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Fox shifts 'Touch' premiere, tweaks spring lineup

By RITA SHERROW World Scene Writer on Feb 28, 2012, at 8:16 AM  Updated on 2/28 at 8:16 AM



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Martin (Kiefer Sutherland, left) tries to understand his son Jake (David Mazouz) in "Touch" which premieres March 22 on Fox. RICHARD FOREMAN/Fox


Fox is tweaking its schedule for spring.

The network is moving the debut of its new psychological thriller series "Touch" to a more ratings-friendly post-"American Idol" time slot. The show, which stars Kiefer Sutherland and was created by "Heroes" Tim Kring, will encore its pilot episode at 8 p.m. March 15 with the series premiere scheduled for 8 p.m. March 22 following an "American Idol" results show at 7 p.m.

Starting April 2, "Bones" will be move to 7 p.m. Mondays kicking off with an episode that has pregnant Brennan (Emily Dreschanel) and Booth (David Boreanaz) with opposite ideas about how to birth their daughter.

On that same day, "House" moves to 8 p.m. Mondays with a retrospective of the Fox series planned for 7 p.m. May 21 followed by the two-hour series finale at 8 p.m.

The network will also air its "25th Anniversary Special," celebrating its stars and shows, from 7-9 pm. April 22.

In other Fox news, freshman series "The Finder" will have its spring finale at 8 p.m. Thursday and then will return later in the season with new episodes. The two-hour season finale of "Alcatraz" will air 7-9 p.m. March 26.

Fox airs on channel 23, cable 5 on Tulsa.


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