SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1

[EDITOR'S NOTE: COPS at 8:00 PM ET/PT and 8:30 PM ET/PT are preempted this evening.]

**TIME PERIOD PREMIERE** - "NEW GIRL" - (Midnight-12:30 AM ET/PT) CC-HDTV 720p-Dolby Digital 5.1

ZOOEY DESCHANEL STARS IN THE SERIES PREMIERE OF "NEW GIRL" SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, ON FOX

Series Created, Written and Executive Produced by Liz Meriwether ("No Strings Attached")

Executive Produced and Directed by Jake Kasdan ("Bad Teacher")

ZooeyDeschanel ("(500) Days of Summer") stars as Jess Day, a young woman who, after discovering her long-term boyfriend is cheating on her, moves into a loft apartment with three male roommates - prickly bartender Nick, womanizer Schmidt and intense personal trainer Coach. In the opener, the guys try to help Jess get back on her feet and into the dating world in the "Pilot" episode of NEW GIRL airing Saturday, Oct. 1 (Midnight-12:30 AM ET/PT) on FOX. (NG-101) (TV-14 D, L, S)

Cast: ZooeyDeschanel as Jess; Jake Johnson as Nick; Max Greenfield as Schmidt; Hannah Simone as Cece

Guest Cast: Damon Wayans, Jr. as Coach; Mary Elizabeth Ellis as Caroline; Ian Wolterstorff as Spencer; Gillian Vigman as Kim; Joey Luthman as Walter; David Neher as Benjamin; Jack Yang as Peter