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Fox "Strike" Schedule Subtracts 24, Adds Prison Break
Kiefer Sutherland by Kelsey McNeal/Fox
Fox's "revised" 2008 schedule kicks off Jan. 13 and 14 with the series premiere of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and starts cooking with gas on the 15th with the two-night return of that singing show known as American Idol, but now is experiencing a Bauer outage. "The seventh-season premiere of 24 is being postponed," explains the network, "to ensure that Day 7 can air uninterrupted, in its entirety." Fair 'nuff.
Another jaw-dropper: Instead of taking a four-month breather following a Dec. 17 "fall finale," Prison Break will take a break after this Monday's airing, then return with new episodes starting Jan. 14.
Other Fox programming:
• Starting Jan. 4, the Friday night lineup features encores of Bones at 8 and House at 9. (House leads out of Idol starting Jan. 22.)
• The Simpsons, King of the Hill, Family Guy, American Dad, 5th Grader, Don't Forget the Lyrics!, Cops and America's Most Wanted all will continue with original episodes, while a mix of original and encores is currently planned for House, Bones, 'Til Death and Back to You.
• The game show The Moment of Truth premieres Wednesday, Jan. 23, at 9 pm/ET.
• New Amsterdam premieres Friday, Feb. 22, at 9 pm.
• The Farrelly Brothers comedy Unhitched premieres Sunday, March 2, at 9:30 pm.
• The unscripted role-reversal series When Women Rule the World debuts Monday, March 3, at 8.
• The Return of Jezebel James premieres Friday, March 7, at 8:30.
• Hell's Kitchen returns with a fourth season on April 1.
• Canterbury's Law, starring Julianna Margulies, premieres April 11.
Related: Matt Roush weighs in on Fox's "strike" plan
More strike coverage: Grey's Anatomy Cast Calls It Quits
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Nov 7, 2007 6:30 PM
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Of all the networks I think Fox is probably the least worried. Each year American Idol is the only reason Fox makes a profit of any kind. So as long as AI is around Fox is A-OK.
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Nov 7, 2007 7:06 PM
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Not to mention, it seems that FOX saw this coming and stocked up on mid-season replacements ... good for them.
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Nov 7, 2007 7:39 PM
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Does that mean "24" won't be on at all in 2008? And what's with "Bones" being moved to Fridays at 8:00? What's the sense of that?
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Nov 7, 2007 8:08 PM
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Does that mean "24" won't be on at all in 2008? And what's with "Bones" being moved to Fridays at 8:00? What's the sense of that?
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Nov 7, 2007 8:08 PM
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They only used the word "encore" after House but I got the impression that they were both encores
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Nov 7, 2007 8:56 PM
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So the animated shows have enough originals to stay on the air? Any idea how long they'll last before running out? I can't imagine they'd have a whole season written already.
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Nov 7, 2007 9:00 PM
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They're actually moving Bones to Friday night w/ House repeats?! Are they crazy?!?! Bones deserves better treatment than that. Are they trying to get one of their best shows cancelled??
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Nov 7, 2007 9:20 PM
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Posted by killerhook321: So the animated shows have enough originals to stay on the air? Any idea how long they'll last before running out? I can't imagine they'd have a whole season written already.
Animation is written far, far in advance of its airdate. The animation process takes many months, and I assume every episode of the season is in production right now (or already completed, of course).
This 24 news is breaking my heart....
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Nov 7, 2007 9:40 PM
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I think Fox made a good choice with 24 (although I have yet to watch it, so I can't comment as proprly as its fans might.) I hope ABC does the same with Lost (which I do watch.) Interrupting either of these shows midseason would just kill the tension and traction of the narrative, I think. That said, I do hope the DVDs still hit in December so I can at least have the entire series to date of Lost to rewatch during the strike. Also, I have always wanted to try out 24, so maybe if the strike lasts a while I can catch up with all its DVDs. I wish this weren't happening, but I'm trying to look for some silver lining here. That's all I've got.
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Nov 7, 2007 10:11 PM
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Bones on Friday makes me sad. This season, Friday certainly has a wide variety of quality stuff to pick from, but still.
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Nov 7, 2007 10:48 PM
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FOX did prepare themselves for this. And as long as they have AI, they're okay. It looks like everyone is gonna be forced to watch that show again.
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Nov 8, 2007 1:56 AM
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I guess becasue it was my last year of college (glued to books, not the tube)I don't remember much about the writer's strike in '88. Wasn't China Beach a victim?
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Nov 8, 2007 7:42 AM
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Postponed?! 24 is being postponed?! *@#$*@*#$!(*@&$ writers!!!!! 
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Nov 8, 2007 8:20 AM
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How is no 24 better than viewing the episodes that have already been filmed and then getting a break in between?
Well, 24 was the only show I was really worried about re: the strike. And now my worst fears have come to pass. Oh well, more free time for me.
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Nov 8, 2007 9:07 AM
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