June 2018 TV premieres: ‘Sense8,’ ‘Pose,’ ‘GLOW’ and more

Summer TV gets in full swing this month, and the June 2018 TV premieres calendar is dotted with game shows and reality programs. But some decent docs and dramas also debut, including new seasons of GLOW, 800 Words, Claws and Shades of Blue as well as new series Pose, Condor and Yellowstone. And don’t forget the series finale of Sense8.

I’m a little late with this calendar (forgive me!), but I’m leaving it intact so you know what you may have missed and should catch up on. Take a look at the full June 2018 TV premieres calendar below.

 

June 2018 TV premieres calendar

(all times Central)

Friday, June 1

Streaming

• “800 Words,” Acorn TV (season 3)
• “All or Nothing: New Zealand All Blacks,” Amazon Prime (season 1; following New Zealand’s famed rugby team through its 2017 season)
• “Wonder Wheel,” Amazon Prime (movie; lives of four characters intertwine at Coney Island amusement park in the 1950s)
• “Busted!” Netflix (season finale)

9 p.m.

• “C.B. Strike,” Cinemax (miniseries premiere; J.K. Rowling’s private eye works to solve three cases baffling police in London)
• “Extreme Cake Makers,” Cooking (season premiere)

11 p.m.

• “FLCL: Progressive,” Adult Swim (season premiere)

 

Saturday, June 2

8 p.m.

• “Marrying Mr. Darcy,” Hallmark (movie; engaged couple get jitters planning wedding; follow-up to 2016’s “Unleashing Mr. Darcy”)
• “George Michael’s Lonely Life,” Reelz (doc special; life story of pop superstar who sold more than 100 million albums)
• “Renovation Realities: Dale Jr. & Amy,” DIY (series premiere; race car champion Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his interior designer wife Amy transform 150-year-old historic home in Key West, Fla., into gorgeous coastal retreat)

10:30 p.m.

• “FLCL,” Adult Swim (2 new seasons, anime)

Sunday, June 3

6 p.m.

• “Buried in the Backyard,” Oxygen (doc series; true crime stories in which killers bury victims in backyards)

7 p.m.

• “A Wedding and a Murder,” Oxygen (doc series; true crime stories of grisly homicides set against backdrop of what appears to be wedded bliss)
• “iHeartRadio Wango Tango,” Freeform (concert special; Ariana Grande, Shawn Mendes, Meghan Trainor, 5 Seconds of Summer, NF, Miguel, Janelle Monáe and Marshmello)

8 p.m.

• “Pose,” FX (series premiere; New York’s ball culture in 1980s)

9 p.m.

• “Succession,” HBO (series premiere; Logan Roy’s four children vie for control of daddy’s media and entertainment conglomerate)
• “Caribbean Pirate Treasure,” Travel (season premiere)
• “Scene of the Crime with Tony Harris,” ID (season 2)

 

Monday, June 4

7 p.m.

• “The Fosters,” Freeform (3-night finale, part 1)
• “So You Think You Can Dance,” Fox (season 15)

8 p.m.

• “Dietland,” AMC (series premiere, 2 episodes; one woman’s journey to self-awakening while exploring multitude of issues faced by women today)
• “People Magazine Investigates: Cults,” ID (series premiere; each of six episodes looks at different American cult)

9 p.m.

• “Evidence of Innocence,” TV One (limited series; explores the road to redemption for 4 wrongfully convicted African-American citizens)
• “The Real Story with Maria Elena Salinas,” ID (season 2)
• “Hitler’s Last Stand,” Nat Geo (series premiere; WWII after D-Day)

10 p.m.

• “Unapologetic with Aisha Tyler,” AMC (series premiere; “Dietland” after-show; moves to 9 p.m. following Monday)

 

Tuesday, June 5

Streaming

• “Les petits meurtres d’Agatha Christie,” TV5Monde USA (U.S. premiere; 2009 TV adaptations of Christie’s novels featureinvestigations of Commissioner Swan Laurence and journalist Alice Avril)

7 p.m.

• “The Fosters,” Freeform (3-night finale, part 2)

9 p.m.

• “Humans,” AMC (season 3)

 

Wednesday, June 6

Streaming

• “Lost in Oz,” Amazon Prime (season 1B)

7 p.m.

• “The Fosters,” Freeform (3-night finale, part 3)

9 p.m.

• “Condor,” Audience Network (series premiere; young CIA analyst stumbles onto conspiracy that threatens lives of millions)

Thursday, June 7

Streaming

• “Take 5: Beyond the Parades,” Sundance Now (doc premiere; stories of personal identity, transformation and acceptance)

7 p.m.

• “Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger,” Freeform (series premiere; Tandy Bowen and Tyrone Johnson learn of new superpowers that work together)
• “The Four: Battle for Stardom,” Fox (season 2)

8 p.m.

• “Nashville,” CMT (midseason premiere; 8 final episodes before series ends July 26)

9 p.m.

• “American Woman,” Paramount Network (series premiere; unconventional single mother struggles to raise her two daughters in 1970s LA; inspired by real-life upbringing of Kyle Richards from “RHoBH”)
• “Imposters,” Bravo (season 2 finale)
• “Beach Bites with Katie Lee,” Cooking (season premiere)

 

Friday, June 8

Streaming

• “Sense8,” Netflix (series finale movie; more “Sense8”)
• “Alex Strangelove,” Netflix (movie; high school senior’s plan to lose his virginity to girlfriend goes awry when he meets Elliot)
• “The Staircase,” Netflix (new episodes)
• “Marcella,” Netflix (season 2)

8 p.m.

• “Just Another Immigrant,” Showtime (series premiere; British comedian Romesh Ranganathan uproots his entire family and moves to Los Angeles)

9 p.m.

• “Erik Griffin: Amerikan Warrior,” Showtime (standup special) 

 

Saturday, June 9

5 p.m.

• “The Price of Duty,” Oxygen (series premiere; homicide detectives recount most haunting case of their careers)

7 p.m.

• “Say Yes To The Dress: Atlanta,” TLC (season 10)

8 p.m.

• “Dodo Heroes,” Animal Planet (series premiere; animals in need and the people who help them)
• “The Perfect Bride: Wedding Bells,” Hallmark (movie; follow-up to 2017’s “The Perfect Bride”)
• “I Want That Wedding,” TLC (series premiere; newly engaged couples go to 3 weddings to decide their own wedding budget)
• “It’s Criminal,” Fuse (doc; incarcerated women and Dartmouth College students work together to write and perform an original play about what landed women behind bars)

9 p.m.

• “Gotti: Godfather & Son,” A&E (2-night doc; complicated relationship between John Gotti Sr. and his son, John Gotti Jr., of the Gambino crime family)

Sunday, June 10

7 p.m.

• “The 72nd Annual Tony Awards,” CBS (special)
• “Celebrity Family Feud,” ABC (season 4)

8 p.m.

• “Claws,” TNT (season 2)
• “The $100,000 Pyramid,” ABC (season 3)
• “Food Network Star: Comeback Kitchen,” Food (season premiere)

9 p.m.

• “Inside North Korea: Race to Peace,” Nat Geo (doc premiere; explores North Korea’s diplomatic legacy on the eve of June 12 North Korea-U.S. summit)
• “Breaking the Band,” Reelz (series premiere; what split up The Beatles, The Supremes, Fleetwood Mac, The Eagles, The Beach Boys, N.W.A, Van Halen and Sonny and Cher)
• “To Tell the Truth,” ABC (season premiere)
• “Legion,” FX (season 2 finale)

 

Monday, June 11

Streaming

• “Rog & Davo’s Guide to Russia,” Sony Crackle (shorts series; sports writer Roger Bennett and TV producer Michael Davies celebrate soccer and upcoming World Cup Russia)

7 p.m.

• “Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings,” Freeform (season 2)
• “Drinks, Crime and Prohibition,” Smithsonian (2-part special; look at prohibition and what it unleashed, including corruption, organized crime, federal law enforcement; part 2 airs June 18)
• “The Price of Duty,” Oxygen (series premiere; detectives recount complex cases)

8 p.m.

• “David Cassidy: The Last Session,” A&E (“Biography” premiere)

9 p.m.

• “Million Dollar Listing New York,” Bravo (season 7)

 

Tuesday, June 12

7 p.m.

• “The Bold Type,” Freeform (season 2)

9 p.m.

• “The Last Defense,” ABC (docu-series; explores/exposes flaws in U.S. justice system through death row cases of Darlie Routier and Julius Jones)

 

Wednesday, June 13

8 p.m.

• “Gordon Ramsay’s 24 Hours to Hell and Back,” Fox (series premiere; Ramsay and team try to save struggling restaurants)
• “Ozzy & Jack’s World Detour,” A&E (season 3)

9 p.m.

• “The Deed,” CNBC (season 2)
• “Reasonable Doubt,” ID (season premiere)
• “Cheap Eats,” Cooking (season finale)

10 p.m.

• “Complex x Fuse,” Fuse (season 2)

 

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Thursday, June 14

Streaming

• “Strange Angel,” CBS All-Access (series premiere; Jack Parsons started as a janitor at a chemical factory in 1930s Los Angeles, but had fantastical dreams that led him to birth the unknown discipline of rocketry)

9 p.m.

• “Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce,” Bravo (5th and final season)

 

Friday, June 15

Streaming

• “Set It Up,” Netflix (movie; 2 beleaguered assistants team to trick workaholic bosses into falling in love)
• “The Ranch,” Netflix (part 5)
• “Goliath,” Amazon Prime (season 2)
• “Queer Eye,” Netflix (season 2)
• “Voltron Legendary Defender,” Netflix (season 6)

7 p.m.

• “12 Monkeys,” Syfy (4th and final season)

7:30 p.m.

• “Breaking Pig,” PBS (series premiere; profiles of leaders from media, politics, business, music, food)

9 p.m.

• “Mama June From Not to Hot,” WE tv (season 2B)

 

Saturday, June 16

5:30 p.m.

• “Marvel’s Spider-Man,” Disney XD (season 2; 2 episodes)

8 p.m.

• “Love at First Dance,” Hallmark (movie; dance instructor and future groom she’s hired to teach fall for each other)
• “Grease: Behind Closed Doors,” Reelz (doc special)

 

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Sunday, June 17

7 p.m.

• “Inside Evil with Chris Cuomo,” HLN (series premiere; Cuomo interviews and examines life and crimes of notorious murderer Joel Rifkin)

8 p.m.

• “Man in an Orange Shirt,” PBS (“Masterpiece” premiere; 2 love stories, 60 years apart, chart the changes and challenges in gay lives in England)
• “Deep State,” EPIX (series premiere; ex-spy gets sucked back into dangerous espionage case)
• “The Affair,” Showtime (season 4)

9 p.m.

• “Shades of Blue,” NBC (season 3)

10 p.m.

• “Talking with Chris Hardwick,” AMC (new episodes)

 

Monday, June 18

4 p.m.

• “America Says,” GSN (series premiere; John Michael Higgins hosts survey-based game show)

7 p.m.

• “It Will Be Chaos,” HBO (doc premiere; human consequences of refugee crisis spanning the Mediterranean)
• “American Ninja Warrior,” NBC (new night premiere)

8 p.m.

• “MTV Movie & TV Awards,” MTV (special)
• “Best Baker in America,” Food (season finale)

9 p.m.

• “POV,” PBS (season 31; opens with doc “Quest,” following 8 years in life of black family from Philadelphia)
• “The Proposal,” ABC (series premiere; 10 daters compete in 4 pageant-style rounds to win heart of man or woman whose identity is kept secret)

 

Tuesday, June 19

Streaming

• “Hannah Gadsby: Nanette,” Netflix (standup special)

 

Wednesday, June 20

7 p.m.

• “Young & Hungry,” Freeform (final season, 2-episode premiere)

8 p.m.

• “Yellowstone,” Paramount (series premiere; rancher faces attacks as land developers, corporations and others try to take his land)

 

Thursday, June 21

Streaming

• “Next of Kin,” Sundance Now (limited series; Archie Panjabi stars as doctor fighting for family’s safety after murder of her brother)

7 p.m.

• “The Gong Show,” ABC (season 2)

8 p.m.

• “This is A.I.” Discovery (special; extraordinary developments and important questions about artificial intelligence)
• “Queen of the South,” USA (season 3)
• “Match Game,” ABC (season 3)

9 p.m.

• “Take Two,” ABC (series premiere; actress shadows private eye as research for role, ends up helping him out)
• “Shooter,” USA (season 3)

 

Friday, June 22

Streaming

• “Marvel’s Luke Cage,” Netflix (season 2)
• “Brain on Fire,” Netflix (movie; New York Post reporter with seizures, psychosis and memory loss searches for diagnosis)
• “Couvre-feu (Curfew),” TV5Monde USA (U.S. premiere; woman hears mysterious muffled screams while vacationing at sea resort; 2017 film)
• “Cooking on High,” Netflix (season 1; first-ever competitive cannabis cooking show)

7 p.m.

• “This Is Home: A Refugee Story,” EPIX (doc; intimate portrait of four Syrian refugee families arriving in America and struggling to find their footing)

8 p.m.

• “The Great British Baking Show,” PBS (season 5)
• “Cooper’s Treasure,” Discovery (season 2)

8:30 p.m.

• “Entre Nos: Part 4,” HBO Latino (stand-up special; with Christine Medrano, Jerry Garcia and Francisco Ramos)

 

Saturday, June 23

5 p.m.

• “Dateline: Secrets Uncovered,” Oxygen (season premiere)

6 p.m.

• “In Defense Of,” Oxygen (series premiere; re-examines infamous trials from perspective of defense attorneys)

8 p.m.

• “Wedding March 4: Something Old, Something New,” Hallmark (movie; bride-to-be worries her Willow Lake Inn wedding won’t be good enough for her groom’s family)
• “Love Means Zero,” Showtime (doc; explores cost of celebrated yet controversial tennis coach Nick Bollettieri’s drive for greatness)

10 p.m.

• “2018 Summer Nights Preview,” Hallmark (special)

 

Sunday, June 24

9 a.m.

• “Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter,” SundanceTV (season 4)

7 p.m.

• “The Pacific War in Color,” Smithsonian (series premiere; look at Pacific theater of WWII using rare and never-before-seen color visuals)

8 p.m.

• “Endeavour,” PBS (season 5 on “Masterpiece”)

9 p.m.

• “Preacher,” AMC (season 3)

11 p.m.

• “Mr. Neighbor’s House,” Adult Swim (season 2;  live action kid’s show that is too disturbing for kids)

Monday, June 25

7 p.m.

• “Believer,” HBO (doc premiere; Imagine Dragons’ frontman Dan Reynolds and openly gay former Mormon Tyler Glenn, lead singer of Neon Trees, create LoveLoud, festival designed to spark dialogue between Mormon church and LGBTQ community)

8 p.m.

• “Cultureshock,” A&E (5-part limited series; untold stories behind big pop culture moments, kicking off with “Michael Jackson’s Final Curtain Call”)
• “Salvation,” CBS (season 2)
• “In Defense Of,” Oxygen (series premiere; complex relationships between notorious defendants and their attorneys)
• “Wedding Cake Championship,” Food (series premiere; six teams of elite wedding cake makers compete)

9 p.m.

• “POV: Singing with Angry Bird,” PBS (doc; children’s choir teacher in India wins over parents so kids can sing)

 

Tuesday, June 26

Streaming

• “W. Kamau Bell: Private School Negro,” Netflix (standup special)
• “À livre ouvert (An Open Book),” TV5Monde USA (U.S. premiere; new library manager uncovers unsavory business dealings)
• “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie,” Amazon Prime (season 1B)

 

Wednesday, June 27

7 p.m.

• “Big Brother,” CBS (2-hour season 20 premiere)

 

Thursday, June 28

Streaming

• “Action Figures 2,” Sony Crackle (movie; sequel to 17-time X Games medalist Travis Pastrana’s hit action sports movie)

8 p.m.

• “Big Brother,” CBS (Thursday premiere)

9 p.m.

• “Take Two,” ABC (time period premiere; actress shadows private eye as research for role, ends up helping him out)

Friday, June 29

Streaming

• “A Very English Scandal,” Amazon Prime (season 1; true story of disgraced MP Jeremy Thorpe, who in 1979 was tried but acquitted of conspiring to murder his ex-lover Norman Scott)
• “Recovery Boys,” Netflix (movie; 4 men attempt to reinvent after years of drug abuse)
• “GLOW,” Netflix (season 2)
• “Nailed It!” Netflix (season 2)
• “Paquita Salas,” Netflix (season 2)
• “Crime dans les alpilles,” TV5Monde USA (U.S. premiere; murder of mill owner’s wife leads to investigation of competing oil interests in Provence; 2017 film)

9 p.m.

• “Ellis Island: The Dream of America with Pacific Symphony,” PBS (“Great Performances” premiere; seven first-hand stories of immigrants told to backdrop of composer Peter Boyer’s original orchestral music)

 

Saturday, June 30

Streaming

• “Fate/Extra Last Encore: Oblitus Copernican Theory,” Netflix (anime; Hakuno Kishinami fights for survival in Holy Grail war)