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May 2019 TV Premieres Schedule (Every New Series, Season, Movie, and Special and Their Premiere Dates)

The following is a list of all May 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.

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

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Last Updated: April 22, 2019

Wednesday, May 1, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:

  • 3/2 AM: Knock Down the House (Netflix, Original Documentary Premiere)
  • 7/6 PM: Liberation Heroes: The Last Eyewitnesses (Discovery Channel, One-Hour Special)
  • 8/7 PM: 2019 Billboard Music Awards (NBC, Three-Hour Special)
  • 9/8 PM: Impossible Engineering (Science Channel, Season 6 Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: Best Room Wins (Bravo, Series Premiere)

Thursday, May 2, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:

  • 8/7 PM: 2019 Miss USA (FOX, Two-Hour Special)
  • 8/7 PM: iZombie (The CW, Season 5 Premiere)

Friday, May 3, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:

  • 3/2 AM: Dead to Me (Netflix, Series Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: Despite Everything (aka A Pesar de Todo) (Netflix, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (Netflix, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: Flinch (Netflix, Series Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: The Last Summer (Netflix, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: Suspiria (Amazon, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: Tuca & Bertie (Netflix, Series Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal (HBO, Special)
  • 8/7 PM: Woman on the Brink (LMN, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: Masters of Disaster (Discovery Channel, Series Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: Welcome to the Wayne (Nicktoons, Season 2 Premiere)

Saturday, May 4, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:

  • Midnight/11 PM: Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell (Adult Swim, Season 4 Premiere)
  • 7/6 PM: The Disappearance of Susan Cox Powell (Oxygen, Series Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: A Paris Romance (Hallmark Channel, Original Movie Premiere)

Sunday, May 5, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:

  • 8/7 PM: Lakefront Bargain Hunt (HGTV, Season Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: Psycho Stripper (Lifetime, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: The Real Housewives of Atlanta: Porsha’s Having a Baby Part 2 (Bravo, One-Hour Special)
  • 8/7 PM: Rock & Roll Road Trip with Sammy Hagar (AXS TV, Season 4 Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: The Spanish Princess (Starz, Series Premiere)
  • 8:30/7:30 PM: Real Money (AXS TV, Season 2 Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Cher: Do You Believe? (Reelz, Special)
  • 9/8 PM: Hailey Dean Mysteries (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: The Real Housewives of Potomac (Bravo, Season 5 Premiere)

Monday, May 6, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:

  • 3:30/2:30 PM: Big Hero 6: The Series (Disney Channel, Season 2 Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: The Bachelorette: The Biggest Bachelorette Reunion in Bachelor History Ever! (ABC, Two-Hour Special)
  • 8/7 PM: Live PD: Police Patrol (A&E, Season 4 Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: The Best Thing I Ever Ate (Cooking Channel, Season 10 Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Chernobyl (HBO, Original Miniseries Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: State of the Union (Sundance TV, Series Premiere)

Tuesday, May 7, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:

  • 8/7 PM: Foster (HBO, Two-Hour Special)
  • 9/8 PM: The Haves and the Have Nots (OWN, Season 6 Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: Bite Club (Food Network, Season 2 Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: Texicanas (Bravo, Series Premiere)

Wednesday, May 8, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:

  • 3/2 AM: Lucifer (Netflix, Season 4 Premiere)

Thursday, May 9, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:

  • 8/7 PM: Paradise Hotel (FOX, Season 3 Premiere)
  • 10:30/9:30 PM: Klepper (Comedy Central, Series Premiere)

Friday, May 10, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:

  • 3/2 AM: Easy (Netflix, Season 3 Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: Sneaky Pete (Amazon, Season 3 Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: The Society (NEtflix, Series Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: Wine Country (Netflix, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: Wishenpoof (Amazon, Season 3 Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (ABC, Season 6 Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: My Mother Was a Serial Killer (LMN, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Primetime: What Would You Do? (ABC, Season 15 Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men (Showtime, Series Premiere)

Saturday, May 11, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:

  • 8/7 PM: Homekilling Queen (Lifetime, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: Premier Boxing Champions: “Swift” Jarrett Hurd vs. Julian “J-Rock” Williams (FOX, Special)
  • 9/8 PM: A Feeling of Home (Hallmark Channel, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Real Story of… (Reelz, Season 2 Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: My Dad Wrote a Porno (HBO, One-Hour Special)

Sunday, May 12, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:

  • 8/7 PM: Killer Grandma (Lifetime, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: Our Cartoon President (Showtime, Season 2 Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: The Real Housewives of Atlanta: Porsha’s Having a Baby Part 3 (Bravo, One-Hour Special)
  • 9/8 PM: Beach Hunters (HGTV, Season 4 Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Hailey Dean Mysteries (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, Original Movie Premiere)

Monday, May 13, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:

  • 3/2 AM: L.A.’s Finest (Spectrum, Series Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: Line of Duty (Acorn TV, Season 5 Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: Malibu Rescue: The Movie (Netflix, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: The Bachelorette (ABC, Season 15 Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Best Baker in America (Food Network, Season 3 Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: Paid Off with Michael Torpey (truTV, Season 2 Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: Say Yes to the Nest (HGTV, Series Premiere)

Tuesday, May 14, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:

  • 3/2 AM: Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate (Netflix, Original Documentary Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: What’s My Name: Muhammad Ali (HBO, Original Documentary Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Good Bones (HGTV, Season 4 Premiere)

Wednesday, May 15, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:

  • 3/2 AM: Yardie (Amazon, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: Masterchef Celebrity Family Showdown (FOX, One-Hour Special)
  • 8/7 PM: Southern Charm (Bravo, Season 6 Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Wahlburgers (A&E, Season 10 Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: The Employables (A&E, Series Premiere)

Thursday, May 16, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:

  • 8:30/7:30 PM: The Very Very Best of the 70s (AXS TV, Special)

Friday, May 17, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:

  • 3/2 AM: Catch-22 (Hulu, Series Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: Fleabag (Amazon, Season 2 Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: It’s Bruno! (Netflix, Series Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: The Rain (Netflix, Season 2 Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: ReMastered: The Lion’s Share (Netflix, Original Documentary Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: Meghan and Harry Plus One (CBS, One-Hour Special)
  • 9/8 PM: No Exit! (CBS, One-Hour Special)

Saturday, May 18, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:

  • 8/7 PM: Psycho Granny (Lifetime, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Cake Boss (DFC, Season 14 Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Sailing Into Love (Hallmark Channel, Original Movie Premiere)

Sunday, May 19, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:

  • 9/8 PM: Hailey Dean Mysteries (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Jeffrey Dahmer: Killer Cannibal – Part 1 (Reelz, Special)
  • 10/9 PM: Meghan’s New Life: The Real Princess Diaries (Lifetime, One-Hour Special)

Monday, May 20, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:

  • 8/7 PM: Beat Shazam (FOX, Season 3 Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Jeffrey Dahmer: Killer Cannibal – Part 2 (Reelz, Special)
  • 10/9 PM: The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special 2019 (CBS, One-Hour Special)

Tuesday, May 21, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:

  • 3/2 AM: Wanda Sykes: Not Normal (Netflix, Stand-Up Comedy Special Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Blood & Treasure (CBS, Two-Hour Series Premiere/Special Time)
  • 9/8 PM: Executed with Deborah Norville (Reelz, Series Premiere)

Wednesday, May 22, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:

  • 8/7 PM: Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s All in the Family and The Jeffersons (ABC, 90-Minute Special)
  • 8/7 PM: Masterchef Celebrity Family Showdown (FOX, One-Hour Special)
  • 8/7 PM: My Last Days (The CW, Season 3 Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: The Butcher (History Channel, Series Premiere)

Thursday, May 23, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:

  • 9/8 PM: Christina on the Coast (HGTV, Series Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: Elementary (CBS, Season 7 Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: Hollywood Game Night: Red Nose Day Special (NBC, One-Hour Special)
  • 10/9 PM: The Name of the Rose (Sundance TV, Series Premiere)

Friday, May 24, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:

  • 3/2 AM: The Perfection (Netflix, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: Pitching In (Acorn TV, Series Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: She’s Gotta Have It (Netflix, Season 2 Premiere)

Saturday, May 25, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:

  • 8/7 PM: Always & 4ever (Lifetime, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Love in the Sun (Hallmark Channel, Original Movie Premiere)

Sunday, May 26, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:

  • 8/7 PM: The Top 10 Greatest Animal Movies of All Time (The CW, One-Hour Special)
  • 8/7 PM: Vida (Starz, Season 2 Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Game of Thrones: The Last Watch (HBO, Two-Hour Special)

Monday, May 27, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:

  • 8/7 PM: Harry & Meghan: Becoming Royal (Lifetime, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus: The Final Farewell (AXS TV, 90-Minute Special)
  • 9/8 PM: Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh (A&E, Two-Hour Special)
  • 9/8 PM: The Hot Zone (National Geographic Channel, Series Premiere)
  • 10:30/9:30 PM: Meghan & Harry: Baby Fever (Lifetime, Special)

Tuesday, May 28, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:

  • 8/7 PM: America’s Got Talent (NBC, Season 14 Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: Jeff Dunham: Talking Heads (A&E, Two-Hour Special)
  • 9/8 PM: Animal Kingdom (TNT, Season 4 Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Masterchef Junior: Road to the Finale (FOX, One-Hour Special)
  • 10/9 PM: Chrisley Knows Best (USA Network, Season 7 Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: Jeff Foxworthy: Stand-Up Guy (A&E, One-Hour Special)
  • 10/9 PM: Pure (WGN, Season 2 Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: Songland (NBC, Series Premiere)

Wednesday, May 29, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:

  • 8/7 PM: American Ninja Warrior (NBC, Season 11 Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: Masterchef (FOX, Season 10 Premiere)
  • 9/8 PM: Property Brothers: Forever Home (HGTV, Series Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: Archer (FXX, Season 10 Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: The Inbetween (NBC, Series Premiere)

Thursday, May 30, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:

  • 8/7 PM: Jimmy Kimmel Live: Game Night (ABC, Half-Hour Special)
  • 8:30/7:30 PM: NBA Countdown (ABC, Half-Hour Special)
  • 9/8 PM: 2019 NBA Finals: Game 1 (ABC, Special)
  • 9/8 PM: Lip Sync Battle (Paramount Network, Season 5.5 Premiere)

Friday, May 31, 2019 TV Premieres and Specials:

  • 3/2 AM: Good Omens (Amazon, Series Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast) (Netflix, Series Premiere)
  • 3/2 AM: When They See Us (Netflix, Series Premiere)
  • 9/8 AM: Swamp Thing (DC Universe, Series Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: Deadwood: The Movie (HBO, Original Movie Premiere)
  • 8/7 PM: Masters of Illusion: Anniversary Special (The CW, One-Hour Special)
  • 9/8 PM: Ancient Aliens (History Channel, Season 14 Premiere)
  • 10/9 PM: Quiet Storm: The Ron Artest Story (Showtime, Special)
  • 10/9 PM: Unidentified: Inside America’s UFO Investigation (History Channel, Series Premiere)