Fox Announces Midseason Schedule

American Idol Fox has unveiled its midseason schedule, and not surprisingly, American Idol will fill the X Factor-sized hole on Wednesday and Thursday nights. Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, Steven Tyler, and of course Ryan Seacrest will kick off the show's 11th season on Wednesday, Jan. 18 at 8/7c. The Bones spin-off The Finder bows on Thursday, Jan. 12 at 9/8c. The animated Napoleon Dynamite series will premiere on Sunday, Jan. 15 at 8:30/7:30c. J.J. Abrams' Alcatraz gets underway on Monday, Jan. 16 at 8/7c before moving to 9/8c the following week. Kiefer Sutherland's anticipated new drama Touch premieres Wednesday, Jan. 25 at 9/8c, immediately following Idol. Check out the full schedule: MONDAY Monday, Jan. 16: 8:00-10:00 PM ALCATRAZ (Series Premiere) Monday, beginning Jan. 23: 8:00-9:00 PM HOUSE (Time Period Premiere) 9:00-10:00 PM ALCATRAZ (Time Period Premiere) Monday, March 19: 9:00-10:00 PM TOUCH (Series Premiere) **************************** TUESDAY Tuesday, Jan. 17: 8:00-9:00 PM GLEE 9:00-9:30 PM NEW GIRL 9:30-10:00 PM RAISING HOPE Tuesday, March 6: 8:30-9:00 PM BREAKING IN (Season Premiere) **************************** WEDNESDAY Wednesday, Jan. 4: 9:00-10:00 PM MOBBED Wednesday, Jan. 18: 8:00-10:00 PM AMERICAN IDOL (Season Premiere, Part One) Wednesday, Jan. 25: 9:00-10:00 PM TOUCH (Special Preview) *************************** THURSDAY Thursday, Jan. 12: 9:00-10:00 PM THE FINDER (Series Premiere) Thursday, Jan. 19: 8:00-9:00 PM AMERICAN IDOL (Season Premiere, Part Two) *************************** FRIDAY Friday, Jan. 13: 8:00-9:00 PM KITCHEN NIGHTMARES 9:00-10:00 PM FRINGE *************************** SUNDAY Sunday, Jan. 8: 8:00-8:30 PM THE SIMPSONS 8:30-9:00 PM THE CLEVELAND SHOW 9:00-9:30 PM FAMILY GUY 9:30-10:00 PM AMERICAN DAD Sunday, Jan. 15: 8:30-9:00 PM NAPOLEON DYNAMITE (Series Premiere) Sunday, March 11: 8:30-9:00 PM BOB'S BURGERS (Season Premiere)