Fox isn't planning to slow down come mid-season -- returning "American Idol" for its 11th season and three new dramas. Fox won the fall rating race among 18-49 viewers and improved in many other categories.
"Idol," while down in ratings versus recent years, hopes to get a big jump after the NFC Championship Game on Jan. 22, following the special two-night premiere on Wednesday and Thursday the previous week.
"Touch," with Fox favorite Kiefer Sutherland and "Heroes" producer Tim Kring, will start up Wednesday January 25. J.J. Abrams' "Alcatraz" will begin on Monday, Jan. 16. "House" will be paired first with "Alcatraz" Monday; then "House" will paired with "Touch" later in the season.
New procedural "The Finder" begins Thursday, Jan. 12., right after "Idol."
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Fox's strong Sunday night comedy block will get new shows “Napoleon Dynamite" starting on Sunday, Jan. 15., then "Breaking In" on March 6. The return of "Bob's Burgers" will debut March 11.
Fox seemingly had one casualty: Sunday animation-comedy "Allen Gregory" is nowhere to be found on the schedule for the rest of the 2011-2012 season.
FOX 2011-2012 MIDSEASON SCHEDULE
(Times for All-New episodes are EST/PST except as noted)
MONDAY
Monday, Jan.
16
8:00-10:00 p.m. "Alcatraz" (Series Premiere)
Mondays, beginning Jan. 23
8:00-9:00 p.m. "House"
(Time Period Premiere)
9:00-10:00 p.m. "Alcatraz" (Time Period Premiere)
Monday, March 12
8:00-10:00 p.m.
"Alcatraz" (Two-Hour Episode)
Mondays, beginning March 19
8:00-9:00 p.m. "House"
9:00-10:00 p.m.
"Touch"(Series Premiere)
TUESDAY
Tuesdays, beginning Jan. 17
8:00-9:00 p.m. "Glee"
9:00-9:30 p.m.
"New Girl" NEW
9:30-10:00 p.m. "Raising Hope"
Tuesdays, beginning March 6
8:00-8:30 p.m.
"New Girl" NEW (encore)
8:30-9:00 p.m. "Breaking In" (Season Premiere)
9:00-9:30 p.m.
"New Girl"
9:30-10:00 p.m. "Raising Hope"
WEDNESDAY
Wednesday, Jan. 4
8:00-9:00 p.m.
"Glee" (encore)
9:00-10:00 p.m. "Mobbed"
Wednesday, Jan. 11
8:00-9:00 p.m. "Mobbed"
(encore)
9:00-10:00 p.m. "Mobbed"
Wednesday, Jan. 18
8:00-10:00 p.m. "American Idol" (Season Premiere, Part
One)
Wednesday, Jan. 25
8:00-9:00 p.m. "American Idol"
9:00-10:00 p.m. "Touch" (Special Preview)
Wednesdays, beginning Feb. 1
8:00-9:00 p.m. "American Idol"
9:00-10:00 p.m. "Mobbed"
Wednesdays, beginning Feb. 15
8:00-10:00 p.m. "American Idol" (Two-Hour Episodes)
THURSDAY
Thursday, Jan. 12
8:00-9:00
p.m. "Bones" (encore)
9:00-10:00 p.m. "The Finder" (Series Premiere)
Thursdays, beginning Jan. 19
8:00-9:00 p.m. "American Idol" (Season Premiere, Part Two)
9:00-10:00 p.m. "The Finder"
FRIDAY
Friday, Jan. 6
8:00 p.m.-CC EST "Fox Sports Special: 2012 AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic (Live)
Fridays, beginning Jan. 13
8:00-9:00 p.m.
"Kitchen Nightmares"
9:00-10:00 p.m. "FringeSaturday"
SATURDAY
Saturdays, beginning Jan. 7
8:00-8:30 p.m. "Cops"
8:30-9:00 p.m. "Cops"
9:00-10:00 p.m. "Drama
Encores"
11:00 p.m.-Midnight "Encores"
Midnight-12:30 a.m. "Encores"
Saturday, Feb. 11
8:00-10:00 p.m.
"America's Most Wanted Special Edition"
11:00 p.m.-Midnight "Encores"
Midnight-12:30 a.m. "Encores"
SUNDAY
Sunday, Jan. 8
7:00-7:30 p.m. "Bob's Burgers" (encore)
7:30-8:00 p.m. "The Cleveland Show" (encore)
8:00-8:30 p.m.
"The Simpsons"
8:30-9:00 p.m. "The Cleveland Show"
9:00-9:30 p.m.
"Family Guy"
9:30-10:00 p.m. "American Dad"
Sunday, Jan. 15
8:00-8:30 p.m. "The Simpsons"
8:30-9:00 p.m. "Napoleon Dynamite" (Series Premiere)
9:00-9:30 p.m. "Family Guy"
9:30-10:00 p.m.
"Napoleon Dynamite" (Special Time)
Sunday, Jan. 22
6:00 p.m.-CC EST "Fox Sports Special: NFC Championship Game (Live)
10:00 p.m. ET/ "American Idol" (Special Broadcast; Approximate Start Time)
7:00 PST
Sundays, beginning Jan. 29
7:00-7:30 p.m.
"Bob's Burgers"(encore)
7:30-8:00 p.m. "The Cleveland Show"
8:00-8:30 p.m.
"The Simpsons"
8:30-9:00 p.m. "Napoleon Dynamite"
9:00-9:30 p.m. "Family Guy"
9:30-10:00 p.m. "American Dad"
Sundays, beginning March 11
7:00-7:30 p.m. "Animation Domination
Encores"
7:30-8:00 p.m. "The Cleveland Show"
8:00-8:30 p.m. "The Simpsons"
8:30-9:00 p.m.
"Bob's Burgers" (Season Premiere)
9:00-9:30 p.m. "Family Guy"
9:30-10:00 p.m.
"American Dad"
S'funny -- "Touch" looks like one of the most interesting series of the 2011-12 season, while "Alcatraz" just about the dumbest.