Debuts
| Date | Debut |
|---|---|
| January 3 | Huntik: Secrets & Seekers on The CW4Kids |
| January 3 | Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight on The CW4Kids |
| January 5 | Prime 9 on MLB Network |
| January 8 | Greg Behrendt's Wake Up Call on SOAPnet |
| January 9 | Howie Do It on NBC |
| January 12 | Hannity on Fox News |
| January 18 | State of the Union with John King on CNN |
| January 18 | United States of Tara on Showtime |
| January 21 | Lie To Me on Fox |
| January 23 | The Electric Company on PBS |
| January 23 | Wolverine and the X-Men on Nicktoons Network |
| January 26 | Trust Me on TNT |
| January 27 | Toddlers & Tiaras on TLC |
| February 4 | The Exterminators on A&E |
| February 8 | Sonny With a Chance on Disney Channel |
| February 11 | Important Things with Demetri Martin on Comedy Central |
| February 13 | Dollhouse on Fox |
| February 13 | Aaron Stone on Disney XD Jimmy Two-Shoes on Disney XD Kid vs. Kat on Disney XD |
| March 2 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on NBC |
| March 7 | Power Rangers: RPM on ABC |
| March 11 | The Chopping Block on NBC |
| March 15 | Kings on NBC |
| March 23 | Table for 12 on TLC |
| March 26 | In the Motherhood on ABC. |
| March 29 | The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (US debut) on HBO |
| April 4 | Special Agent Oso on Playhouse Disney |
| April 6 | The Ed Show starring talk radio show host Ed Schultz on MSNBC |
| April 6 | Surviving Suburbia on ABC |
| April 9 | The Unusuals on ABC |
| April 9 | Southland on NBC |
| April 9 | Parks and Recreation on NBC |
| April 9 | The newest version of Thursday Night Baseball on new channel MLB Network |
| April 10 | Harper's Island on CBS |
| April 13 | Closet Cases on Fine Living |
| April 15 | The Cougar on TV Land |
| April 15 | Pitchmen on Discovery |
| April 16 | WWE Superstars on WGN America |
| April 17 | Stranger Among Bears on Animal Planet |
| April 18 | World's Strictest Parents |
| April 19 | Sit Down, Shut Up on Fox |
| April 19 | Cake Boss on TLC |
| May 2 | JONAS on Disney Channel |
| May 19 | Glee on Fox |
| May 26 | Mental on Fox |
| June 1 | The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien on NBC |
| June 4 | The Listener on NBC |
| June 4 | Hollywood's Best Film Directors on Reelz |
| June 4 | Tosh.0 on Comedy Central |
| June 7 | The International Sexy Ladies Show on G4 |
| June 9 | The Wrong Door on IFC |
| June 10 | Top Chef Masters on Bravo |
| June 11 | Total Drama Action on Cartoon Network |
| June 11 | Raising Sextuplets on WEtv |
| June 12 | The MOM Show on WEtv |
| June 13 | Primal Grill on PBS |
| June 14 | Hammertime on A&E |
| June 15 | Zeke & Luther on Disney XD |
| June 15 | It's On with Alexa Chung on MTV |
| June 15 | Joe Buck Live on HBO |
| June 15 | DJ & the Fro on MTV |
| June 16 | Hawthorne on TNT |
| June 16 | The Lazy Environmentalist on Sundance |
| June 17 | The Othersiders and Survive This on Cartoon Network |
| June 19 | Jeffery & Cole Casserole on Logo |
| June 20 | BrainRush and Destroy Build Destroy on Cartoon Network |
| June 21 | Merlin (US debut) on NBC |
| June 22 | Make It or Break It on ABC Family |
| June 23 | NYC Prep on Bravo |
| June 24 | The Philanthropist on NBC |
| June 25 | Stoked on Teletoon |
| June 29 | Dance Your Ass Off on Oxygen |
| July 1 | Monsters Inside Me on Animal Planet |
| July 7 | Warehouse 13 on Syfy |
| July 7 | 10 Things I Hate About You on ABC Family |
| July 7 | The Great American Road Trip on NBC |
| July 8 | Time Team America on PBS |
| July 10 | The Assistants on The N |
| July 11 | Keyshawn Johnson: Tackling Design on A&E |
| July 12 | Drop Dead Diva on Lifetime |
| July 14 | Miami Social on Bravo |
| July 15 | Dark Blue on TNT |
| July 15 | Michael & Michael Have Issues on Comedy Central |
| July 16 | Watch What Happens: Live on Bravo |
| July 16 | Stoked on Cartoon Network and on Teletoon on June 25 |
| July 17 | Catch It Keep It on Science |
| July 19 | Most Popular on WE tv |
| July 20 | Wake Up With Al on Weather |
| July 20 | Three Sheets on Fine Living |
| July 20 | Dating in the Dark on ABC |
| July 21 | Ruby & The Rockits on ABC Family |
| July 21 | The Colony on Discovery |
| July 25 | Being Human on BBC America |
| July 27 | Making HIS Band on MTV |
| July 28 | More to Love on Fox |
| July 29 | Holidate on SOAPnet |
| July 31 | Lock N' Load with R. Lee Ermey on History Channel |
| August 1 | Face the Ace on NBC |
| August 2 | Defying Gravity on ABC |
| August 2 | Megan Wants a Millionaire on VH1 |
| August 4 | Addicted to Beauty on Oxygen |
| August 5 | Giuliana & Bill on Style Network |
| August 5 | How'd You Get So Rich? on TV Land |
| August 5 | Make My Day on TV Land |
| August 7 | Mr. Friday on Fine Living |
| August 7 | Chef vs. City on Food Network |
| August 9 | Kourtney and Khloé Take Miami on E! |
| August 9 | Shark Tank on ABC |
| August 15 | Househusbands of Hollywood on Fox Reality Channel |
| August 18 | Shaq Vs. on ABC |
| August 24 | The Fresh Beat Band on Nickelodeon |
| August 25 | Frankie & Neffe on BET |
| September 8 | Melrose Place on CW |
| September 10 | The Vampire Diaries on CW |
| September 14 | The Jay Leno Show on NBC |
| The Dr. Oz Show in Syndication | |
| September 16 | The Beautiful Life: TBL on CW |
| September 17 | Archer on FX |
| Community on NBC | |
| September 18 | Brothers on Fox |
| The Troop on Nickelodeon | |
| September 19 | Busytown Mysteries on Cookie Jar TV |
| Noonbory and the Super Seven on Cookie Jar TV | |
| RollBots on The CW4Kids | |
| Class of the Titans on qubo | |
| Being Ian on qubo | |
| Spliced on qubo | |
| September 20 | Bored to Death on HBO |
| September 21 | Accidentally on Purpose on CBS |
| Amanpour on CNN | |
| Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (syndicated version) on CMT | |
| September 22 | The Forgotten on ABC |
| NCIS: Los Angeles on CBS | |
| The Good Wife on CBS | |
| September 23 | Eastwick on ABC |
| Modern Family on ABC | |
| Cougar Town on ABC | |
| Mercy on NBC | |
| September 24 | FlashFoward on ABC |
| September 27 | The Cleveland Show on Fox |
| September 27 | Titan Maximum on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim |
| September 28 | Trauma on NBC |
| September 29 | The Joy Behar Show on HLN |
| September 30 | Hank on ABC |
| The Middle on ABC | |
| October 2 | Stargate Universe on Syfy |
| October 3 | "SuperFetch" on Animal Planet |
| Top 20 Countdown: Most Shocking on truTV | |
| October 4 | Dallas Divas & Daughters on Bravo |
| Three Rivers on CBS | |
| October 5 | Let's Make a Deal on CBS |
| The Mo'Nique Show on BET | |
| October 7 | Secret Girlfriend on Comedy Central |
| October 9 | I'm Alive (TV series) on Animal Planet |
| October 10 | Fight Camp 360: Inside The Super Six World Boxing Classic on Showtime |
| October 19 | All Worked Up on truTV |
| October 21 | Living With Ed on Planet Green |
| Coolfuel on Planet Green | |
| Planet Mechanics on Planet Green | |
| The 100 Mile Challenge on Planet Green | |
| Nature, Inc. on Planet Green | |
| Lock N' Load on Showtime | |
| October 22 | The Jeff Dunham Show on Comedy Central |
| October 23 | White Collar on USA Network |
| October 27 | Monica: Still Standing on BET |
| October 28 | Naruto: Shippuden on Disney XD |
| October 29 | The League on FX |
| November 3 | V on ABC |
| November 7 | Fanboy and Chum Chum on Nickelodeon |
| November 7 | The Wanda Sykes Show on Fox |
| November 9 | Lopez Tonight on TBS |
| November 15 | The Prisoner on AMC |
| December 3 | BBQ Pitmasters on TLC Jersey Shore on MTV |
| December 6 | Alice on SyFy |
| December 9 | Campus PD on G4 |
| December 7 | Men of a Certain Age on TNT |
| December 12 | American Ninja Warrior on G4 |
| December 13 | The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty on A&E |
| December 14 | The Sing-Off on NBC |
| December 19 | CHRISJayify on Lifetime |
| December 29 | One Big Happy Family on TLC |
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