FOX released its 2011-2012 schedule today, and as expected, it's all about
The X Factor. The new Simon Cowell-led singing competition featuring Paula Abdul (thus making it
Idol 2.0) will continue to fill the same three-hour Wednesday/Thursday block currently held by
American Idol and
So You Think You Can Dance.
Watch Trailers and Clips from the New FOX Shows>>The network also has the new epic dinosaur drama
Terra Nova launching Mondays at 8pm as well as two new comedies: Zooey Deschanel's
New Girl about an off-beat chick who moves in with three single guys and
I Hate My Teenage Daughter starring Jaime Pressly about a pair of moms who fear their daughters are turning into mean girls.
The network also has a pair of new animated shows.
Allen Gregory (featuring the voice of Jonah Hill) is about a 7-year-old home-schooled kid who goes to public school while mid-season brings an animated version of the film
Napoleon Dynamite.
The mid-season schedule is a little less certain.
Glee will take an extended hiatus over the winter and not return until late in the spring, opening Tuesdays to a night of four comedies as
New Girl,
Raising Hope and
I Hate My Teenage Daughter are joined by either Family Album (starring
Glee's Mike O'Malley) or
Little in Common (starring Rob Corddry).
FOX also has a new Kiefer Sutherland drama
Touch (created by
Heroes mastermind Tim Kring) which will come some time in mid-season.
In addition, the 11th season of
American Idol will get a special premiere on Sunday, January 22 at 10pm following the NFC playoff championship.
Here's the schedule, though you should take the mid-season lineup with a grain of salt since it usually changes quite a bit.
MONDAY
8pm:
Terra Nova9pm:
HouseTUESDAY
8pm:
Glee9pm:
New Girl9:30pm:
Raising HopeWEDNESDAY
8pm:
The X Factor9:30pm:
I Hate My Teenage DaughterTHURSDAY
8pm:
The X Factor9pm:
BonesFRIDAY
8pm:
Kitchen Nightmares9pm:
FringeSUNDAY
7:30pm:
The Cleveland Show8pm:
The Simpsons8:30pm:
Allen Gregory9pm:
Family Guy9:30pm:
American DadMID-SEASONMONDAY
8pm:
House9pm:
AlcatrazTUESDAY
8pm:
Glee9pm:
New Girl9:30pm:
Raising HopeWEDNESDAY
8pm:
American idol9:30pm:
I Hate My Teenage DaughterTHURSDAY
8pm:
American Idol9pm:
The Finder /
BonesFRIDAY
8pm:
Kitchen Nightmares9pm:
FringeSUNDAY
7:30pm:
The Cleveland Show8pm:
The Simpsons8:30pm:
Napoleon Dynamite9pm:
Family Guy9:30pm:
Bob's Burgers(Image courtesy of FOX)