Fox has changed up its post-Super Bowl plans.
The network will the season three premiere of its game show The Floor after Super Bowl LIX on Feb. 9, giving the Rob Lowe-hosted series the biggest possible U.S. audience to kick off its next installment. The Floor replaces first-year drama Rescue: Hi-Surf, which Fox announced would have the post-Super Bowl showcase when the network unveiled its 2024-25 slate in May.
Rescue: Hi-Surf will likely still get heavy promotion during the Super Bowl (as it did during the World Series), and what the network is billing as “a special episode” of the series is set to run the day after the NFL title game, Feb. 10.
Fox has also set the rest of its midseason debuts. The third season of Animal Control will premiere Jan. 2, pairing with the Denis Leary-led comedy Going Dutch on Thursday nights. Medical drama Doc is set to premiere Jan. 7 along with Kitchen Nightmares: Road to Super Bowl LIX, in which Gordon Ramsay will work with several restaurants in New Orleans, site of the Super Bowl.
The Masked Singer (Feb. 12) and Next Level Chef (Feb. 13) are also set to premiere the week after the Super Bowl. The series finale of 911: Lone Star is set for Feb. 3. Not yet on the midseason slate are animated series Family Guy and The Great North and dramas Alert: Missing Persons Unit and The Cleaning Lady. Fox will announce more premiere dates later in the season.
Fox’s midseason premieres are below. All times are ET/PT unless noted.
Thursday, Jan. 2
9 p.m.: Animal Control
9:30 p.m.: Going Dutch
Tuesday, Jan. 7
8 p.m.: Kitchen Nightmares: Road to Super Bowl LIX
9 p.m.: Doc
Wednesday, Jan. 8
8 p.m.: Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test
Monday, Feb. 3
8 p.m.: 911: Lone Star (series finale)
Sunday, Feb. 9
6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT: Super Bowl LIX
10:30 p.m. ET/7:30 p.m. PT (approximate): The Floor
Wednesday, Feb. 12
8 p.m.: The Masked Singer
9 p.m.: The Floor (regular time)
Thursday, Feb. 13
8 p.m.: Next Level Chef
Source: Hollywoodreporter
