Red band Society will replaced by American Idol from January 7. While the ratings-challenged medical drama has yet to be officially cancelled, life-support may not be enough to keep those Season 2 hopes alive.
UPDATE: RBS has been omitted from FOX’s spring schedule altogether, all but confirming the medical comedy’s cancellation after one season. Press releases detailing FOX’s spring 2015 schedule follow:
POWERFUL NEW DRAMA “EMPIRE” DEBUTS
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, WITH LIMITED COMMERCIAL INTERRUPTION,
FOLLOWING THE PREMIERE OF “American Idol XIV”
American Idol XIV Continues Its
Two-Night, Three-Hour Premiere Event
Thursday, January 8
FOX is announcing winter premiere dates for new drama EMPIRE and the return of American Idol XIV.
American Idol XIV returns with a special, two-night, three-hour premiere event Wednesday, Jan. 7 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) and Thursday, Jan. 8 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. Featuring host Ryan Seacrest and judges Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban and Harry Connick, Jr., the fun starts when the competition launches its search for America’s next superstar with auditions from Kansas City, Minneapolis, Nashville, New Orleans, New York and San Francisco.
The epic family battle begins when the powerful new drama EMPIRE debuts, with limited commercial interruption, on Wednesday, Jan. 7 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), following American Idol XIV (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT). From Academy Award nominee Lee Daniels (“Lee Daniels’ The Butler,” “Precious”), Emmy Award winner Danny Strong (“Game Change,” “Lee Daniels’ The Butler”) and Academy Award- and Emmy Award-winning producer Brian Grazer (“A Beautiful Mind,” “24”), comes a drama about a family dynasty, set within a world of music, glamour, danger and power. Featuring music by prolific producer Timbaland, the series stars Academy Award nominee Terrence Howard (“Crash,” “Hustle & Flow”) and Academy Award and Emmy Award nominee Taraji P. Henson (“No Good Deed,” “Person Of Interest”).
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FOX ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL WINTER PREMIERE DATES,
INCLUDING “Glee’S” FINAL 13-EPISODE SEASONNEW UNSCRIPTED SERIES “WORLD’S FUNNIEST FAILS” (working title)
DEBUTS FRIDAY, JANUARY 16NEW CRIME PROCEDURAL “BACKSTROM,”
STARRING EMMY AWARD NOMINEE RAINN WILSON,
PREMIERES THURSDAY, JANUARY 22ONE-HOUR PREMIERE EVENT LAUNCHES WILL FORTE’S “THE LAST MAN ON EARTH,”
SUNDAY, MARCH 1NEW ENSEMBLE COMEDY “WEIRD LONERS,”
BEGINS TUESDAY, MARCH 31“Glee” TAKES A BOW WITH FINAL 13 EPISODES, BEGINNING WITH
SPECIAL TWO-HOUR EVENT FRIDAY, JANUARY 9Third Season of MASTERCHEF JUNIOR Starts Cooking Tuesday, January 6;
Special Two-Hour THE FOLLOWING Premieres Monday, March 2;
HELL’S KITCHEN Opens Tuesday, March 3; and
BONES Returns Thursday, March 26FOX is announcing premiere dates for new series WORLD’S FUNNIEST FAILS (working title) (Jan. 16),BACKSTROM (Jan. 22), THE LAST MAN ON EARTH (March 1) and WEIRD LONERS (March 31); and returning series MASTERCHEF JUNIOR (Jan. 6), Glee (Jan. 9), THE FOLLOWING (March 2), HELL’S KITCHEN (March 3) and BONES (March 26).
New unscripted comedy WORLD’S FUNNIEST FAILS (wt) premieres on Friday, Jan. 16 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT). The irreverent one-hour series is based on the hit YouTube channel, FailArmy, which showcases the best “epic fail” viral videos in the most entertaining ways possible. Each week a panel of comedians will analyze the videos which have exploded across the internet, with the goal of awarding one with the ultimate “Fail of the Week.”
BACKSTROM, the offbeat crime procedural starring three-time Emmy Award nominee Rainn Wilson (“The Office,” “Six Feet Under”), premieres Thursday, Jan. 22 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), following American Idol XIV’s time period premiere (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT). Created and executive-produced by Hart Hanson (BONES), the series follows Detective EVERETT BACKSTROM, an unhealthy, offensive, irascible – albeit brilliant – detective who sees the worst in everyone, and he’s usually right.
End-of-the-world comedy THE LAST MAN ON EARTH premieres with a special one-hour event of back-to-back episodes Sunday, March 1 (9:00-9:30/9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT), and then moves into its regular time period the following week on Sunday, March 8 (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT). Executive-produced, created by and starring Will Forte (“Nebraska,” “Saturday Night Live”), and executive-produced and directed by Chris Miller and Phil Lord (“The Lego Movie,” “22 Jump Street”), the single-camera comedy chronicles the life and adventures of an average guy – and humanity’s last hope – who discovers what life is like when no one is telling you what you can and cannot do.
New ensemble comedy WEIRD LONERS debuts Tuesday, March 31 (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT). From writer Michael J. Weithorn (“The King of Queens”) and director Jake Kasdan (New Girl), the un-romantic comedy follows four single mid-30-somethings (Becki Newton, “Ugly Betty”; Zachary Knighton, “Happy Endings”; Nate Torrence, “Hello Ladies”; and newcomer Meera Rohit Kumbhani), who are unexpectedly thrust into one another’s lives and form an unlikely bond in a Queens, NY, townhouse.
Glee takes its final bow with a sixth and final 13-episode season starting with a special two-hour premiere event Friday, Jan. 9 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT). New Directions’ original star, RACHEL BERRY (Golden Globe Award nominee Lea Michele), comes home to Lima, after her humiliating failure as a TV actress, and discovers that SUE SYLVESTER (Emmy Award winner Jane Lynch) has banished the arts at McKinley. Throughout its closing season, McKinley alumnae will return to say “good-bye” to the award-winning and groundbreaking musical comedy. The series makes its time period premiere Friday, Jan. 16(9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), and air all-new episodes for 11 consecutive weeks, culminating in a special two-hour Series Finale on Friday, March 20 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT).
Returning series premiering this winter include MASTERCHEF JUNIOR, which returns for its third season of talented kids, astounding culinary abilities and delicious challenges. Featuring host and award-winning chef Gordon Ramsay, restaurateur Joe Bastianich and acclaimed chef Graham Elliot, cycle three of MASTERCHEF JUNIOR gets cooking Tuesday, Jan. 6 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), leading into all-new episodes of New Girl (9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT) and The Mindy Project (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT).
On Monday, March 2, hit psychological thriller THE FOLLOWING returns for its third shocking season with a special two-hour Season Three premiere event (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), and moves to its regular time period the following week on Monday, March 9 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT).
The first week of March also sees Chef Gordon Ramsay firing up a new season of HELL’S KITCHEN, beginning Tuesday, March 3 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT). BONES returns with all-new cases Thursday, March 26 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), followed by BACKSTROM (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT).
Additional premiere dates and schedule details to be announced.
FOX 2015 RECAP
(Times for All-New Episodes are ET/PT Except as Noted)Sunday, Jan. 4:
8:00-8:30 PM THE Simpsons (All-New Episode)
8:30-9:00 PM BROOKLYN NINE-NINE (All-New Episode)
9:00-9:30 PM Family Guy (All-New Episode)
9:30-10:00 PM BOB’S Burgers (All-New Episode)Mondays, beginning Jan. 5:
8:00-9:00 PM GOTHAM (All-New Episode)
9:00-10:00 PM SLEEPY HOLLOW (All-New Episode)Tuesdays, beginning Jan. 6:
8:00-9:00 PM MASTERCHEF JUNIOR (Season Premiere)
9:00-9:30 PM New Girl (All-New Episode)
9:30-10:00 PM The Mindy Project (All-New Episode)Wednesdays, beginning Jan. 7:
8:00-9:00 PM American Idol XIV (Season Premiere, Part One)
9:00-10:00 PM EMPIRE (Series Premiere, with Limited Interruption)Thursday, Jan. 8:
8:00-10:00 PM American Idol XIV (Season Premiere, Part Two)Sundays, beginning, Jan. 11:
7:00-7:30 PM THE Simpsons (Encore Episode)
7:30-8:00 PM MULANEY (All-New Episode)
8:00-8:30 PM THE Simpsons (All-New Episode)
8:30-9:00 PM BROOKLYN NINE-NINE (All-New Episode)
9:00-9:30 PM Family Guy (All-New Episode)
9:30-10:00 PM BOB’S Burgers (All-New Episode)Friday, Jan. 9:
8:00-10:00 PM Glee (Two-Hour Season Premiere)Thursday, Jan. 15:
8:00-10:00 PM American Idol XIV (All-New Episode)Fridays, beginning Jan. 16:
8:00-9:00 PM WORLD’S FUNNIEST FAILS (wt) (Series Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM GLEE (Time Period Premiere)Thursdays, beginning Jan. 22:
8:00-9:00 PM AMERICAN IDOL XIV (Time Period Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM BACKSTROM (Series Premiere)Sunday, March 1:
7:00-7:30 PM THE Simpsons (Encore Episode)
7:30-8:00 PM BOB’S Burgers (Time Period Premiere)
8:00-8:30 PM THE SIMPSONS (All-New Episode)
8:30-9:00 PM BROOKLYN NINE-NINE (All-New Episode)
9:00-10:00 PM THE LAST MAN ON EARTH (One-Hour Premiere Event)Monday, March 2:
8:00-10:00 PM THE FOLLOWING (Two-Hour Season Premiere Event)Tuesdays, beginning March 3:
8:00-9:00 PM HELL’S KITCHEN (Season Premiere)
9:00-9:30 PM New Girl (All-New Episode)
9:30-10:00 PM The Mindy Project (All-New Episode)Sundays, beginning March 8:
7:00-7:30 PM THE SIMPSONS (Encore Episode)
7:30-8:00 PM BOB’S Burgers (All-New Episode)
8:00-8:30 PM THE SIMPSONS (All-New Episode)
8:30-9:00 PM BROOKLYN NINE-NINE (All-New Episode)
9:00-9:30 PM Family Guy (All-New Episode)
9:30-10:00 PM THE LAST MAN ON EARTH (Time Period Premiere)Mondays, beginning March 9:
8:00-9:00 PM GOTHAM (All-New Episode)
9:00-10:00 PM THE FOLLOWING (Time Period Premiere)Friday, March 20:
8:00-10:00 PM GLEE (Two-Hour Series Finale)Thursday, March 26:
8:00-9:00 PM BONES (Spring Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM BACKSTROM (All-New Episode)Tuesdays, beginning March 31:
8:00-9:00 PM HELL’S KITCHEN (All-New Episode)
9:00-9:30 PM New Girl (All-New Episode)
9:30-10:00 PM WEIRD LONERS (Series Premiere)
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