Programming schedules subject to change.
TV programs are listed alphabetical by program titles.
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For a listing of January 2011 Series Premieres, click here.
American Idol (FOX)
Wednesdays @ 8:00pm, Winter TV 10th Season Premiere January 18, 2011
Who will you vote for this year?
Ace of Cakes (FOOD)
Thursdays @ 10:00pm, Winter TV 10th Season Premiere January 10, 2011
Go behinds the scenes to see how master baker Duff Goldman uses unusual tools such as blow torches and drill saws to decorate amazing and unusual cakes.
Antiques Roadshow (PBS)
Mondays @ 8:00pm, Winter TV 15th Season Premiere January 3, 2011
Is the "trash" stashed away in your attic really worth some cold hard cash? And what could be the story behind these hidden items?
Are We There Yet? (TBS)
Wednesdays @ 10:00pm, Winter TV 2nd Season Premiere January 5, 2011
This original sitcom is based on the movie of the same name and follows the lives of a blended family.
Big Love (HBO)
Sundays @ 9:00pm, Winter TV 5th Season Premiere January 16, 2011
**Californication (SHO)
Sundays @ 9:00pm, Winter TV 4th Season Premiere January 9, 2011
Novelist Hank Moody relocated to LA when things were looking good for his new novel, only to find it turned into a crappy romantic comedy. While struggling to get his writing mojo back, all-the-while raising a young daughter, Hank pines for his ex-girlfriend.
Chopped (FOOD)
Tuesdays @ 10:00pm, Winter TV 3rd Season Premiere January 4, 2011
Chef contestants compete to create 3-course meals from a selection of everyday ingredients. After each course a contestant gets "chopped,' otherwise known as eliminated, from the competition.
**Conviction Kitchen (PLANET GREEN)
Fridays @ 10:00pm, Winter TV 2nd Season Premiere January 14, 2011
Can a kitchen consisting of 12 ex-cons with no culinary experience and 1 top chef be turned into a high end restaurant?
Dear Genevieve (HGTV)
Saturdays @ 9:00pm, Winter TV 4th Season Premiere January 8, 2011; Preview January 1
Designer Genevieve Gorder is here to answer all your design questions.
Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives (FOOD)
Mondays @ 10:00pm, Winter TV 11th Season Premiere January 3, 2011
Sometimes the "greasy spoon" restaurants have the best food around.
**Disappeared (ID)
Monday's @ 9:00pm, Winter TV 3th Season Premiere January 3, 2011
The answers to missing persons cases can be tragic or heartwarming, but either way it's heartache and frustration for the family when someone they love vanishes.
Four Weddings (TLC)
Fridays @ 10:00pm, Winter TV 3rd Season Premiere January 7, 2011
Four brides compete against each other for the honeymoon of their dreams.
**Greek (ABC Family)
Mondays @ 9:00pm, Winter TV 4th Season Premiere January 3, 2011
Follow the Greek system at fictional Cyprus-Rhodes University.
Holly's World (E!)
Sundays @ 10:30pm, Winter TV 2nd Season Premiere January 23, 2010
Follow Holly Madison from The Girls Next Door on and off stage as she stars in the Vegas production "Peepshow."
Hot in Cleveland (TV LAND)
Wednesdays @ 10:00pm, Winter TV 2nd Season Premiere January 19, 2011
Three LA women (Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves & Wendie Malick) have accidently landed in Cleveland, Ohio and discover they love the laid back life they have found there. Betty White stars as the sassy landlord of the home they are renting and dishes out advice to them unsparingly.
**I Shouldn't Be Alive (ANIMAL PLANET)
Wednesdays @ 10:00pm, Winter TV 4th Season Premiere January 5, 2011
Survivors of death-defying experiences relive their ordeals.
Iron Chef America (FOOD)
Sundays @ 10:00pm, Winter TV 9th Season Premiere January 9, 2011; Preview January 2 @ 8:00pm
It's the battle of the chefs with world class chefs competing against legendary Iron Chefs.
It's Me or the Dog (ANIMAL PLANET)
Saturdays @ 8:00pm, Winter TV 3rd Season Premiere January 8, 2011
The dogs are running the house and the family is in the doghouse. Can Victoria Stilwell restore family harmony?
Jersey Shore (MTV)
Thursdays @ 10:00pm, Winter TV 3rd Season Premiere January 6, 2011
The party has moved to South Beach Miami for the winter but the drama remains the same.
Kimora: Life in the Fab Lane (STYLE)
Sundays @ 9:00pm, Winter TV 4th Season Premiere January 9, 2011
**Kitchen Nightmares (FOX)
Fridays @ 8:00pm, Winter TV 3rd Season Premiere January 21, 2011
Chef Ramsay travels the country visiting some of the most unsuccessful and unsanitary restaurants in America. Will the business owners head his advice or will they have to shut their doors forever?
Masterpiece! (PBS)
Sundays @ 9:00pm, Winter TV 41st Season Premiere January 9, 2011
Merlin (SYFY)
Fridays @ 10:00pm, Winter TV 3rd Season Premiere January 7, 2011
Merlin (Colin Morgan) is a teenager in Camelot and just learning how to use and control his magical abilities under the guidance of Gaius (Richard Wilson). As Prince Arthur's (Bradley James) houseboy, Merlin can keep a close eye on the young Prince and keep him safe from harm without revealing his powers which could get him beheaded if caught using them.
My Big Redneck Wedding (CMT)
Fridays @ 9:30pm, Winter TV 4thd Season Premiere January 21, 2011
Tom Arnold hosts these "anything goes" weddings where a four-legged animal can be found standing in as the best man, a shotgun salute to the couple or a mud wrestling reception.
My Fair Wedding (WE)
Sundays @ 9:00pm, Winter TV 4th Season Premiere January 2, 2011
Wedding planner David Tutera surprises brides with a wedding beyond their imagination.
**Parks & Recreation (NBC)
Thursdays @ 9:30pm, Winter TV 3rd Season Premiere January 20, 2010
This mockumentary looks into the exciting world of government and the ways people interact with said government.
Pit Boss (ANIMAL PLANET)
Saturdays @ 10:00pm, Winter TV 2nd Season Premiere January 29, 2011
Shorty Rossi and friends take on the task of rescuing and rehabilitating the most misunderstood dogs - the pit bull.
Primeval (BBC AMERICA)
Saturdays @ 9:00pm, Winter TV 4th Season Premiere January 1, 2011
Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)
Fridays @ 10:00pm, Winter TV 9th Season Premiere January 14, 2011
Rich Bride, Poor Bride (WE)
Sundays @ 10:00pm, Winter TV 5th Season Premiere January 2, 2011
How hard is it to stay within budget and still have the "perfect" wedding?
RuPaul's Drag Race (LOGO)
Mondays @ 9:00pm, Winter TV 3rd Season Premiere January 24, 2011
The ultimate drag queen competition.
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked (LOGO)
Mondays @ 10:00pm, Winter TV 2nd Season Premiere January 24, 2011
A behind-the-scenes look at RuPaul's Drag Race.
Say Yes to the Dress (TLC)
Fridays @ 9:00pm, Winter TV 6th Season Premiere January 7, 2011
Kleinfeld Bridal, a premier bridal salon, does what it takes to make the bride-to-be satisfied on the most important day of her life.
Selling New York (HGTV)
Thursdays @ 9:00pm, Winter TV 2nd Season Premiere January 6, 2011; Preview January 1, 2011
Find out what it takes to be a top-notch real estate broker in America's most competitive, and expensive, market.
Southland (TNT)
Tuesdays @ 10:00pm, Winter TV Season Premiere January 4, 2011
This fast moving drama based in LA gives viewers a look inside the lives of cops and criminals and their families.
Teen Mom (MTV)
Tuesdays @ 10:00pm, Winter TV 3rd Season Premiere January 11, 2011
It's becoming the norm rather than the exception as more and more young teenage women find themselves becoming a mother. But that was the easy part. Now they have to cope with motherhood, finishing school, finding a job, getting married (or not), and moving out from their parent's home.
**The Bad Girls Club (OXYGEN)
Mondays @ 9:00pm, Winter TV 6th Season Premiere January 10, 2011
What happens when 7 bad girls are thrown together to live under one roof? You'll have to tune in to find out.
The Bachelor (ABC)
Mondays @ 8:00, Winter TV 15th Season Premiere January 3, 2011
After 3 years of intensive therapy after his first stint on The Bachelor in 2007, Brad Womack is back to give The Bachelor another try.
**The Dish (STYLE)
Sundays @ 10:00pm, Winter TV 2nd Season Premiere January 9, 2011
Best known as portraying Topanga in Boy Meets World, Danielle Fishel critiques the mishaps and meltdowns in the celeb fashion world.
The Game (BET)
Tuesdays @ 10:00pm, Winter TV 4th Season Premiere January 11, 2011
What happens when your significant other, in this case a boyfriend, is suddenly famous when he becomes a successful wide receiver for the San Diego Sabers? Melanie Barnett (Tia Mowrey) has to learn how to deal with a new group of friends - the other players' wives.
The Ricky Gervais Show (HBO)
Fridays @ 9:00pm, Winter TV 2nd Season Premiere January 14, 2011
Tosh.0 (Comedy Central)
Tuesdays @ 10:00pm, Winter TV 3rd Season Premiere January 11, 2011
From humor to commentary, comedian Daniel Tosh reviews all things Web.
V (ABC)
Tuesdays @ 9:00pm, Winter TV 2nd Season Premiere January, 4, 2011
The Visitors have infiltrated Earth. They say they come in peace, but it won't be long now until the Earthlings realize they are lizard food.
**What Chilli Wants (VH1)
Sundays @ 9:00pm, Winter TV 2nd Season Premiere January 2, 2011
Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas is talented, beautiful, famous...and still single.
**Wipeout (ABC)
Thursdays @ 8:00pm, Winter TV 4th Season Premiere January 6, 2011
Contestants try their luck on the world's most extreme obstacle course for a chance at big money.
Worst Cooks in America (FOOD)
Sundays @ 9:00pm, Winter TV 2nd Season Premiere January 2, 2011
Can Chefs Anne Burrell and Robert Irvine whip some of the worst cooks in America into a real cook?
You're Cut Off! (VH1)
Mondays @ 9:00pm, Winter TV 2nd Season Premiere January 10, 2011
Eight spoiled rotten princesses get the surprise of their lives when they learn they are being "cut off" from the family funds and have to learn how to make it on their own.
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5 Comments
Post a CommentThanks for these! I haven't been getting your article notifications in my email this month :(
@anonimouse - I didn't miss them. They are listed here http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/6167798/tv_series_premieres_in_january_2011.html?cat=2 as they are new series just beginning.
How do you miss 'Episodes' and 'Shameless' (from Showtime)?
Thanks for the great info.
Thanks...Happy New Year