The following is a list of all August 2019 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.
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Last Updated: July 22, 2019
Thursday, August 1, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:
- 8/7 PM: Return to Shark Island (Discovery Channel, One-Hour Special)
- 9/8 PM: BBQ Brawl: Flay v. Symon (Food Network, Series Premiere)
- 9/8 PM: Flip or Flop (HGTV, Season 8 Premiere)
- 9/8 PM: Great White Kill Zone: Guadalupe (Discovery Channel, One-Hour Special)
- 9/8 PM: Million Dollar Listing: New York (Bravo, 90-Minute Season 8 Premiere)
- 10/9 PM: Monster Mako: Perfect Predator (Discovery Channel, One-Hour Special)
- 11/10 PM: Going for Sold (HGTV, Series Premiere)
- 11/10 PM: No One Saw a Thing (Sundance TV, Series Premiere)
Friday, August 2, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:
- 3/2 AM: Dear White People (Netflix, Season 3 Premiere)
- 3/2 AM: Otherhood (Netflix, Original Movie Premiere)
- 3/2 AM: She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (Netflix, Season 3 Premiere)
- 3/2 AM: This Is Football (Amazon, Series Premiere)
- 8/7 PM: Descendants 3 (Disney Channel, Original Movie Premiere)
- 8/7 PM: Isle of Jaws: Blood Brothers (Discovery Channel, One-Hour Special)
- 9/8 PM: Andrew Mayne: Ghost Diver (Discovery Channel, One-Hour Special)
- 9/8 PM: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team (CMT, Season 14 Premiere)
- 10/9 PM: I Was Prey (Discovery Channel, One-Hour Special)
- 10/9 PM: Racing Wives (CMT, Series Premiere)
- 11/10 PM: A Black Lady Sketch Show (HBO, Series Premiere)
Saturday, August 3, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:
- 11:30/10:30 AM: My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Discovery Family Channel, Season 9.5 Premiere)
- 8/7 PM: Premier Boxing Champions Special: Adam Kownacki vs. Chris “The Nightmare” Arreola (FOX, Special)
- 8/7 PM: Sharks Gone Wild 2 (Discovery Channel, One-Hour Special)
- 9/8 PM: Love and Sunshine (Hallmark Channel, Original Movie Premiere)
- 9/8 PM: Shark Week Immersion (Discovery Channel, One-Hour Special)
- 11/10 PM: Kitchen Takeover: Cajun Crisis (Food Network, Special)
Sunday, August 4, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:
- 3/2 AM: Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj (Netflix, Season 4 Premiere)
- 8/7 PM: 90 Day Fiance: Before the 90 Days (TLC, Season 3 Premiere)
- 8/7 PM: CMA Fest 2019 (ABC, Three-Hour Special)
- 8/7 PM: Serengeti (Discovery Channel, Series Premiere)
- 9/8 PM: Alaskan Bush People (Discovery Channel, Season 10 Premiere)
- 9/8 PM: Preacher (AMC, Two-Hour Season 4 Premiere/Special Time)
- 9/8 PM: Worst Cooks in America (Food Network, Season 17 Premiere)
- 10/9 PM: Flip It Like Disick (E!, Series Premiere)
- 10/9 PM: Unexpected (TLC, Season 3 Premiere)
Monday, August 5, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:
- 3/2 AM: David Jason’s Secret Service (Acorn TV, Series Premiere)
- 3/2 AM: My Life Is Murder (Acorn TV, Series Premiere)
- 3/2 AM: No Good Nick (Netflix, Season 1.5 Premiere)
- 7:30/6:30 PM: Infinity Train (Cartoon Network, Series Premiere)
- 8/7 PM: Bachelor in Paradise (ABC, Season 6 Premiere)
- 8/7 PM: Love & Hip Hop Hollywood (VH1, Season 6 Premiere)
- 9/8 PM: Five Points (Facebook, Season 2 Premiere)
- 9/8 PM: Kleptocrats (Starz, Special)
- 9/8 PM: Mystic Britain (Smithsonian Channel, Series Premiere)
- 9/8 PM: Traveling the Stars: Action Bronson & Friends Watch Ancient Aliens (Viceland, Season 2 Premiere)
- 10/9 PM: Paranormal Survivor (Travel Channel, Season 5 Premiere)
Tuesday, August 6, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:
- 9/8 PM: A Boy. A Girl. A Dream. (Starz, Special)
- 9/8 PM: The Real Housewives of Orange County (Bravo, Season 14 Premiere)
- 10/9 PM: Code of the Wild (Travel Channel, Series Premiere)
- 10/9 PM: Flipping Exes (Bravo, Series Premiere)
- 10/9 PM: Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Oakland Raiders (HBO, Season 14 Premiere)
- 10/9 PM: Miz & Mrs. (USA Network, Season 1.5 Premiere)
- 10/9 PM: Undercover Billionaire (Discovery Channel, Series Premiere)
- 10:30/9:30 PM: Growing Up Chrisley (USA Network, Season 2 Premiere)
- 11/10 PM: Dating #NoFilter (E!, Season 2 Premiere)
Wednesday, August 7, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:
- 8/7 PM: Bulletproof (The CW, Series Premiere)
- 8/7 PM: Buzz (HBO, 90-Minute Special)
- 9/8 PM: BH90210 (FOX, Series Premiere)
- 9/8 PM: Hypnotize Me (The CW, Series Premiere)
- 10/9 PM: American Mystery (Travel Channel, Series Premiere)
- 10/9 PM: David Makes Man: Season 1 All-Access (OWN, Special)
Thursday, August 8, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:
- 3/2 AM: The Naked Director (Netflix, Series Premiere)
- 9/8 PM: Chasing the Cure (TBS/TNT, Series Premiere)
- 9/8 PM: Two Sentence Horror Stories (The CW, Series Premiere)
- 10/9 PM: Impractical Jokers (truTV, Season 8.5 Premiere)
Friday, August 9, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:
- 3/2 AM: Cable Girls (aka Las Chicas del Cable) (Netflix, Season 4 Premiere)
- 3/2 AM: Free Meek (Amazon, Series Premiere)
- 3/2 AM: GLOW (Netflix, Season 3 Premiere)
- 3/2 AM: Pete the Cat (Amazon, Season 1.5 Premiere)
- 3/2 AM: Rocko’s Modern Life: Static Cling (Netflix, Original Movie Premiere)
- 3/2 AM: Sintonia (Netflix, Series Premiere)
- 8/7 PM: We Day (ABC, One-Hour Special)
Saturday, August 10, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:
- 7/6 PM: Manson: The Women (Oxygen, Two-Hour Special)
- 8/7 PM: Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Sports 2019 (Nickelodeon, 90-Minute Special)
- 8/7 PM: The Zoo: San Diego (Animal Planet, Two-Hour Series Premiere)
- 9/8 PM: Black Love (OWN, Season 4 Premiere)
- 9/8 PM: A Taste of Summer (Hallmark Channel, Original Movie Premiere)
- 10:30/9:30 PM: My Favorite Shapes by Julio Torres (HBO, One-Hour Special)
- 11/10 PM: Mountain Mamas (HGTV, Series Premiere)
Sunday, August 11, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:
- 8/7 PM: Teen Choice 2019 (FOX, Two-Hour Special)
- 9/8 PM: Curse of Akakor (Facebook, Series Premiere)
- 9/8 PM: The Food That Built America (History Channel, Series Premiere)
- 9/8 PM: Succession (HBO, Season 2 Premiere)
- 10/9 PM: Strange World (Travel Channel, Series Premiere)
Monday, August 12, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:
- Midnight/11 PM: Squidbillies (Adult Swim, Season 12 Premiere)
- 8/7 PM: Kids Baking Championship (Food Network, Season 7 Premiere/Special Time)
- 9/8 PM: Family Pictures USA (PBS, Series Premiere)
- 9/8 PM: Our Boys (HBO, Series Premiere)
- 9/8 PM: The Terror (AMC, Season 2 Premiere)
- 10/9 PM: American Greed (CNBC, Season 13 Premiere)
- 10/9 PM: Lodge 49 (AMC, Season 2 Premiere)
- 10/9 PM: Twisted Sisters (ID, Season 2 Premiere)
- 11/10 PM: Straight Up Steve Austin (USA Network, Series Premiere)
Tuesday, August 13, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:
- 9/8 PM: Mysteries Decoded (The CW, Series Premiere)
- 10/9 PM: Adam Ruins Everything (truTV, Season 6 Premiere)
- 10/9 PM: Supermarket Stakeout (Food Network, Series Premiere)
Wednesday, August 14, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:
- 8/7 PM: Alternate Endings: Six New Ways to Die in America (HBO, Special)
- 10/9 PM: Danny’s House (Viceland, Series Premiere)
- 10/9 PM: David Makes Man (OWN, Series Premiere)
- 10/9 PM: I Was Prey (Animal Planet, Season 3 Premiere)
Thursday, August 15, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:
- 3/2 AM: Cannon Busters (Netflix, Series Premiere)
- 3/2 AM: Sacred Games (Netflix, Season 2 Premiere)
- 3/2 AM: Why Women Kill (CBS All Access, Series Premiere)
Friday, August 16, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:
- 3/2 AM: The Amazing Johnathan Documentary (Hulu, Original Documentary Premiere)
- 3/2 AM: Find Me in Paris (Hulu, Season 2 Premiere)
- 3/2 AM: Jim Gaffigan: Quality Time (Amazon, Stand-Up Comedy Special Premiere)
- 3/2 AM: Mindhunter (Netflix, Season 2 Premiere)
- 3/2 AM: Photograph (Amazon, Special)
- 9/8 PM: Ghost Brothers: Haunted Houseguests (Travel Channel, Series Premiere)
- 9/8 PM: Love After Lockup (WE, Season 3 Premiere)
Saturday, August 17, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:
- 9/8 PM: A Summer Romance (Hallmark Channel, Original Movie Premiere)
- 9/8 PM: Zombie Tidal Wave (Syfy, Original Movie Premiere)
Sunday, August 18, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:
- 9/8 PM: Cola Wars (History Channel, Two-Hour Special)
- 9/8 PM: I Am Patrick Swayze (Paramount Network, Original Documentary Premiere)
- 10/9 PM: The Righteous Gemstones (HBO, One-Hour Series Premiere)
Monday, August 19, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:
- 9:30/8:30 PM: I Ship It (The CW, Broadcast Series Premiere)
- 10/9 PM: Family Restaurant Rivals (Food Network, Series Premiere)
- 10/9 PM: The Legend of East Lake (Golf Channel, Special)
Tuesday, August 20, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:
- No TV premieres or specials scheduled.
Wednesday, August 21, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:
- 3/2 AM: American Factory (Netflix, Original Documentary Premiere)
- 3/2 AM: This Way Up (Hulu, Series Premiere)
- 9/8 PM: Ghost Hunters (A&E, Season 12 Premiere)
- 9/8 PM: Mountain Monsters (Travel Channel, Season 4 Premiere)
- 10/9 PM: Psychic Kids (A&E, Season 4 Premiere)
Thursday, August 22, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:
- 10:30/9:30 PM: The Flay List (Food Network, Series Premiere)
Friday, August 23, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:
- 3/2 AM: #imomsohard Live (Amazon, Special)
- 3/2 AM: Alice Wetterlund: My Mama Is a Human and So Am I (Amazon, Special)
- 3/2 AM: Alonzo Bodden: Heavy Lightweight (Amazon, Special)
- 3/2 AM: Jawline (Hulu, Special)
- 3/2 AM: Mike E. Winfield: Stepman (Amazon, Special)
Saturday, August 24, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:
- 9/8 PM: All Summer Long (Hallmark Channel, Original Movie Premiere)
- 9/8 PM: Hitsville: The Making of Motown (Showtime, Special)
- 10/9 PM: OWN Spotlight: Black Women Own the Conversation (OWN, Series Premiere)
Sunday, August 25, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:
- 7/6 PM: Killer Motive (Oxygen, Series Premiere)
- 8/7 PM: Power (Starz, Season 6 Premiere)
- 9/8 PM: The Affair (Showtime, Season 5 Premiere)
- 10/9 PM: Good Eats (Food Network, Series Premiere)
- 10/9 PM: On Becoming a God in Central Florida (Showtime, Series Premiere)
Monday, August 26, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:
- 9/8 PM: 2019 MTV Video Music Awards (MTV, Two-Hour Special)
Tuesday, August 27, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:
- 11/10 PM: Greenleaf: Season 4 All-Access (OWN, Special)
Wednesday, August 28, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:
- 10/9 PM: Budget Battle (Food Network, Series Premiere)
- 10/9 PM: Jay Leno’s Garage (CNBC, Season 5 Premiere)
- 10/9 PM: Magical Land of Oz (PBS, Series Premiere)
Thursday, August 29, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:
- No TV premieres or specials scheduled.
Friday, August 30, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:
- 3/2 AM: Carnival Row (Amazon, Series Premiere)
- 3/2 AM: The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (Netflix, Series Premiere)
- 3/2 AM: Keeping Faith (Acorn TV, Season 2 Premiere)
- 3/2 AM: When Hope Calls (HMN, Series Premiere)
- 8/7 PM: Paris Can Wait (Lifetime, Original Movie Premiere)
Saturday, August 31, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:
- 7/6 PM: Maigret (Ovation, Series Premiere)
- 7:30/6:30 PM: Saturday Night College Football (ABC, Season 14 Premiere)
- 8/7 PM: CFB on FOX (FOX, Season 9 Premiere)
- 9/8 PM: My One & Only (Hallmark Channel, Original Movie Premiere)
