Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Fox Midseason 2026 Schedule; Hulu's Tell Me Lies Season 3 Premiere Date
Fox announced its Winter 2026 premiere dates, unleashing an ambitious lineup that blends powerfully gripping new dramas, extreme unscripted adventures, and comedies bursting with high-stakes hilarity. From heart and humor to heart-pounding storytelling in all-new series Best Medicine and Memory of a Killer, to the daring, reimagined Fear Factor: House of Fear, Fox delivers a bold mix of tension, comicality, and humanity. Returning favorites Doc, Animal Control, Going Dutch, The Masked Singer, Extracted, Next Level Chef, Family Guy and American Dad! round out a schedule packed with energy, emotion and attitude across every genre.
The Winter schedule begins Tuesday, January 6 with the series premiere of Fox's new wholly owned series Best Medicine (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), starring Josh Charles, Abigail Spencer, Josh Segarra and Annie Potts followed by all new episodes of hit medical drama Doc (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) starring Molly Parker and Felicity Huffman and featuring the return of fan favorite Scott Wolf. The following night, Wednesday, January 7 marks the much-anticipated return of The Masked Singer in a special two-hour Season 14 premiere featuring a double unmasking (8:00-10:00PM ET/PT). One week later on Wednesday, January 14, The Masked Singer will move to its regular time-period (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) ahead of the series premiere of Fear Factor: House of Fear (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) hosted by Johnny Knoxville.
Following a new episode of Hell's Kitchen (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), live-action comedies return starting Thursday, January 15 with the Season 4 premiere of Animal Control, starring Joel McHale (9:00-9:30PM ET/PT) and the Season 2 premiere of Going Dutch, starring Denis Leary (9:30-10:00PM ET/PT). Hell's Kitchen will have its season 24 finale on Thursday, January 22 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT). Beginning Thursday, January 29, Next Level Chef will have its season 5 premiere (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT). Extreme survival series Extracted launches Monday, January 26, (8:00-9:00PM ET/PT) leading into the series premiere of powerful new dramatic thriller Memory of a Killer (9:00-10:00PM ET/PT), featuring Patrick Dempsey's return to broadcast television alongside Michael Imperioli and Gina Torres.
The Simpsons will celebrate its landmark 800th episode on Sunday, February 15 (8:00-8:30PM ET/PT), followed by its season finale episode (8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT) and Family Guy will have its Season 24 premiere and 450th episode airing later that evening (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT). Beginning Sunday, February 22, Family Guy will air new episodes (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT and 9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT) and Seth MacFarlane's American Dad! returns to Fox and the iconic "Animation Domination" lineup with its Season 20 premiere (9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT). Biblical Event Series The Faithful starring Minnie Driver will air for three consecutive Sundays (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) beginning Sunday, March 22, continuing on Sunday, March 29 and concluding on Easter Sunday, Apr. 5. Additional schedule details to be announced.
Hulu has debuted first look photos from the highly anticipated third season of Tell Me Lies. The eight-episode third season of Tell Me Lies premieres January 13, 2026, with the first two episodes, then weekly thereafter.
Tell Me Lies Season 3 follows Lucy Albright (Grace Van Patten) and Stephen DeMarco (Jackson White) as they've rekindled their tumultuous romance in time for spring semester at Baird College. While they promise things will be different this time, past indiscretions hinder their best intentions, and Lucy finds herself embroiled in a controversy she wants nothing to do with. Meanwhile, the disastrous repercussions from the previous year also force Lucy and Stephen's friends to face their own destructive behaviors. As scandalous secrets fester around campus, vicious consequences threaten Lucy and everyone in her circle.
Starring Grace Van Patten, Jackson White, Cat Missal, Spencer House, Sonia Mena, Branden Cook, Alicia Crowder, and Costa D'Angelo.
Sitcoms Airing Tonight / Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows
Sunday, August 30
The Simpsons - "Guess Who's Coming to Skinner" (Fox, 8:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
When Principal Skinner discovers that one of his students is a runaway who has been living in the school library, he has to take the snarky, difficult kid into his home and is forced into a role he never expected or wanted -- being a parent.
Animal Control - "Squirrels and Fat Cats" (Fox, 8:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
Frank uncovers Emily and Shred's secret romance during a break-in at city supply; Victoria and Patel confront his daughter's school bully.
Universal Basic Guys - "Down the Shore" (Fox, 9:00PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
The Hoagies go down the shore; Tammy tries to make amends with her estranged sister.
Grimsburg - "Crystal Ball" (Fox, 9:30PM ET/PT) (Repeat)
When Flute goes for surgery to have a second testicle put in, he finds an unexpected side effect.
Sitcom Stars on Talk Shows (Week of August 24)
Saturday, August 29 and August 30
- Amy Poehler (Duncanville/Parks and Recreation) and Will Ferrell (The Hawk/The Office) - Amy and Will bond over their box office bomb on a repeat of The Weekend View on ABC News Live at 7:30am.
New on DVD and Blu-ray
01/20/26 - The Woody Woodpecker and Friends Golden Age Collection (Blu-ray)
01/27/26 - The New Fred and Barney Show - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
02/11/26 - Tom and Jerry - The Complete CinemaScope Collection (Blu-ray)
03/24/26 - Looney Tunes Collector's Vault - Volume 2 (Blu-ray)
04/11/26 - Abbott Elementary - The Complete Fourth Season (DVD)
04/21/26 - Famous Studios Champion Collection (Blu-ray) (DVD)
05/19/26 - I Love Lucy - The Complete Series - 75th Anniversary Edition (DVD)
05/19/26 - Looney Tunes Cartoons - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (DVD)
06/16/26 - Difficult People - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
06/30/26 - Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
07/14/26 - The Office - The Complete Series - Superfan Extended Episodes (Blu-ray)
07/28/26 - The Bill Dana Show - The Complete Series (DVD)
07/28/26 - I Love Lucy - The Complete Series - 75th Anniversary Edition (Blu-ray)
07/28/26 - The Paper - Season One (Blu-ray) (DVD)
08/25/26 - Perfect Strangers - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) (DVD)
09/08/26 - Looney Tunes Collector's Vault - Volume 3 (Blu-ray)
09/22/26 - Bridget Loves Bernie - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
09/29/26 - The Quick Draw McGraw Show - The Complete Series (Blu-ray)
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