Listings: 'Orange,' 'Crimson' tint summer TV

This summer's TV forecast is wet, hot and star-studded. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Rachel McAdams, Bradley Cooper and Kristen Wiig are some of the biggest names heading to the small screen in the months ahead. USA TODAY rounds up these and many others in these new and returning series (all times ET/PT):

May 25

Grace of Monaco (Lifetime, 9 p.m.). The critically lambasted film, which premiered at the Cannes film festival last year, comes to Lifetime with Kidman as the late Grace Kelly and Tim Roth (Reservoir Dogs) as Monaco's Prince Rainier III.

The Island (NBC, Mondays, 10 p.m.). Hosted by survivalist Bear Grylls (Man vs. Wild), this deserted island-set reality competition challenges 14 men to survive with the bare necessities.

American Ninja Warrior (NBC, Mondays, 8 p.m.). Contestants navigate grueling obstacle courses to become the next American Ninja champ.

Texas Rising (History, Mondays at 9 p.m.). Tracking the Texas Revolution and rise of the Texas Rangers, this 10-hour event series stars Brendan Fraser, Ray Liotta and Bill Paxton.

May 26

Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? (Fox, Tuesdays, 8 p.m.). Return of quiz show featuring adult contestants competing for $1 million against kids by answering questions ripped from grade-school textbooks.

America's Got Talent (NBC, Tuesdays, 8 p.m.). Howard Stern and Heidi Klum return as hosts of this talent competition, celebrating its 10th anniversary.

I Can Do That (NBC, Tuesdays, 10 p.m.). Marlon Wayans hosts this new variety series, which asks celebrities such as Joe Jonas, Ciara and Cheryl Burke to step outside their comfort zones as performers.

May 27

The Briefcase (CBS, Wednesdays, 8 p.m.). In this new reality competition, families facing financial setbacks are given a briefcase full of money, and the choice to keep it for themselves or give some to another family in need.

May 28

Aquarius (NBC, Thursdays, 9 p.m.). A Los Angeles police investigation leads to Charles Manson in this 60s-set event series starring David Duchovny.

Louis CK: Live from the Comedy Store (FX, Thursday, 11 p.m.). The hour-long special, filmed at the famous Comedy Store club in Los Angeles, airs directly after Louie's fifth-season finale.

May 31

Golan the Insatiable ( Fox, Sundays, 9:30 p.m.). A giant godlord (Rob Riggle) arrives in Minnesota and befriends a macabre, small-town girl (Aubrey Plaza) in this new animated comedy.

Halt and Catch Fire (AMC, Sundays, 10 p.m.). The '80s drama, set in Texas' Silicon Prairie during the personal-computer boom, dials up a second season.

June 1

So You Think You Can Dance (Fox, Mondays, 8 p.m.). Paul Abdul and Jason Derulo come aboard as judges in the 12th season of the dancing competition.

Devious Maids (Lifetime, Mondays, 9 p.m.). Beverly Hills maids for the rich and famous tidy up a third season of this soapy series.

UnReal (Lifetime, Mondays, 10 p.m.). This scripted drama gives a behind-the-scenes look at the making of a reality-dating competition series.

The Whispers (ABC, Mondays, 10 p.m.). Drama unearths a greater conspiracy when several kids start talking to imaginary friends.

June 2

Stitchers (ABC Family, Tuesdays, 9 p.m.). A young woman (Emma Ishta) uses dead people's memories to investigate murders and solve mysteries.

Royal Pains (USA, Tuesdays, 10 p.m.). Season 7 returns to the Hamptons with Hank Lawson (Mark Feuerstein), a concierge doctor to the uber-rich.

June 4

Hannibal (NBC, Thursdays, 10 p.m.). Hannibal Lecter (Mads Mikkelsen) is on the run to Europe in the third season of this grim, psychological thriller.

June 6

Power (Starz, Saturdays, 9 p.m.). In the second season of this drama, executive produced by and starring Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, a nightclub owner (Omari Hardwick) lives a double life as a drug lord.

June 7

Serial Thriller: Angel of Decay (Discovery, Sunday, 10 p.m.). This three-night, ripped-from-the-headlines event series charts a community that's terrorized by a serial killer.

June 8

Odd Mom Out (Bravo, Mondays, 10 p.m.). Author Jill Kargman stars as a satirical version of herself as she goes head-to-head with wealthy moms on New York's Upper East Side.

Major Crimes (TNT, Mondays, 9 p.m.). Oscar nominee Mary McDonnell (Dances with Wolves) solves high-profile crimes in Los Angeles in the fourth season of The Closer spinoff.

June 11

Beauty and the Beast (CW, Thursdays, 8 p.m.). The detective-falls-for-super-soldier spin on the classic fairy tale romances its way to Season 3.

June 12

Orange Is the New Black (Netflix). The lives of a diverse group of women are explored in and outside of Litchfield Penitentiary in Season 3 of the darkly comedic prison drama.

Dark Matter (Syfy, Fridays, 10 p.m.). Based on the graphic novel, the sci-fi drama follows spaceship crew members who awaken with no memories of who they are or how they got there.

June 13

Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell (BBC America, Saturdays, 10 p.m.). This seven-episode adaptation of Susanna Clarke's historical fantasy novel follows a magician (Eddie Marsan) and his student (Bertie Carvel) in 19th-century England.

June 15

Making of the Mob: New York (AMC, Mondays, 10 p.m.). Narrated by Ray Liotta, this eight-part docudrama tracks more than 50 years of Mafia history.

June 16

Tyrant (FX, Tuesdays, 10 p.m.). A dictator's son (Adam Rayner) returns to the Middle East after a 20-year exile in America, only to be swept up in the familial and national politics once again.

Proof (TNT, Tuesdays, 10 p.m.). A grief-stricken doctor (Jennifer Beals) searches for evidence that death may not be the end in this new drama.

June 18

The Astronaut Wives Club (ABC, Thursdays, 8 p.m.). The team behind Gossip Girl unites for this period drama based on the bestselling book about seven astronauts' wives at the height of space exploration.

Complications (USA, Thursdays, 9 p.m.). Jason O'Mara (Terra Nova) stars as an ER doctor entangled in violence after saving a boy's life and killing one of his attackers.

June 19

Killjoys (Syfy, Fridays, 9 p.m.). An action thriller about a trio of space bounty hunters, from the producers of Orphan Black.

June 21

True Detective (HBO, Sundays, 9 p.m.). The acclaimed series is back for a second season with a new story and cast. Set in Los Angeles, it stars Colin Farrell and Rachel McAdams as detectives, and Vince Vaughn as a crime kingpin.

The Last Ship (TNT, Sundays, 9 p.m.). The crew of a Navy destroyer is among the last survivors on Earth when a global catastrophe strikes in Season 2 of this post-apocalyptic drama.

Poldark (PBS, Sundays, 9 p.m.). The Revolutionary War-era hero rides again in this swashbuckling reboot, 40 years after the original PBS show's debut.

BattleBots (ABC, Sundays, 9 p.m.). Twelve years after the show ended its Comedy Central run, ABC has reimagined the "killer-robots" combat series for a six-episode return.

Ballers (HBO, Sundays, 10 p.m.). Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson stars in a new comedy as a retired football superstar who mentors current and former players in the business of the game.

The Crimson Field (PBS, Sundays, 10 p.m.). The six-part series follows frontline medics on the coast of France during World War I.

The Brink (HBO, Sundays, 10:30 p.m.). Jack Black and Tim Robbins star as government officials tasked with saving the planet from World War III in this dark comedy.

June 24

Mr. Robot (USA, Wednesdays, 9 p.m.). A young programmer (Rami Malek) lives a double life as a cyber-security engineer and hacker vigilante in this techno-thriller.

Big Brother (CBS, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays at 8 p.m.) Contestants compete for $500,000 in this long-running reality competition, hosted by Julie Chen.

June 25

Boom! (Fox, Thursdays, 8 p.m.). Comedian Tom Papa hosts this new game show, which challenges teams of players to defuse ticking slime bombs by cutting wires related to correct answers, or leaving them untouched.

Under the Dome (CBS, Thursday at 9 p.m.; moves to 10 p.m. July 2). Residents of small town Chester's Mill remain stuck under a mysterious dome in the third season of Stephen King's sci-fi drama.

June 28

Humans (AMC, Sundays, 9 p.m.). The London-set drama imagines a world in which families own artificially intelligent servants called "Synths."

Falling Skies (TNT, Sundays, 10 p.m.). The alien-invasion drama comes to an end with a fifth and final season.

June 30

Zoo (CBS, Tuesdays, 9 p.m.). James Patterson's bestselling novel gets the series treatment, as a young biologist (James Wolk) searches for answers regarding a strange pandemic of violent animal attacks.

Scream (MTV, Tuesdays, 10 p.m.). The frightful film franchise becomes a campy horror series, following a group of teens who unite and square off when a bloodthirsty killer is on the loose.

July 1

Extant (CBS, Wednesdays, 10 p.m.). Halle Berry's astronaut thriller steers its way to a second season.

July 8

The Spoils Before Dying (IFC, Wednesday, 9 p.m.). Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig star in this three-day comedy event series, a pulp-noir murder mystery set in Los Angeles' jazz scene.

July 9

Dates (CW, Thursdays, 9 p.m.). The British series, focusing on first dates between two people who have met online, makes its U.S. debut.

Dominion (Syfy, Thursdays, 10 p.m.). An army of angels rage war on mankind in a post-apocalyptic future of the show's second season.

July 12

Ray Donovan (Showtime, Sundays, 9 p.m.). Los Angeles' most powerful "fixer" (Liev Schrieber) is up to no good in the crime drama's third season.

Masters of Sex (Showtime, Sundays, 10 p.m.) Dr. William Masters (Michael Sheen) and Virginia Johnson (Lizzy Caplan) continue to struggle with work and romance in Season 3 of the sexy drama based on real-life researchers.

The Strain (FX, Sundays, 10 p.m.) Vampires overrun New York and humans fight back in the second season of Guillermo del Toro's horror series.

July 15

Twinning (VH1, Wednesdays, 10 p.m.). Twelve sets of twins go head-to-head for a $222,222.22 prize in this reality competition.

July 16

Sex&Drugs&RockandRoll (FX, Thursdays, 10 p.m.). Denis Leary returns to FX after seven seasons on Rescue Me as a washed-up rock star who befriends a young musician — his daughter (Elizabeth Gillies), as it turns out —with dreams of the spotlight.

Married (FX, Thursdays, 10:30 p.m.). Nat Faxon and Judy Greer try to be responsible parents in Season 2 of this matrimonial sitcom.

July 18

Cedar Cove (Hallmark Channel, Saturdays, 8 p.m.). Andie MacDowell stars in a third season of this romantic courtroom drama.

Hell on Wheels (AMC, Saturdays, 9 p.m.) The Western drama gets ready to ride into the sunset as it begins its fifth and final season.

July 19

Welcome to Sweden (NBC, Sundays, 8 p.m.). A couple (Greg Poehler and Josephine Bornebusch) navigate their new lives in Sweden in the second season of this Amy Poehler-produced sitcom.

Tut (Spike, Sunday, 9 p.m.). Sir Ben Kingsley and Avan Jogia star in this three-night, six-hour dramatization of the reign of Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun.

July 22

Home Free (Fox, Wednesdays, 9 p.m.). Couplescompete to restore — and win — their dream house in this twist on the home-makeover series.

Last Comic Standing (NBC, Wednesdays, 9 p.m. then moves to 10 p.m. July 29). Comics compete for a cash prize and TV development deal on this long-running reality competition, revived last year.

Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! (Syfy, Wednesday, 9 p.m.). Mark Cuban, Michele Bachmann, Kathie Lee Gifford and Jerry Spring are among the many cameos in the third installment of the pop-culture phenomenon.

July 31

Wet Hot American Summer (Netflix). David Wain's 2001 cult comedy gets a series spin in eight half-hour episodes, featuring returning stars Amy Poehler, Bradley Cooper and David Hyde Pierce.

Descendants (Disney Channel, 8 p.m.). A live-action movie about the teenage kids of Disney's notorious villains.

Cold Justice: Sex Crimes (TNT, Fridays, 9 p.m.). In a spinoff of the network's real-life crime series Cold Justice, former Texas prosecutors Casey Garrett and Alicia O'Neill help local law enforcement bring justice to victims of sexual assault.

Aug. 2

Bachelor in Paradise (ABC, two-hour premiere Sunday at 8 p.m., then moves to 8 Aug. 3). The Bachelor and Bachelorette contestants look for a second shot at love in this spinoff series.

Aug. 3

Significant Mother (CW, Mondays, 9:30 p.m.). A Portland restaurateur (Josh Zuckerman) is thrown for a loop when his best friend starts dating his mom.

Aug. 5

Mr. Robinson (NBC, Wednesdays, 9 p.m.). The Office's Craig Robinson stars as a struggling funk-band singer who takes a job as a substitute music teacher in this new sitcom.

The Carmichael Show (NBC, Wednesdays, 9:30 p.m.). Starring comedian Jerrod Carmichael (Neighbors) as an exaggerated version of himself, the new comedy centers around his zany relationships with his family and girlfriend (Amber West).

Difficult People (Hulu). Billy Eichner and Julie Klausner star as irreverent best friends living in New York, in a new comedy executive produced by Amy Poehler.

Aug. 25

Public Morals (TNT, Tuesdays, 10 p.m.). Edward Burns (Saving Private Ryan) stars in this '60s-set drama about a New York police officer working in the Public Morals division of the department.