FOX announced its 2009-2010 schedule on Monday (May 18) morning, basing its fall programming lineup around a season of "So You Think You Can Dance" and its spring around a little show called "American Idol."
Daniel Fienberg
<p>FOX announced its 2009-2010 schedule on Monday (May 18) morning, basing its fall programming lineup around a season of "So You Think You Can Dance" and its spring around a little show called "American Idol."</p>
<p>The new schedule includes four new comedies and two new dramas, with "Glee," "Brothers" and "The Cleveland Show" premiering in the fall and the "Human Target" and "Past Life" coming in at midseason along with the single-camera sitcom "Sons of Tucson."</p>
<p>As expected, the FOX announcement features the return of "Dollhouse," which will be back on Fridays in the fall, plus the unfortunate demise of "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles."</p>
<p>"As the No.1 network for the last five years, FOX is the first place viewers go to connect with the stories and characters they love," says new FOX Entertainment Chairman Peter Rice in the morning press release. "With next year’s slate of distinctive shows, we’re continuing to invest in creativity to give viewers the rich, emotional experience they can only get on television."</p>
<p>Looking at the scheduling the most notable step for is taking is the quick turnaround of Season Six for "So You Think You Can Dance," which is premiering its fifth installment later this week. In the fall, "So You Think You Can Dance" will air two-hour episodes on Tuesday nights, with an Wednesday results show leading into "Glee," which gets a special sneak screening this week after "American Idol."</p>
<p>"Bones" will return to Thursday night, setting up "Fringe," which begins its second season in a new time period presumably opposite "Grey's Anatomy" and "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation." </p>
<p>FOX's fall Friday will be the new comedy "Brothers" paired with the long-awaited (by somebody, perhaps) return of "'Til Death," making for a very strange lead-in to "Dollhouse." </p>
<p>Saturday remains unchanged on FOX, with "COPS" and "America's Most Wanted" in primetime and the tentatively titled "The Wanda Sykes Show" debuting in the 11 p.m. hour on November 7. </p>
<p>Sundays will be Animation Domination, with "The Simpsons," "The Cleveland Show," "Family Guy" and "American Dad" airing from 8-10 p.m. ET after NFL postgame and overrun.</p>
<p>Mondays in the fall will be "House" and the second season of "Lie to Me."</p>
<p>Come January, of course, FOX gets to load up on "American Idol," which remains TV's most-watched show. "Idol" will be used as a springboard for the reincarnation investigation drama "Past Life" on Tuesdays and the action-drama "Human Target" on Wednesdays (at least until a late-spring return of "Glee"). "Human Target" stars Mark Valley, Chi McBride and Jackie Earle Haley, while Emmy winner Richard Schiff is joined by Kelli Giddish and Nicholas Bishop in "Past Life."</p>
<p>"Human Target" and "24" will both have special premieres on Sunday, January 17, airing after the NFC Divisional Playoff Game. After that premiere, "24" will return to its familiar Monday 9 p.m. timeslot after "House."</p>
<p>Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays are all scheduled to remain the same in the spring, but FOX will stir things up on Sunday. Animation domination encores will lead things off at 7 p.m. followed by "American Dad" (separated from its "Family Guy" teat) and "The Simpsons" leading into the live-action "Sons of Tucson," taking what FOX is thinking of as the "Malcolm in the Middle" slot. "Family Guy" will air at 9 p.m. and will be reunited with spinoff "The Cleveland Show" at 9:30 p.m.</p>
<p>"The strategic moves we made last year to build off of our biggest assets are paying off," says FOX Entertainment President Kevin Reilly. "We’ve created stability and consistently strong performance across the week. Next season, we’re bringing back two top-rated sophomore dramas and using our hits to introduce a broad and compelling slate of new shows that will make our air even more vibrant and alive."</p>
<p>We can't emphasize enough how subject-to-change FOX's double-schedules tend to be. Stay tuned to HitFix for the inevitable changes once FOX makes them.</p>
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<p>Assuming that the formatting holds up, here's the official 2009-10 schedule announced by FOX on Monday:</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">MONDAY</span></span> <br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">8:00-9:00 PM </span><strong> <span style="font-family: Arial;">HOUSE</span></strong> <br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">9:00-10:00 PM </span><strong> <span style="font-family: Arial;">LIE TO ME</span></strong> </p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">TUESDAY</span></span> <br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">8:00-10:00 PM </span><strong> <span style="font-family: Arial;">SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE</span></strong><strong> <span style="font-family: Arial;">Performance Show</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">WEDNESDAY</span></span> <br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">8:00-9:00 PM </span><strong> <span style="font-family: Arial;">SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE Results Show</span></strong> <strong> </strong><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">9:00-10:00 PM </span><strong> <span style="font-family: Arial;">GLEE</span></strong> </p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">THURSDAY</span></span> <br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">8:00-9:00 PM </span><strong> <span style="font-family: Arial;">BONES</span></strong> <br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">9:00-10:00 PM </span><strong> <span style="font-family: Arial;">FRINGE</span></strong> </p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">FRIDAY</span></span> <br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">8:00-8:30 PM </span><strong> <span style="font-family: Arial;">BROTHERS</span></strong> <br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">8:30-9:00 PM</span><strong> <span style="font-family: Arial;">‘TIL DEATH</span></strong> <br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">9:00-10:00 PM </span><strong> <span style="font-family: Arial;">DOLLHOUSE</span></strong> </p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">SATURDAY</span></span> <br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">8:00-8:30 PM </span><strong> <span style="font-family: Arial;">COPS</span></strong> <br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">8:30-9:00 PM </span><strong> <span style="font-family: Arial;">COPS</span></strong> <br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">9:00-10:00 PM </span><strong> <span style="font-family: Arial;">AMERICA’S MOST WANTED</span></strong> <br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">11:00 PM-Midnight </span><strong> <span style="font-family: Arial;">THE WANDA SYKES SHOW</span></strong> <span style="font-family: Arial;">(working title)</span><strong></strong> <br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Midnight-12:30 AM
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;</span><strong> <span style="font-family: Arial;">ANIMATION DOMINATION ENCORES</span></strong> </p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">SUNDAY</span></span> <br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">7:00-8:00 PM </span><strong> <span style="font-family: Arial;">THE OT</span></strong> <span style="font-family: Arial;">(NFL post-game) </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">8:00-8:30 PM </span><strong> <span style="font-family: Arial;">THE SIMPSONS</span></strong> <br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">8:30-9:00 PM</span><strong> <span style="font-family: Arial;">THE CLEVELAND SHOW </span></strong><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">9:00-9:30 PM </span><strong> <span style="font-family: Arial;">FAMILY GUY</span></strong> <br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">9:30-10:00 PM </span><strong> <span style="font-family: Arial;">AMERICAN DAD</span></strong> <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong></strong></span></p>
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<p align="center"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">FOX PRIMETIME SCHEDULE: MIDSEASON 2010</span></strong></span></p>
<p align="center"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;">(</span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">All Times ET/PT</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;">)</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">MONDAY</span></span> <br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">8:00-9:00 PM </span><strong> <span style="font-family: Arial;">HOUSE</span></strong> <br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">9:00-10:00 PM </span><strong> <span style="font-family: Arial;">24</span></strong> </p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">TUESDAY</span></span> <br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">8:00-9:00 PM </span><strong> <span style="font-family: Arial;">AMERICAN IDOL Performance Show</span></strong> <br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">9:00-10:00 PM </span><strong> <span style="font-family: Arial;">PAST LIFE</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">WEDNESDAY</span></span> <br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">8:00-9:00 PM </span><strong> <span style="font-family: Arial;">AMERICAN IDOL Results Show</span></strong> <strong> </strong><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">9:00-10:00 PM </span><strong> <span style="font-family: Arial;">HUMAN TARGET</span></strong> <span style="font-family: Arial;">(January) /</span><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"> GLEE</span></strong> <span style="font-family: Arial;">(spring) </span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">THURSDAY</span></span> <br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">8:00-9:00 PM </span><strong> <span style="font-family: Arial;">BONES</span></strong> <br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">9:00-10:00 PM </span><strong> <span style="font-family: Arial;">FRINGE</span></strong></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">FRIDAY</span></span> <br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">8:00-8:30 PM </span><strong> <span style="font-family: Arial;">BROTHERS</span></strong> <br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">8:30-9:00 PM</span><strong> <span style="font-family: Arial;">‘TIL DEATH</span></strong> <br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">9:00-10:00 PM </span><strong> <span style="font-family: Arial;">DOLLHOUSE</span></strong> </p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">SATURDAY</span></span> <br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">8:00-8:30 PM </span><strong> <span style="font-family: Arial;">COPS</span></strong> <br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">8:30-9:00 PM </span><strong> <span style="font-family: Arial;">COPS</span></strong> <br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">9:00-10:00 PM </span><strong> <span style="font-family: Arial;">AMERICA’S MOST WANTED</span></strong> <br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">11:00 PM-Midnight </span><strong> <span style="font-family: Arial;">THE</span></strong><strong> <span style="font-family: Arial;">WANDA SYKES SHOW</span></strong> <span style="font-family: Arial;">(working title)</span><strong></strong> <br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Midnight-12:30 AM </span><strong> <span style="font-family: Arial;">ANIMATION DOMINATION ENCORES</span></strong> </p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">SUNDAY</span></span> <br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">7:00-7:30 PM </span><strong> <span style="font-family: Arial;">ANIMATION DOMINATION ENCORES</span></strong> <br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">7:30-8:00 PM</span><strong> <span style="font-family: Arial;">AMERICAN DAD</span></strong> <br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">8:00-8:30 PM </span><strong> <span style="font-family: Arial;">THE SIMPSONS</span></strong> <br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">8:30-9:00 PM</span><strong> <span style="font-family: Arial;">SONS OF TUCSON </span></strong><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">9:00-9:30 PM </span><strong> <span style="font-family: Arial;">FAMILY GUY</span></strong> <br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">9:30-10:00 PM </span><strong> <span style="font-family: Arial;">THE CLEVELAND SHOW</span></strong> </p>
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