Despite FOX’s best attempt to lesson the impact of their 2010-2011 Midseason Schedule by releasing it as late on a Friday afternoon as humanely possible (or what THE WEST WING famously referred to as “Take out the Trash Day”), the Network forgot to take into account one, make that two, very important factors.
Firstly, the internet never sleeps, and secondly, we have absolutely no life! To the point where the only thing the Network actually managed to do (aside that is from effectively cancelling FRINGE, but more on that later) was interrupt our Family’s traditional Friday night dinner as we as he slightly awkward albeit painfully obvious question: What the FOX?
Which is to say, did FOX seriously think we weren’t going to notice the fact that they’ve decimated any hope of a fourth season for FRINGE by moving it to Fridays at 9PM starting January 28 (see: DOLLHOUSE), hurt such TV Addict favorites like COMMUNITY, THE BIG BANG THEORY and THE VAMPIRE DIARIES by bumping the aging albeit still powerful ratings juggernaut that is the AMERICAN IDOL results show to Thursdays at 8PM (starting January 20), not to mention effectively cancel RUNNING WILDE by neglecting to include it on the midseason sked? Because we did in fact notice, and what’s more, we’re not happy about it!
Luckily for FOX, we are, if anything, a professional (Hence, why we’ve refrained from going “all caps on their a**!”). Which is why, rather than end our rant with a stream of obscenities that we’ll undoubtedly live to regret, we’ll politely sum up our feelings by borrowing a line, well tweet, from THE VAMPIRE DIARIES co-executive producer @julieplec, “Dang, Fox. Wow.”
Note: The entirety of FOX’s 2010-2011 Midseason Schedule can be found after the jump. (All times ET/PT except as noted)
MONDAY
Monday, Jan. 10:
8PM-10PM: LIE TO ME (Two-Hour Episode)
Mondays, beginning Jan. 17:
8PM: HOUSE (All-New Episodes)
9PM: LIE TO ME (All-New Episodes)
Mondays, beginning Feb. 7
8PM: HOUSE (All-New Episodes)
9PM: THE CHICAGO CODE (Series Premiere)
TUESDAY
Tuesdays, beginning Jan. 4:
8PM: GLEE (Encore Episodes)
9PM: MILLION DOLLAR MONEY DROP (All-New Episodes)
Tuesdays, beginning Feb. 8:
8PM: GLEE (All-New Episodes)
9PM: RAISING HOPE (All-New Episodes)
9:30PM: MIXED SIGNALS (Series Premiere)
WEDNESDAY
Wednesday, Jan. 5 and 12:
8PM-10PM: HUMAN TARGET (All-New, Two-Hour Episodes)
Wednesday, Jan. 19:
8PM: AMERICAN IDOL (Two-Hour Season Premiere, Part One)
Wednesdays, beginning Jan. 26:
8PM: AMERICAN IDOL
9PM: HUMAN TARGET (All-New Episodes)
Wednesdays, beginning Feb. 16:
8PM-10PM: AMERICAN IDOL (Two-Hour Episodes)
Wednesdays, beginning April 6:
8PM-9:30PM: AMERICAN IDOL (90-Minute Episodes)
9:30PM: BREAKING IN (Series Premiere)
THURSDAY
Thursdays, beginning Jan. 6:
8PM: MILLION DOLLAR MONEY DROP (All-New Episodes)
9PM: BONES (Encore Episodes)
Thursdays, beginning Jan. 20:
8:PM: AMERICAN IDOL (Season Premiere, Part Two)
9PM: BONES (Time Period Premiere)
FRIDAY
Friday, Jan. 7:
8PM: AT&T COTTON BOWL (Live)
Friday, Jan. 21:
8PM: KITCHEN NIGHTMARES (Season Premiere)
9PM: KITCHEN NIGHTMARES (Encore)
Fridays, beginning Jan. 28:
8PM: KITCHEN NIGHTMARES (All-New Episodes)
9PM: FRINGE (Time Period Premiere)
SATURDAY
Saturday, Jan. 15:
8PM: NFC DIVISION PLAYOFFS (Live)
Saturdays, beginning Jan. 22 (no change to lineup):
8PM: COPS (All-New Episodes)
8:30PM: COPS (Encore Episodes)
9PM: AMERICA’S MOST WANTED (All-New Episodes)
SUNDAY
Sunday, Jan. 9:
8PM: THE SIMPSONS (All-New Episode)
8:30PM: BOB’S BURGERS (Series Premiere)
9PM: FAMILY GUY (All-New Episode)
9:30PM: THE CLEVELAND SHOW (Time Period Premiere/All-New Episode)
Sunday, Jan. 16 and 23:
7PM: THE SIMPSONS (Encore Episodes)
7:30PM: AMERICAN DAD (Time Period Premiere)
8PM: THE SIMPSONS (All-New Episodes)
8:30PM: BOB’S BURGERS (All-New Episodes)
9PM: FAMILY GUY (All-New Episodes)
9:30PM: THE CLEVELAND SHOW (All-New Episodes)
Sunday, Jan. 30:
7PM: NFC PRO BOWL (Live)
Sunday, Feb. 6:
6PM: SUPER BOWL XLV (Live)
10:30PM: GLEE (All-New Special Episode; Approximate Start Time)
Sundays, beginning Feb. 13 (no change to lineup):
7:30PM: AMERICAN DAD (Time Period Premiere)
8PM: THE SIMPSONS (All-New Episodes)
8:30PM: BOB’S BURGERS (All-New Episodes)
9PM: FAMILY GUY (All-New Episodes)
9:30PM: THE CLEVELAND SHOW (All-New Episodes)