Check back on Monday for the full schedule and any leaked schedules. This thread will open on Sunday late night or Monday morning.

Fox 2011-12

Fall 2011

Sundays
7:00PM NFL Overrun/The OT (NFL post-game)/Animated Repeats
7:30PM The Cleveland Show
8:00PM The Simpsons
8:30PM Allen Gregory (NEW!)
9:00PM Family Guy
9:30PM American Dad!

Mondays
8:00PM Terra Nova (NEW!)
9:00PM House

Tuesdays
8:00PM Glee
9:00PM New Girl (NEW!)
9:30PM Raising Hope

Wednesdays
8:00PM The X-Factor Performance Show (NEW!)
9:30PM I Hate My Teenage Daughter (NEW!)

Thursdays
8:00PM The X-Factor Results Show (NEW!)
9:00PM Bones

Fridays
8:00PM Kitchen Nightmares
9:00PM Fringe

Saturdays
8:00PM Cops
8:30PM Cops
9:00PM Encores/America's Most Wanted (specials)

January / Spring 2012:

Sundays
7:00PM Animation Domination (encores)
7:30PM The Cleveland Show
8:00PM The Simpsons
8:30PM Napoleon Dynamite (NEW!)
9:00PM Family Guy
9:30PM Bob's Burgers

Mondays
8:00PM House
8:00PM Alcatraz (NEW!)

Tuesdays
8:00PM Glee
9:00PM New Girl (NEW!)
9:30PM Raising Hope

Wednesdays
8:00PM American Idol Performance Show
9:30PM I Hate My Teenage Daughter (NEW!)

Thursdays
8:00PM American Idol Results Show
9:00PM The Finder (NEW!) / Bones (spring)

Fridays
8:00PM Kitchen Nightmares
9:00PM Fringe

Saturdays
8:00PM Cops
8:30PM Cops
9:00PM Encores/America's Most Wanted (specials)

The following drama is in development and slated for midseason:

In addition, Kiefer Sutherland, star of the landmark Emmy Award-winning series 24, returns to Fox in Touch, scheduled to go into pilot production this June. Written and created by Tim Kring (“Heroes”), TOUCH centers on the relationship between a single father and his 11-year-old son with special needs. Their relationship and their lives take an extraordinary turn when the gifted son begins to make connections in his life and around the world.

Read more:
http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2011/05/fox-upfront-2011-12-fall-2011-schedule.html

Fox 2011-2012 Daily Schedule

(This year we will post the daily schedule day-by-day here so we can track the episodes and specials better.)

FALL 2011

Monday, September 19, 2011
8:00-10:00 PM Hell's Kitchen (Season Finale)

Tuesday, September 20, 2011
8:00PM GLEE (Season Premiere)
9:00PM NEW GIRL (Series Premiere)
9:30PM RAISING HOPE (Season Premiere)

Wednesday, September 21, 2011
8:00-10:00 PM THE X FACTOR (Series Premiere, Part 1)

Thursday, September 22, 2011
8:00-10:00 PM THE X FACTOR (Series Premiere, Part 2)

Friday, September 23, 2011
8:00 PM KITCHEN NIGHTMARES (Season Premiere)
9:00 PM FRINGE (Season Premiere)

Saturday, September 24, 2011
8:00 PM COPS
8:30 PM COPS (R)
9:00 PM AMERICAN DAD! (R)
9:30 PM CLEVELAND Show (R)

Sunday, September 25, 2011
7:00 PM THE OT
8:00 PM THE SIMPSONS (Season Premiere)
8:30 PM THE CLEVELAND SHOW (Season Premiere)
9:00 PM FAMILY GUY (Season Premiere)
9:30 PM AMERICAN DAD! (Season Premiere)

Monday, September 26, 2011
8:00-10:00 PM TERRA NOVA (Series Premiere)

Tuesday, September 27, 2011
8:00PM GLEE (#2)
9:00PM NEW GIRL (#2)
9:30PM RAISING HOPE (#2)

Wednesday, September 28, 2011
8:00-10:00 PM THE X FACTOR (#2)

Thursday, September 29, 2011
8:00-10:00 PM THE X FACTOR (#2)

Friday, September 30, 2011
8:00 PM KITCHEN NIGHTMARES (#2)
9:00 PM FRINGE (#2)

Saturday, October 1, 2011
8:00 PM TERRA NOVA (R)

Sunday, October 2, 2011
7:00 PM ANIMATED ENCORE
7:30 PM ANIMATED ENCORE
8:00 PM THE SIMPSONS (#2)
8:30 PM THE CLEVELAND SHOW (#2)
9:00 PM FAMILY GUY (#2)
9:30 PM AMERICAN DAD! (#2)

Monday, October 3, 2011
8:00 PM TERRA NOVA (Time Period Premiere, #3)
9:00 PM HOUSE (Season Premiere)

Tuesday, October 4, 2011
8:00PM GLEE (#3)
9:00PM NEW GIRL (#3)
9:30PM RAISING HOPE (#3)

Wednesday, October 5, 2011
8:00-9:30 PM THE X FACTOR (#3)
9:30PM RAISING HOPE (#4, special night)

Thursday, October 6, 2011
8:00-9:30 PM THE X FACTOR (#3)
9:30PM NEW GIRL (R, TBD, special night/time)

Friday, October 7, 2011
8:00 PM KITCHEN NIGHTMARES (#3)
9:00 PM FRINGE (#3)

Saturday, October 8, 2011
7:30-11:00 PM MLB ALCS Game #1

Sunday, October 9, 2011
7:00-11:00PM MLB ALCS Game #2

Monday, October 10, 2011
8:00 PM TERRA NOVA (#4)
9:00 PM HOUSE (#2)

Tuesday, October 11, 2011
7:30-11:00PM MLB ALCS Game #3

Wednesday, October 12, 2011
4:30-8:00PM MLB ALCS Game #4 (delayed and aired from 7-10PM)

Thursday, October 13, 2011
4:30-8:00PM MLB ALCS Game #5, if necessary
8:00-10:00 PM THE X FACTOR (#4)

Friday, October 14, 2011
8:00 PM KITCHEN NIGHTMARES (#4)
9:00 PM FRINGE (#4)

Saturday, October 15, 2011
7:30-11:00PM MLB ALCS Game #6, if necessary
If not, then COPS and encores will air.

Sunday, October 16, 2011
7:00 PM THE OT
7:30-11:00 PM MLB ALCS Game #7, if necessary
(If not, X Factor will air)

Monday, October 17, 2011
8:00 PM TERRA NOVA (#5)
9:00 PM HOUSE (#3)

Tuesday, October 18, 2011
8:00-10:00PM X Factor (#5, special night)

Wednesday, October 19, 2011
7:30-11:00PM MLB World Series Game #1

Thursday, October 20, 2011
7:30-11:00PM MLB World Series Game #2

Friday, October 21, 2011
8:00 PM KITCHEN NIGHTMARES (#5)
9:00 PM FRINGE (R)

Saturday, October 22, 2011
7:30-11:00PM MLB World Series Game #3

Sunday, October 23, 2011
7:00 PM THE OT
7:30-11:00PM MLB World Series Game #4

Monday, October 24, 2011
7:30-11:00PM MLB World Series Game #5, if necessary

Tuesday, October 25, 2011
8:00-10:00PM X Factor (#6, special night)

Wednesday, October 26, 2011
7:30-11:00PM MLB World Series Game #6, if necessary

Thursday, October 27, 2011
7:30-11:00PM MLB World Series Game #7, if necessary

Friday, October 28, 2011
8:00 PM KITCHEN NIGHTMARES (#6)
9:00 PM FRINGE (#5)

Saturday, October 29, 2011
8:00-10:00 PM AMERICA'S MOST WANTED (Quarterly Specials Premiere)

Sunday, October 30, 2011
7:00 PM THE CLEVELAND SHOW (R)
7:30 PM THE SIMPSONS (R)
8:00 PM THE SIMPSONS (#3)
8:30 PM ALLEN GREGORY (Series Premiere)
9:00 PM FAMILY GUY (#3)
9:30 PM THE CLEVELAND SHOW (#3, special time)

Monday, October 31, 2011
8:00 PM TERRA NOVA (#6)
9:00 PM HOUSE (#4)

Tuesday, November 1, 2011
8:00PM GLEE (#4)
9:00PM NEW GIRL (#4)
9:30PM RAISING HOPE (#5)

Wednesday, November 2, 2011
8:00-10:00 PM THE X FACTOR (#7)

Thursday, November 3, 2011
8:00 PM THE X FACTOR (#7)
9:00 PM BONES (Season Premiere)

Friday, November 4, 2011
8:00 PM KITCHEN NIGHTMARES (#7)
9:00 PM FRINGE (#6)

Saturday, November 5, 2011
8:00 PM COPS
8:30 PM COPS (R)
9:00 PM TERRA NOVA (R)


More to come....




Select dates:

Sunday, November 20, 2011
7:00 PM THE CLEVELAND SHOW (R)
7:30 PM THE CLEVELAND SHOW (Time Period Premiere)
8:00 PM THE SIMPSONS ()
8:30 PM ALLEN GREGORY ()
9:00 PM FAMILY GUY ()
9:30 PM AMERICAN DAD! ()

Wednesday, November 23, 2011
8:00 PM X FACTOR (TBD)
9:00 PM MOBBED (special)

Thursday, November 24, 2011
8:00 PM ICE AGE: A MAMMOTH CHRISTMAS (all-new)
8:30 PM-9:30 PM HAPPINESS IS A WARM BLANKET, CHARLIE BROWN (all-new)
9:30 PM THE SIMPSONS (R)

Friday, November 25, 2011
8:00-10:00 PM MOVIE: IRON MAN (network premiere)

Wednesday, November 30, 2011
8:00-9:30 PM THE X FACTOR (TBD)
9:30 PM I HATE MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER (Series Premiere)

Monday, December 5, 2011
8:00-10:00 PM AMERICAN COUNTRY AWARD (all-new)

Friday, December 16, 2011
8:00 PM-9:00 PM Happiness is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown (R)
9:00 PM Family Guy: The Road To The North Pole (R)

Saturday, December 17, 2011
8:00-10:00 PM America's Most Wanted: US MARSHALLS SPECIAL EDITION (all-new)

Monday, December 19, 2011
8:00-10:00 PM TERRA NOVA (two-hour season finale)

Wednesday, December 28, 2011
8:00 PM Raising Hope (R, special night/time)
8:30 PM ICE AGE: A MAMMOTH CHRISTMAS (R)
9:00 PM New Girl (R, special night)
9:00 PM New Girl (R, special night/time)

FOX ANNOUNCES PRIMETIME SLATE

FOR 2011-2012 SEASON

FOUR NEW COMEDIES, THREE NEW DRAMAS

AND ONE NEW UNSCRIPTED SERIES JOIN SCHEDULE

HIGHLY ANTICIPATED “THE X FACTOR” LAUNCHES THIS FALL

EPIC FAMILY ADVENTURE DRAMA “TERRA NOVA” TO MAKE FALL DEBUT

ENSEMBLE COMEDY “NEW GIRL” STARRING ZOOEY DESCHANEL,

FAMILY COMEDY “I HATE MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER”

AND ANIMATED COMEDY “ALLEN GREGORY” TO PREMIERE THIS FALL

J.J. ABRAMS’ CHILLING THRILLER “ALCATRAZ,”

ANIMATED COMEDY “NAPOLEON DYNAMITE”

AND “BONES” SPIN-OFF “THE FINDER”

TO DEBUT MIDSEASON

AMERICAN IDOL Season 11 Kicks Off Sunday, January 22

With Special Premiere Event Following NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

FOX 25TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL to Air Sunday, April 1

New York (Monday, May 16, 2011) – Peter Rice, Chairman, Entertainment, Fox Networks Group; and Kevin Reilly, President, Entertainment, Fox Broadcasting Company, today unveiled the FOX primetime schedule for the 2011-2012 television season to the national advertising community during its annual Programming Presentation at The New Beacon Theatre.

“Nothing impacts culture the way a television show does,” said Rice. “And here at FOX, we have the most talked about, most followed, most creative shows that build connections between viewers and brands.”

“Going into next year, we've rejuvenated AMERICAN IDOL, built a core strength across the week and developed a really fresh, creative new lineup for next season," said Reilly. “From razor-sharp comedies to epic dramas to a massive talent competition series, I think we have the goods to continue to be pop culture’s most vibrant platform, as well as the top network.”

Launching this fall is the highly anticipated singing competition series THE X FACTOR, which marks the return of Simon Cowell to FOX. Cowell, along with Antonio “L.A.” Reid, Cheryl Cole and Paula Abdul, will judge the U.S. version of the international television phenomenon that will award an unprecedented $5 million recording contract with Syco/Sony Music to the next global superstar or breakout music group.

Epic family adventure series TERRA NOVA, executive-produced by Steven Spielberg (“Saving Private Ryan,” “Jurassic Park”), Peter Chernin, René Echevarria (“Castle,” “The 4400”) and Brannon Braga (“24”) and starring Jason O’Mara (“Life On Mars”) and Stephen Lang (“Avatar”), premieres in the fall. The ambitious series follows an ordinary family on an extraordinary journey back in time to prehistoric Earth as a small part of a daring experiment to save the human race.

Also debuting this fall are the half-hour comedies NEW GIRL (working title) and I HATE MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER (working title). Created by Liz Meriwether (“No Strings Attached”), NEW GIRL (wt) is a new single-camera ensemble comedy starring Zooey Deschanel (“(500) Days of Summer”) as Jess, an offbeat girl who – after a bad breakup – moves in with three single guys and essentially sets a bomb off in their lives. New multi-camera family comedy I HATE MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER (wt) stars Emmy Award winner Jaime Pressly (“My Name Is Earl”) and Tony Award winner Katie Finneran (“Wonderfalls”) as single moms, life-long friends – and former nerds – who fear their privileged and overly indulged daughters are turning out to be just like the girls who picked on them in high school.

ALLEN GREGORY is the new animated comedy joining the Sunday ANIMATION DOMINATION lineup this fall. Created by and featuring the voice of Jonah Hill (“Get Him to the Greek,” “Superbad”), ALLEN GREGORY is the story of an extremely pretentious 7-year-old about to embark on his greatest challenge yet: leaving the safety of homeschooling and attending elementary school with children his own age.

Television’s No. 1 hit series, AMERICAN IDOL, will kick off midseason with a special premiere event Sunday, Jan. 22 (10:00-11:00 PM ET/7:00-8:00 PM PT), immediately following the NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. Entering its remarkable 11th season, the series will continue to empower contestants and viewers to share their voices in deciding who will be the next AMERICAN IDOL.

The two new dramas set to launch in midseason are ALCATRAZ and THE FINDER. From executive producer J.J. Abrams (“Lost,” “Star Trek”) and writer Elizabeth Sarnoff (“Lost”) and starring Sarah Jones (“Sons of Anarchy”), Jorge Garcia (“Lost”) and Sam Neill (“Jurassic Park”), ALCATRAZ is the chilling new thriller centered on America’s most infamous prison and the mysterious return of its most notorious criminals. Created by Hart Hanson, the executive producer and creator of BONES, THE FINDER is a new procedural drama starring Geoff Stults (“She’s Out of My League”) as an Iraq war vet with an extraordinary ability to help people find the unfindable.

Based on the hit cult classic and featuring the voices of the film’s original cast, NAPOLEON DYNAMITE is the new animated comedy premiering in midseason. The series follows the continuing adventures of Napoleon Dynamite, America’s most awesomely awkward teenager, and his quirky family and friends as they navigate life in rural Idaho.

In March, while GLEE takes a break before its spring semester return, FOX will continue the laughs on Tuesdays with a block of four half-hour comedies. The night will feature the critically acclaimed RAISING HOPE, new comedies I HATE MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER (wt) and NEW GIRL (wt), as well as one of the additional comedies in development, including FAMILY ALBUM (working title) and LITTLE IN COMMON (working title). Starring Mike O’Malley (GLEE) and Rachael Harris (“The Hangover”), FAMILY ALBUM (wt) is the single-camera comedy that takes a snapshot of the Bronsky clan as they reveal the hilarious stories behind the photo-worthy moments of life. The new family comedy LITTLE IN COMMON (wt), starring Rob Corddry (“Hot Tub Time Machine”) and Kevin Hart (“Death at a Funeral”), follows three diverse middle-class families who become intertwined when their children play on youth sports teams together.

In addition, Kiefer Sutherland, star of the landmark Emmy Award-winning series “24,” returns to FOX in TOUCH, scheduled to go into pilot production this June. Written and created by Tim Kring (“Heroes”), TOUCH centers on the relationship between a single father and his 11-year-old son with special needs. Their relationship and their lives take an extraordinary turn when the gifted son begins to make connections in his life and around the world.

This spring, FOX will celebrate its 25th birthday with a star-studded look back at the last quarter-century on the FOX 25th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL (working title) airing Sunday, April 1. FOX’s biggest stars from both past and present will make appearances to honor the network that began 25 years ago.

Other FOX series returning in 2011-2012 include: AMERICAN DAD (Season 7), AMERICAN IDOL (Season 11), AMERICA’S MOST WANTED (quarterly specials), BOB’S BURGERS (Season 2), BONES (Season 7), THE CLEVELAND SHOW (Season 3), COPS (Season 24), FAMILY GUY (Season 9), FRINGE (Season 4), GLEE (Season 3), HELL’S KITCHEN (Season 9), HOUSE (Season 8), KITCHEN NIGHTMARES (Season 4), MASTERCHEF (Season 2), MOBBED (specials), RAISING HOPE (Season 2), THE SIMPSONS (Season 23) and SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE (Season 8). AMERICAN COUNTRY AWARDS, NEW YEAR’S EVE LIVE and TEEN CHOICE 2011 will also return to the FOX schedule.

FOX 2011-2012 PRIMETIME SCHEDULE
NEW SERIES SYNOPSES

The new unscripted series launching this fall is:

THE X FACTOR

Simon Cowell returns to FOX in the award-winning international phenomenon THE X FACTOR. This new competition series, hosted by Nicole Scherzinger and Steve Jones, gives viewers the opportunity to help choose the next global superstar or breakout music group. THE X FACTOR judges will travel the nation searching for undiscovered talent 12 years old or over – both solo artists and vocal groups – who are willing to brave the panel for a chance to make their dreams come true. Auditions for THE X FACTOR were held this spring in Los Angeles, CA; Miami, FL; Newark, NJ; Seattle, WA; Chicago, IL; and Dallas, TX. In a departure from other singing competition series, the first time a contestant auditions for judges Simon Cowell, Antonio “L.A.” Reid, Cheryl Cole and Paula Abdul, he/she will do so in front of an audience of thousands – raising the stakes and increasing the pressure to impress not only the judges, but also a potential legion of fans. This will be the ultimate test to prove they have the vocal ability, charisma and stage presence it takes to become a global superstar or breakout music act and win a $5 million recording contract with Syco/Sony Music. Those contestants who survive the first auditions graduate to “boot camp” and will be divided into four categories. Each category will be mentored by one of the show’s judges. Not only is it a competition between the hopefuls to stake their claim for the coveted win, but it’s also a showdown among the judges as to whose acts will dominate the competition and make it to the finals. The judges may have their say in how the competition progresses, but it will be up to America to decide who ultimately has THE X FACTOR.

PRODUCTION COMPANIES: Syco Television, FremantleMedia North America
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Simon Cowell, Rob Wade, Siobhan Greene, Cecile Frot-Coutaz, Richard Holloway, Andrew Llinares
JUDGES: Simon Cowell, Antonio “L.A.” Reid, Cheryl Cole, Paula Abdul
HOSTS: Nicole Scherzinger, Steve Jones

The following new comedies will premiere this fall on FOX:

I HATE MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER (working title)
I HATE MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER (working title) is a new multi-camera comedy about two best friends who are single moms struggling to raise their difficult and over-privileged teenage daughters. ANNIE (Emmy Award winner Jaime Pressly, “My Name Is Earl”) and NIKKI (Tony Award winner Katie Finneran, “Wonderfalls”) are former high school outcasts whose pasts inform their current parenting styles. Annie, who was raised in an ultra-strict, über-religious household where she had little-to-no freedom, pretty much allows her daughter, SOPHIE (Kristi Lauren, “You”), to do whatever she wants. Nikki, once an unpopular, overweight social pariah, has reinvented herself as a pretty Southern belle whose top priority is providing her daughter, MACKENZIE (Aisha Dee, “Dead Gorgeous”), with the childhood she never had. Sophie and Mackenzie are also best friends, which leads to a lot of co-parenting for Annie and Nikki. They have given the girls everything they asked for and everything they never had: clothes, money and self-esteem. The unintended consequence is they have created two mean girls just like the ones who tortured them years ago. Sophie finds her mother embarrassing and mocks her at every opportunity, but she secretly needs her mom and knows that her behavior is not always appropriate. Mackenzie, on the other hand, is the more manipulative of the daughters – she knows how to work her mother’s insecurities to her benefit. Annie’s ex-husband, MATT (Eric Sheffer Stevens, “As The World Turns”), wants to be a good parent, but is too clueless to know what that even means. That leaves his brother, JACK (Kevin Rahm, “Desperate Housewives,” “Judging Amy”), an attractive, high-powered attorney, to serve as more of a father figure for Sophie. Jack’s meddling would annoy Annie more if she didn’t have such a crush on him. GARY (Chad Coleman, “The Wire”), Nikki’s ex, also tries to help raise his challenging daughter, but the couple’s complicated relationship often makes his involvement more difficult. As their daughters begin to experience their first high school dances and other life-changing teen events, Annie and Nikki are often reminded of their own tortured adolescent years. But when Sophie and Mackenzie’s mean-girl antics cross the line, the moms quickly realize that they must, for the first time, dole out some real punishment and fix what is broken. They have no idea how to do that, but they do know one thing: They can’t do it without each other.

PRODUCTION COMPANIES: Warner Bros. Television, Bonanza Productions Inc.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Sherry Bilsing-Graham, Ellen Kreamer, Andy Ackerman
WRITERS: Sherry Bilsing-Graham, Ellen Kreamer
DIRECTOR: Andy Ackerman
CAST: Jaime Pressly as Annie Watson, Katie Finneran as Nikki Miller, Kristi Lauren as Sophie, Aisha Dee as Mackenzie, Eric Sheffer Stevens as Matt, Kevin Rahm as Jack, Chad Coleman as Gary

NEW GIRL (working title)
NEW GIRL (working title) is a new single-camera comedy from Liz Meriwether (“No Strings Attached”) that features a young ensemble cast and takes a fresh and outrageous look at modern male/female relationships. JESS DAY (Zooey Deschanel, “(500) Days of Summer”) is an offbeat and adorable girl in her late 20s who, after a bad breakup, moves in with three single guys. Goofy, positive, vulnerable and honest to a fault, Jess has faith in people, even when she shouldn’t. Although she’s dorky and awkward, she’s comfortable in her own skin. More prone to friendships with women, she’s not used to hanging with the boys – especially at home. Of the three male roommates, NICK (Jake Johnson, “No Strings Attached”) is the most grounded. He had big plans for life, but somewhere along the way, he stopped caring and became a bartender. Usually the smartest guy in the room, he has an uncanny knack for reading people and uses humor to deflect everyone and everything. SCHMIDT (Max Greenfield, “Ugly Betty”) is a hustling young professional who fancies himself a modern-day Casanova. Though his heart is usually in the right place, he’s always scheming ways to climb the social ladder and is driven by an immature and almost obsessive urge to be on “the scene.” Viewing Jess as a gateway into the elusive female mind, as well as a personal project, Schmidt encourages the guys to bring Jess into the apartment. The third roommate, COACH (Damon Wayans Jr., “The Underground”), is a former high school athlete who currently makes his living as a personal trainer. Set in his ways and with a take-it-or-leave-it attitude to dating, Coach is most comfortable when he’s in the gym. Though he’ll never admit it, Coach’s macho athletic exterior is actually a cover for his shyness around women, and he struggles to translate his personal confidence into conversation, preferring to speak in sports metaphors – or not at all. Rounding out this group is Jess’ childhood best friend, CECE (Hannah Simone, “Beautiful People”), a deadpan, somewhat cynical model who blossomed after outgrowing her promiscuous adolescent years. She has the street smarts Jess lacks and spends a lot of time doling out no-nonsense relationship advice that only a professional model could give. She and Jess balance each other well and accept each other despite their faults, making Cece the perfect complement to Jess. As their relationships progress, the five friends come to realize they need each other more than they ever thought they would and end up forming a charmingly dysfunctional family.

PRODUCTION COMPANIES: 20th Century Fox Television, Chernin Entertainment
CREATOR/WRITER: Liz Meriwether
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Liz Meriwether, Jake Kasdan, Peter Chernin, Katherine Pope, Dave Finkel, Brett Baer
DIRECTOR: Jake Kasdan
CAST: Zooey Deschanel as Jess, Max Greenfield as Schmidt, Jake Johnson as Nick, Hannah Simone as Cece, Damon Wayans Jr. as Coach

The new animated comedy joining the FOX schedule this fall is:

ALLEN GREGORY
ALLEN GREGORY is a new animated comedy series that tells the story of one of the most pretentious 7-year-olds of our time. When he looks in the mirror, ALLEN GREGORY DE LONGPRE (Jonah Hill, “Superbad,” “Get Him to the Greek”) doesn’t see a child. He sees a young man who is intelligent, sophisticated, worldly, artistic and romantic – characteristics he inherited from his doting father, RICHARD (French Stewart, “Private Practice,” “3rd Rock from the Sun”). The pair share an extraordinary father-son bond – a bond that is sometimes annoyingly interrupted by Richard’s life partner, JEREMY (Nat Faxon, THE CLEVELAND SHOW, “Reno 911!”), for whom Allen Gregory has minimal respect, if any at all. They live together in a stunning architectural loft, along with JULIE (Joy Osmanski, “Grey’s Anatomy”), Allen Gregory’s adopted Cambodian sister. Although Allen Gregory has allegedly composed operas, written novels and dated Chloë Sevigny, he’s about to embark on his greatest challenge yet: leaving the safety of his father’s homeschooling and attending elementary school with children his own age. His journey will be a struggle, not only with the other kids at school, but with the faculty as well. Whether it’s the all-out rivalry with GINA WINTHROP (guest voice Leslie Mann, “Funny People”), his by-the-book second grade teacher; his unique relationship with JUDITH GOTTLIEB (guest voice Renée Taylor, “How I Met Your Mother”), his 68-year-old principal; or his desperate desire to be best friends with JOEL ZADAK (guest voice Jake Johnson, “Get Him to the Greek”), the school’s popular stud, Allen Gregory has his work cut out for him. With the help of his trusty friend and assistant, PATRICK VANDERWEEL (Cristina Pucelli, “Finley the Fire Engine”); and the support of SUPERINTENDENT STEWART ROSSMYRE (Will Forte, “Saturday Night Live”), who believes the De Longpres are a tremendous asset to the school, Allen Gregory won’t have to get his hands too dirty. ALLEN GREGORY is about an outsider. And while he may put on a tough exterior, deep down, all Allen Gregory wants is to fit in. Well, that, and for Julie to run away and never be seen or heard from again. And Jeremy too.

PRODUCTION COMPANIES: 20th Century Fox Television, Chernin Entertainment
CREATORS: Jonah Hill, Andrew Mogel, Jarrad Paul
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Jonah Hill, Andrew Mogel, Jarrad Paul, Peter Chernin, Katherine Pope, David A. Goodman
VOICE CAST: Jonah Hill as Allen Gregory De Longpre, Nat Faxon as Jeremy, French Stewart as Richard, Joy Osmanski as Julie, Cristina Pucelli as Patrick, Will Forte as Superintendent Rossmyre
GUEST VOICE CAST: Leslie Mann as Ms. Winthrop, Jake Johnson as Joel, Renée Taylor as Principal Gottlieb

The following new drama will debut this fall on FOX:

TERRA NOVA
From executive producers Steven Spielberg (“Saving Private Ryan,” “Jurassic Park”), Peter Chernin, René Echevarria (“Castle,” “The 4400”) and Brannon Braga (“24”) comes an epic family adventure 85 million years in the making. TERRA NOVA follows an ordinary family on an incredible journey back in time to prehistoric Earth as a small part of a daring experiment to save the human race. In the year 2149, the world is dying. The planet is overdeveloped and overcrowded, with the majority of plant and animal life extinct. The future of mankind is in jeopardy, and its only hope for survival is in the distant past. When scientists at the FERMI Particle Accelerator unexpectedly discovered a fracture in time that made it possible to construct a portal into primeval history, the bold notion was born to resettle humanity in the past – a second chance to rebuild civilization and get it right this time. The series centers on the Shannon family as they join the Tenth Pilgrimage of settlers to Terra Nova, the first colony established in this beautiful yet foreboding land. JIM SHANNON (Jason O’Mara, “Life on Mars”), a devoted father with a checkered past, guides his family through this new world of limitless beauty, mystery and terror. Jim’s wife, ELISABETH (Shelley Conn, “Mistresses”), is a trauma surgeon and the newest addition to Terra Nova’s medical team. JOSH (Landon Liboiron, “Degrassi: The Next Generation”) is their 17-year-old son who is angry to leave life as he knows it behind; upon arriving at the settlement, he finds himself instantly drawn to the beautiful and rule-breaking SKYE (Allison Miller, “Kings”). MADDY (Naomi Scott, “Life Bites”), Josh’s endearingly awkward 15-year-old sister, hopes Terra Nova will give her a chance to reinvent herself. Although Elisabeth’s medical training secured the family a spot on the pilgrimage, a secret involving their five-year-old daughter, ZOE (newcomer Alana Mansour), soon endangers their place in this utopia. Upon the Shannons’ arrival, they are introduced to COMMANDER NATHANIEL TAYLOR (Stephen Lang, “Avatar”), the charismatic and heroic first pioneer and leader of the settlement. Taylor warns the travelers that while Terra Nova is a place of new opportunities and fresh beginnings, all is not as idyllic as it initially appears. Along with blue skies, towering waterfalls and lush vegetation, the surrounding terrain is teeming with danger – and not just of the man-eating dinosaur variety. There is also a splinter colony of renegades led by the battle-hardened MIRA (Christine Adams, “TRON: Legacy”), who is vehemently opposed to Taylor and his leadership. Even more threatening than what lies outside the protective walls of the colony is the chilling possibility that something sinister is happening inside Terra Nova. The Shannons will come to suspect that not everyone on this mission has the same idea of how to best save mankind; in fact, there may be forces intent on destroying this new world before it even begins.

PRODUCTION COMPANIES: 20th Century Fox Television, Chernin Entertainment, DreamWorks Television, Kapital Entertainment
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Steven Spielberg, Peter Chernin, René Echevarria, Brannon Braga, Alex Graves (pilot), Jon Cassar, Aaron Kaplan, Katherine Pope, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank, Craig Silverstein, Kelly Marcel
DIRECTOR: Alex Graves
CAST: Jason O’Mara as Jim Shannon, Stephen Lang as Nathaniel Taylor, Shelley Conn as Elisabeth Shannon, Landon Liboiron as Josh Shannon, Naomi Scott as Maddy Shannon, Alana Mansour as Zoe Shannon, Christine Adams as Mira, Allison Miller as Skye

The two new dramas set to debut midseason are:

THE FINDER
Iraq war veteran WALTER SHERMAN (Geoff Stults, “She’s Out of My League”) gained a reputation while serving in the Army Military Police as someone who was very good at tracking down insurgents, deserters and improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Unfortunately, Walter found one IED just moments before it found him. Two months later, when Walter woke from his coma, he earned an honorable discharge and returned home. His resulting brain damage from the explosion transformed him from someone skilled at recovering people and things into something much more extraordinary: a Finder. From the creator of the hit series BONES comes THE FINDER, the new one-hour procedural centering on a remarkable man who uses his unique gift to help others recover what they’ve lost. Walter may have left the military, but his reputation as a discreet professional who can unearth anything and anyone has been passed on to generals, politicians and other powerful figures. His first post-military assignment was to find the CIA head honcho’s missing daughter and bring her home. Walter did both, and since then has never been without an assignment. After settling in Key West, Walter met the beautiful and worldly IKE LATULIPPE (Saffron Burrows, “Law & Order: Criminal Intent”), a woman with a mysterious past and many hidden skills. She tends bar at The Ends of the Earth, which also serves as a makeshift office and home base for Walter. Walter helped Ike escape a dangerous life, and for that, she is eternally grateful. Another island denizen dedicated to Walter is LEO KNOX (Michael Clarke Duncan, “The Green Mile”), once an obese lawyer who, after the deaths of his wife and children, completely reinvented himself into a gentle giant, philosopher and Walter’s legal advisor. Because of his skills, Walter is often asked to find a person or a thing that law enforcement either will not or cannot find. With the help of Ike and Leo, as well as a patchwork of indebted connections, he and his team ultimately find meaning in their own lives by finding something or someone other people have lost.

PRODUCTION COMPANY: 20th Century Fox Television
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Hart Hanson, Dan Sackheim, Barry Josephson
WRITER: Hart Hanson
DIRECTOR: Dan Sackheim
CAST: Geoff Stults as Walter Sherman, Michael Clarke Duncan as Leo Knox, Saffron Burrows as Ike Latulippe

ALCATRAZ
From executive producer J.J. Abrams (FRINGE, “Lost,” “Star Trek” and the upcoming “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol” and “Super 8”) and writer and executive producer Elizabeth Sarnoff (“Lost,” “Deadwood”) comes ALCATRAZ, the chilling new thriller centered on America’s most infamous prison and one-time home to the nation’s most notorious murderers, rapists, kidnappers, thieves and arsonists. When San Francisco Police Department DET. REBECCA MADSEN (Sarah Jones, “Sons of Anarchy”) is assigned to a grisly homicide case, a fingerprint leads her to a shocking suspect: JACK SYLVANE (guest star Jeffrey Pierce, “The Nine”), a former Alcatraz inmate who died decades ago. Given her family history – both her grandfather and surrogate uncle, RAY ARCHER (Robert Forster, “Jackie Brown”), were guards at the prison – Madsen’s interest is immediately piqued, and once the enigmatic, knows-everything-but-tells-nothing government agent EMERSON HAUSER (Sam Neill, “Jurassic Park”) tries to impede her investigation, she’s doggedly committed. Madsen turns to Alcatraz expert and comic book enthusiast, DR. DIEGO “DOC” SOTO (Jorge Garcia, “Lost”), to piece together the inexplicable sequence of events. The twosome discovers that Sylvane is not only alive, but he’s loose on the streets of San Francisco, leaving bodies in his wake. And strangely, he hasn’t aged a day since he was in Alcatraz, when the prison was ruled by the iron-fisted WARDEN EDWIN JAMES (Jonny Coyne, “Undercovers”) and the merciless ASSOCIATE WARDEN E.B. TILLER (Jason Butler Harner, “The Changeling”). Madsen and Soto reluctantly team with Agent Hauser and his technician, LUCY BANERJEE (Parminder Nagra, “ER”), to stop Sylvane’s vengeful killing spree. By delving into Alcatraz history, government cover-ups and Rebecca’s own heritage, the team will ultimately discover that Sylvane is only a small part of a much larger, more sinister present-day threat. For while he may be the first, it quickly becomes clear that Sylvane won’t be the last prisoner to reappear from Alcatraz. Through the course of the investigation, Madsen and Soto will learn that Agent Hauser has known about the prison’s secret history and has been awaiting the prisoners’ return. Soto will witness his life’s work – the history of Alcatraz – come alive. Madsen will be forced to keep her supportive San Francisco cop fiancé, JIMMY DICKENS (Santiago Cabrera, “Heroes”), at arm’s length from the highly classified assignment as she sees everything she thought she knew about her family’s past shattered, all while fighting to keep the country safe from history’s most dangerous criminals.

PRODUCTION COMPANIES: Bad Robot Productions, Warner Bros. Television, Bonanza Productions Inc.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk, Elizabeth Sarnoff, Danny Cannon (pilot)
WRITERS: Elizabeth Sarnoff, Steven Lilien, Bryan Wynbrandt
DIRECTOR: Danny Cannon
CAST: Sarah Jones as Det. Rebecca Madsen, Jorge Garcia as Dr. Diego “Doc” Soto, Sam Neill as Emerson Hauser, Parminder Nagra as Lucy Banerjee, Robert Forster as Ray Archer, Santiago Cabrera as Jimmy Dickens, Jonny Coyne as Warden Edwin James, Jason Butler Harner as Associate Warden E.B. Tiller
GUEST CAST: Jeffrey Pierce as Jack Sylvane

The following new animated comedy will premiere in midseason on FOX:

NAPOLEON DYNAMITE
Based on the hit film, NAPOLEON DYNAMITE is an animated series that follows the continuing adventures of America’s most awesome awkward teenager and his quirky family and friends as they struggle to navigate small-town life in rural Idaho. The original cast from the film – Jon Heder, Aaron Ruell, Efren Ramirez, Tina Majorino, Sandy Martin, Jon Gries and Diedrich Bader – will voice their characters in the series, and many new characters will be added along the way. NAPOLEON DYNAMITE (Heder) is a 16-year-old boy convinced – for no apparent reason – that he is destined for greatness and blessed with unlimited “sweet abilities.” He spends his days practicing ninja moves, drawing ligers, soul dancing and bragging about his “girlfriend in Oklahoma” whom nobody has ever seen. Napoleon’s brother, KIP (Ruell), is an unemployed 32-year-old who lives at home and believes he would be an amazing catch for any girl who would respond to his online come-ons. The Dynamite brothers live with GRANDMA (Martin), a crusty woman who can often be found four-wheeling with her lady friends at the local sand dunes. Napoleon’s allies include PEDRO (Ramirez), his unflappable best friend who has recently been elected class president; and DEB (Majorino), an incredibly sweet girl who sees the good in Napoleon and dreams of someday being his wife. Napoleon’s UNCLE RICO (Gries) lives out of an orange custom van, where he obsesses over his botched high school football career and dreams up ways to become rich and famous. Then there’s REX KWON DO (Bader), a self-proclaimed martial-arts master who runs the local dojo. Guest voices in the debut season include Jennifer Coolidge (“American Pie,” “Legally Blonde”), Sam Rockwell (“Choke”) and Jemaine Clement (“Flight of the Conchords”).

PRODUCTION COMPANY: 20th Century Fox Television
CREATORS/EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Jared Hess, Jerusha Hess, Mike Scully
VOICE CAST: Jon Heder as Napoleon Dynamite, Jon Gries as Uncle Rico, Aaron Ruell as Kip, Efren Ramirez as Pedro, Diedrich Bader as Rex, Tina Majorino as Deb, Sandy Martin as Grandma

The following drama is in development and slated for midseason:

TOUCH
From writer/creator Tim Kring (“Heroes,” “Crossing Jordan”) and executive producers Peter Chernin and Katherine Pope comes TOUCH, a preternatural drama in which science and spirituality intersect with the hopeful premise that we are all interconnected, tied in invisible ways to those whose lives we are destined to alter and impact. Through masterful storytelling, the series follows a group of seemingly unrelated characters – beginning with a former firefighter tormented by his inability to save a dying woman, an Iraqi teenager who will go to great risks to help his family, a gifted singer whose actions at a karaoke bar save lives thousands of miles away and a British businessman desperately trying to retrieve a key piece of information from his lost mobile phone – who affect each other in ways seen and unseen. At the center is MARTIN BOHM (Kiefer Sutherland, “24”), a widower and single father, haunted by an inability to connect to his mute, severely autistic 10-year-old son, JAKE. Caring, intelligent and thoughtful, Martin has tried everything to reach his son who shows little emotion and never allows himself to be touched by anyone, including Martin. Jake busies himself with cast-off cell phones, disassembling them and manipulating the parts, allowing him to see the world in his own special way. After multiple failed attempts at keeping Jake in school, Martin is visited by social worker CLEA HOPKINS, who insists on doing an evaluation of the Bohms’ living situation. Although new at her job, Clea sees a man whose life has become dominated by a child he can no longer control. She believes his attempts to communicate with Jake are just wish fulfillment, and determines that it’s time for the state to intervene. But everything changes when Martin discovers that Jake possesses a gift of staggering genius – the ability to see things that no one else can, the patterns that connect everything. Jake is indeed communicating after all. But it’s not with words, it’s with numbers. And now he needs Martin to decipher their meaning and connect these numbers to the cast of seemingly unrelated characters whose lives they affect. Along the way, Martin will be guided by BORIS PODOLSKY, a discredited aging professor who offers Martin a compelling but unorthodox theory about Jake and his rare ability. Whether it be chance, coincidence, timing, synergy or fate, there are events that touch us all, as part of an interconnected, dazzlingly precise universe.

PRODUCTION COMPANIES: 20th Century Fox Television, Tailwind Productions, Chernin Entertainment
CREATOR/WRITER: Tim Kring
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Tim Kring, Francis Lawrence, Peter Chernin, Katherine Pope, Kiefer Sutherland, Suzan Bymel
DIRECTOR: Francis Lawrence
CAST: Kiefer Sutherland as Martin Bohm

Here we go...rough schedule that has been going around:

Fall 2011

Sundays
7:00PM NFL Overrun/Animated Repeats
8:00PM The Simpsons
8:30PM Allen Gregory (NEW!)
9:00PM Family Guy
9:30PM The Cleveland Show

Mondays
8:00PM Terra Nova (NEW!)
9:00PM House

Tuesdays
8:00PM Glee
9:00PM The New Girl (NEW!)
9:30PM Raising Hope

Wednesdays
8:00PM The X-Factor (NEW!)
9:30PM I Hate My Teenage Daughter (NEW!)

Thursdays
8:00PM The X-Factor Results (NEW!)
9:00PM Bones

Fridays
8:00PM Hell's Kitchen (season 10 likely after World Series)
9:00PM Fringe

Saturdays
8:00PM Cops
9:00PM America's Most Wanted

Stay tuned to see if this is right or not in the morning at 8am-ish ET.

Here we go...rough schedule that has been going around:

Fall 2011

Sundays
7:00PM NFL Overrun/Animated Repeats
8:00PM The Simpsons
8:30PM Allen Gregory (NEW!)
9:00PM Family Guy
9:30PM The Cleveland Show

Mondays
8:00PM Terra Nova (NEW!)
9:00PM House

Tuesdays
8:00PM Glee
9:00PM The New Girl (NEW!)
9:30PM Raising Hope

Wednesdays
8:00PM The X-Factor (NEW!)
9:30PM I Hate My Teenage Daughter (NEW!)

Thursdays
8:00PM The X-Factor Results (NEW!)
9:00PM Bones

Fridays
8:00PM Hell's Kitchen (season 10 likely after World Series)
9:00PM Fringe

Saturdays
8:00PM Cops
9:00PM America's Most Wanted

Stay tuned to see if this is right or not in the morning at 8am-ish ET.

I absolutely love the idea of HOUSE at 9pm. It's just not an 8pm show. I personally would not have renewed RAISING HOPE so soon, because ratings have not justified it. I would've opened a second animated block behind Glee.

And as invested as they are in trying to develop sitcoms, every one that FOX has put on the air has the feel of a 'FOX sitcom', which in my opinion, has always been a weak comedy. The only sitcom that didn't feel like a FOX sitcom, but more like a '90s NBC sitcom was BACK TO YOU back in the 07-08 season.

I would have made the schedule look something like this:

Fall 2011

Sundays
7:00PM NFL Overrun/Animated Repeats
8:00PM The Simpsons
8:30PM Allen Gregory (NEW)
9:00PM Family Guy
9:30PM The Cleveland Show / American Dad (Mid-season)

Mondays
8:00PM Terra Nova (NEW)
9:00PM House

Tuesdays
8:00PM Glee
9:00PM Napoleon Dynamite (NEW)
9:30PM Bob's Burgers

Wednesdays
8:00PM The X-Factor (NEW)
9:30PM The New Girl (NEW)

Thursdays
8:00PM The X-Factor Results (NEW)
9:00PM Bones

Fridays
8:00PM Hell's Kitchen
9:00PM Fringe

Saturdays
8:00PM Cops
9:00PM America's Most Wanted

Fox 2011-12

Fall 2011

Sundays
7:00PM NFL Overrun/The OT (NFL post-game)
7:30PM The Cleveland Show
8:00PM The Simpsons
8:30PM Allen Gregory (NEW!)
9:00PM Family Guy
9:30PM American Dad!

Mondays
8:00PM Terra Nova (NEW!)
9:00PM House

Tuesdays
8:00PM Glee
9:00PM New Girl (NEW!)
9:30PM Raising Hope

Wednesdays
8:00PM The X-Factor Performance Show (NEW!)
9:30PM I Hate My Teenage Daughter (NEW!)

Thursdays
8:00PM The X-Factor Results Show (NEW!)
9:00PM Bones

Fridays
8:00PM Kitchen Nightmares
9:00PM Fringe

Saturdays
8:00PM Cops
8:30PM Cops
9:00PM Encores/America's Most Wanted (specials)

January / Spring 2012:

Sundays
7:00PM Animation Domination (encores)
7:30PM The Cleveland Show
8:00PM The Simpsons
8:30PM Napoleon Dynamite (NEW!)
9:00PM Family Guy
9:30PM Bob's Burgers

Mondays
8:00PM House
8:00PM Alcatraz (NEW!)

Tuesdays
8:00PM Glee
9:00PM New Girl (NEW!)
9:30PM Raising Hope

Wednesdays
8:00PM American Idol Performance Show
9:30PM I Hate My Teenage Daughter (NEW!)

Thursdays
8:00PM American Idol Results Show
9:00PM The Finder (NEW!) / Bones (spring)

Fridays
8:00PM Kitchen Nightmares
9:00PM Fringe

Saturdays
8:00PM Cops
8:30PM Cops
9:00PM Encores/America's Most Wanted (specials)

The following drama is in development and slated for midseason:

In addition, Kiefer Sutherland, star of the landmark Emmy Award-winning series 24, returns to Fox in Touch, scheduled to go into pilot production this June. Written and created by Tim Kring (“Heroes”), TOUCH centers on the relationship between a single father and his 11-year-old son with special needs. Their relationship and their lives take an extraordinary turn when the gifted son begins to make connections in his life and around the world.

Read more:
http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2011/05/fox-upfront-2011-12-fall-2011-schedule.html

Is there a reason why FOX would decide to move HOUSE back to 8pm in the Spring? It’s a 9pm show, which I’m glad FOX recognized, so does this mean they have less faith in ALCATRAZ?

Other than that, I’m glad to see CLEVELAND get the 7:30 treatment. The ratings aren’t there for it or for American Dad, and if neither had Seth MacFarlane’s name on them, they would’ve both been canceled long ago. There is also no justification for RAISING HOPE’s renewal.

I am interested in Terra Nova and Alcatraz. Is Terra Nova only going to be for 13 episodes next season regardless if it's a hit or not?

FINAL THOUGHTS ON FOX 2011/12 SCHEDULE -

I love HOUSE at 9pm, but wouldn't move it up to 8pm come Spring 2012. Would not have renewed RAISING HOPE. It was renewed too soon, and the ratings don't justify a second season. CLEVELAND SHOW and AMERICAN DAD also have ratings that don't justify renewals, and seeing how bad AMERICAN DAD has done in syndication, it blows my mind how it keeps getting renewed. I would've opened up a new animation domination block after GLEE with NAPOLEON DYNAMITE and BOB'S BURGERS, and put THE NEW GIRL behind AMERICAN IDOL.

Fall 2011

Sundays
7:00PM NFL Overrun/Animated Repeats
8:00PM The Simpsons
8:30PM NEW ANIMATED SERIES
9:00PM Family Guy
9:30PM Allen Gregory (NEW)

Mondays
8:00PM Terra Nova (NEW) / Alcatraz (NEW, Mid-season)
9:00PM House

Tuesdays
8:00PM Glee
9:00PM Napoleon Dynamite (NEW)
9:30PM Bob's Burgers

Wednesdays
8:00PM The X-Factor (NEW)
9:30PM The New Girl (NEW)

Thursdays
8:00PM The X-Factor Results (NEW)
9:00PM Bones

Fridays
8:00PM Hell's Kitchen
9:00PM Fringe

Saturdays
8:00PM Cops
9:00PM America's Most Wanted

Would not have renewed RAISING HOPE. It was renewed too soon, and the ratings don't justify a second season.It was renewed because of quality, currently Raising Hope is the only show worth watching on FOX. And more animated shows is just what we don't need, it's bad enough they've taken over Sundays, they certainly don't need a 2nd night.

It was renewed because of quality, currently Raising Hope is the only show worth watching on FOX. And more animated shows is just what we don't need, it's bad enough they've taken over Sundays, they certainly don't need a 2nd night.

Quality doesn't always make money though. Obviously, the animated shows do, and they are loved by many, so business-wise, it makes perfect sense!

And as weak as House might've gotten this year, it's still an excellent series, and I've heard great things about BONES and FRINGE (although its ratings should have had it canceled).

The animated block would probably collapse without Family Guy and The Simpsons as anchors. I remember King of the Hill did miserably when it moved to Tuesdays. And American Dad has bombed in syndication.

FOX never sticks with its midseason schedule, so I wouldn't worry about what it says.

I am interested in Terra Nova and Alcatraz. Is Terra Nova only going to be for 13 episodes next season regardless if it's a hit or not?

I was going to say the exact same thing! These two look the most intriguing.
Terra Nova is a concept that hasn't really been done before and Alcatraz seems like it'll be a nice twist to what is normally seen on TV.

I really hope they let Terra Nova develop, though. It seems like a show that needs to take a bit of time to get going into the story etc and FOX always get super impatient and cancels things the second it has one poorish night of ratings. Seems like a very expensive show to make so I'd expect they stick with it as long as possible. The reason I'm saying it's expensive is, well, they delayed the spring airing of the pilot because they're spending tons of time with special effects etc - makes it seem like a movie almost.

In fact, I find what a big problem is with some TV shows like this is (hard to say this with respect to this show since it hasn't aired yet) but some TV show concepts seem like they would just work better as movies. That's what I thought the second I saw the trailer for TNT's Falling Skies and what I think about when shows like The Event and FlashForward get cancelled during their first season on the air.

Had a chance to watch the Fox 2011 Programming Presentation. Here is the recap:

- Warberler lead by Darren Criss opened the presentation by singing "Hey Sole Sister"
- Glee "New York New York" song into Fox video presentation
- Jane Lynch out on stage with a megaphone
- Introduces stars of Fox: cast of Alcatraz (Sam Neill, Sarah Jones, Jorge Garcia, Jason Butler Harner), from Allen Gregory (Jonah Hill), from American Idol (Randy Jackson), from AMW (John Walsh), from Bones (David Boreanaz), from The Finder (Geoff Stuls and Michael Clarke Duncan), from Fringe (Josh Jakcson, Anna Turv, John Noble), from I Hate My Teenage Daughter (Jamie Pressly and Katie Finneran), from Masterchef (Joe Bastianich), from Mobbed (Howie Mandel), from New Girl (Zooey Deschanel, Max Greenfield, Jake Johnson and Hannah Simone), from Raising Hope (Martha Plimpton, Garrett Dillahunt, Lucas Neff, and Shannon Woodward), from SYTYCD (Cat Deeley, Nigel Lythgoe, and Mary Murphy), from Terra Nova (Jason O'Mara, Shelley Conn, Landon Liboiron and Stephen Lang), from Glee (Cory Monteith, Jenna Ushkowitz, Darren Criss, Jayma Mays, Matthew Morrison, and Jane Lynch)
- Jane Lynch introduces new President of ad sales: Toby Byrne
* most notable quote: This is your brain. This is your brain on Glee."
* Fox sports
- Peter Rice, Chairman of Fox Entertainment Group
* Fox Fans montage - biggest social media fans; "TV everywhere should be advertising everywhere"
- Kevin Reilly, Fox President of Entertainment
* The X-Factor video package
* The X Factor cast on stage: Simon Cowell, Cheryl Cole, Paula Abdul, L.A. Reid, Steve Jones, and Nicole Scherzinger)
- Reilly goes over the Fall schedule
* I Hate My Teenage Daughter preview
* Allan Gregory preview
* Terra Nova preview
* Raising Hope clip
* New Girl preview
* Emmy's on Sept. 18
* Summer 2011 series
* Midseason 2012
* American Idol will premiere with a special premiere after the NFC Championship game on Sunday, Jan. 22
* The Finder (Bones spin-off) preview
* More regional prime MLB games in May 2012
* Naploeon Dynamite preview
* The Flintstones 2013 series
* Fox's 25th Anniversary Special preview: Airing April 1
* Alacatraz preview
* 4 comedy block in March for 6 weeks when Glee is in repeats
* Fox comedies preview
* Touch - production starts in June - video preview with interviews shown
* SYTYCD/Idol performers close the show

FALL Premiere Dates:

FOX ANNOUNCES FALL PREMIERE DATES FOR THE 2011-2012 SEASON

"NEW GIRL" MOVES INTO TUESDAY NIGHT COMEDY BLOCK BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 20

"THE X FACTOR" EXPLODES WITH SPECTACULAR TWO-NIGHT SERIES PREMIERE WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, AND THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22

NEW ADVENTURE DRAMA "TERRA NOVA" DEBUTS WITH TWO-HOUR EVENT MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26

"ALLEN GREGORY" STARTS SCHOOL SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30

NEW COMEDY "I HATE MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER" PREMIERES WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23

COPS Locks Up 24th Season Premiere Saturday, September 10; Award-Winning GLEE and Side-Splitting Comedy RAISING HOPE Premiere Tuesday, September 20; Gordon Ramsay's KITCHEN NIGHTMARES and Critically Acclaimed Thriller FRINGE Return Friday, September 23; ANIMATION DOMINATION Lineup Launches Sunday, September 25; HOUSE Checks In for Season Premiere Monday, October 3; First Two-Hour Quarterly Special of AMERICA'S MOST WANTED Season 25 Debuts Saturday, October 29; BONES Digs Up New Cases Beginning Thursday, November 3

FOX has set the fall premiere dates for its new and returning series. The 2011-2012 season will kick off with the biggest night in television, the 63RD PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS, airing live in all time zones on Sunday, Sept. 18 (8:00-11:00 PM ET / 5:00-8:00 PM PT) on FOX.

GLEE and the gang from McKinley return Tuesday, Sept. 20 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), followed by the series debut of NEW GIRL (9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT), the new comedy starring Zooey Deschanel ("(500) Days of Summer") as an adorkable girl who moves in with three single guys, changing their lives in unexpected ways. The Tuesday night of comedy continues with the return of the lovably hilarious Chance family on RAISING HOPE (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT).

This fall, Wednesdays and Thursdays will never be the same after the spectacular two-night series premiere of THE X FACTOR on Sept. 21 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) and Sept. 22 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT). Hosted by Steve Jones and featuring judges Simon Cowell, Antonio "L.A." Reid, Nicole Scherzinger and Paula Abdul, the singing competition series will award the next superstar solo artist or breakout musical group a $5 million recording contract with Syco/Sony Music. FRINGE Fridays return to mystify Sept. 23 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), following the season premiere of Gordon Ramsay's KITCHEN NIGHTMARES (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT).

Animation dominates Sunday, Sept. 25 with the season premieres of THE SIMPSONS (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT), THE CLEVELAND SHOW (8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT), FAMILY GUY (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) and AMERICAN DAD (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT). Then, on Sunday, Oct. 30 (8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT), catch the series premiere of ALLEN GREGORY, the new animated comedy created by and featuring the voice of Jonah Hill ("Get Him to the Greek") that tells the story of a pretentious 7-year-old about to embark on his greatest challenge yet: attending elementary school with children his own age.

On Monday, Sept. 26 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) travel back in time for the special two-hour event debut of TERRA NOVA, the new epic adventure drama that follows an ordinary family on an extraordinary journey to prehistoric Earth. TERRA NOVA makes its time period premiere on Monday, Oct. 3 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), followed by the eighth season premiere of acclaimed medical drama HOUSE (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT). The crime-solving team from the Jeffersonian returns for all-new episodes of BONES Thursday, Nov. 3 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) - once the MLB 2011 World Series concludes.

On Wednesday, Nov. 23, get ready for the series premiere of I HATE MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT), the new family comedy starring Jaime Pressly ("My Name Is Earl") and Katie Finneran ("Wonderfalls") as single moms, life-long friends - and former nerds - who fear their privileged and overly indulged daughters are turning out just like the mean girls who picked on them in high school.

In addition, COPS will enter its 24th season Saturday, Sept. 10 (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT), and AMERICA'S MOST WANTED will premiere the first of its two-hour quarterly specials Saturday, Oct. 29 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT).

And don't miss, as previously announced, the upcoming summer premieres of HELL'S KITCHEN on Monday, July 18 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) and Tuesday, July 19 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT); IN THE FLOW WITH AFFION CROCKETT on Sunday, Aug. 14 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT); and BURIED TREASURE on Wednesday, Aug. 24 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT).

Fall premieres of new and returning series are listed below in chronological order.

Saturday, Sept. 10
8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT COPS (Season Premiere)
8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT COPS (Encore Episode)

Sunday, Sept. 18
8:00-11:00 PM ET/5:00-8:00 PM PT 63RD PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS (Live Telecast)

Tuesday, Sept. 20
8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT GLEE (Season Premiere)
9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT NEW GIRL (Series Premiere)
9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT RAISING HOPE (Season Premiere)

Wednesday, Sept. 21
8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT THE X FACTOR (Series Premiere, Part 1)

Thursday, Sept. 22
8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT THE X FACTOR (Series Premiere, Part 2)

Friday, Sept. 23
8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT KITCHEN NIGHTMARES (Season Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT FRINGE (Season Premiere)

Sunday, Sept. 25
8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT THE SIMPSONS (Season Premiere)
8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT THE CLEVELAND SHOW (Season Premiere)
9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT FAMILY GUY (Season Premiere)
9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT AMERICAN DAD (Season Premiere)

Monday, Sept. 26
8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT TERRA NOVA (Series Premiere)

Monday, Oct. 3
8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT TERRA NOVA (All-New Episode) (Time Period Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT HOUSE (Season Premiere)

Saturday, Oct. 29
8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT AMERICA'S MOST WANTED (Quarterly Specials Premiere)

Sunday, Oct. 30
7:30-8:00 PM ET/PT THE CLEVELAND SHOW (Time Period Premiere)
8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT THE SIMPSONS (All-New Episode)
8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT ALLEN GREGORY (Series Premiere)
9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT FAMILY GUY (All-New Episode)
9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT AMERICAN DAD (All-New Episode)

Thursday, Nov. 3
8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT THE X FACTOR (All-New Episode)
9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT BONES (Season Premiere)

Wednesday, Nov. 23
8:00-9:30 PM ET/PT THE X FACTOR (All-New Episode)
9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT I HATE MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER (Series Premiere)

I hope the World Series goes 7 games, that would really mess with X-Factor being preempted two straight weeks. :lol:

The Fox fall day-by-day has been updated, with holiday specials added:

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showpost.php?p=4555757&postcount=2

Fox 2011-2012 Daily Schedule

Thursday, November 24, 2011
8:00 PM ICE AGE: A MAMMOTH CHRISTMAS (all-new)
8:30 PM-9:30 PM HAPPINESS IS A WARM BLANKET, CHARLIE BROWN (all-new)
9:30 PM THE SIMPSONS (R)

Friday, December 16, 2011
8:00 PM-9:00 PM Happiness is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown (R)
9:00 PM Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas (R)
9:30 PM The Simpsons (R)

I am very surprised :eek: that ABC let FOX grab this new 'Charlie Brown' special given the stellar ratings it has attracted to the Alphabet ever since the House of Mouse snatched the franchise away from CBS.

Given their positioning within the holiday ad rush, these two FOX broadcasts will distract media dollars away from the upcoming ABC perennials, 'A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving' and 'A Charlie Brown Christmas'.

That Charlie Brown special was a straight to DVD special. It's already out on DVD. I don't think it will be near the ad money of those two classics since it is a straight to video special and Fox is airing it on Thanksgiving night, which shows you how much they think of it.

That Charlie Brown special was a straight to DVD special. It's already out on DVD. I don't think it will be near the ad money of those two classics since it is a straight to video special and Fox is airing it on Thanksgiving night, which shows you how much they think of it.
However did it happen that ABC let this special elude their grasp we'll probably never know, although I suspect money may have been at the root of it.

It is like ABC picking up that special Stewie straight-to-DVD 'Family Guy' or THE SIMPSONS MOVIE and stealing a bit of thunder from those FOX franchises.

Since I'm on 'Charlie Brown', I cannot fathom why ABC, in all the years they've gotten superb numbers from the specials, have never used it as a lead-in to try and launch an animated series of their own. When the extraordinarily decent 'The Goode Family' was struggling on the air (it never got adequately sampled), it would have helped to boost the sampling of that series by skedding one of the numerous CBS-era summertime 'Charlie Brown' specials as lead-in. Had 'The Goode Family' succeeded, it could have been the cornerstone of ABC's building itself an animated comedy block...not only do animated comedies repeat well, they also tend to draw better M18-49s than typical sitcoms do.

FOX is announcing 2011-2012 midseason premiere dates for new and returning series, including the return of AMERICAN IDOL; the debuts of new dramas TOUCH, ALCATRAZ and THE FINDER; and the launch of new animated series NAPOLEON DYNAMITE.
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> TOUCH, the distinctive new drama created by Tim Kring (“Heroes”) and starring Kiefer Sutherland (“24”) will debut with a special preview Wednesday, Jan. 25 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), immediately following AMERICAN IDOL (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT). The uplifting drama, which makes its series premiere Monday, March 19 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), features Sutherland as a widower and single father haunted by an inability to connect to his mute 11-year-old son. But everything changes when he discovers that his son possesses the gift of staggering genius – the ability to see things that no one else can and the patterns that connect seemingly unrelated events.
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> J.J. Abrams’ (“Super 8,” “Star Trek,” “Lost”) chilling new thriller ALCATRAZ will debut Monday, Jan. 16 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) with a special two-hour premiere event. The series then makes its time period premiere on Monday, Jan. 23 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), following all-new episodes of HOUSE (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT). The mysterious drama stars Sarah Jones (“Sons of Anarchy”), Jorge Garcia (“Lost”) and Sam Neill (“Jurassic Park”) as a unique team investigating the shocking reappearance of Alcatraz’s most notorious prisoners, 50 years after they vanished.
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> THE FINDER, the one-hour procedural centering on a remarkable man with an extraordinary ability to help people find the unfindable, joins the schedule Thursday, Jan. 12 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT). The debut follows an encore episode of BONES (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), in which THE FINDER’s “Walter Sherman” (Geoff Stults, “She’s Out of My League,” “October Road”) and “Leo Knox” (Michael Clarke Duncan, “The Green Mile”) were first introduced.
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> NAPOLEON DYNAMITE, the new animated comedy based on the hit movie, joins the ANIMATION DOMINATION lineup with a double dose of DYNAMITE episodes Sunday, Jan. 15, beginning with the series premiere at 8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT, followed by a second all-new episode at 9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT. Featuring the voices of the original cast, NAPOLEON DYNAMITE follows the continuing adventures of America’s most awesomely awkward teenager and his quirky family and friends, as they navigate small-town life in rural Idaho.
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> BOB’S BURGERS joins the ANIMATION DOMINATION menu when it makes its Season Two opening Sunday, March 11 (8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT). This season, Bob (the voice of H. Jon Benjamin) and the family test-drive the food truck industry, dive into the world of synchronized swimming, search for treasure in an abandoned taffy factory and get tied up with a very needy bank robber.
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> FOX 2011-2012 MIDSEASON SCHEDULE
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> MONDAY
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> 8:30-9:00 PM BREAKING IN (Season Premiere)
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> 8:30-9:00 PM BOB’S BURGERS (Season Premiere)
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I might give Breaking In a shot as it airs after Last Man Standing and I refuse to watch Working It.

Having seen the pilot, Work It is fun. It isn't going to be critically acclaimed, but it made me laugh. It's like Bosom Buddies, if you like that. Love Breaking In, but then again anything with Odette Annable is great.

I didn't like Breaking In last year, but with the addition of Megan Mullally, I'm going to give it a second chance.

I don't know how big of ratings a New Girl rerun will get at 8, but it almost seems like FOX is burning breaking in off by putting it in front of a rerun... But hey, the middle aired after a rerun it's whole freshman year at a 8:30 time slot and it's still on the air and it's bigger than ever before!

Tuesday comedy block for March has changed and will be in this order: Raising Hope, I Hate My Teenage Daughter, New Girl, Breaking In. Now I have to choose between Last Man Standing and Raising Hope. I'll probably go with Raising Hope since LMS will repeat a bunch in the summer and I've dropped it for Switched at Birth already.

http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/02/fox-launches-breaking-in-season-2-in-tuesday-night-comedy-block-gives-glee-a-2-month-vacation.html

House is officially ending this year after 177 episodes.

Fox has altered its mid-season schedule:

“TOUCH” WORLD PREMIERES
THURSDAY, MARCH 22 ON FOX

“Bones” MOVES TO MONDAYS AND
“HOUSE” SHIFTS TO 9:00 PM,
STARTING MONDAY, APRIL 2

“HOUSE” RETROSPECTIVE KICKS OFF
TWO-HOUR SERIES FINALE EVENT
MONDAY, MAY 21

FOX’s 25th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL to Air Sunday, April 22


FOX announces revisions to its Monday and Thursday spring schedule, as well as the air date for FOX’s 25th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL and the addition of a HOUSE retrospective leading into the show’s momentous series finale.

TOUCH, the distinctive new drama created by Tim Kring (“Heroes”) and starring Kiefer Sutherland (“24”), will world premiere Thursday, March 22 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), following American Idol results shows (8:00-9:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed). Don’t miss an encore of the TOUCH preview episode Thursday, March 15 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT).

On Monday, April 2 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), Bones moves to a new night and time. In the spring premiere, an expectant Brennan (Emily Deschanel) and Booth (David Boreanaz) are at odds over plans for the upcoming birth of their daughter. Meanwhile, a neighborhood is on edge when remains are found in the sewer, clogging up local plumbing lines.

Also on Monday, April 2, HOUSE moves to a new time (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) with all-new episodes leading up to House’s final diagnosis. A retrospective special looking back at the last eight years of the seminal series will air Monday, May 21 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), followed by the thrilling series finale (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT). Additional details regarding the special to be announced soon.

FOX’s 25th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL is set to air Sunday, April 22 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT). The exciting event will celebrate the shows and the stars of FOX’s 25-year history, from its earliest days as a bold, brazen upstart to its current standing as the No. 1 network among Adults 18-49.

The Finder will have its spring finale Thursday, March 8 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) and will return later in the season with all-new episodes. Alcatraz continues with all-new episodes Mondays (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) throughout March, with the previously announced special two-hour episode Monday, March 5 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) and the arresting two-hour season finale on Monday, March 26 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT).

Fox has altered its mid-season schedule:

“TOUCH” WORLD PREMIERES
THURSDAY, MARCH 22 ON FOX

“Bones” MOVES TO MONDAYS AND
“HOUSE” SHIFTS TO 9:00 PM,
STARTING MONDAY, APRIL 2

“HOUSE” RETROSPECTIVE KICKS OFF
TWO-HOUR SERIES FINALE EVENT
MONDAY, MAY 21

FOX’s 25th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL to Air Sunday, April 22


FOX announces revisions to its Monday and Thursday spring schedule, as well as the air date for FOX’s 25th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL and the addition of a HOUSE retrospective leading into the show’s momentous series finale.

TOUCH, the distinctive new drama created by Tim Kring (“Heroes”) and starring Kiefer Sutherland (“24”), will world premiere Thursday, March 22 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), following American Idol results shows (8:00-9:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed). Don’t miss an encore of the TOUCH preview episode Thursday, March 15 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT).

On Monday, April 2 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), Bones moves to a new night and time. In the spring premiere, an expectant Brennan (Emily Deschanel) and Booth (David Boreanaz) are at odds over plans for the upcoming birth of their daughter. Meanwhile, a neighborhood is on edge when remains are found in the sewer, clogging up local plumbing lines.

Also on Monday, April 2, HOUSE moves to a new time (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) with all-new episodes leading up to House’s final diagnosis. A retrospective special looking back at the last eight years of the seminal series will air Monday, May 21 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), followed by the thrilling series finale (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT). Additional details regarding the special to be announced soon.

FOX’s 25th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL is set to air Sunday, April 22 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT). The exciting event will celebrate the shows and the stars of FOX’s 25-year history, from its earliest days as a bold, brazen upstart to its current standing as the No. 1 network among Adults 18-49.

The Finder will have its spring finale Thursday, March 8 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) and will return later in the season with all-new episodes. Alcatraz continues with all-new episodes Mondays (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) throughout March, with the previously announced special two-hour episode Monday, March 5 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) and the arresting two-hour season finale on Monday, March 26 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT).
:lol: I knew Fox was going to move Touch. After seeing how The Voice just about destroyed their Mondays, they dion't want to risk killing another show. Bones being a veteran show can probably withstand it better. I hate how they scheduled Bones this year though. It's like it's hardly been on.

FOX will air sports in primetime most Saturday nights.

http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2012/04/09/Media/Fox-Saturday.aspx

FOX renews Raising Hope, Glee, and New Girl.

http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/04/glee-new-girl-raising-hope-renewed-by-fox.html

Touch is renewed, Alcatraz and The Finder are cancelled.

http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/05/fox-renews-touch-but-cancels-alcatraz-and-the-finder.html

I'm annoyed that FOX isn't airing any repeats of Touch this summer. There are several episodes I missed when it aired against Person of Interest. House repeats (currently airing Fridays at 8:00) can already be seen on multiple stations in syndication and it's ended anyway.

I'm annoyed that FOX isn't airing any repeats of Touch this summer. There are several episodes I missed when it aired against Person of Interest. House repeats (currently airing Fridays at 8:00) can already be seen on multiple stations in syndication and it's ended anyway.

Actually repeat of Touch are scheduled. From the pilot, sarting Saturday at 11pm on August 4th and will end just before season 2 on October 20th.

Actually repeat of Touch are scheduled. From the pilot, sarting Saturday at 11pm on August 4th and will end just before season 2 on October 20th.That's good to know. :)