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[05/14/12 - 07:01 AM]
Baseball Playoffs, Debates to Hit FOX Hardest on Wednesdays, Thursdays This Fall
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

LOS ANGELES (thefutoncritic.com) -- The perfect storm of the NLCS, the World Series, the Presidential Debates and Election Night will throw more than a few wrenches into FOX's just announced fall schedule.

We've assembled a breakdown of the potential disruptions for each night:

Mondays
("Bones" / "The Mob Doctor")
October 15 - NLCS Game #2
October 22 - NLCS Game #7 (if necessary) / Third presidential debate
October 29 - World Series Game #5 (if necessary)

Tuesdays
("Raising Hope" / "Ben & Kate" / "New Girl" / "The Mindy Project")
October 16 - Second presidential debate
November 6 - Election Night

Wednesdays
("The X Factor")
October 3 - First presidential debate
October 17 - NLCS Game #3*
October 24 - World Series Game #1
October 31 - World Series Game #6 (if necessary)

Thursdays
("The X Factor" / "Glee")
October 11 - Vice presidential debate
October 18 - NLCS Game #4
October 25 - World Series Game #2
November 1 - World Series Game #7 (if necessary)

Fridays
("Touch" / "Fringe")
October 19 - NLCS Game #5 (if necessary)

Saturdays
("College Football on FOX")
October 27 - World Series Game #3

Sundays
("The Simpsons" / "Bob's Burgers" / "Family Guy" / "American Dad")
October 14 - NLCS Game #1
October 21 - NLCS Game #6 (if necessary)*
October 28 - World Series Game #4

* currently scheduled for an afternoon start so may not affect prime





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· AMERICAN DAD (TBS)
· BEN & KATE (FOX)
· BOB'S BURGERS (FOX)
· BONES (FOX)
· CFB ON FOX (FOX)
· FAMILY GUY (FOX)
· FRINGE (FOX)
· GLEE (FOX)
· MINDY PROJECT, THE (HULU)
· MOB DOCTOR, THE (FOX)
· NEW GIRL (FOX)
· RAISING HOPE (FOX)
· SIMPSONS, THE (FOX)
· TOUCH (FOX)
· X FACTOR, THE (FOX)





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