FOX's Fall Schedule

FOX is the final network to announce their fall schedule, split into separate fall and spring schedules, sure to change as they did this past year with cancellation announcements and time slot swaps:

Fall 2007

Mondays
8:00 Prison Break
9:00 K-Ville (new cop drama set in New Orleans)

Tuesdays
8:00 New Amsterdam (new immortal cop drama)
9:00 House

Wednesdays
8:00 Back to You (new Kelsey Grammar/Patricia Heaton comedy)
8:30 'Til Death9:00 Bones

Thursdays
8:00 Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader?
9:00 Kitchen Nightmares (new cooking Apprentice show)

Fridays
8:00 The Search for the Next Great American Band (self-explanatory)
9:00 Nashville (new music reality series)

Sundays
8:00 The Simpsons
8:30 King of the Hill
9:00 Family Guy
9:30 American Dad

Spring 2008
Mondays
8:00 K-Ville / Prison Break
9:00 24

Tuesdays
8:00 American Idol
9:00 House

Wednesdays
8:00 Back to You
8:30 'Til Death / The Return of Jezebel James (new comedy)
9:00 American Idol

Thursdays
8:00 Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader?
9:00 Canterbury's Law (new courtroom drama)

Fridays
8:00 Bones
9:00 New Amsterdam

Sundays
7:00 King of the Hill
7:30 American Dad
8:00 The Simpsons
8:30 Family Guy
9:00 The Sarah Connor Chronicles ("Terminator" spin-off)

I am not really sure why FOX outlines their spring schedule so explicitly, because obviously some of their new shows (like "K-Ville") will be quickly cancelled and they will have to make changes all over again. And "Bones" never stayed on Friday night, even though it has been put there before. I am not sure how I feel about "The Sarah Connor Chronicles" although I am a huge "Terminator" series fan (#2 is much better than #1, and #3 is pretty lackluster). Out of all of FOX's new offerings this season, I was not impressed by any one of them, with the Victor Garber-led "Justice" probably being the best of the bunch. FOX seems to have pretty much agreed with me, renewing only one of their new shows, the Brad Garrett comedy "'Til Death", teaming up on Wednesday nights with the high-probability hit "Back to You" anchored by Kelsey Grammar ("Frasier") and Patricia Heaton ("Everybody Loves Raymond). Overall, a very complex schedule way too full of reality but otherwise offering few changes as far as returning shows go. I do not think any of the new shows will really be ratings hits, though "The Sarah Connor Chronicles" may be successful.