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`Proven Innocent`: Rachelle Lefevre and Russell Hornsby in their new show, which is premiering midseason on FOX. (©2018 Fox Broadcasting Co., credit Adrian Burrows)
"Proven Innocent": Rachelle Lefevre and Russell Hornsby in their new show, which is premiering midseason on FOX. (©2018 Fox Broadcasting Co., credit Adrian Burrows)

FOX announces new primetime schedule for 2018-19 season; 3 new comedies & 2 new dramas join lineup

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Mon, May 14th 2018 10:45 am
'9-1-1,' network's top scripted series, returns in prime fall timeslot; 'Thursday Night Football' to debut in fall 2018, with Pro Football Hall of Famers Terry Bradshaw, Howie Long & Michael Strahan headlining pregame show; 'Last Man Standing,' starring Tim Allen; and 'The Cool Kids,' starring comedy veterans David Alan Grier, Martin Mull, Leslie Jordan & Vicki Lawrence, anchor brand-new Friday comedy block in fall; family comedy 'Rel' also to premiere fall; epic thriller 'The Passage,' from executive producers Ridley Scott, Matt Reeves & Liz Heldens, to launch midseason; legal drama 'Proven Innocent,' from 'Empire' co-creator Danny Strong, to debut midseason 
Also at midseason, 'Gotham' to air its fifth and final season; all-new live musical production of Tony Award, Grammy Award & Pulitzer Prize winner 'Rent' to air January 2019
Dana Walden and Gary Newman, chairmen and CEOs, Fox Television Group, on Monday unveiled the FOX primetime slate for the 2018-19 television season to the national advertising community during the annual programming presentation at the Beacon Theatre.
"This year, we launched four of the Top 10 new shows on broadcast, which led to a very strong roster of young series returning for their sophomore seasons. That gives us tremendous momentum heading into the fall," Newman and Walden said. "With our increased investment in football, we're going to use the powerful platform of the NFL to launch our new comedies. We'll then take some big swings with dramas at midseason, which is a proven strategy for FOX."
The new comedies joining the lineup this fall are "Rel" and "The Cool Kids." Inspired by the life of Lil Rel Howery ("Get Out," "Insecure," "The Carmichael Show"), "Rel" is a multi-camera comedy starring Howery as a loving husband and father living in Chicago, who finds out his wife is having an affair, and must rebuild his life as a single father, following his divorce. The comedy also stars Sinbad ("A Different World," "The Sinbad Show"), Jess "Hilarious" Moore ("Wild 'N Out") and Jordan L. Jones ("NCIS: Los Angeles," "Wisdom of the Crowd").
From executive producer Charlie Day ("It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia"), "The Cool Kids" is a multi-camera comedy about a rag-tag group of friends living in a retirement community who are willing to break every rule in order to have fun - because, at their age, what do they really have to lose? The series stars four comedy veterans: Tony Award nominee David Alan Grier ("The Carmichael Show," "In Living Color"), Emmy Award nominee Martin Mull ("Veep," "Roseanne"), Emmy Award winner Leslie Jordan ("Will and Grace," "American Horror Story") and Emmy Award winner Vicki Lawrence ("Mama's Family," "The Carol Burnett Show").
Also this fall, hit comedy "Last Man Standing" joins the FOX lineup. A fan-favorite for six seasons, the series stars Tim Allen as Mike Baxter, a married father of three girls, who tries to maintain his manliness, despite being surrounded by women. The series also stars Nancy Travis, Jonathan Adams, Amanda Fuller, Christoph Sanders and Jordan Masterson. "Last Man Standing" and "The Cool Kids" will anchor a brand-new Friday night comedy block.
In its 25th season of NFL coverage, the new "Thursday Night Football Pregame Show" will be FOX Sports' first New York City-based live NFL studio show, complementing "FOX NFL Sunday," the No. 1 NFL pregame show for the past 24 seasons and the network's signature program, of which Terry Bradshaw and Howie Long have been an integral part since its inception in 1994.
Also this fall, "9-1-1," the network's No. 1 scripted series, returns on a new night and time, Mondays at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
In 2019, additional new series and events joining the schedule include dramas "The Passage" and "Proven Innocent"; a live musical production of "Rent;" and a brand-new "Cosmos" installment, "Cosmos: Possible Worlds."
Based on author Justin Cronin's best-selling trilogy of the same name, "The Passage" is an epic, character-driven thriller written by Liz Heldens ("Friday Night Lights"). Executive-produced by Heldens, Emmy Award winner and Academy Award and Golden Globe nominee Ridley Scott ("The Martian," "Gladiator") and writer/director Matt Reeves ("Dawn of the Planet of the Apes," "Cloverfield"), "The Passage" focuses on Project Noah, a secret medical facility where scientists are experimenting with a dangerous virus that could lead to the cure for all disease, but also carries the potential to wipe out the human race. When a young girl (Saniyya Sidney, "Fences," "Hidden Figures") is chosen to be a test subject, a federal agent (Mark-Paul Gosselaar, "Pitch") is tasked with bringing her in, but ultimately, becomes her surrogate father, determined to protect her at any cost - even as Project Noah's work threatens to unleash an unimaginable apocalypse.
Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner and "Empire" co-creator Danny Strong partners with David Elliot ("Four Brothers") to tell the emotional story of one woman's fight for the innocence of others, as well as her own. "Proven Innocent" follows an underdog criminal defense firm led by a fierce and uncompromising lawyer, who was wrongfully convicted in a sensational murder case that made her an infamous media obsession, a household name and a national cause célèbre. The drama stars Rachelle Lefevre ("Under the Dome," "A Gifted Man"), Vincent Kartheiser ("Mad Men"), Russell Hornsby ("Seven Seconds," "Grimm"), Brian d'Arcy James ("13 Reasons Why," "Spotlight") and Tony Award winner Nikki M. James ("The Good Wife," "The Book of Mormon").
Also at midseason, "Gothma" will air its fifth and final season, wrapping up this beloved series in a farewell event that will focus on Bruce Wayne's (David Mazouz) transformation into the caped crusader. "Gotham" is an origin story of the great DC Comics supervillains and vigilantes, revealing an entirely new chapter that has never been told. "Gotham" follows the rise of Det. James Gordon (Ben McKenzie) through a dangerously corrupt city teetering between good and evil, and chronicles the birth of one of the most popular super heroes of our time. The series also stars Donal Logue, Morena Baccarin, Sean Pertwee, Robin Lord Taylor, Erin Richards, Camren Bicondova, Cory Michael Smith, Jessica Lucas, Chris Chalk, Drew Powell, Alexander Siddig and Crystal Reed.
The live musical production of the groundbreaking, Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical "Rent" comes to FOX on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019 (7-10 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed). A re-imagining of Puccini's "La Bohème," and set in New York City's gritty East Village, "Rent" tells the unforgettable story of seven artists struggling to follow their dreams during a time of great social and political turmoil. Winner of four Tony Awards and the Pulitzer Prize, writer/composer Jonathan Larson's tour de force continues to offer an inspiring message of hope and friendship. Acclaimed film, television and theater producer Marc Platt ("Grease: Live," "La La Land," "Wicked"), along with the estate of writer/composer Jonathan Larson, will executive-produce the live musical event.
Airing as a global event on FOX and National Geographic in 180 countries and 43 languages, the Emmy and Peabody Award-winning "Cosmos" will return for its third season in spring 2019. It will once again be executive-produced, written and directed by Ann Druyan (NASA's Voyager Record, "Cosmos: A Personal Voyage," "Contact"); executive-produced by Seth MacFarlane, Brannon Braga and Jason Clark; and hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson, the famed pop-culture icon and astrophysicist. Continuing the legacy of its predecessors, "Cosmos: Possible Worlds" will translate the revelations of science into a lavishly transporting experience, taking audiences on a series of voyages of exploration. The new season will reveal previously uncharted realms, including lost worlds and worlds to come, and those that we may one day inhabit in a thrilling future.
During the 2018-19 season, several FOX series will celebrate major milestones, including "The Simpsons'" landmark 30th anniversary, "Family Guy's" 20th anniversary and "Bob's Burgers' " 150th episode.
FOX's full 2018-19 programming slate is - Dramas: "9-1-1," "Empire," "The Gifted," "Gotham," "Lethal Weapon," "The Orville," "The Passage," "Proven Innocent," "The Resident," "Star"; Comedies: "Bob's Burgers," "The Cool Kids," "Family Guy," "Last Man Standing," "Rel," "The Simpsons;" Live Events: "Rent"; Event Series: "Cosmos: Possible Worlds"; Unscripted: "Beat Shazam," "The Four: Battle For Stardom," "Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours To Hell & Back," "Hell's Kitchen," "Love Connection," "MasterChef," "MasterChef Junior," "Showtime At The Apollo," "So You Think You Can Dance."
Additional schedule information and specials to be announced.
Following is the FOX fall 2018 primetime schedule.
Tim Allen and Nancy Travis in "Last Man Standing," premiering Fridays this fall on FOX. (©2018 Fox Broadcasting Co. credit: FOX)
FOX FALL 2018 SCHEDULE (All Times ET/PT)
MONDAY
8:00-9:00 PM THE RESIDENT
9:00-10:00 PM 9-1-1 
TUESDAY
8:00-9:00 PM THE GIFTED
9:00-10:00 PM LETHAL WEAPON 
WEDNESDAY
8:00-9:00 PM EMPIRE
9:00-10:00 PM STAR
THURSDAY
7:30-8:00 PM ET/ THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL PREGAME SHOW 4:30-5:00 PM PT
8:00 PM-CC ET/ NFL FOOTBALL 5:00 PM-CC PT
FRIDAY
8:00-8:30 PM LAST MAN STANDING (all-new episodes)
8:30-9:00 PM THE COOL KIDS (new series)
9:00-10:00 PM HELL'S KITCHEN
SATURDAY
7:00-10:30 PM FOX SPORTS SATURDAY: FOX COLLEGE FOOTBALL
SUNDAY
7:00-7:30 PM NFL ON FOX
7:30-8:00 PM THE OT / FOX ENCORES
8:00-8:30 PM THE SIMPSONS
8:30-9:00 PM BOB'S BURGERS
9:00-9:30 PM FAMILY GUY
9:30-10:00 PM REL (new series)
Season Two of "The Orville" will premiere midseason.
Leslie Jordan, Vicki Lawrence, David Alan Grier and Martin Mull in "Cool Kids," premiering Fridays this fall on FOX. (©2018 Fox Broadcasting Co., credit Patrick McElhenney)

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