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FEEL THE LOVE ON FOX THIS FEBRUARY

NATION’S OBSESSION WITH "AMERICAN IDOL" CONTINUES WITH HOLLYWOOD ROUND FEB. 13; UNVEILING OF THIS SEASON’S TOP 24 SEMIFINALISTS FEB. 14; FIRST SEMIFINALIST PERFORMANCES FEB. 20 AND 21; AND FIRST LIVE RESULTS SHOW FEB. 22

PLUS, SPECIAL RED-HOT TELEVISION EVENTS INCLUDE TWO-HOUR "24" EVENT FEB. 12 AND SERIES FINALE OF "THE O.C." FEB. 22

Guest Stars Include Natalie Portman, Tom Arnold, Phyllis Diller, Eric Idle, Margaret Cho, Stephen Fry, Charles Durning, Martin Mull, James Cromwell, Chad Lowe, Powers Boothe, Kevin Sorbo, Stacy Keach, Ernie Hudson, Jamie Farr, George Segal, Tom Petty, John Goodman, Peter Graves, Kate Walsh, Anthony Anderson, John C. McGinley and Eddie McClintock

FOX plays Cupid this February with a heartfelt series finale, ultimate fantasy guest stars and major crush-worthy television happenings, including a primetime NASCAR ON FOX love letter to racing fans Saturday, Feb. 10; a two-hour event for lovesick 24 devotees Monday, Feb. 12; and the fond farewell to THE O.C. Thursday, Feb. 22 not to mention the biggest, sweetest event of February: AMERICAN IDOL! Don’t miss all-important episodes of television’s No. 1 series, including this season’s Hollywood Round Tuesday, Feb. 13, unveiling of the Top 24 semifinalists Wednesday, Feb. 14, first semifinalist performance shows Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 20 and 21, and first LIVE results show Thursday, Feb. 22.

Here are the highlights, night by night, for this February on FOX:

MONDAY

Mondays this February, FOX unleashes three all-new episodes of PRISON BREAK and five all-new, heart-racing hours of 24, including a night of back-to-back, Jack-to-Jack episodes.

The manhunt continues and the body count rises this February on PRISON BREAK. In the "Chicago" episode Monday, Feb. 5 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), Michael and Sara become more than "strangers on a train" en route to confronting the President; Mahone recruits an new ally in his attempts to capture the fugitives; T-Bag puts on a happy face when the welcome wagon arrives; and a fourth escapee takes a fall. Two weeks later (Monday, Feb. 19, 8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) in "Bad Blood," Michael and Sara realize that Warden Pope (guest star Stacy Keach) is the key to recovering information that will bring down "The Company"; Mahone corners another escapee; C-Note fears for his daughter’s life; Sucre learns the dangers of hitchhiking en route to reuniting with Maricruz; and T-Bag walks down memory lane when he takes the Hollander family to his childhood home. In the final February installment of PRISON BREAK, "Wash" airing Monday, Feb. 26 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT), Lincoln, Michael and Sara find the evidence they need to expose the conspiracy; Mahone forces one of the escapees to draw Michael and Lincoln out into the open; T-Bag’s visit to a psychiatrist’s office is more than therapeutic; Bellick is dispatched south of the border; and Kellerman sets his sights on the President.

Six hours in, and already Jack Bauer’s sixth non-stop day-from-hell is on an unbelievably thrilling countdown. The nation is under attack, Jack has returned home after a hellish 20 months in a Chinese prison and veteran CTU agent Curtis Manning is dead. February sees four all-new, suspense-filled weeks of 24, including a special two-hour television event. First, Jack is reunited with his estranged father (guest star James Cromwell) as the nation copes with the nuclear attack (Monday, Feb. 5, 9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT). In a special two-hour event airing Monday, Feb. 12 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), the nation continues to reel from the terrorist attacks, Agent Bauer battles unthinkable circumstances and savvy politico Reed Pollock (guest star Chad Lowe) and Vice President Noah Daniels (guest star Powers Boothe) become increasingly involved. As the situation worsens, new leads are uncovered and the investigation takes an unlikely turn on Monday, Feb. 19, 9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT. And in the 11th hour of Season Six airing Monday, Feb. 26 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), the terror threat escalates, and developments in the Administration and at CTU intensify the already-critical circumstances facing the country.

TUESDAY

The quest for the next American Idol is on! America gets closer to finding its next singing superstar during FOX February, and Tuesday nights boast four not-to-be-missed episodes of AMERICAN IDOL, plus two all-new HOUSE calls and a special Tuesday night airing of ’TIL DEATH.

IDOL auditions hit San Antonio Tuesday, Feb. 6 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) some will be two-stepping their way to Hollywood, while others are sent packing. The following week, contestants chosen from around the nation arrive in Hollywood for their big chance at the AMERICAN IDOL crown.

Faced with a grueling schedule, pressure-packed rehearsals and the judges’ criticism, some will survive and more will go home during the Hollywood Round Tuesday, Feb. 13 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT). The performance shows kick off the following two Tuesdays, as the male semifinalists first take the stage on Tuesday, Feb. 20 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) and Tuesday, Feb. 27 (8:00-9:30 PM ET/PT).

In the first of two all-new Tuesday episodes of HOUSE, "Needle in a Haystack" airing Tuesday, Feb. 6 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), the oddities of 16-year-old Stevie Lipa’s case a serious respiratory condition and internal bleeding land him under House’s and the team’s care. When his gypsy parents arrive bearing homeopathic remedies, they won’t consent to the doctors’ suggested course of action, refusing any modern medical treatment. As Stevie continues to bleed internally, Foreman makes a risky decision and puts his medical license on the line. Meanwhile, House is beyond irritated when a new hospital researcher is assigned his handicapped parking spot. Determined to get a spot even closer to the hospital entrance, House appeals to Cuddy, who dares him to prove how much he wants it by spending a week in a wheelchair a bet House takes.

The following week (Tuesday, Feb. 13, 9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on HOUSE, it’s Valentine’s Day at Princeton-Plainsboro, and the ER is short-staffed due to a snowstorm. House encounters Foreman’s patient, Hannah, who has sustained injuries from a car accident but feels no pain, and takes a special interest in her case. He orders further testing to see if she has any serious injuries that she may not be able to feel, including an unnecessary procedure that causes Cuddy and Wilson to question House’s motives. When she passes out and her temperature spikes, the doctors realize that she is much sicker than they had thought. As Hannah’s body deteriorates without her so much as flinching, House works through his own chronic pain to find out why this young woman cannot feel anything at all in the "Insensitive" episode.

On the last Tuesday of February, Feb. 27, ’TIL DEATH (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT) has a special Tuesday-night airing after an expanded AMERICAN IDOL, serving up an encore of the "Fight Friend" episode guest-starring Margaret Cho and Anthony Anderson. Joy turns to her friend Nicole (guest star Cho) for help when she and Eddie are fighting. When Eddie confronts Joy about Nicole, they get into a heated argument and seek support from their respective "fight friends" Joy teaming up with Nicole, and Eddie with Nicole’s husband Cofeld (guest star Anderson), in order to prove their points.

WEDNESDAY

On Wednesday nights this February, FOX presents two all-new episodes of BONES, both featuring guest stars Stephen Fry and Eddie McClintock; four installments of AMERICAN IDOL, including two special expanded editions; and a bonus episode of ’TIL DEATH.

Stephen Fry ("Jeeves and Wooster," "Blackadder") and Eddie McClintock ("Desperate Housewives") guest-star in the first of two all-new February episodes of BONES, "The Girl in the Gator" airing Wednesday, Feb. 7 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT). After "maliciously" shooting an ice cream truck’s clown hood ornament, Booth is forced to undergo psychiatric evaluation to return to work and get his gun back. With Booth out of commission, Brennan, who’s in Florida to investigate the death of a young college student whose body is found inside a dead alligator, is paired with Agent Tim Sullivan (guest star McClintock). Although he’s easygoing, the two of them have stylistic differences and communication problems from the start, and Brennan looks forward to Booth’s return. As the Jeffersonian team works to unravel the circumstances surrounding the girl’s death, Brennan finds she’s more charmed by Sullivan than she cares to admit. Meanwhile, Booth has several meetings with FBI psychiatrist Dr. Gordon Wyatt (guest star Fry), an Englishman who conducts their "sessions" in his backyard and assigns an unorthodox project to Booth, while surreptitiously getting him to talk about his attack on the clown.

Guest stars Fry and McClintock are joined by another guest star, Ernie Hudson, the following week in "The Man in the Mansion" episode of BONES Wednesday, Feb. 14 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT). Brennan, Booth and the Jeffersonian team are called in by the Bancroft family, major donors to the Jeffersonian, to investigate the death of patriarch Terence Bancroft, found stabbed and bound to his desk chair. The team can tell almost instantly he’s been dead for a while, maybe as long as a month. Booth questions Terence’s wife, while the team brings the body and evidence back to the lab for further tests. Hodgins removes an old photo of himself and the victim from the official evidence, knowing the photo links him to the case an action that could jeopardize the Jeffersonian’s reputation and Hodgins’ career. Psychiatrist Dr. Gordon Wyatt (guest star Fry) has cleared Booth to carry a gun and return to work, contingent on Booth continuing to meet with Wyatt about a few underlying issues that may be affecting his judgment and investigative skills. Meanwhile, Agent Sullivan (guest star McClintock) invites Brennan to come to one of his basketball games, turning up the heat on their relationship.

Wednesday night is AMERICAN IDOL night during February, as the ultimate singing competition continues Wednesday, Feb. 7 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT). This season’s Top 24 semifinalists are revealed Wednesday, Feb. 14 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), and the first female semifinalist performance shows begin Wednesday, Feb. 21 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) and Wednesday, Feb. 28 (8:00-9:30 PM ET/PT), followed by a special Wednesday-night airing of ’TIL DEATH (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT).

THURSDAY

Thursdays in February feature three all-new episodes of FOX comedies ’TIL DEATH and THE WAR AT HOME; four all-new chapters of THE O.C., including the momentous series finale; and the season’s very first LIVE results show of AMERICAN IDOL.

Joy gives Eddie permission to have a female friend, and the new pals bond over their history in "The Colleague" episode of ’TIL DEATH Thursday, Feb. 1 (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT). When Eddie and his new buddy get too close, Joy takes on some history of her own. Meanwhile, hopelessly un-hip Jeff uses Steph to get in with the cool high school kids.

The following week, Thursday, Feb. 8 (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT), in "The Bachelor Party" episode, the guys discover that Jeff never had a stag party and vow to have a special boys’ night out at a local club. But when Nicole (guest star Margaret Cho) tags along with Cofeld (guest star Anthony Anderson), the guys’ night doesn’t turn out as they planned. Meanwhile, Joy is sick at home, and Steph comes over with a special recipe to help them both feel better.

In the final all-new February installment of ’TIL DEATH, "The Italian Affair" (Thursday, Feb. 15, 8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT), when Joy accuses Eddie of being a pack rat, he and Jeff go through piles of ancient items from Eddie’s past and come across an old roll of film. When Eddie sees the photos of himself and Joy having a great time in Italy, he is reminded of how the vacation ended and a moment he and Joy never discuss. In order to make things right, Eddie does all he can to relive their trip to Italy right there in the suburbs of Philadelphia.

Martin Mull guest-stars in the first of three all-new February episodes of THE WAR AT HOME Thursday, Feb. 1 (8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT). Principal Fink (guest star Mull) suspends Larry for 30 days when pot is found in his jacket pocket, although it’s actually Dave’s jacket, which Larry wore by mistake. Dave and Vicky talk to a priest about enrolling Larry in parochial school the same priest Mike thinks is hitting on him in the "Zero Tolerance" episode.

The following week, Thursday, Feb. 8 (8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT), George Segal and Jamie Farr guest-star in another all-new installment of THE WAR AT HOME. Vicky’s mom Betty (guest star Anita Gillette) and her boyfriend Sid (guest star Segal) announce their engagement and upcoming wedding in St. Martin, inviting the entire family to join them. But when Sid goes too far with a stripper, Dave wonders whether or not to tell Betty and risk losing the free trip. Meanwhile, Kenny goes on a date with an ex-boyfriend of Hillary’s, prompting Dave to have an awkward conversation with him about gay safe-sex and Hillary to worry that she has a knack for turning men gay in the "No Weddings and a Funeral" episode.

In the final all-new February installment of THE WAR AT HOME Thursday, Feb. 15 (8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT), "Kenny Doesn’t Live Here Anymore," the kids are excited about the school’s Sadie Hawkins dance, and even Kenny has a date. Once word gets out that Kenny’s planning on attending with another guy, they are barred from the event for not keeping with the Sadie Hawkins tradition. An outraged Larry stages a protest against the discrimination, and Dave goes to the school to argue Kenny’s case. Once Principal Fink (guest star Martin Mull) finds out that Kenny has been living with the Golds, he informs Dave that he’s obligated to tell Child Services and that Kenny will have to be put in foster care, so Dave sets out to get Kenny’s parents to let him come home.

In a special Thursday-night episode of AMERICAN IDOL (Thursday, Feb. 22, 8:00-9:00 PM LIVE ET/tape-delayed PT), four of the Top 24 semifinalists two male, two female will be eliminated from the competition and sent home during the season’s very first LIVE results show.

The sun will set for the last time on THE O.C. when the series ends its four-season run this February. But before the grand finale, THE O.C. serves up all-new, not-to-be-missed episodes.

In "The Case of the Franks" Thursday, Feb. 1 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), the first of four final episodes of THE O.C., Taylor comes up with a plan to make things right between Ryan and his dad, Frank (guest star Kevin Sorbo), while Julie continues to move things forward with Bullit. But when Julie and Frank run into each other in front of Ryan and Taylor, their secret is apparent. Meanwhile, after Seth and Summer get a psychic reading, Summer wonders if they are right for each other. And when Kaitlin discovers that Ryan and Taylor are playing Cupid to get Julie and Frank together, she goes to extreme lengths to get her mom to like Bullit but who will Julie choose?

An earthquake rocks the Southland in the all-new "The Shake Up" episode of THE O.C. airing Thursday, Feb. 8 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT). Ryan and Taylor share some special words but did they really mean them? Meanwhile, Kaitlin decides to sabotage Frank (guest star Sorbo) and Julie’s relationship, until her mom finally notices and makes a change for the better. Summer encourages Seth to find something he can be passionate about, and Kirsten, for the first time, realizes what Newport society is really all about.

The Orange County gang struggles to make sure everyone is O.K. after the earthquake in the all-new "The Night Moves" episode airing Thursday, Feb. 15 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT). Although Sandy has told him to stay where he is, Seth will do whatever it takes to be with Ryan and Taylor. And when they finally are reunited, Seth learns what it is really like to be a brother. When Summer and Taylor can’t find Summer’s pet rabbit Pancakes, Taylor finds out that family bonds are greater than she thinks. Meanwhile, the Coopers are stuck in the ice cream shop until they are saved by the only man in Newport for Julie Cooper. However, like so much in Newport, things aren’t what they seem when the family returns to the Cohen house.

Newport Beach has not been the same since the arrival of outsider Ryan Atwood from the other side of the tracks. Don’t miss the emotional ending and the fondest of farewells and find out what happens to the Cohens, the Coopers and Ryan and Taylor in the momentous series finale of THE O.C.Thursday, Feb. 22 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT).

FRIDAY

Fridays are FOX family nights this February with four all-new installments of NANNY 911 and four all-new switcheroos on TRADING SPOUSES.

Naughty children beware the nannies are back! NANNY 911 will continue to lay down the law this February with four all-new installments. Each week, Head Nanny Lillian and her team of "specialist" nannies, armed with the dos and don’ts of child-rearing, work their incredible "Mary Poppins"-like magic to transform terrible tykes into perfect angels. These ber-nannies help exhausted parents tackle the chaos in their homes and whip their families into tip-top shape. This month, Amber and Paul Dirks of Glendale, AZ, turn to Nanny Stella for help with 3_-year-old Amari and 2-year-old Anissa, who have trouble keeping their hands to themselves (Friday, Feb. 2, 8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT); the Brodgon family call upon Nanny Deb to tame their three-year old triplets, who don’t listen to a word their parents say (Friday, Feb. 9, 8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT); Nanny Yvonne keeps the peace in the Mills family, whose four children exhibit major sibling rivalry (Friday, Feb. 16, 8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT); and in the season finale, the four Kramer children all under the age of 5 and their overwhelmed parents learn a thing or two about eradicating destructive behavior from Nanny Stella (Friday, Feb. 23, 8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT).

TRADING SPOUSES: MEET YOUR NEW MOMMY, the unscripted series where moms from different walks of life switch families to experience the ultimate life change, is back with all-new episodes this February. On the Friday, Feb. 2 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) installment, when Julie Chase, an Oregon saddle-maker with an elevated sense of sarcasm, trades places with Judy Lane, an upper-middle-class San Diego, CA, professional whose life is centered around her partner, Pepper, and their two children, Julie finds herself in a nest built on love and tolerance while, at the Chases’ home, Judy has to contend with the constant bickering and disrespect between dad Charlie and his two teenage daughters. On Part 2 of this episode airing Friday, Feb. 9 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), Julie and Judy say goodbye to their new families, each leaving behind a letter that could change the recipients’ lives forever. Back in their own homes, they learn how they will have to spend the show’s $50,000 prizes.

Next, when Terry Nelson of Longview, WA, and Doreen Andrews of Boston, MA, trade places on Friday, Feb. 16 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), one mom must deal with a rocker husband and the other is amazed by her new kids’ party lifestyle. Part 2 of this episode airs Friday, Feb. 23 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), as Terry and Doreen return to their own families, and the stipulations for using their prize money are revealed.

SATURDAY

This February, FOX Saturday is chock-full of action-packed happenings: three all-new episodes of COPS; three all-new, special-edition episodes of AMERICA’S MOST WANTED: AMERICA FIGHTS BACK; four all-new airings of MADtv, featuring guest stars Mary Lynn Rajskub and Kate Walsh; four all-new sit-downs with TALKSHOW WITH SPIKE FERESTEN, including chats with Tom Arnold, John C. McGinley, Melinda Clarke and Bobby Lee; and a special primetime broadcast of NASCAR ON FOX.

Officers of the law "crack" down on crime on the all-new COPS: FLORIDA HEAT SPECIAL EDITION #2 (Saturday, Feb. 3, 8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT), part of a full hour of COPS. When Deputy Jim Haman of the Brevard County, FL, Sheriff’s Office patrols a known drug area, he pulls over a car for a simple traffic violation, but discovers the suspect is packing crack in his mouth. Also featured is Deputy Dan Frend of the Palm Beach County, FL, Sheriff’s Office, arresting a suspect in possession of crack rock and black tar heroin.

The following week, FOX Sports presents the BUD SHOOTOUT, the first event of the NASCAR Nextel Cup season, LIVE in primetime Saturday, Feb. 10 (8:00-10:00 PM ET LIVE/5:00-7:00 PM PT LIVE). Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds and Darrell Waltrip call the action live from Daytona International Speedway.

Officers from the Boise, Las Vegas and Chattanooga Police Departments struggle with suspects unwilling to cooperate in the all-new edition of COPS: TOUGH TAKEDOWNS (Saturday, Feb. 17, 8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT), part of a full hour of COPS. The segment featuring Officer Brian Lee of the Boise Police Department follows him as he responds to a domestic violence call where a man reportedly has a knife and is threatening to stab a loved one.

In the final all-new February episode, COPS: LIAR LIAR airing Saturday, Feb. 24 (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT), part of a full hour of COPS, Officer Donny Meece of the Cincinnati, OH, Police Department mounts a chase that eventually concludes with a Taser. Another segment features Deputy Jason West of the Brevard County, FL, Sheriff’s Office discovering a large amount of pot in a vehicle during a routine search.

Always tackling the nation’s hottest crime issues, AMERICA’S MOST WANTED: AMERICA FIGHTS BACK unleashes three all-new, special-edition episodes this February, including AMW: TEEN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SPECIAL EDITION (Saturday, Feb. 3, 9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT); AMW: SEXUAL PREDATOR SPECIAL EDITION (Saturday, Feb. 17, 9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT), in which John Walsh hunts down child predators; and AMW: ZODIAC KILLER SPECIAL EDITION (Saturday, Feb. 24, 9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT).

In February, MADtv serves up late-night laughs with four all-new episodes and special guest stars. On Saturday, Feb. 3 (11:00 PM-Midnight ET/PT), 24’s resident computer nerd Mary Lynn Rajskub pulls a double shift and stays up late for MADtv, and the following week, Saturday, Feb. 10 (11:00 PM-Midnight ET/PT), "Gray’s Anatomy"’s Kate Walsh checks in for hilarious hijinks. The late-night madness continues with two additional all-new episodes on Saturday, Feb. 17 and Saturday, Feb. 24 (11:00 PM-Midnight ET/PT).

Late-nights this February are worth staying up for when Emmy-nominated writer Spike Feresten welcomes celebrity guests Tom Arnold and G. Love and Special Sauce (Saturday, Feb. 3, Midnight-12:30 AM ET/PT), John C. McGinley (Saturday, Feb. 10, Midnight-12:30 AM ET/PT), THE O.C.’s Melinda Clarke (Saturday, Feb. 17, Midnight-12:30 AM ET/PT) and MADtv’s Bobby Lee (Saturday, Feb. 24, Midnight-12:30 AM ET/PT) to his new late-night entry, TALKSHOW WITH SPIKE FERESTEN. This fast-paced half-hour combines elements of a talk show with irreverent comedy sketches both inside the studio and out in the field and goes where other talk shows have gone before, only faster. The unconventional format dispenses with the monologue, features comedy in every act and uses celebrity guests and its own staff in unpredictable ways.

SUNDAY

FOX February Sunday features the theatrical blockbuster X2: X-MEN UNITED and all-new episodes of THE SIMPSONS, KING OF THE HILL, FAMILY GUY and AMERICAN DAD.

Airing opposite the Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 4 are an encore episode of THE SIMPSONS (7:00-7:30 PM ET/PT) featuring guest voices Joe Mantegna, Michael Imperioli, Joe Pantoliano and Metallica and the theatrical blockbuster X2: X-MEN UNITED (7:30-10:00 PM ET/PT) starring Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Rebecca Romijn and Famke Janssen. Already living in a society that mistrusts them, the mutants are faced with even more discrimination after an unforeseen enemy launches a devastating attack. The news of the assault causes a public outcry against the mutants, including renewed support for the Mutant Registration Act, and William Stryker (Brian Cox), among the most vocal supporters of the legislation, puts into motion a plan to eradicate the mutants. Magneto (McKellen), having escaped from his plastic prison, forms an unlikely alliance with Professor Xavier (Stewart) to stop Stryker. With the fates of Xavier, mankind and mutantkind in their hands, the X-Men face their most dangerous mission yet!

THE SIMPSONS offer up two all-new episodes in February. First up is "Little Big Girl," airing Sunday, Feb. 11 (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT) and featuring guest voice Natalie Portman. When Lisa struggles to find excitement and intrigue in her family heritage for a school presentation, she decides to take creative license in crafting her heritage as a Native American, since it’s only for a school project. What begins as an innocent embellishment quickly turns into a web of lies when Lisa is chosen to represent the school, and "her people," at City Hall, and then as a keynote speaker for the National Native American Tribal Council. As a reward for a heroic act, Bart is granted a driver’s license, and in an attempt to escape endless family errands and chauffeuring, he flees to a faraway town where he is romanced by Darcy (guest voice Portman), an older teenage girl whose expectations may prove to be too much for Bart.

Eric Idle returns to Springfield when he lends his voice to an all-new installment of THE SIMPSONS on Sunday, Feb. 18 (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT). In "Springfield Up," famous documentarian Declan Desmond (guest voice Idle) walks us through the lives of Springfield’s most prominent inhabitants from childhood to the present. Those profiled include Marge, Moe and Homer, who attempts to convince Declan and his crew that he is a millionaire.

Tom Petty and John Goodman guest-voice in the first of two all-new February installments of THE KING OF THE HILL Sunday, Feb. 11 (8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT). When Bobby’s pet snake slithers down the toilet, Hank turns to Animal Control for help in the "SerPunt" episode. Unfortunately, the Animal Control team takes advantage of the situation and creates a snake-in-the-city frenzy, putting Arlen in a state of panic. With the control team hissing, it’s up to Dale to eliminate Arlen’s reptile problem and help Animal Control rediscover their love for their job.

The following week, Sunday, Feb. 18 (8:30-9:00 PM ET/PT), on KING OF THE HILL, an heirless Bill becomes despondent when alley talk turns to what the guys will pass down to their sons. After Bill meets with a genealogist to find his relatives, everyone with the Dauterive last name which the "genealogist" searched on the Internet is invited to his house for a party. But when his cousin Gilbert is the only one to show, Bill learns that they are the last of the Dauterive line. The party isn’t a total bust, as Bill is encouraged to sell his incredible barbeque sauce, which he sees as an opportunity to pass on a family tradition. But when Gilbert accuses Bill of whoring out the family name, it looks like the Dauterive family secrets will die with Bill.

Charles Durning and Phyllis Diller guest-voice in the first of two all-new episodes of FAMILY GUY Sunday, Feb. 11 (9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT). After Peter’s dad, Francis (guest voice Durning), dies, he finds out from Thelma (guest voice Diller) that his real father lives in Ireland. So Peter and Brian head there in search of his father, who ends up being the town drunk, which is a great honor, and he challenges him to a drinking game to prove his paternity. Meanwhile, Stewie acts out and Lois spanks him, but he quickly realizes that he likes it and does whatever he can to get into trouble in the "Peter’s Two Dads" episode.

When a bully harasses Chris, Peter goes to his defense, but the kid is so annoying that Peter ends up beating him up. Meanwhile, Stewie goes out without sunscreen and becomes obsessed with getting a tan. After Brian accidentally leaves him in the tanning booth for six hours, Stewie gets sunburned and fears he has cancer. While waiting for the results of his cancer screening, Stewie begins to live his life as if he had only days to live and drives Brian crazy with his demands in "The Tan Aquatic with Steve Zissou" episode of FAMILY GUY Sunday, Feb. 18 (9:00-9:30 PM ET/PT).

Roger phones home in the "A.T. the Abusive Terrestrial" episode Sunday, Feb. 11 (9:30-10:00 PM ET /PT), the first of two all-new AMERICAN DAD installments. After Roger is rejected by Steve, who seems to be "over him," Roger heads out in search of a new human companion. But when his new friend starts to abuse him, Steve and Haley scheme to get Roger out of the bad relationship and back home where he belongs. Meanwhile, Stan tours the soda pop factory and meets the famous owner (guest voice Peter Graves).

In the "Black Mystery Month" episode of AMERICAN DAD Sunday, Feb. 18 (9:30-10:00 PM ET/PT), Steve decides to write a paper about George Washington Carver in celebration of Black History Month, but his research uncovers a conspiracy that’s been going on since the Civil War. When the curator of the Smithsonian Peanut Museum reaches out to tell Steve the truth, he’s mysteriously murdered, and Steve and Stan are tracked by a secret society that will stop at nothing to keep this scandalous secret of American history.