FOX Announces Winter 2013 Premiere Dates

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the following foxFOX has announced the winter return dates for its current schedule, as well as premiere dates for its mid-season shows and the series finale date of Fringe.

On January 6th, the Animation Domination returns (The Cleveland Show excepted), with the Tuesday sitcom bloc following on January 8th. A two-hour winter premiere of Bones airs Monday, January 14th at 8:00, while the two-night premiere of American Idol begins January 16th and Glee makes its return on Thursday, January 24th.

The Following will be the first scripted mid-season show to premiere, making its debut on Monday, January 21st at 9:00, while the two-hour season premiere of Touch airs Friday, February 8th at 8:00. The latter will then slide into the 9:00 slot for the rest of its season, where it will have Kitchen Nightmares as a lead-in.

Meanwhile, two-hour celebrity diving special Stars in Danger debuts Wednesday, January 9th at 8:00 and the two-hour series finale of Fringe airs Friday, January 18th at 8:00 after returning from hiatus the prior week.

Which FOX show are you going to miss the most during the hiatus? Are you emotionally ready for Fringe to sign off for the final time? Can The Following live up to all the pre-premiere hype?

FOX WINTER PREMIERE SCHEDULE
Sunday, Jan. 6
4:00 PM-CC ET live/ 1:00 PM-CC PT live NFC WILDCARD GAME
8:00-8:30 PM THE SIMPSONS
8:30-9:00 PM BOB’S BURGERS
9:00-9:30 PM FAMILY GUY
9:30-10:00 PM AMERICAN DAD

Tuesday, Jan. 8
8:00-8:30 PM RAISING HOPE
8:30-9:00 PM BEN AND KATE
9:00-9:30 PM NEW GIRL
9:30-10:00 PM THE MINDY PROJECT

Wednesday, Jan. 9
8:00-10:00 PM STARS IN DANGER: THE HIGH DIVE (Two-Hour Special Event)

Friday, Jan. 11
8:00-9:00 PM KITCHEN NIGHTMARES (encore)
9:00-10:00 PM FRINGE

Sunday, Jan. 13
7:30-8:00 PM THE CLEVELAND SHOW
8:00-8:30 PM THE SIMPSONS
8:30-9:00 PM BOB’S BURGERS
9:00-9:30 PM FAMILY GUY
9:30-10:00 PM AMERICAN DAD

Monday, Jan. 14
8:00-10:00 PM BONES (Two-Hour Winter Premiere)

Wednesday, Jan. 16
8:00-10:00 PM AMERICAN IDOL (Season Premiere, Part 1)

Thursday, Jan. 17
8:00-10:00 PM AMERICAN IDOL (Special Two-Hour Season Premiere, Part 2)

Friday, Jan. 18
8:00-10:00 PM FRINGE (100th Episode and Two-Hour Series Finale)

Saturday, Jan. 19
12:00-12:30 AM INSIDE THE FOLLOWING (30-Minute Special)

Monday, Jan. 21
8:00-9:00 PM BONES
9:00-10:00 PM THE FOLLOWING (Series Premiere)

Thursday, Jan. 24
8:00-9:00 PM AMERICAN IDOL
9:00-10:00 PM GLEE

Friday, Jan. 25
8:00-9:00 PM KITCHEN NIGHTMARES
9:00-10:00 PM THE FOLLOWING (encore)

Friday, Feb. 8
8:00-10:00 PM TOUCH (Two-Hour Season Premiere)