FOX has released its schedule for the new year, and Bones is not on it. If and when the second half of Bones season 11 will air is to be determined. While this doesn’t mean the long-running procedural has been cancelled, it hardly seems like a good sign. Despite flagging season 10 ratings, FOX renewed the series for an 11th season.
As of November 5, 2015, the eleventh season finds Bones, over all, down in the ratings. To date, it is averaging a 1.23 in the 18-49 demographic, with a season-to-date average of 5.34 total audience members.
While star David Boreanaz is looking forward to the end of the show with season 11, new showrunner, Michael Peterson, is on record as saying he wants a 12th season and more. The cast of Bones includes: Boreanaz, Emily Deschanel, Michaela Conlin, Tamara Taylor, TJ Thyne, and John Boyd.
Here’s the schedule via a FOX press release:
FOX WINTER 2016 RECAP
(Times for All-New Episodes are ET/PT Except as Noted)
Sunday, Jan. 3:
8:00-8:30 PM THE SIMPSONS (Winter Return)
8:30-9:00 PM COOPER BARRETT’S GUIDE TO SURVIVING LIFE
(Series Premiere)
9:00-9:30 PM FAMILY GUY (Winter Return)
9:30-10:00 PM BORDERTOWN (Series Premiere)
Monday, Jan. 4
8:00-10:00 PM SUPERHUMAN (Two-Hour Special)
Tuesdays, beginning Jan. 5:
8:00-8:30 PM NEW GIRL (Season Premiere)
8:30-9:00 PM GRANDFATHERED (Time Period Premiere)
9:00-9:30 PM BROOKLYN NINE-NINE (Time Period Premiere)
9:30-10:00 PM THE GRINDER (Time Period Premiere)
Wednesday, Jan. 6:
8:00-10:00 PM AMERICAN IDOL (Season Premiere, Part One)
Thursdays, beginning Jan. 7:
8:00-10:00 PM AMERICAN IDOL (Season Premiere, Part Two)
Friday, Jan. 8:
8:00-10:00 PM MASTERCHEF JUNIOR
(Winter Return/Special Two-Hour Episode)
Sundays, beginning Jan. 10:
7:30-8:00 PM BOB’S BURGERS (Winter Return)
8:00-8:30 PM THE SIMPSONS
8:30-9:00 PM COOPER BARRETT’S GUIDE TO SURVIVING LIFE
9:00-9:30 PM FAMILY GUY
9:30-10:00 PM BORDERTOWN
FOX WINTER PREMIERE DATES
Wednesdays, beginning Jan. 13:
8:00-9:00 PM AMERICAN IDOL (Time Period Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM SECOND CHANCE (Series Premiere)
Fridays, beginning Jan. 15:
8:00-9:00 PM MASTERCHEF JUNIOR
9:00-10:00 PM HELL’S KITCHEN (Season Premiere)
Sunday, Jan. 24
10:00-11:00 PM ET/ THE X-FILES (Season Premiere, Part One)
7:00-8:00 PM PT
Mondays, beginning Jan. 25
8:00-9:00 PM THE X-FILES (Season Premiere, Part Two)
9:00-10:00 PM LUCIFER (Series Premiere)
Sunday, Jan. 31
7:00-10:00 ET Live/ GREASE: LIVE
PT tape-delayed
Fridays, beginning Feb. 5
8:00-9:00 PM SLEEPY HOLLOW (Time Period / Spring Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM HELL’S KITCHEN
Mondays, beginning Feb. 29
8:00-9:00 PM GOTHAM: RISE OF THE VILLAINS (Spring Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM LUCIFER
Wednesdays, beginning March 2
8:00-9:00 PM ROSEWOOD (Spring Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM SECOND CHANCE
Wednesdays, beginning March 30
8:00-9:00 PM ROSEWOOD
9:00-10:00 PM EMPIRE (Spring Premiere)
While FOX hasn’t scheduled the second half of Bones season 11, fans can take heart. The network has not forgotten the series, entirely. It does get a one line mention:
The return dates for BONES and THE LAST MAN ON EARTH to be announced.
Check out all of our Bones coverage.
What do you think? Are you fan of the Bones TV show on FOX? Do you think it will be cancelled before the end of season 11? Would you watch a 12th season of Bones, even without Boreanaz?
Why isit when they finally have a great show like Bones, it’s cancelled. Put Bones backon the air. I love Bones it’s a great show, leave it alone !!
Don’t cancel the show at least finish the 11th season
I love the show! The ratings may be down but I watch on Netflix. Keep the show going!
I love the show and I will watch it with or without David Boreanaz please do not cancell this show!
It’s had a great run. I would love to have a good series finale. A 12th season without David Boreanaz would be terrible, the chemistry between Him and Emily is what mainly keeps it going. It’s been a great show and it should go with a great, happy ending.
If bones was cancelled I would not watch TV or watch any other shows
I think Bones is a wonderful TV show. If FOX were to cancel it, I would never watch any program FOX shows again. I will boycott FOX and write hate comments about it until I turn 33 years old. I am currently 13, and I’ll have the FOX producers no that I ALWAYS keep a promise and I ALWAYS follow up on deal I make!
I miss seeing Bones and would watch it every week.
I don’t think the show could ever be the same without Booth. I am a hardcore lover of this show and they can’t just end it like that without at least a concluding episode! Please at least give us that!
Yes and yes! !!!!!!
yes we want a 12th season also!!!
I have been looking at BONES since it first aired. I love it and all the regular cast and all squinterns. Aubrey was a good replacement for Sweets and is a good fill in for Booth. Yes, I will still look at BONES without Booth. So, please hurry back. One of the number one fans of BONES.
PLEASE OH MY GOD PLEASE DONT CANCELL THE SHOW THIS SHOW HAS GOTTEN ME THROUGH SO MUCH AND IS THE REASON WHY IM STUDYING TO BE A FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGIST TODAY. PLEASE DO NOT CANCEL BONES !!!!!
If you would stop killing people off,or taking them out it would be better. I was ready to quit watching when Sweets died.its time to let it go,and I have watched every season,and own all the DVDs. I love the show,but I think the race is run,and won’t continue watching without “Booth”.
Hey if I were you I’d know what I’m talking about before opening my mouth. John Francis Daley quit the show due to other projects he had that conflicted with the schedule of Bones. When you have main characters in television shows the only thing you can do is kill them off. Also though they’re completely aware they’ll lose more viewers if they got rid of Booth, might I remind you this series is based off Kathy Reichs books. And in her books Booth doesn’t exist. Brennan divorced him and re-married to a man named David. As well as the… Read more »
I love bones I’m addicted I will watch every episode they make I’m dying every week I check to see if they announced a date it will return to air. U CNA leave us with hodgins in the hospital n say he’s paralyzed u can’t 🙁