‘Masked Singer,’ ‘Murder in a Small Town’ Join ‘Baywatch’ in Fox’s Midseason Lineup

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Fox will flip the script on its schedule — somewhat literally — in early 2027.

Where most of the network’s lineup this fall consists of unscripted shows, a majority of the midseason lineup (not including two nights of live sports on Fridays and Saturdays) will be taken up by scripted series. Four dramas — returnees Murder in a Small Town and Memory of a Killer and first-year shows Baywatch and The Interrogator — are set to join the network in January and February.

Along with the Sunday animation/comedy block, Fox will devote seven hours of its weekly schedule to scripted shows at midseason, up from four currently.

The network has already announced a Jan. 6 premiere date for its Baywatch update, where the show will be paired with season 15 of The Masked Singer. Season three of Murder in a Small Town and season two of Memory of a Killer are set to premiere Feb. 1, taking over Monday nights from Name That Tune and Celebrity Weakest Link.

The Interrogator, which stars Stephen Fry (who also wrote the first episode) as a former MI6 agent now working for an intelligence agency in Washington, is set to premiere Feb. 9. It will move into the 8 p.m. Tuesday spot currently held by Best Medicine, whose season finale will air Feb. 2.

Thursday nights will remain the domain of reality shows, with Extracted premiering Jan. 7 and Next Level Chef following on Feb. 18, after Hell’s Kitchen concludes its current season. Fox has yet to set dates for animated series Bob’s Burgers and Family Guy, which will likely move into Sunday spots later in the season. The network also has a new unscripted show, Marriage Market, in the wings.

Fox’s midseason premiere dates are below. All times are ET/PT.

Wednesday, Jan. 6
8 p.m.: The Masked Singer
9 p.m.: Baywatch

Thursday, Jan. 7
8 p.m.: Extracted (moves to regular 9 p.m. time Jan. 14)

Monday, Feb. 1
8 p.m.: Murder in a Small Town
9 p.m.: Memory of a Killer

Tuesday, Feb. 9
8 p.m.: The Interrogator

Thursday, Feb. 18
8 p.m.: Next Level Chef