Fox light looks bright pre-upfront

May 17, 2009 Next season, Fox has high hopes for the "Family Guy" spinoff "Cleveland," already renewed for a second season, which is expected to join the network's Sunday animated lineup in the sought-after 8:30 slot sandwiched "The Simpsons" and "Family Guy." Bones," which received a renewal Saturday after prolonged haggling over its license fee with sister studio 20th TV, is expected to stay on Thursday, followed by Gordon Ramsay's "Kitchen Nightmares" and possibly later "Past Life. The show, which concluded its freshman run with about 2.8 million viewers and a 1.0 adult demo rating, could be the lowest-rated scripted drama ever on a major broadcast network to get a second season.

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