Your Complete Guide To Summer TV Premiere Dates (And Also 'Sharknado')

Summer is a time for frolicking outside, catching lightning bugs in jars and then bringing them inside with you to watch TV. Here are all of the shows you'll see premiering in the next few months, and also some made-for-tv movie gems i.e. another "Sharknado."

Sunday, June 1
• "Halt and Catch Fire," series premiere, 10 p.m., AMC
Monday, June 2
• "Longmire," Season 3 premiere, 10 p.m., A&E
Wednesday, June 4
• "Through the Wormhole With Morgan Freeman," Season 5 premiere, 10 p.m., Science Channel
• "Jennifer Falls," series premiere, 10:30 p.m., TV Land
Friday, June 6
• "Orange Is the New Black," Season 2 premiere, 12:01 a.m., Netflix
Saturday, June 7
• "Power," series premiere, 9 p.m., Starz
Sunday, June 8
• The Tony Awards, 8 p.m., CBS
Monday, June 9
• "Major Crimes," Season 3 premiere, 9 p.m., TNT
• "Brazil With Michael Palin," 9 p.m., PBS
• "Murder in the First," series premiere, 10 p.m., TNT
Wednesday, June 11
• Duck Dynasty, Season 6 premiere, 10 p.m., A&E
• "Big Freedia: Queen of Bounce," Season 2 premiere, 11 p.m., Fuse
Thursday, June 12
• "Tom Green Live," Season 3 premiere, 9 p.m., AXS TV
Sunday, June 15
• "Masterpiece Mystery!: The Escape Artist," premiere, 9 p.m., PBS
Tuesday, June 17
• "Rizzoli & Isles," Season 5 premiere, 9 p.m., TNT
• "Perception," Season 3 premiere, 10 p.m., TNT
Thursday, June 19
• "Defiance," Season 2 premiere, 8 p.m., Syfy
• "Dominion," series premiere, 9 p.m., Syfy
• "Rectify," Season 2 premiere, 9 p.m., SundanceTV
• "Rookie Blue," Season 5 premiere, 9 p.m., ABC
Friday, June 20
• "Cold Justice," Season 2 mid-season premiere, 8 p.m., TNT
Saturday, June 21
• "Almost Royal," series premiere, 10 p.m., BBC America
Sunday, June 22
• "The Last Ship," series premiere, 9 p.m., TNT
• "True Blood," Season 7 premiere, 9 p.m., HBO
• "Falling Skies," Season 4 premiere, 10 p.m., TNT
• "The Musketeers," series premiere, 10 p.m., BBC America
Monday, June 23
• "Teen Wolf," Season 4 premiere, 10 p.m., MTV
• "The Boondocks," Season 4 finale, 10:30 p.m., Adult Swim
Tuesday, June 24
• "Tyrant," series premiere, 10 p.m., FX
Wednesday, June 25
• "Big Brother," Season 16 premiere, 8 p.m., CBS
• "Wilfred," Season 4 premiere, 10 p.m., FXX
Sunday, June 29
• "Last Tango in Halifax," Season 2 premiere, 8 p.m., PBS
• "Reckless," series premiere, 9 p.m., CBS
• "The Leftovers," series premiere, 10 p.m., HBO
• "Vicious," series premiere, 10:30 p.m., PBS
Monday, June 30
• "Under the Dome," Season 2 premiere, 9 p.m., CBS
Wednesday, July 2
• "Witches of East End," Season 2 premiere, 9 p.m., Lifetime
• "Man Finds Food," series premiere, 9 p.m., Travel Channel
Tuesday, July 8
• "Finding Carter," series premiere, 10 p.m., MTV
Wednesday, July 9
• "Extant," series premiere, 9 p.m., CBS
• "The Bridge," Season 2 premiere, 10 p.m., FX
Friday, July 11
• "Hemlock Grove," Season 2 premiere, 12:01 a.m., Netflix
Sunday, July 13
• "Ray Donovan," Season 2 premiere, 9 p.m., Showtime
• "Masters of Sex," Season 2 premiere, 10 p.m., Showtime
• "The Strain," series premiere, 10 p.m., FX
Thursday, July 17
• "Married," series premiere, 10 p.m., FX
• "You're the Worst," series premiere, 10:30 p.m., FX
Sunday, July 20
• "The Lottery," series premiere, 10 p.m., Lifetime
Monday, July 21
• "Hotel Hell," Season 2 premiere, 9 p.m., Fox
Saturday, July 26
• “Sharknado Week," 9 p.m., Syfy
Sunday, July 27
• "Manhattan," series premiere, 10 p.m., WGN America
Wednesday, July 30
• "Sharknado 2: The Second One," 9 p.m., Syfy
Saturday, August 2
• "Hell on Wheels," Season 4 premiere, 9 p.m., AMC
Thursday, August 7
• "7 Deadly Sins," series premiere, 11 p.m., Showtime
Friday, August 8
• "The Knick," series premiere, 10 p.m., Cinemax
Saturday, August 9
• "Outlander," series premiere, 9 p.m., Starz
Wednesday, August 13
• "Legends," series premiere, 9 p.m., TNT
Monday, August 18
• "Dallas," Season 3 midseason premiere, 9 p.m., TNT
Wednesday, August 20
• "Legends," series premiere, 9 p.m., TNT
• "Franklin & Bash," Season 4 premiere, 10 p.m., TNT

[h/t Vulture]

CORRECTION: A previous version of this post listed July 2 as a Sunday. Mark your TV calendars accordingly: It is a Wednesday.