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2008 premieres

321 American shows premiered in 2008. Sorted by premiere date where the day is recorded; shows known only by year are listed at the end.

321 shows
PremiereShowNetworkSeasonsEpisodesGenre
Jan 1I Bet YouMOJO HD224Reality
Jan 2Pioneers of TelevisionPBS417Documentary
Jan 3The Celebrity ApprenticeNBC783Reality
Jan 6American GladiatorsNBC221Game show
Jan 6Cashmere MafiaABC17Comedy-drama
Jan 6biz KID$PBS Kids, PBS565—
Jan 7Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie AnnABC17—
Jan 8How Much Is Enough?Game Show Network140—
Jan 8Parking WarsA&E7104Reality
Jan 8Street PatrolTruTV—63Reality
Jan 9Ghost Hunters InternationalSyfy362—
Jan 10Celebrity Rehab with Dr. DrewVH1660Reality
Jan 10Desperate HousewivesUnivision124Soap opera
Jan 10Make Me a SupermodelBravo230Reality
Jan 11My Big Redneck WeddingCMT441Documentary
Jan 13Comanche MoonMiniseriesCBS—3Western
Jan 13Scott Baio Is 46...and PregnantVH119Reality
Jan 13Terminator: The Sarah Connor ChroniclesFox231Drama
Jan 19Betsy's Kindergarten AdventuresPlayhouse Disney158Animation
Jan 19PanwapaUniversal Kids/MeTV Toons113—
Jan 20Breaking BadAMC562Crime
Jan 21Amor CompradoUnivision, Venevisión—123Telenovela
Jan 21Life After PeopleHistory220Post-apocalyptic fiction
Jan 22Millionaire MatchmakerBravo8106Reality
Jan 23Hollywood ResidentialStarz18—
Jan 23The Moment of TruthFox2—Quiz show
Jan 24How to Look Good NakedLifetime217Reality
Jan 25Gone CountryCMT316Reality
Jan 28In TreatmentHBO4130Drama
Jan 30UFO HuntersHistory339Reality
Jan 31Eli StoneABC226Musical
Feb 4Welcome to The CaptainCBS15Sitcom
Feb 7America's Best Dance CrewMTV873Talent show
Feb 7Lipstick JungleNBC220Comedy-drama
Feb 7Ni Hao, Kai-LanAnimated seriesNickelodeon342Family
Feb 8Escape to Chimp EdenAnimal Planet232Nature documentary
Feb 11Transamerican Love StoryLogo TV18Reality
Feb 15Akkara KazhchakalKairali TV450—
Feb 15TWF - Thumb Wrestling FederationCartoon Network592Parody
Feb 17Knight RiderNBC117Action
Feb 18My Dad Is Better Than Your DadNBC160Game show
Feb 18Pass TimeSpeed9149—
Feb 18Power Rangers Jungle FuryABC132Tokusatsu
Feb 18Pussycat Dolls Present: GirliciousThe CW—10Reality
Feb 22Amne$iaNBC—8—
Feb 24That's Amore!MTV16Reality
Feb 25America's Election HeadquartersFox News——Talk show
Feb 25GSN LiveGame Show Network——Game show
Feb 26QuarterlifeNBC16Comedy-drama
Feb 26What Would You Do?News programABC16137News magazine
Feb 29Battle 360°History110Documentary
Mar 2Here Come the NewlywedsABC214Reality
Mar 2Oprah's Big GiveABC18Reality
Mar 2UnhitchedFox16Sitcom
Mar 4Deliver MeOWN, Discovery Health Channel432Reality
Mar 4New AmsterdamFox18Police procedural
Mar 4The Real Housewives of New York CityBravo12231Reality
Mar 6Crime 360A&E220Reality
Mar 8The Spectacular Spider-ManAnimated seriesThe CW226Science fiction
Mar 9Ax MenHistory8153Reality
Mar 9Pop FictionE!18Reality
Mar 10Canterbury's LawFox16Drama
Mar 10ValeriaUnivision1174Telenovela
Mar 12Lewis Black's Root of All EvilComedy Central218Comedy
Mar 13TruTV Presents: World's Dumbest...TruTV16197Reality
Mar 14The Return of Jezebel JamesFox17Sitcom
Mar 16John AdamsMiniseriesHBO17War
Mar 17America's Prom QueenFreeform16Reality
Mar 18Iron Ring—14Reality
Mar 18Miss GuidedABC17Sitcom
Mar 18Time WarpDiscovery Channel333Documentary
Mar 20I Know My Kid's a StarVH1—8Reality
Mar 23The No. 1 Ladies' Detective AgencyBBC One17Detective
Mar 24I Survived...FYI6115Documentary
Mar 29Dance on SunsetNickelodeon112Reality
Mar 30Tracey Ullman's State of the UnionShowtime319—
Mar 31Bingo AmericaGame Show Network2105—
Apr 1Big, Bigger, BiggestNational Geographic320Documentary
Apr 1DelocatedAdult Swim330Comedy
Apr 1Fat Guy Stuck in InternetAdult Swim110Science fiction
Apr 3Rock the CradleMTV16Reality
Apr 3Step It Up and DanceBravo110Reality
Apr 7Yard CrashersMagnolia Network13173Reality
Apr 8Secret Talents of the StarsCBS11Reality
Apr 12Groomer Has ItAnimal Planet225Reality
Apr 12Notes from the UnderbellyABC224Sitcom
Apr 13¡Viva Hollywood!VH118Reality
Apr 14Can You DuetCMT——Reality
Apr 14Ego trip's Miss Rap SupremeVH1——Reality
Apr 14The PaperMTV18Reality
Apr 15NOFX: Backstage PassportFuse18Documentary
Apr 18Ben 10: Alien ForceAnimated seriesCartoon Network346Children's
Apr 18When Spicy Meets SweetMTV—18Reality
Apr 21VerminatorsDiscovery Channel226Reality
Apr 22A Shot at Love II with Tila TequilaMTV212Reality
Apr 22The Big Green HelpNickelodeon——Reality
Apr 26River MonstersDiscovery Channel, Animal Planet958Documentary
Apr 26The Mighty B!Animated seriesNickelodeon240Comedy
Apr 27CarrierPBS—10Documentary
Apr 27CelebracadabraVH1—9Reality
Apr 30Farmer Wants a WifeThe CW18Reality
May 2Imaginary BitchesWeb series—13—
May 2Speed Racer: The Next GenerationAnimated seriesNicktoons252Children's
May 8Tougher In AlaskaHistory113Reality
May 12Sex: The RevolutionVH1, Sundance TV14Documentary
May 141000 Ways to DieSpike TV474Mockumentary
May 16Jonas Brothers: Living the DreamDisney Channel227Reality
May 26Denise Richards: It's ComplicatedE!217Reality
May 26Living LohanE!19Reality
May 26The Andromeda StrainMiniseriesA&E—2Apocalyptic
Jun 1Fareed Zakaria GPSCNN International, CNN4215Current affairs show
Jun 1In Plain SightUSA Network561Drama
Jun 1Million Dollar PasswordCBS2—Game show
Jun 1Pretty/Handsome11LGBTQ
Jun 4She's Got the LookTV Land321Reality
Jun 4Spaceballs: The Animated SeriesAnimated seriesSuper Channel113Science fiction
Jun 5SwingtownCBS113Period drama
Jun 5The Jace Hall Show594—
Jun 5The Marvelous Misadventures of FlapjackAnimated seriesCartoon Network346Children's
Jun 6Animal Cops: South AfricaAnimal Planet——Reality
Jun 7Housecat HousecallAnimal Planet—18—
Jun 8WWE Vintage CollectionSky Italia—127Sports entertainment
Jun 8When We Left Earth: The NASA MissionsDiscovery Channel—6Documentary
Jun 10Untamed & UncutAnimal Planet327Documentary
Jun 11Celebrity CircusNBC16Reality
Jun 15GreensburgDestination America—20Documentary
Jun 15Star Trek: Of Gods and MenMiniseries—3Dystopian
Jun 15Surviving HistoryHistory19—
Jun 16Just In with Laura IngrahamFox News——Talk show
Jun 16The MiddlemanFreeform112Science fiction
Jun 18Black GoldTruTV534Reality
Jun 20Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge USA 2008Nickelodeon—13—
Jun 22I Love the New MillenniumVH118—
Jun 24Atom TVComedy Central336—
Jun 24Celebrity Family FeudABC, NBC765Game show
Jun 24I Survived a Japanese Game ShowABC215Reality
Jun 24WipeoutABC7148Game show
Jun 25The Baby BorrowersNBC16Reality
Jun 26HopkinsMiniseriesABC17Documentary
Jun 27Dance MachineABC15Reality
Jun 27Three DeliveryAnimated seriesNicktoons126Action
Jun 29Secrets of a Restaurant ChefFood Network9119Cooking show
Jun 30Date My Ex: Jo & SladeBravo18Reality
Jul 1The Secret Life of the American TeenagerFreeform5121Drama
Jul 6I Love MoneyVH1241Reality
Jul 9Click & Clack's As the Wrench TurnsAnimated seriesPBS110Adult animation
Jul 10Greatest American DogCBS110Reality
Jul 11Ashley Paige: Bikini or BustTLC——Reality
Jul 11FlashpointCBS, SBS 6575Adventure
Jul 11Queen BeesTeenNick18Reality
Jul 11The N's Student BodyTeenNick18Reality
Jul 13Brooke Knows BestVH1220Reality
Jul 13Generation KillMiniseriesHBO17Drama
Jul 14Take Home NannyTLC—10Reality
Jul 14The Wendy Williams ShowSyndication72,332Talk show
Jul 15Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along BlogWeb series13Musical
Jul 15From G's to GentsMTV211Reality
Jul 15Must Love Kids110Reality
Jul 15The CleanerA&E226Drama
Jul 16Family ForemanTV Land16Reality
Jul 16Hurl!G4—11—
Jul 17Reality Bites BackComedy Central18Comedy
Jul 17The Gong Show with Dave AttellComedy Central18—
Jul 17Wrecked: Life in the Crash LaneSpeed240Reality
Jul 20High School Musical: Get in the PictureABC111Reality
Jul 21Catch 21Game Show Network5365Game show
Jul 21Rome: Rise and Fall of an EmpireHistory—13—
Jul 22Highway 18Golf Channel110—
Jul 22The Garfield ShowAnimated seriesFrance 35210Comedy
Jul 23Beauty and the GeekChannel 10448Reality
Jul 23Buzzin'MTV—8—
Jul 23Sordid Lives: The SeriesLogo TV112LGBTQ
Jul 29Food DetectivesCooking Channel, Food Network—23—
Jul 29Jurassic Fight ClubHistory112Pseudo-documentary
Aug 2Ask AidaFood Network339—
Aug 3Big Daddy's HouseFood Network677—
Aug 3E!'s Pam: Girl on the Loose!E!18Reality
Aug 4Doña BárbaraTelemundo1191Novela naturalista
Aug 4I Want to Work for DiddyVH1220Reality
Aug 4New York Goes to HollywoodVH118Reality
Aug 7Wicked AttractionInvestigation Discovery565Docudrama
Aug 15Outsiders InnCMT18Reality
Aug 16The DishEsquire Network283—
Aug 18Gemini DivisionNBC150Drama
Aug 21Destroyed in SecondsDiscovery Channel294Documentary
Aug 21Glam God with Vivica A. FoxVH118Reality
Aug 21Tabatha Takes OverRTL 5552Reality
Aug 21The Cho ShowVH117Reality
Aug 21The Principal's OfficeTruTV221Documentary
Aug 23Machines of MaliceDiscovery Channel—6Documentary
Aug 24Z RockIFC210—
Aug 25America's Toughest JobsNBC110Reality
Aug 25Un Nuevo DíaTelemundo——Variety show
Aug 31It's Me or the DogAnimal Planet477Reality
Sep 1Martha SpeaksAnimated seriesPBS Kids, TVO Media Education Group696Comedy
Sep 1Raising the BarTNT225Drama
Sep 1Sid The Science KidAnimated seriesPBS, PBS Kids254Children's
Sep 290210The CW5114Youth
Sep 3Sons of AnarchyFX792Crime
Sep 5Samurai GirlMiniseriesFreeform16Martial arts
Sep 6Cook's CountryPBS15195Cooking show
Sep 6Imagination MoversDisney Channel375Children's
Sep 6We Mean BusinessA&E18Reality
Sep 7Hole in the WallFox, Cartoon Network——Game show
Sep 7True BloodHBO780Drama
Sep 7Weird, True & FreakyAnimal Planet365Documentary
Sep 8Love It or List ItHGTV, W Network10130Reality
Sep 8Sorority ForeverWeb series—40—
Sep 8The Bonnie Hunt ShowSyndication2452Comedy
Sep 8The DoctorsSyndication81,041Talk show
Sep 9FringeFox5100Drama
Sep 9PrivilegedThe CW118Comedy-drama
Sep 9The Rachel Zoe ProjectBravo538Reality
Sep 10Do Not DisturbFox17Sitcom
Sep 10Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon ComedyAnimated web seriesYouTube150Comedy
Sep 11MTV's Top Pop GroupMTV14Reality
Sep 14Guy Off the HookFood Network16Cooking show
Sep 15My Family's Got GutsNickelodeon222—
Sep 15Shirts & SkinsLogo TV16LGBTQ
Sep 19The Suite Life on DeckDisney Channel, ABC371Teen sitcom
Sep 22Easy to AssembleWeb series448Comedy
Sep 22Judge Jeanine PirroThe CW3382Reality
Sep 22Worst WeekCBS116Sitcom
Sep 23Opportunity KnocksABC13—
Sep 23The MentalistCBS7151Drama
Sep 24Gary UnmarriedCBS237Sitcom
Sep 28Little Britain USAHBO16—
Sep 28The Life & Times of TimAnimated seriesHBO330Adult animation
Sep 28World's Toughest FixesNational Geographic429Reality
Sep 2919 Kids and CountingTLC10244Reality
Sep 30Paris Hilton's My New BFFMTV210Reality
Oct 1Al Borde del DeseoWAPA-TV126Drama
Oct 3Brian O'BrianDisney Channel120Comedy
Oct 3Star WarsAnimated seriesNetflix, Cartoon Network7133Fantasy
Oct 3The Ex ListCBS113Fantasy
Oct 3The Secret SaturdaysAnimated seriesCartoon Network236Adventure
Oct 3Turbo DogsAnimated seriesCBC Kids, Qubo126Sports
Oct 4Making FiendsAnimated seriesNicktoons16—
Oct 5Coco ChanelMiniseriesLifetime—2Drama
Oct 5Easy MoneyThe CW18Drama
Oct 5FCW4197—
Oct 5In Harm's WayThe CW—8Reality
Oct 5ValentineThe CW18Comedy-drama
Oct 6Lomax, the Hound of MusicPBS—13—
Oct 7The Real Housewives of AtlantaBravo12264Reality
Oct 8James Gunn's PG PornSpike TV18Comedy
Oct 9Eleventh HourCBS118Drama
Oct 9Kath & KimNBC117Sitcom
Oct 9Life on MarsABC117Police procedural
Oct 9Saturday Night Live Weekend Update ThursdayNBC38Comedy
Oct 10The Starter WifeUSA Network110—
Oct 11Dogs 101Animal Planet536—
Oct 11Zane's Sex ChroniclesCinemax225—
Oct 12Rock of Love: Charm SchoolVH1—12—
Oct 13My Own Worst EnemyNBC19Action
Oct 13SolvedInvestigation Discovery332Documentary
Oct 14Iditarod: Toughest Race on EarthDiscovery Channel16Reality
Oct 15Chocolate NewsComedy Central110—
Oct 15Prototype This!Discovery Channel113—
Oct 17CrashStarz226Drama
Oct 17CrusoeNBC113Adventure
Oct 17Ghost AdventuresTravel Channel, Discovery Channel18202Documentary
Oct 17Jane Velez-MitchellHLN——Current affairs
Oct 18Giada at HomeFood Network6215—
Oct 18Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship WrestlingCMT18Reality
Oct 20Real Chance of LoveVH1226Reality
Oct 20Rita RocksLifetime240Sitcom
Oct 20Scream QueensVH1216Reality
Oct 20The Mask of AnaliaNBC, Telemundo1178Romance
Oct 21RookiesA&E116Reality
Oct 22StylistaThe CW19Reality
Oct 26Feeding FrenzyAnimal Planet13Reality
Oct 28Coolio's RulesCTV Life Channel16Reality
Oct 30Lost TapesAnimal Planet334Found footage
Nov 1Legend of the SeekerSyndication244Fantasy
Nov 2PajanimalsNick Jr.252Comedy
Nov 3First Class All the WayBravo16Reality
Nov 650 Cent: The Money and the PowerMTV2, MTV110Reality
Nov 7Whale WarsAnimal Planet761Documentary
Nov 8Tasty Time with ZeFronkAnimated seriesPlayhouse Disney, Disney Channel220Children's
Nov 8True JacksonNickelodeon360Sitcom
Nov 9RubyEsquire Network441Reality
Nov 11Blush: The Search for the Next Great Makeup ArtistLifetime16Reality
Nov 11Cha$eSyfy16Reality competition
Nov 11Extreme TrainsHistory18—
Nov 11Swamp LoggersDiscovery Channel435Reality
Nov 12Estate of PanicSyfy16Reality
Nov 12Human Wrecking BallsG4220Reality
Nov 14Batman: The Brave and the BoldAnimated seriesCartoon Network365Fantasy
Nov 15That Metal ShowMTV Classic14127—
Nov 15Think Like a CatGame Show Network11—
Nov 16Toot & PuddleAnimated seriesNick Jr. Channel152Children's
Nov 18The IFC Media ProjectIFC36Documentary
Nov 23The Drinky Crow ShowAnimated seriesAdult Swim110Comedy
Nov 29The Penguins of MadagascarAnimated seriesNickelodeon380Children's
Dec 2Party Monsters CaboE!18Reality
Dec 3Man v. FoodTravel Channel10175Documentary
Dec 6Care Bears: Adventures in Care-a-lotAnimated seriesCBS226Fantasy
Dec 6Random! CartoonsNicktoons—13—
Dec 7LeverageTNT577Drama
Dec 8Childrens HospitalAdult Swim, The WB—86Satire
Dec 9A Double Shot at LoveMTV18Reality
Dec 12Battlestar Galactica: The Face of the EnemyWeb seriesSyfy110Science fiction
Dec 16Momma's BoysNBC111Reality
Dec 29BromanceMTV16Reality
Dec 29The CityMTV235Reality
—As for Me and My HouseKYAZ1—Sitcom
—Backyard BoomersZ Living, InTheBoxTV1—Reality
—Chris Rock: Kill the MessengerHBO———
—Domo-kunAnimated seriesNickelodeon126Slice of life
—Food ParadiseTravel Channel660—
—Free RadioVH1217Sitcom
—Get Your Face OnTLC110Reality
—Motorz TV683—
—Old Skool with Terry and GitaVH115—
—ParazitVoice of America3—Comedy
—Paula's Best DishesFood Network340—
—Spain... on the Road AgainPBS113—
—The Tony Rock Project18Comedy
—Web TherapyWeb series448Comedy
—Willa's Wild LifeAnimated seriesQubo, YTV326Comedy
Finales

Shows that ended in 2008

ShowNetworkYearsSeasonsYears on air
Disney anthology television seriesABC1954–20085355
Northwest AfternoonKOMO-TV1984–20082425
Saturday Night's Main Event1985–2008—24
Showtime at the ApolloFox, Syndication1987–20082122
The Montel Williams ShowSyndication1991–20081718
Wanna Bet?CBS1993–2008116
Space Ghost Coast to CoastAnimated seriesAdult Swim, Cartoon Network1994–20081115
Sunday Night Sex ShowW Network1996–2008—13
WWE Heatwebcast, USA Network1998–2008—11
If Walls Could TalkTLC1998–20082011
PassionsNBC1999–2008910
World's Most Amazing VideosSpike TV, NBC1999–2008510
The Planet's Funniest AnimalsAnimal Planet1999–2008—10
GirlfriendsUPN2000–200889
3-2-1 Penguins!Qubo2000–200839
Judge HatchettSyndication2000–2008109
The MoleABC2001–200858
Animal PrecinctAnimal Planet2001–200878
The WireHBO2002–200857
Codename: Kids Next DoorAnimated seriesCartoon Network2002–200867