Fox fall schedule

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Fox finally sets its fall schedule

Weeks after announcing its fall shows, the Fox network has finally said when they’ll air.
Its big plunge will be with “Monarch,” a series awash in country music. That will arrive early (Sept. 11), after a football doubleheader; nine days later, it will get its regular slot behind “The Resident” on Tuesdays – an easier night for new dramas, now that NBC’s “This Is Us” is gone.
Also aiming for a schedule break are Fox’s comedies. “Welcome to Flatch” and “Call Me Kat” (shown here). They’ll be 9 and 9:30 p.m. Thursdays … an open spot, now that CBS will only have comedies at 8 and 8:30. Read more…

By Mike Hughes / June 6, 2022
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TV’s fall line-ups? It’s “involuntary stability”

TV networks have reached a fresh phase. We’ll call it “involuntary stability.”
Gone (for now) are the quick cancellations. Viewers may like this phase; networks try to seem happy.
When CBS announced that it has renewed 23 shows, Kelly Kahl, its entertainment president, said the network is in an “incredibly stable position.”
Then Fox was the first network to set its fall schedule (including Kim Catrall’s “Filthy Rich,” shown here). Charlie Collier, its entertainment CEO, talked of “relative stability”; Marianne Gambelli, its advertising president, praised “consistency” and “stability.” Read more…

By Mike Hughes / May 13, 2020