These days, with Hollywood churning out big budget movies based on comic book characters such as Iron Man, the Silver Surfer and the Incredible Hulk, a comics-based opera about a cute littlefox may sound a bit tame.
Given that the hen is likely, sooner or later, to meet a hungry fox, there is little point in it having a body which can repair itself perfectly particularly if the resources for that repair come at the expense of egg-laying.
The other programs include Fox's own "Factor, " of course (when Cowell decided to launch a U.S. version of his UK hit, Fox had little choice but to get on board, lest risk losing him to a rival network).