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Broadcast and Cable TV Summer Premiere Dates: New & Returning Series

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Broadcast and Cable Television Premiere Dates. The recently released premiere dates include returning TV shows as well as new series that will be premiering. The dates range from June 2014 to August 2014. The premiere dates include television shows airing on The CW, Showtime, El Rey, Fox, CBS, ABC, NBC, FX, and TNT amongst others.

The summer 2014 premiere dates:

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June 1:
Halt & Catch Fire (AMC, series premiere)

June 3:
Famous In 12 (The CW, series premiere)

June 6:
Orange Is The New Black (Netflix, Season 2 premiere)

June 9:
Murder In The First (TNT, series premiere)
Major Crimes (TNT, Season 3 premiere)

June 10:
Pretty Little Liars (ABC Family, Season 5 premiere)
Chasing Life (ABC Family, series premiere)

June 16:
Switched At Birth (ABC Family, Season 3B premiere)
The Fosters (ABC Family, Season 2 premiere)

June 17:
Rizzoli & Isles (TNT, Season 5 premiere)
Perception (TNT, Season 3 premiere)

June 19:
Rectify (Sundance, Season 2 premiere)

June 20:
Cold Justice (TNT, Season 2B premiere)

June 22:
The Last Ship (TNT, series premiere)
Falling Skies (TNT, Season 4 premiere)

June 24:
Makers: Women & War (PBS, first of six one-hour Makers documentaries airing through September 9)

June 25:
Young & Hungry (ABC Family, series premiere)
Mystery Girls (ABC Family, series premiere)
Big Brother (CBS, Season 16 premiere)

June 29:
Unforgettable (CBS, Season 3 premiere)
Reckless (CBS, series premiere)
Last Tango in Halifax (PBS, Season 2 premiere)

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June 30:
Under The Dome (CBS, Season 2 premiere)

June TBA:
Return To Amish (TLC, series premiere)

July 6:
Vicious (PBS, series premiere)

July 9:
Extant (CBS, series premiere)

July 13:

LOS ANGELES, CA (March 19, 2014) – It’s going to be a hot summer of drama on SHOWTIME, when the network premieres RAY DONOVAN at 9 p.m. ET/PT and MASTERS OF SEX at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Sunday, July 13. Both series return with 12 one-hour episodes. RAY DONOVAN, which stands as the network’s highest-rated freshman series ever, stars Liev Schreiber in his Golden Globe®-nominated role as the title character, alongside Golden Globe winner Jon Voight as his father. The critically-hailed drama MASTERS OF SEX, named as one of AFI’s Top Ten Television Programs of the Year, stars Golden Globe nominee Michael Sheen and Lizzy Caplan as real-life pioneers of the science of human sexuality, William Masters and Virginia Johnson.

RAY DONOVAN is the first freshman series on SHOWTIME to average over five million viewers per week, with 5.7 million weekly viewers in its first season. Set in the sprawling mecca of the rich and famous, the series stars Liev Schreiber as LA’s best professional fixer, the man called in to make the city’s celebrities, superstar athletes, and business moguls’ most complicated and combustible situations go away. Season one came to a close with an epic showdown resulting in Boston mobster and fugitive, Sully’s (James Woods) demise. Season two of this powerful drama, will explore the fallout of his murder for Ray, his father Mickey (Voight) and the FBI, headed by LA Bureau Chief Cochran (guest star Hank Azaria). As the season unfolds, Ray continues to seek balance between the demands of his family, including his volatile relationship with Mickey, and the demands of his Hollywood clients. The cast also includes Paula Malcomson, Eddie Marsan, Dash Mihok, Steven Bauer, Katherine Moennig, Pooch Hall, Kerris Dorsey and Devon Bagby. Oscar-nominated actor Elliott Gould will return as a special guest star for season two. In addition to Gould and Azaria, this season will also feature an impressive line-up of guest stars, including Ann-Margret, Wendell Pierce, Sherilyn Fenn, Vinessa Shaw, Brian Geraghty, Heather McComb and Kip Pardue. RAY DONOVAN is created and executive produced by Ann Biderman. A SHOWTIME production, the series is also executive produced by Mark Gordon and Bryan Zuriff.

Season one of MASTERS OF SEX, which debuted in September 2013, averaged 4.8 million weekly viewers, up double digits versus HOMELAND’s record breaking freshman season, and was honored with both Golden Globe and Writers Guild Award nominations. Starring Michael Sheen and Lizzy Caplan as real-life pioneers of human sexuality, William Masters and Virginia Johnson, the series chronicles their unusual lives, romance and pop culture trajectory. Their research touched off the sexual revolution and took them from a mid-western teaching hospital in St. Louis to the cover of Time magazine. The series is an adaptation of Thomas Maier’s book Masters of Sex: The Life and Times of William Masters and Virginia Johnson, The Couple Who Taught America How To Love. Season two also stars Caitlin Fitzgerald, Teddy Sears and Annaleigh Ashford. Betsy Brandt and Keke Palmer will guest star. MASTERS OF SEX was created and executive produced by Michelle Ashford (The Pacific). The series is executive produced by Carl Beverly, Sarah Timberman, Judith Verno and Amy Lippman. Michael Dinner, Michael Sheen, Tammy Rosen and Thomas Maier serve as producers. MASTERS OF SEX is produced by Sony Pictures Television.

July TBA:
Matador (El Rey Network, series premiere)
The Strain (FX, series premiere)

August 18:
Dallas (TNT, Season 3B premiere)

August 20:
Legends (TNT, series premiere)
Franklin & Bash (TNT, Season 4 premiere)

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Source: Showtime, Deadline

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Rollo Tomasi

Rollo Tomasi is a Connecticut-based film critic, TV show critic, news, and editorial writer. He will have a MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia University in 2025. Rollo has written over 700 film, TV show, short film, Blu-ray, and 4K-Ultra reviews. His reviews are published in IMDb's External Reviews and in Google News. Previously you could find his work at Empire Movies, Blogcritics, and AltFilmGuide. Now you can find his work at FilmBook.
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