FOX Kicks Off Its Winter Lineup with Special Premiere Dates
FOX today announced updates to its Winter 2026 premiere dates, including special advance premieres of new series Best Medicine and returning comedy Animal Control, following respective FOX NFL doubleheaders, as well as a two-night premiere event for new drama series Memory of a Killer, starring Patrick Dempsey and Michael Imperioli, beginning immediately after the NFC Championship Game.
Animal Control, starring Joel McHale, will have a special advance Season Four premiere on Sunday, Dec. 28 (8:00-8:30 pm ET / Live to All Time Zones) immediately following the FOX NFL doubleheader.
An all-new episode of The Simpsons will air at a special time (8:30-9:00 pm ET / Live to All Time Zones), followed by all-new episodes of Krapopolis (9:00-9:30 pm ET/PT) and Bob’s Burgers (9:30-10:00 pm ET/PT).
Following a new episode of Hell’s Kitchen (8:00-9:00 pm ET/PT), live-action comedies return starting Thursday, Jan. 15 with an all-new time period premiere episode of Animal Control (9:00-9:30 pm ET/PT) and the Season Two premiere of Going Dutch, starring Denis Leary (9:30-10:00 pm ET/PT).
New series Best Medicine, starring Josh Charles, Abigail Spencer, Josh Segarra, and Annie Potts, will have a special advance series premiere on Sunday, Jan. 4 (8:00-9:00 pm ET / Live to All Time Zones) immediately following the FOX NFL doubleheader. An all-new episode of Krapopolis will air following (9:00-9:30 pm ET/PT) with an all-new episode of The Simpsons airing at a special time (9:30-10:00 pm ET/PT).
Best Medicine will have its time period premiere beginning Tuesday, Jan. 6 (8:00-9:00 pm ET/PT) with the series premiere episode, followed by the winter premiere 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. All-new episodes of Best Medicine and Doc continue to air beginning Tuesday, Jan. 13 in their respective time periods.
New psychological thriller Memory of a Killer, featuring Patrick Dempsey’s return to broadcast television alongside Emmy Award-winner Michael Imperioli and Gina Torres (9-1-1: Lone Star) will launch with a special two-night premiere event beginning Sunday, Jan. 25 (10:00-11:10 pm ET / Live to All Time Zones) immediately following the NFC Championship Game (6:00-10:00 pm ET / Live to All Time Zones).
The two-night event continues the following evening, Monday, Jan. 26, when Memory of a Killer will have its time-period premiere (9:00-10:00 pm ET/PT) with an all-new episode, preceded by the Season Two premiere of extreme survival series Extracted (8:00-9:00 pm ET/PT).
