Fox announces mid-season schedule

Fox has announced it's mid-season schedule and fans of some shows will be waiting a long time for their shows to come back.

'Glee' and 'Fringe' will be taking long breaks before they resume in the spring.

Let's look at the breakdown of the schedule:

• 'American Idol' returns on Tuesday, January 12th and 13th with a 2 night premiere.
• A new series from Fox, 'Human Target' based on the DC comic will begin on January 20th at 9 pm.
• '24' returns with a 2 night, 4 hour premiere on January 17th and 18th.
• 'Glee' will be finishing it fall portion of its season on December 9th and then will not return until April 13th following American Idol.
• 'Fringe' will also be ending on February 4th, and will not return until April 1st.
  
• 'Past Life' will assume the 'Fringe' timeslot through February and March.
  
• 'Sons of Tucson' a new sitcom will air Sundays beginning in March, after 'The Simpsons' and before 'Family Guy'
• 'Lie to Me' has no timeslot or return date after next weeks episode. Don't worry fans, the show was picked up for a full season, so it will be returning.
• 'Til Death' will be returning, but Fox has not announce where and when.
• 'Dollhouse' will burn off their remaining episodes on Friday nights in January beginning on January 8th.

So what do you 'Glee' fans think of the long layoff? Is it going to hurt the show? Or is the show good enough to sustain this type of layoff? I can say one thing, it's return to a post 'Idol' timeslot can only help 'Glee.'