Fox Digs Up More "Bones"

According to Variety, Fox has ordered up 22 more episodes of "Bones" for next Fall.

The series has had a promising first season, holding up nicely in its new Wednesday 8pm time slot. It has defeated its regular competition in the key 18-49 and 25-54 age groups.

That's good news considering the series has moved around time-wise. It initially aired Tuesdays at 8pm against "NCIS" (another forensics crime drama) but later moved to Wednesdays, where it got a big boost airing alongside "American Idol."

Compared to last season (a "Bones"-less one), the series has boosted the timeslot for Fox by 56% in 18-49 (excluding "Idol" numbers). The series' premiere was, at the time, the highest-rated primetime Tuesday night drama since the 2001 debut of Fox's "24."

"Bones" stars Emily Deschanel (from "Boogeyman" and sister of Zooey Deschanel) as forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance Brennan who works with FBI agent Seely Booth (David Boreanaz) to investigate murders. Boreanaz is well known to sci-fi fans as the brooding, dark vampire with a soul in Joss Whedon's "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Angel" series.

Fox has already renewed "House," "The Simpsons," "King of the Hill" and "Family Guy" for next season. --Shannon Nolley

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