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FOX OFFERS THRILLS AND CHILLS THIS NOVEMBER SWEEPS
FOURTH SEASON PREMIERE OF �THE O.C.� NOV. 2;
�THE SIMPSONS: TREEHOUSE OF HORROR XVII� NOV. 5;
FALL FINALE OF �PRISON BREAK� NOV. 27
FOX�S ANNUAL THANKSGIVING MOVIE MARATHON
PRESENTS WORLD BROADCAST PREMIERES OF
�CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN� NOV. 22, �SPIDER-MAN 2� NOV. 23
AND �BRUCE ALMIGHTY� NOV. 24
PLUS, ALL-NEW EPISODES ALL MONTH LONG OF
�PRISON BREAK� AND �JUSTICE� MONDAYS;
�STANDOFF� AND �HOUSE� TUESDAYS;
�BONES� AND �THE RICH LIST� WEDNESDAYS;
��TIL DEATH,� �HAPPY HOUR� AND �THE O.C.� THURSDAYS; �VANISHED� AND �TRADING SPOUSES� FRIDAYS;
�COPS,� �AMERICA�S MOST WANTED� �MADtv�
AND �TALKSHOW WITH SPIKE FERESTEN� SATURDAYS;
AND �THE SIMPSONS,� �AMERICAN DAD,� �FAMILY GUY�
AND �THE WAR AT HOME� SUNDAYS
Guest Stars and Special Guests Include Kiefer Sutherland,
Macaulay Culkin, Drew Barrymore, Nelly Furtado, David Morse,
Louis Gossett Jr., Jane Seymour, Elijah Wood, John Larroquette,
Chris Pratt, Dr. Phil McGraw, Steve-O, Jason Alexander, Fran Drescher, Richard Lewis, Gore Vidal, Tom Wolfe, Michael Chabon, Jonathan Franzen, Patrick Fugit, Seth MacFarlane, Bernie Kosar, Fred Willard, Tia Carrere,
Los Lonely Boys, David Cross, Gary Cole, Lady Sovereign,
Jessica Walter, Joey Greco and Jeff Garlin
The FOX Sweeps line-up includes an exciting new game show, an emotional season premiere, annual Halloween frights, a gargantuan three-night movie marathon, double doses of nightly drama and lots of laughs.
In typical FOX fashion, THE O.C. packs an emotional wallop in its fourth season premiere Nov. 2, as the Cohens and Coopers deal with the shattering impact of Marissa's death; THE SIMPSONS unleashes its 17th annual fright-fest trilogy "Treehouse of Horror XVII" Nov. 5; and PRISON BREAK builds up to its unbelievable Fall Finale Nov. 27. Plus, get ready for the FOX November Sweeps special deliveries, including a month of all-new special-edition installments of crime-busting COPS and AMERICA'S MOST WANTED: AMERICA FIGHTS BACK; the World Broadcast Premieres of CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN Nov. 22, SPIDER-MAN 2 Nov. 23 and BRUCE ALMIGHTY Nov. 24; and all-new episodes, all month long, of PRISON BREAK, JUSTICE, STANDOFF, HOUSE, BONES, 'TIL DEATH, HAPPY HOUR, THE O,C., VANISHED, TRADING SPOUSES: MEET YOUR NEW MOMMY, MADtv, TALKSHOW WITH SPIKE FERESTEN, THE SIMPSONS, AMERICAN DAD, FAMILY GUY and THE WAR AT HOME.
Here are the highlights, night by night, for this November Sweeps on FOX:
MONDAY
FOX presents an iron-clad case on Mondays during November Sweeps. The proceedings include all-new episodes of PRISON BREAK, culminating in the climactic Fall Finale on Monday, Nov. 27, and three all-new cases on the Jerry Bruckheimer-produced legal drama, JUSTICE, one of which features Jane Seymour in a guest-starring turn.
The manhunt continues and the body count rises this November on PRISON BREAK. Michael is determined to reunite with Sarah, while Mahone and Kellerman are determined to keep them apart � permanently � in the "Rendezvous" episode airing Monday, Nov. 6 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT). T-Bag must make the ultimate sacrifice to get his hand on Westmoreland's millions, while Lincoln says goodbye to another loved one in the "Bolshoi Booze" episode Monday, Nov. 13 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT). In "Disconnect" (Monday, Nov. 20, 8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), Bellick makes a stunning confession, C-Note's journey has an arresting development and Michael and Lincoln make their final flight for the border � but will Mahone ground their plans? And on Monday, Nov. 27 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), Bellick gets a taste of his own medicine, T-Bag has an unexpected helping hand in getting revenge and alliances are turned upside-down once again.
From evading the authorities to meting out JUSTICE, the drama continues on FOX Monday this November Sweeps, especially for the clients of TNT&G. In the first of three all-new installments, Tom rallies the TNT&G lawyers to represent their building's parking attendant after his wife is found shot to death � with only the husband's fingerprints on the gun in the "Shotgun" episode airing Monday, Nov. 6 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT).
The following week, Monday, Nov. 13 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), TNT&G's latest case becomes a media feeding frenzy after a dot-com billionaire's wife disappears from an anchored yacht and is subsequently found dead in the "Shark Week" episode.
Jane Seymour guest-stars as Ron's former lover whom the firm defends in the "Filicide" episode of JUSTICE Monday, Nov. 20 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT). Accused of murdering her son, she insists it was an act of self-defense.
TUESDAY
FOX Tuesdays during November Sweeps feature another double dose of all-new drama, including four tense ordeals for the crisis negotiators of STANDOFF, and four more baffling medical mysteries that only HOUSE and his team can solve. November also boasts the continuation of David Morse's multi-episode arc, when his Detective Tritter squares off against the doctors of HOUSE.
In STANDOFF's first November Sweeps outing, when a mysterious sniper kills a string of random people, CNU is determined to stop the culprit. After they catch a potential perp and announce their success, a police captain is shot, making their prime suspect a copycat. With the real sniper on the loose, negotiations aren't enough, and Matt and Emily must work with Frank and Duff to catch the killer before he hurts one of them in the "One Shot Stop" episode Tuesday, Nov. 7 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT).
Free speech comes with a price in "Man of Steele," the Tuesday, Nov. 14 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) installment of STANDOFF. After a surrogate mother scams a desperate husband out of $50,000, the distraught man takes matters into his own hands and takes the newborn child and babysitter hostage. The resulting high-speed chase ends at the scam artist's home, where, in an attempt to defend his actions, the man calls shock-jock radio personality Avery Steele's show and his plight goes live on the air. Matt and Emily must enlist Steele's help to negotiate the crisis over the airwaves, but this "power to the people" jock is anything but cooperative.
In another all-new Sweeps episode of STANDOFF, "Accidental Negotiator" Tuesday, Nov. 21 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), bank robbers refuse to communicate with Matt and Emily, and a third party, Angela, is brought in to help with the negotiations. But when Angela takes matters into her own hands and accepts the robbers' demands without consulting CNU, the situation escalates, and Matt and Emily must deal with more than just the thieves to end the standoff.
Matt and Emily save a young woman from a hostage situation in the "Heroine" episode of STANDOFF Tuesday, Nov. 28 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), but their work isn't done, as the woman becomes prey to a stalker. When Emily discovers the woman's feelings for Matt, she questions her case. As the situation escalates, it becomes clear that the woman is holding secrets, but having saved her once, Matt takes it upon himself to save her again.
With a month of all-new medical mysteries and guest star David Morse, HOUSE opens November Sweeps in a big way when a 600-pound man, George Hagel (guest star Pruitt Taylor Vince), is admitted to the hospital after he is found in his apartment in a coma. George believes his problems are unrelated to his weight and wants the team to come up with another explanation, but his size makes testing difficult. It's not until House has a physical altercation with his patient that the case becomes clear. Meanwhile, after House is arrested, Officer Michael Tritter (guest star Morse) puts the squeeze on the good doctor, searching his home for evidence of drug abuse and questioning Wilson about House's relationship with Vicodin in the "Que Sera Sera" episode airing Tuesday, Nov. 7 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT).
The next all-new November Sweeps HOUSE call, "Son of Coma Guy" (Tuesday, Nov. 14, 9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), features guest star John Larroquette as Gabe, a man who has been in a coma for 10 years. Noticing something "off" about Gabe's visiting son, Kyle, House conducts a mini-experiment that leaves the boy unconscious. When symptoms point to a possible genetic condition, House and his team must glean a family history from Kyle's only living relative � his comatose father. Meanwhile, Wilson confronts House about stealing his prescription pad, and Tritter (guest star Morse) questions Cameron, Foreman and Chase, dividing the team and revealing where their individual loyalties lie.
Patrick Fugit ("Almost Famous") guest-stars in the Tuesday, Nov. 21 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) outing of HOUSE, titled "Whac-A-Mole," as Princeton Plainsboro's newest patient and heart attack victim, 18-year-old Jack. Barely an adult himself, Jack has been the parent to his younger brother and sister since their parents died. After a brief perusal of Jack's file, House thinks he's got the diagnosis, seals it in an envelope and turns the process into a game, challenging Cameron, Foreman and Chase to figure it out on their own. When Jack is given an option that would lead to a possible reprieve from his worsening illness, he's faced with a decision that could break up his little family forever. Meanwhile, in an attempt to extract a confession, Tritter (guest star Morse) makes it almost impossible for Wilson to practice medicine, driving a friendship-ruining wedge between House and Wilson.
In "Finding Judas" (Tuesday, Nov. 28, 9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), the final November episode of HOUSE, the team takes on the case of a young girl admitted with pancreatitis. When her divorced parents won't agree on how to proceed with her treatment, House takes the parents to court to have a judge make the decision for them. Meanwhile, Detective Tritter's (guest star Morse) investigation intensifies after he offers Foreman a deal to come clean about House's drug use.
WEDNESDAY
It's a whole new game on FOX Wednesdays during November Sweeps when BONES unearths three all-new episodes, the exciting quiz show THE RICH LIST continues and FOX's annual three-night Thanksgiving movie marathon gets started with the World Broadcast Premiere of CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN.
On BONES on Wednesday, Nov. 8 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), the skeletal remains of a federal prosecutor who disappeared five years earlier are discovered in the desert outside Las Vegas. Brennan and Booth suspect his death is tied to the mob, and then vultures lead them to the more recent remains of a young woman, just a few yards away, whose injuries point to abuse. Following an anonymous lead into the world of gambling and underground ultimate fighting, Booth and Brennan go undercover as Vegas high-rollers, and Booth takes his turn in the ring, risking his life in a desperate effort to uncover the mystery of "The Woman in the Sand."
The following week, on Wednesday, Nov. 15 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), when the bodies of twin teenage boys kidnapped five years earlier are found in Pennsylvania, Booth and Brennan find themselves on the trail of The Grave Digger, a notorious serial killer whose M.O. is to kidnap, bury his victims alive and make a single, exorbitant ransom request. If the money is not paid in the specified period of time, there is no further communication and the victims are left to die. During the investigation, Brennan and her scientist colleague Dr. Hodgins become The Grave Digger's latest victims, forced to try to solve their own kidnapping from an underground grave in the "Aliens in a Spaceship" episode.
"The Headless Witch in the Woods," the final Sweeps installment of BONES airing Wednesday, Nov. 29 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), finds Brennan and Booth investigating the remains of a headless body discovered in the DC-area woods. The legend of a woman who lived in the forest and whom many thought to be a witch runs rampant through the case. A videotape found with the bones contains frightening images of what went on the night the mystery person was killed, and the team try to keep their heads about them as more details bring a decidedly creepy pall over the investigation. Meanwhile, Hodgins tries to comfort a terrified Angela in hopes of inching closer to her.
Two can play this game when FOX unveils three all-new installments of THE RICH LIST Wednesdays, Nov. 8, 15 and 29 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT). Hosted by well-known British TV personality Eamonn Holmes, the exciting new quiz show teams two total strangers and asks them to use knowledge and strategy to complete lists. Contestants bid upwards against each other while predicting how many answers on a particular subject they will be able to list. If a team fails to list as many answers as they predicted, the other team wins the round. The winners of the best of three lists move on to play a final round of list-making where increasing amounts of money are up for grabs; however, make a single mistake and they lose it all. But it doesn't end there on THE RICH LIST � if you keep winning, you keep playing. The champions return to face a new set of opponents and try to win even more money in a potentially endless number of games.
FOX takes you from THE RICH LIST to CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN, when the network's annual cinematic feast begins with the first title in its three-night Thanksgiving movie marathon on Wednesday, Nov. 22 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT): the World Broadcast Premiere of CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN starring Steve Martin. When Tom Baker (Martin) gets his dream job of coaching his alma mater's football team, he uproots his family of 12 from small-town Illinois to the big city. Meanwhile, Tom's wife, Kate (Bonnie Hunt), achieves her own dream of having her book published. While Kate is away promoting the book, Tom has a hard time balancing family life with coaching his football team, and the happy family starts falling apart in CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN.
THURSDAY
FOX Thursday in November is a place for spinning webs, from the hilariously complicated hijinks on new comedies 'TIL DEATH and HAPPY HOUR, to the romantic, dramatic/comedic intrigue of THE O.C., to Peter Parker's crime-fighting stickum on the World Broadcast Premiere of SPIDER-MAN 2.
Starring Brad Garrett and Joely Fisher, 'TIL DEATH leads off Thursday nights in November with three all-new episodes. On Thursday, Nov. 2 (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT), when Eddie tells Joy that he's practicing with his band, he feels he has to lie to her, but Joy already knows what Eddie is actually doing in "The Garage Band" episode.
The following week, Thursday, Nov. 9 (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT), things heat up again in "The Toaster" episode of 'TIL DEATH. Joy attempts to persuade Eddie that unplugging the toaster saves electricity, but Eddie is convinced that his wife is mistaken. Stubbornly, they bicker until Eddie decides to take it to the next level and repeatedly goes out of his way to prove Joy wrong. The third all-new Sweeps episode of 'TIL DEATH airs Thursday, Nov. 16 (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT) on FOX.
HAPPY HOUR uncorks three all-new episodes for November Sweeps, and first up is the "The Ring and I" episode airing Thursday, Nov. 2 (8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT). When Larry discovers that Henry still has the engagement ring he intended to give his ex-girlfriend Heather before she broke up with him, he urges Henry to sell the bauble online and buy a wine refrigerator. But romantic Henry, still holding out hope that Heather is his destiny, wants to hang onto the ring. Meanwhile, Amanda borrows the diamond to impress a guy she used to date, and the gang finds out that it was Tina who popped the question to Brad � and she has yet to receive an engagement ring for her trouble.
The following week on the "Crazy Girls" episode of HAPPY HOUR (Thursday, Nov. 9, 8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT), Henry starts to date Shauna, a barista at the local coffee shop whom Larry dated and dumped. Despite Larry's desperate warnings, Henry still pursues her. After Shauna's boundary issues surface, Henry, like Larry before him, runs out of options for getting rid of her, and it's Tina who comes to the rescue. Meanwhile, Amanda meets up with an old college friend who is determined to get her married off � even if it means signing her up for the online dating service "last-shot-at-love.com."
"Arrested Development's" Jessica Walter guest-stars in "Thanksgiving," the final November Sweeps round of HAPPY HOUR (Thursday, Nov. 16, 8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT). Tina is hosting Thanksgiving dinner, and Brad invites Larry, Henry and Amanda to join them, since Tina's mother Nanette (guest star Walter) and sister Alicia (guest star Laura Bell Bundy) are in town for the holiday. Despite trying, Brad can't seem to make a good impression on Nanette, especially after Henry has to fend off Nanette's advances. Meanwhile, Larry mistakenly calls Alicia "Tina" during a make-out session, and Amanda gets very defensive about her femininity.
Premiering Thursday, Nov. 2 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), Season Four of THE O.C. hits the ground running with the cult soap's trademark mix of heart, humor, drama, action and romance. Willa Holland, as Kaitlin Cooper, and Autumn Reeser, as Taylor Townsend, become series regulars this season, and Chris Pratt ("Everwood") guest-stars in a multi-episode arc.
The fourth season premiere finds the gang adjusting to life without Marissa Cooper. Summer is attending Brown University in Rhode Island, where she has reinvented herself as a left-leaning, tree-hugging activist under the sway of environmentalist Che (guest star Pratt). Ryan has moved out of the Cohen house and is dealing with Marissa's death in the only way he knows how. When he misses a special dinner at the Cohens', Seth finds him on the wrong side of the tracks and calls Summer for help. Meanwhile, Julie Cooper will do anything � even yard work � to avoid dealing with Marissa's death; Kaitlin earns a new pair of boots from Dr. Roberts in true Cooper fashion; and Taylor hides out in the diner so no one will know she's not in Paris in "The Avengers" episode of THE O.C.
The following week, Thursday, Nov. 9 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), Ryan leaves Orange County to put an end to his turmoil, but comes up empty on his search. Meanwhile, Seth acts like a jackass and finds some new friends in Mexico (including guest star Steve-O) who help him find what he's looking for. Kaitlin and Julie are forced by Dean Torres (guest star Tia Carrere) to work together on Harbor's clothing drive, and Julie is ostracized by the Cohens when they discover what she has been up to. And when Taylor drops in on Summer unannounced, the truth comes out as Summer continues to separate herself from everything Orange County in "The Gringos" episode.
A week later (Thursday, Nov. 16, 9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), it's Thanksgiving morning at the Cohen house, and the family is still dealing with what happened in Mexico. As Summer packs to be with her family and Seth for the holiday, she wonders if she can deal with Newport. Meanwhile, Julie can't deal with Kaitlin or Dr. Roberts and finds herself alone for most of Thanksgiving in "The Cold Turkey" episode of THE O.C.
On Turkey Day itself (Thursday, Nov. 23, 8:00-10:30 PM ET/PT), FOX serves up the main course of its Thanksgiving movie marathon, with the World Broadcast Premiere of the blockbuster SPIDER-MAN 2. Tobey Maguire returns as mild-mannered Peter Parker, who is struggling with the delicate balance of his dual roles as college student and superhuman crime-fighter. Peter's life becomes even more complicated when he confronts a new nemesis, the brilliant Otto Octavius (Alfred Molina), who has been reincarnated as the maniacal and multi-tentacled "Doc Ock." When Dock Ock kidnaps Mary Jane (Kirsten Dunst), Spider-Man must swing back into action and the adventure reaches new heights of excitement in SPIDER-MAN 2.
FRIDAY
Fridays during November Sweeps, the search for Sara Collins takes unexpected twists and turns on the suspenseful new drama VANISHED, and moms are missed but not missing in new episodes of TRADING SPOUSES: MEET YOUR NEW MOMMY.
VANISHED uncovers three all-new episodes during November Sweeps, as the mystery surrounding Sara Collins comes closer to revelation. First up, in "The New World" Friday, Nov. 3 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), Senator Collins addresses the speculation swirling around his support of Judge Wallace Rainer as Supreme Court justice, Marcy struggles with other developments involving the judge, and Agents Mei and Lucas investigate leads that uncover new clues to the conspiracy. In the next VANISHED Friday, Nov. 10 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), "The Cell," Senator Collins continues to cope with Sara's disappearance even as he reels from recent events, an emotionally drained Sara is seen in captivity, and Agents Lucas and Mei visit a death row inmate linked to the conspiracy. Negotiations come to a head in "The Proffer," the final Sweeps installment of VANISHED Friday, Nov. 17 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), as Agents Lucas, Mei and Tyner face the unpredictable, and Marcy recovers from learning new information about her condition.
TRADING SPOUSES: MEET YOUR NEW MOMMY, the unscripted series where moms from different walks of life switch families to experience the ultimate life change, is back with all-new episodes this November Sweeps.
When Mrs. Laura Wiessmeyer of Weymouth, MA, and Mrs. Wendy Kahn-Robson of Boulder, CO, traded spouses, one mom had to spend the morning on a lobster boat and one had to deal with an immature husband. On Part 2 of this episode airing Friday, Nov. 3 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), Laura and Wendy say goodbye to their new families, each leaving behind a letter that could change the recipients' lives forever. Back in their own homes, they learn how they will have to spend the show's $50,000 prizes.
Next, when Mrs. Suzanne Parodi of Hayes, VA, and Mrs. Vered Solomon of Newbury Park, CA, trade places on Friday, Nov. 10 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), one mom goes on a luxury vacation in Palm Springs and one has to dress up for a Renaissance Fair. Part 2 of this episode airs Friday, Nov. 17 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), as Suzanne and Vered return to their own families, and the stipulations for using their prize money are revealed.
On the last Friday of November Sweeps, FOX serves up a healthy heaping of holiday hilarity with the final course of its Thanksgiving movie marathon: the World Broadcast Premiere of BRUCE ALMIGHTY. Jim Carrey stars as Bruce, a local TV news reporter who is dissatisfied with nearly everything in his life � and lets everyone, including his girlfriend, Grace (Jennifer Aniston), know it. God (Morgan Freeman), sick of all the complaining, challenges Bruce to take on His big job and see if he can do it better in BRUCE ALMIGHTY airing Friday, Nov. 24 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT).
SATURDAY
This November Sweeps, good things come in fours, as FOX Saturday is chock-full of action-packed quartets: four all-new special-edition episodes of COPS; four all-new, special-edition episodes of AMERICA'S MOST WANTED: AMERICA FIGHTS BACK; four all-new airings of MADtv; and four all-new visits of TALKSHOW WITH SPIKE FERESTEN.
COPS kicks November Sweeps into high gear with an all-new COPS: DRUG ARRESTS SPECIAL EDITION #2 Saturday, Nov. 4 (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT), part of a full hour of COPS. When Officer Cary Carrillo of the Palm Springs, CA, Police Department attempts to stop a man riding a bicycle erratically in traffic, the suspicious man leads police on a hot pursuit though an apartment complex. Also featured is Officer B.L. Dolson of the Atlanta, GA, Police Department, who spots two men allegedly involved in a drug transaction at a truck stop.
The following week on an all-new COPS: FLORIDA HEAT SPECIAL EDITION Saturday, Nov.11 (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT), part of a full hour of COPS, Corporal Brian Adams of the Brevard County, FL, Sheriff's Office pursues a vehicle with three suspects inside, and the situation takes a turn for the worse when the suspects flee on foot. Also featured is Officer Roy Bevell of the West Palm Beach, FL, Police Department, who pulls over a suspicious SUV that matches the description of a stolen vehicle.
When a suspect ditches a stolen vehicle, Deputy Todd Holland of the Brevard County, FL, Sheriff's Office comes to the aid of another officer and joins the wild foot pursuit on an all-new COPS: POLICE CHASES SPECIAL EDITION airing Saturday, Nov.18 (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT), part of a full hour of COPS. Also featured is Officer Cary Carrillo of the Palm Springs, CA, Police Department, teaming with several units in a dangerous high-speed chase through populated areas and a business district.
FOX saves the best for last! The following week, on the final Saturday of November Sweeps (Saturday, Nov. 25, 8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT), COPS reveals another all-new installment in its ever-popular BAD GIRLS SPECIAL EDITION series, with COPS: BAD GIRLS SPECIAL EDITION #10, part of a one-hour BAD GIRLS block. Join officers from around the country hot on the trail of feisty female felons!
Always tackling the nation's hottest crime issues, AMERICA'S MOST WANTED: AMERICA FIGHTS BACK tells the human side of four gripping stories this November Sweeps, hopefully helping to bring justice to victims and their families. On Saturday, Nov. 4 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), former NFL quarterback Bernie Kosar works with AMW to help find the person responsible for the murder of Charles Scott White. The following week, on Saturday, Nov. 11 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) in the AMW: YOU CAN RUN, BUT YOU CAN'T HIDE SPECIAL EDITION, AMW will profile the most elusive fugitive in the show's history. Twenty-four years after a plane crashed into a remote mountain lake, killing a teenager, the fugitive is finally brought to justice. Next, on Saturday, Nov. 18 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) in the AMW: WEDDING DRESS RAPIST SPECIAL EDITION, everyone knows what a wedding dress means to a woman, but what does it mean to one sick man? AMW asks for viewers' help in profiling a devious
criminal who has been assaulting women in their homes. Then, in the final all-new Sweeps episode, AMW: SEX SLAVE SPECIAL EDITION airing Saturday, Nov. 25 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), AMW takes a look at a very serious issue sweeping the nation � sex slaves, and the big business behind human trafficking.
This November Sweeps, MADtv serves up late-night laughs with four all-new episodes. On Saturday, Nov. 4 (11:00 PM-Midnight ET/PT), singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado pays a visit to the late-night laugh riot, which will also feature a parody of "Project Runway." The following week, Saturday, Nov. 11 (11:00 PM-Midnight ET/PT), Seth MacFarlane, the hilariously twisted mind behind FOX hits FAMILY GUY and AMERICAN DAD, guest-stars on MADtv, bringing with him a never-before-seen clip of FAMILY GUY as a live-action comedy featuring "Stewie" (Bobby Lee), "Chris" (Frank Caeti), "Lois" (Arden Myrin), "Meg" (Crista Flanagan) and "Peter" (guest star MacFarlane). The same night, MADtv welcomes musical guest Los Lonely Boys. The late-night madness continues with two additional all-new episodes on Saturday, Nov. 18 and Saturday, Nov. 25 (11:00 PM-Midnight ET/PT), the latter featuring a performance by the new queen of punk, Lady Sovereign.
Late-nights this November are worth staying up for when Emmy-nominated writer Spike Feresten ("Seinfeld," "The Late Show with David Letterman") welcomes celebrity guests Jason Alexander (Saturday, Nov. 4, Midnight-12:30 AM ET/PT), "Cheaters" host Joey Greco (Saturday, Nov. 11, Midnight-12:30 AM ET/PT), Fred Willard (Saturday, Nov. 18, Midnight-12:30 AM ET/PT) and "Curb Your Enthusiasm's" Jeff Garlin (Saturday, Nov. 25, Midnight-12:30 AM ET/PT) to his new late-night entry, TALKSHOW WITH SPIKE FERESTEN. This fast-paced half-hour combines elements of a talk show with irreverent comedy sketches � both inside the studio and out in the field � and goes where other talk shows have gone before, only faster. The unconventional format dispenses with the monologue, features comedy in every act and uses celebrity guests � and its own staff � in unpredictable ways.
SUNDAY
Sundays on FOX are at their funniest this November with hilarious, all-new episodes of THE SIMPSONS, AMERICAN DAD, FAMILY GUY and THE WAR AT HOME, and comic turns by guest voices Drew Barrymore, Elijah Wood, Macaulay Culkin, Louis Gossett Jr., Kiefer Sutherland, Dr. Phil McGraw, Fran Drescher and Richard Lewis, as well as famed writers Gore Vidal, Michael Chabon, Tom Wolfe and Jonathan Franzen. Plus, FAMILY GUY and AMERICAN DAD creator and voice actor Seth MacFarlane enlists for live-action comedy duty when he guest-stars in an all-new episode of THE WAR AT HOME.
THE SIMPSONS scare up laughs in their annual, scream-worthy Halloween trilogy, "Treehouse of Horror XVII" Sunday, Nov. 5 (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT). The horror starts in "Married to the Blob," when a meteor falls to Earth, bringing with it a green goo that Homer mistakes for a marshmallow. Eating the goo turns Homer into a rampaging blob with a never-ending appetite that even guest voice Dr. Phil McGraw can't stop. In "You Gotta Know When to Golem," the fright-fest continues when Bart brings legendary monster Golem (guest voice Richard Lewis) to life and forces him to carry out his ghastly bidding, which leads to the creation of a female monster (guest voice Fran Drescher). In the final Halloween scare, "The Day the Earth Looked Stupid," a fake radio broadcast convinces the residents of Springfield that they're in the midst of an alien invasion, throwing the town into pandemonium � which only worsens when the invasion stops being a hoax and becomes reality.
24 star and Emmy-winning actor Kiefer Sutherland guest-voices in the Sunday, Nov. 12 (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT) episode of THE SIMPSONS, "GI (Annoyed Grunt)." After Bart gets out of a commitment to join the Army at 18, Homer falls prey to a couple of Army recruiters and lands himself in basic training. Homer, of course, treats it like summer camp and, unfazed by the constant hazing and humiliation, infuriates his hard-nosed colonel (guest voice Sutherland).
When Homer forgets Moe's birthday, Moe's anger inspires Lisa to write about him for her school report. She finds a poetic side to Moe and helps him get published in "American Poetry Perspectives." However, when Moe is featured at a literary conference � where he encounters celebrated authors Gore Vidal, Michael Chabon, Tom Wolfe and Jonathan Franzen, all guest-voicing as themselves � he takes all the credit despite Lisa's feelings in the all-new "Moe'N'A Lisa" episode of THE SIMPSONS Sunday, Nov. 19 (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT).
In the final November Sweeps episode of THE SIMPSONS, "Ice Cream of Margie (With The Light Blue Hair)" airing Sunday, Nov. 26 (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT), after Homer gets fired at the nuclear power plant, he takes over the ice cream truck business, while a depressed Marge creates popsicle stick sculptures to keep busy. The sculptures quickly become popular and Marge is excited to have a purpose in life, until a turn of events divides the Simpsons household.
FOX Sunday continues with four all-new play dates with AMERICAN DAD. First up, after Francine tells Stan she's looking for excitement in their marriage, Stan jumps into the driver's seat, taking up drag racing to spice things up. Meanwhile, Hayley dumps her boyfriend, who is crushed until he joins Steve's world of online gaming in the "Dungeons & Wagons" episode of AMERICAN DAD Sunday, Nov. 5 (8:30-9:00 PM ET /PT).
When Steve's new relationship gives Francine empty nest syndrome, she tries to convince Stan to have another baby. Meanwhile, Roger longs to experience college life as a wild coed but ends up teaching class, and Haley finds a new crush in her classmate Ethan (guest voice Elijah Wood), who turns out to be far from normal in the "Iced, Iced Babies" episode of AMERICAN DAD Sunday, Nov.12 (8:30-9:00 PM ET /PT).
The following week, on Sunday, Nov. 19 (8:30-9:00 PM ET /PT), when Francine discovers Stan's secret, decades-old passion for competitive figure skating, she decides to be supportive and becomes his pairs partner � until Stan's competitive nature gets the best of him and he ditches her for a new partner. Meanwhile, Steve's classmate Snot finds new respect among his peers when he parades his mail-order bride around the playground in the "Of Ice and Men" episode of AMERICAN DAD.
In the "Lincoln Lover" episode Sunday, Nov. 26 (8:30-9:00 PM ET /PT), Stan has his heart set on speaking at the Republican National Convention on behalf of the Langley chapter, but when they pass him up for another candidate, he accepts the only endorsement he gets � from the local chapter of Gay Republicans. While the people around him disapprove of his new lifestyle choice, Stan decides to follow his heart to speak on their behalf.
The Sunday-night comedy continues with four all-new, freakin' sweet installments of FAMILY GUY, featuring guest voices Drew Barrymore, Louis Gossett Jr., Macaulay Culkin, Gary Cole and David Cross. After Chris is approached by an Army recruiter, Brian goes to the headquarters to give him a piece of his mind, but with Stewie tagging along, they both end up in boot camp. The two make it through basic training with no help from Sergeant Angryman (guest voice Gossett) and end up in Iraq, where they try everything possible to get an honorable discharge. Meanwhile, back at home base, Chris joins Joey's (guest voice Culkin) Goth rock band and releases the hit track "Evil, Evil Monkey" on the "Saving Private Brian" episode of FAMILY GUY Sunday, Nov. 5 (9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT).
Drew Barrymore guest-voices her recurring role in the following week's all-new Sweeps installment of FAMILY GUY, "Whistle While Your Wife Works" (Sunday, Nov. 12, 9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT). When Peter hurts his hand, Lois goes to the brewery and helps him play catch-up. Meanwhile, when Stewie discovers that Brian is dating a very attractive but intellectually challenged girl named Jillian (guest voice Barrymore), he tries to convince Brian to break up with her, but Brian can't close the deal because she is so hot.
When Lois discovers that Chris has some bad information about sex, she volunteers to teach a sex-ed class at the high school in the "Prick Up Your Ears" episode of FAMILY GUY Sunday, Nov. 19 (9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT). After Lois
upsets the other parents with her honest approach, Principal Shepherd (guest voice Gary Cole) is forced to replace her with Reverend Jerry Kirkwood (guest voice David Cross). Meanwhile, Meg and her new guy take an abstinence pledge, but still manage to find a loophole. And a terrified Stewie sets a series of traps for the Tooth Fairy, hell-bent on destroying him.
Drew Barrymore returns as Brian's hot but dumb girlfriend Jillian in the FAMILY GUY episode "Chick Cancer" Sunday, Nov. 26 (9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT). Stewie ties the knot with his old friend and fading child actress Olivia, but their relationship quickly turns into a traditional marriage filled with resentment and bickering, which comes to an ugly head when they join Brian and Jillian on a double date. Meanwhile, Lois introduces Peter to chick flicks, and he decides to make his own movie based on the plots of every girly movie ever made.
In the first of four all-new episodes of THE WAR AT HOME, Dave and Vicky rush to the hospital when they find out Hillary's date overdosed, only to discover that the date was fake and that Hillary is really dating an older man (guest star Seth MacFarlane) who overused his prescription in the "I Wash My Hands of You" episode airing Sunday, Nov. 5 (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT).
The following week, in "Be Careful What You Ask For" on Sunday, Nov. 12 (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT), Dave accuses an incensed Hillary of cheating on her SAT after she gets a surprisingly high score. Meanwhile, Vicky and Dave meet a couple who may be interested in more than friendship, and Dave asks Larry to take a client's daughter out on a date, only to find out that she isn't an ideal match for him.
When Dave thinks he sees Hillary in a "Girls Gone Wild" video, he's beyond relieved to learn that he's mistaken � but completely freaked out at being turned on by girls his daughter's age. After he throws out all of his "visual aids," Dave looks to Vicky for inspiration, which was fine at first, but is now starting to tire her out. Meanwhile, an edited-for-television version of "Goodfellas" inspires Larry to replace swear words with the word "love," and Hillary prevents Mike from taking drugs by passing PMS medication off as mood enhancers in the "Love This" installment of THE WAR AT HOME (Sunday, Nov. 19, 9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT).
THE WAR AT HOME turns into the "Gaza Strip" in the Sunday, Nov. 26 (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT) episode, the final November Sweeps installment. Kenny's dad, Ahmed, pulls up the rose bushes between his home and Dave and Vicky's, believing the property is his after an assessment. When Dave and Vicky disagree, the two families declare war on each other, putting Larry and Kenny in the middle. Meanwhile, Hillary jokingly tells Dave to choose her next boyfriend since he's never happy with the boys she picks. Dave meets a boy who reminds him of himself, and against her better judgment, Hillary agrees to go out with him.
Additional FOX November schedule information will be announced soon.
FOX NOVEMBER SWEEPS 2006
CALENDAR AT-A-GLANCE:
Thursday, Nov. 2
8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT 'TIL DEATH/All-New Episode
8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT HAPPY HOUR/All-New Episode
9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT THE O.C./All-New Episode, Guest Star Chris Pratt
Friday, Nov. 3
8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT VANISHED/All-New Episode
9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT TRADING SPOUSES/All-New Episode
Saturday, Nov. 4
8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT COPS: DRUG ARRESTS SPECIAL EDITION #2/All-New Episode
8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT COPS: DRUG ARRESTS SPECIAL EDITION/Encore
9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT AMW: SPECIAL EDITION/All-New Episode, Special Guest Bernie Kosar
11:00 PM-MIDNIGHT ET/PT MADtv/All-New Episode, Guest Star Nelly Furtado
MIDNIGHT-12:30 AM ET/PT TALKSHOW WITH SPIKE FERESTEN/All-New Episode, Guest Jason Alexander
Sunday, Nov. 5
7:00-7:30 PM ET/PT THE SIMPSONS/Encore
7:30-8:00 PM ET/PT 'TIL DEATH/Encore
8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT THE SIMPSONS/All-New Special Episode "Treehouse of Horror XVII," Guest Voices Dr. Phil McGraw, Richard Lewis, Fran Drescher
8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT AMERICAN DAD/All-New Episode
9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT FAMILY GUY/All-New Episode, Guest Voices Louis Gossett Jr. and Macaulay Culkin
9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT THE WAR AT HOME/All-New Episode, Guest Star Seth MacFarlane
Monday, Nov. 6
8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT PRISON BREAK/All-New Episode
9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT JUSTICE/All-New Episode
Tuesday, Nov. 7
8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT STANDOFF/All-New Episode
9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT HOUSE/All-New Episode, Guest Stars David Morse and Pruitt Taylor Vince
Wednesday, Nov. 8
8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT BONES/All-New Episode
9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT THE RICH LIST/All-New Episode
Thursday, Nov. 9
8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT 'TIL DEATH/All-New Episode
8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT HAPPY HOUR/All-New Episode
9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT THE O.C./All-New Episode, Guest Stars Steve-O and Tia Carrere
Friday, Nov. 10
8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT VANISHED/All-New Episode
9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT TRADING SPOUSES/All-New Episode
Saturday, Nov. 11
8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT COPS: FLORIDA HEAT SPECIAL EDITION/All-New Episode
8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT COPS: LAS VEGAS HEAT SPECIAL EDITION #3/Encore
9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT AMW: YOU CAN RUN, BUT YOU CAN'T HIDE SPECIAL EDITION/All-New Episode
11:00 PM-MIDNIGHT ET/PT MADtv/All-New Episode, Guest Stars Seth MacFarlane and Los Lonely Boys
MIDNIGHT-12:30 AM ET/PT TALKSHOW WITH SPIKE FERESTEN/All-New Episode, Guest Joey Greco
Sunday, Nov. 12
7:00-8:00 PM ET/PT NANNY 911/Encore
8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT THE SIMPSONS/All-New Episode, Guest Voice Kiefer Sutherland
8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT AMERICAN DAD/All-New Episode, Guest Voice Elijah Wood
9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT FAMILY GUY/All-New Episode, Guest Voice Drew Barrymore
9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT THE WAR AT HOME/All-New Episode
Monday, Nov. 13
8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT PRISON BREAK/All-New Episode
9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT JUSTICE/All-New Episode
Tuesday, Nov. 14
8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT STANDOFF/All-New Episode
9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT HOUSE/All-New Episode, Guest Stars David Morse and John Larroquette
Wednesday, Nov. 15
8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT BONES/All-New Episode
9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT THE RICH LIST/All-New Episode
Thursday, Nov. 16
8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT 'TIL DEATH/All-New Episode
8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT HAPPY HOUR/All-New Episode, Guests Star Jessica Walter and Laura Bell Bundy
9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT THE O.C./All-New Episode, Guest Star Chris Pratt
Friday, Nov. 17
8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT VANISHED/All-New Episode
9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT TRADING SPOUSES/All-New Episode
Saturday, Nov. 18
8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT COPS: POLICE CHASES SPECIAL EDITION/All-New Episode
8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT COPS: PALM SPRINGS WEEKEND SPECIAL EDITION/Encore
9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT AMW: WEDDING DRESS RAPIST SPECIAL EDITION/All-New Episode
11:00 PM-MIDNIGHT ET/PT MADtv/All-New Episode
MIDNIGHT-12:30 AM ET/PT TALKSHOW WITH SPIKE FERESTEN/All-New Episode, Guest Fred Willard
Sunday, Nov. 19
7:00-7:30 PM ET/PT THE SIMPSONS/Encore
7:30-8:00 PM ET/PT 'TIL DEATH/Encore
8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT THE SIMPSONS/All-New Episode, Guest Voices Gore Vidal, Michael Chabon, Tom Wolfe and Jonathan Franzen
8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT AMERICAN DAD/All-New Episode
9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT FAMILY GUY/All-New Episode, Guest Voices Gary Cole and David Cross
9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT THE WAR AT HOME/All-New Episode
Monday, Nov. 20
8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT PRISON BREAK/All-New Episode
9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT JUSTICE/All-New Episode, Guest Star Jane Seymour
Tuesday, Nov. 21
8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT STANDOFF/All-New Episode
9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT HOUSE/All-New Episode, Guest Stars David Morse and Patrick Fugit
Wednesday, Nov. 22
8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN/World Broadcast Premiere
Thursday, Nov. 23
8:00-10:30 PM ET/PT SPIDER-MAN 2/World Broadcast Premiere
Friday, Nov. 24
8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT BRUCE ALMIGHTY/World Broadcast Premiere
Saturday, Nov. 25
8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT COPS: BAD GIRLS SPECIAL EDITION #10/All-New Episode
8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT COPS: BAD GIRLS SPECIAL EDITION #9/Encore
9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT AMW: SEX SLAVE SPECIAL EDITION/All-New Episode
11:00 PM-MIDNIGHT ET/PT MADtv/All-New Episode, Guest Star Lady Sovereign
MIDNIGHT-12:30 AM ET/PT TALKSHOW WITH SPIKE FERESTEN/All-New Episode, Guest Jeff Garlin
Sunday, Nov. 26
7:00-8:00 PM ET/PT NANNY 911/Encore
8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT THE SIMPSONS/All-New Episode
8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT AMERICAN DAD/All-New Episode
9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT FAMILY GUY/All-New Episode, Guest Voice Drew Barrymore
9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT THE WAR AT HOME/All-New Episode
Monday, Nov. 27
8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT PRISON BREAK/All-New Episode, Fall Finale
9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT HOUSE/Encore
Tuesday, Nov. 28
8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT STANDOFF/All-New Episode
9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT HOUSE/All-New Episode, Guest Star David Morse
Wednesday, Nov. 29
8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT BONES/All-New Episode
9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT THE RICH LIST/All-New Episode
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