The big news coming out of FOX’s upfront presentation wasn’t what would be airing in the fall, but next summer.  24 is coming back as a 12-episode mini-series, with Kiefer Sutherland back on board as Jack Bauer.  Will a new series work after a 4 year hiatus?  Will any other former cast members be back?  There’s lots of questions surrounding this announcement, with little in the way of answers this far in advance.

Beyond that, I don’t know how much stock to put in the announced schedules.  As usual, FOX has announced three different schedules, one for September, one for November once the World Series concludes, and one for January.  And, if the past is any indicator, all of the plans will go out the window once fall finally comes around. Bones gets moved to Friday for at least the fourth time, despite never actually airing a new episode on a Friday.  Raising Hope is also expected to move to Fridays come November.  Beyond that, there is not much movement for existing shows.  Did I mention 24 is coming back?