Rob Lowe hosts Fox's game show 'The Floor' Lorraine O’Sullivan/FOX Logo text Fox will have a very traditional rollout of its fall schedule this year.
The network has set its premiere dates for the start of the 2026-27 TV season, and aside from its two nights of live sports, all of them will come in the week of Sept. 21 — the first week of the Nielsen-measured season.
As has been the case for the past few seasons, Fox’s fall slate is heavy on unscripted and sports programming. The exceptions are on Tuesday nights, where Best Medicine and Doc will premiere Sept. 22, and Sundays, where season 38(!) of The Simpsons leads off a comedy block beginning Sept. 27.
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We say “comedy” instead of “animation” because the Sunday lineup will feature a live-action comedy for the first time in eight years. Animal Control will follow The Simpsons at 8:30 p.m., with animated shows Universal Basic Guys and Grimsburg filling 9 o’clock hour.
The unscripted slates for Fox on Monday (Celebrity Name That Tune and Celebrity Weakest Link), Wednesday (The Floor and 99 to Beat) and Thursday (Hell’s Kitchen and Special Forces) are unchanged from last fall.
Fox will save its two new dramas, Baywatch and The Interrogator, and a new reality series called Marriage Market for later in the season. Returning shows American Dad!, Bob’s Burgers, Family Guy, Krapopolis, Memory of a Killer and Murder in a Small Town, along with a host of unscripted series, are also on deck for 2027 premieres.
Fox’s fall premiere dates are below. All times are ET/PT unless noted.
Saturday (ongoing) 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT: Fox Sports Saturday
Friday, Sept. 4 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT: Fox College Football Friday
Monday, Sept. 21 8 p.m.: Celebrity Name That Tune 9 p.m.: Celebrity Weakest Link
Tuesday, Sept. 22 8 p.m.: Best Medicine 9 p.m.: Doc
Wednesday, Sept. 23 8 p.m.: The Floor 9 p.m.: 99 to Beat
Thursday, Sept. 24 8 p.m.: Hell’s Kitchen 9 p.m.: Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test
Sunday, Sept. 27 8 p.m.: The Simpsons 8:30 p.m.: Animal Control 9 p.m.: Universal Basic Guys 9:30 p.m.: Grimsburg
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