At this morning’s Fox upfront, the network unveiled its schedule for 2009-10 and, as usual, some new shows [Human Target, Past Life and Sons of Tucson] were held back to mid-season because of the baseball playoffs. One drama and two comedies [Glee, Brothers and The Cleveland Show] will premiere in the fall.
Significant changes: House will lead-in to Lie to Me [making for an evening of lies being uncovered]; Fringe moves to Thursday, where it will lead-out from Bones [since Bones fans are so faithful, this could result in consistently good ratings for both shows – even on the overwhelmingly crowded Thursday nights]; So You Think You Can Dance moves to Tuesday and Wednesday in the fall, where it is expected to draw a better audience for new series, GLEE; despite not really finding an audience, the woeful ‘Til Death returns on Friday nights, sandwiched between Brothers and Dollhouse.
Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse, somewhat of a surprise pick-up, returns to its Friday night timeslot after making a few cost concessions. Fox entertainment president, Kevin Riley described the move “as a bet on Joss Whedon.”
American Idol and 24 return to their familiar timeslots – good news for Past Life and Human Target.
FOX PRIMETIME SCHEDULE: FALL 2009
(All Times ET/PT)
Monday
8:00-9:00 PM House
9:00-10:00 PM Lie to Me
TUESDAY
8:00-10:00 PM So You Think You Can Dance – Performance Show
WEDNESDAY
8:00-9:00 PM So You Think You Can Dance – Results Show
9:00-10:00 PM GLEE
THURSDAY
8:00-9:00 PM Bones
9:00-10:00 PM Fringe
FRIDAY
8:00-8:30 PM Brothers
8:30-9:00 PM ‘Til Death
9:00-10:00 PM Dollhouse
SATURDAY
8:00-8:30 PM Cops
8:30-9:00 PM Cops
9:00-10:00 PM America’s Most Wanted
11:00 PM-Midnight The Wanda Sykes Show (working title)
Midnight-12:30 AM Animation Domination Encores
SUNDAY
7:00-8:00 PM The OT (NFL post-game)
8:00-8:30 PM The Simpsons
8:30-9:00 PM The Cleveland Show
9:00-9:30 PM Family Guy
9:30-10:00 PM American Dad
FOX PRIMETIME SCHEDULE: MIDSEASON 2010
(All Times ET/PT)
Monday
8:00-9:00 PM House
9:00-10:00 PM 24
TUESDAY
8:00-9:00 PM American Idol – Performance Show
9:00-10:00 PM Past Life
WEDNESDAY
8:00-9:00 PM American Idol – Results Show
9:00-10:00 PM Human Target (January) / GLEE (spring)
THURSDAY
8:00-9:00 PM Bones
9:00-10:00 PM Fringe
FRIDAY
8:00-8:30 PM Brothers
8:30-9:00 PM ‘Til Death
9:00-10:00 PM Dollhouse
SATURDAY
8:00-8:30 PM Cops
8:30-9:00 PM Cops
9:00-10:00 PM America’s Most Wanted
11:00 PM-Midnight The Wanda Sykes Show (working title)
Midnight-12:30 AM Animation Domination Encores
SUNDAY
7:00-7:30 PM Animation Domination Encores
7:30-8:00 PM American Dad
8:00-8:30 PM The Simpsons
8:30-9:00 PM Sons of Tucson
9:00-9:30 PM Family Guy
9:30-10:00 PM The Cleveland Show
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