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Animation Domination

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For the former sister programming block, see Animation Domination High-Def.

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]

Animation Domination
Promotional poster featuring the shows of the Animation Domination block
NetworkFox
LaunchedOriginal run: May 1, 2005; 19 years ago (2005-05-01)[1]
Second run: September 29, 2019; 5 years ago (2019-09-29)
ClosedOriginal run: September 21, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-09-21)
Country of originUnited States
Official websitewww.fox.com/animation-domination/

History

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Original run

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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

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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] HouseBroken was canceled on May 10, 2024 after two seasons.[18] On May 13, 2024, Universal Basic Guys was renewed for a second season ahead of its debut on September 8.[19][20] On July 25, 2024, Krapopolis was renewed for a fourth season.[21]

Programming

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Current programming

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Title Premiere date Time slot Note
The Simpsons[a] May 1, 2005 Sundays at 8:00PM Previously aired as part of Fox Sunday Night / Sunday Funday
Family Guy[b] N/A
Bob's Burgers January 9, 2011 Sundays at 9:00PM
The Great North January 3, 2021 N/A Season 5 premieres midseason 2025
Krapopolis September 24, 2023 Sundays at 9:30PM
Grimsburg January 7, 2024 (2024-01-07) N/A Season 2 premieres midseason 2025
Universal Basic Guys September 8, 2024 Sundays at 8:30PM First two episodes aired at 8:00PM on September 8 & 15; third episode aired at 9:00PM on September 22[22]
  1. ^ Debuted on December 17, 1989
  2. ^ Debuted on January 31, 1999

Former programming

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Title Premiere date End date Status
King of the Hill[a] May 1, 2005 September 13, 2009 Ended; revival in works at Hulu
American Dad![b] September 21, 2014 Moved to TBS
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.[23]
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.[24]
HouseBroken May 31, 2021 August 6, 2023 Cancelled
  1. ^ Debuted on January 12, 1997
  2. ^ Debuted on February 6, 2005

Schedules

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2004/05

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Main article: 2004–05 United States network television schedule
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 The Simpsons Family Guy American Dad!
Summer Regular programming King of the Hill (R) The Simpsons (R)
Mid-summer Regular programming
Late summer The Simpsons (R)

2005/06

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Main article: 2005–06 United States network television schedule
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) King of the Hill The Simpsons Regular programming Family Guy American Dad!
Winter Regular programming
Summer American Dad! (R) Regular programming

2006/07

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Main article: 2006–07 United States network television schedule
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) Regular programming The Simpsons American Dad! Family Guy Regular programming
Late fall American Dad! (R) The Simpsons (R)
Winter Regular programming King of the Hill American Dad!
Spring King of the Hill (R) King of the Hill The Simpsons (R)
Summer Regular programming American Dad! (R) Family Guy (R)

2007/08

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Main article: 2007–08 United States network television schedule
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 King of the Hill (R) The Simpsons (R) The Simpsons King of the Hill Family Guy American Dad!
Winter Regular programming
Spring King of the Hill (R) American Dad! (R)
Mid-spring The Simpsons (R)
Late spring Regular programming

2008/09

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Main article: 2008–09 United States network television schedule
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 King of the Hill (R) The Simpsons King of the Hill Family Guy American Dad!
Winter Regular programming
Spring American Dad! (R) King of the Hill (R)
Late spring King of the Hill (R) American Dad! (R)
Summer Regular programming

2009/10

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Sunday
Main article: 2009–10 United States network television schedule
Network 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 Regular programming The Simpsons The Cleveland Show Family Guy American Dad!
Spring Regular programming The Simpsons (R)
Summer American Dad! (R) Family Guy (R)
Mid-summer American Dad! (R) The Simpsons (R)
Saturday
Main article: 2009–10 United States network television schedule (late night)
Season 11:00 p.m 11:30 p.m. 12:00 a.m.
Fall Regular programming Sit Down, Shut Up

2010/11

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Main article: 2010–11 United States network television schedule
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) The Simpsons The Cleveland Show Family Guy American Dad!
Winter The Simpsons (R) American Dad! Bob's Burgers The Cleveland Show
Spring American Dad! (R) Bob's Burgers (R) The Cleveland Show (R) American Dad! (R)

2011/12

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Main article: 2011–12 United States network television schedule
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 Cleveland Show (R) The Cleveland Show The Simpsons Allen Gregory Family Guy American Dad!
Winter Bob's Burgers (R) Napoleon Dynamite
Spring The Simpsons (R) Bob's Burgers
Late spring American Dad! (R)
Summer The Simpsons (R)

2012/13

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Main article: 2012–13 United States network television schedule
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 Bob's Burgers (R) The Cleveland Show The Simpsons Bob's Burgers Family Guy American Dad!
Summer The Cleveland Show (R) The Simpsons (R)
Mid-summer American Dad! (R) Family Guy (R)

2013/14

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Main article: 2013–14 United States network television schedule
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 Bob's Burgers (R) American Dad! (R) The Simpsons Bob's Burgers Family Guy American Dad!
Spring Bob's Burgers American Dad! Family Guy Regular programming
Summer Regular programming
Mid-summer American Dad! (R) Bob's Burgers (R) The Simpsons (R) Family Guy (R) American Dad! (R)

2019/20

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Main article: 2019–20 United States network television schedule
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

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Main article: 2020–21 United States network television schedule
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

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Main article: 2021–22 United States network television schedule
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

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Main article: 2022–23 United States network television schedule
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)

2023/24

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Main article: 2023–24 United States network television schedule
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
Summer Krapopolis (R)
Wednesday
Season 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m.
Winter Regular programming Family Guy

Current lineup

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Main article: 2024–25 United States network television schedule
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 Bob's Burgers (R) Krapopolis (R) The Simpsons Universal Basic Guys Bob's Burgers Krapopolis

Notes:

  • The 7 p.m. hour is being preempted for the network's coverage of the NFL and The OT on the following Sundays:[25]
    • September 8, 2024
    • September 22, 2024
    • October 20, 2024
    • November 3, 2024
    • November 24, 2024
    • December 8, 2024
    • December 15, 2024
    • December 29, 2024
    • January 5, 2025
  • Universal Basic Guys aired its first two episodes at 8 p.m. on September 8 and 15, 2024, and its third episode at 9 p.m. on September 22, 2024, before moving to its regular time slot on September 29, 2024.
  • The whole lineup was preempted for the first game of the National League Championship Series on October 13, 2024 at 8 p.m.[26]
  • The Simpsons and Universal Basic Guys switched time slots on October 20, December 8 and December 15, 2024.
  • The whole lineup aired repeats on November 17, December 1, December 22 and December 29, 2024.
  • The whole lineup will be preempted for the 2025 Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium on February 2, 2025 at 8 p.m.[27]
  • The whole lineup will be preempted for Super Bowl LIX on February 9, 2025 at 6:30 p.m.[28]

Animation Domination High-Def

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Main article: Animation Domination High-Def

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).[29] 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.

See also

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References

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Informational notes

  1. ^ "Animation Domination". tviv.org.
  2. ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 35. ISBN 978-1538103739.
  3. ^ Ausiello, Michael (June 24, 2019). "Fox Fall Premiere Dates: Empire's Final Season, XL Masked Singer and More".
  4. ^ Nancy Basile. "New Episodes on FOX's Animation Domination". About.com Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2013-05-13. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  5. ^ Nancy Basile. "New Episodes on FOX's Animation Domination". About.com Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2008-04-25. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  6. ^ "King of the Hill Serves Up Texas-Size Series Finale Sunday, September 13, on Fox". TheFultonCritic.com. August 10, 2009. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "FOXFLASH | Week of Jan 3 - 10 2021". www.foxflash.com.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (May 15, 2023). "Fox Unveils 2023-24 Programming Slate, Does Not Announce Fall Schedule For Second Straight Year". Deadline Hollywood.
  12. ^ White, Peter (January 18, 2022). "Fox Animation Push Continues As Network Eyes Further Series Orders & Builds Towards Two-Hour Monday Night Block In May 2023". Deadline Hollywood.
  13. ^ Schwartz, John (July 2022). "Fox announces Duncanville cancellation". Bubbleblabber. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  14. ^ Scully, Mike [@scullymike] (September 6, 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.
  15. ^ Petski, Denise; Andreeva, Nellie (January 26, 2023). "The Simpsons, Family Guy & Bob's Burgers Renewed For Two Additional Seasons Through 2024–25". Deadline Hollywood.
  16. ^ "Breaking News - FOX to Debut Animated Comedy "Krapopolis" on Sunday, Sept. 24 | TheFutonCritic.com". www.thefutoncritic.com.
  17. ^ Schneider, Michael (October 14, 2023). "Fox Reveals Premiere Date for New Jon Hamm-Led Animated Series 'Grimsburg' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
  18. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (May 10, 2024). "'Housebroken' Canceled at Fox". The Hollywood Reporter.
  19. ^ Cordero, Rosy (May 13, 2024). "'Universal Basic Guys' Scores Early Season 2 Renewal; Fox Drops Teaser". Deadline.
  20. ^ Porter, Rick (July 16, 2024). "Fox Will Use NFL to Launch New Series 'Universal Basic Guys,' 'Rescue: Hi-Surf'". The Hollywood Reporter.
  21. ^ Schneider, Michael (July 25, 2024). "'Krapopolis' Renewed For Season 4, Fox and Dan Harmon Announce at Comic-Con (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  22. ^ Schneider, Michael (July 16, 2024). "Fox Reveals Fall Premiere Dates, Including the Return of '9-1-1: Lone Star' After Its Strike-Induced 15-Month Hiatus". Variety.
  23. ^ Battaglio, Stephen (2009-05-17). "Is my favorite show cancelled?". TV Guide. Archived from the original on 2010-01-02. Retrieved 2010-02-21.
  24. ^ Whote, Steve (September 8, 2022). "'Fox Plots Animated Drama Push With 'His Majesty's Dragon' As Renewal Talks Continue Over 'The Simpsons', 'Family Guy' & 'Bob's Burgers'".
  25. ^ "2024 NFL schedule release: Cowboys to play at Browns in Week 1 in Tom Brady's broadcasting debut". NFL. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  26. ^ "2024 Postseason Schedule". MLB.com. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  27. ^ Albert, Zack (August 17, 2024). "Season-opening Clash exhibition heads to Bowman Gray Stadium in 2025". Retrieved August 17, 2024.
  28. ^ "The NFL's new broadcast rights deals". SportsPro. March 23, 2021. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  29. ^ "FOX FLASH – FOX PRIMETIME". foxflash.com. Archived from the original on 13 March 2013.
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