May 2018 TV Premiere Dates (New Series, Seasons, Movies, and Specials)

The following is a list of all May 2018 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.

Tuesday, May 1, 2018:

3/2 AM: John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City (Netflix, Stand-Up Comedy Special)
3/2 AM: Night Train with Wyatt Cenac (Starz.com, Season 2 Premiere)
3/2 AM: Sklar Brothers: Hipster Ghosts (Starz.com, Special)
3/2 AM: Sometimes (Netflix, Original Movie Premiere)
3/2 AM: Take My Wife (Starz.com, Season 2 Premiere)
9/8 PM: The Haves and the Have Nots (OWN, Season 5.5 Premiere)
9/8 PM: Married at First Sight: Season 6 Reunion Special (Lifetime, 90-Minute Special)
9/8 PM: The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills: Reunion Part 2 (Bravo, One-Hour Special)
10/9 PM: Hunting Nazi Treasure (AHC, Series Premiere)
10/9 PM: Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s (OWN, Season 7 Premiere/Special Night and Time)

Wednesday, May 2, 2018:

9/8 PM: Misfit Garage (Discovery Channel, Season 6 Premiere)
10/9 PM: Being Serena (HBO, Series Premiere)
10/9 PM: Catfish Keeps It 100: Charlamagne’s Favorite F’ing Catfish Moments (MTV, One-Hour Special)
10/9 PM: Colony (USA Network, Season 3 Premiere)
11/10 PM: Comedy Knockout (truTV, Season 3 Premiere)

Thursday, May 3, 2018:

No TV premieres or specials currently scheduled.

Friday, May 4, 2018:

3/2 AM: Anon (Netflix, Original Movie Premiere)
3/2 AM: Busted!: I Know Who You Are (Netflix, Series Premiere)
3/2 AM: Dear White People (Netflix, Season 2 Premiere)
3/2 AM: End Game (Netflix, Original Documentary Premiere)
3/2 AM: Forgive Us Our Debts (Netflix, Original Movie Premiere)
3/2 AM: Kong: King of the Apes (Netflix, Season 2 Premiere)
3/2 AM: Last Flag Flying (Amazon, Special)
3/2 AM: A Little Help with Carol Burnett (Netflix, Series Premiere)
3/2 AM: Manhunt (Netflix, Original Movie Premiere)
3/2 AM: The Rain (Netflix, Series Premiere)
9/8 PM: America Divided (EPIX, Season 2 Premiere)
9/8 PM: Gold Rush: Parker’s Trail – Reunion Special (Discovery Channel, One-Hour Special)
9/8 PM: Michael Douglass: The Real Fatal Attraction (Reelz, Special)
10/9 PM: The Tesla Files (History Channel, Series Premiere)
10/9 PM: Warren Buffett: Investor, Teacher, Icon (CNBC, One-Hour Special)

Saturday, May 5, 2018:

3/2 AM: Diablo Guardian (Amazon, Series Premiere)
6/5 AM: OK K.O.! Let’s Be Heroes (Cartoon Network, Season 2 Premiere)
8/7 PM: 2018 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (HBO, Three-Hour Special)
11/10 PM: Mountain Life (HGTV, Season 3 Premiere)

Sunday, May 6, 2018:

7/6 PM: Darrow & Darrow: In the Key of Murder (Hallmark Movie Channel, Original Movie Premiere)
8/7 PM: Sweetbitter (Starz, Series Premiere)
8/7 PM: The Wrong Daughter (Lifetime, Original Movie Premiere)
8:30/7:30 PM: Vida (Starz, Series Premiere)
10/9 PM: I’m Dying Up Here (Showtime, Season 2 Premiere)
10/9 PM: Naked & Afraid XL (Discovery Channel, Season 4 Premiere)

Monday, May 7, 2018:

3/2 AM: SuperMansion (Crackle, Season 3 Premiere)
6:30/5:30 PM: E! Live From the Red Carpet – The 2018 Met Gala (E!, Special)
8/7 PM: A Dangerous Son (HBO, 90-Minute Special)
9/8 PM: Best Baker in America (Food Network, Season 2 Premiere)
9/8 PM: Dear Mama: An Event to Honor Moms (VH1, One-Hour Special)
9/8 PM: Love It or List It (HGTV, Season 13.5 Premiere)
9/8 PM: The Real Princess Diaries: From Diana to Meghan (E!, One-Hour Special)
9/8 PM: The Surprising Lives of Billionaires (DFC, Season 2 Premiere)
9/8 PM: Teen Mom 2 (MTV, Season 9 Premiere)
9/8 PM: Vanderpump Rules: Reunion Part 1 (Bravo, One-Hour Special)
10/9 PM: Driven: Oklahoma State Cowboys (Golf Channel, Series Premiere)
10/9 PM: Running Wild with Bear Grylls (NBC, Season 4 Premiere)
10/9 PM: X Company (Ovation, Season 2 Premiere)

Tuesday, May 8, 2018:

3/2 AM: Hari Kondabolu: Warn Your Relatives (Netflix, Stand-Up Comedy Special)
9/8 PM: The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills: Reunion Part 3 (Bravo, One-Hour Special)
10/9 PM: Black Love: Motherly Love (OWN, One-Hour Special)
10/9 PM: Chrisley Knows Best (USA Network, Season 6 Premiere)
10:30/9:30 PM: The Cromarties (USA Network, Season 1.5 Premiere)
11/10 PM: The Housleys (HGTV, Special)

Wednesday, May 9, 2018:

9/8 PM: Botched (E!, Season 4.5 Premiere)
9/8 PM: Brooke Shields: Stalked (Reelz, One-Hour Special)
10/9 PM: Wood Work (DIY, Series Premiere)

Thursday, May 10, 2018:

3/2 AM: Motherland (Sundance Now, One-Hour Series Premiere)
3/2 AM: Safe (Netflix, Series Premiere)

Friday, May 11, 2018:

3/2 AM: The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (Amazon, Series Premiere)
3/2 AM: All Night (Hulu, Series Premiere)
3/2 AM: Bill Nye Saves the World (Netflix, Season 3 Premiere)
3/2 AM: Evil Genius: The True Story of America’s Most Diabolical Bank Heist (Netflix, Series Premiere)
3/2 AM: The Kissing Booth (Netflix, Original Movie Premiere)
3/2 AM: Spirit: Riding Free (Netflix, Season 5 Premiere)
3/2 AM: The Who Was? Show (Netflix, Series Premiere)
8/7 PM: Battlebots (Discovery Channel, Season 3 Premiere)
8/7 PM: Meghan Markle: An American Princess (FOX, Two-Hour Special)
8/7 PM: Mommy Be Mine (LMN, Original Movie Premiere)
8/7 PM: Undercover Boss (CBS, Season 9 Premiere)
9/8 PM: Diners, Drive-ins & Dives: Primetime Pork (Food Network, One-Hour Special)
9/8 PM: Kevin Smith: Silent But Deadly (Showtime, One-Hour Special)
9/8 PM: The Last 24 (ID, Series Premiere)

Saturday, May 12, 2018:

9/8 AM: Zak Storm (DFC, One-Hour Season 2 Premiere)
3/2 PM: Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final (Logo, Four-Hour Special)
7/6 PM: Abuse of Power (Oxygen, Series Premiere)
8/7 PM: Did I Kill My Mother? (LMN, Original Movie Premiere)
8/7 PM: Lawn & Order (DIY, Series Premiere)
9/8 PM: Patrick Melrose (Showtime, Series Premiere)
10/9 PM: Black Love (OWN, Season 2 Premiere)
10/9 PM: A Daughter’s Revenge (LMN, Original Movie Premiere)
10/9 PM: House Hunters Renovation (HGTV, Season 14 Premiere)

Sunday, May 13, 2018:

3/2 AM: Ali Wong: Hard Knock Wife (Netflix, Stand-Up Comedy Special)
8/7 PM: Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance (Lifetime, Original Movie Premiere)
8/7 PM: Little Women (PBS, Original Mini-Series Premiere)
9/8 PM: Salvage Dawgs (DIY, Season 9 Premiere)
10:22/9:22 PM: Harry & Meghan: Royal Rebels (Lifetime, One-Hour Special)

Monday, May 14, 2018:

9/8 PM: Basketball Wives (VH1, Season 7 Premiere)
9/8 PM: Vanderpump Rules: Reunion Part 2 (Bravo, One-Hour Special)
9/8 PM: What Haunts Us (Starz, Special)

Tuesday, May 15, 2018:

8/7 PM: The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills: Secrets Revealed (Bravo, One-Hour Special)
9/8 PM: Below Deck Mediterranean (Bravo, Season 3 Premiere)
9/8 PM: Unearthed (Science Channel, Season 4 Premiere)
10/9 PM: Hidden Potential (HGTV, Series Premiere)

Wednesday, May 16, 2018:

10/9 PM: Inside the Royal Wedding: Harry and Meghan (NBC, One-Hour Special)
10/9 PM: SciJinks (Science Channel, Series Premiere)

Thursday, May 17, 2018:

9/8 PM: American Ninja Warrior: All-Stars Specials (NBC, Two-Hour Special)
9/8 PM: Tiny Luxury (DIY, Season 3 Premiere)
10/9 PM: The Carbonaro Effect (truTV, Season 7 Premiere)
10/9 PM: Citizen Rose (E!, Series Premiere)

Friday, May 18, 2018:

3/2 AM: 13 Reasons Why (Netflix, Season 2 Premiere)
3/2 AM: Cargo (Netflix, Original Movie Premiere)
3/2 AM: Catching Feelings (Netflix, Original Movie Premiere)
3/2 AM: Inspector Gadget (Netflix, Season 4 Premiere)
3/2 AM: You Are Wanted (Amazon, Season 2 Premiere)

Saturday, May 19, 2018:

7/6 PM: E! Royal Wedding Rundown (E!, One-Hour Special)
8/7 PM: The Case of: Caylee Anthony – Part 1 (Oxygen, Special)
8/7 PM: Fahrenheit 451 (HBO, Original Movie Premiere)
8/7 PM: Royal Romance: The Marriage of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle (CBS, Two-Hour Special)
9/8 PM: Royally Ever After (Hallmark Channel, Original Movie Premiere)
11/10 PM: 2018 June Weddings Preview Show (Hallmark Channel, Special)

Sunday, May 20, 2018:

8/7 PM: 90 Day Fiance (TLC, Season 3 Premiere)
8/7 PM: Billboard Music Awards (NBC, Three-Hour Special)
8/7 PM: The Case of: Caylee Anthony – Part 2 (Oxygen, Special)
8/7 PM: Deadly Matrimony (Lifetime, Original Movie Premiere)
9/8 PM: Total Bellas (E!, Season 3 Premiere)
9/8 PM: Unsung (TV One, Season 13 Premiere)
10/9 PM: Iron Chef America (Food Network, Season 13 Premiere)
10/9 PM: Lost in Transition (TLC, Series Premiere)

Monday, May 21, 2018:

Midnight/11 PM: Joe Pera Talks With You (Adult Swim, Series Premiere)
8/7 PM: 2018 Miss USA (FOX, Two-Hour Special)
8/7 PM: The Case of: Caylee Anthony – Part 3 (Oxygen, Special)
8/7 PM: The Final Year (HBO, 90-Minute Special)
9/8 PM: Vanderpump Rules: Reunion Part 3 (Bravo, One-Hour Special)
9/8 PM: Who Do You Think You Are? (TLC, Season 10 Premiere)

Tuesday, May 22, 2018:

3/2 AM: Dino Dana (Amazon, Season 2 Premiere)
3/2 AM: Mob Psycho 100 (Netflix, Series Premiere)
3/2 AM: Terrace House: Opening New Doors (Netflix, Season 2 Premiere)
3/2 AM: Tig Notaro: Happy to Be Here (Netflix, Stand-Up Comedy Special)
8/7 PM: The Great American Read (PBS, Two-Hour Series Premiere)
10/9 PM: Queen Sugar: Season 3 All Access (OWN, Special)

Wednesday, May 23, 2018:

3/2 AM: Explained (Netflix, Special)
9/8 PM: Brother vs. Brother (HGTV, Season 6 Premiere)
10/9 PM: 20/20: Lights, Camera, Summer! (ABC, One-Hour Special)

Thursday, May 24, 2018:

3/2 AM: Fauda (Netflix, Season 2 Premiere)
8/7 PM: American Ninja Warrior: Red Nose Day – Celebrity Ninja Warrior (NBC, One-Hour Special)
8/7 PM: Terrence Howard’s Fright Club (FOX, One-Hour Special)
9/8 PM: Hollywood Game Night: Red Nose Day (NBC, One-Hour Special)
10/9 PM: Red Nose Day (NBC, One-Hour Special)

Friday, May 25, 2018:

3/2 AM: Ibiza (Netflix, Original Movie Premiere)
3/2 AM: Picnic at Hanging Rock (Amazon, Series Premiere)
3/2 AM: Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget For the Rest of Your Life (Netflix, Stand-Up Comedy Special)
3/2 AM: The Toys That Made Us (Netflix, Season 2 Premiere)
3/2 AM: Trollhunters (Netflix, Season 3 Premiere)
8/7 PM: My Last Days (The CW, Season 2 Premiere)
8/7 PM: Phenoms (FOX, Series Premiere)
9/8 PM: Bipolar Rock ‘n Roller (Showtime, Special)

Saturday, May 26, 2018:

3/2 AM: Sara’s Notebook (Netflix, Original Movie Premiere)
10/9 PM: The Tale (HBO, Original Movie Premiere)

Sunday, May 27, 2018:

3/2 AM: The Break with Michelle Wolf (Netflix, Series Premiere)
7:30/6:30 PM: The Fourth Estate (Showtime, Series Premiere)
8/7 PM: Finding Bigfoot: Monster Week (Animal Planet, Two-Hour Special)
9/8 PM: 1968: The Year That Changed America (CNN, Series Premiere)
9/8 PM: Beach Hunters (HGTV, Season 3 Premiere)
9/8 PM: Phil Hartman: Behind Closed Doors (Reelz, Special)
10/9 PM: Finding Bigfoot: Special (Animal Planet, One-Hour Special)

Monday, May 28, 2018:

8/7 PM: The Bachelorette (ABC, Season 14 Premiere)
8/7 PM: Girl in the Bunker (Lifetime, Original Movie Premiere)
8/7 PM: The Lost Kingdom of the Yeti (Animal Planet, Special)
8/7 PM: Navy SEALs: Deadly Marksmen/Enemy Territory (History Channel, Two-Hour Special)
8/7 PM: Street Outlaws (Discovery Channel, Two-Hour Season 11 Premiere/Special Time)
9/8 PM: Vanderpump Rules: Secrets Revealed (Bravo, One-Hour Special)
10/9 PM: American Chopper (Discovery Channel, Season 11 Premiere)
10/9 PM: Cults and Extreme Belief (A&E, Series Premiere/Special Night)
10/9 PM: Elizabeth Shoaf: The Girl in a Bunker (Lifetime, One-Hour Special)
10/9 PM: Six (History Channel, Season 2 Premiere/Special Night)
10/9 PM: Weird, True & Freaky (Animal Planet, Special)