Cable's Spring Season

By: By MCN Staff Feb 28 2011 - 6:01am

The following is a list of upcoming original cable programming from Feb. 28 through April 30, 2011. Original programming is defined as brand new
premieres, not acquired shows or content available via broadcast TV, home video or in movie theatres. Specials spun off from existing series
are included, but new episodes of established series do not qualify. The list includes mostly basic-cable networks with significant distribution,
though some premium networks have been included. The list was compiled by Multichannel News contributor Leslie Jaye Goff .

FEB. 28, 2011

Fashion Police: The 2011 Academy
Awards

Special February
28

STYLE

Too Fat for 15: 500 Pounds and
Counting

Special February 28

MARCH 2011

A&E NETWORK

Breakout Kings

Series March 6

AMC

The Killing

Series April 3

BBC AMERICA

BBC America Reveals ... Louis Theroux

Documentary miniseries March
1

James May's Road Trip

Series March 21

Modern Monarchy: Do's and Don'ts

Special March 29

BIG TEN NETWORK

Path to the Pros

Series March 5

Big Ten Basketball and Beyond:
Tournament Edition

Series March 13

CMT

Ron White's Celebrity Salute to the
Troops

Special March 12

COMEDY CENTRAL

Daniel Tosh: Happy Thoughts

Special March 6

Norm Macdonald: Me Doing Stand-Up

Special March 12

Give It Up for Greg Giraldo

Special March 26

Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump

Special March
27

COOKING CHANNEL

The Minimalist

Series March 6

DISNEY CHANNEL

The Suite Life Movie

Movie March
25

DIY NETWORK

Indoors Out Top 10

Special March 21

Fast and Fabulous: A NASCAR Wedding

Special March 5

After Lately

Series March 6

E! True Hollywood Story: Holly Madison

Special March 30

ESPN

Fab Five

Documentary March 13

The Association: Boston Celtics (Part
3)

Documentary March 16

Sport Science: NFL

Special March 19

FOOD NETWORK

Ice Brigade

Series March 3

Chopped All Stars

Series March 6

Bobby's Ireland

Special March 12

GAC

Backstory: Reba McEntire

Documentary March 5

Kenny Chesney: Summer in 3D

Special March 5

Secret Sisters Live in Concert

Special March 7

Kenny Rogers: The First 50 Years

Special March 8

Sugarland's Incredible Machine

Special March 14

HALLMARK CHANNEL

Time After Time

Movie March
19

Martha Stewart Presents: Men Who Make
Us Laugh

Special March 27

HBO

Runnin' Rebels of UNLV

Documentary March 12

Triangle: Remembering the Fire

Documentary March 21

Mildred Pierce

Miniseries TBD

HGTV

HGTV Dream Home Giveaway 2011

Special March 19

INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY

Cuff Me If You Can

Series March 1

Nothing Personal

Series March 9

FBI: Criminal Pursuit

Series March 11

LIFETIME TELEVISION

Coming Home

Series March 6

He Loves Me

Movie March
7

Bringing Ashley Home

Movie March
20

Four of a Kind

Series March 15

MILITARY CHANNEL

Germany's Last Ace

Series March 15

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL

Beast Hunter

Series March 4

NICKELODEON

Best Player

Movie March
12

OWN: OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK

Home Takeover With Simon & Tomas

Series March 28

Addicted to Food

Series March 29

OXYGEN

All About Aubrey

Series March 7

SCIENCE CHANNEL

Monster Bug Wars

Series March 28

SÃ� TV

PastPort: Colombia, A Daughter's
Journey Home

Series March 20

SPIKE

COAL

Series March
30

SPORTSMAN CHANNEL

Dr. Deer

Series March 30

Ultimate Shot

Series March 31

STYLE

Ruby: My Naked Truth

Special March 6

SUNDANCE CHANNEL

All on the Line

Series March 29

TLC

Heavily Ever After

Special March 6

Tiniest Tween: Kenadie's Story

Special March 8

Taxidermy USA

Special March 10

Ultimate Cleaners

Special March 20

William & Kate: Inside the Royal
Wedding

Special March 27

TRUTV

Big Brian: The Fortune Seller

Series March 22

THE WEATHER CHANNEL

From the Edge

With Peter Lik

Series March 31

APRIL 2011

ABC FAMILY

My Future Boyfriend

Movie April
10

BET

Toya: A Family Affair

Series April 19

BRAVO

Million Dollar Decorators

Series TBD

Pregnant in Heels

Series BD

CARTOON NETWORK

Problem Solver

Series April 4

CMT

CMT's Next Superstar

Series TBD

COMEDY CENTRAL

Workaholics

Series April 6

The Comedy Awards

Special April 10

Sports Show With Norm Macdonald

Series April 12

COOKING CHANNEL

Eat Street

Series TBD

From Spain, With Love

Series TBD

Unique Sweets

Series TBD

CURRENT TV

4th and Forever

Series April 3

Man vs. Earth

Special TBD

DISNEY CHANNEL

Lemonade Mouth

Movie April
15

DIY NETWORK

Yard Attack

Series April 3

Extra Yardage

Series April 5

10 Best Kitchen Updates

Special April (date TBD)

The Soup Awards

Special April 1

Khloe & Lamar (working title)

Series April 10

The Dance Scene

Series April 10

E! Entertainment Special: I Was Held
Hostage

Special April 13

E! True Hollywood Story: Sarah Palin

Special April 20

E! News Special: Road to the Altar
(working title)

Special April 29

ESPN

Jack Is Back: The '86 Masters Then and
Now

Documentary April 6

Year of the Quarterback: Two for the
Show

Special April 12

Year of the Quarterback: The Brady 6

Special April 12

Year of the Quarterback: Sport Science
QB Combine

Special April 14

The Association: Boston Celtics (Part
4)

Documentary April 15

SportsCenter Special:

Gruden's QB Camp - The Draftees

Special April 21

FOOD NETWORK

Last Cake Standing

Series April 3

Have Cake, Will Travel

Series TBD

GAC

ACM Orange Carpet Live

Special April 3

Faith Hill in Concert

Special April 10

GMC*

42nd Annual Dove Awards

Special April 24

*Formerly Gospel Music Channel

GSN

Drew Carey's Improv-a-ganza

Series April
11

Love Triangle

Series April 11

HALLMARK CHANNEL

Beverly Lewis' The Shunning

Movie April
16

HBO

His Way

Documentary April 4

Game of Thrones

Series April 17

Saving Pelican 895

Documentary April 20

Cinema Verite

Documentary TBD

HGTV

Income Property: Reno to Riches

Special April 6

HGTV Green Home 2011

Special April 16

Hollywood at Home

Special April 30

INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY

I Was Conned

Special April 1

LIFETIME TELEVISION

Glamour Belles

Series April 6

William & Kate

Movie April
18

LOGO

NewNowNext Awards 2011

Special April 11

Setup Squad

Series April 25

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL

Eating with Cannibals

Special April 3

Finding Jack the Ripper

Special April 3

Hunt for the Abominable Snowman

Special April 4

Last Stand of the Templars

Special April 4

Gladiators Back from the Dead

Special April 5

Egypt's Lost Rival

Special April 5

Return of the Ghost Ship

Special April 6

Ben Franklin's Pirate Fleet

Special April 6

Into Iceland's Volcano

Special April 7

Explorer VII

Special April 7

Lost Land of the Tiger

Special April 8

Tiger Man of Africa

Special April 8

Death of a Sea Monster

Special April 9

Shark Men: Young and Hungry

Series April 10

Civil Warriors: Families at War

Special April 11

Civil Warriors: Free at Last

Special April 11

Civil Warriors: The Hard War

Special April 11

The Conspirator: Mary Surratt and the
Plot to Kill Lincoln

Special April 12

Shark Men

Series April 17

The 12,000-Bottle Boat

Documentary April 21

NAT GEO WILD

Secrets of the Mediterranean: Cousteau's
Lost World

Documentary April 21

Wild About Snakes: Python Hunters II

Documentary April 29

Wild About Snakes: Snake Underworld

Documentary April 29

NICKELODEON

Kids' Choice Awards

Special April 2

OVATION

In Search of Food

Series April 23

OWN: OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK

The Judds

Series April 10

OXYGEN

Tori & Dean: sTORIbook Weddings

Series April (date TBD)

PLANET GREEN

Dresscue Me

Series TBD

SHOWTIME

The Borgias

Series April 3

SPIKE

Repo Games

Series April 26

SPORTSMAN CHANNEL

Foul Hook'd

Series April 2

STARZ

Camelot

Series April 1

STYLE

Glamour's 25 Biggest Wedding Do's and
Don'ts

Special April 23

TLC

Extreme Couponing

Series April 6

TRUTV

Police POV

Series April 17

TV LAND

The Best of the American Comedy
Awards:

A Retrospective of Past Award Shows
From 1987-2001

Special April 2

9th Annual TV Land Awards

Special April 17

USA NETWORK

WWE Tough Enough

Series April 4

WE TV

Braxton Family Values

Series April 12

Sinbad's Family Affair

Series April 12

WEDDING CENTRAL

William & Kate: The Wedding of the
Century

Special April 24

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