Fox’s spring line-up will look suspiciously like a summer one.
Three shows that usually anchor the summer — “MasterChef,” “The 1% Club” (shown here) and “The Quiz With Balls” — will arrive in mid-April. By then, the network will be awash in games and reality.
And scripted shows? Most will end their seasons early — “Memory of a Killer,” April 6; “Best Medicine,” April 7; “Doc,” April 14; “Animal Control” and “Going Dutch,” April 19. After that, it will be just the cartoons.
Fox’s one new scripted show — a three-Sunday mini-series, “The Faithful: Women of the Bible” — will conclude on Easter, April 5. Soon after that, the network will be all games, reality and cartoons:
— GAMES: “The 1% Club” has been a summer gem, with clever questions and sharp repartee between Joel McHale and 100 contestants. It returns at 8 p.m. Monday, April 13, followed by the less-clever “Quiz With Balls.”
Also, Rob Lowe’s “The Floor” will have a two-hour opener April 8. Then it settles in at 9 p.m. Wednesdays.
— REALITY: “Master Chef” has been a key summer show, with home chefs competing in Gordon Ramsay’s pro-style kitchen. This time, it will start April 15, at 8 p.m. Wednesdays.
Also, “Running Wild With Bear Grylls” — an outdoor adventure show, formerly on NBC and cable — will be at 9 p.m. Tuesdays. It starts its season April 21, after the season-opener of “Farmer Wants a Wife.”
— CARTOONS: The season’s last vestige of scripted shows will be the Sunday cartoons. They’ll step aside for the mini-series, then return after Easter.
The year’s final new episodes of “Universal Basic Guys” and “Krapopolis” will be April 12 and 19, respectively; then “Bob’s Burgers” returns. Then Sundays (through May 17) will have new episodes of “Family Guy,” “Bob’s Burgers” and “American Dad,” plus a rerun slot.
— ALSO: Ramsay’s “Next Level Chef” continues on Thursdays, stepping aside once (March 26) for the “iHeartRadio Music Awards.”