Summer TV Show Premiere Dates

All times are ET/PT, unless otherwise stated.

Monday, May 18
9:00-11:00 PM - The Bachelorette (Special Time) - ABC

Thursday, May 21
8:00-10:00 PM - So You Think You Can Dance - FOX

Friday, May 22
8:00-9:00 PM - Don't Forget the Lyrics - FOX

Sunday, May 24
8:00-9:00 PM - Million Dollar Password - CBS

Monday, May 25
8:00-10:00 PM - The Bachelorette (Time Period Premiere) - ABC
9:00 PM - Intervention - A & E
9:00 PM - Jon & Kate Plus Eight - TLC
10:00-11:00 PM - Here Come the Newlyweds - ABC
10:00 PM - Obsessed - A & E

Tuesday, May 26
9:00-10:00 PM - Hitched or Ditched - CW
9:00 PM - Man Caves - DIY
9:00 PM - Mental - FOX
9:00 PM - Science of the MOvies - Science Channel
10:00 PM - The Little Couple - TLC
10:00-11:00 PM - Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood - Oxygen

Wednesday, May 27
8:00-10:00 PM - So You Think You Can Dance - FOX
8:00-9:00 PM - Wipeout - ABC
9:00 PM - Dog the Bounty Hunter - A & E
9:00-9:30 PM - The Goode Family - ABC
10:00 PM - Tattoo Highway - A & E
10:00 PM - Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns

Friday, May 29
9:00-10:00 PM - Mental - FOX

Sunday, May 31
10:00 PM - HGTV's $250,000 Challenge - HGTV

Monday, June 1
8:00-9:00 PM - I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! - NBC

Thursday, June 4
9:00-10:00 PM - Burn Notice - USA Network
10:00-11:00 PM - The Listener - NBC
10:00-11:30 PM - The Royal Pains - USA Network

Friday, June 5
9:00 PM - Whale Wars - Animal Planet

Sunday, June 7 and June 14
9:00-11:00 PM - Meteor two-part miniseries - NBC

Monday, June 8
9:00-10:00 PM - Law & Order: Criminal Intent (NBC premiere) - NBC
10:00-11:00 PM - Dateline NBC - NBC

Thursday, June 11
9:00 PM - She's Got The Look - TV Land
9:00 PM - Total Drama Action - Cartoon Network

Tuesday, June 16
8:00-9:00 PM - Wedding Day - TNT
9:00-10:00 PM - Hawthorne - TNT

Wednesday, June 17
8:00-8:30 PM - The Othersiders - Cartoon Network
8:30-9:00 PM - Survive This - Cartoon Network

Saturday, June 20
8:00-8:30 PM - BrainRush - Cartoon Network
8:30-9:00 PM - Destroy Build Destroy - Cartoon Network

Tuesday, June 23
8:00-9:00 PM - The Superstars - ABC

Sunday June 21 & June 28
8:00-10:00 PM - Merlin - NBC

Tuesday, June 23
9:00-10:00 PM - America's got Talent - NBC
10:00-11:00 PM - The Cleaner - A & E

Wednesday June 24
9:00-10:00 PM - America's got Talent - NBC
10:00-11:00 PM - The Philanthropist - NBC

Wednesday, July 1
8:00-9:00 PM - Great American Road Trip - NBC
9:00 PM - Monsters Inside Me - Animal Planet

Friday, July 3
8:00-9:00 PM - Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader Summer Session - FOX

Sunday, July 5
8:00-9:00 PM - Merlin (time period premiere) - NBC

Tuesday, July 7
8:00-9:00 PM - 10 Things I Hate About You - ABC Family
9:00-9:30 & 9:30-10:00 PM - Blonde Charity Mafia - CW
9:00-11:00 PM - Warehouse 13 - SciFi

Wednesday, July 8
9:00-10:00 PM - Ghost Hunters International - SciFi
9:00-10:00 PM - I Survived a Japanese Game Show - ABC

Friday, July 10
9:00-10:00 PM - Eureka - SciFi

Sunday, July 19 & July 26
9:00-11:00 PM - The Storm two-part miniseries - NBC

Monday, July 20
10:00-11:00 PM - Dating in the Dark - ABC

Tuesday, July 21
8:00-10:00 PM - Hell's Kitchen - FOX

Tuesday, July 28
8:00-9:00 PM - Hell's Kitchen - FOX (Time Period Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM - More to Love - FOX

Wednesday, Aug. 12
10:00-10:30 PM - How'd You Get So Rich? - TV Land
10:30-11:00 PM - Make My Day - TV Land

Wednesday, Aug. 19
9:00-10:00 PM - Ghost Hunters - SciFi

The Superstars

Based on the Wide World of Sports series The Superstars, this competition premieres on ABC, Tuesday, June 23, 8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT.

Eight celebrities are paired with eight professional male and female athletes to compete against each other in varying sporting events. Each week a team will be eliminated until one team is ultimately crowned the winner. Competitors' athletic prowess will be put to the test with events including swimming, biking, running and kayaking, in addition to other head-to-head athletic challenges that will test strength, speed, stamina, agility, as well as an element of strategy. The six-episode series will be shot entirely on location at the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas.

“The Superstars” is produced by Juma Entertainment and Blue Entertainment Sports Television (BEST). Robert Horowitz, president, Juma Entertainment, Lewis Fenton, head of production, Juma Entertainment, Dennis Spencer, executive vice president, BEST and Michael Principe, managing director, BEST, are the executive producers.

Source: ABC Press.

Game Shows - Japanese Style

Last summer's phenomenom, Wipeout, returns Wednesday, May 27, 8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT on ABC, while the reality game show, I Survived a Japanese Game Show, returns Wednesday, July 8, 9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT. Both enter their second seasons.

In every weekly episode, 24 contestants maneuver through crazy and difficult obstacle courses hoping to win the title of "Wipeout Champion" and the $50,000 grand prize. These daring men and women come in all ages, shapes and sizes, which only adds to the comedy and the sometimes surprising wipeouts.

The Qualifier will add new obstacles, such as Plank in the Face, Hurtles, and Gyro Sweeper.

The Wipeout Zone has new challenges, including the Catapult and Gears of Doom.

The Big Balls returns with a new twist called "The Motivator," during which an ovesized anvil pushes them onto the Big Balls, should they hesitate.

“Wipeout” is hosted by John Henson (E! Entertainment’s “Talk Soup”) and John Anderson (ESPN’s “SportsCenter”). Jill Wagner is co-host. Executive producers are Matt Kunitz and Scott Larsen (“Fear Factor”). Shye Sutherland, Kevin Wehrenberg, Trice Barto and J. Rupert Thompson are co-executive producers. The series is produced by Endemol USA. David Goldberg is the chairman of Endemol North America.

"I Survived A Japanese Game Show" follows 12 Americans who travel to Japan to compete in a Japanese game show. Different culture, different language, and a type of game show that takes humiliation and physical challenges to new levels. The result reveals aspects of both our national psyche and that of the Japanese. The contestants' find themselves in various awkward and comedic situations both in their daily lives and during the game show competitions. The final winner will take home $250,000.

The game show host Rome Kanda (“Pink Panther,” “Saturday Night Live”) returns. Kanda leads the contestants through all of the zany challenges. Mamasan, a "house mother and resident pot stirrer" is back, as is Judge Bob, the referee of the games.

The executive producers are Arthur Smith and Kent Weed for A. Smith & Co. (“Kitchen Nightmares,” “Hell’s Kitchen”); and David Sidebotham, Karsten Bartholin and Tim Crescenti for Babyfoot APS Denmark. “I Survived A Japanese Game Show” is one of only four U.S. shows nominated for a Rose D’Or Award, and the series received a DGA nomination for Best Reality Competition Show.