Fox Announces Midseason Sched: Touch Gets Monday 9 PM Slot, American Idol Paired With Mobbed On Wednesdays

Fox today was the last broadcast network to reveal its midseason plans. There were no major surprises. The J.J. Abrams-produced time-travel drama Alcatraz will air in the Monday 9 PM slot as announced at Fox’s upfront in May. As expected, it will share the slot — once occupied by real-time drama 24 – with 24 star Kiefer Sutherland’s new drama series Touch. Alcatraz launches on January 16, Touch on March 19 after a preview on January 25 behind American Idol. Resurrected comedy Breaking In officially joins Fox’s new 2-hour, 4-show Tuesday comedy block, which will launch March. 6 when Glee will go on hiatus before returning with all-original episodes. With pilots Family Album and Little In Common dead, Fox is short a show, so it will air New Girl reruns, along with new New Girl, Raising Hope and Breaking In. The multi-camera I Hate My Teenage Daughter, which premiered after The X Factor last night, is not on the scheule, but Fox says it will return as originally planned in spring, airing behind a 90-minute American Idol performance show. Bones spinoff The Finer will premiere on Jan. 12 nehind a Bones rerun. Starting the following week, it will air after the American Idol results show. New animated series Napoleon Dynamite has been assigned the Sunday 8:30 PM slot currently occupied by Allen Gregory. Here is Fox’s midseason schedule with premiere dates: MONDAY Monday, Jan. 16: 8:00-10:00 PM ALCATRAZ (Series Premiere) Mondays, beginning Jan. 23: 8:00-9:00 PM HOUSE (Time Period Premiere) 9:00-10:00 PM ALCATRAZ (Time Period Premiere) Monday, March 12: 8:00-10:00 PM ALCATRAZ (Two-Hour Episode) Mondays, beginning March 19: 8:00-9:00 PM HOUSE 9:00-10:00 PM TOUCH (Series Premiere) **************************** TUESDAY Tuesdays, beginning Jan. 17: 8:00-9:00 PM GLEE 9:00-9:30 PM NEW GIRL 9:30-10:00 PM RAISING HOPE Tuesdays, beginning March 6: 8:00-8:30 PM NEW GIRL (encore) 8:30-9:00 PM BREAKING IN (Season Premiere) 9:00-9:30 PM NEW GIRL 9:30-10:00 PM RAISING HOPE **************************** WEDNESDAY Wednesday, Jan. 4: 8:00-9:00 PM GLEE (encore) 9:00-10:00 PM MOBBED Wednesday, Jan. 11: 8:00-9:00 PM MOBBED (encore) 9:00-10:00 PM MOBBED Wednesday, Jan. 18: 8:00-10:00 PM AMERICAN IDOL (Season Premiere, Part One) Wednesday, Jan. 25: 8:00-9:00 PM AMERICAN IDOL 9:00-10:00 PM TOUCH (Special Preview) Wednesdays, beginning Feb. 1: 8:00-9:00 PM AMERICAN IDOL 9:00-10:00 PM MOBBED Wednesdays, beginning Feb. 15: 8:00-10:00 PM AMERICAN IDOL (Two-Hour Episodes) *************************** THURSDAY Thursday, Jan. 12: 8:00-9:00 PM BONES (encore) 9:00-10:00 PM THE FINDER (Series Premiere) Thursdays, beginning Jan. 19: 8:00-9:00 PM AMERICAN IDOL (Season Premiere, Part Two) 9:00-10:00 PM THE FINDER *************************** FRIDAY Friday, Jan. 6: 8:00 PM-CC ET FOX SPORTS SPECIAL:2012 AT&TCOTTON BOWL CLASSIC (Live) Fridays, beginning Jan. 13: 8:00-9:00 PM KITCHEN NIGHTMARES 9:00-10:00 PM FRINGE *************************** SATURDAY Saturdays, beginning Jan. 7: 8:00-8:30 PM COPS 8:30-9:00 PM COPS 9:00-10:00 PM DRAMAENCORES 11:00 PM-Midnight ENCORES Midnight-12:30 AM ENCORES Saturday, Feb. 11: 8:00-10:00 PM AMERICAS MOST WANTED SPECIAL EDITION 11:00 PM-Midnight ENCORES Midnight-12:30 AM ENCORES *************************** SUNDAY Sunday, Jan. 8: 7:00-7:30 PM BOBS BURGERS (encore) 7:30-8:00 PM THE CLEVELAND SHOW (encore) 8:00-8:30 PM THE SIMPSONS 8:30-9:00 PM THE CLEVELAND SHOW 9:00-9:30 PM FAMILY GUY 9:30-10:00 PM AMERICAN DAD Sunday, Jan. 15: 8:00-8:30 PM THE SIMPSONS 8:30-9:00 PM NAPOLEON DYNAMITE (Series Premiere) 9:00-9:30 PM FAMILY GUY 9:30-10:00 PM NAPOLEON DYNAMITE (Special Time) Sunday, Jan. 22: 6:00 PM-CC ET FOX SPORTS SPECIAL:NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (Live) 10:00 PM ET/ AMERICAN IDOL (Special Broadcast; Approximate Start Time) 7:00 PT Sundays, beginning Jan. 29: 7:00-7:30 PM BOBS BURGERS (encore) 7:30-8:00 PM THE CLEVELAND SHOW 8:00-8:30 PM THE SIMPSONS 8:30-9:00 PM NAPOLEON DYNAMITE 9:00-9:30 PM FAMILY GUY 9:30-10:00 PM AMERICAN DAD Sundays, beginning March 11: 7:00-7:30 PM ANIMATION DOMINATION ENCORES 7:30-8:00 PM THE CLEVELAND SHOW 8:00-8:30 PM THE SIMPSONS 8:30-9:00 PM BOBS BURGERS (Season Premiere) 9:00-9:30 PM FAMILY GUY 9:30-10:00 PM AMERICAN DAD [EDITORS NOTE 1: I HATE MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER will return with all-new episodes following AMERICAN IDOL in the spring.] [EDITORS NOTE 2: After its winter finale, GLEE will return with all-new episodes in the spring.] [EDITORS NOTE 3: BONES will return to the schedule with all-new episodes in the spring.]