X marks the spot on Fox‘s new Fall Schedule as Simon Cowell’s new talent competition show, The X Factor, leads the network’s new offerings as they attempt to establish an American Idol-size smash at the beginning of the season. The show will reunite Simon with Paula Abdul and run Wed-Thursdays like Idol and looks to be a promising hit. The other big new player is the dinosaur time traveling action drama Terra Nova which will lead into House on Mondays. Take a look at the new fall schedule below with descriptions of the new shows and the network’s plan come midseason. For more on Fox, head here.
MONDAY
8/7c TERRA NOVA (A futuristic/prehistoric family adventure starring Jason O’Mara as a group of people head back in time to Jurassic adventures in hopes of halting the extinction of the human race in the future).
9 pm House (new timeslot)
TUESDAY
8 pm Glee
9 pm NEW GIRL (A comedy starring Zooey Deschanel as a goofy girl who moves in with three single guys)
9:30 pm Raising Hope
WEDNESDAY
8-9:30 pm THE X FACTOR (Simon Cowell’s new talent search series with co-judges music exec. LA Reid, Brit superstar Cheryl Cole and Paula Abdul, hosted by Brit Steve Jones and former Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger)
9:30 pm I HATE MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER (A wacky comedy starring Emmy winner Jamie Pressley and Tony winner Katie Finneran as moms who realize they can’t stand their teenage daughters who are just like they used to be…)
THURSDAY
8 pm THE X FACTOR (Results Show)
9 pm Bones
FRIDAY
8 pm Kitchen Nightmares
9 pm Fringe
SATURDAY
8 pm Cops
9 pm Encores/America’s Most Wanted (Specials)
SUNDAY
7:30 pm The Cleveland Show
8 pm The Simpsons
8:30 pm ALLEN GREGORY (a new animated series about a pretentious 7-year-old voiced by Jonah Hill)
9 pm Family Guy
9:30 pm American Dad
***MIDSEASON SCHEDULE***
MONDAY
8/7c House
9 pm ALCATRAZ (J.J. Abrams new thriller set at the infamous prison starring Sam Neil, Jorge Garcia and Parminder Nagra)
TUESDAY
8 pm Glee
9 pm NEW GIRL
9:30 pm Raising Hope
WEDNESDAY
8-9:30 pm American Idol
9:30 pm I HATE MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER
THURSDAY
8 pm American Idol (Results Show)
9 pm FINDER/Bones (Returning in Spring) … FINDER is the Bones spinoff
FRIDAY
8 pm Kitchen Nightmares
9 pm Fringe
SATURDAY
8 pm Cops
9 pm Encores/America’s Most Wanted (Specials)
SUNDAY
7:30 pm The Cleveland Show
8 pm The Simpsons
8:30 pm NAPOLEON DYNAMITE (an animated show based on the cult hit comedy film)
9 pm Family Guy
9:30 pm Bob’s Burgers
Also coming at midseason, but yet to be scheduled is the drama Touch starring Emmy winner Kiefer Sutherland (24).
So, what do I think of the new sched?
The Good: Fringe got another season!!! Raising Hope and Glee look like they have a fun new comedy companion on Tuesdays and The X Factor and Terra Nova show promise.
The Bad: booo~ they cancelled Human Target… (also canned were The Chicago Code, Lie To Me, Traffic Light and supposedly Breaking In)
The Argh: in the spring Glee will be taking a long break to make way for some other new comedies…
