Fox Announces Fall Premiere Dates For 9-1-1: Lone Star, The Masked Singer, Rescue: HI-Surf And More
Fox on Tuesday became the fifth broadcast network (after ABC, CBS, The CW and NBC) to lock down premiere dates for the Fall TV season.
The lineup includes the long-awaited return of 9-1-1: Lone Star, which comes back for Season 5 in September, with crime anthology Accused returning for its sophomore run in October. Fox is also rolling out three new scripted series this fall, with lifeguard drama Rescue: HI-Surf, the Kristin Kreuk-led mystery Murder in a Small Town and animated comedy Universal Basic Guys all bowing in September.
On the unscripted front, we'll see new seasons of The Masked Singer and game show The Floor, along with culinary competitions Hell's Kitchen and Crime Scene Kitchen (which swaps places with Special Forces: World's Toughest Test, now headed to midseason). Plus, animated favorites The Simpsons, Bob's Burgers and Krapopolis all return to Sunday's Animation Domination block, with live sports coverage taking over Friday nights from the departing WWE SmackDown (witch is moving to USA Network).
All told, Fox's primetime rollout looks like this:
THE SCHEDULE
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SUNDAY, SEPT. 8 (immediately following NFL doubleheader)
8 pm UNIVERSAL BASIC GUYS series premiere
FRIDAY, SEPT. 13
8 pm Fox College Football Friday/Fox College Hoops/Fox UFL
SUNDAY, SEPT. 22 (immediately following NFL doubleheader)
8 pm RESCUE: HI-SURF series premiere
MONDAY, SEPT. 23
8 pm 9-1-1: Lone Star Season 5 premiere
9 pm RESCUE: HI-SURF time slot premiere
TUESDAY, SEPT. 24
8 pm MURDER IN A SMALL TOWN series premiere
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 25
8 pm The Masked Singer season premiere
9 pm The Floor season premiere
THURSDAY, SEPT. 26
8 pm Hell's Kitchen season premiere
9 pm Crime Scene Kitchen season premiere
SUNDAY, SEPT. 29
8 pm The Simpsons Season 36 premiere
8:30 pm UNIVERSAL BASIC GUYS time slot premiere
9 pm Bob's Burgers Season 15 premiere
9:30 pm Krapopolis Season 2 premiere
TUESDAY, OCT. 1
8 pm MURDER IN A SMALL TOWN Episode 2
TUESDAY, OCT. 8
8 pm Accused Season 2 premiere
9 pm MURDER IN A SMALL TOWN Episode 3/time slot premiere
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