A List Of Things Thrown Five Minutes Ago

THEY LIKE SINGING EVEN MORE THAN NBC DOES: Traditionally, Fox's fall schedule winds up bearing little or no resemblance to what they actually put on in the spring, since they reboot their schedule pretty much entirely to make way for Idol, even though they've always announced an intended schedule. This year, though, with X Factor following basically the same "2.5 hours over 2 nights" schedule as Idol, the schedule is pretty cookie cutter. Replace Idol with Factor in the Fall, give big Sci-Fi show Terra Nova the leadoff slot on Mondays, toss a couple of new sitcoms in (one to fill the 30 minute slot when/if Factor goes to 90 minute performance shows, and one to pair with Glee and Raising Hope), and that's pretty much it. Only surprises are that J.J. Abrams drama Alcatraz is held for Mondays in the Spring and that somehow Bones will return in the fall, despite Emily Deschanel's pregnancy. Boring!