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May 2017 TV Premiere Dates (New Series/Seasons, Movies, and Specials)

Monday, May 1, 2017:

  • 3/2 AM: In the Shadow of Iris (Netflix, Movie Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: Kids BBQ Championship (Food Network, 2nd Season Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: Love & Hip Hop Atlanta: Joseline’s Special Delivery (VH1, One-Hour Special)
  • 9/8 PM: Docked Out (DIY, Series Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Lucifer (FOX, 2nd Season Spring Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Superheroes Decoded: American Rebels (History Channel, Two-Hour Documentary)
  • 10/9 PM: Warning: This Drug May Kill You (HBO, One-Hour Documentary)

Tuesday, May 2, 2017:

  • 3/2 AM: Maria Bamford: Old Baby (Netflix, Stand-Up Comedy Special)
  • 7:30/6:30 PM: Jackson (Showtime, Documentary)
  • 8/7 PM: Victorian Slum House (PBS, Series Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Below Deck Mediterranean (Bravo, 2nd Season Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Little People, Big World (TLC, 15th Season Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: 7 Little Johnstons (TLC, 3rd Season Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: Big Bad BBQ Brawl (Cooking Channel, 2nd Season Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: Breakthrough: Addiction (National Geographic, 2nd Season Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: Truth & Iliza (Freeform, Series Premiere)

Wednesday, May 3, 2017:

  • 10/9 PM: Then & Now With Andy Cohen (Bravo, 2nd Season Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: Where the Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle – Alaska (Discovery Channel, One-Hour Special)

Thursday, May 4, 2017:

  • 8/7 PM: American Standoff (Audience, Documentary)
  • 8/7 PM: Girl Starter (DFC, Series Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Second Wives Club (E!, Series Premiere)

Friday, May 5, 2017:

  • 3/2 AM: Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie (Netflix, Movie Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: Kazoops (Netflix, 3rd Season Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: The Last Kingdom (Netflix, 2nd Season Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: The Mars Generation (Netflix, Series Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: Sense8 (Netflix, 2nd Season Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: Simplemente Manu NNa (Netflix, Movie Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: Spirit: Riding Free (Netflix, Series Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: Dennis Rodman’s Big Bang in Pyongyang (Reelz, Documentary)
  • 9/8 PM: Al Madrigal: Shrimpin’ Ain’t Easy (Showtime, Stand-Up Comedy Special)

Saturday, May 6, 2017:

  • 3/2 AM: Batman & Bill (Hulu, Documentary)
  • 8/7 PM: Deadly Sorority (Lifetime, Movie Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: Renovation Realities (DIY, Series Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: Chris Gethard: Career Suicide (HBO, 90-Minute Stand-Up Comedy Special)
  • 10/9 PM: The Dead Files (Travel Channel, 9th Season Premiere)

Sunday, May 7, 2017:

  • 8/7 PM: 2017 MTV Movie & TV Awards (MTV, Two-Hour Special)
  • 8/7 PM: Cradle Swapping (Lifetime, Movie Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings (Freeform, 90-Minute Special)
  • 9/8 PM: The Last 100 Days of Diana (ABC, Two-Hour Special)

Monday, May 8, 2017:

  • 10/9 PM: Dear Mama: An Event to Honor Moms (VH1, One-Hour Special)
  • 10/9 PM: Southern Charm Savannah (Bravo, Series Premiere)

Tuesday, May 9, 2017:

  • 3/2 AM: Norm Macdonald: Hitler’s Dog, Gossip & Trickery (Netflix, Stand-Up Comedy Special)

Wednesday, May 10, 2017:

  • 10/9 PM: The Filthy Rich Guide (CNBC, 3rd Season Premiere)

Thursday, May 11, 2017:

  • 8/7 PM: My Stepdaughter’s Secret (LMN, Movie Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: American Race (TNT, Series Premiere)

Friday, May 12, 2017:

  • 3/2 AM: All Hail King Julien: Exiled (Netflix, Special)
  • 3/2 AM: Anne (Netflix, Series Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: Get Me Roger Stone (Netflix, Documentary)
  • 3/2 AM: I Love Dick (Amazon, Series Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: Master of None (Netflix, 2nd Season Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: Mindhorn (Netflix, Movie Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: Sahara (Netflix, Movie Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: Daughter for Sale (LMN, Movie Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Motherboard (Viceland, Series Premiere)
  • 12 AM/11 PM: Amy Schumer Presents Mark Normand: Don’t Be Yourself (Comedy Central, One-Hour Stand-Up Comedy Special)

Saturday, May 13, 2017:

  • 3/2 PM: Fire Island: Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final (Logo, Three-Hour Special)
  • 8/7 PM: Sinister Minister (Lifetime, Movie Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: All for Love (Hallmark, Movie Premiere)

Sunday, May 14, 2017:

  • 6/5 PM: Snapped (Oxygen, 20th Season Premiere)
  • 7/6 PM: My Super Sweet 16 (MTV, 9th Season Premiere)
  • 7:30/6:30 PM: Promposal (MTV, Series Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: Give Me My Baby (LMN, Movie Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: Miss USA 2017 (FOX, Two-Hour Special)
  • 9/8 PM: Building Alaska (DIY, 6th Season Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Invite Only Cabo (Bravo, Series Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: Food Porn (FYI, 2nd Season Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: What Happens at the Abbey (E!, Series Premiere)
  • 11:45/10:45 PM: Mike Tyson Mysteries (Adult Swim, 3rd Season Premiere)

Monday, May 15, 2017:

  • 5:30/4:30 PM: Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu (Cartoon Network, 7th Season Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: Mommy Dead and Dearest (HBO, 90-Minute Documentary)

Tuesday, May 16, 2017:

  • 3/2 AM: Tracy Morgan: Staying Alive (Netflix, Stand-Up Comedy Special)
  • 9/8 PM: Born This Way (A&E, 3rd Season Premiere)

Wednesday, May 17, 2017:

  • 8/7 PM: Hollywood Medium (E!, 3rd Season Premiere)
  • 9:30/8:30 PM: Downward Dog (ABC, Series Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: I Am Heath Ledger (Spike TV, 90-Minute Documentary)

Thursday, May 18, 2017:

  • 9/8 PM: 60 Days In: Aftermath (A&E, One-Hour Special)
  • 9/8 PM: First in Human: The Trials of Building 10 (Discovery Channel, Series Premiere)
  • 11/10 PM: Comedy Knockout (truTV, 2nd Season Summer Premiere)

Friday, May 19, 2017:

  • 3/2 AM: Blame! (Netflix, Movie Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: The Keepers (Netflix, Series Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: Laerte-se (Netflix, Documentary)
  • 3/2 AM: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix, 3rd Season Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: 12 Monkeys (Syfy, 3rd Season Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: The New I Love Lucy Superstar Special (CBS, One-Hour Special)
  • 10/9 PM: Summer of 69: No Apostrophe (Epix, One-Hour Special)

Saturday, May 20, 2017:

  • 3/2 AM: Becoming Bond (Hulu, Documentary)
  • 8/7 PM: The Wizard of Lies (HBO, Movie Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: The Art of Us (Hallmark, Movie Premiere)

Sunday, May 21, 2017:

  • 8/7 PM: 2017 Billboard Music Awards (ABC, Three-Hour Special)
  • 8/7 PM: Food Network Star: Comeback Kitchen (Food Network, One-Hour Special)
  • 9/8 PM: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery: A Bundle of Trouble (HMC, Movie Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Twin Peaks (Showtime, Two-Hour Series Premiere)
  • 10:30/9:30 PM: Scraps (FYI, Series Premiere)

Monday, May 22, 2017:

  • 8/7 PM: Princess Diana: Her Life, Her Death, the Truth (CBS, Two-Hour Special)
  • 9/8 PM: The Bachelorette (ABC, 13th Season Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special 2017 (CBS, One-Hour Special)
  • 10/9 PM: Suite Francaise (Lifetime, Movie Premiere)
  • 12 AM/11 PM: Neon Joe, Werewolf Hunter (Adult Swim, 2nd Season Premiere)

Tuesday, May 23, 2017:

  • 3/2 AM: Casual (Hulu, 3rd Season Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King (Netflix, Stand-Up Comedy Special)
  • 10/9 PM: Fit to Fat to Fit (A&E, 2nd Season Premiere)

Wednesday, May 24, 2017:

  • 8/7 PM: Black Ink Crew: Chicago (VH1, 3rd Season Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: Dirty Dancing (ABC, Movie Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Speed Is the New Black (Velocity, Series Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: Bakers vs. Fakers (Food Network, 2nd Season Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: Project Impossible: Super Structures (History Channel, One-Hour Special)

Thursday, May 25, 2017:

  • 8/7 PM: American Ninja Warrior: Celebrity Ninja Warrior (NBC, One-Hour Special)
  • 8/7 PM: Beat Shazam (FOX, Series Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Love Connection (FOX, Series Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Million Dollar Listing: New York (Bravo, 6th Season Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: Cryus vs. Cyrus: Design and Conquer (Bravo, Series Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: Growing Up Hip Hop Atlanta (WE, Series Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: Red Nose Day (NBC, One-Hour Special)

Friday, May 26, 2017:

  • 3/2 AM: Bloodline (Netflix, 3rd Season Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower (Netflix, Movie Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: Long Strange Trip (Amazon, Series Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: War Machine (Netflix, Movie Premiere)

Saturday, May 27, 2017:

  • No Premieres or Specials

Sunday, May 28, 2017:

  • 9/8 PM: Hamilton: Building America (History Channel, Special)
  • 10/9 PM: Expedition Mungo (Animal Planet, Series Premiere)

Monday, May 29, 2017:

  • 8/7 PM: America: Journey of the Brave Part 1 (History Channel, Special)
  • 8/7 PM: Michael Jackson: Searching for Neverland (Lifetime, Movie Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Pool Kings (DIY, Series Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Whose Line Is It Anyway? (The CW, 13th Season Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: Still Star-Crossed (ABC, Series Premiere)

Tuesday, May 30, 2017:

  • 3/2 AM: F is for Family (Netflix, 2nd Season Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: House of Cards (Netflix, 5th Season Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: Sarah Silverman: A Speck of Dust (Netflix, Stand-Up Comedy Special)
  • 8/7 PM: America: Journey of the Brave Part 2 (History Channel, Special)
  • 8/7 PM: America’s Got Talent (NBC, 12th Season Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: Fear(less) with Tim Ferriss (Audience, Series Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Animal Kingdom (TNT, 2nd Season Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Man Fire Food (Cooking Channel, 6th Season Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: Fear Factor (MTV, 8th Season Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: Good Bones (HGTV, 2nd Season Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: World of Dance (NBC, Series Premiere)

Wednesday, May 31, 2017:

  • 8/7 PM: Kingdom (Audience, 3rd Season Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: Masterchef (FOX, 8th Season Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Big Star Little Star (USA, Series Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Brother vs. Brother (HGTV, 5th Season Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: The Carmichael Show (NBC, 3rd Season Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: The F Word with Gordon Ramsey (FOX, Series Premiere)