Monday, May 16, 2016
Fox Upfront 2016-17: Fall 2016 Schedule; Antenna TV's Saturday Summer-thons with Sitcom Marathons Like Webster
Fall 2016
Mondays
8:00PM Gotham
9:00PM Lucifer
Tuesdays
8:00PM Brooklyn Nine-Nine
8:30PM New Girl
9:00PM Scream Queens
Wednesdays
8:00PM Lethal Weapon (NEW!)
9:00PM Empire
Thursdays
8:00PM Rosewood
9:00PM Pitch (NEW!)
Fridays
8:00PM Hell's Kitchen
9:00PM The Exorcist (NEW!)
Saturdays
7:00PM Fox Sports Saturday: Fox College Football
Sundays
7:00PM NFL on Fox
7:30PM The OT (NFL post-game)/Bob's Burgers
8:00PM The Simpsons
8:30PM Son of Zorn (NEW!)
9:00PM Family Guy
9:30PM The Last Man on Earth
Mid-Season 2016-17
Mondays
8:00PM 24: Legacy (NEW!) / Gotham (spring)
9:00PM APB (NEW!) / Lucifer (spring)
Tuesdays
8:00PM New Girl / Brooklyn Nine-Nine (spring)
8:30PM The Mick (NEW!)
9:00PM Kicking & Screaming (NEW!) / Prison Break (NEW!) (spring)
Wednesdays
8:00PM Lethal Weapon / Shots Fired (NEW!) (spring)
9:00PM Star (NEW!) / Empire (spring)
Thursdays
8:00PM Rosewood
9:00PM Bones (winter 2017)
Fridays
8:00PM Masterchef Junior
9:00PM Sleepy Hollow
Saturdays
7:00PM Fox Sports Saturday
Sundays
7:00PM Animation Encores
7:30PM Bob's Burgers
8:00PM The Simpsons
8:30PM Making History (NEW!)
9:00PM Family Guy
9:30PM The Last Man on Earth
Unscheduled Mid-season 2017 (new and returning):
COMEDY:
DRAMA:
REALITY:
NOTES: Three new comedies, six new dramas, two new event series and two new reality series join the schedule. The Rocky Horror Picture Show, a brand-new reimagining of the cult-classic midnight movie 40 years in the making, will air in October. 24: Legacy begins its two-night premiere event, following Super Bowl LI on Sunday, February 5, and continues Monday, February 6.
Schedule update: New drama Pitch will move up to air Thursdays in Fall 2016, the Farewell 12th season of Bones will air Thursdays in Winter 2017 and Prison Break will air Tuesdays 9pm in Spring 2017.
Discuss Fox's 2016-17 lineup. You'll find the official press release there, too...with details on all the new series.
Antenna TV, Tribune's multicast broadcast network, will celebrate summer with Saturday Summer-thons, featuring a marathon of a classic TV sitcom every Saturday between May 31 and September 5 (their summer period). The marathons will air from 1pm to 10pm ET every Saturday, and will feature fan-favorite episodes from Antenna TV's best programs, including new addition Webster. Antenna TV, which now airs in 128 TV markets across the U.S. reaching 86% of TV households, will air the following marathons:
6/4/2016 Webster
6/11/2016 Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
6/18/2016 Mr. Belvedere
6/25/2016 Mork & Mindy
7/2/2016 Barney Miller
7/9/2016 The Partridge Family
7/16/2016 Bewitched
7/23/2016 I Dream of Jeannie
7/30/2016 Green Acres
8/6/2016 Good Times
8/13/2016 The Jeffersons
8/20/2016 Newhart
8/27/2016 Small Wonder
9/3/2016 Doogie Howser, M.D.
Stay with us for updates on Antenna TV's summer lineup, if there are any changes, like Webster airing in the regular schedule.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight
Thursday, May 26
Young Sheldon - "The Grand Chancellor and a Den of Sin" (CBS, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Sheldon battles President Hagemeyer’s (Wendie Malick) mysterious boss over the university’s science requirements. Also, Mary discovers that Georgie is working at Meemaw’s illegal gambling room.
United States of Al - "College / Pohantoon" (CBS, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
When Al struggles with the college class he is taking, Riley takes it upon himself to speak to his professor. Also, Art’s confidence is shaken when he learns Lois (Rachel Bay Jones) used to be married to a professional football star.
Ghosts - "Ghostwriter" (CBS, 9:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
When Sasappis offers to help Sam complete the B&B website so they can start taking reservations, they butt heads over the creative direction. Also, Pete bonds with Jay over basketball until Jay makes a new living friend, and Flower attempts to be Pete’s new basketball buddy. Gregory Zaragoza, father of series regular Román Zaragoza, guest stars as Sasappis’ father, Naxasi.
B Positive - "" (CBS, 9:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
A therapist and newly divorced dad is looking for a kidney donor when he runs into a rough-around-the-edges woman from his past who offers her own kidney.
Welcome to Flatch - "Pyramid Schemme" / "Merry Flatchmas" (Fox, 9:00PM ET/PT)
Kelly accidentally gets involved in a green juice pyramid scheme; Father Joe helps Shrub get into college; Kelly's father puts her in charge of the Flatch Christmas celebration, and disaster ensues.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of May 23)
Thursday, May 26
- Rose Byrne (Physical) - Catch Rose on Jimmy Kimmel Live! at 11:35pm on ABC.
- Jon Hamm (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) - Jon appears on Late Night with Seth Meyers at 12:36am on NBC. He will also be on LIVE! with Kelly and Ryan, so check your listings.
- Terry Crews (Brooklyn Nine-Nine/Are We There Yet?/Everybody Hates Chris) - Terry is a guest on The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
- June Diane Raphael (Grace and Frankie/New Girl/Burning Love/Players) - June will be on The Late Late Show with James Corden at 12:37am on CBS.
- Glen Powell (Scream Queens) - Glen appears on The Talk on CBS at 2pm ET/1pm CT-PT.
- Jennifer Aniston (Friends/Muddling Through/Ferris Bueller/Molloy) - Jennifer is a guest on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, so check your local listings.
- Sherri Shepherd (Mr. Iglesias/Trial & Error/Sherri/Less Than Perfect/Suddenly Susan) - Sherri guest hosts The Wendy Williams Show, so check your local listings.
- Jenna Fischer (The Office/Splitting Up Together) and Angela Kinsey (The Office/The Hotwives of Orlando) - Jenna and Angela talk about their new book, The Office BFFs: Tales of The Office from Two Best Friends Who Were There, on People in 10 at 8am.
New on DVD/Blu-ray (February-May)
02/08 - Last Man Standing - The Complete Ninth Season
02/22 - Everybody Hates Chris - The Complete Series (2022 Release)
02/22 - Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. - The Complete Series (2022 Release)
03/08 - Brooklyn Nine-Nine - Season Eight
03/08 - Brooklyn Nine-Nine - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (DVD)
03/15 - Head of the Class - The Complete Fourth Season
03/15 - The Proud Family - The Complete Original Series - Anniversary Collection
03/22 - The Honeymooners Specials - The Complete Collection
03/29 - Rick and Morty - The Complete Seasons 1-5 (Blu-ray) (DVD)
03/29 - Young Rock - Season One
04/05 - Up All Night - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
04/26 - The Danny Thomas Show (aka Make Room for Daddy) - The Complete Fourth Season
04/26 - Jackie Gleason TV Treasures - 70th Anniversary Collection (including Honeymooners Rarities)
05/03 - No Activity - Season Three
05/31 - Becker - The Complete Series (2022 Release)
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