Fox Sets Special Premieres for "Best Medicine", "Animal Control" & "Memory of a Killer" Behind NFL Games
by Nellie Andreeva
December 9, 2025


Fox has selected three shows to get a big NFL lead-in for their series or season premieres: new dramas "Best Medicine" and "Memory of a Killer" and returning comedy "Animal Control".

All will be getting special advance debuts ahead of their previously announced midseason premiere dates.



New psychological thriller "Memory of a Killer", featuring Patrick Dempsey’s return to broadcast television alongside Michael Imperioli and Gina Torres, will now have a two-night premiere.

It will begin Sunday, Jan. 25 10 PM, immediately following the NFC Championship Game, followed by the previously announced Monday, Jan. 26, time-period opener at 9 PM, following the Season 2 premiere of survival series "Extracted".

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