On Friday FOX announced its spring schedule, locking in premiere dates for returning shows Bones, Breaking In, Bob’s Burgers, and I Hate My Teenage Daughter and new ones Touch and Hotel Hell.
On Monday March 2 House will go on hiatus and Alcatraz will slip into the 8PM timeslot. The new Tim Kring/Kiefer Sutherland drama Touch will premiere in the 9PM slot that day. Alcatraz will finish out its 13-episode season order on March 26 and House will return the week after on April 2. The medical drama will play out the remainder of its season over an eight week period leading up to its series finale on May 21. On Tuesday February 21 Glee will air its winter finale and then go on an extended seven week hiatus, opening up space for the return of other FOX comedies. Starting March 6 FOX’s Tuesday night lineup will look like this: Raising Hope (8PM), I Hate My Teenage Daughter, New Girl, Breaking In. Glee will return April 10, paired with New Girl and Raising Hope. Elsewhere, on Thursday April 5 Bones premieres in the 9PM slot following American Idol; on Friday April 6 Gordon Ramsey’s new show Hotel Hell begins at 8PM attached to Fringe; and on Sunday March 11 Bob’s Burgers will be squeezed between The Simpsons and Family Guy at 8:30PM.
Jump after the break to view the full schedule.
FOX 2012 SPRING SCHEDULE
(Times for All-New episodes are ET/PT except as noted)
MONDAY
Monday, March 12:
8:00-9:00 PM ALCATRAZ
9:00-10:00 PM TOUCH
Mondays, beginning April 2:
8:00-9:00 PM HOUSE
9:00-10:00 PM TOUCH
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TUESDAY
Tuesday, Feb. 21:
8:00-9:00 PM GLEE (Winter Finale)
9:00-9:31 PM NEW GIRL
9:31-10:00 PM RAISING HOPE
Tuesday, Feb. 28:
8:00-10:00 PM AMERICAN IDOL (Special Broadcast)
Tuesdays, beginning March 6:
8:00-8:30 PM RAISING HOPE (Time Period Premiere)
8:30-9:00 PM I HATE MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER (Spring Premiere)
9:00-9:30 PM NEW GIRL
9:30-10:00 PM BREAKING IN (Season Two Premiere)
Tuesdays, beginning April 10:
8:00-8:30 PM GLEE (Spring Premiere)
9:00-9:31 PM NEW GIRL
9:31-10:00 PM RAISING HOPE
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WEDNESDAY
Wednesdays, beginning April 4:
8:00-9:30 PM AMERICAN IDOL
9:30-10:00 PM I HATE MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER (Time Period Premiere)
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THURSDAY
8:00-9:00 PM AMERICAN IDOL
9:00-10:00 PM THE FINDER
Thursdays, beginning April 5:
8:00-9:00 PM AMERICAN IDOL
9:00-10:00 PM BONES (Spring Premiere)
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FRIDAY
Fridays, beginning March 2:
8:00-10:00 PM KITCHEN NIGHTMARES (two-hour encores for three weeks)
Fridays, beginning March 23:
8:00-9:00 PM KITCHEN NIGHTMARES
9:00-10:00 PM FRINGE
Fridays, beginning April 6:
8:00-9:00 PM HOTEL HELL (Series Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM FRINGE
SUNDAY
Sundays, beginning March 11:
7:00-7:30 PM THE SIMPSONS (encores)
7:30-8:00 PM THE CLEVELAND SHOW
8:00-8:30 PM THE SIMPSONS
8:30-9:00 PM BOB’S BURGERS (Season Premiere)
9:00-9:30 PM FAMILY GUY
9:30-10:00 PM AMERICAN DAD
[Via EW]