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PRIMETIME PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS - FOX 2015-2016 SEASON***Descriptions courtesy of FOX***

GRANDFATHERED (Comedy) (Tuesday, 8-8:30PM) (Tuesday, 8:30-9PM)What’s the fastest way to put the brakes on a cruise-controlled bachelor lifestyle? Fatherhood? Guess again. The ultimate bachelor will discover he’s not only a father, but a grandfather. Successful restaurateur and man-about-town Jimmy Martinois used to being the most suave, most handsome and most single person in the room. All that changes with the surprise appearance of Jimmy’s adult son, Gerald and his baby daughter, Edie. Now Jimmy has to unlearn a lifetime of blissful selfishness and grapple with the fact that he went straight from single to grandfather in six seconds flat. Keeping tabs on Jimmy is Gerald’s mother and Jimmy’s former girlfriend, rocker chick-turned-mother Sara. Equally concerned about how Jimmy will manage these new developments is Jimmy’s restaurant family, especially assistant manager Annelise and chef Ken. Can Jimmy teach Gerald to be a little more like him in order to win the affection of Edie’s hot mess of a mom, Vanessa? Will Jimmy and Sara fall for each other all over again, even though she’s the one thing he never dates – a woman his own age? And who’s higher maintenance, Jimmy or the baby? This comedy is an unconventional, sophisticated comedy about coming of age – at any age.

Cast: John Stamos, Josh Peck, Paget Brewster, Kelly Jenrette, Ravi Patel, Christina MillianExecutive Producers: Daniel Chun, John Stamos, Dan FogelmanABC Studios and 20th Century Fox Television

GRINDER, THE (Comedy) (Tuesday, 8:30-9PM) (Tuesday, 9:30-10PM) How many TV lawyers does it take to try a real-life case in a real-life courtroom? One and his name is The Grinder, who is a famous TV lawyer at a crossroads. When his legal series ends, he decides to move back home and join his family’s real law firm – despite having no formal education, no bar certification, no license to practice and no experience in an actual courtroom. Dean Sanderson spent eight seasons playing the title role on the hit legal drama “The Grinder.” Now he’s moving back to his hometown of Boise, Idaho, where his brother, Stewart, is a real-life attorney who is poised to take over the family law firm. It doesn’t take long for Dean to start injecting his TV drama into every aspect of Stewart’s life, both in the courtroom and at home, impacting Stewart’s wife – and Dean’s high school sweetheart – Debbie; their two kids, 15-year-old Lizzie and 13-year-old Ethan; and Dean and Stewart’s father, the law firm’s head, Dean Sr. Dean and Stewart don’t see to eye to eye, but when they stop arguing with each other and start arguing together in court…they make a formidable team. It is the story of two brothers, who took different paths, but meet again in the middle – for justice…sort of.

Cast: Rob Lowe, Fred Savage, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Hana Hayes, Connor Kalopsis, William DevaneExecutive Producers: Andrew Mogel, Jarrad Paul, Nicholas Stoller, Jake Kasdan, Rob Lowe20th Century Fox Television

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PRIMETIME PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS - FOX

2015-2016 SEASON

MINORITY REPORT (Drama) (Monday, 9-10PM) The future is coming. Based on the international blockbuster film, the show will follow the unlikely partnership between a man haunted by the future and a cop haunted by her past, as they race to stop the worst crimes of the year 2065 before they happen. Set in Washington, D.C., it is 10 years after the demise of Precrime, a law enforcement agency tasked with identifying and eliminating criminals…before their crimes were committed. To carry out this brand of justice, the agency used three precogs – “precognitives” Dash, Arthur and Agatha – who were able to see the future. Now, in 2065, crime-solving is different, and justice leans more on sophisticated and trusted technology than on the instincts of the precogs. Precog Dash – driven by his terrifying, but fragmented visions – now has returned in secret to help a brash, but shrewd police detective, Lara Vega, attempt to stop the murders that he predicts. As they navigate this future America, they will search for Dash’s missing twin brother, Arthur, and elude others who will stop at nothing to exploit their precog abilities. Also complicating matters is Dash and Arthur’s ingenious, but reclusive, foster sister, Agatha, who just wants Dash to return home. A drama of crime and conspiracy, this is a timeless story of connection: two lost souls, Dash and Vega, who find friendship, purpose and redemption in each other.

Cast: Stark Sands, Meagan Good, Laura ReganExecutive Producers: Max Borenstein, Kevin Falls, Steven Spielberg, Darryl Drank, Justin Falvey, Mark MylodAmblin Television, Paramount Television and 20th Century Fox Television

ROSEWOOD (Drama) (Wednesday, 8-9PM) Meet the Beethoven of private pathologist. Rosewood is the story of Dr. Beaumont Rosewood, Jr., the most brilliant private pathologist in Miami. Using his wildly sophisticated autopsy lab, he performs for-hire autopsies to uncover clues that the Miami PD can’t see. His new partner-in-crime is Detective Villa, a Miami PD detective with attitude and demons to spare. While she’s impressed by Rosewood’s incredible abilities, his constant optimism is more annoying than it is infectious. But somehow, week-to-week, this unlikely tag team will solve many crimes together. Joining Rosewood in his practice are his sister and “toxicology queen,” Pippy; and DNA specialist Tara Milly Izikoff aka TMI, who is Pippy’s fiancée. Plagued with his own set of medical ailments, Rosewood sees that every moment of life should be embraced and lived to the fullest. And those moments of victims’ lives that will never be are what drive him the most.

Cast: Morris Chestnut, Jaina Lee Ortiz, Gabrielle Dennis, Anna KonkleExecutive Producers: Todd Harthan, Wyck Godfrey, Marty Bowen, Richard ShepardTemple Hill and 20th Century Fox Television


PRIMETIME PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS - FOX 2015-2016 SEASON

SCREAM QUEENS (Drama/Anthology Series) (Tuesday, 9-10PM) The girls of Kappa House are dying for new pledges. In this new killer comedy-horror, Wallace University is rocked by a string of murders. Kappa House, the most sought-after sorority for pledges, is ruled with an iron fist (in a pink glove) by its Queen Bitch, Chanel Oberlin. But when anti-Kappa Dean Munsch decrees that sorority pledging must be open to all students, and not just the school’s silver-spooned elite, all hell is about to break loose, as a devil-clad killer begins wreaking havoc, claiming one victim, one episode at a time. Part black comedy, part slasher flick, it is a modern take on the classic whodunit, in which every character has a motive for murder…or could easily be the next blood-soaked casualty.

Cast: Emma Roberts, Jamie Lee Curtis, Lea Michele, Abigail Breslin, Nasim Pedrad, Oliver Hudson, Skyler Samuels, Keke Palmer, Billie Lourd, Diego Bonita, Glen Powell, Lucien Laviscount, Niecy Nash, Nick Jonas, Ariana GrandeExecutive Producers: Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Ian BrennenRyan Murphy Television, Brad Falchuk Teley-Vision and 20th Century Fox Television

MID-SEASON SERIES

BORDERTOWN (Animated Comedy) (Sunday, 9:30-10PM) (Sunday, 7-7:30PM)This new animated comedy is about two families living in a Southwest desert town on the U.S. – Mexico border. The series takes a satirical look at the cultural shifts occurring in America, where the U.S. Census forecasts that by 2017, ethnic minorities will become the majority. Set against this increasingly diverse backdrop, the comedy explores family, politics and everything in between with a cross-cultural wink. It centers on two clans: the Buckwalds and the Gonzalezes. Bud Buckwald is a married father of three and a Border Patrol agent who is just a tad behind the times and feels slightly threatened by the cultural changes transforming his neighborhood. He lives next door to Ernesto Gonzalez, an ambitious family man, who has been in the country less than 10 years, but is already doing better than Bud – which, it turns out, is a bit of an issue for Bud. Bud is married to Janice Buckwald, both the wisest and most oblivious member of the family. The Buckwald kids include Becky, a socially awkward, big-boned geek; Sanford, a loser who thinks he’s a player; and Gert, a beauty pageant-obsessed five-year-old with a pet pig. Meanwhile, living the American Dream next door are the Gonzalezes, including Maria, Ernesto’s no-nonsense wife; their son, Ruiz; and their 21-year-old nephew, J.C., a graduate student who is engaged to Becky and frequently butts heads with Bud. As Bud and Ernesto’s paths begin to cross, their two families soon become bound by romance, conflict and, perhaps most importantly, friendship – a word that means the same, no matter what side of the border you’re from.

Voice Cast: Hank Azaria, Alex Borstein, Missi Pyle, Judah Friedlander, Nicholas Gonzalez, Stephanie EscajedaExecutive Producers: Seth MacFarlane, Mark HentmannCo Execs: Alex Carter, Dan Vebber20th Century Fox Television



COOPER BARRETT”S GUIDE TO SURVIVING LIFE (Comedy) (Sunday, 8:30-9PM)Wouldn’t it be great to have a friend who has made all the mistakes in life there are to make, and then tells you exactly where he went wrong, so you don’t have to? This new comedy explores what we all go through on our way to figuring out what life is all about. Cooper Barrett still doesn’t have the job he wants; he’s accidently fallen in love with his across-the-hall neighbor, Kelly Bishop; one of his roommates, Neal, just can’t seem to dump his bodybuilder girlfriend; his other roommate, Barry, is a “loveable jackass” who can’t stop getting into trouble; and his 40-year-old-brother, Josh, a married father of two, is constantly popping in to come hang with the fellas. The one thing they do have is each other. As Cooper struggles to survive each of life’s many challenges – a night in jail, an inappropriate text he never should have sent, an ill-advised household pet – he will guide us through the often-messy, always-hilarious ordeal, so that our lives don’t have to be nearly the entertaining disaster that Cooper’s is turning out to be.

Cast: Jack Cutmore-Scott, Meaghan Rath, Charlie Saxton, James Earl, Justin Bartha, Maureen SebastianExecutive Producers: Jay Lacopo, Gail Berman, Bill Callahan, James Griffiths The Jackal Group and 20th Century Fox Television

SECOND CHANCE (Drama) (Wednesday, 8-9PM) (Friday, 9-10PM)What would you do with a second chance? In this modern reimagining of the Mary Shelley classic, a man is brought back to life by two scientists playing god. Seventy-five-year-old Jimmy Pritchard is a shell of his former self. A drinker, a womanizer and a father who always put work before family, Pritchard was forced to resign as L.A. County Sheriff for corrupt conduct more than a decade ago. Now, some 15 unkind years later, he is killed when he stumbles upon a robbery at the home of FBI Agent Duval Pritchard, one of his three children. But death is surprisingly short for Jimmy, who is brought back to life by billionaire tech-genius twins Mary Goodwin and her brother, Otto, founders of the social networking empire, Lookinglass. Resurrected as a younger version of himself, with physical abilities of which he never dreamed, a re-animated Pritchard is given a second chance at life. What will he do with it? Will he seek vengeance against those who killed him? Will he try to repair the damage he did to his family? Will he embrace a new sense of purpose or fall prey to old temptations?

Cast: Tim DeKay, Dilshad Vadsaria, Adhir Kalyan, Rob KazinskyExecutive Producers: Rand Ravich, Howard Gordon, Michael CuestaKara Productions, Teakwood Lane Productions and 20th Century Fox Television



LUCIFER (Drama) (Monday, 9-10PM)The Devil has come to Los Angeles. “Lucifer” is the story of the original fallen angel. Bored and unhappy as the Lord of Hell, Lucifer Morningstar has abandoned his throne and retired to L.A., where he owns Lux, an upscale nightclub. Charming, charismatic and devilishly handsome, Lucifer is enjoying his retirement, indulging in a few of his favorite things – wine, women and song – when a beautiful pop star is brutally murdered outside of Lux. For the first time in roughly 10 billion years, he feels something awaken deep within him as a result of this murder. Compassion? Sympathy? The very thought disturbs him – as well as his best friend and confidante, Mazikeen aka Maze, a fierce demon in the form of a beautiful young woman. The murder attracts the attention of LAPD homicide detective Chloe Dancer, who initially is dismissive of Lucifer. But she becomes intrigued by his talent for drawing out people’s secrets and his desire to dispense justice, doling out punishment to those who deserve it. As they work together to solve the pop star’s murder, Lucifer is struck by Chloe’s inherent goodness. Accustomed to dealing with the absolute worst of humanity, Lucifer is intrigued by Chloe’s apparent purity and begins to wonder if there’s hope for his own soul yet. At the same time, God’s emissary, the angel Amenadiel, has been sent to Los Angeles to convince Lucifer to return to the underworld…can the Devil incarnate be tempted toward the side of Good, or will his original calling pull him back toward Evil?

Cast: Tom Ellis, Lesley-Ann Brandt, Lauren German, DB Woodside, Rachael Harris, Nicholas Gonzalez, Scarlett EstevezExecutive Producers: Tom Kapinos, Jerry Bruckheimer, Jonathan Littman, Len Wiseman, Ildy Modrovich, Joe Henderson Aggressive Mediocrity, Jerry Bruckheimer Television and Warner Brothers Television

X-FILES, THE (Drama/Event Series) (Monday, 8-9PM)Thirteen years after the original series run, the next mind-bending chapter of The X-Files will be a thrilling, six-episode event series with iconic FBI Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Sully re-inhabiting their roles. This marks the momentous return of the Emmy- and Golden Globe Award-winning pop culture phenomenon, which remains one of the longest-running sci-fi series in network television history. Production on THE X-Files event series is set to begin in summer 2015. THE X-Files originally premiered in September 1993. Over the course of its nine-season run, the influential series went from breakout sci-fi favorite to massive global hit, and became one of the most successful television dramas of all time. The show, which earned 16 Emmy Awards, five Golden Globes and a Peabody Award, follows FBI special agents Scully and Mulder, as they investigate unexplained cases – “X-Files” – for which the only answers involve paranormal phenomena.

Cast: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Mitch Pileggi, Tom Braidwood, Dean Haglund, Bruce HarwoodExecutive Producers: Chris Carter, Glen Morgan Ten Thirteen Productions and 20th Century Fox Television



SPRING SERIES

AMERICAN GRIT (Alternative) (10 episodes) (Thursday, 9-10PM)Sixteen of the country’s toughest men and women will be split into four teams as they work together to face a variety of military-grade and survival-themed challenges. Cena and an elite group of mentors from the nation’s most exclusive military units will push these civilians beyond their limits. The mentors, known as

“The Cadre,” include Rorke Denver, Noah Galloway, Tawanda “Tee” Hanible and Nick “The Reaper” Irving. These real-life heroes, who represent diverse backgrounds and top branches of the U.S. Armed Forces, will impart their first-hand knowledge and experience to help the competitors work together as teams to surmount near-impossible mental and physical challenges. AMERICAN GRIT embodies the military ethos “no man left behind,” because only the first team to complete the challenges together is safe from elimination. Each episode will culminate in “The Circus,” a punishing, endurance-based obstacle course designed to break the weakest competitors. With up to a million dollars of prize money at stake, this is the ultimate test of strength, grit, the human spirit and, most importantly, teamwork

Host: John CenaExecutive Producer: Brent Montgomery, David George, Adam Sher, Will Nothacker, Jon KrollLeftfield Pictures

SUMMER SERIES

COUPLED (Alternative) (Tuesday, 9-10PM)COUPLED follows 12 single, smart and young professional women looking for love, who will meet face-to-face with eligible single men against the beautiful backdrop of the Caribbean islands. The women have first choice as they instantly decide if they feel a spark of chemistry and want to spend more time with each guy, or if they don’t feel a connection and want to wait for the next one. The real soap opera unfolds as new couples are formed and have to discover whether or not they have the compatibility to make their relationships last. COUPLED will also feature the one thing that all modern romances have in common – texting. The women and men are armed with cell phones throughout the series, giving the audience a front row seat to the real drama, as their text conversations pop up on screen.

Host: Terrence “J” JenkinsExecutive Producers: Mark Burnett, Tom Shelly, Ben Newmark, Dan Newmark, Larry BarronGrandma’s House Entertainment and MGM Television



HOUDINI & DOYLE (Drama) (Monday, 9-10PM)Inspired by true events, the series follows two great men of the 20th Century and real-life friends – HARRY HOUDINI, master magician, escape artist and paranormal debunker; and ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE, prolific writer, creator of “Sherlock Holmes” and paranormal aficionado. They grudgingly join forces with New Scotland Yard to investigate unsolved, inexplicable and possibly supernatural crimes, alongside the first female Constable of the London Metropolitan Police Force, ADELAIDE STRATTON. In the series, Houdini, Doyle and Stratton are tasked with the cases that nobody else can solve. It challenges their sense of what is real and what is not. Houdini is a skeptic, while Doyle believes in the unseen. Their diverse viewpoints make solving crime a challenge and often Stratton is put in the middle. The trio will take on cases that involve vampires, ghosts, monsters and poltergeists…or are they a ruse to conceal murder?

Cast: Michael Weston, Stephen Mangan, Rebecca Liddiard

Executive Producers: David Shore, Christina Jennings, Maggie Murphy, Scott Garvie, Kenton Allen, Matthew Justice, Luke Alkin Shaftesbury (Canada), Big Talk Productions (UK) in association with Shore Z Productions. Distributed by Sony Pictures Television

UPCOMING SERIES

FAMOUS (Comedy)(10 episodes)This comedy series follows a young couple whose relationship is tested when one of them skyrockets to stardom virtually overnight. Filmed in mock-documentary style at a “couples” therapy session, FAMOUS features dating high school teachers FRED and GENEVA, both of whom secretly aspire to work in Hollywood. He wants to be a screenwriter and she envisions stardom as a pop diva. One of those dreams miraculously comes true when Geneva lands a record deal after her first music video goes viral and logs millions of views. As she rises to stardom, he feels pushed to the sidelines. Can this couple survive or will they discover that being famous and in love makes for a complicated threesome?

Cast: TBAExecutive Producer: Ralph Farquhar 20th Century Fox Television



KICKING & SCREAMING (Alternative) (8 episodes)This competition series teams 10 expert survivalists with pampered partners to face the toughest race of their lives. The series drops these unlikely duos in a forbidding wilderness where they must overcome dangerous animals, raging rivers, hunger and extreme weather. While these survivalists are accustomed to fending for themselves, there’s one thing that none of their previous expeditions have prepared them for: their privileged partners, who think roughing it is going a week without a massage. To win the competition, the experts will have to drag their partners, KICKING & SCREAMING, to the finish line.

Host: Hannah SimoneExecutive Producers: Matt Kunitz, Anthony Dominici Co Execs: David Shumsky, Rebecca Shumsky Quinn, mark Harris Lionsgate Television

SUPERHUMAN (Alternative) (8 episodes)Unscripted competition series that tests the abilities of ordinary people to use their extraordinary skills. The original special, which this series is based on, featured 12 ordinary people with extraordinary skills competing for a grand prize of $100,000. Penn, along with a guest panel, provided insights and comedic commentary about the competitors’ unique abilities, while guiding the studio

audience, who ultimately decided who took home the title of SUPERHUMAN and the $100,000 grand prize.

Host: Kal PennExecutive Producers: Rob Smith, Georgie Hurford-Jones, David Friedman Endemol Shine North America

YOU’RE BACK IN THE ROOM (Alternative) (8 episodes)This comedy game show with a hypnotizing twist is based on the smash-hit U.K. format of the same name and features physical comedy and unpredictable situations as contestants are challenged to complete a variety of simple, everyday tasks, from frosting a cake to painting a picture…after being hypnotized.

Host: TBAExecutive Producers: Tuesday’s Child, Karen Smith Tuesdays Child and BBC Worldwide Productions



POTENTIAL SERIES (This season or next)

24: LEGACY (Drama) The pilot will feature an all-new cast of characters and retain the real-time, pulse-pounding, fast-paced format with split screens and complex interweaving storylines, with each episode representing one hour of an eventful day. The project will revolve around a military hero’s return to the U.S. and the trouble that follows him back – compelling him to ask CTU for help in saving his life, and stopping what potentially could be one of the largest-scale terror attacks on American soil.

Cast: Jimmy Smits, Teddy Sears, Corey Hawkins, Miranda Otto, Anna DiopExecutive Producers: Howard Gordon, Brian Grazer, Manny Coto, Evan Katz, Keifer SutherlandImagine Television, Teakwood Lane Productions and 20th Century Fox Television

PRISON BREAK (Drama/Event Series) The new event series will hit the ground running, reuniting series stars Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell as brothers Michael Scofield and Lincoln Burrows from the original 2005 series. In the drama’s new chapter, which picks up after Michael’s apparent death, Sara has moved on with her life, raising her and Michael’s child with her new husband (previously announced guest star Mark Feuerstein, “Royal Pains”). When clues surface that suggest Michael may be alive, Sara teams with Lincoln to engineer the series’ biggest escape ever

Cast: Wentworth Miller, Dominic Purcell, Sarah Wayne CalliesExecutive Producers: Paul T. Scheuring, Neal Moritz, Marty Adelstein, Dawn Olmstead20th Century Fox Television

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