10 Most Anticipated New TV Shows Of August 2024 (According To Real Data)

Summary WWE SummerSlam tops the list as the most anticipated August 2024 TV release, generating massive online buzz and excitement.

Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles follows closely as the second most-hyped new show, promising a thrilling animated series.

From the reboot of Yo Gabba GabbaLand to the US Open and Batman: Caped Crusader, August 2024 offers a diverse range of exciting TV releases.

Following the season finales of a few hit summer series, August 2024 arrives with a slew of exciting brand-new TV shows, including some anticipated sporting events and animated franchise installments. In partnership with predictive media analytics company Diesel Labs, Screen Rant has exclusive data analyzing the brand-new TV shows with the most online engagement ahead of their series premieres. Each show is given a hype score measuring their online buzz and anticipation, based on chatter across various platforms.

The most-talked-about shows are ranked by Attention Signals, calculated by measures such as likes, shares, comments, and views on social and video channels like Facebook and YouTube. These metrics of online engagement offer valuable insight into the new TV programs that have made the biggest impact on potential viewers before release – regardless of their reviews and ratings.

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Excluding the returns of established TV shows, such as The Umbrella Academy season 4, The Rings of Power season 2, and the ongoing Summer Olympics, the most-hyped new series of August 2024 bring something for everyone. From the 2024 Tennis US Open to a new animated Batman show on Prime Video, August is keeping up the momentum from this summer’s hit titles. Here’s Screen Rant’s list of the top 10 August 2024 TV releases that have received the most online engagement before their premieres, according to Diesel Labs’ data.

The attention scale metric is the percentage of attention based on the show or movie in the number one spot (which is represented as 100%).

Top 10 Most Anticipated New TV Shows – August 2024

The Most-Talked-About Premieres Range From The WWE SummerSlam To Batman: Caped Crusader

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Diesel Labs' data reveals that the WWE SummerSlam is the most anticipated new TV release of August 2024, which also serves as one of the biggest live sporting events of the year. The new August 2024 show with the second-most hype is Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, an animated series set in the same universe as the 2023 TMNT: Mutant Mayhem movie. Close behind in anticipation are A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, Netflix's adaptation of the 2019 YA mystery book of the same name, and Are You Sure?!, a Disney+ reality series following BTS band members Jimin and Jung Cook.

The new August 2024 show with the second-most hype is Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, an animated series set in the same universe as the 2023 TMNT: Mutant Mayhem movie.

Also among the most-hyped brand-new shows of August 2024 are the reality spinoff Dance Moms: A New Era, the 2024 US Open Tennis Championships, and Apple TV+'s Yo Gabba GabbaLand!, a reboot of the late-2000s children's program. Closing out the top 10 most-talked-about August 2024 TV releases are the anime series Delico's Nursery, the HBO docuseries Chimp Crazy, and Prime Video's animated Batman: Caped Crusader show. As an honorary mention, just missing the cut for the top 10 is Netflix's Terminator Zero series, a new anime set in the Terminator universe. From various animated franchise debuts to huge sporting events, August 2024 is filled with exciting new TV releases to close out the summer.