FOX KICKS OFF ITS WINTER LINEUP
WITH SPECIAL ADVANCE PREMIERE DATES FOR NEW SERIES BEST MEDICINE
AND RETURNING COMEDY SERIES ANIMAL CONTROL FOLLOWING FOX NFL DOUBLEHEADERS
NEW PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER MEMORY OF A KILLER, STARRING PATRICK DEMPSEY AND MICHAEL IMPERIOLI
LAUNCHES WITH A TWO-NIGHT PREMIERE EVENT FOLLOWING THE NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
FOX today announced updates to its Winter 2026 premiere dates, including special advance premieres of new series Best Medicine and returning comedy Animal Control, following respective FOX NFL doubleheaders, as well as a two-night premiere event for new drama series Memory of a Killer, starring Patrick Dempsey and Michael Imperiloi, beginning immediately after the NFC Championship Game.
Animal Control, starring Joel McHale, will have a special advance Season Four premiere on Sunday, Dec. 28 (8:00-8:30 PM ET / Live to All Time Zones) immediately following the FOX NFL doubleheader. An all-new episode of The Simpsons will air at a special time (8:30-9:00 PM ET / Live to All Time Zones), followed by all-new episodes ofKrapopolis (9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT) and Bob’s Burgers (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT). Following a new episode of Hell’s Kitchen (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), live-action comedies return starting Thursday, Jan. 15 with an all-new time period premiere episode of Animal Control (9:00-9:30PM ET/PT) and the Season Two premiere of Going Dutch, starring Denis Leary (9:30-10:00PM ET/PT).
New series Best Medicine, starring Josh Charles, Abigail Spencer, Josh Segarra and Annie Potts will have a special advance series premiere on Sunday, Jan. 4 (8:00-9:00 PM ET / Live to All Time Zones) immediately following the FOX NFL doubleheader. An all-new episode of Krapopolis will air following (9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT) with an all-new episode ofThe Simpsons airing at a special time (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT). Best Medicine will have its time period premiere beginning Tuesday, Jan. 6 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) with the series premiere episode, followed by the winter premiere of hit medical drama Doc (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), starring Molly Parker and Felicity Huffman and featuring the return of fan favorite Scott Wolf. All-new episodes of Best Medicine and Doc continue to air beginning Tuesday, Jan. 13 in their respective time periods.
New psychological thriller Memory of a Killer, featuring Patrick Dempsey’s return to broadcast television alongside Emmy Award-winner Michael Imperioli and Gina Torres (9-1-1: Lone Star) will launch with a special two-night premiere event beginning Sunday, Jan. 25 (10:00-11:10 PM ET / Live to All Time Zones) immediately following the NFC Championship Game (6:00-10:00 PM ET / Live to All Time Zones). The two-night event continues the next evening, Monday, Jan. 26, when Memory of a Killer will have its time-period premiere (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) with an all-new episode, preceded by the Season Two premiere of extreme survival series Extracted (8:00-9:00PM ET/PT).
UPDATED FOX WINTER 2026 PREMIERE DATES RECAP
(All Times ET/PT Except as Noted)
Sunday Dec. 28
8:00-8:30 PM ET / Live to All Time Zones Animal Control (Special Advance Season 4 Premiere)
Immediately Following the FOX NFL Doubleheader
8:30-9:00 PM ET / Live to All Time Zones The Simpsons (New Episode, Special Time)
9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT Krapopolis (New Episode)
9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT Bob’s Burgers (New Episode)
Sunday, Jan. 4
8:00-9:00 PM ET / Live to All Time Zones Best Medicine (Special Advance Series Premiere)
Immediately Following the FOX NFL Doubleheader
9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT Krapopolis (New Episode)
9:30-10:00 PMET/PT The Simpsons (New Episode, Special Time)
Tuesday, Jan. 6
8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT Best Medicine (Series Premiere Episode)
9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT Doc (Winter Premiere)
Thursday, Jan. 15
8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT Hell’s Kitchen (New Episode)
9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT Animal Control (Time Period Premiere, All-New Episode)
9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT Going Dutch (Season 2 Premiere)
Sunday, Jan. 25
6:00-10:00PM ET / Live to All Times Zones NFC Championship Game
10:00PM-11:10 PM ET / Live to All Time Zones Memory of a Killer (Series Premiere)
Monday, Jan. 26
8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT Extracted (Season 2 Premiere)
9:00PM-10:00 PM ET/PT Memory of a Killer (Time Period Premiere, All-New Episode)