Fox Delays 'Almost Human' Premiere Two Weeks, Banks on Post-NFL Sampling

5:40 PM PDT 10/21/2013 by Michael O'Connell

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The network will air the pilot Sunday, Nov. 17, with a football lead-in, before the show takes its Monday slot the following night.

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The wait for Almost Human has been stretched by another two weeks.

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In attempt to lure more eyes to the premiere, Fox announced Monday that the previously announced Nov. 4 opener will now air on Sunday, Nov. 17. That will give the freshman drama a massive lead-in from the evening's NFL on Fox football coverage.

The second part of the premiere will air the following night, debuting in its 8 p.m. Monday time period and leading into freshman hit Sleepy Hollow.

Bones, which moves to Fridays at 8 p.m. starting Nov. 15, will remain in Almost Human's Monday slot for an additional two weeks -- Nov. 4 and 11 -- where it has been virtually even with last fall's ratings.