April 2021 TV Premieres Schedule: The Complete List

The following is a list of all April 2021 TV premiere dates (new series and seasons, original movies and documentaries, specials, and more). This post will be updated throughout the month as more premiere dates are announced. If you notice I am missing a TV premiere on this list, feel free to let me know in the comments section and I will make sure to add it. For day-to-day TV listings (lists of every new episode airing each day), check out our Daily TV Schedules.

All times are listed in Eastern/Pacific time and then Central/Mountain time.

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Thursday, April 1, 2021 TV Premieres and Specials

Streaming: Cagefighter (Crackle)
Streaming: The Challenge: All Stars (Paramount+, Series Premiere)
Streaming: Coven of Sisters (Netflix, Original Movie Premiere)
Streaming: Creepshow (Shudder, Season 2 Premiere)
Streaming: Expedition Deep Ocean (Discovery+, Special)
Streaming: Ghostwriter: Beyond the Page (Apple TV+, Special)
Streaming: The Great Pottery Throw Down (HBO Max, Season 4 Premiere)
Streaming: LOL: Germany (Amazon, Series Premiere)
Streaming: Made for Love (HBO Max, Series Premiere)
Streaming: Notorious Queens (ALLBLK, Series Premiere)
Streaming: Prank Encounters (Netflix, Season 2 Premiere)
Streaming: Tersanjung: The Movie (Netflix, Original Movie Premiere)
Streaming: Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula (Shudder, Original Movie Premiere)
Streaming: The Walking Dead: Episode Diaries (AMC+, Special)
Streaming: Worn Stories (Netflix, Series Premiere)
Midnight/11 PM: Back (IFC, Season 2 Premiere)
8/7 PM: Manifest (NBC, Season 3 Premiere)
8/7 PM: Top Chef (Bravo, 75-Minute Season 18 Premiere)
8:30/7:30 PM: United States of Al (CBS, Series Premiere)
9/8 PM: The Moodys (FOX, Season 2 Premiere/Back-to-Back New Episodes/Special Time)
9/8 PM: Wipeout (TBS, Season 8 Premiere)
10/9 PM: Law & Order: Organized Crime (NBC, Series Premiere)

Friday, April 2, 2021

Streaming: Concrete Cowboy (Netflix, Original Movie Premiere)
Streaming: Doug Unplugs (Apple TV+, Season 1.5 Premiere)
Streaming: Just Say Yes (Netflix, Original Movie Premiere)
Streaming: Madame Claude (Netflix, Original Movie Premiere)
Streaming: Moment of Truth (IMDB TV, Series Premiere)
Streaming: The Serpent (Netflix, Series Premiere)
Streaming: Sky High (Netflix, Original Movie Premiere)
Streaming: WeWork: Or the Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn (Hulu, Original Documentary Premiere)
7:30/6:30 PM: The Barbarian and the Troll (Nickelodeon, Series Premiere)
8/7 PM: Friendship Never Dies (LMN, Original Movie Premiere)
8/7 PM: My Lottery Dream Home International (HGTV)
9/8 PM: Hysterical (FX, Original Documentary Premiere)
9/8 PM: Ready to Love (OWN, Season 3 Premiere)
10/9 PM: Behind Every Man (OWN, Season 1.5 Premiere)

Saturday, April 3, 2021

Streaming: Passport to Love (Discovery+, Special)
11/10 AM: The Kitchen (Food Network, Season 28 Premiere)
8/7 PM: Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia (Lifetime, Original Movie Premiere)
9/8 PM: Behind the Scenes of Love & Marriage: Huntsville (OWN, One-Hour Special)
9/8 PM: One Perfect Wedding (Hallmark Channel, Original Movie Premiere)

Sunday, April 4, 2021

10/9 AM: 2nd Annual Stellar Music of Hope Easter Special (UP, One-Hour Special)
7/6 PM: When We Last Spoke (UP, Original Movie Premiere)
8/7 PM: Color of Love (Lifetime, Original Movie Premiere)
8/7 PM: Malika the Lion Queen (FOX, Original Documentary Premiere)
8/7 PM: My Grandparents’ War (PBS, Series Premiere)
8:30/7:30 PM: Sunday Night Baseball: Chicago White Sox vs. Los Angeles Angels (ESPN, Season 32 Premiere)
9/8 PM: 27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TBS/TNT, Two-Hour Special)
9/8 PM: Atlantic Crossing (PBS, Series Premiere)

Monday, April 5, 2021

Streaming: Family Reunion (Netflix, Season 3 Premiere)
Midnight/11 PM: Birdgirl (Adult Swim, Series Premiere)
8/7 PM: Hemingway (PBS, Series Premiere)

Tuesday, April 6, 2021

Streaming: The Last Kids on Earth: Happy Apocalypse to You (Netflix, Interactive Special)
10:30/9:30 PM: Chad (TBS, Series Premiere)

Wednesday, April 7, 2021

Streaming: The Big Day (Netflix, Season 2 Premiere)
Streaming: Dolly Parton: A Musicares Tribute (Netflix, Special)
Streaming: Snabba Cash (Netflix, Series Premiere)
Streaming: This is a Robbery: The World’s Biggest Art Heist (Netflix, Series Premiere)
Streaming: The Wedding Coach (Netflix, Series Premiere)
7:30/6:30 PM: Making Good (BYUtv, Season 3 Premiere)
8/7 PM: Kung Fu (The CW, Series Premiere)
8:30/7:30 PM: Home Economics (ABC, Series Premiere)
9/8 PM: Exterminate All the Brutes (HBO, Series Premiere)
10/9 PM: Queen of the South (USA Network, Season 5 Premiere)

Thursday, April 8, 2021

Streaming: Fear the Walking Dead (AMC+, Season 6.5 Premiere)
Streaming: First to the Top of the World (Discovery+, Special)
Streaming: No Activity (Paramount+, Season 4 Premiere)
Streaming: The Power (Shudder, Original Movie Premiere)
Streaming: The Way of the Househusband (Netflix, Series Premiere)
9/8 PM: Bringing Up Bates (UP, Season 10 Premiere)
9/8 PM: Fire Masters (Cooking Channel, Season 3.5 Premiere)
10/9 PM: Chef Boot Camp (Food Network, Series Premiere)
10/9 PM: Everything’s Gonna Be Okay (Freeform, Season 2 Premiere)
10/9 PM: Rebel (ABC, Series Premiere)

Friday, April 9, 2021

Streaming: Ed Gein: The Real Psycho (Discovery+, Special)
Streaming: Have You Ever Seen Fireflies? (Netflix, Original Movie Premiere)
Streaming: Night in Paradise (Netflix, Original Movie Premiere)
Streaming: Them (Amazon, Series Premiere)
Streaming: Thunder Force (Netflix, Original Movie Premiere)
Streaming: Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo (Amazon, Series Premiere)
11/10 PM: Doing the Most with Phoebe Robinson (Comedy Central, Series Premiere)

Saturday, April 10, 2021

Streaming: The Stand-In (Netflix, Original Movie Premiere)
11:30/10:30 AM: My Little Pony: Pony Life (Discovery Family Channel, Season 2 Premiere)
7/6 PM: Rifkin on Rifkin: Private Confessions of a Serial Killer (Oxygen, Two-Hour Special)
8/7 PM: Lust: A Seven Deadly Sins Story (Lifetime, Original Movie Premiere)
9/8 PM: As Luck Would Have It (Hallmark Channel, Original Movie Premiere)
9/8 PM: Iyanla: Fix My Life (OWN, Season 7.5 Premiere)

Sunday, April 11, 2021

Streaming: Evil Lives Here: Shadows of Death (Discovery+, Season 2 Premiere)
7/6 PM: Catching a Serial Killer: Bruce McArthur (Oxygen, Two-Hour Special)
7/6 PM: A Love to Remember (UP, Original Movie Premiere)
8/7 PM: 2021 BAFTA Awards (BBC America, Special)
8/7 PM: Beware of the Midwife (Lifetime, Original Movie Premiere)
8/7 PM: Crossword Mysteries: Riddle Me Dead (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, Original Movie Premiere)
9/8 PM: Fear the Walking Dead (AMC, Season 6.5 Premiere)
9/8 PM: The Nevers (HBO, Series Premiere)
9/8 PM: The People v. the Klan (CNN, Series Premiere)
9/8 PM: Saints & Sinners (Bounce TV, Season 5 Premiere)
11/10 PM: Food Truck Rehab: I Dream of Pizza (Food Network, One-Hour Special)

Monday, April 12, 2021

Streaming: Keeping Faith (Acorn TV, Season 3 Premiere)
Streaming: New Gods: Nezha Reborn (Netflix, Original Movie Premiere)
8/7 PM: All American (The CW, Season 3.5 Premiere)
8/7 PM: Mark of a Killer (Oxygen, Season 3 Premiere)
11/10 PM: Miz & Mrs. (USA Network, Season 2.5 Premiere)

Tuesday, April 13, 2021

Streaming: Mighty Express (Netflix, Season 3 Premiere)
Streaming: My Love: Six Stories of True Love (Netflix, Series Premiere)
8/7 PM: The Resident (FOX, Season 4.5 Premiere)
9/8 PM: Our Towns (HBO, Special)
9/8 PM: Prodigal Son (FOX, Season 2.5 Premiere)
10/9 PM: Big Sky (ABC, Season 1.5 Premiere)

Wednesday, April 14, 2021

Streaming: The Circle (Netflix, Season 2 Premiere)
Streaming: Dad Stop Embarrassing Me! (Netflix, Series Premiere)
Streaming: Law School (Netflix, Series Premiere)
Streaming: The Soul (Netflix, Original Movie Premiere)
Streaming: Why Did You Kill Me? (Netflix, Original Documentary Premiere)
8/7 PM: The Big Interview with Dan Rather (AXS TV, Season 9 Premiere)
9/8 PM: Bargain Block (HGTV, Series Premiere)
9/8 PM: Living with a Serial Killer: The Black Widow’s Web (Oxygen, Series Premiere)

Thursday, April 15, 2021

Streaming: The Banishing (Shudder, Original Movie Premiere)
Streaming: Exit Plan (Crackle)
Streaming: Infinity Train (HBO Max, Season 4 Premiere)
Streaming: Restaurant Recovery (Discovery+, Series Premiere)
Streaming: Ride or Die (Netflix, Original Movie Premiere)
Streaming: Spy City (AMC+, Series Premiere)
Streaming: Younger (Paramount+, Season 7 Premiere)
10/9 PM: Joseline’s Cabaret: Miami (WE, Series Premiere)

Friday, April 16, 2021

Streaming: Ajeeb Daastaans (Netflix, Original Movie Premiere)
Streaming: Arlo the Alligator Boy (Netflix, Original Movie Premiere)
Streaming: Big Shot (Disney+, Series Premiere)
Streaming: Earth Moods (Disney+, Series Premiere)
Streaming: Fast & Furious Spy Racers (Netflix, Season 4 Premiere)
Streaming: Frank of Ireland (Amazon, Series Premiere)
Streaming: Into the Beat (Netflix, Original Movie Premiere)
Streaming: Mortal Kombat (HBO Max, Original Movie Premiere)
Streaming: Why Are You Like This (Netflix, Series Premiere)
8/7 PM: Saving My Daughter (LMN, Original Movie Premiere)
9/8 PM: The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs (Shudder, Season 3 Premiere)
10/9 PM: OWN Spotlight: Viola Davis (OWN, One-Hour Special)
10/9 PM: Van Helsing (Syfy, Season 5 Premiere)

Saturday, April 17, 2021

Streaming: Ghost Brothers: Lights Out (Discovery+, Series Premiere)
7/6 PM: Murders at the Boarding House (Oxygen, Series Premiere)
8/7 PM: Envy: A Seven Deadly Sins Story (Lifetime, Original Movie Premiere)
8/7 PM: One Wild Day (BBC America, Special)
8/7 PM: Premier Boxing Champions: Tony Harrison vs. Bryant Perrella (FOX, Special)
8:30/7:30 PM: Accident, Suicide or Murder (Oxygen, Season 3 Premiere)
9/8 PM: Right in Front of Me (Hallmark Channel, Original Movie Premiere)

Sunday, April 18, 2021

7/6 PM: Roll Up Your Sleeves: Presented by Walgreens (NBC, One-Hour Special)
7/6 PM: Starting Up Love (UP, Original Movie Premiere)
8/7 PM: 2021 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards (Shudder, Special)
8/7 PM: The 56th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards (CBS, Three-Hour Special)
8/7 PM: Biography: “Stone Cold” Steve Austin (A&E, Two-Hour Special)
8/7 PM: Luis Miguel: The Series (Netflix, Season 2 Premiere)
8:30/7:30 PM: Mastermind of Murder (Oxygen, Series Premiere)
9/8 PM: Confronting a Serial Killer (Starz, Series Premiere)
9/8 PM: Godfather of Harlem (Epix, Season 2 Premiere)
10/9 PM: Couples Therapy (Showtime, Season 2 Premiere)
10/9 PM: Mare of Easttown (HBO, Series Premiere)
10/9 PM: Snack Sized (History Channel, Series Premiere/Special Time)
10/9 PM: WWE’s Most Wanted Treasures (A&E, Series Premiere)

Monday, April 19, 2021

Streaming: Off the Beaten Track (Acorn TV, U.S. Season 2 Premiere)
7/6 PM: The Parker Andersons (BYUtv, Series Premiere)
7:30/6:30 PM: Amelia Parker (BYUtv, Series Premiere)
8/7 PM: 9-1-1 (FOX, Season 4.5 Premiere)
8/7 PM: Black Ink Crew (VH1, Season 9 Premiere)
9/8 PM: 9-1-1: Lone Star (FOX, Season 2.5 Premiere)
10/9 PM: American Dad (TBS, Season 16 Premiere)

Tuesday, April 20, 2021

Streaming: Chopped 420 (Discovery+, Series Premiere)
Streaming: Deadliest Catch: Bloodline (Discovery+, Season 2 Premiere)
Streaming: The Fog of Murder (Discovery+, Special)
Streaming: Izzy’s Koala World (Netflix, Season 2 Premiere)
Streaming: Sasquatch (Hulu, Series Premiere)
8/7 PM: Deadliest Catch (Discovery Channel, Season 17 Premiere)
9/8 PM: Cruel Summer (Freeform, Series Premiere/Special Time)
9/8 PM: Storage Wars (A&E, Season 13 Premiere)
10/9 PM: Hustle & Tow (A&E, Series Premiere)

Wednesday, April 21, 2021

Streaming: Zero (Netflix, Series Premiere)
10/9 PM: Married at First Sight: Unmatchables (Lifetime, Series Premiere)

Thursday, April 22, 2021

Streaming: Bigger (BET+, Season 2 Premiere)
Streaming: Boys From County Hell (Shudder, Original Movie Premiere)
Streaming: Cher & the Loneliest Elephant (Paramount+, Special)
Streaming: Create Together #WithMe (YouTube, Season 2 Premiere)
Streaming: Endangered (Discovery+, Special)
Streaming: Life in Color with David Attenborough (Netflix, Series Premiere)
Streaming: Rutherford Falls (Peacock, Series Premiere)
Streaming: Secrets of the Whales (Disney+, Series Premiere)
Streaming: Stowaway (Netflix, Original Movie Premiere)
10/9 PM: The Film Independent Spirit Awards (IFC, Special)
10:30/9:30 PM: Big Trick Energy (truTV, Series Premiere)

Friday, April 23, 2021

Streaming: Mind of a Monster: The Grim Sleeper (Discovery+, Special)
Streaming: Misfit 3: The Finale (Netflix, Original Movie Premiere)
Streaming: Shadow and Bone (Netflix, Series Premiere)
Streaming: Tell Me When (Netflix, Original Movie Premiere)
8/7 PM: Deceitful Dating (LMN, Original Movie Premiere)
11/10 PM: A Black Lady Sketch Show (HBO, Season 2 Premiere)

Saturday, April 24, 2021

Streaming: The Swim (Discovery+, Special)
8/7 PM: My Father’s Other Family (Lifetime, Original Movie Premiere)

Sunday, April 25, 2021

1 PM/Noon: Oscars Countdown: The Red Carpet Live! (ABC, Three-Hour Special)
6:30/5:30 PM: The Oscars Red Carpet Show (ABC, 90-Minute Special)
7/6 PM: Designed with Love (UP, Original Movie Premiere)
8/7 PM: 2021 Oscars (ABC, Three-Hour Special)
8/7 PM: 90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After? (TLC, Season 6 Premiere)
8/7 PM: Biography: “Rowdy” Roddy Piper (A&E, Two-Hour Special)
8/7 PM: Top Gear (BBC America, Season 30 Premiere)
9/8 PM: Worst Cooks in America (Food Network, Season 22 Premiere)
11/10 PM: 90 Day Pillow Talk: Happily Ever After? (TLC, Season 3 Premiere)
11:35/10:35 PM: The Oscars Post-Show Special (ABC, One-Hour Special)

Monday, April 26, 2021

Streaming: Backstrom (Acorn TV, Series Premiere)
Streaming: In Search of Darkness: Part II (Shudder, Original Documentary Premiere)
8/7 PM: $50k Three Ways (HGTV, Series Premiere)
8/7 PM: Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days (ABC, Two-Hour Special)

Tuesday, April 27, 2021

Streaming: Go! Go! Cory Carson (Netflix, Season 4 Premiere)
Streaming: When Philip Met Missy (Discovery+, Special)

Wednesday, April 28, 2021

Streaming: The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu, Season 4 Premiere)
Streaming: Headspace Guide to Sleep (Netflix, Series Premiere)
Streaming: Life Under Renovation (Discovery+, Special)
Streaming: Sexify (Netflix, Series Premiere)
9/8 PM: The Wizard of Paws (BYUtv, Season 2 Premiere)

Thursday, April 29, 2021

Streaming: The Bad Seed (Sundance Now, Series Premiere)
Streaming: Chasing Ocean Giants (Discovery+, Series Premiere)
Streaming: Deadhouse Dark (Shudder, Original Movie Premiere)
Streaming: Duff’s Happy Fun Bake Time (Discovery+, Series Premiere)
Streaming: Looney Tunes Cartoons (HBO Max, Season 1, Part 4 Premiere)
Streaming: Things Heard & Seen (Netflix, Original Movie Premiere)
Streaming: Yasuke (Netflix, Series Premiere)
8/7 PM: 2021 NFL Draft – Round 1 (ABC, Special)
8/7 PM: People Presents: William & Kate’s Royal Anniversary (The CW, One-Hour Special)

Friday, April 30, 2021

Streaming: The Innocent (Netflix, Series Premiere)
Streaming: Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Falcon and the Winter Soldier (Disney+, Special)
Streaming: The Mitchells vs. the Machines (Netflix, Original Movie Premiere)
Streaming: The Mosquito Coast (Apple TV+, Series Premiere)
Streaming: Pet Stars (Netflix, Series Premiere)
Streaming: Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse (Amazon, Original Movie Premiere)
Streaming: The Unremarkable Juanquini (Netflix, Season 2 Premiere)
7/6 PM: 2021 NFL Draft – Rounds 2-3 (ABC, Special)
8/7 PM: Daddy’s Perfect Little Girl (LMN, Original Movie Premiere)
8/7 PM: World’s Funniest Animals: Spring Fling (The CW, One-Hour Special)