My Thoughts: This is a pretty stable lineup, with only American Dad and The War At Home switching places. I'm glad that FOX finally decided to not schedule anything new on Sundays before 8 p.m. during the football season. It has been incredibly annoying over the years to have new episodes of King Of The Hill and other shows pre-empted and then not shown in their entirety (KOTH returns in January, by the way).
Moving American Dad to the post-Simpsons slot may have been done to bolster the show a bit. The War At Home has done a lot better than I expected it would and it may do even better following Family Guy. However, the ratings of all these shows might dip now that more NFL football is airing against them on NBC. FOX may not be able to really rely on football as a lead-in anymore.
Overall: FOX has kept things pretty stable for the fall. The shows that have been moved around haven't been moved much and like CBS, there are relatively few new shows. For a network that has often annoyed TV fans by moving shows frequently, stability is certainly welcome. Although this network is facing stiffer competition from the other networks (especially on Thursday and Sunday), this lineup should serve FOX well until January, which is when it reinvents itself for American Idol.
Coming Up Next: The CW
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