Fox has unveiled their 2012-13 fall schedule. Fringe remains on Fridays at 9PM for its final season, but gets a seriable booster, in the shape of Kiefer Sutherland’s preternatural drama series Touch.
Here’s the 2012-13 Fox fall lineup:
MONDAY
8:00-9:00 PM BONES
9:00-10:00 PM THE MOB DOCTOR THE FOLLOWING (new) joins in midseason.TUESDAY
8:00-8:30 PM RAISING HOPE
8:30-9:00 PM BEN AND KATE (new)
9:00-9:30 PM NEW GIRL
9:30-10:00 PM THE MINDY PROJECT (new)
THE GOODWIN GAMES (new) joins in midseason.WEDNESDAY
8:00-10:00 PM THE X FACTOR (fall) / AMERICAN IDOL (midseason)THURSDAY
8:00-9:00 PM THE X FACTOR Results (fall) / AMERICAN IDOL Results (midseason)
9:00-10:00 PM GLEEFRIDAY
8:00-9:00 PM TOUCH
9:00-10:00 PM FRINGE (fall)
HELL’S KITCHEN returns in midseason.SATURDAY
7:00-10:30 PM FOX SPORTS SATURDAY (fall)
COPS returns in midseason.
ANIMATION DOMINATION HIGH-DEF(new) will join late-prime in 2013.SUNDAY
7:00-7:30 PM NFL Game (fall) / ANIMATION DOMINATION (encores)
7:30-8:00 PM THE OT (fall) / THE CLEVELAND SHOW
8:00-8:30 PM THE SIMPSONS
8:30-9:00 PM BOB’S BURGERS
9:00-9:30 PM FAMILY GUY
9:30-10:00 PM AMERICAN DAD
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I kind of feel like I should watch Touch as a thank you. Is that silly?
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Yeah its not very good
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yeah i looked up the synopsis of it and it doesn’t really sound like something i’d like
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Yeah well i liked the first couple of episodes but after that it is just really repetitive and goes nowhere
Plus its weird seeing Jack baeur not being badass
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Where I live, they advertised Touch a lot, but it’s realy not that interesting.
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Shidey17 – I don’t think you are being silly at all. If Touch brings in some high numbers, people may stick around to watch Fringe. We want Fringe to complete the 13 episodes and any strategy is helpful.
Unfortunately this brings us back to the antiquated, unfair ratings process. No matter what I watch I am not counted. *sigh*
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A dash of Friday Death might actually do Touch some good. If its got the followers it will survive I mean Fringe beat the odds so hey it could happen…
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It depemds on what the network expects. It also depends on whether it has the same kind of loyal core audience as Fringe. We’ll find out.
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alcatraz?
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lol
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I guess that means that we will get all thirteen episodes before the end of the year if Hell’s Kitchen returns mid season. I am very happy with that, because the last thing we need is for FOX to spread 13 episodes in the span of a year.
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Are you sure?
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Let’s hope for a dry World Series next year, and maybe you’ll get you wish.
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Well, this is really the end. Wow! Fringe will be gone forever before the new year of 2013. I just want to cry.
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But if the world does end in 12/2012, then we’ll hopefully go knowing how Fringe ends
Hot debate. What do you think?
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Do you think Belly has something to do with this?
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touch deez
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Glee is going to Thursday night. Good luck there!
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Touch had been on the bubble for renewal. So, not surprising that they placed it on Friday nights as the lead-in. It would have been great for FOX to have put Fringe on a better night as a great send-off, since they would need to replace it anyway and probably have some “second season” shows ready as mid-season replacements for whatever new shows fail. But, I am glad we have a season 5 anyway, so…
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I know ‘Fall’ means Autumn in Americatown but why do some shows have (fall) written beside them and some not? Won’t they all come back in September-ish?
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Some started mid-season so they will still continue to air into the early summer season.
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Maybe I am way off track, but did you see the write-ups of some of the new shows on FOX? I am sorry but to me they sound terrible, nothing I would be interested in watching. Call me crazy but I think FOX should have stuck with Finder and Alcatraz for one more year and Fringe (for a full season). FOX is going to have a lot of competition from other shows that networks may dish up, in particular that new show Revolution, which is on NBC I believe.
At this time FOX has an established fan base (worldwide for Fringe) of the three shows I mentioned and they are taking chances on shows that in my opinion the premise of each sound so bad. My one complaint about FOX is they give up too easily.
That old saying, “be careful what you wish for” could apply. FOX could be in for a rude awakening when Fringe is gone and the replacement show tanks.
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You are correct!
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Fox has a show coming up midseason next year with Kevin Bacon called The Following looks really good about serial killers.
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*Yawn* Another show about serial killers? How uplifting. *ZZZZZZZZ*
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Nothing will compare to Fringe and most likely will not for a while. When I watch other shows all I can think of: boring!
Once Fringe is gone, I’ll watch the local news on FOX and that’s it.
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Your are right about that Cortexifan! I thought that about Lost as well. But…well Fringe came along; and the rest is history.
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Don’t say nothing. Seriously, go have a look at the trailer for Revolution. It looks utterly fantastic, so much so that I actually thought it was a movie for the first half of the trailer.
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I did and I will check it out because of things similar to Fringe that I saw in the trailer, cast, typewriter and I’m sure it’s full of clues.
But again, I will most likely compare everything to Fringe.
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So Kitchen Nightmares got the boot? Lets cheer about * that*
FOX has three returning dramas next year
Bones, who’s struggling on mondays (2.0)
Touch, whos last rating on thursday was 1.9
Fringe, whos ratings are crap but steady
This is probably Bones last year, creatively, it has run its course, Touch wont see a third season at this rate, so the final season of Fringe means that their new shows absolutely have to take off, otherwise there would be absolutely nothing left on their schedule with some kind of fanbase/following. Glee is not the powerhouse it used to be and look for it to be eaten alive on thursdays.
Which is why replacing Fringe with *sigh* Hell’s kitchen will probably end up being a mistake. It has a few years of storytelling left, media attention, critical praises, I mean, yes, the ratings are crap, but i’m guessing the loads of money AI and XF bring in should help with that and Fox would have at least one veteran acclaimed show still on the air.
Next year will be *very* interesting…
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Note to FOX: “You get what you pay for.”
Hells Kitchen? Good God – let me see, people fighting, competing over food, yelling, swearing, backstabbing, racing to finish OR a clever, well acted science fiction show about a group of people who are interesting, funny at times, we have grown to care about, and they help each other to solve problems? Hummm, not a hard choice, for me anyway.
I will not be wasting my time watching Hell’s Kitchen.
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Yeah, but old grannies from Texas would.
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You are right, jeezzzz I never thought of that.
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Unfortunately it will get the same if not better ratings than Fringe and much less the cost. Don’t get me wrong I won’t watch that crap either but business is business.
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Guys seriously we cannot let our smart show Fringe go !I suppose Business is Business but we will never let Fringe Go!lets make noise with twitter , Fringe events ans videos with massages from all over the world lets another miracle happen Fringe must go on creatively it has still so many possibilities and amazing cast we all love and admire let us show Fox once again what it has with Fringe so special show comes along not every day -has Fox actually seen this amazing fans thank you video for season 5 from all over the world it was incredible I cried amazing how many people love Fringe !!!!!!eh …….
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yessssssssssssssss please! a campaing again,lets make noise with twitter!!!
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lafra08 – Your ideas are very good.
Unfortunately I believe the only thing that could save Fringe before the end of the 13 episodes would be if they received stratosphere ratings. Sadly I don’t think that is going to happen, AGAIN, due to the incompetent way they collect the numbers for the ratings. But on the other hand, sometimes unexpected things happen.
On a local radio talk show yesterday they were talking with a man from the Paley Center for Media regarding TV shows. A man called in saying his 83 year old mother just received her Nielsen Rating Notebook kit. The caller said he can’t believe this is how shows are rated. The Paley guy said the usual, “Well, it has been this way forever and until someone comes up with a better way.” Great, that helps a lot.
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Sissi Siri … sometimes unexpected things happen. Yes!
Expect the unexpected.
Hopefully Fox will be begging for Fringe to extend its stay.
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Betty – From your post to FOX’s inbox!!
Extension of the series would be the best Christmas present I could receive!
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I was reading a different blog and the writer said she didn’t like 1 hour drama’s b/c they require too much effort on her part.
All I could think of is that she is exactly why we don’t have more quality shows like Fringe. Fringe has been more enjoyable for me to follow and watch every week, than any other program. I’d prefer to only watch one hour of good quality TV a week than 6 hours of horrible reality shows or awful comedies. But people don’t want to stretch their imagination or use thier minds. They’d rather sit there and be numb.
*steps off soapbox*
Hot debate. What do you think?
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*Riotous applause, as Dac steps off soapbox*
What you wrote is 100% correct and that is called “dumbing down.” Oh, boo-hoo that poor woman having to think for a change. Those foolish, idiotic shows a chimp must write the dialogue.
It’s a sad situation and the proof is the rating numbers.
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I will join in with the applause.
I detest reality shows and can’t stand comedies. The cop shows are all the same nothing really to differentiate one from the other. Can’t stand the backstabbing drama shows either. So I’m hoping that Revolution is good and can get and maintain an audience, but I’m not holding my breath since its on NBC and will be up against Castle and Hawaii 5-0. Otherwise I will not have a single broadcast network show to watch once Fringe ends.
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Have you tried sherlock?? Its really good
Although you will have to buy it on dvd or watch it on interne or something cos the first series was in like 2010 and the second was this january:)
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Tash – I looked at the trailer on YouTube and it looks very interesting. I will look for the DVD. I really enjoy shows from the UK. Thanks for the suggestion.
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Yeah its worth watching
Theres only like 6 episodes but they’re all bout an hour and a half long and are really good
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I cant tell you how awsome all of you are, Fringe is the best show by far to hit T.V. since X-files. What we should do is what fans did for CHUCK! Target a paticualar sponsor and promise to purchase there product in support of the show. In Chuck the fans targated Subway. It got Chuck two extra seasons out of the show, because Subway paid for them. Thats how you save a show. Radical times call for radical mesures
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Yes a very good point !the more I think about this the more sure I get that our awsome scifi show Fringe simply cannot end just like that possibly in december this year! I lost so many cult scifi shows f.ex: Stargate SG1,Stargate AtlantisEureka Sliders and I’m not ready to give up on the awsomeness of Fringe yet!it was intended to have a 6 years run so it should be so !because with only 13 episodes left it feels not right it is simply impossible to tell a story of 2 seasons within 13 Eps. I THINK we fans from all over the world should do something about the faith of our favourite show !we managed to get the 5th season so why don’t let a miracle happen again !? What do you think?
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^^^ Yes Fringe is the best show, I don’t wanna think about the end. So twitter ?? we want the extension of the series
GO fringies!!
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A while back on another site we were throwing the idea around to donate money so that the fans basically pay for the season. I think Chuck fans are doing that now to get a movie.
If the 3.5 mil (according to the offical Fringe facebook page) fans would each give $5-$10 we could at least pay for have a season.
Maybe I should start playing the lottery
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Heehee … if you win, you can be executive producer of Fringe. Good luck.
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If we are really lucky, other shows ratings will go down and Fringe will skyrocket!
I would feel bad for the other shows since so much work goes into them, but right now regarding TV all I care about is Fringe. We should put on our thinking caps and try to come up with ideas that would help to extend the show and would be easy for people to participate. We need to strike while the iron is hot; the show is still on the air, which works in our favor. *did I use enough metaphors?*
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