This week, all the major networks will be unveiling their schedules for next season.

Fox revealed their plans yesterday, and it's all about the STEVEN SPIELBERG dinosaur series "Terra Nova" . . . and, of course, "X Factor".  Both those shows will launch in the fall, before "American Idol" returns in the winter.

"Terra Nova", which means "new land" in Latin, is set in the year 2149.  The human race is on the brink of extinction, so people have to start over . . . by traveling back in time to the dinosaur era.

It stars STEPHEN LANG, who played the military badass in "Avatar", and JASON O'MARA from the short-lived ABC shows "Life on Mars" and "In Justice".  STEVEN SPIELBERG is the executive producer.

"X Factor" will settle into "Idol"-like time slots on Wednesday and Thursday nights during the fall.  And there's going to be a LOT of it . . . the performance episodes have been blocked in for 90 minutes, and the results shows will be an hour long.

You've probably heard that "X Factor" will reunite SIMON COWELL and PAULA ABDUL . . . who will be joined at the judges table by L.A. REID and CHERYL COLE.  NICOLE SCHERZINGER and STEVE JONESwill host.

By the way, Fox is NOT concerned that "X Factor" is entering an increasingly suffocating field of singing competition shows.

A Fox suit said, quote, "We feel we have the gold standard in 'American Idol' and 'X Factor'.  'Idol' has been rejuvenated and in Simon Cowell we have the absolute star of the genre at the pinnacle of his game."

Meanwhile, there probably won't be any changes with the "Idol" judges.  STEVEN TYLER and RANDY JACKSON are in multi-year deals.  JENNIFER LOPEZ is finishing up a one-year deal, but Fox "hopes and expects her to return."

(--"American Idol" and "X-Factor" will never be in direct competition with each other, since "Idol" always airs from January through May.)

Here's a quick summary of Fox's other new stuff:

"I Hate My Teenage Daughter":  A sitcom about two single moms, who are struggling to raise their teenage daughters.  It stars Jaime Pressly from "My Name Is Earl".

"New Girl":  A sitcom that, quote, "takes a fresh and outrageous look at modern male / female relationships."  It starsZooey Deschanel, from "Elf" and "(500) Days of Summer".

"The Finder":  A "Bones" spin-off about a former fed who now works freelance hunting down missing people and things.

"Allen Gregory":  An animated show about a pretentious seven-year-old, who's voiced by Jonah Hill.  Former "3rd Rock from the Sun" star French Stewart voices the kid's father.

"Napoleon Dynamite":  An animated series based on the 2004 movie.  The movie cast will be back to lend their voices.  They include:  Jon Heder, Jon Gries, Aaron Ruell, Efren Ramirez, Diedrich Bader, and Tina Majorino.

"Alcatraz":  A mystery / thriller from "Lost" creator J.J. Abrams.  It stars Jorge Garcia, who played Hurley on"Lost", Sarah Jones from "Sons of Anarchy", Sam Neill from "Jurassic Park" and former "ER" star Parminder Nagra.

"Touch":  A drama starring Kiefer Sutherland as a father who discovers that his autistic, 10-year-old son has the ability to, quote, "see things that no one else can, the patterns that connect everything" . . . whatever that means.