Midseason Premiere Dates For New And Returning Series: 2018 Edition
The 2017-18 TV season is nearing the midway point, so here’s our annual list of midseason premiere dates for new series and new seasons of returning shows. The list covers hundreds of broadcast, cable and streaming programs bowing from January 1 through April 30 and includes shows that were on hiatus. Please send any additions or adjustments to erik@deadline.com. We’ll update the post regularly as more dates are revealed.
January 1:
The Bachelor (ABC, Season 22)
The Wall (NBC, Season 2)
Better Late Than Never (NBC, Season 2)
The Gifted (Fox, Season 1B)
Lucifer (Fox, Season 3B)
Valor (The CW, Season 1B)
Lovesick (Netflix, Season 3)
Unikitty! (Cartoon Network, new animated series)
60 Days In (A&E, Season 4)
NFL Football Fanatic (USA Network, new docuseries)
Love and Hip Hop: Miami (VH1, new unscripted series)
Kids Baking Championship (Food Network, Season 4)
January 2:
NCIS (CBS, Season 15B)
NCIS: New Orleans (CBS, Season 4B)
Bull (CBS, Season 2B)
Ellen’s Game of Games (NBC, new game show series)
Chicago Med (NBC, Season 3B)
Lethal Weapon (Fox, Season 2B)
LA to Vegas (Fox, new drama series)
The Mick (Fox, Season 2B; new time slot)
Tesla’s Death Ray: A Murder Declassified (Discovery, new documentary series)
Hunting Hitler (History, Season 3)
My Big Fat Fabulous Life (TLC , Season 5)
I Am Jazz (TLC, Season 4)
Married at First Sight (Lifetime, Season 6)
The Challenge: Vendettas (MTV, Season 31)
Intervention (A&E, Season 18)
Desus & Mero (Viceland, Season 2B)
The Untitled Action Bronson Show (Viceland, Season 1B)
Hack My Life (TruTV, Season 5)
Best in Food (Food Network, new cooking competition series)
Chopped Gold Medal Games (Food Network, new cooking competition series)
January 3:
The Goldbergs (ABC, Season 5B)
Speechless (ABC, Season 2B)
Modern Family (ABC, Season 9B)
American Housewife (ABC, Season 2B)
Match Game (ABC, Season 3)
The Amazing Race (CBS, Season 30)
SEAL Team (CBS, Season 1B)
Criminal Minds (CBS, Season 13B)
The Blacklist (NBC, Season 5B)
Law & Order: SVU (NBC, Season 19B)
Chicago P.D. (NBC, Season 5B)
The X-Files (Fox, Season 11)
9-1-1 (Fox, new drama series)
Match Game (ABC, Season 3)
Grown-ish (Freeform, new comedy series)
Catfish (MTV, Season 7)
WAGS Atlanta (E!, new unscripted series)
Laff Mobb’s Laff Tracks (TruTV, new stand-up comedy series)
Billion Dollar Buyer (CNBC, Season 3)
January 4:
The Big Bang Theory (CBS, Season 11B)
Young Sheldon (CBS, Season 1B)
Mom (CBS, Season 5B)
Life in Pieces (CBS, Season 3B)
S.W.A.T. (CBS, Season 1B)
Superstore (NBC, Season 3)
The Good Place (NBC, Season 2B)
Will & Grace (NBC, Season 1B)
Great News (NBC, Season 2B)
Chicago Fire (NBC, Season 6B)
The Four: Battle for Stardom (Fox, new singing competition series)
Nashville (CMT, Season 6)
Jay Leno’s Garage (CNBC, Season 3B)
The Interrogation Room (Discovery, new docuseries)
Killing Fields: Murder Isle (Discovery, Season 3)
60 Days In (A&E, Season 4; time slot premiere)
Project Runway All-Stars (Lifetime, Season 6)
Building Giants (Science Channel, new documentary series)
Mega Machines (Science Channel, new documentary series)
Betrayed (Investigation Discovery, Season 3)
January 5:
Child Support (ABC, new game show series)
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.(ABC, Season 5B)
MacGyver (CBS, Season 2B)
Hawaii Five-0 (CBS, Season 8B)
Blue Bloods (CBS, Season 8B)
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (The CW, Season 3B)
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee (Netflix, Season 10; new network)
Devilman Crybaby (Netflix, new anime series)
Rotten (Netflix, new miniseries)
Unikitty! (Cartoon Network, time slot premiere)
Say Yes to the Dress (TLC, Season 16)
Rachel Dratch’s Late Night Snack (TruTV, Season 2)
January 7:
Wisdom of the Crowd (CBS, Season 1B)
NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS, Season 9B)
Madam Secretary (CBS, Season 4B)
Bob’s Burgers (Fox, Season 8B)
The Simpsons (Fox, Season 29B)
Ghosted (Fox, Season 1B)
Family Guy (Fox, Season 15B)
The Last Man on Earth (Fox, Season 4B)
The 75th annual Golden Globe Awards (NBC, live special)
The Chi (Showtime, new drama series)
Star Trek: Discovery (CBS All Access, Season 1B)
After Trek (CBS All Access, Season 1B)
Worst Cooks in America (Food Network, Season 12)
Giada Entertains (Food Network, Season 3)
Sister Wives (TLC, Season 8)
Revenge Body with Khloé Kardashian (E!, Season 2)
Vera (BritBox, new drama series)
January 8:
The Good Doctor (ABC, Season 1B)
The Brave (NBC, Season 1B)
Antiques Roadshow (PBS, Season 22)
January 9:
This Is Us (NBC, Season 2B; moved from January 2)
The Haves and the Have Nots (OWN, Season 5)
The Fosters (Freeform, Season 5B)
Ink Master (Paramount Network, Season 10; new network)
America’s Next Top Model (VH1, Season 24)
Undercover High (A&E, new unscripted series)
The Artful Detective (Ovation, Season 11)
How the Universe Works (Science Channel, Season 6)
The Perfect Fit (PeopleTV, new docuseries)
January 10:
The Magicians (Syfy, Season 3)
If Loving You Is Wrong (OWN, Season 4B)
Alone Together (Freeform, new comedy series)
My 600-LB Life (TLC, Season 6)
Family by the Ton (TLC, new unscripted series)
Rooster & Butch (A&E, new unscripted series)
January 11:
Growing Up Hip Hop Atlanta (WE tv, Season 2)
The Rundown with Robin Thede (BET, Season 2)
January 12:
Blindspot (NBC, Season 3B)
Taken (NBC, Season 2B)
Dateline NBC (NBC, Season 26B)
Disjointed (Netflix, Season 1B)
Somebody Feed Phil (Netflix, new docuseries)
Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams (Amazon Prime, new anthology drama series)
Mama June: From Not to Hot (WE tv, Season 2)
Love After Lockup (WE tv, new unscripted series)
January 14:
Divorce (HBO, Season 2)
Crashing (HBO, Season 2)
Victoria (PBS, Season 2)
Seeking Sister Wives (TLC, new unscripted series)
Jodi Arias: An American Murder Mystery (Investigation Discovery, new miniseries)
Hot Streets (Adult Swim, new shortform animated series)
January 15:
Kevin Can Wait (CBS, Season 2B)
Man with a Plan (CBS, Season 2B)
Superior Donuts (CBS, Season 2B)
9JKL (CBS, Season 1B)
Scorpion (CBS, Season 4B)
Supergirl (The CW, Season 3B)
Street Outlaws: Memphis (Discovery, new docuseries)
Siesta Key (MTV, Season 1B)
Detectorists (Acorn TV, Season 3)
January 16:
Black Lightning (The CW, new drama series)
The Flash (The CW, Season 4B)
The Paynes (OWN, new comedy series)
True Conviction (Investigation Discovery, new true-crime series)
January 17:
Riverdale (The CW, Season 2B)
Dynasty (The CW, Season 1B)
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (FX, Season 2 of anthology series)
The Path (Hulu, Season 3)
Corporate (Comedy Central, new comedy series)
Relative Success with Tabatha (Bravo, new unscripted series)
January 18:
Grey’s Anatomy (ABC, Season 14B)
Scandal (ABC, Season 7B; final season)
How to Get Away with Murder (ABC, Season 4)
Supernatural (The CW, Season 13B)
Arrow (The CW, Season 6B)
Tiempos de guerra (Netflix, Spanish drama series)
Lip Sync Battle (Paramount Network, Season 4; new network)
Beyond (Freeform, Season 2)
Portlandia (IFC, Season 8; final season)
Black Card Revoked (BET, new game show series; moved from January 11)
BET’s Mancave (BET, new male-focused current affairs series)
Jordskott (Shudder, Season 2)
January 19:
Grace and Frankie (Netflix, Season 4)
Trolls: The Beat Goes On! (Netflix, new animated series)
Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO, Season 16)
High Maintenance (HBO, Season 2)
Gold Rush: White Water (Discovery, new docuseries)
The Paynes (OWN, time slot premiere)
Cake Hunters (Cooking Channel, Season 4)
January 20:
Planet Earth: Blue Planet II (BBC America, new nature series)
Cavuto Live (Fox News Channel, new weekly news series)
Say Yes Wedding SOS (TLC, new unscripted series)
January 21:
The Resident (Fox, new drama series)
Counterpart (Starz, new drama series)
January 22:
Mosaic (HBO, new drama limited series)
The Alienist (TNT, new drama series)
The Resident (Fox, time slot premiere)
Summer House (Bravo, Season 2)
Dear Murderer (Acorn TV, Season 1; U.S. premiere)
January 23:
Bellevue (WGN America, new drama series)
The Detour (TBS, Season 3)
Baskets (FX, Season 3)
Drunk History (Comedy Central, Season 5)
Another Period (Comedy Central, Season 3)
The Quad (BET, Season 2)
Hate Thy Neighbor (Viceland, Season 2)
True Conviction (Investigation Discovery, time slot premiere)
January 24:
Waco (Paramount Network, new limited series)
Schitt’s Creek (Pop, Season 4)
Let’s Get Physical (Pop, new comedy series)
David Attenborough’s Great Barrier Reef (Smithsonian Channel, new documentary series)
Slutever (Viceland, new documentary series; moved from January 10)
January 25:
RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars (VH1, Season 3)
January 26:
Jane the Virgin (The CW, Season 4B)
One Day at a Time (Netflix, Season 2)
Llama Llama (Netflix, new kids series)
The Adventures of Puss in Boots (Netflix, Season 6)
January 28:
The 60th annual Grammy Awards (CBS, live special)
El Ministerio del Tiempo (Netflix, Season 3)
Waco: Madman or Messiah? (A&E, new miniseries)
Silicon Valley: The Untold Story (Science Channel, new documentary miniseries)
Best in Food (Food Network, new cooking competition series)
January 30:
Babylon Berlin (Netflix, new German drama series)
January 31:
Big Papi Needs a Job (Fusion, new unscripted series)
Step Up: High Water (YouTube Red, new drama series)
January TBA:
Britannia (Amazon Prime, new drama series)
The Van Jones Show (CNN, new bimonthly current-affairs series)
February 1:
A.P. Bio (NBC, new comedy series preview)
February 2:
2 Dope Queens (HBO, new comedy series)
Altered Carbon (Netflix, new drama series)
Strike Back (Cinemax, Season 5)
The Trade (Showtime, new documentary series)
February 4:
Super Bowl LII (NBC, live special)
February 7:
Celebrity Big Brother (CBS, Season 20; first celebrity edition)
February 8:
Talk Show the Game Show (TruTV, Season 2)
February 9:
2018 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony (NBC, special)
February 11:
Homeland (Showtime, Season 7)
Our Cartoon President (Showtime, new animated comedy series)
Here and Now (HBO, new drama series)
The Top Ten Revealed (AXS, new music-focused series)
February 12:
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow (The CW, Season 3B)
February 14:
This Close (SundanceTV, new drama series)
February 15:
Stargate Origins (Stargate Command, new drama series)
February 16:
Mozart in the Jungle (Amazon Prime, Season 4)
February 18:
When Calls the Heart (Hallmark Channel, Season 5)
Meet the Peetes (Hallmark Channel, new unscripted series)
February 19:
Teyana & Iman (VH1, new unscripted series)
Pinkalicious & Peterrific (PBS Kids, new animated kids series)
X Company (Ovation, new drama series)
February 23:
The Tick (Amazon Prime, Season 1B)
February 25:
The Walking Dead (AMC, Season 8B)
Talking Dead (AMC, Season 7B)
Ash vs. Evil Dead (Starz, Season 3)
February 26:
Living Biblically (CBS, new comedy series)
The Voice (NBC, Season 14)
Good Girls (NBC, new drama series)
UnReal (Lifetime, Season 3)
Shoot the Messenger (WGN America, new drama series)
Final Space (TBS, new comedy series)
February 27:
Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G. (USA Network, new drama series)
The Big Interview with Dan Rather (AXS, Season 6)
February 28:
Survivor (CBS, Season 36)
Designated Survivor (ABC, Season 2B)
The Looming Tower (Hulu, new drama limited series)
February TBA:
Queer Eye for the Straight Guy (Netflix, new unscripted series revival)
Absentia (Amazon Prime, new drama series)
Grand Prix Driver (Amazon Prime, new docuseries)
Life, Liberty & Levin (Fox News, new current-affairs series)
March 1:
A.P. Bio (NBC, time slot premiere)
Music City (CMT, new unscripted series)
March 2:
Once Upon a Time (ABC, Season 7B)
B: The Beginning (Netflix, new anime series)
March 4:
The Good Fight (CBS All Access, Season 2)
The 90th annual Academy Awards (ABC, live special)
March 7:
Hap and Leonard: The Two-Bear Mambo (SundanceTV, Season 3)
Hard Sun (Hulu, new drama series)
March 8:
Marvel’s Jessica Jones (Netflix, Season 2)
The Oath (Crackle, new drama series)
March 9:
Love (Netflix, Season 3; final season)
March 11:
American Idol (ABC, new singing competition series revival; new network)
Instinct (CBS, new comedy series)
NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS, Season 9B)
Madam Secretary (CBS, Season 4B)
The Arrangement (E!, Season 2)
The Arrangement Post Nup (E! Online, Season 2)
March 13:
Rise (NBC, new drama series)
March 20:
Rise (NBC, time slot premiere)
March 26:
The Terror (AMC, new drama series)
March 27:
Roseanne (ABC, new comedy series revival)
March 29:
Siren (Freeform, new drama series)
March TBA:
Empire (Fox, Season 4B)
Star (Fox, Season 2B)
Scream (MTV, Season 3)
One Strange Rock (National Geographic Channel, new nature documentary series)
Ink Master: Angels (Paramount Network, Season 2)
April 1:
Sunday Night Baseball (ESPN, new season)
April 3:
Shadowhunters (Freeform, Season 3)
April 8:
Rock & Roll Road Trip with Sammy Hagar (AXS, Season 3)
Real Money (AXS, new unscripted series)
April 10:
In Contempt (BET, new drama series)
April 13:
Rellik (Cinemax, new drama series)
April 16:
Supergirl (The CW, Season 3C)
April 18:
Hollywood Darlings (Pop, Season 2)
April TBA:
The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu, Season 2)
Genius (National Geographic Channel, Season 2)
Howards End (Starz, new miniseries)
Midseason TBA:
Sneaky Pete (Amazon Prime, Season 2)
Britannia (Amazon Prime, new drama series)
Britannia (Amazon Prime, new drama series)
Miracle Workers (TBS, new comedy series)
The Last O.G. (TBS, new comedy anthology series)
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