‘Prison Break’ gets Death Sentence – Fox announces new shows
Posted on January 14th, 2009 by Hot Momma 
Fox’s four-year-old series “Prison Break” will end after this season. The show which was originally about a pair of brothers (featuring Wentworth Miller) breaking out of jail has extended well beyond the prison walls, and gone a season or two past its course.
For Prison fans, there are still four episodes remaining, and a possibility of a couple more episodes being shot.
Instead Fox Entertainment president Kevin Reilly said during the network’s portion of the Television Critics Assn.’s winter press tour:
“We’re doubling down our commitment to comedy, and we’re rebuilding the live-action comedy brand.”
Reilly said he plans five comedy pilots for fall and at least five dramas. Also in contention for fall will be a reshot version of the sci-fi comedy “Boldly Going Nowhere,” originally developed for midseason, and Ron Moore’s “Virtuality” pilot is being overhauled.
The network, whose sole live-action comedy “‘Til Death” was recently renewed for another season despite low ratings, said Tuesday it plans to greenlight five comedy pilots in the next week.
Fox will launch its Mitch Hurwitz animated comedy “Sit Down, Shut Up” on April 19, filling in the “King of the Hill” slot on Sundays at 8:30 p.m. after “The Simpsons.” “Sit Down” will take over after “King” has its series finale.
Reilly hinted heavily that J.J. Abrams’ sci-fi thriller “Fringe,” which will soon benefit from a lead-in from “American Idol,” will be back for another season.
Joss Whedon’s highly anticipated “Dollhouse,” a sci-fi drama starring Eliza Dushku, will get a Friday night slot, starting Feb. 13.
Also new is a variety show hosted by Ozzy Osbourne and family, called “Osbournes: Reloaded,” which will mix musical performances, comedy sketches, game-show competitions and, most likely, more than its fair share of expletives.
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