Murder in a Small Town is coming back for another season and ready to kick off FOX’s fall 2025 slate earlier than expected! And we can't wait!
It’s that time of year when the networks unveil their fall TV schedules with premieres coming between late September and mid-November. FOX is in a unique position as typically, they mix up their fall premieres. That’s due to the fact that late September through early November, Fox devotes some prime-time programming to the MLB playoffs, including the World Series.
Thus, while some shows may debut in September, FOX also waits until November for other premieres, using the playoff coverage to promote those series. That makes it trickier to tell which shows will be coming back sooner than others.
Thankfully, one major FOX crime show will be hitting early this fall to get fans going into another year of excitement!
When does Murder in a Small Town return?
FOX’s fall 2025 schedule reveals that season 2 of Murder in a Small Town will premiere Tuesday, Sept. 23 at 8/7c. It will be followed by season 2 of the surprise hit medical drama Doc, giving Fox a jump on the other networks with two major dramas.
The premiere date is almost exactly a year after the first season of the Canadian-filmed crime drama debuted in 2024. That first season was a short one, consisting of only eight episodes, as it was ordered before the 2023 Hollywood strikes and filmed over a brief period, wrapping up in November 2024. It’s expected that season 2 will increase the count to 10 episodes.
Based on the books by L.R. Wright, Murder in a Small Town is set in the real Canadian town of Gibsons, British Columbia. It stars Rossif Sutherland as Karl Alberg, a former Minneapolis cop who’s now the chief of police, with Kristin Kreuk as Cassandra Lee, the local librarian who starts dating Karl.
While Alberg had hoped for a quiet life, every episode has him investigating a death that usually involves murder and exposing some of the town’s dark secrets. The show does have a nice array of guest stars, including Kreuk’s former Smallville co-star Erica Durance.
Season 2 will add Oscar winner Marcia Gay Harden as the town mayor, who clashes with Alberg on cases. The shorter run may be a tad disappointing, but it also means a good push by Fox to get episodes going before the MLB playoffs cut into their airtime.
So mark Sept. 23 on your calendars for a return to Gibsons as season 2 of Murder in a Small Town is ready for more quirky murder cases.
Murder in a Small Town season 2 premieres on Tuesday, Sept. 23 at 8/7c on FOX.
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