Fox Announces Winter Premiere Dates

Fox, which benefited significantly by the seven game “World Series,” has unveiled its new and returning Winter series premiere dates. Included are new sitcom “The Mick;” new dramas “Star,” “24: Legacy” and “APB,” new reality/competition “My Kitchen Rules;” the returns of Bones” (subtitled “The Final Chapter”), Sleepy Hollow” and “MasterChef Junior;” and new time periods for “New Girl,” “Hell’s Kitchen” and “Rosewood,” three series that are currently struggling in the ratings.

The changes impact the five nights of the week: Tuesday through Friday and Sunday.

Here are the premiere dates (with new shows in caps):

Wednesday, December 14:
8:00 p.m. “Empire” (fall finale)
9:00 p.m. “STAR” (Series premiere)

Sunday, January 1, 2017:
8:00 p.m. “THE MICK” (out of an NFL doubleheader)
8:30 p.m. “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (Winter Finale, part one)
9:00-9:30 “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (Winter Finale, part two)
9:30 p.m. “Family Guy” (repeat)

Tuesday, January 3
8:00 p.m. “New Girl” (time period premiere)
8:31 p.m. “THE MICK” (time period premiere)
9:01 p.m. “Bones: The Final Chapter” (season premiere)

Wednesday, January 4
8:00 p.m. “Lethal Weapon”
9:01 p.m. “STAR” (time period premiere)

Thursday, January 5
8:00 p.m. “Hell’s Kitchen” (two hours)

Friday, January 6
8:00 p.m. “Rosewood” (time period premiere)
9:00 p.m. “Sleepy Hollow” (time period premiere)

Thursday, January 12
8:00 p.m. “Hell’s Kitchen”
9:01 p.m. “MY KITCHEN RULES” (series premiere)

Sunday, Febuary 5
10:00 p.m. “24: LEGACY” (series premiere, part one)

Monday, February 6
8:00 p.m. “24: LEGACY” (series premiere, part two)
9:01 p.m. “APB” (series premiere)

Thursday, February 9
8:00 p.m. “MasterChef Junior” (season finale)
9:01 p.m. “MY KITCHEN RULES”