FOX 2026 Midseason Premiere Dates Announced
FOX today announced its 2026 midseason premiere dates, unleashing a lineup that blends new dramas, unscripted adventures, and comedies. The new series include Best Medicine, the reimagined Fear Factor: House of Fear, and Memory of a Killer.
The returning favorites include Doc, Animal Control, Going Dutch, The Masked Singer, Extracted, Next Level Chef, Family Guy, and American Dad!
The FOX 2026 midseason schedule begins on Tuesday, Jan. 6, with the series premiere of the network’s wholly owned series Best Medicine (8:00-9:00 pm ET/PT), starring Josh Charles, Abigail Spencer, Josh Segarra, and Annie Potts followed by all new episodes of hit medical drama Doc (9:00-10:00 pm ET/PT), starring Molly Parker and Felicity Huffman and featuring the return of fan favorite Scott Wolf.
The following night, Wednesday, Jan. 7, marks the return of The Masked Singer in a special two-hour Season 14 premiere featuring a double unmasking (8:00-10:00 pm ET/PT). One week later, on Wednesday, Jan. 14, The Masked Singer will move to its regular time period (8:00-9:00 pm ET/PT) ahead of the series premiere of Fear Factor: House of Fear (9:00-10:00 pm ET/PT), hosted by Johnny Knoxville.
Following a new episode of Hell’s Kitchen (8:00-9:00 pm ET/PT), live-action comedies return starting Thursday, Jan. 15, with the Season 4 premiere of Animal Control, starring Joel McHale (9:00-9:30 pm ET/PT) and the Season 2 premiere of Going Dutch, starring Denis Leary (9:30-10:00 pm ET/PT).
Hell’s Kitchen will have its season 24 finale on Thursday, Jan. 22 (8:00-9:00 pm ET/PT). Beginning Thursday, Jan. 29, Next Level Chef will have its season 5 premiere (8:00-9:00 pm ET/PT).
Extreme survival series Extracted launches Monday, Jan. 26, (8:00-9:00 pm ET/PT), leading into the series premiere of powerful new dramatic thriller Memory of a Killer (9:00-10:00 pm ET/PT), featuring Patrick Dempsey’s return to broadcast television alongside Michael Imperioli and Gina Torres.
The Simpsons will celebrate its landmark 800th episode on Sunday, Feb. 15 (8:00-8:30 pm ET/PT), followed by its season finale episode (8:30-9:00 pm ET/PT), and Family Guy will have its Season 24 premiere and 450th episode airing later that evening (9:30-10:00 pm ET/PT).
Beginning Sunday, Feb. 22, Family Guy will air new episodes (8:00-8:30 pm ET/PT and 9:30-10:00 pm ET/PT) and Seth MacFarlane’s American Dad! returns to FOX and the iconic “Animation Domination” lineup with its Season 20 premiere (9:00-9:30 pm ET/PT).
Biblical event series The Faithful will air for three consecutive Sundays (8:00-10:00 pm ET/PT) beginning Sunday, Mar. 22, continuing on Sunday, Mar. 29, and concluding on Easter Sunday, Apr. 5
FOX 2026 MIDSEASON PREMIERE DATES
All times listed are Eastern/Pacific except as noted.
Thursday, Jan. 1
8:00-9:00 PM Hell’s Kitchen (New Episode)
Monday, Jan. 5
8:00-9:00 PM Celebrity Name That Tune (Season Finale)
Tuesday, Jan. 6
8:00-9:00 PM Best Medicine (Series Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM Doc (Winter Premiere)
Wednesday, Jan. 7
8:00-10:00 PM The Masked Singer (Special Two-Hour Season 14 Premiere)
Wednesday, Jan. 14
8:00-9:00 PM The Masked Singer (Time Period Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM Fear Factor: House of Fear (Series Premiere)
Thursday, Jan. 15
8:00-9:00 PM Hell’s Kitchen (New Episode)
9:00-9:30 PM Animal Control (Season 4 Premiere)
9:30-10:00 PM Going Dutch (Season 2 Premiere)
Thursday, Jan. 22
8:00-9:00 PM Hell’s Kitchen (Season 24 Finale)
9:00-9:30 PM Animal Control (New Episode)
9:30-10:00 PM Going Dutch (New Episode)
Monday, Jan. 26
8:00-9:00 PM Extracted (Season 2 Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM Memory of a Killer (Series Premiere)
Thursday, Jan. 29
8:00-9:00 PM Next Level Chef (Season 5 Premiere)
9:00-9:30 PM Animal Control (New Episode)
9:30-10:00 PM Going Dutch (New Episode)
Fridays (On Going)
8:00 PM-CC ET/5:00 PM-CC PT Fox Sports Friday
Saturdays (On Going)
8:00 PM-CC ET/5:00 PM-CC PT Fox Sports Saturday
Sunday, Feb. 15
8:00-8:30 PM The Simpsons (Special 800th Episode)
8:30-9:00 PM The Simpsons (New Episode, Season Finale)
9:00-9:30 PM Universal Basic Guys (New Episode)
9:30-10:00 PM Family Guy (Season 24 Premiere, 450th Episode)
Sunday, Feb. 22
8:00-8:30 PM Family Guy (Time Period Premiere)
8:30-9:00 PM Universal Basic Guys (New Episode)
9:00-9:30 PM American Dad! (Season 20 Premiere)
9:30-10:00 PM Family Guy (New Episode)
Sundays, Mar. 22, 29, and Apr. 5 (Easter Sunday)
8:00-10:00 PM The Faithful (New Event Series)
About Best Medicine:
The series centers on Dr. Martin Best (Emmy Award-nominee Josh Charles), a brilliant surgeon who abruptly leaves his illustrious career in Boston to become the general practitioner in a quaint East Coast fishing village where he spent summers as a child. Unfortunately, Martin’s blunt and borderline rude bedside manner rubs the quirky, needy locals the wrong way, and he quickly alienates the town, even though he’s all they’ve got.
Although Martin can expertly address any medical ailment or mystery in this idiosyncratic town, he’s really just desperate to be left the hell alone. Instead, he keeps getting dragged right smack into the middle of their personal chaos, feuds, and fantasies.
What the locals don’t know is that Martin’s terse demeanor masks a debilitating new phobia and childhood trauma that prevent him from experiencing true intimacy with anyone. But tenacity is the creed of everyone in their small village, and the people who live there may be exactly what the doctor ordered.
Wholly owned by FOX Entertainment, “Best Medicine” is produced by FOX Entertainment Studios and is distributed by FOX Entertainment Global. Ben Silverman (“The Office”), Rodney Ferrell (“Stick”), Howard T. Owens (“Stick”), Liz Tuccillo (“Sex and the City”), Mark Crowdy (“Doc Martin”), Philippa Braithwaite (“Doc Martin”), Jay Karas, and Tyson Bidner are executive producers.
Jamie Babbit served as an executive producer on the series’ first two episodes, which he also directed. “Best Medicine” is based on All3Media International’s successful format Doc Martin, which was originally produced in the UK by Buffalo Pictures in association with Homerun Film Productions and brought to American audiences by Propagate Content. The series stars Josh Charles, Abigail Spencer, Annie Potts, Josh Segarra, and Cree.
About Memory of a Killer:
Inspired by the book and 2003 award-winning Belgian film “De Zaak Alzheimer,” “Memory of a Killer” is a dramatic thriller starring Emmy nominee Patrick Dempsey (“Grey’s Anatomy,” “Dexter: Original Sin,” “Ferrari”) as a hitman, Angelo Doyle, leading a dangerous double life while hiding an even deadlier personal secret.
Emmy winner Michael Imperioli (“The White Lotus,” “The Sopranos”) stars opposite Dempsey in the role of Dutch, Angelo’s oldest friend and an accomplished chef whose restaurant is a front for criminal enterprise.
The series also stars Richard Harmon as Joe, a hitman; Odeya Rush as Maria, Angelo’s daughter; Daniel David Stewart as Jeff, Maria’s husband; Peter Gadiot as Dave, a local police detective; and Gina Torres as Special Agent Linda Grant.
“Memory of a Killer” is produced by Warner Bros. Television and FOX Entertainment. Executive producers include Aaron Zelman, Glenn Kessler, Ed Whitmore, Tracey Malone, Cathy Schulman, David Schulner, and series star Patrick Dempsey. Arthur Sarkissian and Martin Campbell are also executive producers, along with Peter Bouckaert of Eyeworks.
About Fear Factor: House of Fear:
Hosted by Johnny Knoxville, the iconic reality competition “Fear Factor” is coming back bigger, bolder, and more daring as “Fear Factor: House of Fear.” Dropped into an unforgiving, remote location, a group of strangers will live together under one roof, and face mind-blowing stunts, harrowing challenges, and a twisted game of social strategy where trust is fleeting – and fear is a weapon.
Only one contestant will conquer all their fears and walk away with the massive grand prize! “Fear Factor: House of Fear” is produced by Endemol Shine North America, a Banijay Americas company. Kevin Lee is an executive producer and showrunner.
Anthony Carbone is an executive producer, along with Endemol Shine North America’s Sharon Levy, Michael Heyerman, and Sean Loughlin. The reimagined series is based on the original “Fear Factor” format, created by Endemol Shine Netherlands. “Fear Factor” is internationally renowned, with 32 adaptations.
About The Faithful:
“The Faithful” is inspired by the best-selling book of all time, the Bible, and showcases a faithful dramatization of the Book of Genesis as told through the eyes of the courageous and passionate, yet flawed women whose descendants would shape the future of faith as we know it today. Dimensional, dramatic, intimate, even surprising, The Faithful is about discovering and losing love, the challenges of marriage, the joys and heartbreak of children, confronting temptation, and finding faith.
Episodes of “The Faithful” will be told through the lens of five of the Old Testament’s most legendary women: Sarah (Minnie Driver) and her maidservant Hagar (Natacha Karam), Sarah’s great-niece Rebekah (Alexa Davalos), and Rebekah’s nieces, sisters Leah (Millie Brady) and Rachel (Blu Hunt).
The series also stars Jeffrey Donovan, Tom Mison, Tom Payne, Ben Robson, James Purefoy, Taylor Napier, and Will Stevens.
Wholly owned by FOX Entertainment, “The Faithful” comes from FOX Entertainment Studios and is distributed by FOX Entertainment Global. Under her first-look broadcast direct deal with FOX, Carol Mendelsohn (“CSI: Crime Scene Investigation”) serves as executive producer along with Julie Weitz (“Game of Silence”) and Rene Echevarria (“Carnival Row,” “The 4400”), who penned the pilot and will also serve as showrunner.
