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- What is the OFFICIAL FOX 2010 FALL Network Primetime Schedule & Premiere dates?
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FOX BROADCASTING COMPANY 2010 FALL PRIME TIME SCHEDULE (all times PM ET/PT): (as of 9/14/10)
Monday
8:00 - 9:00 HOUSE (7th SEAS premieres MON 9/20/10) 9:00 -10:00 LONESTAR (NEW Drama premieres MON 9/20/10) - see below for details on show Tuesday
8:00 - 9:00 GLEE (2nd SEAS premieres TUE 9/21/10) 9:00 - 9:30 RAISING HOPE (NEW Comedy premieres TUE 9/21/10) - see below for details on show 9:30 - 10:00 RUNNING WILDE (NEW Comedy premieres TUE 9/21/10) - see below for details on show Wednesday
8:00 - 9:00 LIE TO ME (3rd SEAS premieres WED 11/10/10) 9:00 - 10:00 HELL'S KITCHEN (8th SEAS premieres with 2-Hour episodes on WED 9/22/10 / 1-Hour episodes begin WED 11/10/10) Thursday
8:00 - 9:00 BONES (6th SEAS premieres THU 9/23/10) 9:00 - 10:00 FRINGE (3rd SEAS premieres THU 9/23/10) Friday
8:00 - 9:00 HUMAN TARGET (2nd SEAS premieres FRI 10/1/10) 9:00 - 10:00 THE GOOD GUYS (1st SEAS continues / New Timeslot premieres FRI 9/24/10) Saturday
8:00 - 8:30 COPS -1 (23rd SEAS premieres SAT 9/11/10) 8:30 - 9:00 COPS - 2 (23rd SEAS premieres SAT 9/11/10) 9:00 - 10:00 AMERICA'S MOST WANTED (24th SEAS premieres SAT 9/11/10) Sunday
7:00 - 8:00 VARIOUS Animated repeats / NFL Overrun + The O.T. 8:00 - 8:30 THE SIMPSONS (22nd SEAS premieres SUN 9/26/10) 8:30 - 9:00 CLEVELAND (2nd SEAS premieres SUN 9/26/10) 9:00 - 9:30 FAMILY GUY (10th SEAS - 1-Hour premiere on SUN 9/26/10) 9:30 - 10:00 AMERICAN DAD (7th SEAS premieres on SUN 10/3/10) The following new comedies will premiere on FOX in the Fall:
RAISING HOPE
RAISING HOPE is a new single-camera family comedy from Emmy Award winner Greg Garcia ("My Name Is Earl") that follows the Chance family as they find themselves adding an unexpected new member into their already terribly flawed household.
PRODUCTION COMPANIES: Amigos de Garcia Productions, 20th Century Fox Television
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER/WRITER: Greg Garcia
DIRECTOR: Michael Fresco
CAST: Garret Dillahunt as Burt, Lucas Neff as Jimmy, Martha Plimpton as Virginia, Skyler Stone as Mike, Shannon Woodward as Sabrina
GUEST CAST: Cloris Leachman as Maw Maw, Bijou Phillips as Lucy
RUNNING WILDE
From the Emmy Award-winning creator and the star of the critically acclaimed FOX series "Arrested Development" comes RUNNING WILDE, a romantic comedy starring Will Arnett ("Arrested Development," "30 Rock") as STEVE WILDE, a filthy-rich, immature playboy trying desperately to win (or buy) the heart of his childhood sweetheart, EMMY KADUBIC (Keri Russell, "Waitress," "Felicity"), the über-liberal humanitarian who got away - all told through the perspective of a 12-year-old girl.
PRODUCTION COMPANIES: Tantamount Studios, Five Hole Pictures, Principato-Young Management, Lionsgate Television
CREATORS/WRITERS: Mitch Hurwitz, Jim Vallely, Will Arnett
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Mitch Hurwitz, Jim Vallely, Will Arnett, Eric Tannenbaum, Kim Tannenbaum, Peter Principato, Paul Young, Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
DIRECTORS: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
CAST: Will Arnett as Steve Wilde, Keri Russell as Emmy Kadubic, Stefania Owen as Puddle Kadubic, Joe Nuñez as Migo Salazar, Jayne Houdyshell as Gertie Stellvertretter
The following new drama will debut on FOX in the Fall:
LONESTAR
From Chris Keyser and Amy Lippman, the creators of "Party of Five"; Marc Webb, the director of "(500) Days of Summer"; and creator Kyle Killen, comes LONESTAR, a provocative drama set against the backdrop of big Texas oil. ROBERT/BOB ALLEN (newcomer James Wolk) is a charismatic and brilliant schemer who has meticulously constructed two lives in two different parts of Texas. He's juggling two identities and two women in two very different worlds - all under one mountain of lies.
PRODUCTION COMPANIES: 20th Century Fox Television, Depth of Field Productions, Keyser/Lippman Productions
CREATOR/WRITER: Kyle Killen
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Kyle Killen, Kerry Kohansky, Paul Weitz, Chris Keyser, Amy Lippman
DIRECTOR: Marc WebbCAST: James Wolk as Robert/Bob Allen, Eloise Mumford as Lindsay, David Keith as John Allen, Adrianne Palicki as Cat Thatcher, Mark Deklin as Trammell Thatcher, Bryce Johnson as Drew Thatcher, Jon Voight as Clint Thatcher
- What is the OFFICIAL FOX 2010 FALL MID SEASON Network Primetime Schedule & Premiere dates?
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FOX BROADCASTING COMPANY 2011 MID-SEASON PRIME TIME SCHEDULE (all times PM ET/PT): (as of 9/14/10)
Monday Mid-Season
8:00 - 9:00 HOUSE (7th SEAS continues) 9:00 - 10:00 RIDE-ALONG (NEW Drama) - see below for details on show Tuesday Mid-Season
8:00 - 9:30 AMERICAN IDOL-PERFORMANCE SHOW (10th SEAS)) 9:30 - 10:00 MIXED SIGNALS (NEW Comedy) - see below for details on show Wednesday Mid-Season
8:00 - 8:30 RAISING HOPE (NEW Comedy / New Timeslot) 8:30 - 9:00 AMERICAN IDOL-RESULTS SHOW (10th SEAS) 9:00 - 10:00 GLEE (2nd SEAS / New Timeslot) Thursday Mid-Season
8:00 - 9:00 BONES (6th SEAS continues) 9:00 - 10:00 FRINGE (3rd SEAS continues) Friday Mid-Season
8:00 - 9:00 HUMAN TARGET (2nd SEAS continues) 9:00 - 10:00 KITCHEN NIGHTMARES (4th SEAS) Saturday Mid-Season
8:00 - 8:30 COPS -1 (23rd SEAS continues) 8:30 - 9:00 COPS - 2 (23rd SEAS continues) 9:00 - 10:00 AMERICA'S MOST WANTED (24th SEAS continues) Sunday - ANIMATION DOMINATION Mid-Season
7:00 - 7:30 VARIOUS Animated repeats 7:30 - 8:00 AMERICAN DAD (7th SEAS / New Timeslot) 8:00 - 8:30 THE SIMPSONS (22nd SEAS continues) 8:30 - 9:00 FAMILY GUY (10th SEAS continues) 9:00 - 9:30 BOB'S BURGERS (NEW ANIMATED COMEDY) 9:30 - 10:00 CLEVELAND (2nd SEAS / New Timeslot) MID-SEASON SHOWS NOT YET ON SCHEDULE:
o MASTERCHEF (2nd Seas)
o JAMIE FOXX PROJECT (working title) (NEW / Comedy)
o TERRA NOVA (NEW / Drama)
o SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE (8th Seas)
o LIE TO ME (3rd Seas continues)
o HELL'S KITCHEN (9th Seas)
o THE X-FACTOR (Fall 2011 / NEW / Competition)
The following new comedies will premiere on FOX in Mid-Season:
MIXED SIGNALS
MIXED SIGNALS is a new comedy series about three longtime friends and their attempts to reconcile the irreconcilable: to balance their relationships with their need for freedom. The series reveals how friendships and romances enhance - and further complicate - the lives of men and the women who love them.
PRODUCTION COMPANIES: 20th Century Fox Television, Keshet Broadcasting Ltd.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Bob Fisher, David Hemingson, Avi Nir, Ran Sarig, Adir Miller, Elad Kuperman
DIRECTOR: Chris Koch
WRITER: Bob Fisher
CAST: Alexandra Breckenridge as Callie, David Denman as Mike, Nelson Franklin as Adam, Liza Lapira as Lisa, Kris Marshall as Ethan
BOB'S BURGERS
BOB'S BURGERS is a new animated series about a man, his family and a burger joint.
PRODUCTION COMPANY: 20th Century Fox Television
CREATOR: Loren Bouchard
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS/WRITERS: Loren Bouchard, Jim Dauterive
DIRECTOR: Anthony Chun
VOICE CAST: H. Jon Benjamin as Bob Belcher, John Roberts as Linda Belcher, Kristen Schaal as Louise Belcher, Eugene Mirman as Gene Belcher, Dan Mintz as Tina Belcher
The following new dramas will debut on FOX in mid-season:
RIDE-ALONG
The city of Chicago is a paradox that serves as the setting for RIDE-ALONG, a new drama from Shawn Ryan ("The Shield," "The Unit"). In this series, the audience is the passenger, taking an unpredictable ride through the streets of Chicago and navigating crime and corruption with the most respected - and notorious - cops in the city.
PRODUCTION COMPANIES: 20th Century Fox Television, MiddKid Productions
CREATOR/WRITER: Shawn Ryan
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Shawn Ryan, Charles McDougall
DIRECTOR: Charles McDougall
CAST: Jason Clarke as Jarek Wysocki, Jennifer Beals as Teresa Colvin, Matt Lauria as Caleb Evers, Devin Kelley as Vonda Wysocki, Todd Williams as Isaac Joiner, Billy Lush as Liam Hennessey, Delroy Lindo as Alderman Ronin Gibbons
TERRA NOVA
From executive producers Steven Spielberg, Peter Chernin, Brannon Braga (24, "Star Trek: Enterprise") and David Fury ("Lost," "Buffy the Vampire Slayer") comes an epic family adventure 85 million years in the making. TERRA NOVA follows an ordinary family embarking on an incredible journey back in time to prehistoric Earth as a small part of a massive experiment to save the human race.
PRODUCTION COMPANIES: 20th Century Fox Television, DreamWorks Television, Kapital Entertainment, Chernin Entertainment
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Steven Spielberg, Peter Chernin, Craig Silverstein, Kelly Marcel, Brannon Braga, David Fury, Aaron Kaplan, Katherine Pope, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank - What if I miss a show? Can I watch on-line or can I get VHS tapes, DVDs or electronic copies (via streaming or download) of FOX Network Primetime Shows sent to me?
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FOX does indeed have an on-line place to go to see some free streaming episodes of some of your favorite FOX shows (go to fox.com and click on WATCH FULL EPISODES). You can access free streaming of previously-aired episodes from FOX's returning hits and new primetime series including BONES, FRINGE, "24" and HOUSE, as well as others, for a limited time.
Most FOX Network shows are posted online within 24 hours after airing on the FOX Network. Exceptions: HOUSE is posted 8 Days after air - per the contract with the studio that produces that show. AMERICAN IDOL and SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE are never posted - due to music rights issues.
Note that episodes remain posted for free streaming at fox.com for a VERY limited time - due to the latest contracts with the various guilds. So don't wait too long to watch it online if you missed it on your TV.
You can also PAY for downloads at many various sites, including i-tunes, Amazon.com, AOL, CinemaNow, Direct2Drive and WalMart.
The FOX Network does not directly send out VHS tapes, DVDs or electronic copies of any of shows, specials or movies that currently air on the Network to individuals, but you may be able to catch a re-run or buy an earlier season of your favorite show on VHS or DVD from an online store or at your local retailer.
You could find a co-worker, friend, family or neighbor who may have made an analog tape or a digital copy (on a DVD or DVR) of the show off-the-air so they could watch it later. You could watch it with them (go on, invite yourself over!) or maybe they will let you borrow their tape or DVD if you promise to return it! Programs that have been recorded off the air cannot be sold or rented or forwarded to you via the internet without authorization from their copyright owner, so don't be fooled if someone offers to sell or rent you a copy they've made - it's an illegal transaction.
- How do I audition for AMERICAN IDOL, ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A FIFTH GRADER, DON'T FORGET THE LYRICS, SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE, HELL'S KITCHEN & other reality shows?
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The AMERICAN IDOL 2011 Season #10 Auditions begin again in the summer of 2010. That new Season will premiere in JANUARY 2011. Check back (at www.americanidol.com) as Summer approaches (Auditions usually take place in July and/or August) for the next audition information. ALL information will be updated at www.americanidol.com - in the Summer each year (not before).
As for all other REALITY Casting and Auditions:
When a reality show is ready to accept applications and auditions, the information will be posted on fox.com (scroll down to the bottom of the fox.com main page and click on CASTING). Or go to that specific show's webpage (if there is one) through fox.com (click on SHOWS, then click on the show you are looking for) and casting/audition information may be available on that show's main webpage.If a show is NOT ready to cast, information will not be posted - until they ARE ready to cast
- I have written a script for my favorite FOX show. Where can I send it?
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(this answer is the same for scripted (aka Comedy or Drama) AS WELL AS reality shows AS WELL AS ideas) - Keep on writing.....the more you write the better you will get !!
But....
Do not send in scripts or ideas to FOX or to the show unless it is through an ACCREDITED AGENT. ALL unsolicited ideas and scripts are left unopened and are THROWN AWAY. This is for YOUR protection.
You can get a list of agents who are willing to look at new writers from the Writers Guild of America West (located in LA - do a websearch).
- How can I get tickets to a taping of my favorite FOX Network Primetime Show?
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Just an FYI: Dramas are closed sets and do not allow audiences to view while filming.
SITCOMS have and want audiences. When you have locked down your plans to visit the Los Angeles area, call some of the numbers below for tickets of your favorite sitcoms that are taping at that particular time.
Audiences Unlimited at 1-818-753-3470 / website at: www.tvtickets.com On Camera Audiences at 1-818-295-2700 / website at: ocatv.com
Hollywood Tickets website at: Hollywoodtickets.com
1iota Tickets at 1-866-546-6984 / website at: 1iota.com - What is FOX Network Primetime's mailing address?
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Write to:
FOX Broadcasting Co.
P.O. Box 900
Beverly Hills, CA 90213For questions on full-time jobs or internship positions available at the FOX Network:
Write to:
FOX Broadcasting Co.
Personnel Dept.
P.O. Box 900
Beverly Hills, CA 90213
Job Hotline: 1-310-369-5755
Or go to fox.com - scroll down to the bottom of the page and and click on JOBS. - How do I call/write/E-mail my local FOX Network Affiliate?
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For your LOCAL FOX Affiliate info, go to the FOX Website main webpage at fox.com. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the LOCAL STATIONS for your LOCAL STATION's Paper Mail address, Phone Number and/or E-Mail address (if applicable). I cannot guarantee they have an E-mail address, but it is a good place to start with your comment/question.
- Can I buy merchandise from my favorite FOX Network Primetime Show?
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Go to the FOX Website main webpage at fox.com. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on STORE to find what they have to offer.
- What can I do to fix my "sound" problem on certain FOX shows? I'm only hearing background music... / or / I'm only hearing the show in Spanish... / or / I'm hearing a narration description over my show...
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The audio input on your TV is probably not set correctly. Your audio channel is probably set on SAP instead of STEREO or MAIN. We provide a service to the entire country with a Second Audio Program (SAP) which offers shows in SPANISH as well as VIDEO DESCRIPTIONS FOR THE BLIND. Soon all shows will have this service (like Closed Captioning).
Your TV has probably been on the wrong audio channel all along. Most shows and ads have not yet provided this service yet so you haven't noticed the problem before.
Go to your TV remote and push the AUDIO INPUT button -or- to the MENU button and then the AUDIO INPUT button. Change your Audio Channel to STEREO or MAIN. You should now hear English again and/or you won't hear those narrations again!!!
This will also likely resolve the problem of hearing background sounds & music louder than dialog.
- Why do there seem to be so many more repeats these days during the "Regular" Season?
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There aren't really more repeats/preempts than any other show from any network. It just seems that way.
Let's do the math together: The TV Season lasts from mid September through mid May. This is approx. 36 37 weeks long. Most hit shows make about 22 new episodes each year.
22 episodes in a 36 week "Season" means that we MUST AIR approx. 14 repeats/preempts WITHIN THE SEASON. This has always been the case and will continue to be so. We always try to find well rested repeats to run, if at all possible. We have also recently experimented with taking a show off the schedule for a month or two, so we can run a long string of originals upon its return.
Also keep in mind that most dramas take 8 10 working days to shoot ONE episode plus approx. 30 days for effects & post production PER EPISODE. So we need to give most shows a breather now & then - its takes about 44-45 weeks just to shoot 22 episodes + holidays off - and there is little to no additional time to make more episodes.
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