FOX Unveils Unscripted-Heavy Fall Schedule Featuring Surprise NBC Series

FOX is switching things up like never before during the 2025-2026 TV season, and it’s bad news for fans of scripted TV.

The network will air just two live-action scripted dramas: Doc and Murder in a Small Town.

The drama duo will air on Tuesdays, meaning every other weeknight will be devoted to unscripted offerings.

After so many cancellations and so few scripted series in the network’s pipeline, it was inevitable that executives would reach this decision.

But still, it stings for many reasons. It showcases how far the broadcast networks have fallen regarding ratings, impacting profitability.

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One of the biggest surprises on the schedule is Celebrity The Weakest Link.

The civilian edition aired on NBC with Jane Lynch, and there was no indication it was moving to a new network, so it’s a bit of a curveball.

It will air on Name That Tune, remaining on FOX throughout the season.

Wednesdays will include The Floor and a new unscripted entry, 99 To Beat.

The Floor keeps Rob Lowe on the network after 9-1-1: Lone Star’s cancellation.

Thursdays find Gordon Ramsay’s Hell’s Kitchen paired up with Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test.

Check out the FOX fall schedule below.

SUNDAY

7 pm NFL on Fox

7:30 pm The OT / Fox animation encores

8 pm The Simpsons

8:30 pm Universal Basic Guys

9 pm Krapopolis

9:30 pm Bob’s Burgers

MONDAY

8 pm Name That Tune

9 pm CELEBRITY WEAKEST LINK (new network)

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TUESDAY

8 pm Murder in a Small Town

9 pm Doc

WEDNESDAY

8 pm The Floor

9 pm 99 TO BEAT

THURSDAY

8 pm Hell’s Kitchen

9 pm Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test

FRIDAY

8 pm Fox College Football Friday

SATURDAY

7 pm Fox Sports Saturday

The network does have a packed midseason schedule, including American Dad, Animal Control, Beat Shazam, Best Medicine, Don’t Forget the Lyrics!, Extracted, The Faithful, Family Guy, Fear Factor: The Next Chapter, Going Dutch, Grimsburg, Kitchen Nightmares, The Masked Singer, Memory of a Killer, Next Level Baker, and Next Level Chef.

Accused, Alert: Missing Persons Unit, The Cleaning Lady, Farmer Wants a Wife, and The Great North are still on the bubble.

There’s no telling which of those shows will make the cut for another season, but their lack of renewals so far indicates they aren’t high up on FOX’s wishlist of shows to be part of next season.

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