The fall season hasn’t even started yet and Fox has already done an about face with one of their new shows.
Enlisted was set to make its series debut on November 8th, but now the show won’t be shipping out until January 10th.
Even though Fox says in their press releases, the delay is because they want to “take advantage of our winter sports promotional platform,” I personally am not buying it. Enlisted was the only new Fox show I was looking forward to, and I was beyond disappointed with the unfunny pilot.
So what will replace Enlisted’s time slot during the 2 month delay? Raising Hope will be airing back to back episodes for the time being. So that means we get to watch Bones at 8p and Raising Hope at 9p. Not a bad deal because it is two of their better shows. Even though it has pretty much been their death night since they started programming shows to air on Fridays.
Are you bummed you will have to wait to sign up for Enlisted or were you really looking forward to tuning in for it on November 8th?
BTW I find the timing of this announcement really interesting. Less than 24 hours after The X Factor returned with a series low, the network announces they are moving one of their fall shows to midseason. Are they trying to clear a timeslot for The X Factor on Friday nights or are they deciding to concentrate more on the midseason when their two big shows, American Idol and The Following, return? Although I wouldn’t put much hope into the new and “improved” Idol.
