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2016 premieres

349 American shows premiered in 2016. Sorted by premiere date where the day is recorded; shows known only by year are listed at the end.

349 shows
PremiereShowNetworkSeasonsEpisodesGenre
Jan 1The Rap GameLifetime219—
Jan 3BordertownAnimated seriesFox113Animated sitcom
Jan 3Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving LifeFox113Sitcom
Jan 4Diesel BrothersDiscovery Channel18—
Jan 5Pitch SlappedLifetime18—
Jan 5The Shannara ChroniclesMTV, Spike TV220Post-apocalyptic
Jan 5Zoe Ever AfterBET18Sitcom
Jan 7Angel from HellCBS113Sitcom
Jan 7My Diet Is Better Than YoursABC18Reality
Jan 7Shades of BlueNBC336Thriller
Jan 10Sunday Night HockeyNBC113—
Jan 12ShadowhuntersFreeform355Youth
Jan 13Second ChanceFox111Science fiction
Jan 13TeachersTV Land350Comedy
Jan 14ColonyUSA Network336Drama
Jan 14Greatest Party Story EverAnimated seriesMTV110—
Jan 14IdiotsitterComedy Central—10Sitcom
Jan 14Mercy StreetPBS16Drama
Jan 17Angie TribecaTBS430Mystery
Jan 17BillionsShowtime784Drama
Jan 17Evil Lives HereInvestigation Discovery328Documentary
Jan 17The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on EarthShowtime512Documentary
Jan 17The Real Housewives of PotomacBravo569Reality
Jan 19American Ninja Warrior: Ninja vs. NinjaEsquire Network226—
Jan 19Just JillianE!18—
Jan 20Kocktails with KhloéFYI114Talk show
Jan 21BasketsFX440LGBTQ
Jan 21Dark NetShowtime216Documentary
Jan 21Legends of TomorrowThe CW7110Fantasy
Jan 21Recipe for DeceptionBravo110—
Jan 23Chelsea DoesNetflix14Documentary
Jan 23It's Not You, It's MenOWN18—
Jan 24Hollywood Medium With Tyler HenryE!210—
Jan 24Home TownHGTV556—
Jan 24The X-Files, season 10MiniseriesFox—6Science fiction
Jan 25LuciferNetflix693Fantasy
Jan 25Recovery RoadFreeform110Drama
Jan 25Stevie J & Joseline: Go HollywoodVH118Reality
Jan 26Eva la TraileraTelemundo—118Telenovela
Jan 26OutsidersWGN America226Drama
Jan 27Little Women: AtlantaLifetime325—
Jan 28Film InDiegoPBS16Documentary
Jan 30Horace and PeteWeb series110Comedy
Feb 1Paradise RunTeenNick, Nickelodeon370—
Feb 2American Crime StoryFX329Drama
Feb 3MadoffABC14—
Feb 4BuzzFeed UnsolvedWeb seriesYouTube——Horror
Feb 4BuzzFeed Unsolved: True CrimeWeb seriesYouTube538True crime
Feb 5AnimalsAnimated seriesHBO330Comedy
Feb 6BunniculaAnimated seriesCartoon Network, Boomerang1104—
Feb 8Full Frontal with Samantha BeeTBS6178Comedy
Feb 9Not Safe with Nikki GlaserComedy Central110Talk show
Feb 11Those Who Can'tTruTV110—
Feb 14Stuck in the MiddleDisney Channel357Comedy
Feb 14VinylHBO110Drama
Feb 1511.22.63MiniseriesHulu18Thriller
Feb 15Ready Jet Go!Animated seriesPBS Kids264Fantasy
Feb 15Talking SaulAMC—6Talk show
Feb 16Wendy's Style SquadBET11—
Feb 18Join or Die with Craig FergusonHistory110Panel game
Feb 19CookedNetflix14Documentary
Feb 19LoveNetflix334Comedy
Feb 20Bajillion Dollar Propertie$19—
Feb 25Great Minds with Dan HarmonHistory115—
Feb 26Fuller HouseNetflix575Sitcom
Mar 1Tour GroupBravo12Reality
Mar 2GaycationViceland210Documentary
Mar 2Hap and LeonardSundance TV315Drama
Mar 2Lab Rats: Elite ForceDisney XD115Science fiction comedy
Mar 2The Real O’NealsABC229LGBTQ
Mar 3Talking Tom & Friends MinisAnimated seriesYouTube460Comedy
Mar 3The FamilyABC112LGBTQ
Mar 4Paranormal LockdownDestination America16Documentary
Mar 6Long Lost FamilyTLC653Documentary
Mar 6Race for the White HouseCNN16Documentary
Mar 6Saints & SinnersBounce TV649LGBTQ
Mar 7DamienA&E110Drama
Mar 7Little PeopleUniversal Kids/MeTV Toons152—
Mar 8Intervention: CodependentLMN——Documentary
Mar 8Little Big ShotsNBC, Citytv447Talent show
Mar 8Of Kings And ProphetsABC113—
Mar 9Lonely and HornyWeb seriesVimeo—10Comedy
Mar 9The Internet Ruined My LifeSyfy16—
Mar 9UndergroundWGN America220Drama
Mar 1060 Days InA&E—13—
Mar 11FlakedNetflix214Comedy
Mar 11Netflix Presents: The CharactersNetflix———
Mar 12Party Over HereFox16—
Mar 12School of RockNickelodeon345Music
Mar 15CrowdedNBC113Sitcom
Mar 15L.A. Clippers Dance SquadE!18Reality
Mar 16Criminal Minds: Beyond BordersABC Signature, CBS226Thriller
Mar 16Family Therapy with Dr. JennVH1110Reality
Mar 19For Peete's SakeOWN18Reality
Mar 22Billion Dollar BuyerCNBC324Reality
Mar 22HeartbeatNBC110LGBTQ
Mar 22You Me HerAudience Network550Romantic comedy
Mar 24The CatchABC220Drama
Mar 25UNHhhhWeb seriesYouTube4111LGBTQ
Mar 26Noddy, Toyland DetectiveAnimated seriesMilkshake!, Universal Kids/MeTV Toons152—
Mar 30FoursomeWeb seriesYouTube Premium46Romantic comedy
Mar 30The PathHulu336Drama
Mar 31Rush HourCBS113Police procedural
Mar 31The EightiesCNN17Documentary
Apr 1The RanchNetflix450Sitcom
Apr 1Walk the PrankDisney XD119Reality
Apr 1Wynonna EarpSyfy449Drama
Apr 3The Story of God with Morgan FreemanNational Geographic16Docufiction
Apr 4The Powerpuff GirlsAnimated seriesCartoon Network3119Fantasy
Apr 5Intricate VengeanceYouTube——Crime
Apr 10DiceShowtime213Sitcom
Apr 10The Girlfriend ExperienceStarz337LGBTQ
Apr 11Gay for Play Game Show Starring RuPaulLogo TV15LGBTQ
Apr 11HuntersSyfy113Science fiction
Apr 11The DetourTBS432Sitcom
Apr 11The Real Housewives of DallasBravo460Reality
Apr 12Game of SilenceNBC110Drama
Apr 13StrongNBC110—
Apr 14American GritFox220Reality
Apr 15Kong: King of the ApesAnimated seriesNetflix223—
Apr 16DramaworldViki223Comedy-drama
Apr 18After the RavesRed Bull TV19Documentary
Apr 19ContainmentThe CW113Drama
Apr 20The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team CláudiaFox Sports 1——Reality
Apr 20There Goes the MotherhoodBravo16Reality
Apr 20Time Traveling BongMiniseriesComedy Central—3—
Apr 21Comedy KnockoutTruTV—58—
Apr 24United Shades of AmericaCNN11—
Apr 25After the ThronesHBO12—
Apr 29BuzzFeed Unsolved: SupernaturalWeb seriesYouTube740Horror
May 1Camp WWEAnimated seriesWWE Network210Adult animation
May 2The Loud HouseAnimated seriesNickelodeon11268Children's
May 3Below Deck MediterraneanBravo17Reality
May 10First ImpressionsUSA Network16—
May 10OutDaughteredTLC1074—
May 11ChelseaNetflix2120Talk show
May 12RoommatesWeb seriesYouTube223Comedy
May 12SubmissionShowtime16Thriller
May 18Genius by Stephen HawkingPBS16—
May 20Lady DynamiteNetflix220Sitcom
May 22PreacherAMC443Fantasy
May 25Bad InternetWeb seriesYouTube Premium—10Sketch comedy
May 25Douglas Family GoldOxygen11—
May 25Sing It!Web seriesYouTube Premium110Sitcom
May 28Lost in the WestMiniseriesNickelodeon13Comedy
May 30RootsMiniseriesHistory14Historical fiction
May 31Maya & MartyNBC13Variety show
Jun 1ClevermanSundance TV212Science fiction
Jun 2Lone Star LawAnimal Planet989Reality
Jun 3All In with Cam NewtonNickelodeon17—
Jun 3OutcastCinemax, Star Premium220Horror
Jun 5Feed the BeastAMC110Drama
Jun 6Barbarians RisingHistory18—
Jun 8MatPat's Game LabYouTube Premium18Reality
Jun 9WinsanityGame Show Network280Game show
Jun 10Voltron: Legendary DefenderAnimated seriesNetflix878Action-adventure
Jun 11The American WestAMC17Documentary
Jun 12Ride with Norman ReedusAMC424—
Jun 12Still the KingCMT226Sitcom
Jun 13BrainDeadCBS113Comedy-drama
Jun 13GuiltFreeform110Thriller
Jun 13Spartan: Ultimate Team ChallengeNBC214—
Jun 13Speak for Yourself with Cowherd & WhitlockFox Sports 11—Talk show
Jun 14Animal KingdomTNT675Drama
Jun 14Famously SingleE!18Reality
Jun 14Uncle BuckABC18Sitcom
Jun 14WreckedTBS330Action
Jun 20Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker AdventuresAnimated seriesDisney XD226Comedy
Jun 21GreenleafOWN560Drama
Jun 22American GothicCBS113Drama
Jun 22Any Given Wednesday with Bill SimmonsHBO14—
Jun 22Escape the NightWeb seriesYouTube Premium219Mystery
Jun 23Queen of the SouthUSA Network562Thriller
Jun 24BizaardvarkDisney Channel363Comedy
Jun 24The Night OfMiniseriesHBO18Drama
Jun 26RoadiesShowtime14Drama
Jun 28Dead of SummerFreeform110Drama
Jul 5Big Easy MotorsHistory114—
Jul 5CrashletesTV Land, Nickelodeon360—
Jul 7Party LegendsVice TV114—
Jul 8Million Dollar MatchmakerWe TV13Reality
Jul 8The Amber Rose ShowVH113—
Jul 8Word PartyNetflix214—
Jul 10Brad Neely's Harg Nallin' Sclopio PeepioAnimated seriesAdult Swim, Cartoon Network110Sketch
Jul 11Chris Harris on CarsBBC America17—
Jul 14HarmonQuestWeb seriesSeeSo, VRV321Live-action/animated
Jul 15Stranger ThingsNetflix542Fantasy
Jul 17Shaunie's Home CourtVH1212Reality
Jul 17VH1 Live!VH1110—
Jul 17Vice PrincipalsHBO218Comedy
Jul 19Silvana sin lanaTelemundo1121Telenovela
Jul 19Sin senos sí hay paraísoTelemundo4322Police drama
Jul 22Deep Time HistoryCuriosity Stream—3Documentary
Jul 22Elena of AvalorAnimated seriesDisney Channel325Fantasy
Jul 24Geeking OutAMC19Talk show
Jul 24Ozzy & Jack's World DetourHistory16Reality
Jul 29Home: Adventures with Tip & OhNetflix452Comedy
Jul 29Last Chance UNetflix16Sport
Jul 31Van HelsingSyfy565Vampire
Aug 1Future-Worm!Animated seriesDisney XD121Science fiction comedy
Aug 5Million Dollar Extreme Presents: World PeaceAdult Swim16Post-apocalyptic
Aug 9Botched by NatureE!12Reality
Aug 12Ask the StoryBotsNetflix322—
Aug 12I Love DickPrime Video18Comedy
Aug 12The Get DownNetflix111Musical
Aug 14Chesapeake ShoresHallmark Channel655Drama
Aug 18The TickPrime Video222Science fiction
Aug 19FearlessNetflix16Documentary
Aug 19Jean-Claude Van JohnsonPrime Video16Comedy
Aug 22Too Close to HomeTLC18—
Aug 23Better Late Than NeverNBC12—
Aug 24Cleveland HustlesCNBC18—
Sep 2Kulipari: An Army of FrogsNetflix113—
Sep 2Swedish DicksPop, Viaplay220Crime
Sep 5Harley and the DavidsonsDiscovery Channel13—
Sep 5Loosely Exactly NicoleMTV110—
Sep 5Mary + JaneMTV110Comedy
Sep 6AtlantaFX441Comedy-drama
Sep 6Dot.Animated seriesUniversal Kids/MeTV Toons, CBC Television278—
Sep 6Queen SugarOWN676LGBTQ
Sep 6Skip, Rachel, Robert, Lil, Keyshawn and Josina: UndisputedFox Sports 13—Talk show
Sep 6StartUpCrackle330Drama
Sep 6The 11th HourMS NOW6—News
Sep 8Better ThingsFX552Comedy
Sep 8Finding Prince CharmingLogo TV18LGBTQ
Sep 9Jagger Eaton's Mega LifeNickelodeon120—
Sep 9QuarryMiniseriesCinemax18Drama
Sep 1190 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After?TLC7105Reality
Sep 11Rob & ChynaE!16—
Sep 11Son of ZornFox113Sitcom
Sep 12The Robert Irvine ShowThe CW150—
Sep 12The ZhuZhusAnimated seriesDisney Channel126Comedy
Sep 14Legends of Chamberlain HeightsComedy Central120—
Sep 19Kevin Can WaitCBS248Sitcom
Sep 19Right Now KapowAnimated seriesDisney XD110Sketch comedy
Sep 19The Good PlaceNBC453Comedy
Sep 20BullCBS6125Legal drama
Sep 20StrutOxygen16LGBTQ
Sep 20This Is UsNBC6106Comedy-drama
Sep 21Designated SurvivorNetflix353Political drama
Sep 21Falling WaterUSA Network220Drama
Sep 21Lethal WeaponFox340Comedy-drama
Sep 21SpeechlessABC363Sitcom
Sep 22EasyNetflix325Anthology
Sep 22NotoriousABC110Drama
Sep 22PitchFox110Drama
Sep 22Stephen Hawking's Favorite PlacesCuriosity Stream—3Documentary
Sep 23MacGyverCBS594Adventure
Sep 23The ExorcistFox220Drama
Sep 27AftermathCTV Sci-Fi Channel113Post-apocalyptic
Sep 28Big Brother: Over the TopParamount+——Reality
Sep 29Mighty MagiswordsAnimated web seriesCartoon Network292—
Sep 30Crisis in Six ScenesPrime Video16Comedy
Sep 30Luke CageNetflix226Crime
Oct 1Ben 10Animated seriesCartoon Network4166Science fiction
Oct 2WAGS MiamiE!17—
Oct 2WestworldHBO436Drama
Oct 2Worst Bakers in AmericaFood Network16—
Oct 3ConvictionABC113LGBTQ
Oct 3Milo Murphy's LawAnimated seriesDisney XD235Comedy
Oct 3TimelessNBC228Action
Oct 3Yours, Mine or OursBravo13—
Oct 4No TomorrowThe CW113Science fiction
Oct 5FrequencyThe CW113Science fiction
Oct 5Total BellasE!26Reality
Oct 7MSNBC Live with Craig MelvinMS NOW———
Oct 7StoryBots Super SongsNetflix15—
Oct 9DivorceHBO324Comedy
Oct 9Don Francisco te invitaTelemundo—110—
Oct 9InsecureHBO544Comedy-drama
Oct 10FreakishHulu110Horror
Oct 10Vice News TonightHBO120—
Oct 11American HousewifeABC5103Comedy
Oct 11Channel ZeroSyfy424Anthology
Oct 14Haters Back OffNetflix216Comedy
Oct 16Berlin StationMGM+329Thriller
Oct 16EyewitnessUSA Network110Drama
Oct 16GoliathPrime Video432LGBTQ
Oct 16GravesMGM+220Comedy-drama
Oct 16TutankhamunMiniseriesITV14Adventure
Oct 17Desus & MeroViceland, Vice TV1172Late-night talk show
Oct 17The HornRed Bull TV16Documentary
Oct 17TravelersNetflix334Science fiction
Oct 19ChanceHulu220—
Oct 19Rhett & Link's Buddy SystemYouTube Premium216Comedy
Oct 19Sanders SidesWeb seriesYouTube—28Comedy
Oct 20Project Runway: Fashion StartupLifetime18—
Oct 21The Young PopeMiniseriesHBO, Sky Atlantic110Drama
Oct 22Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective AgencyBBC America218Comedy
Oct 23Dream Corp, LLCAdult Swim16Comedy
Oct 24Man with a PlanCBS469Sitcom
Oct 26Hamilton's PharmacopeiaViceland320Documentary
Oct 27Pure GeniusCBS113Medical drama
Oct 27The Great IndoorsCBS122Sitcom
Oct 28Live PDA&E318Reality
Oct 28Skylanders AcademyAnimated seriesNetflix338Action
Oct 31Stan Against EvilIFC324Horror
Nov 2Little Women: DallasLifetime17—
Nov 4The CrownNetflix660Drama
Nov 6FrontierNetflix, USA Network (Canada)318Western
Nov 7Creating Saturday Night LivePeacock—34Behind-the-scenes
Nov 7Martha & Snoop's Potluck Party ChallengeVH115—
Nov 7P. King DucklingDisney Jr.278—
Nov 11EstocolmoNetflix113—
Nov 11Married to Medicine: HoustonBravo18Reality
Nov 11Mech-X4Disney Channel, Disney XD14Action
Nov 11Roman Empire: Reign of BloodWeb seriesNetflix315Drama
Nov 12All Def ComedyHBO16—
Nov 12The Killing SeasonA&E18—
Nov 14MarsNational Geographic212Science fiction
Nov 14Tucker Carlson TonightFox News——Current affairs
Nov 14Typical RickComedy Central———
Nov 15Brown NationNetflix110—
Nov 15Good BehaviorTNT220Drama
Nov 15ShooterUSA Network331Drama
Nov 15Sweet/ViciousMTV110College life
Nov 16IceAudience Network220Drama
Nov 21Search PartyTBS550Comedy thriller
Nov 23Splash and BubblesAnimated seriesPBS, PBS Kids140Fantasy
Nov 25Gilmore Girls: A Year in the LifeNetflix14Comedy-drama
Nov 29Leah Remini: Scientology and the AftermathA&E17—
Nov 29WWE 205 LivePeacock, WWE Network7270—
Nov 30IncorporatedSyfy110Drama
Dec 2Zak StormAnimated seriesCanal J139Animation
Dec 4Mariah's WorldE!18Documentary
Dec 5Timber Creek LodgeBravo15—
Dec 7Shut EyeHulu220Drama
Dec 9Luna PetuniaNetflix322—
Dec 9White Rabbit ProjectNetflix110—
Dec 11Lip Sync Battle ShortiesNickelodeon220Reality competition
Dec 13Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: SlingshotWeb seriesABC16Science fiction
Dec 14StarFox348Drama
Dec 15Not Today BiancaLogo TV12—
Dec 15Unfortunatly AshlyYouTube216Comedy
Dec 16Justice League: ActionAnimated seriesCartoon Network152Children's
Dec 16The OAWeb seriesNetflix216Fantasy
Dec 19Leave It To StevieVH118Reality
Dec 23TrollhuntersAnimated seriesNetflix352Children's
Dec 27Chasing CameronNetflix110—
—Amy Schumer: Live at the ApolloHBO——Stand-up comedy
—Camp CampWeb seriesRooster Teeth459—
—CaptiveWeb seriesNetflix18Documentary
—Chasing UFOsNational Geographic——Reality
—Chronicles of a Champion GolferSky Sports212Documentary
—Codes of ConductMiniseriesHBO——Drama
—Cry Babies: Magic TearsYouTube6409—
—Her StoryWeb series—6Comedy-drama
—The David Rubenstein ShowBloomberg Television380Talk show
—Top 10 Secrets and MysteriesNetflix——Documentary
Finales

Shows that ended in 2016

ShowNetworkYearsSeasonsYears on air
HometimePBS1986–20162931
Angry KidAnimated web seriesBritish Broadcasting Corporation1999–2016418
As Told by GingerAnimated seriesNicktoons, Nickelodeon2000–2016317
War Stories with Oliver NorthFox News2001–2016—16
American IdolFox2002–20161515
On the Record with Brit HumeFox News2002–2016—15
America's Next Top ModelUPN2003–20162414
The Biggest LoserNBC2004–20161813
Ghost HuntersSyfy, Travel Channel2004–20161013
SquidbilliesAnimated seriesAdult Swim2005–20161312
Mickey Mouse ClubhouseAnimated seriesDisney Jr., Disney Channel2006–2016411
Wonder Pets!Animated seriesNickelodeon2006–2016311
Comics UnleashedCBS2006–2016—11
Guy's Big BiteFood Network2006–20161311
Super Why!Animated seriesCBC Kids, PBS Kids2007–2016310
Inside MMAAXS TV2007–20161010
CastleABC2009–201688
The Good WifeCBS2009–201678
WWE SuperstarsWGN America, WWE Network2009–201688
Royal PainsUSA Network2009–201688