Following on from Fox’s 2025/26 primetime scheduling announcements earlier this year comes a series of hard premiere dates for new and returning shows.
The Network’s TV slate kicks off on Sept. 23 with the Season 2 premieres of Murder in a Small Town, and Doc.
On Season 2 of Murder in a Small Town Karl’s jurisdiction expands and he will have to contend with an increased caseload and limited resources, investigating cases like a body found at a local wedding between members of two feuding families; a double kidnapping that may mask an even bigger crime; a pop star who retreated to Gibsons for a quiet vacation only to be followed by a dangerous stalker; and many more.
Academy Award-winner Marcia Gay Harden (Pollack, Mystic River, The Morning Show) joins the cast as Mayor Christie Holman, a practicing doctor and beloved figure in the community, and a consummate political operator. She has the best interests of the people of Gibsons at heart, but sometimes lets her personal interests take precedence as she complicates life for Karl and Cassandra.
Doc which aired a tentative 10 episode run last season, now returns for a full 22-episode season. This year Dr. Amy Larsen continues to rebuild her life after a car crash erased eight years of her memory. No longer Chief of Internal Medicine at Westside Hospital, Amy must restart her medical journey as an Intern in the hopes of becoming the doctor she once was. She’ll confront hard truths about her missing years, work to repair fractured relationships and seek to reconcile the person she used to be with the one everyone else has come to know.
Emmy Award winner and Academy Award nominee Felicity Huffman joins the drama this season in the series regular role of Dr. Joan Ridley, Amy’s med school professor and early mentor – and now the new Chief of Internal Medicine at Westside Hospital. Will Joan’s arrival back in Amy’s life both professionally and personally help or hinder Amy’s recovery?
Meanwhile FOX’s animated comedy block returns Sunday, Sept 18, and includes favorites such as The Simpsons, Universal Basic Guys, Krapopolis, and Bob’s Burgers.
Additional shows set to premiere later in the 2025-2026 season include the Drama Memory of A Killer, one-hour Comedy Best Medicine, Half-Hour Comedies American Dad!, Animal Control, Family Guy, Going Dutch and Grimsburg.
Meanwhile unscripted fare includes Beat Shazam, Don’t Forget The Lyrics, Extracted , Fear Factor: The Next Chapter (WT), LEGO Masters, Next Level Baker, Next Level Chef and The Masked Singer.
Catch the schedule below.
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FOX FALL 2025 PREMIERE DATES
(All Times ET/PT Except as Noted)
Monday, Sept. 15
8:00-9:00 PM Celebrity Name That Tune (Season Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM Celebrity Weakest Link (Series Premiere)
Tuesday, Sept. 23
8:00-9:00 PM Murder in a Small Town (Season 2 Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM Doc (Season Two Premiere)
Wednesday, Sept. 24
8:00-9:00 PM The Floor (Season Four Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM 99 to Beat (Series Premiere)
Thursday, Sept. 25
8:00-9:00 PM Hell’s Kitchen (Season 24 Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test (Season Four Premiere)
Fridays (Beginning Aug. 29)
8:00 PM-CC ET/ FOX College Football Friday
5:00 PM-CC PT
Saturdays (On Going)
7:00-10:30 PM ET/ Fox Sports Saturday
4:00-7:30 PM PT
Sunday, Sept. 28
7:00-7:30 PM NFL On Fox
7:30-8:00 PM The OT / FOX Animation Encores
8:00-8:30 PM The Simpsons (Season 37 Premiere)
8:30-9:00 PM Universal Basic Guys (Season Two Premiere)
9:00-9:30 PM Krapopolis (Season Three Premiere)
9:30-10:00 PM Bob’s Burgers (Season 16 Premiere)
