
Hollywood Card Night
(working title) (series) date TBD

FINE LIVING

Auction Adventure
(series) March 6
America's Dream 18: Arnold Palmer
(special) March 6
Cooking Schools in Italy: Winemaker for a Day Sweepstakes
(special) March 12

FOOD NETWORK

Take It Off
(series) March 11
Food Network Caters Your Wedding
(special) March 13

FUEL

M-80
(series) March 6
Drive: Notes From the Wilderness
(series) March 27

THE GOLF CHANNEL

Top 10 U.S. Open Moments
(special) March 2
Top 10 Individual Performances
(special) March 2
Top 10 Indelible Images
(special) March 9
Top 10 Open Championship Moments
(special) March 21
Top 10 Fantastic Finishes
(special) March 23

HALLMARK CHANNEL

McBride: It's Murder, Madam
(movie) March 4
Jane Doe: The Wrong Face
(movie) March 11
Thicker Than Water
(movie) March 12

HGTV

reDesign
(series) March 3

THE HISTORY CHANNEL

Breaking Vegas
(series) March 1
Time Machine: Founding Mothers
(special) March 6
History Sunday: Cannibals
(special) March 13
Time Machine: Joseph: The Silent Saint
(special) March 24
History Sunday: Visions of Mary
(special) March 27th
Conquest of America
(special) March 28
The Conquerors
(series) March 30

HOME BOX OFFICE

Sometimes In April
(movie) date TBD
Dope Sick Love
(documentary) date TBD

LIFETIME TELEVISION

Lies My Mother Told Me
(movie) March 7
Mom at Sixteen
(movie) March 21

MILITARY CHANNEL

Citizen Soldier
(special) March 3
Size It Up
(miniseries) March 11
Blue Angels: A Year in the Life
(series) March 17
Battlefield Diaries
(miniseries) March 31
Red Flag
(special) March 31

MTV: MUSIC TELEVISION

PoweR Girls
(series) March 10
Trippin
(series) March 28

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL

In the Womb
(special) March 6
Surviving the …
(special) March 7
Most Amazing Moments II & III
(special) March 13
Search for the Ultimate Survivor
(special) March 20
Crucifixion
(special) March 27
Bible Code
(special) March 27

NBA TV

Life and Times of Dave DeBusschere
(documentary) March 30

NICKELODEON

Dora the Explorer: Big Sister
(special) March 21

NOGGIN

Miffy and Friends
(special) March 14

OUTDOOR LIFE NETWORK

Dangerous Game
(series) March 4
E-Force
(series) March 13

OXYGEN

Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber
(movie) March 12
Mr. Romance
(series) March 14

PAX TV

Lie Detector
(series) March 8
Cold Turkey Reunion
(special) March 8
Cold Turkey II
(series) March 15

Q TELEVISION NETWORK

Untitled morning news show
(series) date TBD

THE SCIENCE CHANNEL

Predators of the Great Barrier Reef
(special) March 12
What the Ancients Knew
(series) March 14

SCI FI CHANNEL

Mansquito
(movie) March 12
Alien Apocalypse
(movie) March 26

SHOWTIME

One Night, One Star: Usher Live
(special) March 5
Fat Actress
(series) March 7

SÍ TV

Not So Foreign Filmmakers Showcase
(series) March 20

SPIKE TV

Invasion Iowa
(miniseries) March 29

THE STYLE NETWORK

Craft Corner Death Match
(series) March 9

TENNIS CHANNEL

Match Makers
(series) March 7

TV LAND

TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV
(special) March 16
Chasing Farrah
(series) March 23

TV ONE

The Story of …
(series) March

USA NETWORK

Cool Money
(movie) March 18
Kojak
(series) March 27

April

A&E NETWORK

Knievel's Wild Ride
(series) date TBD

ABC FAMILY

Wildfire
(movie) date TBD

AMC

Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
(documentary) April 5

AMERICANLIFE TV NETWORK*

Volunteers: For the Sake of Others — The Tsunami: Americans Respond
(special) April 29

BBC AMERICA

Shameless
(series) April 3

THE BIOGRAPHY CHANNEL

Bio Buzz (working title)
(series) April 28

BRAVO

Cirque du Soleil : La Nouba
(special) April 22

CMT

CMT Insider Special Edition: Jeff Foxworthy
(special) April 8
2005 CMT Music Awards
(special) April 11
Popularity Contest
(series) April 11
CMT 20 Greatest Bands
(special) April 16

CARTOON NETWORK

Krypto the Superdog
(series) April 4

COMEDY CENTRAL

Con
(series) April 6

DISCOVERY CHANNEL

Submarine: Hidden Hunter
(special) April 17

DISCOVERY HOME CHANNEL

Party Girl
(special) date TBD

DISCOVERY TIMES CHANNEL

The Holy Kingdom
(working title) (documentary) April 4
Venezuela: Like Oil and Water
(working title) (documentary) April 4
Surviving Sudan
(documentary) April 25

DISNEY CHANNEL

The Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama
(movie) date TBD

DIY

Trade School
(series) April 3
Fresh Coat
(series) April 4
Garden Sense
(series) April 5
Rock Solid
(series) April 6
Fly Fishing in Yellowstone
(special) April 24

FINE LIVING

The Classic at Aspen 2004
(special) April 2

FOOD NETWORK

The Dave Lieberman Show
(working title) (series) April 16
Ballpark Cafe III
(special) date TBD

FOX SOCCER CHANNEL

Fox Soccer USA
(series) date TBD

G4

Formula D
(series) date TBD

THE GOLF CHANNEL

Top 10 Masters Moments
(special) April 5
Top 10 PGA Championship Moments
(special) April 27

HALLMARK CHANNEL

Out of the Woods
(movie) date TBD

HERE! TV

Tides of War
(movie) April 1
Here! Blackout
(series) date TBD

THE HISTORY CHANNEL

Tsunami
(special) date TBD
History Sunday: Meteors: Fire in the Sky
(special) date TBD
FDR: A Presidency Revealed
(special) date TBD
NBA Hardwood Classics: NBA's Top 10 Greatest
(special) date TBD
History Sunday: Voodoo Secrets
(special) date TBD

HGTV

I Want That!
(series) April 3
Divine Design: Behind the Scenes
(special) April 21

HOME BOX OFFICE

Warm Springs
(movie) date TBD
Whoopi Goldberg: The Spook Show
(special) date TBD

LIFETIME TELEVISION

Odd Girl Out
(movie) April 4
I Married a Princess
(series) April 18
Untitled film on violence against women
(documentary) date TBD

MILITARY CHANNEL

Top Ten Tanks
(special) April 8

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL

Sturgis
(special) April 11

NBA TV

Real Playoffs
(series) April 23

NICKELODEON

Kid's Choice Awards
(special) April 2
Blue's Room Special: Beyond Your Wildest Dreams
(special) April 18
All That 10th Anniversary
(special) April 23

OUTDOOR LIFE NETWORK

Rescue Dogs
(series) April 10
Outside Investigations
(series) April 23

PAX TV

American Princess
(series) April 18
Extreme Fakeover
(series) April 18

THE SCIENCE CHANNEL

Bringing Down the House
(special) April 3
Quake Proof: Building the Perfect Bridge
(special) April 14
Einstein's Unfinished Symphony
(special) April 17
E=mc2
(special) April 17
Hot Rocks: Geology of Civilization
(series) April 22

SCI FI CHANNEL

Snake King
(movie) April 4
Man-Thing
(movie) April 30

SHOWTIME

Reefer Madness
(movie) date TBD
Laugh Whore
(special) date TBD

SPIKE TV

Sports Illustrated Presents Greatest College Athletes
(special) April 3
The Lance Krall Show
(series) April 11
Comedy Inc.
(series) April 11

SOAPNET

They Started on Soaps 4
(special) date TBD

TLC

Sheer Dallas
(series) April 15

TNT

14 Hours
(movie) date TBD

TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES

The Adventures of Errol Flynn
(documentary) April 5

TV ONE

Devine Restoration
(series) date TBD

USA NETWORK

Murder at the Presidio
(movie) April 29

WE: Women's Entertainment

Chasing the Crown
(special) date TBD

THE WEATHER CHANNEL

Heroes of the Storm
(special) April 10
Silent Killer
(documentary) April 17
Heroes of the Storm Live Event (with winners)
(special) April 21
Surviving the Elements: Tornadoes
(series) April 24

May

AMC

Hollywood Vietnam
(documentary) May 30

BBC AMERICA

The Robinsons
(series) May 18

BRAVO

The Million Dollar Recipe
(documentary) May 2

CARTOON NETWORK

Pokémon VII
(movie) May 13

CMT

40 Greatest Firsts
(special) May 14
Class of …
(special) date TBD

COMEDY CENTRAL

D.L. Hughley: Shocked & Appalled
(special) May 15

COURT TV

The Lindberg Kidnapping: Investigation Reopened
(special) May 5

DISCOVERY CHANNEL

Living With Wolves
(special) date TBD

DIY

Best Built Home
(limited series) May 2
DIY Inside: The Builders' Show
(special) May 15
Grow It & Mow It
(limited series) May 23

FINE LIVING

Catalog This!
(series) May 29
Beyond Borders
(series) May 29

ESPN2

ESPN Hollywood
(series) May 9

FITTV

Insider Training
(series) date TBD

FOOD NETWORK

Grill-Gantua
(special) date TBD

G4

Girls Gone Wired
(series) date TBD

THE GOLF CHANNEL

Golf Galaxy Makeover
(special) May 3
Links of Luxury
(series) May 13

HALLMARK CHANNEL

Mystery Woman: Vision of Murder
(movie) date TBD
Ordinary Miracles
(movie) date TBD
McBride: The Doctor Is Out… Really Out
(movie) date TBD
Jane Doe: 'Til Death Do Us Part
(movie) date TBD
Back to You and Me
(movie) date TBD

HERE! TV

Deadly Skies
(movie) May 1
Here! Family
(series) date TBD

THE HISTORY CHANNEL

History Sunday: Hitler's End
(special) date TBD
The Eastern Front
(special) date TBD
The Most Daring Mission of the Civil War
(special) date TBD
Save Our History: Gold Rush Ghost Towns
(special) date TBD
Evel Knievel: The World's Greatest Daredevil
(special) date TBD

HGTV

Color Czars
(special) May 1

HOME BOX OFFICE

Empire Falls
(movie) date TBD
A Father, A Son
(working title) (documentary) date TBD
The Original Tracy Ullman
(special) date TBD

INDEPENDENT FILM CHANNEL

Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
(documentary) date TBD

LIFETIME

Confessions of an American Bride
(movie) May 9

MILITARY CHANNEL

Ace in the Hole
(special) date TBD
Goin Back: Bataan and Corregidor
(special) date TBD

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL

Extraterrestrial
(special) date TBD

NICK AT NITE

Funniest Mom in America
(special) May 3

NICK TOONS

Dirk Derby
(series) date TBD

THE SCIENCE CHANNEL

Inner Adventure
(special) May 8
Louisiana Coastline
(special) May 21

SHOWTIME

Our Fathers
(movie) date TBD

SOAPNET

Soapnet's Live Daytime Emmy Preview Show
(special) May 20

SUNDANCE CHANNEL

Red Diaper Baby
(special) May 1

TNT

The Film Life Movie Awards (working title)
(special) date TBD

TV LAND

TV Land's Top 10
(series) May 4

TV ONE

Full Plate
(series) date TBD

USA NETWORK

Rapid Fire
(movie) May 20

VH1

Kept
(series) date TBD

THE WEATHER CHANNEL

Mount St. Helens Anniversary
(special) May 15

June

ABC FAMILY

Pizza My Heart
(working title) (movie) date TBD
Looks of Love
(working title) (series) date TBD

ANIMAL PLANET

Corwin's Quest
(series) June 15
Buggin' With Ruud
(series) June 15
Jane Goodall's When Animals Talk
(special) date TBD

BBC AMERICA

Byron
(movie) June 4
New Tricks
(series) June 13
Second Sight
(series) June 20

THE BIOGRAPHY CHANNEL

Class of '06
(special) June 6

BET

BET Awards
(special) June 28

CARTOON NETWORK

The Life and Times of Juniper Lee
(series) June 5

CINEMAX

Xiara's Song
(documentary) date TBD

CMT

History of Southern Rock
(documentary) June 5

CSTV

Pure Notre Dame
(series) date TBD

COMEDY CENTRAL

Stella
(series) date TBD

COURT TV

Takedown: Casino
(series) June 14

DISCOVERY CHANNEL

Untitled Discovery 20th Anniversary Special
(special) June 17

DISCOVERY HOME CHANNEL

Flip the House
(series) date TBD

DISNEY CHANNEL

Go Figure
(working title) (movie) date TBD
The Buzz on Maggie
(series) date TBD
Breakfast With Bear
(series) date TBD

ESPN2

Quite Frankly
(talk show) date TBD

FOOD NETWORK

The Next Food Network Star
(series) date TBD

FUEL

Cut Masters
(series) June 5

GSN

No Limit Nine Ball
(working title) (series) date TBD

HALLMARK CHANNEL

Fielder's Choice
(movie) date TBD
A Family of Strangers
(movie) date TBD

THE HISTORY CHANNEL

Automaniac
(series) date TBD
History Sunday: The Boneyard
(special) date TBD

HGTV

Get Color!
(series) June 3
Decorating Cents: 100 Ideas Under $100
(special) June 21

HOME BOX OFFICE

Crusin' With Rosie
(documentary) date TBD

MILITARY CHANNEL

Anatomy of an FA-18
(special) date TBD

THE N

Degrassi: Unscripted
(special) June 3

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL

Inside the Mafia
(special) June 13
Most Amazing Moments IV & V
(special) June 20

NICKELODEON

Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends: Froggy Day in Sunny Patch
(special) date TBD

NOGGIN

Miffy and Friends Birthday
(special) June 20

THE OUTDOOR CHANNEL

Ultimate Match Fishing
(series) June 27

OUTDOOR LIFE NETWORK

Ocean Hunter
(series) June 3

THE SCIENCE CHANNEL

Deconstruction: Backyard Projects
(special) June 19

SCI FI CHANNEL

Crimson Force
(movie) date TBD
Hammerhead: Shark Frenzy
(movie) date TBD

SPIKE TV

The Rookies
(series) date TBD

TLC

Material World
(series) date TBD

TNT

Into the West
(miniseries) date TBD
The Closer
(series) date TBD

TRAVEL CHANNEL

Travel Spies
(series) date TBD
Bourdain Experience
(series) date TBD

TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES

Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
(documentary) date TBD

TV LAND

Inside TV Land: Tickled Pink
(special) June 29

TV One

Singletary Says
(series) date TBD

THE WEATHER CHANNEL

Hurricane Retrospect
(working title) (special) June 5
Forest Fires, Part 1
(documentary) June 19

July

CARTOON NETWORK

Camp Lazlo
(series) date TBD

DISCOVERY CHANNEL

Comet Impact
(special) July 10
Titanic (working title)
(documentary) date TBD

DISNEY CHANNEL

Life Is Ruff (working title)
(movie) date TBD

FOOD NETWORK

Bread and Pastry Challenge
(series) date TBD

THE N

Instant Star
(series) July 1

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL

Is it Real?
(series) date TBD

NICKELODEON

The Backyardigans: Race to the Tower of Power
(special) date TBD

THE OUTDOOR CHANNEL

Cast & Blast
(series) July 1
Wings to Adventure
(series) July 3

THE SCIENCE CHANNEL

Miracle Planet
(series) date TBD

SCI FI CHANNEL

Bloodsuckers
(movie) date TBD

SPEED TV

Texas Hardtails
(working title) (movie) date TBD
Pinks
(series) date TBD

SPIKE TV

Superagent
(series) date TBD

TLC

Property Ladder
(series) date TBD

TNT

Rush
(working title) (series) date TBD

WE: WOMEN'S ENTERTAINMENT

Tammy Faye: Death Defying
(documentary) date TBD

THE WEATHER CHANNEL

Forest Fires, Part 2
(documentary) July 17