Fox shifting ‘O.C.’ time slot

Fox has juggled its Thursday-night schedule for January, moving “The O.C.” back an hour and bringing “That ‘70s Show” over to the night earlier than originally planned.

The moves also mean that “Reunion,” which wasn’t going to be able to wrap up its plot anyway, is done for good after nine episodes.

Starting Jan. 12, “The O.C.” will move to 9 p.m. Thursdays, with an hour’s worth of “That ‘70s Show” preceding it (original episodes at 8 p.m. and repeats at 8:30). That’s a change from the network’s previously announced midseason plan, which kept “The O.C.” at 8 and moved “That ‘70s Show” and “Stacked” to the 9 p.m. hour starting in March.

The moves will keep “The O.C.” from having to compete with “Dancing with the Stars,” which will run on ABC from 8 to 9:30 p.m., for an entire hour. But it also moves the show into the path of CBS’ powerhouse “CSI” and NBC’s “My Name Is Earl” and “The Office,” which also move to Thursdays next month.