Fox Announces 2009 Fall Premiere Dates

Fox has set the fall premiere dates for its new and returning series. The 2009-2010 season will kick off Wednesday, September 16 with the sixth season premiere of So You Think You Can Dance (8:00 PM/ET), followed by the highly anticipated series premiere of Glee (9:00 PM/ET), the biting new comedy for the underdog in all of us that features a soundtrack of hit songs from past and present. On Thursday, September 17, fan favorite Bones (8:00 PM/ET) and the second thrilling season of Fringe (9:00 PM/ET) return. Brothers, the new family comedy starring Michael Strahan, premieres Friday, September 18 (8:00 PM/ET) followed by the return of ‘Til Death (8:30 PM/ET) and the second season premiere of Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse (9:00 PM/ET).

House jumpstarts its sixth season with a special two-hour premiere Monday, September 21 (8:00 PM/ET). Sunday, September 27 marks the return of Animation Domination with the amazing 20th season premiere of The Simpsons (8:00 PM/ET), the series premiere of The Cleveland Show (8:30 PM/ET) and the season premieres of Family Guy (9:00 PM/ET) and American Dad (9:30 PM/ET). The second season of hit drama Lie To Me will premiere Monday, September 28 (9:00 PM/ET). So You Think You Can Dance will air two nights per week when the original dance competition has its time period premiere Tuesday, September 29 (9:00-10:00 PM/ET), and later expands to two-hour performance shows beginning Tuesday, October 27 (8:00 PM/ET). In addition, new Saturday late-night entry The Wanda Sykes Show (working title) debuts Saturday, November 7 (11:00 PM/ET).

Following is the Fox primetime schedule for 2009-2010:

Fall 2009 Primetime Schedule

September 11
The Wanda Sykes Show (Fox), 11:00 PM/ET

September 12
COPS (Fox), 8:00 PM/ET
America’s Most Wanted (Fox), 9:00 PM/ET

September 16
So You Think You Can Dance (Fox), 8:00 PM/ET
Glee (Fox), 9:00 PM/ET

September 17
Bones (Fox), 8:00 PM/ET
Fringe (Fox), 9:00 PM/ET

September 18
Brothers (Fox), 8:00 PM/ET
Til Death (Fox), 8:30 PM/ET
Dollhouse (Fox), 9:00 PM/ET

September 21
House [2 hour premiere] (Fox), 8:00 PM/ET

September 27
The Simpsons (Fox), 8:00 PM/ET
The Cleveland Show (Fox), 8:30 PM/ET
Family Guy (Fox), 9:00 PM/ET
American Dad (Fox), 9:30 PM/ET

September 28
Lie To Me (Fox), 8:00 PM/ET

September 29
Hell’s Kitchen (Fox), 8:00 PM/ET