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Fox’s Fall 2012 Schedule: GLEE Moves to Thursdays; Mindy Kaling’s New Series Joins NEW GIRL and RAISING HOPE on Tuesdays for Comedy Block

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: May 14th, 2012 at 7:36 am

Yesterday we got a look at what NBC will be offering by way of scheduling and new series this fall, and now Fox has announced their upcoming 2012 schedule.  As far as shifts for returning series go, the Kiefer Sutherland drama Touch has been moved to Fridays, while Ryan Murphy’s Glee (which has been on a ratings downslide as of late) has been put in the post-X Factor/American Idol slot on Thursday nights.  Moreover, the network announced that Sarah Jessica Parker and Kate Hudson will be doing guest star arcs on Glee for the show’s upcoming fourth season.

As far as new shows go, The Office star Mindy Kaling’s new show, currently titled The Mindy Project (hopefully a temporary title), and the new ensemble comedy Ben and Kate will join Raising Hope and the hit Zooey Deschanel series New Girl on Tuesdays for an all-comedy night.  I’m a huge fan of New Girl and I’m hoping The Mindy Project will be a nice companion show.  Another high profile new series, Kevin Williamson’s serial killer show The Following starring Kevin Bacon, has been slated to premiere at midseason.  Hit the jump to get a look at the full Fox schedule.

Fox Renews FAMILY GUY and AMERICAN DAD, But THE CLEVELAND SHOW Future is Uncertain

by Ethan Anderton    Posted: May 10th, 2012 at 3:14 pm

Well, at least part of Seth MacFarlane‘s portion of the Animation Domination line-up can celebrate today. EW has word that Fox has renewed Family Guy for an eleventh season and American Dad for an eighth season, each consisting of the standard 22 episodes. That means the Smith and Griffin households are happy, but the Brown family isn’t thrilled, at least not yet, as Fox is holding off on a decision to renew The Cleveland Show for now.

It’s not clear if they’re waiting until the upfronts to announce it (why not just hold all this information until then?) or if they’re waiting until the last possible minute to bring it back. Honestly, the animated series started strong, but it’s never reached the caliber of Family Guy or American Dad (which is vastly underrated and sometime better than the former MacFarlane series). Apparently there’s enough episodes in the works to keep The Cleveland Show going for a fourth season, so a decision might not necessarily come soon. Stay tuned as the upfronts get closer and more information becomes available on all series renewals and new series pick-ups.

Fox Announces 2011-2012 Midseason Premiere Dates for TOUCH, ALCATRAZ, NAPOLEON DYNAMITE and More

by Ethan Anderton    Posted: December 1st, 2011 at 2:51 pm

Midseason is just around the corner, and now Fox is chiming in with their premiere dates for new and returning series. First of all, let’s just get this out of the way, the reality competition giant American Idol will return for its eleventh season on Wednesday, January 18th and 8/7c and Thursday January 19th at the same time.

Now let’s get on with the real series starting with Kiefer Sutherland’s return to Fox with Touch from Heroes creator Tim Kring debuting on Wednesday, January 25th at 9/8c. That’s a prime slot right after an airing of American Idol too. However, the series run won’t actually start until Monday, March 19th at 9/8c. For more premiere dates and times for shows like Alcatraz, Breaking In, The Finder, Napoleon Dynamite and returning shows like New Girl and Glee, hit the jump.

Fox Announces 2011-2012 Premiere Dates

by Ethan Anderton    Posted: June 23rd, 2011 at 11:32 am

Just recently we got a rundown of premiere dates for The CW’s returning and new series for the 2011-2012, now Fox has unveiled their premiere dates for new and returning series starting in September. Returning series include the musical comedy Glee, the family sitcom Raising Hope, and the long-running animated hit Family Guy. In addition, you’ll find premiere dates for promising new series like Steven Spielberg’s sci-fi drama Terra Nova, Jonah Hill’s new animated comedy Allen Gregory and Zooey Deschanel’s charmingly funny New Girl. For information on all the new series hitting fox, be sure to check out our upfronts article from last month. But for a full rundown of Fox’s premiere dates for these series and more (including The X Factor if that kind of show is your cup of tea) hit the jump.

FAMILY GUY and THE CLEVELAND SHOW Renewed

by Ethan Anderton    Posted: May 9th, 2011 at 2:59 pm

A brief news update from Fox just came through the wire and should please “Animation Domination” fans everywhere. Per Deadline, the network has officially announced that they have renewed both Family Guy and The Cleveland Show for another season. Seth MacFarlane’s once canceled but miraculously saved series, Family Guy, will enter its tenth season this fall while the spin-off series The Cleveland Show is assured a fourth season through 2012-2013 (feels like it just debuted yesterday). With this news, and with American Dad getting picked up for a seventh season, it sounds like Sundays over at Fox will be chock full of great animated comedy for the foreseeable future.

Fox Pulls Hurricane Centric Crossover Episodes of FAMILY GUY, THE CLEVELAND SHOW and AMERICAN DAD

by Ethan Anderton    Posted: April 29th, 2011 at 1:51 pm

Last October we found out that Seth MacFarlane’s portion of Animation Domination would have a hurricane hit all three of his series Family Guy, The Cleveland Show and American Dad. However, in the wake of a recent barrage of terrible storms and tornadoes hitting the Southeast United States and resulting in a rising death toll near 300 people, THR reports Fox has decided to pull the series of crossover episodes. It’s a smart move and certainly in good taste as people deal with this terrible tragedy. Repeats will air in place of the new episodes, and this series of crossover episodes will be held until next spring instead. Meanwhile, our thoughts go out to all those families affected by these storms.

A Hurricane Will Hit Fox Next Year to Link FAMILY GUY, THE CLEVELAND SHOW and AMERICAN DAD for Sweeps

by Ethan Anderton    Posted: October 4th, 2010 at 2:26 pm

Seth MacFarlane has crossed over certain characters from all three of his series, Family Guy, The Cleveland Show and American Dad, into one another for quick laughs. But next year, one single storyline will unify all the series for one night during May sweeps. TV Guide reports a hurricane will hit all three of the families’ homes in each of their respective series and they each deal with it in their own special way. Hit the jump for details on the episodes to air next year.

Fox Announces Fall 2010 Premiere Dates

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: July 13th, 2010 at 9:39 am

Fox has announced their fall premiere dates, kicking things off on September 11th with an astounding 800th episode of Cops.  All of the new series (Lone Star, Raising Hope, Running Wilde) and most of the new seasons (House, Glee, Hell’s Kitchen, Bones, Fringe, Human Target, The Good Guys, The Simpsons, The Cleveland Show, Family Guy) will premiere the following week, September 20-26.

With September 26th allotted to a one-hour season premiere of Family Guy, the season premiere (and 100th episode) of American Dad will be held for October 3rd, while the third season of Lie to Me will drop on November 10th.  Hit the jump for the full schedule.

Fox Renews GLEE for a Third Season While in the Middle of Its First

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: May 23rd, 2010 at 8:46 pm

That’s no typo in the headline.  Fox just announced its official Fall 2010 schedule, which included a second season for hit high school musical Glee.  But the network is getting a jumpstart on 2011 by renewing Glee for a third season before show has a chance to finish its debut season in June.  The freshman series has been an unqualified success on Fox this season: it is the number one new show of the year in adults 18-49, and in recent weeks has trailed only its American Idol lead-in for the weekly crown.

Notably, the sixth and final season of Lost that just ended on my coast was promised back in season three, while last year CBS gave The Big Bang Theory a joint third/fourth season order.  But I don’t recall another show that has aired less than a season to get the magical two-season pickup — at least not in the live action arena.  Largely due to the lengthy production schedule of primetime animation, Fox ordered a second season of The Cleveland Show before it ever aired an episode.  Such is the power of Macfarlanimation.  Check out quotes from Fox exec Kevin Reilly and show creator Ryan Murphy after the jump.

Fox Plans to Exert Greater Dominance in Animated TV Programming by Ordering a New Animated Show from the ROBOT CHICKEN Gang

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: September 29th, 2009 at 10:26 pm

Fox’s Sunday line-up of “Animation Domination” did very well for the network this past week with the season premiere of “Family Guy” and the series premiere of its spinoff, “The Cleveland Show”.  With Seth Green already set to write an episode of “The Simpsons”, Fox is hoping that Green can bring the magic from his Emmy-nominated “Robot Chicken” to the network’s primetime line-up.  Hit the jump to keep mourning the loss of “King of the Hill”.

2009 San Diego Comic-Con Schedule for SATURDAY Featuring IRON MAN 2, EXTRACT, CHUCK, LOST, ZOMBIELAND, FUTURAMA and More!

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: July 11th, 2009 at 1:38 pm

If you spent all of Friday in Hall H, then prepare to spend all day in Ballroom 20 on Saturday because, like it or not, Saturday is essentially TV Day at Comic-Con.  Yes, there’s definitely some stuff going down in Hall H that’s worth your time like “Iron Man 2″, Mike Judge’s “Extract”, and “Zombieland”.  However, all the major TV stuff (with a few exceptions) is going down in Ballroom 20 including “Chuck”, “Futurama”, “Family Guy”, “The Cleveland Show”, “V”, and “Fringe”.

Oh, and for all of you who like stuff that is complete and utter shit, Saturday also features panels for “True Blood”, “Heroes”, and “The Boondock Saints II”.  If there was a panel on punching off your genitals, I would say that would be preferable to any of those.  But it your time and your schedule and I’m sure all those rooms will be packed.  They’ll just be packed with people I hate because they like things I don’t.  That’s how it works.

Hit the jump to check out the full schedule for Saturday where I’ve highlighted events that I think may be popular (even where if I think that popularity is totally undeserved). And if you missed it, click here for Friday and click here for Thursday.

Fox Announces Fall Premiere Dates for the 2009-2010 Season

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: June 15th, 2009 at 10:40 am

Fox has just announced their fall premiere dates for the 2009-2010 television season and the full listing is after the jump. If you enjoyed “Glee”, it premieres September 16^th. And for fans of “Family Guy”, “The Cleveland Show” launches September 27^th. Other notable premiere dates are “Fringe” on September 17^th and “House” September 21^st.

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