Fox Sets Fall Premiere Dates: ‘The X Factor’, ‘Glee’, ‘Bones’, ‘Mob Doctor’ To Debut Early
Fox is keeping with the trend this year of rolling out a major portion of its fall lineup outside the official premiere week. The network, which debuted most of its series during premiere week last year, will unspool three nights — Wednesday, Thursday and Monday — in the two weeks leading to premiere week, which this year starts September 24. That includes the season premieres of The X Factor, Glee and Bones and the series debut of The Mob Doctor. The second-season premiere of The X Factor falls on the same week as the third-cycle debut of NBC rival The Voice. Kiefer Sutherland’s drama Touch will be held until end of October, with Kitchen Nightmares warming up its new Friday 8 PM slot until then. Of the nights launching during premiere week, Fox is kicking off its new all-comedy Tuesday with two New Girl originals serving as lead-ins for the network’s two new comedy series, Ben & Kate and The Mindy Project.
NBC last week announced fall premiere dates staggered over two months — from mid-August until mid-October, with only one series, veteran Law & Order: SVU, opening during premiere week. And the CW said at its upfront that it will roll out its lineup in October. Here are Fox’s fall premiere dates:
Wednesday, September 12
8-10 PM THE X FACTOR (Season Premiere, Part One)
Thursday, September 13
8-9 PM THE X FACTOR (Season Premiere, Part Two)
9-10 PM GLEE (Season Premiere)
Monday, September 17
8-9 PM BONES (Season Premiere)
9-10 PM THE MOB DOCTOR (Series Premiere)
Tuesday, September 25
8-8:30 PM NEW GIRL (Special All-New Episode)
8:30-9 PM BEN AND KATE (Series Premiere)
9-9:30 PM NEW GIRL (Season Premiere)
9:30-10 PM THE MINDY PROJECT (Series Premiere)
Friday, September 28
8-9 PM KITCHEN NIGHTMARES (All-New Episode)
9-10 PM FRINGE (Season Premiere)
Sunday, September 30
8-8:30 PM THE SIMPSONS (Season Premiere)
8:30-9 PM BOB’S BURGERS (Season Premiere)
9-9:30 PM FAMILY GUY (Season Premiere)
9:30-10 PM AMERICAN DAD (Season Premiere)
Tuesday, October 2
8 -8:30 PM RAISING HOPE (Season Premiere)
8:30-9 PM BEN AND KATE
9 -9:30 PM NEW GIRL
9:30-10 PM THE MINDY PROJECT
Sunday, October 7
7:30-8 PM THE CLEVELAND SHOW (Season Premiere)
8-8:30 PM THE SIMPSONS
8:30-9 PM BOB’S BURGERS
9-9:30 PM FAMILY GUY
9:30-10 PM AMERICAN DAD
Friday, October 26
8-9 PM TOUCH (Season Premiere)
9-10 PM FRINGE
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