FOX Winter Premiere Dates: Kevin Bacon's THE FOLLOWING Jan. 21, TOUCH Feb. 1

FOX announced the winter season and series premiere dates today for THE FOLLOWING, TOUCH and AMERICAN IDOL.

THE FOLLOWING, a psychological thriller created by Kevin Williamson (THE VAMPIRE DIARIES, DAWSON'S CREEK) and starring Golden Globe Award-winning actor Kevin Bacon (GUIDING LIGHT, Footloose) and James Purefoy (ROME), launches Monday, Jan. 21 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT). The intense, spellbinding drama follows Ryan Hardy (Bacon), an ex-FBI agent called out of retirement to track down Joe Carroll (Purefoy), a devious and diabolical serial killer, and the mastermind behind an ever-growing web of killers.

Thursday Night Ratings: SCANDAL,GREY'S ANATOMY Up, TOUCH, AWAKE Down

The Thursday night Nielsen ratings are in. Below is a roundup of May 17 ratings reports:

From EW.com:
ABC’s GREY'S ANATOMY delivered 11.1 million viewers and a 3.9 rating, up 11 percent from last week and marking its best rating in three months.

FOX 2012-2013 Schedule

FOX announced on Monday the network's schedule for the 2012-2013 season.

Soapy Highlights:
GLEE moves to Thursdays. Sarah Jessica Parker and Kate Hudson will each star in multi-episode arcs. Parker will be playing Kurt’s mentor on the fourth season. GLEE is also planning a second Britney Spears tribute for the second episode.

TOUCH moves to Fridays.

AS THE WORLD TURNS alum Jesse Lee Soffer stars in THE MOB DOCTOR.

Read the official press release from FOX below: