Fox surprised some people in the middle of last month when it announced that it would kick off its fall season in late August, about a week earlier than the rest of the networks. August 25 was to see the two-hour fourth-season premiere of Prison Break, followed by more two-hour specials during the rest of the week.
Well, it turns out Fox was just playing around. The network readjusted its schedule yesterday, pushing everything back a week and lining up with its rivals.
The fourth season of Prison Break will now bow on September 1, with two-hour premieres of Bones (September 3), The Moment of Truth (September 4), and Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader (September 5) following.
The following week will see the more traditional Fox fall lineup take shape, with premieres of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles on September 8, Fringe on September 9, and 'Til Death and Do Not Disturb on September 10. House makes its season premiere September 16, and the shows comprising Fox's Sunday animation block all kick off their seasons on September 28.
Fox's adjusted fall schedule is below.
Monday, September 1
8:00-10:00 p.m. Prison Break (Two-Hour Season Premiere)
Wednesday, September 3
8:00-10:00 p.m. Bones (Two-Hour Season Premiere)
Thursday, September 4
8:00-10:00 p.m. The Moment of Truth (Two-Hour Season Premiere)
Friday, September 5
8:00-10:00 p.m. Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (Two-Hour Season Premiere)
Saturday, September 6
8:00-8:30 p.m. Cops (Season Premiere)
8:30-9:00 p.m. Cops (Season Premiere)
9:00-10:00 p.m. America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back (Season Premiere)
Monday, September 8
8:00-9:00 p.m. Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
(Season Premiere)
9:00-10:00 p.m. Prison Break (Time Period Premiere)
Tuesday, September 9
8:00-10:00 p.m. Fringe (Two-Hour Series Premiere)
Wednesday, September 10
8:00-9:00 p.m. Bones (Time Period Premiere)
9:00-9:30 p.m. 'Til Death (Season Premiere)
9:30-10:00 p.m. Do Not Disturb (Series Premiere)
Thursday, September 11
8:00-9:00 p.m. The Moment of Truth (Time Period Premiere)
9:00-10:00 p.m. Kitchen Nightmares (Season Premiere)
Friday, September 12
8:00-9:00 p.m. Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
(Time Period Premiere)
9:00-10:00 p.m. Don't Forget the Lyrics! (Season Premiere)
Saturday, September 13
11:00 p.m.-Midnight MADtv (Season Premiere)
Midnight-12:30 a.m. Talkshow with Spike Feresten (Season Premiere)
Tuesday, September 16
8:00-9:00 p.m. House (Season Premiere)
9:00-10:00 p.m. Fringe (Time Period Premiere)
Sunday, September 28
8:00-8:30 p.m. The Simpsons (Season Premiere)
8:30-9:00 p.m. King of the Hill (Season Premiere)
9:00-9:30 p.m. Family Guy (Season Premiere)
9:30-10:00 p.m. American Dad (Season Premiere)
SWEET! I can't wait for Bones!!!
i can't wait for bones!!!
Can't wait for Bones and House, love those shows! Hopefully Fringe is good as well :)
I can't wait for Bones and House. Fringe sounds good.
Yeahhhhh cant wait to see Prison Break & Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles,i will give the others a try
sounds good. I'm glad that there's a 4th season of prison break! And house should be entertaining at least for another season
prison break needs to be stop and the show is not even good and it just boring and boring i did not even like the first episode
i cant wait for all these shows to b cancelled
cant wait for BONES and HOUSE
I cant wait for American Dad, The Simpsons, Are You Smarter Then A 5th Grader, Lyrics, Bones, Terminator, House, & Fridge.
Can't wait for Bones, Sarah Conner and House!!!! too bad i have to wait 3 months!
This is good news. I'll be sure to watch Terminator, House, Prison Break and Bones. Nothing else for me on fox for awhile.
I'll watch prison break and house. Maybe I'll try terminator, although I haven't seen any episodes yet.
great set of shows up for the new season.
Looking good!
Great scheduele :)
Also hate FOX but will tune in for Bones, Prison Break, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, KOTH & The Simpsons BUT i doubt i'll be following any new shows as FOX will eventually cancel them after one season ( if they reach that far ).
HATE FOX but i'll probably tune in to Fringe.
The Fox shows are still starting ahead of CBS, ABC, and NBC just closer to the other networks start date, and FOX doesn't have to worry about NBC, they'be been dead last in ratings for awhile now. So, Fox will easily overcome them no matter what.
You gotta love PRISON BREAK! The BEST show on TV!
well i will watch fox
i knew they will do it ,if i remember right they did almost the same thing last year , and even though i hate this network but i really look forward for alot of staff on it ( Fringe, DollHouse ) and i want to see hoe it will go with prison break this year , i hope it will be better than las year , and also looking forward ( but not so much ) for Terminator
gotta love prision break peeps.
This is SWEET, though the season tease was uncalled for. Prison Break is by far, one of the BEST suspense dramas in TV. Looking forward to the FOX Fall Programming Schedule!
I remember when the OC started on fox in the summer and that was the only reason i watched the show because there was nothing else on, so i think that this is a bad move especially for new shows
Not a bad move in my opinion. NBC has already scheduled their premiers for the last week in September and both CBS and ABC usually do the same week or around the same week. Makes more sense to have premiers out of the summer season. I would say Prison Break on Labor Day is a risky move but not only does it have a loyal following which will probably tune in no matter what but as The Andromadan Strain just proved you can get huge audiences even on a holiday.
Bad move. They should have started first so that they would have a better chance of snagging viewers and keeping them. Starting early would have guaranteed them better openning numbers.