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2012 TV mid-season premiere and return schedule and calendar

Here's our fully-updated 2012 mid-season schedule for what's premiering on TV, and when. We will update it regularly, along with the subscribable calendar. Check back often!

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* All times are in EDT PM, unless otherwise mentioned.

* New series premieres are in Bold Italics

SERIES PREMIERES/RETURNS

DECEMBER

Friday, December 2

9:00 America’s Most Wanted: America Fights Back (Lifetime)

Saturday, December 3

11:00 Would You Rather? With Graham Norton (BBCA)

Sunday, December 4

8:00 Cupcake Wars (Food)

9:00 Neverland (Syfy)

10:00 Chef Roblé & Co. (Bravo)

Tuesday, December 6

10:00 Moonshiners (Discovery)

10:00 Teen Mom 2 (MTV)

10:30 Storage Wars: Texas (A&E)

Wednesday, December 7

10:00 State of Play (BBCA)

Sunday, December 11

9:00 Stephen King’s Bag of Bones (A&E)

10:00 Luck (HBO)

Monday, December 13

8:00 Fear Factor (NBC)

Wednesday, December 14

9:00 Dog the Bounty Hunter (A&E)

10:00 24/7 (HBO)

Friday, December 16

9:00 The Life & Times of Tim (HBO)

Monday, December 19

8:00 Who’s Still Standing? (NBC)

Tuesday, December 20

10:00 Chopped (Food)

JANUARY

Sunday, January 1

8:00 Mob Wives (VH1)

9:00 Mama Drama (VH1)

9:00 Rachael vs. Guy Celebrity Cook-Off (Food)

10:00 Angry Boys (HBO)

Monday, January 2

8:00 The Bachelor (ABC)

8:00 Antiques Roadshow (PBS)

8:00 Pretty Little Liars (ABC Family)

8:00 How I Met Your Mother (CBS)

8:30 2 Broke Girls (CBS)

9:00 The Lying Game (ABC Family)

9:00 Hoarders (A&E)

9:00 Two and a Half Men (CBS)

9:30 Mike & Molly (CBS)

10:00 It’s a Brad, Brad World (Bravo)

10:00 Hawaii Five-0 (CBS)

10:00 Intervention (A&E)

10:00 Wife Swap (ABC)

Tuesday, January 3

8:00 The Biggest Loser (NBC)

8:00 Switched at Birth (ABC Family)

8:00 NCIS (CBS)

8:30 Work It (ABC)

9:00 Jane by Design (ABC Family)

9:00 NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS)

10:00 Body of Proof (ABC)

10:00 Jamie’s American Road Trip (BBCA)

10:00 Parenthood (NBC)

10:00 Unforgettable (CBS)

Wednesday, January 4

8:00 The Middle (ABC)

8:30 Suburgatory (ABC)

9:00 Dog the Bounty Hunter (A&E)

9:00 Modern Family (ABC)

9:00 Nova (PBS)

9:30 Happy Endings (ABC)

10:00 Steven Seagal: Lawman (A&E)

10:00 Revenge (ABC)

Thursday, January 5

8:00 The Vampire Diaries (CW)

8:00 Wipeout (ABC)

9:00 The Secret Circle (CW)

9:00 Project Runway All Stars (Lifetime)

9:00 Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)

10:00 24 Hour Catwalk (Lifetime)

10:00 Jersey Shore (MTV)

10:00 Private Practice (ABC)

12:00 Delocated! (Adult Swim)

Friday, January 6

8:00 Nikita (CW)

8:00 A Gifted Man (CBS)

9:00 Supernatural (CW)

9:00 CSI: NY (CBS)

10:00 Merlin (Syfy)

10:00 Portlandia (IFC)

10:00 Blue Bloods (CBS)

Saturday, January 7

8:00 COPS (FOX)

11:30 Katy Brand’s Big Ass Show (BBCA)

Sunday, January 8

8:00 The Simpsons (FOX)

8:00 Once Upon a Time (ABC)

8:30 The Cleveland Show (FOX)

9:00 Family Guy (FOX)

9:00 The Firm (NBC)

9:00 Shameless (Showtime)

9:00 Desperate Housewives (ABC)

9:00 The Good Wife (CBS)

9:30 American Dad (FOX)

10:00 House of Lies (Showtime)

10:00 Cajun Pawn Stars (History)

10:00 CSI: Miami (CBS)

10:00 Pan Am (ABC)

10:30 Californication (Showtime)

Monday, January 9

9:00 First Week In (Discovery)

10:00 Castle (ABC)

10:00 Caged (MTV)

Tuesday, January 10

10:00 The Game (BET)

10:30 Let’s Stay Together (BET)

Wednesday, January 11

8:00 One Tree Hill (CW)

8:00 Whitney (NBC)

8:30 Are You There, Chelsea? (NBC)

9:00 People’s Choice Awards (CBS)

9:00 Ghost Hunters (Syfy)

10:00 Face Off (Syfy)

10:00 Law & Order: SVU (NBC)

Thursday, January 12

8:00 30 Rock (NBC)

8:00 The Big Bang Theory (CBS)

8:30 Rob (CBS)

8:30 Parks & Recreation (NBC)

9:00 The Finder (FOX)

9:00 The Office (NBC)

9:00 Person of Interest (CBS)

9:30 Up All Night (NBC)

10:00 The Mentalist (CBS)

Friday, January 13

8:00 Kitchen Nightmares (FOX)

9:00 Fringe (FOX)

9:00 Grimm (NBC)

10:00 Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)

Saturday, January 14

9:00 Miss America Pageant (ABC)

Sunday, January 15

8:00 Golden Globe Awards (NBC)

8:00 Undercover Boss (CBS)

8:30 Napoleon Dynamite (FOX)

Monday, January 16

8:00 Gossip Girl (CW)

8:00 Alcatraz (FOX)

9:00 Being Human (Syfy)

9:30 Betty White’s Off Their Rockers (NBC)

10:00 Lost Girl (Syfy)

Tuesday, January 17

8:00 Glee (FOX)

8:00 90210 (CW)

9:00 Remodeled (CW)

9:00 New Girl (FOX)

9:30 Raising Hope (FOX)

10:00 Southland (TNT)

10:00 Justified (FX)

10:00 White Collar (USA)

Wednesday, January 18

8:00 American Idol (FOX)

9:00 Criminal Minds (CBS)

9:00 Remodeled (CW)

9:00 Mistresses (BBCA)

10:00 CSI (CBS)

10:00 Royal Pains (USA)

Thursday, January 19

10:00 Archer (FX)

10:30 Unsupervised (FX)

Friday, January 20

8:00 Shark Tank (ABC)

9:00 Primetime (ABC)

9:30 On Freddie Roach (HBO)

Sunday, January 22

8:00 American Idol (FOX)

Monday, January 23

12:30AM Mary Shelley’s Frankenhole (Adult Swim)

8:00 House (FOX)

9:00 Hart of Dixie (CW)

Wednesday, January 25

9:00 Touch (FOX)

Thursday, January 26

10:00 Fat Chef (Food)

11:00 Inside Comedy (Showtime)

Friday, January 27

10:00 Spartacus: Vengeance (Starz)

Tuesday, January 31

9:00 Ringer (CW)

10:00 Tosh.0 (Comedy)

10:30 Key & Peele (Comedy)

FEBRUARY

Thursday, February 2

11:00 I Just Want My Pants Back (MTV)

Friday, February 3

8:00 Who Do You Think You Are? (NBC)

Sunday, February 5

10:00 The Voice (NBC)

Monday, February 6

10:00 Smash (NBC)

Tuesday, February 7

9:00 The Real Housewives of Orange County (Bravo)

9:00 The River (ABC)

Sunday, February 12

9:00 The Apprentice (NBC)

9:00 The Walking Dead (AMC)

10:00 Secret Stash (AMC)

Tuesday, February 14

8:30 Cougar Town (ABC)

Sunday, February 19

12:00 Tight Bros (Adult Swim)

8:00 The Amazing Race (CBS)

9:00 The Apprentice (ABC)

9:00 The Shadow Line (DirecTV)

10:00 Eastbound & Down (HBO)

10:30 Life’s Too Short (HBO)

Wednesday, February 22

9:00 Ghost Hunters International (Syfy)

Sunday, February 26

8:30 Academy Awards (ABC)

Wednesday, February 29

9:00 Sons of Guns (Discovery)

10:00 Psych (USA)

MARCH

Thursday, March 1

10:00 Awake (NBC)

Saturday, March 3

8:00 Q’viva! the Chosen (FOX)

11:30 Katy Brand’s Big Ass Show (BBCA)

Sunday, March 4

9:00 Army Wives (Lifetime)

10:00 GCB (ABC)

10:00 Breakout Kings (A&E)

Monday, March 5

10:00 Love Broker (Bravo)

Tuesday, March 6

8:30 I Hate My Teenage Daughter (FOX)

9:00 Fashion Star (NBC)

9:30 Breaking In (FOX)

Wednesday, March 7

10:00 Monster Man (Syfy)

10:00 Millon Dollar Listing New York (Bravo)

10:30 Happily Divorced (TV Land)

Friday, March 9

9:00 The Ultimate Fighter (FX)

Sunday, March 11

8:30 Bob’s Burgers (FOX)

Wednesday. March 14

10:00 South Park (Comedy)

11:00 Monster Man (Syfy)

Thursday, March 15

8:00 Missing (ABC)

8:00 Community (NBC)

12:00 Eagleheart (Adult Swim)

Friday, March 16

9:00 Fairly Legal (USA)

10:00 In Plain Sight (USA)

Monday, March 19

9:00 Touch (FOX)

Sunday, March 25

9:00 Mad Men (AMC)

Monday. March 26

8:00 The Secret Life of the American Teenager (ABC Family)

9:00 Make It or Break It (ABC Family)

Saturday, March 31

11:30 Peep Show (BBCA)

APRIL

Sunday, April 1

8:00 The Killing (AMC)

9:00 Game of Thrones (HBO)

Thursday, April 5

9:00 Bones (FOX)

10:00 Scandal (ABC)

Friday, April 6

8:00 Hotel Hell (FOX)

Tuesday, April 10

8:00 Glee (FOX)

Wednesday, April 11

9:30 Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23 (ABC)


Photo Credit: NBC

9 Responses to “2012 TV mid-season premiere and return schedule and calendar”

December 17, 2011 at 10:31 AM

Justified.. January 17th at 10:00 on FX

November 18, 2011 at 10:23 AM

. . . . .

*sniff*

No Bob’s Burgers ’til spring.

*sniff*

December 30, 2011 at 10:22 AM

Downton Abbey Season 2 premiere, 1/8 on PBS

January 6, 2012 at 8:34 AM

any dates for new midseason: Awake, Bent, BFF, Don’t Trust Apt 23, Fairly Legal, Little in Common,Mad Men, Mixed Signals, Ride Along, Scandal, the 2-2 with Deniro, Work It?

January 6, 2012 at 2:39 PM

I don’t think there are dates decided yet for those, but I will add them when I know!

January 16, 2012 at 6:32 PM

Any updates regarding Series Premieres for Season 5 of Damages or HBO’s True Blood?

February 13, 2012 at 7:58 PM

eastbound and down feb 19th

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