Source: Deadline Hollywood
The ink is barely dry on the broadcast networks’ schedules for next season, unveiled at the upfronts this week, and we have the first change, made by Fox. It will have fans of Prison Break and Bones wait a little longer to welcome back the former and say goodbye to the latter.
The network is the broadcast home of MLB post-season in the fall, so it was somewhat surprising that it slotted new baseball-themed 
drama Pitch, done with the cooperation of the MLB, for spring. Now Pitch, which has been getting solid initial buzz, is headed to the fall schedule, airing in the Thursday 9 PM slot originally earmarked for the 13-episode final season of Bones. (Pitch had been slated for Tuesday 9 PM in spring.) While there may be a couple of disruptions from baseball for Pitch, the potential synergies with the baseball coverage could make up for that. Additionally, with Kylie Bunbury as the star of Pitch, Fox may have a better flow on Thursday, anchored by Morris Chestnut starrer Rosewood at 8 PM as both series would likely attract significant African American audiences. The change means that Pitch co-creator Dan Fogelman will have two new series debuting in the fall, he also is the creator/executive 
producer of NBC’s This Is Us.
Bones will now succeed Pitch on Thursday in January, replacing the new installment of Prison Break. The reboot of the cult Fox series will now take over Pitch‘s original slot and premiere time framce, debuting on Tuesday in spring. Here are Fox’s revised fall and midseason schedules:
FOX FALL 2016 SCHEDULE
(New programs in UPPER CASE)
MONDAY
8-9 PM — Gotham
9-10 PM — Lucifer
TUESDAY
8-8:30 PM — Brooklyn Nine-Nine
8:30-9 PM — New Girl
9-10 PM — Scream Queens
WEDNESDAY
8-9 PM — LETHAL WEAPON
9-10 PM — Empire
THURSDAY
8-9 PM — Rosewood
9-10 PM — Pitch
FRIDAY
8-9 PM– Hell’s Kitchen
9-10 PM — THE EXORCIST
SATURDAY
7-10:30 PM — Fox Sports Saturday: Fox College Football
SUNDAY
7-7:30 PM — NFL ON FOX
7:30-8 PM — The OT / Bob’s Burgers
8-8:30 PM — The Simpsons
8:30-9 PM — SON OF ZORN
9-9:30 PM — Family Guy
9:30-10 PM — The Last Man On Earth
FOX MIDSEASON 2016-17 SCHEDULE (All Times ET/PT)
MONDAY
8-9 PM — 24: LEGACY / Gotham (spring)
9-10 PM — APB / Lucifer (spring)
TUESDAY
8-8:30 PM — New Girl / Brooklyn Nine-Nine (spring)
8:30-9 PM — THE MICK
9-10 PM — KICKING & SCREAMING / PRISON BREAK (spring)
WEDNESDAY
8-9 PM — LETHAL WEAPON / SHOTS FIRED (spring)
9-10 PM — STAR / Empire (spring)
THURSDAY
8-9 PM — Rosewood
9-10 PM — Bones
FRIDAY
8-9 PM — Masterchef Junior
9-10 PM — Sleepy Hollow
SATURDAY
8-10 PM — Fox Sports Saturday
SUNDAY
7-7:30 PM — Animation Encores
7:30-8 PM — Bob’s Burgers
8-8:30 PM — The Simpsons
8:30-9 PM — MAKING HISTORY
9-9:30 PM — Family Guy
9:30-10 PM — The Last Man on Earth
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