Fox has waited a long time for its Monarch.

The network’s shiny new Nudie suit is hitting the stage this weekend, initially behind an NFL doubleheader on Sunday September 11 before moving to Tuesday nights behind The Resident.

Michael Thorn, president of entertainment at Fox, tells Deadline that it was the “right choice” to move the Susan Sarandon-fronted show to the fall after it was initially scheduled for last season.

In an interview with Deadline, he also talks about its midseason slate, the future of shows such as 9-1-1 and The Resident, its comedy plans and how it plans to proceed with its anthology project Icon following the death of country icon Naomi Judd.

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Monarch, a multi-generational country music drama series that also stars Trace Adkins, Anna Friel and Beth Ditto, was originally set to launch at the end of January, but was pushed due to fears around Covid.

“I’m feeling really, really good [about the fall schedule],” Thorn said. “We’ve been patient with Monarch but it was the right choice. We’ve been getting really great feedback, it’s a long awaited premiere, but we’re very excited about it.”

Monday nights brings season six of 9-1-1 followed by the second season of The Cleaning Lady. Thorn said that he has “high expectations” of the latter as a result of sampling on Hulu.

The renewals of 9-1-1 and medical drama The Resident, which is also heading into its sixth season, came down to the wire ahead of its Upfronts in May. But Thorn said that’s just the price of doing business with outside studios these days and shouldn’t necessarily be considered their final seasons.

“I think it’s just how business is going these days. Deal making is hard for every platform and every company and they’re successful shows that we love, but they’re owned by another company. It’s no surprise that those kinds of deals come down to the wire. That hasn’t changed I guess but we’re very excited about both seasons and we’ll go one season at a time,” he said.