Winter premiere dates

December 28th, 2008 | View Comments | Posted in Television |

Tags: ABC, CBS, CW, FX, HBO, NBC, preview, schedule

Can you smell it in the air? The mid-season premieres are almost here. Some of the new shows, some – returning favourites. Most will be eagerly awaited, as a replacement for the bloated fall barrage of wasted opportunities. Some – will be avoided like the plague – year after year. All – are worth your time – whether you’re following these shows religiously, or trying to ignore them to the best of your abilities. Get your VCRs ready – Lost, House, Reaper, Galactica, Rescue Me, Scrubs – are heading back to your living room in the coming weeks.

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First 48 (A&E) Jan. 1

Miss America (TLC) Jan. 2

Game Show In My Head (CBS) Jan. 3

My First Home (TLC) Jan. 3

Confessions of a Teen Idol (VH1) Jan. 4

Rock of Love (VH1) Jan. 4

Superstars of Dance (NBC) Jan. 4

Bachelor (ABC) Jan. 5

Daddy’s Girls (MTV) Jan. 5

Diatribe (Lifetime) Jan. 5

Masters of Illusion (MyNet) Jan. 5

Secret Life of the American Teenager (ABC Family) Jan. 5

True Beauty (ABC) Jan. 5

Biggest Loser (NBC) Jan. 6

Homeland Security USA (ABC) Jan. 6

Nip/Tuck (FX) Jan. 6

Scrubs (ABC) Jan. 6

Ten Items Or Less (TBS) Jan. 6

Wreckreation Nation (Discovery) Jan. 6

Damages (FX) Jan. 7

Meet The Browns (TBS) Jan. 7

Real World (MTV) Jan. 7

13: Fear Is Real (CW) Jan. 7

Dragon’s Den (BBCA) Jan. 8

Snapped (Oxygen) Jan. 8

Wake Up Call (Soap) Jan. 8

Flashpoint (CBS) Jan. 9

Howie Do It (NBC) Jan. 9

Monk (USA) Jan. 9

Psych (USA) Jan. 9

Cribs (CMT) Jan. 10

MoCap LLC (Spike) Jan. 10

My Big Redneck Wedding (CMT) Jan. 10

Saturday Night Live (NBC) Jan. 10

Smile … You’re Under Arrest (Fox Reality) Jan. 10

Tool Academy (VH1) Jan. 11

24 (Fox) Jan. 11

Kyle XY (ABC Family) Jan. 12

American Idol (Fox) Jan. 13

America’s Best Dance Crew (MTV) Jan. 15

Beast (A&E) Jan. 15

Smallville (CW) Jan. 15

Supernatural (CW) Jan. 15

Sober House (VH1) Jan. 15

Treasure Quest (Discovery) Jan. 15

Battlestar Galactica (SciFi) Jan. 16

Friday Night Lights (NBC) Jan. 16

Solitary (Fox Reality) Jan. 17

Big Love (HBO) Jan. 18

Flight of the Conchords (HBO) Jan. 18

L Word (Showtime) Jan. 18

Secret Diary of a Call Girl (Showtime) Jan. 18

United States of Tara (Showtime) Jan. 18

House (Fox) Jan. 19

Mentalist (CBS) Jan. 19

Paranormal State (A&E) Jan. 19

Fringe (Fox) Jan. 20

Lie To Me (Fox) Jan. 21

Lost (ABC) Jan. 21

RelicQuest (SciFi) Jan. 21

Burn Notice (USA) Jan. 22

Gone Country (CMT) Jan. 23

Last Templar (NBC) Jan. 25

Closer (TNT) Jan. 26

Going For Broke (VH1) Jan. 26

I Love Money (VH1) Jan. 26

Trust Me (TNT) Jan. 26

Hell’s Kitchen (Fox) Jan. 29

Toughest Cowboy (Spike) Jan. 29

Office (NBC) Feb. 1

Chuck (NBC) Feb. 2

Heroes (NBC) Feb. 2

Medium (NBC) Feb. 2

Dog The Bounty Hunter (A&E) Feb. 4

Exterminators (A&E) Feb. 4

Life (NBC) Feb. 4

Jockeys (Animal Planet) Feb. 6

XIII (NBC) Feb. 8

Millionaire Matchmaker (Bravo) Feb. 12

Survivor (CBS) Feb. 12

Dollhouse (Fox) Feb. 13

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (Fox) Feb. 13

Amazing Race (CBS) Feb. 15

East Bound And Down (HBO) Feb. 15

High School Reunion (TV Land) Feb. 18

Celebrity Apprentice (NBC) March 1

America’s Next Top Model (CW) March 4

Jail (MyNet) March 10

Street Patrol (MyNet) March 10

South Park (CC) March 11

Reno 911 (CC) March 12

Dancing With The Stars (ABC) March 17

Reaper (CW) March 17

Kings (NBC) March 19

Cupid (ABC) March 24

Unusuals (ABC) April 8

Harper’s Island (CBS) April 9

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