Fox's Fall Schedule: Terra Nova On Monday, Glee, Fringe Staying Put, Most Wanted 'Axed'
Fox is the latest broadcast network to unveil its official 2011-12 schedule, and the key word is stability. Save for a few minor tweaks — most notably House's move to 9 pm on Mondays to make way for Steve Spielberg's dinosaur epic Terra Nova — the network's lineup remains virtually unchanged.
Buried in Fox's announcement is the news that after 23 years, America's Most Wanted will morph from a weekly series into quarterly specials — which is a fancy way of saying it's been canceled. "We have not made money on the show in quite a while," said Fox president Kevin Reilly. "It was economically getting to the place where it was not particularly viable, but we wanted to keep the franchise alive. John Walsh is having a number of conversations with [parent company News Corp. about] where that series can continue... I would not be surprised if you see the show pop up somewhere else."
Check out the official fall and midseason rundowns below; new shows are in CAPS, click for details:
MONDAY
8/7c TERRA NOVA
9 pm House
TUESDAY
8 pm Glee
9 pm NEW GIRL
9:30 pm Raising Hope
WEDNESDAY
8-9:30 pm THE X FACTOR
9:30 pm I HATE MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER
THURSDAY
8 pm THE X FACTOR (Results Show)
9 pm Bones
FRIDAY
8 pm Kitchen Nightmares
9 pm Fringe
SATURDAY
8 pm Cops
9 pm Encores/America's Most Wanted (Specials)
SUNDAY
7:30 pm The Cleveland Show
8 pm The Simpsons
8:30 pm ALLEN GREGORY
9 pm Family Guy
9:30 pm American Dad
***MIDSEASON SCHEDULE***
MONDAY
8/7c House
9 pm ALCATRAZ
TUESDAY
8 pm Glee
9 pm NEW GIRL
9:30 pm Raising Hope
WEDNESDAY
8-9:30 pm American Idol
9:30 pm I HATE MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER
THURSDAY
8 pm American Idol (Results Show)
9 pm FINDER/Bones (Returning in Spring)
FRIDAY
8 pm Kitchen Nightmares
9 pm Fringe
SATURDAY
8 pm Cops
9 pm Encores/America's Most Wanted (Specials)
SUNDAY
7:30 pm The Cleveland Show
8 pm The Simpsons
8:30 pm NAPOLEON DYNAMITE
9 pm Family Guy
9:30 pm Bob's Burgers
* American Idol Season 11 kicks off Sunday, Jan. 22 with special premiere following the NFC championship game. Additionally, the Kiefer Sutherland-Tim Kring drama Touch will also bow at midseason.
NOT RETURNING NEXT SEASON: Human Target, Lie To Me, Traffic Light, The Chicago Code, The Good Guys, Breaking In and Running Wilde.