FOX Doubles Up on 'Joe Millionaire' Maybe they should change the name of the show to "Joe Multimillionaire."FOX is planning to run two episodes of "Joe Millionaire" per week in November sweeps, hoping for a double shot of the ratings gold the first edition delivered last winter. The show will premiere as scheduled Eat 8 p.m. ET Monday, Oct. 20. Beginning the following week, it will air at 8 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays for four weeks, leading up to a two-hour finale on Monday, Nov. 24. Viewers will see 10 episodes in all.FOX continues to keep details under wraps as to how it will work the "Joe Millionaire" gimmick this time.The Tuesday episodes will replace a second edition of "American Juniors," which the network decided last week to scrap. The official line was that the show's producers, FremantleMedia and 19 Entertainment, didn't have enough time to put a second competition together; meager ratings for "Juniors" during the summer probably didn't help either.Widespread speculation had "The Simple Life," an unscripted take on "Green Acres" starring socialite Paris Hilton, moving into the 8 p.m. Tuesday spot, but that turned out not to be the case.The first Tuesday episode of "Joe Millionaire" on Oct. 28 will coincide with the premiere of "24" at 9 that night. "Joe" should provide a substantial lead-in audience to the thriller, which benefited from an "American Idol" lead-in the second half of last season.
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