Kiefer Sutherland Returns To Series Television In New FOX Drama,Touch

FOX Primetime Press Release:
"FOX is announcing 2011-2012 midseason premiere dates for new and returning series"

"J.J. Abrams’ (“Super 8,” “Star Trek,” “Lost”) chilling new thriller ALCATRAZ will debut Monday, Jan. 16 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) with a special two-hour premiere event. The series then makes its time period premiere on Monday, Jan. 23 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), following all-new episodes of HOUSE (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT). The mysterious drama stars Sarah Jones (“Sons of Anarchy”), Jorge Garcia (“Lost”) and Sam Neill (“Jurassic Park”) as a unique team investigating the shocking reappearance of Alcatraz’s most notorious prisoners, 50 years after they vanished."

"Beginning March 6, the Tuesday laughs keep coming with a new block of four half-hour comedies led by encores of NEW GIRL (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT), followed by the Season Two return of BREAKING IN (8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT), the workplace comedy starring Christian Slater, Bret Harrison and new series regular Megan Mullally (“Will & Grace”). The Tuesday night of comedy continues with all-new episodes of NEW GIRL (9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT), followed by the all-new misadventures of the Chance family on RAISING HOPE (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT)."

Kiefer Sutherland returns to FOX as Martin Bohm, a widower and single dad, for a new series titled Touch. Mr. Sutherland recently interviewed by the FOX network expressed how he feels about returning to series television. "I simply couldn't pass the opportunity to do the show..." "For me, Touch is about a father's effort to communicate with his son..." "I'm very excited to be doing a TV show again; getting back to the routine, and developing a new character..."

"TOUCH, the distinctive new drama created by Tim Kring (“Heroes”) and starring Kiefer Sutherland (“24”) will debut with a special preview Wednesday, Jan. 25 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), immediately following AMERICAN IDOL (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT). The uplifting drama, which makes its series premiere Monday, March 19 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), features Sutherland as a widower and single father haunted by an inability to connect to his mute 11-year-old son. But everything changes when he discovers that his son possesses the gift of staggering genius – the ability to see things that no one else can and the patterns that connect seemingly unrelated events."

[FOX PRESS RELEASE EDITOR’S NOTE 1: I HATE MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER will return with all-new episodes following AMERICAN IDOL in the spring.]

[FOX PRESS RELEASE EDITOR’S NOTE 2: After its winter finale, GLEE will return with all-new episodes in the spring.]

[FOX PRESS RELEASE EDITOR’S NOTE 3: BONES will return to the schedule with all-new episodes in the spring.]