FOX Announces Fall Premiere Dates for the 2008-2009 Season
The premieres previously announced to begin the week of Monday, August 25 will now begin Monday, September 1.
June 5, 2008
FOX has set the fall premiere dates for its new and returning series and will kick off the 2008-09 season with special two-hour premieres of "Prison Break" on Monday, Sept. 1 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT); "Bones" on Wednesday, Sept. 3 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT); "The Moment of Truth" on Thursday, Sept. 4 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT); and "Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?" on Friday, Sept. 5 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT).
"Fringe," the highly anticipated new thriller from J.J. Abrams ("Lost"), Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman ("Star Trek," "Mission: Impossible III," "Alias") and starring Joshua Jackson, Anna Torv and John Noble, will debut with a two-hour premiere Tuesday, Sept. 9 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT). "Do Not Disturb," the new workplace comedy starring Jerry O'Connell and Niecy Nash, will premiere Wednesday, Sept. 10 (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT).
New series and returning favorites' premieres are listed below in chronological order. All times are ET/PT.
Monday, Sept. 1
8:00-10:00 PM - PRISON BREAK (2-Hour Season Premiere)
Wednesday, Sept. 3
8:00-10:00 PM - BONES (2-Hour Season Premiere)
Thursday, Sept. 4
8:00-10:00 PM - THE MOMENT OF TRUTH (2-Hour Season Premiere)
Friday, Sept. 5
8:00-10:00 PM - ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5th GRADER? (2-Hour Season Premiere)
Saturday, Sept. 6
8:00-8:30 PM - COPS (Season Premiere)
8:30-9:00 PM - COPS (Season Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM - AMERICA'S MOST WANTED: AMERICA FIGHTS BACK (Season Premiere)
Monday, Sept. 8
8:00-9:00 PM - TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES (Season Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM - PRISON BREAK (Time Period Premiere)
Tuesday, Sept. 9
8:00-10:00 PM - FRINGE (2-Hour Series Premiere)
Wednesday, Sept. 10
8:00-9:00 PM - BONES (Time Period Premiere)
9:00-9:30 PM - 'TIL DEATH (Season Premiere)
9:30-10:00 PM - DO NOT DISTURB (Series Premiere)
Thursday, Sept. 11
8:00-9:00 PM - THE MOMENT OF TRUTH (Time Period Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM - KITCHEN NIGHTMARES (Season Premiere)
Friday, Sept. 12
8:00-9:00 PM - ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5th GRADER? (Time Period Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM - DON'T FORGET THE LYRICS! (Season Premiere)
Saturday, Sept. 13
11:00 PM-Midnight - MADtv (Season Premiere)
Midnight-12:30 AM - TALKSHOW WITH SPIKE FERESTEN (Season Premiere)
Tuesday, Sept. 16
8:00-9:00 PM - HOUSE (Season Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM - FRINGE (Time Period Premiere)
Sunday, Sept. 28
8:00-8:30 PM - THE SIMPSONS (Season Premiere)
8:30-9:00 PM - KING OF THE HILL (Season Premiere)
9:00-9:30 PM - FAMILY GUY (Season Premiere)
9:30-10:00 PM - AMERICAN DAD (Season Premiere)
[EDITOR'S NOTE: The premieres previously announced to begin Monday, Aug. 25 will now begin Monday, Sept. 1.]
"Fringe," the highly anticipated new thriller from J.J. Abrams ("Lost"), Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman ("Star Trek," "Mission: Impossible III," "Alias") and starring Joshua Jackson, Anna Torv and John Noble, will debut with a two-hour premiere Tuesday, Sept. 9 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT). "Do Not Disturb," the new workplace comedy starring Jerry O'Connell and Niecy Nash, will premiere Wednesday, Sept. 10 (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT).
New series and returning favorites' premieres are listed below in chronological order. All times are ET/PT.
Monday, Sept. 1
8:00-10:00 PM - PRISON BREAK (2-Hour Season Premiere)
Wednesday, Sept. 3
8:00-10:00 PM - BONES (2-Hour Season Premiere)
Thursday, Sept. 4
8:00-10:00 PM - THE MOMENT OF TRUTH (2-Hour Season Premiere)
Friday, Sept. 5
8:00-10:00 PM - ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5th GRADER? (2-Hour Season Premiere)
Saturday, Sept. 6
8:00-8:30 PM - COPS (Season Premiere)
8:30-9:00 PM - COPS (Season Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM - AMERICA'S MOST WANTED: AMERICA FIGHTS BACK (Season Premiere)
Monday, Sept. 8
8:00-9:00 PM - TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES (Season Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM - PRISON BREAK (Time Period Premiere)
Tuesday, Sept. 9
8:00-10:00 PM - FRINGE (2-Hour Series Premiere)
Wednesday, Sept. 10
8:00-9:00 PM - BONES (Time Period Premiere)
9:00-9:30 PM - 'TIL DEATH (Season Premiere)
9:30-10:00 PM - DO NOT DISTURB (Series Premiere)
Thursday, Sept. 11
8:00-9:00 PM - THE MOMENT OF TRUTH (Time Period Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM - KITCHEN NIGHTMARES (Season Premiere)
Friday, Sept. 12
8:00-9:00 PM - ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5th GRADER? (Time Period Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM - DON'T FORGET THE LYRICS! (Season Premiere)
Saturday, Sept. 13
11:00 PM-Midnight - MADtv (Season Premiere)
Midnight-12:30 AM - TALKSHOW WITH SPIKE FERESTEN (Season Premiere)
Tuesday, Sept. 16
8:00-9:00 PM - HOUSE (Season Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM - FRINGE (Time Period Premiere)
Sunday, Sept. 28
8:00-8:30 PM - THE SIMPSONS (Season Premiere)
8:30-9:00 PM - KING OF THE HILL (Season Premiere)
9:00-9:30 PM - FAMILY GUY (Season Premiere)
9:30-10:00 PM - AMERICAN DAD (Season Premiere)
[EDITOR'S NOTE: The premieres previously announced to begin Monday, Aug. 25 will now begin Monday, Sept. 1.]


