Fox unveils stable 2009-10 lineup

Published Monday, May 18 2009, 17:09 BST | By Dan French and Neil Wilkes

Fox has unveiled its lineup for the 2009-10 season, confirming two new dramas and four new comedies.

As expected, the network is introducing a Fall season of reality dance contest So You Think You Can Dance in the hope of mirroring the success of American Idol, which anchors its midseason schedule. The series - fronted by Cat Deeley - will air its performance show on Tuesday nights and its results show on Wednesdays.

On Wednesday, Dance will serve as a lead-in to Glee, a new hour-long musical comedy from Nip/Tuck creator Ryan Murphy. The show will be previewed on Fox tomorrow night off the back of the American Idol finale.

Tim Roth's Lie To Me will return for a second season and switch to Monday nights, where it will have House - back for its sixth season - as a lead-in. Bones, which has been picked up for two seasons, will be paired up with J.J. Abrams' Fringe on Thursday nights.

Despite a poor start in the ratings, Joss Whedon's Dollhouse is being renewed for Friday nights, airing after a double comedy bill comprising the new half-hour Brothers, and the returning 'Til Death.

American Idol gets a midseason return, with the performance show airing on Tuesdays and the results following on Wednesdays as usual. New drama series Past Life will launch off the back of Idol on Tuesdays, and DC Comic-influenced Human Target is given a similar Wednesday slot. The latter will premiere with a special preview on Sunday, January 17 after the NFC Divisional Playoff game.

The eighth season of 24 will get its traditional two-night, four-hour premiere on Sunday, May 17 before settling into its regular Monday, 9pm slot after House.

Also renewed but with an as-yet unconfirmed place in the schedule are two Gordon Ramsay series, Hell's Kitchen and Kitchen Nightmares.

Not making it back next season are Prison Break, and the recently axed Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.

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