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Fox Fall Sked Tweak: Buzzy Drama Pitch Pushes Bones To Midseason

By Michael Ausiello May 20, 2016 3:00 pm EST

Courtesy of Fox

In a bit of a scheduling curveball, Fox has tweaked its 2016-17 lineup to capitalize on the the good buzz swirling around its new baseball drama Pitch.

The network announced Friday that Pitch — which was originally earmarked for Tuesdays at midseason — will now launch this fall on Thursdays at 9/8c, replacing previous occupant Bones. As a result, Bones' abbreviated 12th and final season will now bow in Winter 2017 in a TBD timeslot.

Pitch's promotion also dislodges Prison Break, which was slated to follow Bones in the Thursdays-at-9 pm at midseason. The PB revival will now air Tuesdays-at-9 pm in early 2017 (aka Pitch's original perch).

Here are Fox's revised fall/midseason schedules:

MONDAY

8 pm Gotham

9 pm Lucifer

TUESDAY

8 pm Brooklyn Nine-Nine

8:30pm New Girl

9 pm Scream Queens

WEDNESDAY

8 pm LETHAL WEAPON (WATCH TRAILER)

9 pm Empire

THURSDAY

8 pm Rosewood

9 pm PITCH (WATCH TRAILER)

FRIDAY

8 pm Hell's Kitchen

9 pm THE EXORCIST (WATCH TRAILER)

SATURDAY

Fox Sports Saturday

SUNDAY

7 pm NFL

7:30 pm Bob's Burgers

8 pm The Simpsons

8:30 pm SON OF ZORN (WATCH TRAILER)

9 pm Family Guy

9:30 pm The Last Man on Earth

MIDSEASON SCHEDULEMONDAY

8 pm 24: LEGACY (Gotham returns in spring)

9 pm APB (Lucifer resumes in spring)

TUESDAY

8 pm New Girl/Brooklyn Nine-Nine

8:30pm THE MICK

9 pm KICKING & SCREAMING (PRISON BREAK takes over in spring)

WEDNESDAY

8 pm Lethal Weapon (SHOTS FIRED takes over in spring)

9 pm STAR (Empire resumes in spring)

THURSDAY

8 pm Rosewood

9 pm Bones final season

FRIDAY

8 pm MasterChef Junior

9 pm Sleepy Hollow