Fox has revealed their mid-season lineup going into 2021, which includes shows like 9-1-1, its spinoff series 9-1-1: Lone Star, The Masked Dancer, and Hell’s Kitchen, among others. Fox initially delayed the majority of this programming in response to the ongoing coronavirus epidemic. Because of this, several of Fox’s most-watched shows will be debuting their new seasons at the very start of the new year.
Fox is not the only television network to have been impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak of this year. Several series have created in-depth plans for combatting the spread of coronavirus on-set, such as Real Housewives of New York. Other series have even incorporated the pandemic into the plot of their shows, as is the case with the hit drama This Is Us.
Now, a report from TV Line has confirmed the official release dates of these top Fox series, most of them coming at the beginning of 2021. The very first major premiere of Fox’s lineup is the debut of The Masked Dancer, a spinoff of the incredibly popular Masked Singer, premiering December 27 at 8/7c. Other returning series include Hell’s Kitchen on January 7, Prodigal Son on January 12, and 9-1-1, as well as its Lone Star spinoff on January 18. The new Fox lineup also includes the new comedy series Call Me Kat, a remake of the U.K. comedy Miranda, on January 3, alongside the ninth and final season of the Tim Allen sitcom Last Man Standing.
The biggest question for fans of these shows is how the new Fox schedule may affect the series’ viewership. After all, if fewer people are watching, it’s much more likely that Fox will cancel the show, even if it garnered positive reviews like Prodigal Son. This is even more of a concern for a less established spinoff show like 9-1-1 Lone Star, which has already had a prominent cast member leave before its second season.
But even with the unusual scheduling happening in the television industry right now, the fact that shows have been delayed means that audiences are anxiously awaiting new content. These drastic changes in Hollywood may be something that we, as consumers of television, are just going to have to get used to. Fox’s new lineup is unconventional, but there’s certainly still going to be an audience for 9-1-1, The Masked Dancer, and anything else Fox decides to throw the audience’s way.
Source: TV Line
Originally from https://screenrant.com/911-lone-star-prodigal-son-fox-premiere-dates/