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Animation Domination
Programming block of animated TV series
Animation Domination (also called AniDom, Fox AD, and AD) is an American animated programming block that has aired in two iterations on the Fox broadcast network, featuring a lineup solely made up of prime-time animation and adult animation carried as a majority of, or the whole of, the network's Sunday evening schedule (outside of sports pre-emptions and early hour programming burn offs).[2] It originally ran from May 1, 2005, until September 21, 2014, before returning on September 29, 2019.[3]
Logo featuring the shows of the Animation Domination block | |
| Network | Fox |
|---|---|
| Launched | Original run: May 1, 2005; 18 years ago (2005-05-01)[1] Second run: September 29, 2019; 4 years ago (2019-09-29) |
| Closed | Original run: September 21, 2014; 9 years ago (2014-09-21) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Official website | www |
Original run
Animation Domination debuted on Fox on May 1, 2005, in time for the last sweeps period of the 2004–05 television season. The first program to originate on the block was American Dad!, although its "pilot" aired as a Super Bowl lead-out program on February 6, 2005. Rounding out the Animation Domination lineup alongside American Dad! were The Simpsons (the longest-running cartoon on Fox and the network's first primetime animated series, which predated the lineup by 16 years), King of the Hill (which predated the lineup by eight years) and Family Guy (which predated the lineup by six years, and was revived as a series three years after its 2002 cancellation as a result of newfound popularity through reruns on Fox lineup and sales of the first, second, and third-season episodes on DVD).[4][5]
Until spring 2010, when Animation Domination only reprised of animated series, live-action programming would commonly occur within the block, including shows like Malcolm in the Middle and The War at Home. King of the Hill later ended on September 13, 2009 on Fox, and was replaced by the Family Guy spin-off The Cleveland Show for the 2009–10 television season, with the former’s time slot of 8:30 PM.[6] Four episodes of the series remained, but Fox opted not to air them, later being burn-offed in syndication from May 3–6, 2010. Fox would later premiere Bob's Burgers on January 9, 2011.
Beginning in the fall of 2014, the Animation Domination block was replaced by the Sunday Funday block, with the addition of live-action comedies Brooklyn Nine-Nine (which moved to Sunday night for its second season), freshman series Mulaney (which was canceled in early 2015), and, as of March 2015, the Will Forte sitcom, The Last Man on Earth. This marks the first time that the network has regularly aired live-action comedies on Sundays (outside of burn-offs of failed weeknight series) since 2005.
Return
The block returned on September 29, 2019, with previous AD series The Simpsons, Bob's Burgers, Family Guy, and the new series Bless the Harts. Duncanville debuted on February 16, 2020.
In April 2020, Fox Entertainment announced their partnership with Caffeine to produce the AniDom Beyond Show, a recap show hosted by Andy Richter.[7] The show aired its finale on May 18, 2020 and it is unknown whether it will return in the future.
The Great North debuted on January 3, 2021.[8]
On May 31, 2021, Animation Domination temporarily expanded into Mondays with Duncanville and the new series HouseBroken.
Two new animated series, Krapopolis and Grimsburg, were originally set to premiere in the 2022–23 season,[9] but were pushed back to the 2023–24 season.[10][11]
On January 18, 2022, Fox announced they would be eyeing a two-hour Monday block in May 2023.[12]
Bless the Harts ended after two seasons on June 20, 2021. A year later, on June 30, 2022, Fox cancelled Duncanville after three seasons,[13] and the series concluded on October 18, 2022 with its final six episodes on Hulu.[14]
The Simpsons, Family Guy and Bob's Burgers were each renewed for two more seasons through 2025 on January 26, 2023.[15]
Krapopolis premiered on September 24, 2023.[16] Grimsburg premiered on January 7, 2024,[17] while Universal Basic Guys/The Hoagie Bros. is slated to premiere in the same year.[18]
Current programming
| Title | Premiere date | Time slot | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Simpsons[lower-alpha 1] | May 1, 2005 | Sundays at 8:00PM | Previously aired as part of Fox Sunday Night / Sunday Funday |
| Family Guy[lower-alpha 2] | Wednesdays at 9:30PM | ||
| Bob's Burgers | January 9, 2011 | N/A | |
| The Great North | January 3, 2021 | Sundays at 9:00PM | Fourth season premiered January 7, 2024 at 9:30PM |
| HouseBroken | May 31, 2021 | N/A | Two back-to-back episodes aired on December 4, 2022, at 8:30PM |
| Krapopolis | September 24, 2023 | Sundays at 8:30PM | First two episodes aired back-to-back at 8:00PM |
| Grimsburg | January 7, 2024 (2024-01-07) | Sundays at 9:30PM | First episode aired at 8:00PM |
Upcoming programming
| Title | Premiere date | Time slot | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Universal Basic Guys/The Hoagie Bros.[18] | 2024 | TBA |
Pilots
- Bedrock[19]
Former programming
| Title | Premiere date | End date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| King of the Hill[lower-alpha 1] | May 1, 2005 | September 13, 2009 | Ended; revival in works at Hulu |
| American Dad![lower-alpha 2] | September 21, 2014 | Moved to TBS and Adult Swim | |
| Sit Down, Shut Up | April 19, 2009 | May 10, 2009 | Cancelled; last nine episodes were released on Saturdays at midnight from later until November 21, 2009.[20] |
| The Cleveland Show | September 27, 2009 | May 19, 2013 | Cancelled |
| Allen Gregory | October 30, 2011 | December 18, 2011 | |
| Napoleon Dynamite | January 15, 2012 | March 4, 2012 | |
| Axe Cop | July 21, 2013 | Special preview / aired on ADHD | |
| High School USA! | |||
| Bless the Harts | September 29, 2019 | June 20, 2021 | Cancelled |
| Duncanville | February 16, 2020 | June 26, 2022 | Cancelled; last six episodes were released on Hulu on October 18, 2022.[21] |
2004/05
| Season | 7:00 p.m. | 7:30 p.m. | 8:00 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | 9:30 p.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | King of the Hill | Regular programming | The Simpsons | Family Guy | American Dad! | |
| Summer | Regular programming | King of the Hill (R) | ||||
| Mid-summer | The Simpsons (R) | Regular programming | ||||
| Late summer | The Simpsons (R) | |||||
2005/06
| 7:30 p.m. | 8:00 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | 9:30 p.m. |
|---|---|---|---|
| King of the Hill | The Simpsons | Family Guy | American Dad! |
2006/07
| Season | 7:30 p.m. | 8:00 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | 9:30 p.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Regular programming | The Simpsons | American Dad! | Family Guy | Regular programming |
| Winter | King of the Hill | American Dad! | |||
| Spring | King of the Hill | The Simpsons (R) | |||
| Summer | American Dad! (R) | Family Guy (R) | |||
2007/08
| 8:00 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | 9:30 p.m. |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Simpsons | King of the Hill | Family Guy | American Dad! |
2008/09
| Season | 7:00 p.m. | 7:30 p.m. | 8:00 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | 9:30 p.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Animation Reruns | The Simpsons | King of the Hill | Family Guy | American Dad! | |
| Winter | Regular programming | |||||
| Spring | American Dad! (R) | King of the Hill (R) | ||||
| Mid-spring | Sit Down, Shut Up | American Dad! (R) | ||||
| Late spring | King of the Hill (R) | |||||
2009/10
| 8:00 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | 9:30 p.m. |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Simpsons | The Cleveland Show | Family Guy | American Dad! |
2010/11
| Season | 7:00 p.m. | 7:30 p.m. | 8:00 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | 9:30 p.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Animation Reruns | The Simpsons | The Cleveland Show | Family Guy | American Dad! | |
| Winter | The Simpsons (R) | American Dad! | Bob's Burgers | The Cleveland Show | ||
| Summer | American Dad! (R) | Bob's Burgers (R) | The Cleveland Show (R) | American Dad! (R) | ||
2011/12
| Season | 7:30 p.m. | 8:00 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | 9:30 p.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | The Cleveland Show | The Simpsons | Allen Gregory | Family Guy | American Dad! |
| Winter | Napoleon Dynamite | ||||
| Spring | Bob's Burgers |
2012/13
| 7:30 p.m. | 8:00 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | 9:30 p.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Cleveland Show | The Simpsons | Bob's Burgers | Family Guy | American Dad! |
2013/14
| Season | 7:00 p.m. | 7:30 p.m. | 8:00 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | 9:30 p.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Animation Reruns | The Simpsons | Bob's Burgers | Family Guy | American Dad! | |
| Spring | Bob's Burgers | American Dad! | Family Guy | Regular programming | ||
| Summer | Regular programming | |||||
| Mid-summer | Regular programming | The Simpsons (R) | Family Guy (R) | American Dad! (R) | ||
2019/20
| Season | 7:00 p.m. | 7:30 p.m. | 8:00 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | 9:30 p.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | The Simpsons (R) | Bob's Burgers (R) | The Simpsons | Bless the Harts | Bob's Burgers | Family Guy |
| Winter | Duncanville | |||||
| Summer | Regular programming | Duncanville (R) | Bless the Harts (R) |
2020/21
- Sunday
| Season | 7:00 p.m. | 7:30 p.m. | 8:00 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | 9:30 p.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | The Simpsons (R) | Bob's Burgers (R) | The Simpsons | Bless the Harts | Bob's Burgers | Family Guy |
| Winter | Regular programming | Bless the Harts | The Great North | |||
| Spring | The Simpsons (R) | |||||
| Summer | Duncanville (R) | HouseBroken (R) | ||||
| Late summer | Regular programming | |||||
- Monday
| Season | 8:00 p.m | 8:30 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | 9:30 p.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Regular programming | HouseBroken | Duncanville | |
2021/22
| Season | 7:00 p.m. | 7:30 p.m. | 8:00 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | 9:30 p.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | The Simpsons (R) | Bob's Burgers (R) | The Simpsons | The Great North | Bob's Burgers | Family Guy |
| Winter | Regular programming | |||||
| Spring | Duncanville | |||||
| Late spring | Regular programming | Bob's Burgers (R) | Duncanville | |||
| Summer | The Great North (R) | Bob's Burgers (R) | ||||
2022/23
| Season | 7:00 p.m. | 7:30 p.m. | 8:00 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | 9:30 p.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | The Simpsons (R) | Bob's Burgers (R) | The Simpsons | The Great North | Bob's Burgers | Family Guy |
| Winter | Regular programming | |||||
| Spring | HouseBroken | |||||
| Summer | Family Guy (R) | HouseBroken | ||||
| Mid-summer | Bob's Burgers (R) | Family Guy (R) | ||||
- Sunday
| Season | 7:00 p.m. | 7:30 p.m. | 8:00 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | 9:30 p.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | The Simpsons (R) | Bob's Burgers (R) | The Simpsons | Krapopolis | Bob's Burgers | Family Guy |
| Winter | Regular programming | The Great North | Grimsburg | |||
- Wednesday
| Season | 8:00 p.m | 8:30 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | 9:30 p.m. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | Regular programming | Family Guy | ||
Notes:
- The 7 p.m. hour was preempted for the network's coverage of Fox NFL and The OT on the following Sundays:
- September 10, 2023
- September 24, 2023
- October 1, 2023
- October 15, 2023
- November 5, 2023
- November 12, 2023
- December 3, 2023
- December 17, 2023
- December 24, 2023
- January 7, 2024
- Krapopolis aired a one-hour series premiere simultaneously in all time zones on September 24, 2023 at 8 p.m. ET (an encore aired at 8 p.m. PT in western time zones), before moving to its regular time slot on October 1.
- The whole lineup was preempted for game 1 of the 2023 American League Championship Series (ALCS) on October 15, 2023.
- The 7 p.m. ET hour was preempted for an encore of Lego Masters on October 22, 2023.
- Family Guy aired a repeat on October 29, 2023.
- The Simpsons and Krapopolis swapped time slots on November 12, December 3 and December 17, 2023.
- The Simpsons and Krapopolis aired repeats on November 26, 2023.
- The whole lineup was preempted by the first part of the two-night event MasterChef Junior: Home for the Holidays on December 10, 2023.
- Krapopolis and Family Guy aired repeats on December 24, 2023.
- Bob's Burgers was preempted by a repeat of HouseBroken on December 24, 2023.
- The whole lineup aired repeats on December 31, 2023.
- The Simpsons was preempted by the series premiere of Grimsburg on January 7, 2024 at 8 p.m.
- Family Guy was also preempted by the season premiere of The Great North on January 7, 2024 at 9:30 p.m.
- The Simpsons and Krapopolis were preempted by We Are Family on January 14, 2024.
- Bob's Burgers and Family Guy aired repeats on January 14, 2024.
- The Simpsons, Krapopolis, and Bob's Burgers aired repeats on January 21, 2024 along with a repeat of the Grimsburg premiere.
- The whole lineup was preempted for the 2024 NFC Championship Game on January 28, 2024.[22]
- The whole lineup was preempted for the 2024 Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum on February 4, 2024.[23]
- The whole lineup aired repeats on February 11, 2024.
- The Simpsons aired repeats on March 3, March 10, April 14 and April 28, 2024.
- Family Guy moved to Wednesdays starting March 6, 2024.
- Krapopolis was preempted by Bob's Burgers on March 10, 2024.
- The Simpsons was preempted by a repeat airing of Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade on March 17, 2024.
- The whole lineup was preempted for the 2024 Toyota Owners 400 on March 31, 2024.[23]
- Family Guy aired a repeat on April 3, 2024.
- Krapopolis was preempted by an extra episode of The Great North on April 14, 2024.
- Grimsburg will be preempted by the season finale of Bob's Burgers on May 19, 2024.
- The whole lineup will be preempted for the 2024 Coca-Cola 600 on May 26, 2024.[23]
- The whole lineup will be preempted for a primetime UFL game on June 2, 2024 at 7 p.m.
On January 8, 2013, Fox announced that it would launch an adult animation spin-off to its Sunday evening block called Animation Domination High-Def (ADHD).[24] It originally broadcast on Saturday evenings for 90 minutes from 11:00 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. local time in most markets. It was later reduced to 11:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. on September 7, 2013, with the 12:00 a.m. half-hour being given back to its owned-and-operated stations and affiliates to carry other programming. Some of its affiliates delayed the block by 30 minutes to an hour to run late evening newscasts (sports overruns occasionally caused further delays).
The last edition of ADHD on Fox aired on March 5, 2016, with the new Lonely Island sketch comedy series Party Over Here to premiere in the slot on March 12.
- List of programs broadcast by Fox
- Animation on Fox
- Fox Sunday Night
- 20th Television Animation
- Bento Box Entertainment
- Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards
- Warped Kart Racers
- Night of the Hurricane – the first (and, as of 2011, only) Animation Domination crossover event
Informational notes
- "Animation Domination". tviv.org.
- Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 35. ISBN 978-1538103739.
- Ausiello, Michael (June 24, 2019). "Fox Fall Premiere Dates: Empire's Final Season, XL Masked Singer and More".
- Nancy Basile. "New Episodes on FOX's Animation Domination". About.com Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2013-05-13. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- Nancy Basile. "New Episodes on FOX's Animation Domination". About.com Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2008-04-25. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- "King of the Hill Serves Up Texas-Size Series Finale Sunday, September 13, on Fox". TheFultonCritic.com. August 10, 2009. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
- "Fox Entertainment & Caffeine to partner on live Sunday night Animation Domination branded series 'The AniDom Beyond Show' hosted by Andy Richter". The Futon Critic. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- "FOXFLASH | Week of Jan 3 - 10 2021". www.foxflash.com.
- "FOX Entertainment Bolsters 2022–23 Program Slate Across Network and Streaming with New Comedies, Dramas, Unscripted Series and Made-for-Platform Movies" (Press release). Fox. May 16, 2022. Retrieved May 16, 2022 – via The Futon Critic.
- White, Peter (March 1, 2023). "Dan Harmon's 'Krapopolis' Renewed For Season 3 At Fox Ahead Of Premiere As Animated Series Moves To 2023/24 Season". Deadline.
- Andreeva, Nellie (May 15, 2023). "Fox Unveils 2023-24 Programming Slate, Does Not Announce Fall Schedule For Second Straight Year". Deadline Hollywood.
- Schwartz, John (July 2022). "Fox announces Duncanville cancellation". Bubbleblabber. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
- Scully, Mike [@scullymike] (September 7, 2022). "Six new eps of #Duncanville starring Amy Poehler exclusively on @Hulu Tuesday, October 18th! How did we enjoy being on Fox? Well...t" (Tweet). Archived from the original on September 7, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022 – via Twitter.
- Petski, Denise; Andreeva, Nellie (January 26, 2023). "The Simpsons, Family Guy & Bob's Burgers Renewed For Two Additional Seasons Through 2024–25". Deadline Hollywood.
- Schneider, Michael (October 14, 2023). "Fox Reveals Premiere Date for New Jon Hamm-Led Animated Series 'Grimsburg' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
- White, Peter (November 7, 2022). "Fox Orders Animated Series 'Universal Basic Guys/The Hoagie Bros' From Adam & Craig Malamut, Sony TV". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
- Cordero, Rosy (March 10, 2023). "Elizabeth Banks Leads Voice Cast Of 'The Flintstones' Animated Series 'Bedrock' As Comedy Scores Pilot Presentation At Fox".
- Battaglio, Stephen (2009-05-17). "Is my favorite show cancelled?". TV Guide. Archived from the original on 2010-01-02. Retrieved 2010-02-21.
- "2023-24 NFL playoff picture, bracket, schedule". Fox Sports. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
- Sturniolo, Zach (October 4, 2023). "NASCAR reveals 2024 Cup schedule as Atlanta, Watkins Glen move to playoffs". NASCAR. NASCAR Digital Network. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
- "FOX FLASH – FOX PRIMETIME". foxflash.com. Archived from the original on 13 March 2013.
