FOX has just announced finale dates for several of its 2011-2012 shows, including “American Idol”, “Glee”, “Bones”, “Fringe” and “Family Guy” (which will have a special hour-long season-ender on May 20). In addition, the network has announced that the series finale of “House” will air on May 21, in a two-hour block that will be made up of a retrospective from 8-9 PM and the show’s final episode from 9-10.
“American Idol”, meanwhile, will air its final “performance showdown” on a special night – Tuesday, May 22 at 8 PM – directly followed by “Glee”‘s third-season finale at 9. “Idol” will crown its Season 11 winner with a two-hour grand finale the following night.
You can check out the full finale schedule below! Let us know which show you’ll be missing the most this summer…
(Note: Season finale dates for “Touch”, “Breaking In”, and “I Hate My Teenage Daughter” will be announced at a later date.)
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FOX 2011-12 SEASON FINALE DATES
(Times for All-New Episodes are ET/PT Except as Noted)
Saturday, April 7:
8:00-10:00 PM Q”VIVA! THE CHOSEN
Tuesday, April 17:
9:30-10:00 PM RAISING HOPE
Tuesday, May 8:
9:00-9:30 PM NEW GIRL
Friday, May 11:
8:00-9:00 PM THE FINDER
9:00-10:00 PM FRINGE
Sunday, May 13:
9:30-10:00 PM AMERICAN DAD
Monday, May 14:
8:00-9:00 PM BONES
Sunday, May 20:
7:30-8:00 PM THE CLEVELAND SHOW
8:00-8:30 PM THE SIMPSONS
8:30-9:00 PM BOB”S BURGERS
9:00-10:00 PM FAMILY GUY (One-Hour Season Finale)
Monday, May 21:
8:00-9:00 PM HOUSE (One-Hour Retrospective Special)
9:00-10:00 PM HOUSE (Series Finale)
Tuesday, May 22:
8:00-9:00 PM AMERICAN IDOL (Pt. 1 – Final Performance Round) (ET live/PT tape-delayed)
9:00-10:00 PM GLEE
Wednesday, May 23:
8:00-10:07 PM AMERICAN IDOL (Pt. 2 – Grand Finale) (ET live/PT tape-delayed)