Schedules Plus Enhanced: Fox Thursday

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This post covers Fox Thursday. Like with ABC Thursday, things were pretty much hopeless for Fox during the days of CBS and NBC domination in the early 2000s. But Fox's Thursday struggles lasted even longer, and it was only the arrivals of Bones in 2009 and then American Idol and The X-Factor in 2011 that even remotely got things cooking. With Idol and Bones done, the night became a blank slate once again, but the upcoming acquisition of Thursday Night Football will shore things up in the fall. See the 2023-24 Breakdown.

Fox Thursday: Full-fall

Year	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	Avg
1999-00	World's Wildest Police Videos		World's Wildest Police Videos	Greed		Greed	74
	1999-00	62		62	87			87	74
2000-01	Movie Night				Movie Night	Movie Night	Movie Night	51
	2000-01	50		50	51		51		51
2001-02	Family Guy	The Tick	Temptation Island		Temptation Island	62
	2001-02	51	54	71			71	62
	2001-02							51	54	71	71	62
	2001-02	53					53	71	71	62
2002-03	Movie Night				Movie Night	Movie Night	Movie Night	38
	2002-03	38		38	38		38		38
2003-04	Tru Calling		Tru Calling	The OC (R)		The OC (R)	38
	2003-04	46		46	30			30	38
2004-05	The OC		The OC	North Shore		North Shore	62
	2004-05	81		81	43			43	62
2005-06	The OC		The OC	Reunion		Reunion	58
	2005-06	70		70	47			47	58
2006-07	Til Death	Happy Hour	The OC		The OC	47
	2006-07	53	41	47			47	47
	2006-07							53	41	47	47	47
	2006-07	47					47	47	47	47
2007-08	Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?		Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?	Don't Forget the Lyrics		Don't Forget the Lyrics	81
	2007-08	77		77	86			86	81
2008-09	Kitchen Nightmares				Kitchen Nightmares	Kitchen Nightmares	Kitchen Nightmares	67
	2008-09	66		66	68		68		67
2009-10	Bones		Bones	Fringe		Fringe	92
	2009-10	102		102	81			81	92
2010-11	Bones		Bones	Fringe		Fringe	87
	2010-11	100		100	74			74	87
2011-12	The X Factor		The X Factor	Bones		Bones	136
	2011-12	155		155	117			117	136
2012-13	The X Factor		The X Factor	Glee		Glee	115
	2012-13	129		129	101			101	115
2013-14	The X Factor		The X Factor	Glee		Glee	84
	2013-14	83		83	85			85	84
2014-15	Bones		Bones	Gracepoint		Gracepoint	63
	2014-15	76		76	50			50	63
2015-16	Bones		Bones	Sleepy Hollow		Sleepy Hollow	67
	2015-16	71		71	63			63	67
2016-17	Rosewood		Rosewood	Pitch		Pitch	66
	2016-17	63		63	69			69	66
2017-18	Gotham		Gotham	The Orville		The Orville	80
	2017-18	69		69	91			91	80
2018-19	Thursday Night Football				Thursday Night Football	Thursday Night Football	Thursday Night Football	459
	2018-19	459		459	459		459		459
2019-20	Thursday Night Football				Thursday Night Football	Thursday Night Football	Thursday Night Football	542
	2019-20	542		542	542		542		542
2020-21	Thursday Night Football				Thursday Night Football	Thursday Night Football	Thursday Night Football	585
	2020-21	585		585	585		585		585
2021-22	Thursday Night Football				Thursday Night Football	Thursday Night Football	Thursday Night Football	816
	2021-22	816		816	816		816		816
2022-23	Hell's Kitchen		Hell's Kitchen	Welcome to Flatch	Call Me Kat	71
	2022-23	94		94	44		49	71
	2022-23							94	94	44	49	71
	2022-23			94	94		47		47	71
2023-24	Hell's Kitchen		Hell's Kitchen	LEGO Masters		LEGO Masters	78
	2023-24	97		97	60			60	78
AVERAGE:	161		161	152		152	157

Fox Thursday: Fall

Year	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	Avg
1999-00	World's Wildest Police Videos		World's Wildest Police Videos	Greed		Greed	73
	1999-00	62		62	85			85	73
2000-01	Movie Night				Movie Night	Movie Night	Movie Night	64
	2000-01	64		64	64		64		64
2001-02	Family Guy	The Tick	Temptation Island		Temptation Island	64
	2001-02	50	58	73			73	64
	2001-02							50	58	73	73	64
	2001-02	54					54	73	73	64
2002-03	Movie Night				Movie Night	Movie Night	Movie Night	39
	2002-03	39		39	40		40		39
2003-04	Tru Calling		Tru Calling	The OC (R)		The OC (R)	36
	2003-04	42		42	30			30	36
2004-05	The OC		The OC	North Shore		North Shore	60
	2004-05	78		78	43			43	60
2005-06	The OC		The OC	Reunion		Reunion	58
	2005-06	70		70	47			47	58
2006-07	Til Death	Happy Hour	The OC		The OC	46
	2006-07	52	41	46			46	46
	2006-07							52	41	46	46	46
	2006-07	46					46	46	46	46
2007-08	Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?		Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?	Don't Forget the Lyrics		Don't Forget the Lyrics	70
	2007-08	73		73	68			68	70
2008-09	Kitchen Nightmares				Kitchen Nightmares	Kitchen Nightmares	Kitchen Nightmares	68
	2008-09	66		66	69		69		68
2009-10	Bones		Bones	Fringe		Fringe	89
	2009-10	100		100	77			77	89
2010-11	Bones		Bones	Fringe		Fringe	87
	2010-11	100		100	74			74	87
2011-12	The X Factor		The X Factor	Bones		Bones	136
	2011-12	155		155	117			117	136
2012-13	The X Factor		The X Factor	Glee		Glee	116
	2012-13	129		129	103			103	116
2013-14	The X Factor		The X Factor	Glee		Glee	84
	2013-14	83		83	85			85	84
2014-15	Bones		Bones	Gracepoint		Gracepoint	67
	2014-15	85		85	50			50	67
2015-16	Bones		Bones	Sleepy Hollow		Sleepy Hollow	71
	2015-16	79		79	63			63	71
2016-17	Rosewood		Rosewood	Pitch		Pitch	66
	2016-17	63		63	69			69	66
2017-18	Gotham		Gotham	The Orville		The Orville	84
	2017-18	78		78	91			91	84
2018-19	Thursday Night Football				Thursday Night Football	Thursday Night Football	Thursday Night Football	459
	2018-19	459		459	459		459		459
2019-20	Thursday Night Football				Thursday Night Football	Thursday Night Football	Thursday Night Football	542
	2019-20	542		542	542		542		542
2020-21	Thursday Night Football				Thursday Night Football	Thursday Night Football	Thursday Night Football	585
	2020-21	585		585	585		585		585
2021-22	Thursday Night Football				Thursday Night Football	Thursday Night Football	Thursday Night Football	816
	2021-22	816		816	816		816		816
2022-23	Hell's Kitchen		Hell's Kitchen	Welcome to Flatch	Call Me Kat	70
	2022-23	93		93	45		48	70
	2022-23							93	93	45	48	70
	2022-23			93	93		46		46	70
2023-24	Hell's Kitchen		Hell's Kitchen	LEGO Masters		LEGO Masters	77
	2023-24	94		94	60			60	77
AVERAGE:	162		162	152		152	157

Fox Thursday: Winter

Year	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	Avg
1999-00	Movie Night				Movie Night	Movie Night	Movie Night	64
	1999-00	64		64	64		64		64
2000-01	Movie Night				Movie Night	Movie Night	Movie Night	50
	2000-01	50		50	50		50		50
2001-02	Family Guy	Family Guy (R)	Temptation Island		Temptation Island	60
	2001-02	52	51	69			69	60
	2001-02							52	51	69	69	60
	2001-02	51					51	69	69	60
2002-03	American Idol (R)		American Idol (R)	The Pulse		The Pulse	75
	2002-03	96		96	54			54	75
2003-04	Tru Calling		Tru Calling	My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance (R)		My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance (R)	52
	2003-04	47		47	58			58	52
2004-05	The OC		The OC	Point Pleasant		Point Pleasant	64
	2004-05	85		85	44			44	64
2005-06	That '70s Show	American Idol	The OC		The OC	113
	2005-06	63	259	66			66	113
	2005-06							63	259	66	66	113
	2005-06	161					161	66	66	113
2006-07	Til Death	The War at Home	The OC		The OC	51
	2006-07	55	52	47			47	51
	2006-07							55	52	47	47	51
	2006-07	54					54	47	47	51
2007-08	Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?		Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?	Don't Forget the Lyrics		Don't Forget the Lyrics	103
	2007-08	94		94	111			111	103
2008-09	Bones		Bones	Hell's Kitchen		Hell's Kitchen	117
	2008-09	101		101	134			134	117
2009-10	Bones		Bones	Fringe		Fringe	109
	2009-10	122		122	96			96	109
2010-11	American Idol		American Idol	Bones		Bones	215
	2010-11	297		297	134			134	215
2011-12	American Idol		American Idol	The Finder		The Finder	159
	2011-12	224		224	94			94	159
2012-13	American Idol		American Idol	Glee		Glee	154
	2012-13	204		204	103			103	154
2013-14	American Idol		American Idol	Rake		Rake	111
	2013-14	162		162	59			59	111
2014-15	American Idol		American Idol	Backstrom		Backstrom	110
	2014-15	149		149	71			71	110
2015-16	American Idol				American Idol	American Idol	American Idol	150
	2015-16	150		150	150		150		150
2016-17	Hell's Kitchen		Hell's Kitchen	My Kitchen Rules		My Kitchen Rules	81
	2016-17	98		98	63			63	81
2017-18	The Four				The Four	The Four	The Four	108
	2017-18	108		108	108		108		108
2018-19	Gotham		Gotham	The Orville		The Orville	71
	2018-19	68		68	75			75	71
2019-20	Last Man Standing	Outmatched	Deputy		Deputy	76
	2019-20	94	69	72			72	76
	2019-20							94	69	72	72	76
	2019-20	81					81	72	72	76
2020-21	Hell's Kitchen		Hell's Kitchen	Call Me Kat	Last Man Standing	93
	2020-21	111		111	81		69	93
	2020-21							111	111	81	69	93
	2020-21			111	111		75		75	93
2021-22	Joe Millionaire: For Richer Or Poorer		Joe Millionaire: For Richer Or Poorer	Call Me Kat	Pivoting	56
	2021-22	64		64	55		40	56
	2021-22							64	64	55	40	56
	2021-22			64	64		48		48	56
2022-23	Hell's Kitchen		Hell's Kitchen	Animal Control	Call Me Kat	76
	2022-23	96		96	63		50	76
	2022-23							96	96	63	50	76
	2022-23			96	96		56		56	76
2023-24	Next Level Chef		Next Level Chef	Farmer Wants a Wife		Farmer Wants a Wife	77
	2023-24	96		96	58			58	77
AVERAGE:	113		113	78		78	96

Fox Thursday: Spring

Year	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	Avg
1999-00	Movie Night				Movie Night	Movie Night	Movie Night	49
	1999-00	49		49	49		49		49
2000-01	Movie Night				Movie Night	Movie Night	Movie Night	37
	2000-01	37		37	37		37		37
2001-02	Movie Night				Movie Night	Movie Night	Movie Night	58
	2001-02	58		58	58		58		58
2002-03	Cops		Cops	The Pulse		The Pulse	39
	2002-03	41		41	38			38	39
2003-04	Tru Calling		Tru Calling	American Idol (R)		American Idol (R)	64
	2003-04	49		49	79			79	64
2004-05	The OC		The OC	Tru Calling		Tru Calling	60
	2004-05	75		75	45			45	60
2005-06	That '70s Show		That '70s Show	The OC		The OC	68
	2005-06	77		77	60			60	68
2006-07	Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?		Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?	Trading Spouses		Trading Spouses	71
	2006-07	94		94	48			48	71
2007-08	Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?		Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?	Don't Forget the Lyrics		Don't Forget the Lyrics	79
	2007-08	72		72	87			87	79
2008-09	Bones		Bones	Hell's Kitchen		Hell's Kitchen	98
	2008-09	85		85	110			110	98
2009-10	Bones		Bones	Fringe		Fringe	86
	2009-10	94		94	78			78	86
2010-11	American Idol		American Idol	Bones		Bones	185
	2010-11	245		245	126			126	185
2011-12	American Idol		American Idol	Touch		Touch	136
	2011-12	177		177	95			95	136
2012-13	American Idol		American Idol	Glee		Glee	120
	2012-13	144		144	96			96	120
2013-14	Hell's Kitchen		Hell's Kitchen	American Idol	Surviving Jack	85
	2013-14	91		91	100		60	85
	2013-14							91	91	100	60	85
	2013-14			91	91		80		80	85
2014-15	Bones		Bones	Backstrom		Backstrom	56
	2014-15	64		64	48			48	56
2015-16	Bones		Bones	American Grit		American Grit	53
	2015-16	60		60	46			46	53
2016-17	MasterChef Junior		MasterChef Junior	Kicking and Screaming		Kicking and Screaming	63
	2016-17	80		80	47			47	63
2017-18	Gotham		Gotham	Showtime At the Apollo		Showtime At the Apollo	58
	2017-18	60		60	55			55	58
2018-19	Gotham		Gotham	The Orville		The Orville	62
	2018-19	58		58	66			66	62
2019-20	Last Man Standing	Outmatched	Mental Samurai (R)		Mental Samurai (R)	61
	2019-20	85	69	46			46	61
	2019-20							85	69	46	46	61
	2019-20	77					77	46	46	61
2020-21	Hell's Kitchen		Hell's Kitchen	Last Man Standing	The Moodys	86
	2020-21	121		121	62		42	86
	2020-21							121	121	62	42	86
	2020-21			121	121		52		52	86
2021-22	MasterChef Junior		MasterChef Junior	Call Me Kat	Welcome to Flatch	62
	2021-22	76		76	62		33	62
	2021-22							76	76	62	33	62
	2021-22			76	76		48		48	62
2022-23	Next Level Chef		Next Level Chef	Animal Control	Call Me Kat	72
	2022-23	91		91	56		51	72
	2022-23							91	91	56	51	72
	2022-23			91	91		54		54	72
2023-24	Next Level Chef		Next Level Chef	Farmer Wants a Wife		Farmer Wants a Wife	68
	2023-24	80		80	55			55	68
AVERAGE:	86		86	64		64	75