Fox Spring Premiere Dates: What’s Coming Up for ‘Masterchef’, ‘The Faithful’, ‘The Floor’, ‘Running Wild With Bear Grylls’ and More

Fox Announces Spring 2026 Premiere Dates for New and Returning Series

Fox has unveiled its premiere schedule for spring 2026, featuring a lineup of both returning favorites and new offerings. Among the highlights are the return of MasterChef and The Floor, alongside Running Wild With Bear Grylls, marking its first season on the network. Additionally, the new biblical event series The Faithful: Women of the Bible will premiere.

The series The Faithful: Women of the Bible, starring Minnie Driver, Jeffrey Donovan, and Natacha Karam, is set to launch on Sunday, March 22. It will run for three consecutive weeks from 8:00 to 10:00 PM, concluding on Easter Sunday, March 5. Fox describes the series as a faithful dramatization of the Book of Genesis, told through the perspectives of key women whose stories shaped the faith as we understand it today.

The Floor, hosted by Rob Lowe, will kick off its fifth season with a special two-hour premiere on Wednesday, April 8, airing from 8:00 to 10:00 PM. Contestants will once again face off in a series of trivia and strategy challenges.

Following the return of MasterChef for its 16th season on Wednesday, April 15 at 8:00 PM, chef and executive producer Gordon Ramsay will continue as host. He will be joined by restaurateur Joe Bastianich and chef Tiffany Derry. The Floor will follow on the same night at 9:00 PM.

The survival skills reality series Running Wild with Bear Grylls is set to debut on Fox at 9:00 PM on Tuesday, April 21, after the previously announced Season 4 premiere of Farmer Wants a Wife at 8:00 PM. This new season marks the first since 2023 for Running Wild, which previously aired on NBC before moving to National Geographic.

Also returning is The 1% Club, hosted by Joel McHale, which will premiere on Monday, April 13 at 8:00 PM, followed by The Quiz With Balls, hosted by Jay Pharoah, at 9:00 PM.

Fox’s complete schedule of spring premieres includes:

Fox Spring 2026 Premiere Dates Recap

(All Times ET/PT Except as Noted)

• Sundays, Mar. 22, 29 and Apr. 5 (Easter Sunday)
  8-10 PM — The Faithful: Women of the Bible (New Event Series)

• Thursday, March 26
  8-10 PM — 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards; ET Live / PT Tape-Delayed (previously announced)

• Wednesday, Apr. 8
  8-10 PM — The Floor (Season 5 Premiere)

• Monday, Apr. 13
  8-9 PM — The 1% Club (Season 2 Premiere)
  9-10 PM — The Quiz with Balls (Season 3 Premiere)

• Wednesday, Apr. 15
  8-9 PM — MasterChef (Season 16 Premiere)
  9-10 PM — The Floor (Time Period Premiere)

• Tuesday, Apr. 21
  8-9 PM — Farmer Wants a Wife (Season 4 Premiere)
  9-10 PM — Running Wild with Bear Grylls (Fox Series Premiere)