Clock Ticking for JUSTICE & HAPPY HOUR

The bell has begun to toll for HAPPY HOUR and JUSTICE.

FOX is pulling the two shows from the lineup in advance of previously scheduled baseball pre-emptions.

There's also some interesting tinkering going on with the Sunday lineup at FOX. On October 1st, FOX will air bonus episodes (albeit reruns) of 'TIL DEATH leading into and out of THE SIMPSONS. AMERICAN DAD will not air on 10/1.

If the demos show promise for 'TIL DEATH on Sunday, don't be surprised if the show moves there permanently. If HAPPY HOUR is about to be canned, FOX will find it easier to relocate 'TIL DEATH to Sunday and drop in a reality show like TRADING SPOUSES than it would filling a half hour with another sitcom.

Brilliantbutcancelled.com currently shows HAPPY HOUR as the most likely first cancellation of the season (3:1 odds). JUSTICE is currently 56:1.

The January schedule FOX announced last May will most likely be heavily revised.