Fox Sets January and February 2027 Start Dates for Six Shows

Fox has set start dates for six shows in its midseason lineup, the run of programmes that begins after the autumn season. Deadline reported the schedule on 11 November 2026, and the first night is Tuesday, January 5, 2027.

That evening starts at 8 p.m. with Best Medicine, back for Season 2B, which means the second half of its current season. The comedy-drama runs for an hour. Doc follows at 9 p.m. with Season 3B, the second batch of episodes in its third season.

Best Medicine has a reduced order this season, meaning Fox has commissioned 14 episodes. A season order is the number of episodes a network agrees to make, so fewer episodes means a shorter run. Its slot changes on February 9, when The Interrogator takes over the 8 p.m. Tuesday hour. The series is led by Stephen Fry.

Wednesday, January 6, opens with The Masked Singer Season 15 at 8 p.m. The reality competition is followed at 9 p.m. by the series premiere of Baywatch, meaning the first episode of a new show.

The week closes on Thursday, January 7. Extracted returns for its third season, with a two-hour block from 8 to 10 p.m.

Why does a date matter? For viewers, a fixed time is how a show gets found. A returning series needs its regular night, and a new one needs a place next to something people already watch. Putting Baywatch straight after The Masked Singer gives the new show a lead-in, which is the name for the programme that comes right before it.

For the people who make these shows, the calendar sets the work. Writers, actors and crews plan around the first episode date, and a reduced order changes how many episodes they must deliver. Each date in this list is the point where a season either begins on air or moves into the next slot.

Fox has announced these dates as part of its midseason plans. Further changes would come from the network itself.