What FOX should do this Fall

In this blog I have previously mentioned what NBC, ABC, & CBS should do starting this fall. It is now time for me to discuss the last of the big 4 broadcast networks which is FOX.

Let's start out with FOX's strengths (not including "fading" shows):

Glee Tuesdays at 9PM

and that is it!!

Now FOX has a lot of decent performers but they are all fading though. They are:

Animation Domination Block Sundays

House Mondays at 8PM

24 Mondays at 9PM but is ending this season

American Idol Tuesdays & Wednesdays in Winter & Spring

Bones Thursdays at 8PM

So here is what I think FOX should do each night of the week:

Sunday: Stick to all animated comedies on this night. Sons of Tuscon which I liked a lot and was pulled after just 2 or 3 episodes is the latest in a long string of failures of non-animated comedies on this night for FOX.

Monday: Keep House on this night. If House is moved again it will probably start going down in the ratings a lot at this point. They need to put a new scripted show (not a reality show) to put on before or after House on this night.

Tuesday: They could put reality shows on this night in the Fall such as Hell's Kitchen or a pair of new reality programs. Then in Winter, Idol can come back on this night like it always does each year. Another option in the Fall is to put Fringe back on this night at 9PM (if it doesn't get canceled this season) after a reality show at 8PM because it is not up to the task of facing all of the big shows on Thursdays at 9PM. And here Fringe could attract Lost's viewers since Lost is ending this season.

Wednesday: They could use Human Target here in the 8PM hour like this past season and pair it with Lie To Me or some other new drama. Or they might want to save Human Target for mid-season so they can release the First Season DVD set in the fall to give people the chance to see all the episodes and get exposed to the series more. If they do save Human Target for Mid-season they could do 2 new dramas here until Idol returns in Winter.

Thursday: Keep Bones where it is at 8PM. It does rather well against Survivor on CBS and Vampire Diaries on the CW. But they should move Fringe off of this night. They should put a new scripted show here on this night to follow Bones.

Friday: They should just use this night for reality shows and low-rated shows that they plan on burning off episodes of.

Saturday: They should just stick to Cops and AMW since nothing will do any better than those shows these days. There is no need to start experimenting on this night as long as Saturdays continue to be low rated.

Now you might be wondering where Glee is above. Well Glee is a special show that I think would work for FOX on several nights. I think it could work on Monday paired with House, or on Tuesday paired with Fringe, or on Wednesday paired with Human Target or a new drama. I wouldn't try this show on Thursdays-Sundays though. And I would not pair Glee with Hell's Kitchen because many people might get turned off of seeing Hell's Kitchen on the same night leading into or out of Glee.

So we shall see what FOX announces this coming week. So stay tuned.