Simon Cowells much-anticipated new music reality competition,The X Factor, will finally arrive on Sept. 21, Fox has announced.
The show will debut with a two-hour premiere on a Wednesday night, to be followed the following night by another two-hour episode.
Fox also confirmed the premiere dates for its entire fall season, after the jump:
Saturday, Sept. 10
8:00-8:30 PM ET/PTCOPS(Season Premiere)
8:30-9:00 PM ET/PTCOPS(Encore Episode)
Sunday, Sept. 18
8:00-11:00 PM ET/63RD PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS(Live Telecast)
5:00-8:00 PM PT
Tuesday, Sept. 20
8:00-9:00 PM ET/PTGLEE(Season Premiere)
9:00-9:30 PM ET/PTNEW GIRL (Series Premiere)
9:30-10:00 PM ET/PTRAISING HOPE(Season Premiere)
Wednesday, Sept. 21
8:00-10:00 PM ET/PTTHE X FACTOR (Series Premiere, Part 1)
Thursday, Sept. 22
8:00-10:00 PM ET/PTTHE X FACTOR (Series Premiere, Part 2)
Friday, Sept. 23
8:00-9:00 PM ET/PTKITCHEN NIGHTMARES(Season Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM ET/PTFRINGE(Season Premiere)
Sunday, Sept. 25
8:00-8:30 PM ET/PTTHE SIMPSONS(Season Premiere)
8:30-9:00 PM ET/PTTHE CLEVELAND SHOW(Season Premiere)
9:00-9:30 PM ET/PTFAMILY GUY(Season Premiere)
9:30-10:00 PM ET/PTAMERICAN DAD(Season Premiere)
Monday, Sept. 26
8:00-10:00 PM ET/PTTERRA NOVA (Series Premiere)
Monday, Oct. 3
8:00-9:00 PM ET/PTTERRA NOVA(All-New Episode) (Time Period Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM ET/PTHOUSE(Season Premiere)
Saturday, Oct. 29
8:00-10:00 PM ET/PTAMERICAS MOST WANTED(Quarterly Specials Premiere)
Sunday, Oct. 30
7:30-8:00 PM ET/PTTHE CLEVELAND SHOW(Time Period Premiere)
8:00-8:30 PM ET/PTTHE SIMPSONS(All-New Episode)
8:30-9:00 PM ET/PTALLEN GREGORY (Series Premiere)
9:00-9:30 PM ET/PTFAMILY GUY(All-New Episode)
9:30-10:00 PM ET/PTAMERICAN DAD(All-New Episode)
Thursday, Nov. 3
8:00-9:00 PM ET/PTTHE X FACTOR(All-New Episode)
9:00-10:00 PM ET/PTBONES(Season Premiere)
Wednesday, Nov. 23
8:00-9:30 PM ET/PTTHE X FACTOR(All-New Episode)
9:30-10:00 PM ET/PTI HATE MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER (Series Premiere)
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Summer broadcast premiere dates
Fall 2011-12 primetime TV schedule chart
