Nov 19, 2010 by Brian Gallagher

Fox Announces 2011 Midseason Lineup

American Idol moves to Wednesday and Thursday nights with Fox's new schedule
American Idol moves to Wednesday and Thursday nights with Fox's new schedule
Fox is announcing premiere dates for new and returning series, as well as revisions to its 2010-2011 midseason schedule, including American Idol's move to Wednesdays and Thursdays and Glee continuing to lead off FOX's Tuesday night of comedies featuring Raising Hope and the debut of Mixed Signals.

Television's No. 1 series, American Idol, moves to Wednesdays and Thursdays beginning with a two-night premiere event Wednesday, Jan. 19 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) and Thursday, Jan. 20 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT). American Idol welcomes new judges Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler, who join judge Randy Jackson and host Ryan Seacrest, and an all-new crop of hopefuls from auditions held in Austin, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, Nashville, New Orleans, San Francisco and East Rutherford, NJ.

Bob's Burgers, the new animated comedy about a man, his family and their burger joint, opens Sunday, Jan. 9 (8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT). In the newest addition to the Sunday "Animation Domination" lineup, Bob (H. Jon Benjamin, Archer) and his quirky family have big ideas about burgers, but fall short on service and sophistication. Despite the greasy counters, lousy location and a dearth of customers, Bob and his family are determined to make Bob's "grand re-re-re-opening" a success.

As previously announced, The Chicago Code (formerly titled Ride-Along), the new police drama from creator Shawn Ryan (The Shield), will make its anticipated debut the night after Super Bowl XLV, Monday, Feb. 7 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), following all-new episodes of HOUSE (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT). The new fast-paced series starring Jason Clarke (Public Enemies, Brotherhood), Jennifer Beals (Lie to Me, The L Word), Delroy Lindo (Kidnapped) and Matt Lauria (Friday Night Lights) follows the Windy City's most powerful and respected cops as they navigate the city's underbelly to fight crime and expose corruption.

Mixed Signals, the new relationship comedy created by Bob Fisher (Wedding Crashers) that reveals how friendships and romances both enhance and complicate the lives of the men and women in them, will have its series premiere Tuesday, Feb. 8 (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT) following all-new episodes of Glee (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) and Raising Hope (9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT). The new ensemble comedy stars David Denman (The Office), Nelson Franklin (I Love You, Man), Kris Marshall (Human Target), Liza Lapira (Dexter) and Aya Cash (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit).

Additionally, Fox has picked up Breaking In (working title), an offbeat half-hour workplace comedy about a high-tech security firm that takes extreme - and often questionable - measures to sell their protection services. Created by Adam F. Goldberg (Fanboys) and Seth Gordon (Four Christmases and the upcoming Horrible Bosses), the series centers on a team of uniquely skilled oddball geniuses hand-picked to work for a manipulative mastermind. Starring Christian Slater (The Forgotten), Bret Harrison (Reaper) and Odette Yustman (You Again), the new comedy premieres Wednesday, April 6 (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT) following 90-minute American Idol episodes (8:00-9:30 PM ET/PT).

Kitchen Nightmares serves up a new season Friday, Jan. 21 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT). Each week, Chef Gordon Ramsay will try to help turn around some of the country's most unsanitary and unsuccessful restaurants on the verge of closing their doors forever.

Fox midseason sees other changes as well. Lie to Me reveals a special two-hour episode Monday, Jan. 10 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) with Dr. Cal Lightman (Tim Roth) continuing his search for the truth in its regular time period Mondays (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) until Jan. 31.

Glee continues with encores until all-new episodes begin in February with a special installment airing immediately following Super Bowl XLV Sunday, Feb. 6 (approximately 10:30-11:30 PM ET/7:30-8:30 PM PT). Beginning Tuesday, Feb. 8 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) Glee leads a night of all-new episodes of Fox comedies, including Raising Hope (9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT) and Mixed Signals (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT).

Million Dollar Money Drop will challenge more duos to keep their $1 million with all-new episodes airing for four weeks on Tuesdays (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) starting Jan. 4, plus two bonus Thursday (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) episodes on Jan. 6 and 13.

After a run of six all-new episodes in a row this fall, Human Target springs into action with special two-hour episodes airing Wednesday, Jan. 5 and 12 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT). The action-packed drama charges into its time period premiere Wednesday, Jan. 26 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) following American Idol (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) for three weeks.

The thrill continues when Bones moves to a new time period Thursdays (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) after American Idol (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) starting Jan. 20. Fan-favorite Fringe will travel to a new night and time with all-new episodes beginning Friday, Jan. 28 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT).

The Cleveland Show makes its time period premiere Sunday, Jan. 9 (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT), with American Dad! moving to a new time a week later Sunday, Jan. 16 (7:30-8:00 PM ET/PT).

Fox 2010-2011 Midseason Schedule



(All times ET/PT except as noted)

Monday


Monday, Jan. 10:



Mondays, beginning Jan. 17:

  • 8:00-9:00 PM - House (All-New Episodes)
  • 9:00-10:00 PM - Lie to Me (All-New Episodes)


Mondays, beginning Feb. 7



Tuesday


Tuesdays, beginning Jan. 4:



Tuesdays, beginning Feb. 8:



Wednesday


Wednesday, Jan. 5 and 12:



Wednesday, Jan. 19:

  • 8:00-10:00 PM - American Idol (Two-Hour Season Premiere, Part One)


Wednesdays, beginning Jan. 26:



Wednesdays, beginning Feb. 16:



Wednesdays, beginning April 6:



Thursday


Thursdays, beginning Jan. 6:



Thursdays, beginning Jan. 20:

  • 8:00-9:00 PM - American Idol (Season Premiere, Part Two)
  • 9:00-10:00 PM - Bones (Time Period Premiere)


Friday


Friday, Jan. 7:

  • 8:00 PM-CC ET - AT&T Cotton Bowl (Live)


Friday, Jan. 21:



Fridays, beginning Jan. 28:



Saturday


Saturday, Jan. 15:

  • 8:00 PM-CC ET - NFC Division Playoffs (Live)


Saturdays, beginning Jan. 22 (no change to lineup):



Sunday


Sunday, Jan. 9:



Sunday, Jan. 16 and 23:



Sunday, Jan. 30:

  • 7:00 PM-CC ET - NFL Pro Bowl (Live)


Sunday, Feb. 6:

  • 6:00 PM-CC ET - Super Bowl XLV (Live)
  • 10:30 PM ET/7:30 PT Glee (All-New Special Episode; Approximate Start Time)


Sundays, beginning Feb. 13 (no change to lineup):



Sources: Fox Television

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Comments (13)

  1. XSSIV

    LOL... NBC is FAR worse as a network (even compared to Fox). At least Fox lets shows like Bones and Lie to Me find legs. NBC kills all their sh*t as fast as they release them (oops... forgot about Lone Star!).

    USA is the #1 place for great shows.

    CBS has turned into a great net with Criminal Minds, NCIS, NCIS:LA, Good Wife, and my new fave, Hawaii Five-0.

    NBC is only good for Chuck (although Chase is decent late-night in-fill.

    ABC delivers Castle, but lately that's been stacking up on my DVR.

    Thank God Psych and Burn Notice are back in current eps and White Collar and Royal Pains come back in Jan.

    In Plain Sight and Covert Affairs are both decent enough.

    ANYTHING to counter-program American I-Sore!

    2 years agoby @xssivFlag

  2. Justhim_sir

    fringe the only sci-fi show unless you count bones for its science stuff. Fox and their lame reality series why they put them on fridays since lame-o's like that sh*t, vote wednesdays get result fridays it will put people who watch the show on edges waiting for the results. Oh yea more sci-fi series starting to hate all these cops/hospital shows.

    2 years agoby @justhim-sirFlag

  3. Josh

    Yeah, only CW can sustain a show in the Friday death slot; Smallville and Supernatural both do really well there. By putting Fringe against those two shows (who all share a similar audience), Fox is basically sending it to its death.

    2 years agoby @shuabertFlag

  4. Dan

    AMC, FX, Cartoon Network, Toonami. I'm done.

    2 years agoby @dan1Flag

  5. kylenin51

    There have been a few shows that have moved to Fridays and still managed to gain a sizable (for the network) audience. "Smallville", for example. Of course, The CW has lower expectations than FOX, but still. Moving to Fridays doesn't mean a 100% chance of cancellation. From experience, it's just most of the time, but not all the time. I just hope that "Fringe" ends up being one of the lucky ones and survives the new day and time.

    2 years agoby @kylenin51Flag

  6. ejk1

    @bounded, I like both shows, so I don't want either of them canceled. Unfortunately, only Bones is getting the ratings Fox is looking for. If Fringe was holding on to the audience Bones was giving it, ten Fringe wouldn't be in this position.

    2 years agoby @ejk1Flag

  7. bounded

    WTF...can't believe they're intending on canceling Fringe. That's a f*cking damn good show. Move Bones to Friday instead.

    2 years agoby @boundedFlag

  8. Daveactor7

    @Diaigma and @ejk1 agreed

    2 years agoby @daveactor7Flag

  9. ejk1

    You beat beat me to it, @Diaigma. Damn you :P

    2 years agoby @ejk1Flag

  10. ejk1

    Or USA. Psych, Burn Notice, and White Collar are excellent, and Covert Affairs and Royal Pains are just a notch below.

    2 years agoby @ejk1Flag

  11. Diaigma

    AMC, USA, Cartoon Network - suits my TV needs just fine :P

    2 years agoby @diaigmaFlag

  12. Daveactor7

    Fox is easily becoming the worst place for tv shows. Might as well stick with AMC

    2 years agoby @daveactor7Flag

  13. ejk1

    I have a few thoughts. One thought is that by moving Fringe to Fridays probably means that Fox is trying to kill the show. Moving any show to that night usually means death. As for Breaking In, I can't help but feel that this show would be much better off without Slater. I know he's using it as a comeback vehicle, but Harrison and Yustman would be more than fine without him.

    2 years agoby @ejk1Flag

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