The eleventh season of the American TV series American Dad! originally aired on Fox from September 14, 2014, to October 20, 2014, and consisted of three episodes, making it the shortest season to date. The first two episodes aired on September 14, 2014, and the third episode on September 21, 2014. This was the last season to air on Fox; one month later, TBS premiered the twelfth season on October 20, 2014.
| American Dad! | |
|---|---|
| Season 11 | |
 Digital purchase image for volume ten, which features the entire eleventh season. | |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Fox |
| Original release | September 14 – September 21, 2014 |
| Season chronology | |
Guest voice actors for the show's 11th season include Jane Krakowski, Paul Reubens, and Kim Kardashian.
Production
editOn July 16, 2013, it was announced that American Dad! had been cancelled by Fox. Soon after, cable network TBS would announce that it had picked up the show for a 15-episode 11th season, slated to premiere on October 20, 2014.[1][2][3]
The tenth season was initially the final one on Fox; however, on July 20, 2014, it was announced that Fox had three unaired episodes left for broadcast. Reports from Fox seemed to imply that these three episodes constituted a season of their own. Among multiple discrepant reports from TBS, one indicated that the three episodes were the beginning of the 11th season to resume on their network.[4] On DVD and Hulu, these episodes appear as the first three episodes of season 12.
Episodes
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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| 173 | 1 | "Roger Passes the Bar" | Josue Cervantes | Charles Suozzi | September 14, 2014 | 8AJN21 | 2.62[5] |
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When the stress of running an attic bar gives Roger a heart attack, he decides to sell it, but the bar is turned into a TGIFridays-style family restaurant where the unglamorous dive bar atmosphere is toned down significantly. Meanwhile, Steve and his friends do chores for a sexy woman (voiced by Jane Krakowski) who was recently registered as a sex offender for lewd conduct with underaged boys. | |||||||
| 174 | 2 | "A Boy Named Michael" | Joe Daniello | Erik Richter | September 14, 2014 | 8AJN17 | 2.66[5] |
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Roger moves in with Greg and Terry as their adopted Russian son "Michael" after growing tired of the Smiths not being sophisticated. Meanwhile, Stan orders a La-Z-Boy and slowly becomes white trash to annoy Roger while he's living with the Corbin/Bates. | |||||||
| 175 | 3 | "Blagsnarst, a Love Story" | Chris Bennett | Wes Lukey | September 21, 2014 | 8AJN22 | 3.03[6] |
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A furry pink female alien (Kim Kardashian) is discovered in the woods by Francine and Roger, who begins a relationship with her, but quickly tires of her many quirks and eccentricities after having a one-night stand. Meanwhile, the Golden Turd saga continues when an up-and-coming attorney general's mother is sentenced to lethal injection and his discovery of the cursed treasure leads him to make a deal with an oil company executive (Paul Reubens) who wants to help him further his political career. | |||||||
References
edit- ^ "TNT & TBS Announce New Series Including 'Transporter: The Series', 'The Librarians', 'Angie Tribeca' & More". TVbytheNumbers. May 14, 2014. Archived from the original on May 15, 2014. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
- ^ "Fox to air Seth MacFarlane's "Bordertown" animated series next year". UPI.com. November 13, 2012. Archived from the original on November 9, 2013. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
- ^ Hinckley, David (July 18, 2013). "Seth MacFarlane's 'American Dad' picked up by TBS". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on July 21, 2013. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
- ^ "FOX Announces Guest Voices for 'The Simpsons', 'Family Guy' & 'Bob's Burgers' - Ratings - TVbytheNumbers.Zap2it.com". TVbytheNumbers. Archived from the original on October 29, 2014. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
- ^ a b Bibel, Sara (September 16, 2014). "Sunday Final Ratings: 'Big Brother', 'Miss America Pageant' & 'Countdown to Miss America' Adjusted Up & Final Football Numbers". The Futon Critic. Archived from the original on September 17, 2014. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
- ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (September 23, 2014). "Sunday Final Ratings: 'The Good Wife' & 'American Dad' Adjusted Up; '60 Minutes' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on September 24, 2014. Retrieved September 23, 2014.