Here’s the Lowe down: Fox’s “9-1-1: Lone Star” finally has a Season 5 premiere date, almost a year and a half after its previous episode aired. “9-1-1: Lone Star” will return on Monday, Sept. 23 at 8 p.m., kicking off a premiere week for Fox and marking the first new episode of the Rob Lowe series since May 2023. (“9-1-1: Lone Star” took a hiatus last season in the wake of the Hollywood strikes.)
Among other news revealed on Tuesday by Fox, the network has made a slight tweak to its fall schedule: The Joel McHale-hosted series “Crime Scene Kitchen” will now return for its Season 3 in the fall, airing Thursdays at 9 p.m. behind Gordon Ramsay’s “Hell’s Kitchen” (back for Season 23!). The show originally scheduled behind “Hell’s Kitchen,” Season 3 of “Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test,” will launch in midseason instead.
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Fox’s fall schedule actually starts unrolling at the beginning of September, as the network takes advantage of NFL games to launch new entries like the animated “Universal Basic Guys,” which launches on Sept. 8 with new episodes of “Bob’s Burgers” and “The Great North.”
Fox will also use an NFL doubleheader to sneak preview the first episode of John Wells’ “Rescue HI-Surf” on Sept. 22, before it moves to its regular Monday slot the next night. Fox is really high on the show: It had already scheduled an episode to run after Super Bowl LIX on February 9.
Among other nights, the series premiere of “Murder in a Small Town” gets a 90-minute opener on Tuesday, Sept. 24, before being joined by Season 2 of “Accused” on Oct. 1. And reality hits “The Masked Singer” and “The Floor” are back on Wednesday, Sept. 25.
Besides “Special Forces,” midseason entries include dramas“alert: Missing Persons Unit,” “The Cleaning Lady” and “Doc”; and comedies“Animal Control,” “Family Guy,” “Going Dutch,” “The Great North” and “Grimsburg.” Unscripted returnees also include “Extracted,” “Lego Masters,” “MasterChef,” “Name That Tune” and “Next Level Chef.” Also on tap for Fox are the specials “Lego Masters: Celebrity Holiday Bricktacular” and “The Real Full Monty.”
“This year, we created a terrific collection of originals that deepens our network’s legacy of delivering unexpected, unforgettable characters and stories,” said Fox TV network president Michael Thorn. “We’re bullish about the future and optimistic about the fun and engaging entertainment in store for our viewers everywhere.”
Here is the fall roll-out:
Sunday, Sept. 8 (following NFL doubleheader):
8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT — “Universal Basic Guys” (series premiere, live in all time zones)
8:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT — “Bob’s Burgers” (new episode, live in all time zones)
9 p.m. — “The Great North” (one hour; two new episodes)
Sunday, Sept. 15
8 p.m. — “Universal Basic Guys” (new episode)
8:30 p.m. — “Bob’s Burgers” (new episode)
9 p.m. — “The Great North” (one-hour; two new episodes)
Sunday, Sept. 22 (following NFL doubleheader)
8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT — “Rescue: HI-Surf (series premiere, live in all time zones)
9 p.m. — “Universal Basic Guys” (new episode)
9:30 p.m. — “Bob’s Burgers” (new episode)
Monday, Sept. 23
8 p.m. — “9-1-1: Lonestar” (Season 5 premiere)
9 p.m. — “Rescue: HI-Surf” (time period premiere)
Tuesday, Sept. 24
8 p.m. — “Murder in a Small Town” (90-minute series premiere)
Wednesday, Sept. 25
8 p.m. “The Masked Singer” (Season 12 premiere)
9 p.m. — “The Floor” (Season 2 premiere)
Thursday, Sept. 26
8 p.m. — “Hell’s Kitchen” (Season 23 premiere)
9 p.m. — “Crime Scene Kitchen” (Season 3 premiere)
Fridays, beginning Sept. 13
8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT — Fox College Football Friday/Fox College Hoops/Fox UFL
Saturdays (ongoing)
7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT — Fox Sports Saturday
Sunday, Sept. 29
8 p.m. — “The Simpsons” (Season 36 premiere)
8:30 p.m. — “Universal Basic Guys” (time period premiere)
9 p.m. — “Bob’s Burgers” (Season 15 premiere)
9:30 p.m. — “Krapopolis” (Season 2 premiere)
Tuesday, Oct.1
8 p.m. — “Accused” (Season 2 premiere)
9 p.m. — “Murder in a Small Town” (time period premiere)
