CBS Television Studios
It’s our 300th episode! Only two decades gave us new series premieres, with only three of the twelve shows airing on a broadcast network. The rest were used to feed the 52-weeks a year cable programming schedule. 2004 had two reality series that earned multiple seasons, but the two scripted shows lasted for just the one season. One sports series that debut crossed multiple networks and is still on the air today. Only one of the seven 2014 series ran for more than one season, and that one has spawned several spin-offs. The rest lasted one season, but one was notable for reuniting co-stars from a previous comedy series. Scroll down the list to see what premiered this week and learn a little more about them. Are any of your favorites celebrating milestone anniversaries this week?
1954
- No new series premiered this week in 1954.
1964
- No new series premiered this week in 1964.
1974
- No new series premiered this week in 1974.
1984
- No new series premiered this week in 1984.
1994
- No new series premiered this week in 1994.
2004
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
- June 2 – BBQ with Bobby Flay (Food Network, Three seasons, 52 episodes)
- June 3 – Come to Papa (NBC, One season, 4 episodes)
- June 4 – TNA iMPACT! (Fox Sports Net/AXS TV, Twenty-one seasons, 1,037 episodes to date)
- June 8 – The Jury (Fox, One season, 10 episodes)
- June 8 – Blow Out (Bravo, Three seasons, 21 episodes)
The cast of Come to Papa included Tom Papa, Jennifer Aspen, Steve Carell, Rob Benedict and John Salley. Every episode was written by Greg Malins and Tom Papa and directed by Andy Ackerman.
During its run, TNA iMPACT! has aired on eight networks. It started on Fox Sports Net in 2004, moved to Urban America Television in 2005, then to Spike from 2005-2014, Destination America in 2015, Pop! from 2016-2019, Twitch from 2019-2021, and now AXS TV starting in 2019.
The cast of The Jury included Billy Burke, Anna Friel, Cote de Pablo and Jeff Hephner, with recurring appearances by Barry Levinson and Patrice O’Neal.
Blow Out chronicled the business of hairstylist Jonathan Antin as he constructed a salon in Beverly Hills and became a celebrity stylist.
2014
TV Land Original Productions
- June 2 – Webheads (Nickelodeon, One season, 40 episodes)
- June 3 – Famous in 12 (The CW, One season, 5 episodes)
- June 4 – Jennifer Falls (TV Land, One season, 10 episodes)
- June 7 – Power (Starz, Six seasons, 63 episodes)
- June 8 – Escape Club (E!, One season, 8 episodes)
- June 8 – Frankenfood (Spike TV, One season, 10 episodes)
- June 8 – The Hunt (History Channel, One season, 8 episodes)
Webheads, a children’s game show, was titled Go Viral during its development. The show was hosted by former Big Time Rush star Carlos PenaVega.
Famous in 12 followed the Artiaga family as they relocated to Los Angeles to seek fame over the course of 12 weeks. The show was cancelled in Week 5 and the family was sent home due to a lack of viewer interest.
Jennifer Falls was the first single-camera comedy series for TV Land. The cast included Jaime Pressly, Jessica Walter, Missi Pyle, and Ethan Suplee. The series reunited Pressly and Suplee, who had appeared together on My Name is Earl.
To date, Power has spawned three spin-off series — Power Book II: Ghost, Power Book III: Raising Kanan, and Power Book IV: Force. A fourth spin-off, Power Book V: Influence, was cancelled during the development process. A prequel series, Power: Origins, went into development in March 2024.
The winner of Escape Club would have their bills paid for one year.
Frankenfood featured local amateur food innovators competing head-to-head in order to get their unexpected food concoctions onto the menu of a popular local restaurant. The series was hosted by Josh Capon.
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