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Fox Fall 2026 Premiere Dates; FX's The Shards Trailer

Fox kicks off the 2026-27 season, announcing premiere dates for a standout fall lineup of returning scripted, unscripted and animated series. The fall season kicks off with the fan-favorite musical guessing game Celebrity Name That Tune, hosted by Tony Award winner and Emmy Award nominee Jane Krakowski with new bandleader Grammy Award nominee Robin Thicke (The Masked Singer) returning for another season starting Monday, Sept. 21 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) followed by the season two premiere of cutthroat game show Celebrity Weakest Link, (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) hosted by Emmy Award winner Jane Lynch.

The second season of the charming and heartfelt series Best Medicine, starring Emmy Award nominee Josh Charles, premieres Tuesday, Sept. 22 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), followed by the third season of the gripping medical drama Doc (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), led by Emmy Award nominee Molly Parker with Blair Underwood joining the cast as a new series regular.

Game show The Floor, hosted by Rob Lowe, begins its sixth season on Wednesday, Sept. 23 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) with a special "Champions" theme, followed by the Season Two premiere of million dollar competition series 99 to Beat (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), hosted by Ken Jeong and Erin Andrews.

On Thursday, Sept. 24, Hell's Kitchen (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) makes its historic Season 25 premiere featuring all chefs Under 25 years old competing for the grand prize, followed by the Season Five premiere of Special Forces: World's Toughest Test (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), featuring 15 new celebrity recruits testing their mental and physical resolve in the Malaysian jungle.

The iconic "Fox Animation Domination" Sunday comedies get a dose of live-action laughs when Animal Control joins the end of the week line-up. Beginning Sunday, Sept. 27, all-new seasons of The Simpsons (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT), Animal Control (8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT), Universal Basic Guys (9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT) and Grimsburg (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT) premiere.

Additional series to premiere in the 2026-2027 season include Dramas: Baywatch, Memory of A Killer, Murder in a Small Town, The Interrogator; Half-Hour Animated Comedies: American Dad!, Bob's Burgers, Family Guy, and Krapopolis; Unscripted: Crime Scene Kitchen, Don't Forget The Lyrics, Extracted, Fear Factor: House of Fear, Gordon Ramsay's Secret Service, LEGO Masters, Marriage Market, Next Level Baker, Next Level Chef and The Masked Singer.

Hot. Rich. Dangerous. FX's The Shards premieres August 5 on FX | Hulu. The trailer has been released.

FX's The Shards is a seductive drama series from executive producer Ryan Murphy, based on the acclaimed bestselling novel by Bret Easton Ellis. Set against the vivid backdrop of 1980s Los Angeles, the series follows a group of privileged high school seniors at an elite prep school as they navigate identity, sex, jealousy, obsession and the dangers lurking beneath the surface of American adolescence. Starring Igby Rigney, Kaia Gerber, Hayes Warner, Homer Gere and Graham Campbell.

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Fox Summer 2025 Schedule; Final Guest Hosts for Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Season

Fox is announcing premiere dates and return dates for the summer 2025 slate of original programming, including the series premieres of Gordon Ramsay's Secret Service (May 21) and The Snake (June 10), as well as new seasons of LEGO Masters (May 19), MasterChef (May 21), The Quiz with Balls (June 2) and The 1% Club (June 10), and all-new episodes of "Animation Domination" favorites Bob's Burgers, Grimsburg, Family Guy and The Great North (May 29). Additional summer programming to be announced.

The Fox summer schedule officially gets its brick on beginning Monday, May 19 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) with the Season Five premiere of hit competition series LEGO Masters, hosted by actor and producer Will Arnett. New episodes of America's Most Wanted follow at 9 thru May 26. Fox's summer really starts cooking beginning Wednesday, May 21 with the landmark 15th season premiere of MasterChef: Dynamic Duos (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), followed by the series premiere of Gordon Ramsay's Secret Service (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT). Beginning on a new night, Thursday, May 29, Fox's iconic "Animation Domination" continues this summer with all-new episodes of fan-favorite series Bob's Burgers (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT), Grimsburg (8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT), Family Guy (9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT) and The Great North (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT).

Beginning Monday, June 2, following an all-new episode of LEGO Masters, the big balls are back! Hosted by actor and comedian Jay Pharoah, The Quiz with Balls (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) pits brains against balls, while combining a high-stakes quiz show with a large-scale physical competition. Then, beginning Tuesday, June 10 The 1% Club (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) premieres with new host Joel McHale (Animal Control, Crime Scene Kitchen), followed by the series premiere of all-new competition series The Snake (9:00-10:00PM ET/PT), hosted by comedian Jim Jeffries.

Season finale dates for the following in-season programs are as follows: The Masked Singer (two-hour season finale 5/7); America's Most Wanted: Missing Persons (5/12); Next Level Chef (5/15); The Simpsons (5/18); Krapopolis (5/18); Farmer Wants A Wife (two-hour season finale 5/22); America's Most Wanted (5/26); Alert: Missing Persons Unit (5/27); The Cleaning Lady (two-hour season finale 6/3).

Quinta Brunson will host NBC's Saturday Night Live for the second time on May 3. The Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner is the star and creator of ABC's Abbott Elementary. Benson Boone will perform as musical guest for the first time. The Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum selling artist will release his next album "American Heart" on June 20. Walton Goggins will host SNL for the first time on May 10. Goggins stars in the third season of The White Lotus and the final season of The Righteous Gemstones, both streaming on Max. Arcade Fire will take the stage as musical guest for the sixth time. The Grammy Award-winning band will release their new album, "Pink Elephant," on May 9.

Scarlett Johansson will host the May 17 season finale, returning to host SNL for the seventh time. The Oscar-nominated actress stars in the new Universal Pictures film Jurassic World Rebirth, in theaters July 2. Bad Bunny will make his third appearance as musical guest. The 3-time Grammy-winning artist's latest album, "DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS," spent three consecutive weeks at #1 on the Billboard 200 and has been #1 on the Top Latin Albums chart for 15 straight weeks.

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Fox Announces Animation Domination 2025 Schedule; Abbott Elementary Renewed for Season 5

Fox announces Winter return dates for its iconic Animation Domination favorites Family Guy, Grimsburg, The Great North, Krapopolis and The Simpsons. On Sunday, February 16, all-new seasons of Family Guy (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT), Grimsburg (8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT) and The Great North (9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT) debut, followed by new episodes of Krapopolis (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT) on Fox. Then, starting Sunday, March 30, all-new episodes of The Simpsons return (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT), followed by Family Guy (8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT), The Great North (9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT) and Krapopolis (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT). Additional scheduling information to be announced.

We caught up with the cast of Grimsburg at New York Comic Con in October. We spoke with Jon Hamm and Rachel Dratch along with Alan Tudyk and showrunner Chadd Gindin. They told us what to expect this season, some great guest voices and much much more! Check out the videos!

No surprise, but Abbott Elementary will be back for a season five in 2025-26 on ABC! ABC also has renewed breakout hit drama High Potential for a second season, after a strong fall and even stronger start in January. In Abbott Elementary, the workplace comedy, a group of dedicated, passionate teachers - and a slightly tone-deaf principal - are brought together in a Philadelphia public school where, despite the odds stacked against them, they are determined to help their students succeed in life. Though these incredible educators may be outnumbered and underfunded, they love what they do - even if they don't love the school district's less-than-stellar attitude toward educating children.

Abbott Elementary stars Emmy(R) Award winner Quinta Brunson as Janine Teagues, Tyler James Williams as Gregory Eddie, Janelle James as Ava Coleman, Chris Perfetti as Jacob Hill, Lisa Ann Walter as Melissa Schemmenti, William Stanford Davis as Mr. Johnson and Emmy Award winner Sheryl Lee Ralph as Barbara Howard.

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Fox Adds Martin Short to Grimsburg; Secret Level Cast Announced by Prime Video

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Grimsburg, Fox's animated comedy starring and executive produced by Jon Hamm, adds Martin Short (Only Murders In The Building) in the recurring role of Otis Volcanowitz. Otis is Grimsburg's newest (and youngest) detective. Fortunately, there's nothing the mean streets of this town can throw at him that's scarier than what he's seen in the third grade cubbies. Otis is out to prove that its his skills as a kid detective that got him this job, not because he's a nepo baby whose wealthy parents happen to be the mayor's biggest donors and the owners of the town's wildly profitable active volcano dump.

Grimsburg stars Jon Hamm as Detective Marvin Flute, Erinn Hayes as Harmony Flute, Rachel Dratch as Stan Flute, Alan Tudyk as Dr. Rufis Pentos and Mr. Flesh, Kevin Michael Richardson as Detective Greg Summers and Greg Chun as Lieutenant John Kang. Season two of Grimsburg is coming soon to Fox. Each episode will be available the next day on Hulu. Grimsburg, starring and executive-produced by Emmy Award winner Jon Hamm (Mad Men), centers on Marvin Flute (Hamm), who may be the greatest detective ever to catch a cannibal clown and correctly identify a mid-century modern armoire. But there's one mystery he still can't crack - himself. To do that he must return to Grimsburg, a town where everyone has a secret or three, and redeem himself in the eyes of his fellow detectives, his ferociousex-wife and his lovably unstable son. Grimsburg is produced by FOX Entertainment's Emmy-winning animation studio, Bento Box Entertainment. The program is fully owned by FOX Entertainment. Catlan McClelland and Matthew Schlissel created the series and serve as co-executive producers alongside showrunner Chadd Gindin. Jon Hamm serves as executive producer alongside Gail Berman and Hend Baghdady of The Jackal Group and Connie Tavel.

Prime Video announced the official cast for its highly anticipated adult-animated anthology series, Secret Level, from Amazon MGM Studios and Blur Studio, during its New York Comic-Con series panel. Secret Level features original stories set within the worlds of some of the most beloved video games. Secret Level will be available exclusively on Prime Video in over 240 countries and territories worldwide, with two weekly episode drops, starting on December 10.

Secret Level has assembled a legendary cast of players featuring some of Hollywood's biggest stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger (The Terminator Franchise), Kevin Hart (Jumanji), Keanu Reeves (John Wick), Temuera Morrison (The Book of Boba Fett, Chief of War), Ariana Greenblatt (Barbie), Heaven Hart, Emily Swallow (The Mandalorian), Gabriel Luna (The Last of Us, Terminator: Dark Fate), Ricky Whittle (American Gods, Land of Bad), Patrick Schwarzenegger (The White Lotus), Merle Dandridge (The Last of Us), Claudia Doumit (The Boys), Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Lost, The Union), Clive Standen (Vikings, The Morning Show), Laura Bailey (The Legend of Vox Machina), and Michael Beach (The Perfect Couple, Tulsa King).

Secret Level is a new adult-animated anthology series featuring original stories set within the worlds of some of the world's most beloved video games. From the creative minds behind LOVE, DEATH + ROBOTS, each of the episodes is a celebration of games and gamers.

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Fox Summer 2024 Schedule, In-Season Finales; CBS Renews Tracker for Season 2

Fox is announcing return and premiere dates for the summer 2024 slate of original programming, including I Can See Your Voice (May 16), Don't Forget The Lyrics (May 16), Gordon Ramsay's Food Stars (May 22), Beat Shazam (May 28), The Quiz With Balls (May 28), MasterChef (May 29) and Name That Tune (June 3). Additional summer programming to be announced.

Thursdays are filled with music and mystery beginning Thursday, May 16 with all-new episodes of hit competition show I Can See Your Voice (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) hosted by Ken Jeong, followed by an all-new season of popular game show Don't Forget The Lyrics! (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) hosted by recent Emmy Award winner Niecy Nash. On Wednesday, May 22, following the 11th season finale of The Masked Singer (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), culinary titan Gordan Ramsay welcomes famed hospitality industry leader and TV personality Lisa Vanderpump in the all-new season of the hit competition series Gordon Ramsay's Food Stars, (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT). Hosted and executive-produced by award-winning actor, singer and comedian Jamie Foxx, who is joined by his daughter, producer and activist Corinne Foxx as co-host and deejay, Beat Shazam returns with an all-new season on Tuesday, May 28 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT). Following Beat Shazam is new game The Quiz with Balls (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) pitting brains against balls, while combining a high-stakes quiz show with a large-scale physical competition. Hosted by actor and comedian Jay Pharoah (SNL, The Blackening) each episode of The Quiz with Balls features two families competing for $100,000 in a "battle of the balls."

MasterChef: Generations enters its 14th season with an all-new theme beginning Wednesday, May 29 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT). Gordon Ramsay, acclaimed chef Aarón Sánchez and renowned restaurateur Joe Bastianich return for the ultimate cook-off, as the top home cooks from four different generations, inclusive of Gen Z, Millenials, Gen X and Baby Boomers, battle it out. Beginning Monday, June 3, all-new episodes of Name That Tune (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), hosted by Jane Krakowski and band leader Randy Jackson continue to test the musical knowledge of contestants playing for a chance to win over $100,000. Additional schedule details to be announced. Fox also announced season finales for in-season programs: Family Guy (4/17); Animal Control (5/8); Next Level Chef (5/9); Farmer Wants a Wife (5/9); Grimsburg (5/12); Alert: Missing Persons Unit (5/14); The Simpsons (5/19); Krapopolis (5/19); The Great North (5/19); Bob's Burgers (5/19); MasterChef Junior (5/20); So You Think You Can Dance (5/20); The Cleaning Lady (2-hour season finale 5/21); The Masked Singer (5/22).

CBS announced the first-year series Tracker, starring Justin Hartley, has been renewed for the 2024-2025 season. The series premiere, which debuted on Feb. 11 following the Super Bowl, has now been seen by 30 million multiplatform viewers and is Paramount+'s #1 show in February. The series stars Justin Hartley as Colter Shaw, a lone-wolf survivalist who roams the country as a reward seeker, using his expert tracking skills to help private citizens and law enforcement solve all manner of mysteries while contending with his own fractured family. The series is based on the bestselling novel The Never Game by Jeffery Deaver.

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Anthony Anderson to Host Emmy Awards; Guest Stars for Grimsburg

Fox and the Television Academy announced jointly that Anthony Anderson will host the 75th Emmy(R) Awards. The three-hour, coast-to-coast live telecast from the Peacock Theater at L.A. LIVE in downtown Los Angeles will air on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, January 15, 2024 (8:00-11:00 PM ET/5:00-8:00 PM PT) on Fox and will also be available the next day on Hulu. Emmy and Golden Globe nominated actor Anthony Anderson is the host of new Fox game show We Are Family, from executive producer Jamie Foxx, premiering Wednesday, January 3 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on Fox. He starred for eight seasons in the multi-award nominated sitcom black-ish, where he portrayed Andre "Dre" Johnson and also served as executive producer. He recently completed a six-week journey around Europe with his mother for their reality series Trippin' with Anthony Anderson and Mama Doris. Anderson also partnered with Cedric the Entertainer to launch their own barbecue label, AC Barbeque, and documented their journey to become barbeque masters in the unscripted series Kings of BBQ which premiered in August 2023.

Anderson appeared in the Emmy Award-winning pair of live television specials, Live in Front of a Studio Audience. He first appeared as Henry Jefferson in Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's 'All in the Family' and 'The Jeffersons,' and then as himself in the second special, Live in Front of a Studio Audience: 'All in the Family' and 'Good Times,' performing the opening song with Patti LaBelle. Anderson also hosted the game show, To Tell the Truth, a popular primetime re-imagination of the beloved classic game show of the same name, which ran for eight seasons. Additionally, he was executive producer of the black-ish spin off, grown-ish. Anderson reprised his role as Detective Kevin Barnard in 2022 on the highly anticipated 21st season of Law and Order. He has become familiar to audiences through roles in such prominent films as Transformers, The Departed, and The Big Year. Additionally, Anderson has appeared in Me, Myself and Irene, the Barbershop franchise, Scary Movie 3, Kangaroo Jack, Exit Wounds, Cradle 2 the Grave, Two Can Play That Game, Malibu's Most Wanted, My Baby's Daddy, Agent Cody Banks 2, Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle, Small Town Crime, The Star and the Academy Award nominated Ferdinand. Most recently, Anderson starred in and was the executive producer of streaming film Beats, alongside Uzo Aduba and newcomer Khalil Everage. On the small screen, Anderson appeared on Hang Time, All About the Andersons, K-Ville, The Shield and Guys with Kids.

Christina Hendricks, Rosie Perez, Patton Oswalt, Wendi Mclendon-Covey, Kaniehtiio Horn, Jaime Camil and Amy Sedaris to guest star in Grimsburg, the all-new animated comedy starring and executive produced by Jon Hamm. Grimsburg to debut with a special preview event on Sunday, January 7, immediately following the Fox NFL doubleheader (8:00-8:30 PM ET/5:00-5:30 PM PT; Live To All Time Zones) on Fox. Joining The Animation Domination Block, the time-period premiere of Grimsburg is Sunday, February 18 (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT) on Fox.

Grimsburg, starring and executive-produced by Emmy Award winner Jon Hamm (Mad Men), centers on Marvin Flute (Hamm), who may be the greatest detective ever to catch a cannibal clown and correctly identify a mid-century modern armoire. But there's one mystery he still can't crack - himself. To do that he must return to Grimsburg, a town where everyone has a secret or three, and redeem himself in the eyes of his fellow detectives, his ferocious ex-wife and his lovably unstable son. Grimsburg stars Hamm as Detective Marvin Flute, Erinn Hayes as Harmony Flute, Rachel Dratch as Stan Flute, Alan Tudyk as Dr. Rufis Pentos and Mr. Flesh, Kevin Michael Richardson as Detective Greg Summers and Greg Chun as Lieutenant John Kang. Guest stars on this season of Grimsburg include Rosie Perez as Detective Martina Martinez, Kaniehtiio Horn as Wynona Whitecloud, Wendi Mclendon-Covey as Chief Stamos, Jaime Camil as Mayor Dilquez, Christina Hendricks as Anna, Amy Sedaris as Lil' Betsy and Patton Oswalt as Slasher.

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Fox Winter 2024 Schedule; An Evening From the Heart John Ritter Foundation NYC 2023 Event

Fox is announcing its midseason schedule, including new series The Floor (Jan. 2), We Are Family (Jan. 3) and a special preview of Grimsburg (Jan. 7), as well as returning series I Can See Your Voice (Jan 3), The Great North (Jan. 7), TMZ Investigates (Jan. 22), America's Most Wanted (Jan. 22), Next Level Chef (Jan. 28) and Farmer Wants a Wife (Feb. 1), joining Winter premieres of fall series, Celebrity Name That Tune (Jan. 2) and Hell's Kitchen (Jan.4). Next Level Chef will return Sunday, Jan. 28, after the NFC Championship Game on FOX. All-new episodes of scripted series, The Cleaning Lady (Mar. 5), Alert: Missing Persons Unit (Mar. 5) and Animal Control (Mar. 6) return to Fox this March, along with an all-new season of The Masked Singer (Mar. 6).

This winter, Fox heats up with the all-new ultimate quiz show The Floor, hosted by Rob Lowe, premiering Tuesday, Jan. 2 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), preceded by musical game show Celebrity Name that Tune (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT). From executive producer and Academy and Golden Globe-winner Jamie Foxx, We Are Family is hosted by Emmy and Golden Globe nominated actor, comedian and producer Anthony Anderson (black-ish), alongside his mother, Doris Bowman, commonly known as "Mama Doris." The all-new music-centric guessing game show showcasing non-famous relatives of celebrities performing amazing solo performances and duets with their hidden famous family member, premieres Wednesday, Jan. 3 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), following the return of hit competition show I Can See Your Voice (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT). Animation Sundays kick off on Sunday, January 7, immediately following the Fox NFL Doubleheader (8:00-8:30 PM ET/5:00-5:30 PM PT; Live to all time zones), with a special preview of the all-new series, Grimsburg. Following Grimsburg, Animation Domination continues with new episodes of Krapopolis (8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT / 5:30-6:00 PM PT; Live to all time zones), Bob's Burgers (9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT) and the season four premiere of The Great North (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT). Grimsburg and The Great North make their time period premieres on Sunday, Feb. 18, as the night kicks off with all-new episodes of The Simpsons (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT) and Krapopolis (8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT), followed by The Great North (9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT) and Grimsburg (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT).

Starting on Monday, Jan. 22, TMZ Investigates (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) and America's Most Wanted (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) return to Fox. Gordon Ramsay's Next Level Chef returns for season three with a special preview on Sunday, Jan. 28 (10:00-11:10 PM ET/7:00-8:10 PM PT) immediately following the NFC Championship Game on Fox. The series will have its time period premiere Thursday, Feb. 1 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT). Season two of Farmer Wants a Wife returns Thursday, Feb. 1 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT). Beginning Tuesday, Mar. 5, thrilling crime dramas The Cleaning Lady (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) and Alert: Missing Persons Unit (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) launch new seasons. The Masked Singer will have its season 11 premiere on Wednesday, Mar. 6 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) followed by the season two premiere of workplace comedy Animal Control (9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT) and the spring premiere of animated comedy Family Guy (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT). Additional schedule details to be announced.

We were on hand this month for The John Ritter Foundation: An Evening From the Heart - NYC that started seven years ago with the Petrera-Cohen family honoring the memory of their daughter, Olivia (Livie), who passed away before her second birthday from complications of a genetic aortic disorder. This year, the event commemorated The John Ritter Foundation's 20-years of impact and John's life-saving legacy, while honoring the memory of Livie. In addition, The JRF shared the story of esteemed sportswriter and LGBTQ+ rights activist Grant Wahl. Wahl shockingly passed away last winter after he collapsed from a thoracic aortic dissection while reporting on the World Cup in Qatar. The event also included the presentation of The JRF's Founders Award to Dr. John Elefteriades with the Yale School of Medicine for his decades of work improving the care of patients with aortic disease. Dr. Elefteriades is an internationally recognized cardiovascular surgeon and has served on The JRF's Professional Advisory Board since its establishment. There was also a Silent Auction with many different pieces from all sorts of genres -- sports, travel and entertainment. Among the celebrities/notable people on hand were Amy Yasbeck and Tony Shalhoub.

In 2003 the world lost John Ritter to a tragically misdiagnosed thoracic aortic dissection. Although preventable, thousands of people die every year due to the lack of awareness of this critical medical emergency. To shine a much-needed light on thoracic aortic disease, John's widow, Amy Yasbeck, established The John Ritter Foundation for Aortic Health. Twenty years of honoring John's legacy with genetic research, widespread education, and radical advocacy.

Consider donating to this great cause that will save countless of lives for years to come.

Of course John Ritter needs no introduction, but John Ritter's career spanned decades, most notably; his starring roles in the classic TV sitcom Three's Company, 8 Simples Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter, Clifford The Big Red Dog, and Stephen King's 1990 mini-series IT. His feature films include Sling Blade, Skin Deep, Stay Tuned, Bad Santa, and Problem Child 1 and 2. John received many awards throughout his esteemed career including a Primetime Emmy, The Golden Globe, and The People's Choice Award.

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Fox Fall 2023 Schedule and Premiere Dates; Nick's The Loud House Road Trip

Fox has set premiere dates for its fall slate of new and returning unscripted and animation series, announcing a full lineup of original programming. The fall season kicks off with a night of music and mystery Tuesday, Sept. 19 with all-new episodes of Celebrity Name That Tune, hosted by Jane Krakowski and band leader Randy Jackson (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), followed by the season premiere of I Can See Your Voice (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT). As mentioned yesterday, Krapopolis, the all-new animated comedy from Emmy Award-winner, creator and executive producer Dan Harmon (Rick and Morty, Community) will make its series debut on Fox with a special two-episode preview event on Sunday, Sept. 24, immediately following the Fox NFL doubleheader (8:00-9:00PM ET/5:00-6:00PM PT, live to all time zones).

Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares returns for an all-new season of restaurant makeovers beginning Monday, Sept. 25 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), followed by the Season Two premiere of competition series Special Forces: World's Toughest Test (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT). The Masked Singer unmasks its landmark 10th Season beginning Wednesday, Sept. 27 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), followed by the Series Premiere of all-new game show Snake Oil, hosted by David Spade (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT). On Thursday, Sept. 28, Hell's Kitchen (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) makes its Season 22 premiere, followed by the Season Four premiere of LEGO Masters, hosted by Will Arnett (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT).

Fox's WWE Friday Night Smackdown continues on Fridays (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) throughout the season. The full iconic "Fox Animation Domination" block premieres Sunday, Oct. 1, with all-new seasons of The Simpsons (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT), the time-period premiere of Krapopolis (8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT), Bob's Burgers (9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT) and Family Guy (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT). Additional series to premiere in the 2023-2024 season include Dramas: 9-1-1: Lone Star, Accused, Alert: Missing Persons Unit, The Cleaning Lady, Doc and Rescue: HI-Surf; Comedies: Animal Control and Grimsburg; Unscripted: Farmer Wants a Wife, LEGO Masters: Celebrity Holiday Bricktacular, The Masked Singer Season 11, Next Level Chef and We Are Family.

The Louds are trekking all over the U.S. this summer in Nickelodeon's The Loud House in a two-hour special event, "Road Trip," consisting of four action-packed episodes, premiering Friday, July 14 at 7:00 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon. Join the boisterous bunch as they take a cross country road trip visiting the Niagara Falls, the White House, the Rocky Mountains, Hollywood and even The Casagrandes' hometown, Great Lakes City. The all-new "Road Trip" episodes follow the Loud family as they go on a cross country expedition when Rita (Mom Loud) is assigned to write a travel article. Rita prepares an itinerary in an attempt to meet her deadline, but the trip suddenly takes a turn in this Loud-centric special event as the family battles an ancient curse, go wild at a rodeo, run amok at the White House, and even climb the Rocky Mountains!

The Loud House "Road Trip" special event will debut on Friday, July 14 at 7 p.m. (ET/PT), and all-new season seven episodes of The Loud House will continue to debut on Nickelodeon and follow Lincoln and his fun-loving family through a series of even wilder adventures, including finding big secrets in The Royal Woods, discovering hidden talents and investigating a string of mysterious pranks. The Loud House voice cast includes Bentley Griffin as Lincoln Loud, Jaeden White as Clyde McBride, Jilly Talley as Rita Loud, Brian Stepanek as Lynn Loud Sr., Catherine Taber as Lori, Liliana Mumy as Leni, Nika Futterman as Luna, Cristina Pucelli as Luan, Jessica DiCicco as Lynn and Lucy, Grey Griffin as Lola, Lana and Lily, and Lara Jill Miller as Lisa. The Loud House is produced by Nickelodeon Animation in Burbank, Calif. The Emmy Award-winning animated series is executive produced by Michael Rubiner. Adam Henry serves as supervising producer, Kevin Sullivan serves as co-producer and Gabrielle Dolbey is art director.

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SitcomsOnline Digest: Frasier Reboot in the Works; CBS Says "No" to Giving Up 10 PM

Welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! This week, we're learning more about the Frasier reboot, we're hearing what CBS is saying will NOT be happening to their 10 PM hour, and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

• A Frasier reboot is coming, but it will be without John Mahoney, since he died in 2018. (Deadline)
• It's looking like NBC will be abandoning the 10 PM hour and Hearst, which owns several broadcast affiliates for all of the major networks, would like to think that other networks will follow, but CBS has already given that a hard "no." (AV Club)
• We knew Trevor Noah was leaving The Daily Show, and now we have an exact date of when that will happen. (Hollywood Reporter)
• Cable and broadcast combined are still dominating TV viewership, but online streaming is becoming a bigger and bigger thing all the time. (Deadline)
• Fox seems to have a lot of confidence in their animated comedies lately, as they've now renewed another animated comedy that has yet to air a single episode for a second season. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (OCTOBER 22 - OCTOBER 28)

• Decades has a binge of The Time Tunnel this weekend.
• A new season of Big Mouth debuts on Thursday on Netflix
• We missed this last week, but the final six episodes of Duncanville, which never aired on Fox, are now available on Hulu.

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COZI TV's Halloween Three-Night Lineup; Fox Gives Another Animated Comedy an Early Renewal

COZI TV is helping viewers get into the Halloween spirit with three days of special holiday-themed programming from Oct. 29 to 31. The Halloween schedule begins Saturday, Oct. 29 at 7 p.m. ET with "Films from The Vault," a marathon of five monster-themed Universal Pictures: The Wolfman (1941), The Mummy (1932), Dracula (1931), Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), The Invisible Man (1933). The special programming continues Sunday, Oct. 30, at 4 p.m. ET with a full evening of The Munsters episodes, which concludes with the movie Munster, Go Home. The three-day event ends Halloween night with four Frasier episodes and the legendary prank-filled Halloween episodes from Roseanne (check local listings). COZI TV viewers can watch The Munsters and Roseanne seven days a week at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., respectively, and Frasier, weeknights and Sundays at 8 p.m. (check local listings.)

COZI TV Halloween Broadcast Schedule (check local listings)

Saturday, October 29: "The Vault" a marathon of iconic Universal films.
7:00 PM: The Wolfman
8:30 PM: The Mummy
10:00 PM: Dracula
11:30 PM: Creature from the Black Lagoon
1:00 AM: The Invisible Man

Sunday, October 30: Munsters episode marathon and movie Munster, Go Home.
4:00 PM: Herman's Child Psychology
4:30 PM: Herman, The Master Spy
5:00 PM: Bronco Bustin' Munster
5:30 PM: Herman Munster, Shutter
6:00 PM: Herman, Coach of the Year
6:30 PM: Happy 100th Anniversary
7:00 PM: Operation Herman
7:30 PM: Lily's Star Boarder
8:00 PM: Love Comes to Mockingbird
8:30 PM: Herman's Rival
9:00 PM: Movie: Munster, Go Home

Monday, October 31: COZI TV series of Halloween favorite episodes.
8:00 PM: Frasier – Episode 99, Halloween
8:30 PM: Frasier – Episode 198, Room Full of Heroes
9:00 PM: Frasier – Episode 221, Tales from the Crypt
9:30 PM: Frasier – Episode 99, Halloween
10:00 PM: Roseanne – Episode 128, Halloween V
10:30 PM: Roseanne – Episode 178, Halloween – The Final

Fox Entertainment has given an early Season Two renewal to its upcoming animated comedy Grimsburg, starring and executive-produced by Emmy Award winner Jon Hamm (Mad Men, Confess, Fletch). Wholly owned by Fox Entertainment and produced by Fox's Emmy-winning animation studio, Bento Box Entertainment, Grimsburg centers on Marvin Flute (Hamm), who may be the greatest detective ever to catch a cannibal clown and correctly identify a mid-century modern armoire. But there's one mystery he still can't crack - himself. To do that he must return to Grimsburg, a town where everyone has a secret or three, and redeem himself in the eyes of his fellow detectives, his ferocious ex-wife and his lovably unstable son. Grimsburg will premiere in 2023. The series joins Fox Entertainment's other all-new animated comedy, Krapopolis, which last week also was renewed for a second season. Both programs will be introduced to international program buyers this week at MIPCOM CANNES by Fox's recently formed content sales unit, Fox Entertainment Global.

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SitcomsOnline Digest: IMDb TV Orders Comedy from Creator of The Good Place; ABC Gives Full Season Orders to The Wonder Years and Home Economics

Happy Halloween and welcome to SitcomsOnline Digest! The news this week is even slower (there is a lot to watch though!), but this week we're hearing about a new comedy for IMDb TV from the creator of The Good Place, two full season pickups at ABC, a new animated comedy for Fox (but it won't debut for another two years), and more. Let's get going!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM SITCOMSONLINE.COM AND AROUND THE WEB

• IMDb TV has ordered Primo, a comedy series from Shea Serrano and Michael Schur. (Variety)
• The Wonder Years and Home Economics have both gotten full season orders at ABC. (Variety)
• Jon Hamm has been cast to star (and also fill the role of executive producer) in Grimsburg, which will be Fox's next new animated comedy, but don't look for it to debut until 2023. (Deadline)
• It's a little out of the realm of the stuff we usually cover here, but there is now a trailer available for Netflix's Tiger King 2. (People)
• Casting details for the Peacock comedy Killing It, starring Craig Robinson, have been revealed. (Deadline)
• We're learning about the first of several planned South Park specials that will debut on Paramount+, the first of which we'll see in a little under a month. (SitcomsOnline)

WEEKLY PLANNER (OCTOBER 30 - NOVEMBER 5)

• As usual, Cozi TV will celebrate Halloween with a marathon of The Munsters, but as a twist they'll also have the feature film Munster Go Home included in that lineup this year.
• Of course, if you like the show that The Munsters is always compared to, you can always catch The Addams Family 24/7 on the dedicated channel on Pluto TV.
• Antenna TV used to feature marathons of Bewitched and Sabrina, the Teenage Witch for Halloween, but this year, they'll only have Bewitched on Sunday while new sister channel Rewind TV will feature Sabrina, the Teenage Witch all weekend long.
• The HBO Max Head of the Class reboot debuts on Thursday.
• If you're looking for a new animated adult comedy series to watch, there is Fairfax on Amazon Prime Video.
  
• Judge Judy is back, with Judy Justice, which will debut Monday on IMDb TV.

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Fri-Yay: Curb Your Enthusiasm Still Produces Reliable Laughs 11 Seasons In; Jon Hamm Fox Animated Comedy Coming in 2023

It's time for another edition of Fri-Yay! That means we will take a look back on some sitcom happenings in recent days or weeks or other fun sitcomy stuff. It's a sitcom lover's paradise! Happy Fri-Yay!

by Vincent

One show that often gets overlooked but is still more than capable of producing reliable laughs is HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm. The sitcom has been running for over 20 years now, although it did take a 6 year break from 2011 to 2017. While the snow isn't quite as brilliant as its heyday (which I'd peg as its entire original run from 2000-2011), it's still a reliable laugh producer, which is impressive for a show that's been on as long as it has.

Part of that is due to the consistent comedy stylings of Larry David. But another part of it is because of how the show has managed to adapt well to the times, evolving its comedy to match the styling of the now several different comedy eras it has aired in. It has that in common with fellow long running sitcom It's Always Sunny. That's the secret to having a long life as a sitcom - sticking to what works, but also not being afraid to evolve with the times.

Fox has ordered the all-new animated comedy Grimsburg, starring and executive-produced by Emmy Award winner Jon Hamm (Mad Men, Top Gun: Maverick). Fully owned by Fox Entertainment and created by Catlan McClelland and Matthew Schlissel, Grimsburg will premiere in 2023 and be produced by Fox's Emmy-winning animation studio, Bento Box Entertainment. In Grimsburg, Marvin Flute (Hamm) may be the greatest detective ever to catch a cannibal clown or correctly identify a mid-century modern armoire. But there's one mystery he still can't crack - his family. Now that he's back in Grimsburg, a town where everyone has a secret or three, Flute will follow every lead he's got to redeem himself with the ex-wife he never stopped loving, even if it means hanging out with the son he never bothered to get to know.

Grimsburg joins Fox Entertainment's growing portfolio of owned scripted content that includes Krapopolis, the animated comedy set in mythical ancient Greece from Emmy Award-winning creator Dan Harmon (Rick and Morty, Community) and featuring the voices of Hannah Waddingham, Richard Ayoade, Matt Berry, Pam Murphy and Duncan Trussell; and the country music-themed family drama Monarch, featuring Susan Sarandon, Anna Friel and Trace Adkins. Monarch will premiere Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, immediately following the NFC Championship, and Krapopolis also will debut in 2022, with a premiere date to be announced.

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