Over the past few years, FOX has been very clear in wanting to provide year-round scheduling options, and it made sure to load up its midseason slate as part of a scheduling announcement Monday.<\/p>\n
The network will only be premiering three of its new shows in the fall, but come the 2011 midseason, a number of new series are set to enter the fold.<\/p>\n
Buzzed-about new drama “Ride-Along” has been tentatively booked for the 9PM slot on Mondays; it will assume that slot when fall debut “Lonestar” concludes for the year. “Mixed Signals” will join the 9:30PM comedy mix on Tuesday, filling in once new sitcom “Running Wilde” wraps its season.<\/p>\n
On Sundays, “American Dad” will move to 7:30PM and “The Cleveland Show” will move after “Family Guy” at 9:30PM, allowing new animated show “Bob’s Burgers” to air at 8:30PM. Action-adventure drama “Terra Nova” is also scheduled to debut in a to-be-determined slot at midseason.<\/p>\n
New series profiles:<\/b><\/p>\n \nMIXED SIGNALS<\/p>\n MIXED SIGNALS is a new comedy series about three longtime friends and their attempts to reconcile the irreconcilable: to balance their relationships with their need for freedom. The series reveals how friendships and romances enhance \u2013 and further complicate \u2013 the lives of men and the women who love them. ETHAN (Kris Marshall, HUMAN TARGET, \u201cMy Family\u201d) is the perpetual bachelor. He loves women, and when he\u2019s in, he\u2019s all in \u2013 at least for three weeks. Charming, genuine and hopelessly independent, Ethan is finding out that as he gets older, the pool of women who are willing to take things day by day is rapidly evaporating. ADAM (Nelson Franklin, \u201cThe Office,\u201d \u201cI Love You Man\u201d) recently moved in with his girlfriend, CALLIE (Alexandra Breckenridge, FAMILY GUY), and is learning how vastly different \u201cshe comes over a lot\u201d and \u201cshe lives with me\u201d really are. Adam is discovering there isn\u2019t much \u201cme\u201d time any more, there\u2019s only \u201cus\u201d time. MIKE (David Denman, \u201cThe Office\u201d) is a married lawyer still trying to figure out the male-female dynamic. He wants nothing more than to be a good family man to his wife, LISA (Liza Lapira, \u201cDexter,\u201d \u201cDollhouse\u201d), and his infant son, but he\u2019s also trying to carve out a little space for himself. Currently that space is in his car, where he watches action movies in 15-minute chunks while telling his wife he\u2019s stuck in traffic. EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Bob Fisher, David Hemingson, Avi Nir, Ran Sarig, Adir Miller, Elad Kuperman<\/p>\n DIRECTOR: Chris Koch<\/p>\n WRITER: Bob Fisher<\/p>\n CAST: Alexandra Breckenridge as Callie, David Denman as Mike, Nelson Franklin as Adam, Liza Lapira as Lisa, Kris Marshall as Ethan <\/p>\n BOB\u2019S BURGERS<\/p>\n BOB\u2019S BURGERS is a new animated series about a man, his family and a burger joint. A third-generation restaurateur, BOB BELCHER (H. Jon Benjamin, FAMILY GUY, \u201cArcher\u201d) runs Bob\u2019s Burgers with the help of his wife and their three kids. Bob has big ideas about burgers, condiments and sides, but only a few thoughts on customer service and business management. Despite his greasy counters, lousy location and occasionally spotty service, Bob is convinced his burgers speak for themselves. Even though business is slow, Bob gets to work with his family. His wife, LINDA BELCHER (John Roberts, \u201cThe Christmas Tree,\u201d \u201cJackie & Debra\u201d), supports Bob\u2019s dream through thick and thin (but truth be told, she\u2019s getting a little sick of the thin). Their eldest daughter, TINA (Dan Mintz, \u201cImportant Things with Demetri Martin,\u201d \u201cThe Andy Milonakis Show\u201d), is a 13-year-old hopeless romantic with minimal social skills. Middle child GENE (Eugene Mirman, \u201cFlight of the Conchords,\u201d \u201cAqua Teen Hunger Force\u201d) is an aspiring musician and a prankster who serves up more jokes than burgers. Their youngest, LOUISE (Kristen Schaal, \u201cFlight of the Conchords,\u201d \u201cModern Family\u201d), is the most enthusiastic about her dad\u2019s business, but an off-balance sense of humor and her elevated energy level make her somewhat of a liability in the kitchen. Beyond the restaurant is a city rich with character. Next door to Bob\u2019s is It\u2019s Your Funeral Home and Crematorium; down the street is Wonder Wharf, the oceanside amusement pier; and a few blocks away is Wagstaff Middle School, where Bob and Linda\u2019s kids go to school. And across the street is Jimmy Pesto\u2019s Pizzeria, Bob\u2019s Burgers\u2019 main competition and the thorn in Bob\u2019s side. <\/p>\n PRODUCTION COMPANY: 20th Century Fox Television<\/p>\n CREATOR: Loren Bouchard<\/p>\n EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS\/WRITERS: Loren Bouchard, Jim Dauterive<\/p>\n DIRECTOR: Anthony Chun<\/p>\n VOICE CAST: H. Jon Benjamin as Bob Belcher, John Roberts as Linda Belcher, Kristen Schaal as Louise Belcher, Eugene Mirman as Gene Belcher, Dan Mintz as Tina Belcher <\/p>\n The two new dramas slated for midseason debuts are: <\/p>\n TERRA NOVA<\/p>\n From executive producers Steven Spielberg, Peter Chernin, Brannon Braga (24, \u201cStar Trek: Enterprise\u201d) and David Fury (\u201cLost,\u201d \u201cBuffy the Vampire Slayer\u201d) comes an epic family adventure 85 million years in the making. TERRA NOVA follows an ordinary family embarking on an incredible journey back in time to prehistoric Earth as a small part of a massive experiment to save the human race. In the year 2149 the world is dying. The planet is overdeveloped, overcrowded and overpolluted. With the majority of plant and animal life extinct, devotion to science has brought mankind to the brink of destruction, but has also provided its only hope for salvation. Knowing there is no way to reverse the damage to the planet, a coalition of scientists has managed to open up a fracture in the space-time continuum, creating a portal to prehistoric Earth. This doorway leads to an amazing world, one that allows for a last-ditch effort to save the human race\u2026possibly changing the future by correcting the mistakes of the past. The series centers on the Shannon family as they join the tenth pilgrimage of settlers to TERRA NOVA, the first colony of humans in this second chance for civilization. JIM SHANNON, a devoted father with a checkered past, guides his family through this new land of limitless beauty, mystery and terror. Jim\u2019s wife, ELISABETH SHANNON, is a trauma surgeon chosen through a global lottery as a new addition to Terra Nova\u2019s medical team. JOSH SHANNON is their son, mourning the girl he left behind, as he\u2019s torn between two role models \u2013 his father and the charismatic COMMANDER FRANK TAYLOR, the leader of the settlement, and the heroic first pioneer through the time portal. MADDY SHANNON, Jim and Elizabeth\u2019s teen daughter, is as independent and adventurous as her parents, but her distrust of authority soon leads her on a dangerous path. In addition to blue skies, rolling rivers and lush vegetation, TERRA NOVA offers new opportunities and fresh beginnings to its recent arrivals, but the Shannons have brought with them a familial secret that may threaten their citizenship in this utopia. Additionally these adventurers soon discover that this healthy, vibrant world is not as idyllic as it initially appears. The areas surrounding Terra Nova are filled with dangerous dinosaurs, and other prehistoric threats, as well as external forces that may be intent on destroying this new world before it begins. But perhaps even more threatening than what lies outside the protective walls is the Shannons\u2019 realization that something sinister may be happening inside TERRA NOVA as not everyone on this mission has the same intentions of how best to save mankind. EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Steven Spielberg, Peter Chernin, Craig Silverstein, Kelly Marcel, Brannon Braga, David Fury, Aaron Kaplan, Katherine Pope, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank <\/p>\n RIDE-ALONG<\/p>\n The city of Chicago is a paradox that serves as the setting for RIDE-ALONG, a new drama from Shawn Ryan (\u201cThe Shield,\u201d \u201cThe Unit\u201d). During a ride-along, a civilian spends a shift in the passenger seat of a squad car, observing the work day of a police officer. But in this series, the audience is the passenger, taking an unpredictable ride through the streets of Chicago and navigating crime and corruption with the most respected \u2013 and notorious \u2013 cops in the city. JAREK WYSOCKI (Jason Clarke, \u201cPublic Enemies,\u201d \u201cBrotherhood\u201d) is a local legend and larger-than-life veteran of the Chicago Police Department. Like the city of Chicago, Jarek is razor blades and brass knuckles wrapped in politeness and egoless charm \u2013 a man who throws away partners the way others throw away tissues. TERESA COLVIN (Jennifer Beals, LIE TO ME, \u201cThe L Word\u201d) arrived at the pinnacle of the Chicago Police Department in a short period of time. She\u2019s determined to implement changes before the mud that is Chicago politics clogs her office. As a result of Teresa\u2019s difficult choices, she has made some powerful enemies along the way, including two street gangs, the police officers\u2019 union and a city alderman who proves to be a dangerous adversary. Jarek\u2019s new partner, CALEB EVERS (Matt Lauria, \u201cFriday Night Lights\u201d), is a smart and observant young detective who desperately wants to prove himself. He is savvier and more observant than most people give him credit for, and just might make the perfect yin to Jarek\u2019s yang. Also in Jarek\u2019s charge is his niece, VONDA WYSOCKI (Devin Kelley, \u201cTease\u201d), a rookie beat cop whose father, Jarek\u2019s brother, was killed in the line of duty when she was young. Jarek keeps close tabs on her and is less than thrilled to discover she\u2019s falling for her partner, ISAAC JOINER (Todd Williams, \u201cIn Plain Sight,\u201d \u201cCSI\u201d), a charismatic cop who takes unnecessary risks on the job that land him and Vonda in some dangerous situations. ALDERMAN RONIN GIBBONS (Delroy Lindo, \u201cKidnapped\u201d) is a building-magnate-turned-politician who has ruled his ward with a velvet glove for three decades. Jarek and Teresa are convinced Gibbons and his cohorts, including LIAM HENNESSEY (Billy Lush, \u201cThe Black Donnellys\u201d), an Irish tough guy in Gibbons\u2019 construction empire, are dirty to the core, but they\u2019ve never had the evidence to prove it. When a murder investigation leads them to Gibbons, they are determined to bring him to justice and clean up Chicago \u2013 if that\u2019s even possible. <\/p>\n PRODUCTION COMPANIES: 20th Century Fox Television, MiddKid Productions<\/p>\n CREATOR\/WRITER: Shawn Ryan<\/p>\n EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Shawn Ryan, Charles McDougall<\/p>\n DIRECTOR: Charles McDougall<\/p>\n CAST: Jason Clarke as Jarek Wysocki, Jennifer Beals as Teresa Colvin, Matt Lauria as Caleb Evers, Devin Kelley as Vonda Wysocki, Todd Williams as Isaac Joiner, Billy Lush as Liam Hennessey, Delroy Lindo as Alderman Ronin Gibbons<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nPRODUCTION COMPANIES: 20th Century Fox Television, Keshet Broadcasting Ltd.<\/p>\n
\nPRODUCTION COMPANIES: 20th Century Fox Television, DreamWorks Television, Kapital Entertainment, Chernin Entertainment<\/p>\n