Fox Reveals Midseason TV Schedule

Prepare yourself. The schedule which you are about to see reproduced below from the network that brings you American Idol, Bones, The X Factor and Glee is about to give you a coronary. Earlier today, Fox revealed their midseason plans and let me tell you … it’s a doozy. Marking a return for it’s 11th season, American Idol premieres January 18. Idol will follow the Wednesday/Thursday airing pattern. Making its debuts will be Alcatraz, the drama from JJ Abrams, and Touch, featuring Keifer Sutherland. Fox will also join its fellow networks in offering a 2 hour block of sitcom entertainment. Tuesdays will now be known as Fox’s night of comedy. Per the schedule, it appears that Glee will bow with its finale in February and will finish it’s 3rd season in the spring.

Take a breath and check out the midseason schedule below. When confusion sets in and all else fails, be sure to bookmark our forum calendar for up-to-date and clear layouts of what’s airing each night!

All times below EST and new shows are marked in red. For midseason schedules for ABC and NBC click the network’s name!

MONDAY
Monday, Jan. 16:
8:00PM Alcatraz (Series Premiere)

Mondays, beginning Jan. 23:
8:00PM House
9:00PM Alcatraz (Time Period Premiere)

Monday, March 12:
8:00PM Alcatraz (Two-Hour Episode)

Mondays, beginning March 19:
8:00PM House
9:00PM Touch (Series Premiere)

TUESDAY
Tuesdays, beginning Jan. 17:
8:00PM Glee
9:00PM New Girl
9:30PM Raising Hope

Tuesdays, beginning March 6:
8:00PM New Girl (encore)
8:30PM Breaking In (Season Premiere)
9:00PM New Girl
9:30PM Raising Hope

WEDNESDAY
Wednesday, Jan. 4:
8:00PM Glee (encore)
9:00PM Mobbed

Wednesday, Jan. 11:
8:00PM Mobbed (encore)
9:00PM Mobbed

Wednesday, Jan. 18:
8:00PM American Idol (Season Premiere, Part One)

Wednesday, Jan. 25:
8:00PM American Idol
9:00PM Touch (Special Preview)

Wednesdays, beginning Feb. 1:
8:00PM American Idol
9:00PM Mobbed

Wednesdays, beginning Feb. 15:
8:00PM American Idol

THURSDAY
Thursday, Jan. 12:
8:00PM Bones (encore)
9:00PM The Finder (Series Premiere)

Thursdays, beginning Jan. 19:
8:00PM American Idol (Season Premiere, Part Two)
9:00PM The Finder

FRIDAY
Friday, Jan. 6:
8:00PM AT&T COTTON BOWL CLASSIC (Live)

Fridays, beginning Jan. 13:
8:00PM Kitchen Nightmares
9:00PM Fringe

SATURDAY
Saturdays, beginning Jan. 7:
8:00PM Cops
8:30PM Cops
9:00PM Drama Encore
11:00PM – 12:30AM Encores

Saturday, Feb. 11:
8:00PM America’s Most Wanted Special Edition
11:00PM – 12:30AM Encores

SUNDAY
Sunday, Jan. 8:
7:00PM Bob’s Burgers (encore)
7:30PM The Cleveland Show (encore)
8:00PM The Simpsons
8:30PM The Cleveland Show
9:00PM Family Guy
9:30PM American Dad

Sunday, Jan. 15:
8:00PM The Simpsons
8:30PM Napoleon Dynamite (Series Premiere)
9:00PM Family Guy
9:30PM Napoleon Dynamite (Special Time)

Sunday, Jan. 22:
6:00PM NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (Live)
10:00PM/7:00PT American Idol (Special Broadcast)

Sundays, beginning Jan. 29:
7:00PM Bob’s Burgers (encore)
7:30PM The Cleveland Show
8:00PM The Simpsons
8:30PM Napoleon Dynamite
9:00PM Family Guy
9:30PM American Dad

Sundays, beginning March 11:
7:00PM Animation Domination Encores
7:30PM The Cleveland Show
8:00PM The Simpsons
8:30PM Bob’s Burgers (Season Premiere)
9:00PM Family Guy
9:30PM American Dad