Your Complete Guide to 2016 TV Premiere Dates
With over 500 channels of programming and multiple vehicles in which to watch television it’s more important than ever to have a handy dandy schedule for all of your TV watching and binging needs so, here it is! Check back here for updates throughout the season.
AUGUST
Friday, Aug. 12
The Get Down (Netflix) – NEW
Monday, Aug. 15
8 p.m.: Love & Hip-Hop: Hollywood (VH1)
Sunday, Aug. 21
9 p.m.: Fear the Walking Dead (AMC)
Monday, Aug. 22
9 p.m.: Tyler Perry’s Too Close to Home (TLC)
10 p.m.: Cheer Squad (Freeform) – NEW
Tuesday, Aug. 23
9 p.m.: Halt and Catch Fire (AMC, two-hour premiere)
Wednesday, Aug. 24
10 p.m.: Gomorrah (SundanceTV) – NEW
Sunday, Aug. 28
10 p.m.: The Strain (FX)
Wednesday, Aug. 31
10 p.m.: You’re the Worst (FXX)
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SEPTEMBER
Friday, Sept. 2
Narcos (Netflix), Chef’s Table (Netflix)
Tuesday, Sept. 6
StartUp (Crackle)
10 p.m.: Queen Sugar (OWN)- NEW, Atlanta (FX)
Wednesday, Sept. 7
10 p.m.: Queen Sugar (OWN, time period premiere)
Thursday, Sept. 8
10 p.m.: Better Things (FX) – NEW
Friday, Sept. 9
One Mississippi (Amazon) – NEW
10 p.m.: Quarry (Cinemax) – NEW
Saturday, Sept. 10
9 p.m.: Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Starz)
Sunday, Sept. 11
10 p.m.: Masters of Sex (Showtime)
Monday, Sept. 12
Harry Connick Jr. syndicated show (NBCUniversal) – NEW
8 p.m.: Dancing With the Stars (ABC)
Wednesday, Sept.14
10 p.m.: Blindspot (NBC), American Horror Story (FX)
Friday, Sept. 16
Easy (Netflix) – NEW
Fleabag (Amazon) – NEW
8 p.m.: Z Nation (Syfy)
11 p.m.: High Maintenance (HBO) – NEW
Sunday, Sept. 18
8:30 p.m.: Case Closed (CBS)
Monday, Sept. 19
8 p.m.: The Voice (NBC), Gotham (Fox), The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
8: 30 p.m.: Kevin Can Wait (CBS) – NEW
9 p.m.: Lucifer (Fox)
10 p.m.: The Good Place (NBC, preview)
Tuesday, Sept. 20
8 p.m.: The Voice (NBC), Brooklyn Nine-Nine (Fox), NCIS (CBS), Dancing With the Stars Results Show (ABC)
8:30 p.m.: New Girl (Fox)
9 p.m.: Scream Queens (Fox), Bull (CBS) – NEW
10 p.m.: This Is Us (NBC)- NEW, NCIS: New Orleans (CBS), Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD (ABC)
Wednesday, Sept. 21
8 p.m.: Blindspot (NBC, time period premiere), Lethal Weapon (Fox), Survivor (CBS), The Goldbergs (ABC)
8:30 p.m.: Speechless (ABC) – NEW
9 p.m.: Law & Order: SVU (NBC), Empire (Fox), Modern Family (ABC)
9:30 p.m.: Big Brother (CBS, season finale), black-ish (ABC)
10 p.m.: Chicago PD (NBC), Designated Survivor (ABC) – NEW
Thursday, Sept. 22
8 p.m.: Superstore (NBC), Rosewood (Fox), Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)
8:30 p.m.: The Good Place (NBC, time period premiere) – NEW
9 p.m.: Chicago Med (NBC)- NEW, Pitch (Fox)- NEW, Notorious (ABC) – NEW
10 p.m.: The Blacklist (NBC), How to Get Away With Murder (ABC)
Friday, Sept. 23
Transparent (Amazon)
8 p.m.: Caught on Camera With Nick Cannon (NBC), Hell’s Kitchen (Fox), MacGyver (CBS)- NEW, Last Man Standing (ABC)
8:30 p.m.: Dr. Ken (ABC)
9 p.m.: Dateline (NBC), The Exorcist (Fox)- NEW, Hawaii Five-0 (CBS), Shark Tank (ABC)
10 p.m.: Blue Bloods (CBS), Van Helsing (Syfy) – NEW
Sunday, Sept. 25
7:30 p.m.: Bob’s Burgers (Fox)
8 p.m.: The Simpsons (Fox), Once Upon a Time (ABC)
8:30 p.m.: Son of Zorn (Fox) – NEW
9 p.m.: Family Guy (Fox), Secrets and Lies (ABC)
9:30 p.m.: The Last Man on Earth (Fox)
10 p.m.: Quantico (ABC)
Tuesday, Sept. 27
9 p.m.: Channel Zero: Candle Cove (Syfy) – NEW
10 p.m.: Aftermath (Syfy) – NEW
10:30 p.m.: Drunk History (Comedy Central)
Wednesday, Sept. 28
9 p.m.: Criminal Minds (CBS)
10 p.m.: Younger (TV Land), Code Black (CBS)
10:30 p.m.: Impastor (TV Land)
Friday, Sept. 30
Luke Cage (Netflix) – NEW
Crisis in Six Scenes (Amazon) – NEW
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OCTOBER
Sunday, Oct. 2
7 p.m.: America’s Funniest Home Videos (ABC)
8 p.m.: NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS), Ash vs. Evil Dead (Starz)
8:35 p.m.: Blunt Talk (Starz)
9 p.m.: Shameless (Showtime), Madam Secretary (CBS), Westworld (HBO) – NEW
10 p.m.: Elementary (CBS)
Monday, Oct. 3
9 p.m.: Scorpion (CBS)
10 p.m.: Timeless (NBC)- NEW, Conviction (ABC) – NEW
Tuesday, Oct. 4
The Mindy Project (Hulu)
8 p.m.: The Flash (CW)
9 p.m.: No Tomorrow (CW) – NEW
Wednesday, Oct. 5
8 p.m.: Arrow (CW)
9 p.m.: Frequency (CW) – NEW
Thursday, Oct. 6
8 p.m.: iHeartRadio Music Fest Night 1
Friday, Oct. 7
The Ranch (Netflix)
8 p.m.: iHeartRadio Music Fest Night 2
Sunday, Oct. 9
9 p.m.: Divorce (HBO) – NEW
9:30 p.m.: Insecure (HBO) – NEW
Monday, Oct. 10
8 p.m.: Supergirl (CW)
9 p.m.: 2 Broke Girls (CBS)
10 p.m.: Scorpion (CBS, time period premiere)
Tuesday, Oct. 11
8 p.m. The Middle (ABC)
8:30 p.m. American Housewife (ABC) – NEW
9 p.m.: This Is Us (NBC, time period premiere), Fresh Off the Boat (ABC)
10 p.m.: Chicago Fire (NBC)
Thursday, Oct. 13
8 p.m.: Legends of Tomorrow (CW)
9 p.m.: Supernatural (CW)
10 p.m. Falling Water (USA) – NEW
Friday, Oct. 14
Haters Back Off (Netflix) – NEW
Goliath (Amazon) – NEW
Sunday, Oct. 16
9 p.m.: Berlin Station (Epix) – NEW
10 p.m.: Graves (Epix)- NEW, Eyewitness (USA) – NEW
Monday, Oct. 17
9 p.m.: Jane the Virgin (CW)
9:30 p.m.: The Odd Couple (CBS)
Wednesday, Oct. 19
Chance (Hulu) – NEW
Thursday, Oct. 20
8 p.m.: Rocky Horror Picture Show (Fox) – SPECIAL
Friday, Oct. 21
Black Mirror (Netflix)
8 p.m.: The Vampire Diaries (CW)
9 p.m.: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (CW)
Sunday, Oct. 23
9 p.m.: The Walking Dead (AMC)
10 p.m.: Talking Dead (AMC)
12 a.m.: Comic Book Men (AMC)
Monday, Oct. 24
8:30 p.m.: Man With a Plan (CBS) – NEW
Wednesday, Oct. 26
10 p.m.: Rectify (SundanceTV)
Thursday, Oct. 27
8 p.m.: The Big Bang Theory (CBS, time period premiere)
8:30 p.m.: The Great Indoors (CBS) – NEW
9 p.m.: Mom (CBS)
9:30 p.m.: Life in Pieces (CBS)
10 p.m.: Pure Genius (CBS) – NEW
Friday, Oct. 28
Good Girls Revolt (Amazon) – NEW
Monday, Oct. 31
9 p.m.: People of Earth (TBS) – NEW
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NOVEMBER
Wednesday, Nov. 2
10 p.m.: Stan Against Evil (IFC) – NEW
Friday, Nov. 4
The Crown (Netflix) – NEW
Thursday, Nov. 10
Lovesick (Netflix)
Friday, Nov. 11
Red Oaks (Amazon)
Tuesday, Nov. 15
9 p.m.: Good Behavior (TNT)
Wednesday, Nov. 16
8 p.m.: Nightcap (Pop) – NEW
Friday, Nov. 18
Beat Bugs (Netflix) – NEW
Sunday, Nov. 20
8 p.m.: The Librarians (TNT)
10 p.m.: The Affair (Showtime)
Monday, Nov. 21
11 p.m.: Search Party (TBS) – NEW
Friday, Nov. 25
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life (Netflix) – NEW
Wednesday, Nov. 30
10 p.m.: Incorporated (Syfy) – NEW
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DECEMBER
Wednesday, Dec. 7
Shut Eye (Hulu) – NEW
8 p.m.: Hairspray Live (NBC) – SPECIAL
Friday, Dec. 9
Captive (Netflix)
Mozart in the Jungle (Amazon)
Friday, Dec. 16
Man in the High Castle (Amazon)
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