Fox announced its winter schedule and Joss Whedon's Dollhouse will air on Fridays beginning February 13, 2008 at 9pm. Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles will serve as its lead in.
Bones will air Thursdays at 8pm, followed by Kitchen Nightmares for a couple of weeks, and then a much earlier in the year Hell's Kitchen starting January 29 at 9pm. Great, toss Gordon Ramsay to the wolves. Thursdays' demo numbers will be interesting.
The Fox game show Friday lineup will air for a month or so from January 16 until February 13 when Dollhouse/TSCC begins. I know "people will watch broadcast TV on Fridays if you offer good programming", but I think Dollhouse will be competing against Battlestar Galactica for a while. Good catch by Zac in the comments, BSG airs at 10pm!
I still don't anticipate good numbers for these shows on Fridays, and it looks like Fox didn't think enough of Dollhouse to air it after American Idol (which will still be on Tuesdays and Wednesdays). Zap2its Dan Fienberg's theory is that they were too worried about 24 to use Dollhouse as its lead-in and wouldn't have been as able to be patient with it if it failed there.
Hole in the Wall is not dead yet. It will air Sundays from 7p-8p starting January 18.
Prison Break Status (via Variety): Conspicuously absent from Fox's midseason sked is laffer " 'Til Death," which was benched from the Wednesday 9 p.m. berth earlier this month. Fox said it would return later in the season. "Prison Break" will also be back later in the season after its skedded winter hiatus.
These schedules are prone to change early and often. James Hibberd has the full schedule on the Live Feed.
