The following is a list of upcoming original cable programming from Feb. 23, 2009, to May 2009. “Original programming” means brand-new premieres, no acquired shows or fare available via broadcast TV, home video or in movie theaters. Specials spun off of existing series are included, but new episodes of established series do not qualify (see separate list online). The list includes mostly basic-cable networks with large distribution, though some premium networks have been included. The list was compiled by Multichannel News contributor Leslie Jaye Goff.
February 23-28, 2009
ANIMAL PLANET
Dark Days in Monkey City
Special February 24
BIO
The Chris Isaak Hour
Series February 26
GAC
The Journey
Series February 25
GOSPEL MUSIC CHANNEL
BMI Trailblazers Tribute to Twinkie Clark, Donald Lawrence & CeCe Winans
Special February 23
Four: Southern Gospel’s Best
Series February 25
HBO
Battle for Tobacco Road: Duke vs. North Carolina
Documentary February 23
The Black List, Vol. 2
Documentary February 26
SCIENCE CHANNEL
Limits of Perception
Documentary February 25
SCI FI CHANNEL
Anacondas: Trail of Blood
Movie February 28
VERSUS
Tailwalker
Series February 27
THE WEATHER CHANNEL
Tornado!
Special February 23
Storm Session – Nature’s Fury
Special February 24
March 2009
ABC FAMILY
Au Pair 3: Adventure in Paradise
Movie March 15
Roommates
Series March 23
ANIMAL PLANET
Yellowstone
Special March 22
Night
Series March 31
BBC AMERICA
Ashes to Ashes
Series March 7
Any Dream Will Do
Series March 29
BET
Rip the Runway
Special March 2
Harlem Heights
Series March 2
CARTOON NETWORK
League of Super Evil (L.O.S.E.)
Series March 7
COMEDY CENTRAL
Russell Brand In New York City
Special March 8
Roast of Larry the Cable Guy
Special March 15
DISCOVERY
One Way Out
Series March 2
Wreckreation Nation With Dave Mordal
Series March 3
The Detonators
Series March 4
Sci Trek
Series March 4
Treasure Quest
Series March 5
Adrenaline Rush Hour
Series March 6
Global Warming: What You Need to Know With Tom Brokaw
Special March 18
DISCOVERY HEALTH
Baby Madness and Candid Kids
Special March 1
I Didn’t Know I Was Pregnant
Special March 17
What’s Making You Fat? A Best Life Special With Bob Greene
Special March 26
DIY NETWORK
Kitchen Impossible
Series March 4
E!
Candy Girls
Series March 8
ESPN
Truth in 24
Special March 20
Her Story
Special March 27
FINE LIVING
Green With Envy
Series March 17
FUEL TV
Free Pegasus
Special March 9
Rip City
Documentary March 27
Thrillbillies
Series March 29
GAC
Championship Bull Riding
Series March 3
One2One
Series March 11
GOSPEL MUSIC CHANNEL
The Stellar Awards
Special March 1
Revealed
Series March 28
Ha!
Series TBD
HALLMARK CHANNEL
Bound by a Secret
Movie March 7
Relative Stranger
Movie March 14
HBO
BNP Paribas Showdown for the Billie Jean King Cup
Documentary March 2
Will Ferrell: You’re Welcome America. A Final Night With George W. Bush
Special March 14
The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency
Series March 29
HGTV
HGTV Dream Home Giveaway 2009
Special March 15
HISTORY
Battles BC
Series March 9
Warriors With Terry Schappert
Series March 12
Predator X
Special March 29
NAT GEO
Code Breakers
Documentary March 1
Hard Time
Series March 2
Kingdom of the Blue Whale
Documentary March 8
Explorer: T-Rex Walks Again
Documentary March 10
Saving the Great Rhino
Documentary March 14
Into the Abyss
Documentary March 14
Icy Killers: Secrets of Alaska’s Salmon Shark
Documentary March 21
NICKELODEON
Nickelodeon’s 22nd Annual Kids’ Choice Awards
Special March 28
The Penguins of Madagascar
Series March 28
OXYGEN
Pretty Wicked
Series March 31
SCIENCE CHANNEL
The Goblin Shark
Documentary March 8
Built From Disaster
Documentary March 16
Time Limits
Special March 22
Let It Snow
Special March 29
SCI FI CHANNEL
Sea Beast
Movie March 11
Polar Storm
Movie March 28
STARZ
Party Down
Series March 20
STYLE
Running in Heels
Series March 1
SUNDANCE CHANNEL
Hometown Baghdad
Documentary March 19
TCM
Chuck Jones: Memories of Childhood
Documentary March 24
VERSUS
Danica Patrick Profile
Special March 7
Top 10 Closest ICS
Special March 14
Crashes and Conflicts
Special March 21
2008 Season Review
Special March 28
WE TV
Disney's Dream Weddings
Special March 8
Girl Meets Gown
Special March 9
Unforgettable Wedding Venues
Special March 15
April 2009
A&E
Tattoo Highway
Series TBD
ABC FAMILY
My Fake Fiancé
Movie April 19
ANIMAL PLANET
Stranger Among Bears
Series April 3
River Monsters
Series April 5
Animal Cops Philadelphia: Puppy Mill Special
Special April 27
COMEDY CENTRAL
Kröd Mändoon and The Flaming Sword of Fire
Series April 9
DISNEY CHANNEL
Special Agent Oso
Series April 4
Hatching Pete
Movie TBD
DIY NETWORK
King of Dirt
Series April 6
10 Grand in Your Hand
Series April 15
ESPN
Homecoming With Rick Reilly
Series April 21
FINE LIVING
The Fix
Series April 1
How to Find a Husband
Series April 9
The List
Series April 10
Closet Cases
Series April 13
GOSPEL MUSIC CHANNEL
The Best of the Stellars
Series April 5
Choir Doctor
Series April 5
The 40th Annual Dove Awards
Special April 23
HALLMARK CHANNEL
Love Takes Wing
Movie April 4
Love Finds a Home
Movie April 11
Miles From Nowhere
Movie April 25
HBO
Grey Gardens
Movie TBD
Death on a Factory Farm
Documentary TBD
Trouble the Water
Documentary TBD
Thriller in Manila
Documentary TBD
HGTV
Bang for Your Buck
Series April 3
Good Buy, Bad Buy?
Series April 5
HGTV Green Home 2009
Special April 19
Leader of the Pack
Series April 26
HISTORY
Life After People
Series April 21
INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY
Dallas DNA
Series April 28
NAT GEO
Locked Up Abroad
Documentary April 1
Explorer: Inside Guantanamo
Documentary April 5
Great White Odyssey
Documentary April 19
Waking the Baby Mammoth
Documentary April 26
NICKELODEON
SpongeBob SquarePants: Spongebob vs. the Big One
Special TBD
NICKTOONS NETWORK
Iron Man: Armored Adventures
Series TBD
SCIENCE CHANNEL
Mantracker
Series April 1
A Day in the Life
Special April 5
China’s Raging Sands
Special April 12
Feast of Predators
Special April 19
City 2.0
Special April 22
Man Made Marvels: China
Series April 24
SPIKE
Deadliest Warrior
Series April 7
Zombie Strippers
Movie April 19
Mask of the Ninja
Movie April 26
SUNDANCE CHANNEL
Eco Trip: The Real Cost of Living
Series April 21
Forgotten Women
Documentary TBD
TBS
World’s Funniest Commercials: Office Humor
Special April 12
TV LAND
The Cougar
Series April 15
7th Annual TV Land Awards
Special April 26
WE TV
I Want to Save Your Life
Series April 25
May 2009
A&E
Hammertime
Series TBD
Obsessed
Series TBD
Steven Segal: Lawman
Series TBD
Pack Rat
Series TBD
ANIMAL PLANET
Snakes’kin!
Series May 1
Beverly Hills Groomer
Series May 16
Worst Animal Nightmares
Series May 19
DISNEY CHANNEL
Jonas
Series TBD
DIY NETWORK
Garage Mahal
Series May 5
ESPN
ESPN Films: Kobe – Doing Work
Documentary May 16
FINE LIVING
Sarah’s House
Series May 17
G4
Ninja Fest 4
Special May 27
HALLMARK CHANNEL
Living Out Loud
Movie May 2
Safe Harbor
Movie May 30
HBO
The Alzheimer’s Project
Documentary TBD
Earthquake In China
Documentary TBD
HGTV
HGTV’s $250,000 Challenge
Series May 31
NAT GEO
In the Womb: Extreme Animals
Documentary May 10
SCIENCE CHANNEL
Meteorite Men
Special May 10
Dinolab 2
Special May 17
Plastic Fantastic Brain
Special May 24
SPIKE
Kill Switch
Movie May 3
Street Warrior
Movie May 10
Jesse James is a Dead Man
Series May 31
SUNDANCE CHANNEL
Ice People
Documentary TBD
Guest of Cindy Sherman
Documentary TBD
