Upfronts - FOX

Here is the news from FOX. Click on the title of each new show to see a clip and get more information.

The shows I currently watch are in purple.

The shows I'll check out have ** in front of them.

CANCELLED/ENDING

Breaking In, The Chicago Code, The Good Guys, Human Target, Lie To Me, Running Wilde and Traffic Light.

RETURNING COMEDIES

American Dad, Bob’s Burgers, The Cleveland Show, Family Guy, Glee, Raising Hope and The Simpsons.

RETURNING DRAMAS

Bones, Fringe and House.

RETURNING REALITY

American Idol, Cops, Hell's Kitchen, Kitchen Nightmares, Master Chef and Mobbed.

NEW COMEDIES

I Hate My Teenage Daughter. Two women (Jamie Pressly and Katie Finneran) now have daughters just like the girls who picked on them in high school.

**New Girl. An optimistic mid-western woman (Zooey Daschenel) moves into an apartment in NYC with three single guys after a bad break up. I love Zooey. I’ll give it a chance.

Allen Gregory. An animated series about Allen Gregory, the world’s most pretentious and celebrated seven-year-old attends elementary school with regular kids. It’s written by Jonah Hill who will also voice the main character.

**Napoleon Dyamite. An animated series based on the movie, voiced by the original actors. The plot will follow the lives of awkward Napoleon and his quirky friends during high school in Idaho. I'll try it out.

NEW DRAMAS

Terra Nova. An epic family adventure that follows an ordinary family embarking on a journey back in time to prehistoric Earth to save the human race by rebuilding civilization.

The Finder. This crime drama is a spin-off of Bones and also based on the book The Locator. An Iraq war veteran has suffered brain injuries and a coma, is now eccentric, recluse and paranoid, but has the ability to find anything.

Alcatraz. A thriller about a group of missing Alcatraz prisoners and guards that reappear in the present day. A team of FBI agents try to track them down and unravel the mystery behind their disappearance 30 years ago.

Touch. A drama in which science and spirituality intersect with the hopeful premise that we are all interconnected and tied to those whose lives we are destined to impact. At the center of the show, Keifer Sutherland plays a widower and now single father of his 10 year old mute autistic son.

NEW REALITY

The X-Factor. Based on the UK series. It’s just another singing contest. The judges include Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell. Wait, is this American Idol? Oh, no, Randy’s not here. It’s Cheryl Cole and LA Reid instead. Nicole Scherzinger and Steve Jones host.