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“BONES” RENEWED FOR FINAL FAREWELL SEASON ON FOX

Series Will Countdown to Finale With 12 Episodes to Air in the 2016-2017 Season


BONES Returns for Its Spring Premiere Thursday, April 14 on FOX

 

 

“BONES” RENEWED FOR FINAL FAREWELL SEASON ON FOX

Series Will Countdown to Finale With 12 Episodes to Air in the 2016-2017 Season


BONES Returns for Its Spring Premiere Thursday, April 14 on FOX

BONES, the long-running comedic procedural beloved by millions of fans around the world, will return for a final farewell 12th season on FOX, it was announced today by Dana Walden and Gary Newman, Chairm…

NEW ADVENTURE DRAMA “HOUDINI & DOYLE” TO PREMIERE MONDAY, MAY 2, ON FOX

Series Hails From “House” Creator and Executive Producer David Shore and

Co-Creators and Executive Producers David Hoselton and David Titcher

LUCIFER Season Finale to Air Monday, April 25

From “House” creator and executive producer David Shore, the new mystery adventure drama series HOUDINI & DOYLE, starring Michael Weston (“House,” “Six Feet Under”), Stephen Mangan (“Episodes”) and Rebecca Liddiard (“Man Seeking Woman”), will premiere on Monday, May 2 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), following an all-new episode of GOTHAM (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FO…

MEET THE FIERCE COMPETITORS OF “AMERICAN GRIT,” WHO WILL BE PUT THROUGH THE ULTIMATE CHALLENGES BEGINNING THURSDAY, APRIL 14, ON FOX

Sixteen of the country’s toughest men and women will face a variety of military-grade and survival-themed challenges set in the wilderness of the Pacific Northwest, on the series premiere of AMERICAN GRIT, airing Thursday, April 14 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. WWE® Superstar John Cena™ and an elite group of mentors from the nation’s most exclusive military units – Navy Seal Commander Rorke Denver, Army Sergeant Noah Galloway, Marine Gunnery Sergeant Tawanda “Tee” Hanible and Army Ranger Nick “The Reaper” Irving – will push these fierce conte…

FOX PUTS A PREHISTORIC SPIN ON THE WORLD’S FIRST EASTER EGG HUNT IN THE ALL-NEW ANIMATED SPECIAL “ICE AGE: THE GREAT EGG-SCAPADE” SUNDAY, MARCH 20, ON FOX

Featured Guest Voices Taraji P. Henson, Seth Green, Wendy Williams,

Gabriel Iglesias, Lili Estefan and Blake Anderson

Join Original Herd, Including Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary,

Seann William Scott, Josh Peck, Keke Palmer and Queen Latifah

Exclusive Sneak Peek at All-New Animated Feature Film

Ice Age: Collision Course to Air During Special

ICE AGE: THE GREAT EGG-SCAPADE Also Available on Digital HD the Day After Broadcast, Featuring More than an Hour of Fun Family Extras

Scrat, Manny, Sid, Diego and a few new friends from

TWO-TIME ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEE DJIMON HOUNSOU CAST IN SEASON TWO OF “WAYWARD PINES” ON FOX

Next Chapter of Hit Event Series to Premiere this Summer on FOX

Two-time Academy Award nominee Djimon Hounsou (“Blood Diamond,” “In America”) has been cast as a series regular in WAYWARD PINES, the hit psychological thriller event series returning for a second season this summer on FOX. Hounsou will portray CJ MITCHUM, an original resident of Wayward Pines and a historian for the town with extensive knowledge of its complex origins, and the one person who can provide a unique bridge between the current world of Wayward Pines and the …

MULTIPLE GRAMMY AWARD WINNERS YOLANDA ADAMS AND MICHAEL W. SMITH TO PERFORM ON “THE PASSION”

Inspirational Television Event Airs LIVE From New Orleans on

Palm Sunday, March 20, on FOX

Multiple Grammy- and Gospel Music Association Dove Award-winning musicians Yolanda Adams and Michael W. Smith are set to appear in THE PASSION, the two-hour epic musical event airing LIVE from New Orleans on Palm Sunday, March 20 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX. Adams will kick off the show with a special live performance and Smith has been tapped for a role as one of Jesus’ disciples. Adams and Smith join previously announced host an…

ALL-NEW MILITARY-INSPIRED COMPETITION SERIES “AMERICAN GRIT” TO DEBUT FOLLOWING RETURN OF “BONES” ON THURSDAY, APRIL 14, ON FOX

BONES Kicks Off the Night at 8:00 PM, Followed By

AMERICAN GRIT, Starring WWE® Superstar John Cena®, at 9:00 PM

New military-inspired competition series AMERICAN GRIT will debut Thursday, April 14 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), following the spring return of BONES (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. 

Starring WWE® Superstar John Cena™, AMERICAN GRIT follows 16 of the country’s toughest men and women as they are split into four teams and face a variety of military-grade and survival-themed challenges set in the wilderness of Pack Forest in Eatonville…

“THE LAST MAN ON EARTH” TO RETURN SUNDAY, MARCH 6, ON FOX

Animated BORDERTOWN Moves to Sundays at 7:00 PM

Beginning Sunday, March 6

THE LAST MAN ON EARTH will make its spring premiere with all-new episodes beginning Sunday, March 6 (9:30-10:00 ET/PT) on FOX.  Also on March 6, BORDERTOWN, the new animated series from executive producers Mark Hentemann and Seth MacFarlane, will move to its new time period, Sundays (7:00-7:30 PM ET/PT).

THE LAST MAN ON EARTH fall finale concluded with PHIL MILLER 2 (guest star Boris Kodjoe) undergoing a makeshift appendix surgery, and PHIL/TANDY’s (Will Forte) as…

NEW LATE-NIGHT SKETCH COMEDY SERIES “PARTY OVER HERE,” FROM THE LONELY ISLAND AND COMEDIAN PAUL SCHEER, TO PREMIERE SATURDAY, MARCH 12, ON FOX

Comedians Nicole Byer, Jessica McKenna and Alison Rich Set to Star

New late-night half-hour sketch comedy series PARTY OVER HERE will premiere Saturday, March 12 (11:00-11:30 PM ET/PT) on FOX. The series is executive-produced by the Emmy Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated comedy trio The Lonely Island – writer/performers Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone.  Actor/comedian Paul Scheer (“The League,” “Fresh Off The Boat”) also will serve as an executive producer and one of the series’ directors.

“When we first conceived t…

JASON PATRIC TO STAR IN SEASON TWO OF “WAYWARD PINES” ON FOX

Next Chapter of Hit Event Series to Premiere this Summer on FOX

Jason Patric (“Rush,” “Narc”) has been cast in a leading role in WAYWARD PINES, the hit psychological thriller event series returning for a second season this summer on FOX. Patric will portray DR. THEO YEDLIN, a confident, driven surgeon whose leadership skills will prove invaluable to the residents of Wayward Pines.

From executive producer M. Night Shyamalan (“The Sixth Sense,” “The Visit”) and based on the world created by author Blake Crouch in his international best-selli…

GRAMMY AWARD WINNER SEAL CAST AS PONTIUS PILATE IN “THE PASSION”

Inspirational Television Event Airs LIVE From New Orleans on

Palm Sunday, March 20, on FOX

Grammy Award-winning recording artist and singer/songwriter Seal has been cast in the role of Pontius Pilate in THE PASSION, a two-hour epic musical event airing LIVE from New Orleans on Palm Sunday, March 20 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX. Seal joins previously announced host and narrator Tyler Perry, and cast members Jencarlos Canela (Jesus Christ), Chris Daughtry (Judas), Prince Royce (the disciple Peter) and Trisha Yearwood (Mary, …

“FOX WRITERS INTENSIVE” UNVEILS 2016 FINALISTS, PARTNERS WITH YOUNG STORYTELLERS

Fox Writers Intensive (FWI) Draws Most Submissions Ever in Program’s History

FWI Finalists to Mentor Elementary School Students in
Young Storytellers’ “Script to Stage” Program

Fox Audience Strategy today announced the finalists for its fifth annual Fox Writers Intensive (FWI), the company’s advanced writers’ platform designed to nurture experienced writers who have diverse voices, backgrounds and life experiences for potential staffing on Fox television, feature film and digital entertainment productions.

This year’s 10 FWI finalists a…

TONY AWARD-WINNING ACTRESS ANNALEIGH ASHFORD JOINS THE CAST OF “THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW”

Production Begins This March in Toronto

Tony Award winner Annaleigh Ashford (“Sylvia,” “You Can’t Take It With You,” “Masters of Sex”) has been cast as COLUMBIA, the castle’s feisty live-in groupie, in the two-hour television event THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW, airing this fall on FOX.

Ashford joins previously announced cast members Laverne Cox (Dr. Frank-N-Furter, “Orange is the New Black”), Victoria Justice (Janet, “Victorious”), Ryan McCartan (Brad, “Liv & Maddie,” “Heathers: the Musical”), Adam Lambert (Eddie, “Glee”), Reeve…