FOX Announces Premiere Dates for 2008 New and Returning Shows

For those of us counting the days to find out what happens next on our favourite show, if that show is on FOX, the wait just got a little longer. FOX has pushed back the dates of its fall premiere shows from the previously announced week of August 25 to the following week. The network begins the 2008-2009 season hoping to make lots of noise with some special two-hour premieres of new and returning shows.

The two-hour premieres will start Monday, September 1 with Prison Break (8-10 pm ET). Prison Break then returns to its regular time slot on Monday at 9:00 pm ET. Bones premieres on Wednesday, September 3 (8-10 pm ET), with The Moment of Truth on Thursday, September 4 (8-10 pm ET). Bones then settles into its regular slot on Wednesday at 8:00 pm ET, while The Moment of Truth airs on Thursday at 8:00 pm ET. The first week of premieres wraps up on Friday, September 5 with Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader? (8-10 pm ET), which will normally air on Friday at 8:00 pm ET.

FringeTuesday, September 9 kicks off with the last of the two-hour premieres in September: the much anticipated Fringe (8-10 pm ET), a thriller from J.J. Abrams, Roberto Orci, and Alex Kurtzman. The show stars Joshua Jackson, Anna Torv, and John Noble and the promos look very promising. Do Not Disturb, a new comedy starring Jerry O’Connell and Niecy Nash premieres with a regular length episode on Wednesday, September 10 (9:30-10:00 pm ET).

COPS (8:00-8:30 and 8:30-9:00 pm ET) and America’s Most Wanted: America Fights Back (9:00-10:00 pm ET) come back on Saturday, September 6th. Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles returns on Monday, September 8th, (8:00-9:00 pm ET). ‘Til Death premieres on Wednesday, September 10 (9:00-9:30 pm ET).

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