Fox to premiere "Hole in the Wall" on September 11 at 8p ET. "Moment of Truth" demoted to midseason...

http://www.tvweek.com/news/2008/08/fox_puts_hole_in_truth_slot_fo.php

After this summer's performance, I wouldn't be surprised if Moment of Truth doesn't return until next August for some final burnoff.

The only place The Moment of Truth could fit is Thursday's at 9:00 (mid-season) if Secret Millionaire fails. The only spot is where it was originally slated, Thursday's at 8:00. Other then that FOX has a strong schedule this year.

I doubt we'll be seeing Moment of Truth again.

Smart move by FOX. Hole In The Fall should open up very well. It's just a matter of whether it will fizzle out or not.

Moment of Truth will fit in whatever spot is left. Whatever drama mid-season fails first will be replaced by it. Summer is also another option.

I disagree that FOX has a strong schedule as it has huge holes to fill.

Mondays on FOX are very weak this year, both fall and mid-season. T:SCC and PB are both declining and on their last legs. It's not a question of if they will fail, it's how fast they will fall. By November, T:SCC is going to struggle to get 6 million and PB 7 million. Dollhouse is going to bust. I know Joss Whedon fans are all into this show, but the show has very limited appeal. While I think it will do slightly better than T:SCC in the ratings, it won't make it past May. I actually think FOX made a mistake not giving New Amsterdam another chance. It would appeal to the 24 audience better than Dollhouse and I don't see Dollhouse doing much better than New Amsterdam did first time out. But the sets were already destroyed before it aired. FOX made that decision already. 24 is hard to judge. It has had such a long haitus, there's no telling where the numbers will fall.

FOX fall is reliant on Fringe. If that bombs, and luckily for FOX I don't see it happening, they really have nothing else.

FOX Wednesday is stronger with Bones. However, Til Death is weak, and Do Not Disturb is going to have to be a self starter to get noticed. While I think Do Not Disturb will get better ratings than the always subpar Back To You, I don't think it will be enough be a contender. FOX has loads of comedies in development and it doesn't need DND to hit.

Thursdays will do about just as well as last year with their combo of reality/game shows, Fridays will be a major improvement and finally get on the ratings map (something the horrible quartet of Nashville, Great American Band, Jezebel James and Canterbury's Law couldn't do). Saturdays and Sundays will be the same. I really think FOX has to experiment with their Saturdays and try something new, but since the other networks are ignoring that day, and FOX is the only one with original programming through the whole day, there really isn't an incentive to try something new.

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Originally posted by yankeesrj12:
Other then that FOX has a strong schedule this year.

I agree with you that Fox will be struggling to beat NBC this fall but for seperate reasons. I believe Prison Break could see viewer gains thanks to higher HUT levels at 9pm. At 8pm, either Chuck or TSCC will fail or perhaps even both. TSCC is unlikely to get a full season. Prison Break imo is likely to return at 8pm come January to finish up its run. Tuesdays should be okay with House but that will be down thanks to the earlier timeslot. Fringe looks like a cult hit to me. Very gory looking and very niche. I doubt it will be in that slot come January (most likely it gets the Friday treatment). Bones should again start Wed. modestly strong but Til Death could easily fall into 6 million viewer territory or lower. DND has received downright horrible reviews and has yet to show one funny ad. I think that show will be gone by November for extra Death. Thursdays will likely see declines. Kitchen Nightmares should hold up at 9pm but Hole in the Wall could be a hole. Remember, just because Wipeout was a hit, doesn't mean Hole will be. Fridays will improve but 5th Grader and Lyrics could each lose a good 2 million in the move. Saturdays and Sundays will experience marginal declines. Overall when compared to year to year I see Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday seeing slight to moderate declines while Wednesday will grow thanks to Bones alone.

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Originally posted by mushu_jj:
I agree with you that Fox will be struggling to beat NBC this fall but for seperate reasons.

Reason #1: FOX doesn't really start their season until January.

Here is a link to videoof the Japanese version of the show.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bekQU9l8hk&feature=related

It actually looks alot funnier than it sounds.

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Originally posted by mushu_jj:
I agree with you that Fox will be struggling to beat NBC this fall but for seperate reasons. I believe Prison Break could see viewer gains thanks to higher HUT levels at 9pm. At 8pm, either Chuck or TSCC will fail or perhaps even both. TSCC is unlikely to get a full season. Prison Break imo is likely to return at 8pm come January to finish up its run. Tuesdays should be okay with House but that will be down thanks to the earlier timeslot. Fringe looks like a cult hit to me. Very gory looking and very niche. I doubt it will be in that slot come January (most likely it gets the Friday treatment). Bones should again start Wed. modestly strong but Til Death could easily fall into 6 million viewer territory or lower. DND has received downright horrible reviews and has yet to show one funny ad. I think that show will be gone by November for extra Death. Thursdays will likely see declines. Kitchen Nightmares should hold up at 9pm but Hole in the Wall could be a hole. Remember, just because Wipeout was a hit, doesn't mean Hole will be. Fridays will improve but 5th Grader and Lyrics could each lose a good 2 million in the move. Saturdays and Sundays will experience marginal declines. Overall when compared to year to year I see Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday seeing slight to moderate declines while Wednesday will grow thanks to Bones alone.

I think that Dollhouse will do just fine. Joss Whedon has a strong following. Didn't Firefly have 8 million eyeballs the first episode? Dollhouse must be cheaper to produce that than and Joss has hired the writers from the early/good episodes of Women's Murder Club that won in terms of viewer on Fridays.