Guess who’s back from his two-week vacation?! That’s right, me! Guess who’s marking the occasion by reporting some spectacularly sucky news?! Yep, me again.

A reliable source at Fox confirms reports that the final three pre-strike episodes of Bones are being held until May sweeps. Sucky, right? Wait, there’s more. The show is relocating to Mondays at 8 pm, where it will be followed by original installments of the Julianna Margulies courtroom drama Canterbury’s Law. The Bones/CLAW combo kicks off on April 28. (This season, May sweeps runs from April 24 to May 21. Call it Mapril sweeps.) The decision to hold Bones until May is the clearest sign yet that Fox is bracing for a long strike.

But with that depressing news out of the way, here’s a little silver lining to cheer you up: Those three pre-strike Bones eppys are being joined by a fourth never-before-seen installment. Per my source, the infamous school-shooting-themed outing that was pulled last season in the wake of the Virginia Tech massacre has been “tweaked slightly” and is scheduled to see the light of day in May.

So, what do you think? Is May too long to wait for fresh Bones? Will the afterglow from Booth and Brennan’s holiday smooch have long since faded? Or do you adhere to the belief that absence makes the heart grow fonder? Speak now in the comments section below. And, c’mon, admit it: It’s good to have me back.

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Question: We’re hearing that something bad happens to Booth and Brennan in the last scene of Episode 12. Please tell us more about this! — Magali and Clare
Ausiello: The process-of-elimination game begins in this week’s Ausiello Report vodcast!

LOS ANGELES (thefutoncritic.com) — “Bones” fans may have to wait a little bit longer for new episodes.

Press materials released by the network indicate the show’s next new episode - “The Baby in the Bough” - won’t air until Friday, February 22 at 8:00/7:00c:

Brennan (Emily Deschanel) and Booth (David Boreanaz) rescue a baby who survives a car crash in the BONES episode “The Baby in the Bough” airing Friday, Feb. 22 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.

Said installment will lead into the premiere of “New Amsterdam” at 9:00/8:00c that same night.

The series, which currently airs on Tuesdays at 8:00/7:00c, is set to slide to the aforementioned Friday slot on January 4.