Today, FOX released the schedule for 2016-2017. FOX is notorious for changing their schedule multiple times before September hits, but here’s where we stand at this hour (new shows in RED). Also worth noting – 24: LEGACY will premiere after the Super Bowl in 2017! FOX FALL 2016 SCHEDULE Sunday: 7-7:30 – NFL on FOX 7:30-8 – BOB’S BURGERS 8-8:30 – THE SIMPSONS 8:30-9 – SON OF ZORN 9-9:30 – FAMILY GUY 9:30-10 – THE LAST MAN ON EARTH Monday: 8-9
WHAT IS IT? SCREAM QUEENS – The girls of Kappa House are dying for new pledges. SCREAM QUEENS is a new killer comedy-horror series from Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan, the Emmy- and Golden Globe Award-winning executive producers of GLEE and “American Horror Story.” Wallace University is rocked by a string of murders. Kappa House, the most sought-after sorority for pledges, is ruled with an iron fist (in a pink glove) by its Queen Bitch, CHANEL OBERLIN (Emma Roberts,
WHAT IS IT? LUCIFER – The Devil has come to Los Angeles…Based upon the characters created by Neil Gaiman, Sam Kieth and Mike Dringenberg for DC Entertainment’s Vertigo imprint, LUCIFER is the story of the original fallen angel. Bored and unhappy as the Lord of Hell, LUCIFER MORNINGSTAR (Tom Ellis, “Merlin”) has abandoned his throne and retired to L.A., where he owns Lux, an upscale nightclub. Charming, charismatic and devilishly handsome, Lucifer is enjoying his retirement, indulging in a few of
WHAT IS IT? LOOKINGLASS THE FRANKENSTEIN CODE – What would you do with a second chance? From executive producer/writer Rand Ravich (“Life,” “Crisis”) and executive producer Howard Gordon (“Homeland,” “24”) comes THE FRANKENSTEIN CODE, a modern reimagining of the Mary Shelley classic, about a man brought back to life by two scientists playing god. Seventy-five-year-old JIMMY PRITCHARD (guest star Philip Baker Hall, “Modern Family,” “Magnolia”) is a shell of his former self. A drinker, a womanizer and a father who
WHAT IS IT? BORDERTOWN – From FAMILY GUY’s Mark Hentemann comes BORDERTOWN, a new animated comedy about two families living in a Southwest desert town on the U.S. – Mexico border. The series takes a satirical look at the cultural shifts occurring in America, where the U.S. Census forecasts that by 2017, ethnic minorities will become the majority. Set against this increasingly diverse backdrop, the comedy explores family, politics and everything in between with a cross-cultural wink. BORDERTOWN centers on two
WHAT IS IT? THE GRINDER – How many TV lawyers does it take to try a real-life case in a real-life courtroom? One, and his name is THE GRINDER. Starring Emmy Award nominee Rob Lowe (“Parks and Recreation,” “The West Wing”), THE GRINDER is a new comedy about a famous TV lawyer at a crossroads. When his legal series ends, he decides to move back home and join his family’s real law firm – despite having no formal education, no bar
WHAT IS IT? GRANDFATHERED – What’s the fastest way to put the brakes on a cruise-controlled bachelor lifestyle? Fatherhood? Guess again. Television icon John Stamos (“Full House,” “ER”) stars in a new comedy about the ultimate bachelor who discovers he’s not only a father, but a grandfather. Successful restaurateur and man-about-town JIMMY MARTINO (Stamos) is used to being the most suave, most handsome and most single person in the room. All that changes with the surprise appearance of Jimmy’s adult son,
WHAT IS IT? ROSEWOOD – Meet the Beethoven of private pathologists…From executive producer Todd Harthan (“Psych,” “Dominion”), ROSEWOOD is the story of DR. BEAUMONT ROSEWOOD, JR. (Morris Chestnut, “Nurse Jackie,” “The Best Man” franchise), the most brilliant private pathologist in Miami. Using his wildly sophisticated autopsy lab, he performs for-hire autopsies to uncover clues that the Miami PD can’t see. His new partner-in-crime is Detective VILLA (Jaina Lee Ortiz, “The After”), a Miami PD detective with attitude and demons to spare.
WHAT IS IT? MINORITY REPORT – The future is coming. Based on the international blockbuster film by executive producer Steven Spielberg and the first of his films to be adapted for television, MINORITY REPORT follows the unlikely partnership between a man haunted by the future and a cop haunted by her past, as they race to stop the worst crimes of the year 2065 before they happen. Set in Washington, D.C., it is 10 years after the demise of Precrime, a
FOX released their 2015 Fall Schedule this morning – for me, the biggest surprise is that EMPIRE isn’t being used to launch a new series and that it looks like, even with them shooting early to give Zooey Deschanel some mommy time, NEW GIRL won’t premiere until mid season! Where do your favorites fall (new shows in red; all times Eastern and Pacific)? MONDAYS: 8PM: GOTHAM 9PM: MINORITY REPORT TUESDAYS: 8PM: GRANDFATHERED 8:30PM: THE GRINDER 9PM: SCREAM QUEENS WEDNESDAYS: 8PM: