The holidays are now over, and 2014 is upon us, and with it comes a television premiere/return schedule even more complicated than in the fall. As old and new favorites return from break, even more old and new shows will begin to premiere, and it will be up to you to decide what to and, more importantly, what not to watch.
Fortunately we have organized all the premiere dates here for you, so it shouldn't be too difficult to figure out which shows will receive your time. If you need a bit of help in deciding what to watch, make sure to check out a trimmed-down selection in our premiere picks.
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JANUARY
January starts off with the highly-anticipated premiere of Community season 5, and then the world of television jumps backs in to gear as all of your favorite shows begin making their return from the holiday hiatus.
Meanwhile 16 new television series premiere, and they will attempt to win you over with new viewing options.
Premiere Picks: Helix (Syfy) from Battlestar Galatica creator Ronald D. Moore; True Detective (HBO), starring Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson; Sherlock (PBS) season 3; Black Sails (Starz); and (A&E) and BBC America’s Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond mini-series.
Thursday, January 2
8pm - Community (NBC)
The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
The Taste
8:30pm - The Millers (CBS)
9pm - The Crazy Ones (CBS)
Sean Saves the World (NBC)
9:30pm - Two and a Half Men (CBS)
The Michael J. Fox Show (NBC)
10pm - Impractical Jokers (truTV)
The Assets (ABC) [Series Premiere]
Ridiculousness (MTV)
Parenthood (NBC)
Elementary (CBS)
Friday, January 3
9pm - Grimm (NBC)
10pm - Dracula (NBC)
Sunday, January 5
9pm - Downton Abbey (PBS)
The Good Wife (CBS)
Revenge (ABC)
10pm - The Mentalist (CBS)
Betrayal (ABC)
Monday, January 6
8pm - The Bachelor (ABC)
Cracked (Reelz)
Almost Human (Fox)
9pm - King (Reelz)
Single Ladies (VH1)
10pm - Teen Wolf (MTV)
Castle (ABC)
11pm - Wolf Watch (MTV)
12am - @midnight (Comedy Central)
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Agents of Shield returns Tuesday, January 7
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Tuesday, January 7
8pm - Dads (Fox)
Pretty Little Liars (ABC Family)
Marvel's Agents of SHIELD (ABC)
NCIS (CBS)
8:30pm - Brooklyn Nine-Nine (Fox)
9pm - Ravenswood (ABC Family)
The Goldbergs (ABC)
Intelligence (CBS) [Series Premiere]
New Girl (Fox)
9:30pm - The Mindy Project (Fox)
Trophy Wife (ABC)
10pm - Being Marie Jane (BET)
Chicago Fire (NBC)
Cougar Town (TBS)
Justified (FX)
Killer Women (ABC) [Series Premiere]
Person of Interest (CBS)
Wednesday, January 8
8pm - Revolution (NBC)
The Middle (ABC)
9pm - Law & Order - SVU (NBC)
Modern Family (ABC)
Psych (USA)
9:30pm - Super Fun Night (ABC)
10pm - American Horror Story (FX)
Chicago PD (NBC) [Series Premiere]
Thursday, January 9
8:30pm - Parks and Recreation (NBC)
9pm - White Collar (USA)
10pm - The Spoils of Babylon (IFC)
Friday, January 10
8pm - Bones (Fox)
Undercover Boss (CBS)
9pm - Hawaii Five-0 (CBS)
9:30pm - Enlisted (Fox) [Series Premiere]
10pm - Banshee (Cinemax)
Blue Bloods (CBS)
Helix (Syfy) [Series Premiere]
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True Detective premieres Sunday, January 12
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Sunday, January 12
9pm - Shameless (Showtime)
True Detective (HBO) [Series Premiere]
10pm - Girls (HBO)
House of Lies (Showtime)
10:30pm - Episodes (Showtime)
Monday, January 13
8pm - Hart of Dixie (The CW)
How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
Lost Girl (Syfy)
Switched at Birth (ABC Family)
8:30pm - 2 Broke Girls (CBS)
9pm - The Fosters (ABC Family)
Being Human (Syfy)
Beauty and the Beast (The CW)
Sleepy Hollow (Fox)
Mike & Molly (CBS)
9:30pm - Mom (CBS)
10pm - Archer (FX)
Bitten (Syfy) [Series Premiere]
Don't Trust Andrew Mayne (A&E) [Series Premiere]
The Blacklist (NBC)
Intelligence (CBS)
10:30pm - Chozen (FX)
Tuesday, January 14
8pm - The Originals (The CW)
9pm - Face Off (Syfy)
Supernatural (The CW)
Friday Night Tykes (Esquire)
NCIS - LA(CBS)
10:30pm - Kroll Show (Comedy Central)
Wednesday, January 15
8pm – Arrow (The CW)
American Idol (Fox)
Melissa & Joey (ABC Family)
8:30pm – Baby Daddy (ABC Family)
Suburgatory (ABC)
9pm - The Tomorrow People (The CW)
Criminal Minds (CBS)
10pm – CSI (CBS)
Jim Rome (Showtime)
Men at Work (TBS)
Nashville (ABC)
Real World - Ex-Plosion (MTV)
Thursday, January 16
11pm - Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory (MTV)
Friday, January 17
9pm - Cold Justice (TNT)
10pm – APB with Troy Dunn (TNT)
Saturday, January 18
11:30pm - Saturday Night Live (NBC)
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Workaholics season 4 premieres Wednesday, January 22
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Sunday, January 19
10pm - Sherlock (PBS)
The Following (Fox)
10:30pm - Looking (HBO) [Series Premiere]
Monday, January 20
8pm - Hollywood Game Night (NBC)
9pm - Klondike (Discovery) [Series Premiere]
Tuesday, January 21
10pm - Opposite Worlds (Syfy) [Series Premiere]
Wednesday, January 22
9pm - Ghost Hunters (Syfy)
10pm - Workaholics (Comedy Central)
10:30pm - Broad City (Comedy Central) [Series Premiere]
Wahlburgers (A&E) [Series Premiere]
Thursday, January 23
8pm - The Vampire Diaries (The CW)
9pm - Rake (Fox) [Series Premiere]
Reign (The CW)
10pm - King of the Nerds (TBS)
Saturday, January 25
9pm - Black Sails (Starz) [Series Premiere]
Tuesday, January 28
10pm - The Capones (Reelz)
Wednesday, January 29
10pm - Fleming - The Man Who Would Be Bond (BBC America) [Series Premiere]
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Continue for February, March & April....
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FEBRUARY
February starts off slow, as far as television premieres goes, thanks to the Winter Olympics; however the second week of month brings both the return of The Walking Dead season 4 on AMC and the premiere of House of Cards season 2 on Netflix.
If you’ve finished binge-watching the return of Frank Underwood, or had enough of the curling finals, there’s a few late night television milestones you should take the time to check out.
Premiere Picks: House of Cards (Netflix), The Americans (FX), Vikings (History), Hannibal (NBC), The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon (NBC), Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC).
Monday, February 3
11pm - Inside Comedy (Showtime)
Sunday, February 9
9pm - The Walking Dead (AMC)
Tuesday, February 11
9pm - Twisted (ABC Family)
Friday, February 14
12 am - House of Cards (Netflix)
Monday, February 17
8pm - Star-Crossed (The CW) [Series Premiere]
11:35pm - The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC)
Tuesday, February 18
10pm - Tosh.0 (Comedy Central)
Monday, February 24
8pm - The Voice (NBC)
9pm - Dallas (TNT)
10pm – Private Lives of Nashville Wives (TNT)
12:35am - Late Night With Seth Meyers (NBC) [Series Premiere]
Tuesday, February 25
8pm - Glee (Fox)
9pm - Rizzoli & Isles (TNT)
10pm - Perception (TNT)
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The Americans season 2 premieres Wednesday, February 26
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Wednesday, February 26
9:30pm - Mixology (ABC) [Series Premiere]
10pm - Nashville (ABC)
The Americans (FX)
Thursday, February 27
9pm - Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
10pm - Scandal (ABC)
Review (Comedy Central) [Series Premiere]
Vikings (History)
Friday, February 28
10pm - Hannibal (NBC)
Legit (FXX)
The Red Road (Sundance)
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MARCH/APRIL
March and April may not hold as many options as previous months, but there are still quite a few good picks available. Suits returns to USA; Whose Line Is It Anyway? proves what works, works (even on the CW); PBS finally premieres the BBC mini-series Mr. Selfridge starring Jeremy Piven; Orphan Black returns to BBC America; and Game of Thrones season 4 premieres… at some point.
Premiere Picks: Orphan Black (BBC America), Game of Thrones (HBO), Suits (USA), Mr. Selfridge (PBS)
Thursday, March 6
9pm - Suits (USA)
10pm - Sirens (USA) [Series Premiere]
Sunday, March 9
8pm - Once Upon a Time (ABC)
9pm - Resurrection (ABC) [Series Premiere]
10pm - Revenge (ABC)
Monday, March 11
10pm - Mind Games (ABC)
Wednesday, March 19
9pm - The 100 (The CW) [Series Premiere]
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Game of Thrones season 4 premieres late-March/early-April on HBO
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Friday, March 21
8pm - Whose Line Is It Anyway? (The CW)
Sunday, March 30
8pm - Call the Midwife (PBS)
9pm - Mr. Selfridge (PBS)
Monday, March 31
9pm - Friends With Better Lives (CBS) [Series Premiere]
Those Who Kill (A&E)
APRIL
Tuesday, April 1
9pm - The Mindy Project (Fox)
10:30pm - Inside Amy Schumer (Comedy Central)
Wednesday, April 2
10:30pm - TripTank (Comedy Central)
Saturday, April 19
9pm - Orphan Black (BBC America)