Fox Sets Summer Premiere Dates

‘Does Someone Have to Go' to preview out of 'American Idol' finale on May 15

By Andrea Morabito -- Broadcasting & Cable, 2/28/2013 5:30:00 PM

Fox's American Idol will air its two-night season finale a week before the end of the broadcast season on May 15 and 16, allowing some of the network's summer entries to join the schedule early.

New reality workplace series Does Someone Have to Go will preview on Wednesday, May 15 at 9 p.m. following the first part of Idol's finale. The series, where employees choose whether to lay off coworkers at struggling offices, will make its time period premiere the following week on Thursday, May 23 at 8 p.m.

Returning reality series So You Think You Can Dance will debut its 10^th season on Tuesday, May 14 at 8 p.m. ET while MasterChef has its season four premiere on Wednesday, May 22 at 8 p.m. Hell's Kitchen will air new episodes on Monday, May 6 and Tuesday, May 7 before moving to its regular Thursday 9 p.m. time period on May 23.

As announced on Wednesday, comedy The Goodwin Games bows Monday, May 20 at 8:30 p.m. where it will be paired with repeats of Raising Hope, New Girl and The Mindy Project.

Fox also announced season finale dates for its current series: Kitchen Nightmares (April 5), Touch (April 26), Bones and The Following (April 29), Cops (May 4), New Girl and The Mindy Project (May 7), Glee (May 9), Bob's Burgers and American Dad (May 12), and The Simpsons and Family Guy (May 19).