Animation Domination

Animation Domination (also called AniDom, Fox AD, and AD) is an American animated programming block which 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]

For the former sister programming block, see Animation Domination High-Def.
Animation Domination
Logo featuring the shows of the Sunday Animation Domination block
NetworkFox
LaunchedOriginal run: May 1, 2005 (2005-05-01)[1]
Second run: September 29, 2019 (2019-09-29)
ClosedOriginal run: September 21, 2014 (2014-09-21)
Country of originUnited States
FormatAdult animation
Comedy
Sitcom
Official websitewww.fox.com/animation-domination/

History

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]

Universal Basic Guys/The Hoagie Bros. will premiere in 2024.[15] The Simpsons, Family Guy and Bob's Burgers were each renewed for two more seasons through 2025 on January 26, 2023.[16]

Programming

Current programming
TitlePremiere dateTime slotNote
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] TBA
Bob's Burgers January 9, 2011 Sundays at 9:00PM
The Great North January 3, 2021 Sundays at 8:30PM
HouseBroken May 31, 2021 Sundays at 9:30PM Two back-to-back episodes aired on December 4, 2022, at 8:30PM
  1. Debuted on December 17, 1989
  2. Debuted on January 31, 1999

Upcoming programming
TitlePremiere dateTime slot
Grimsburg[17] 2023–24 season[11] TBA
Krapopolis[18] 2023–24 season[10] TBA
Universal Basic Guys/The Hoagie Bros.[15] 2024 TBA

Pilots

Former programming
TitlePremiere dateEnd dateStatus
King of the Hill[lower-alpha 1] May 1, 2005 September 13, 2009 Ended; reboot in works at Hulu
American Dad![lower-alpha 2] 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.[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]
  1. Debuted on January 12, 1997
  2. Debuted on February 6, 2005

Schedules

2004/05
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 (R) Family Guy American Dad!
Summer Regular programming King of the Hill (R)
Mid-summer Regular programming
Late summer The Simpsons (R)

2005/06
Main article: 2005–06 United States network television schedule
Season 7:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m.
Fall King of the Hill The Simpsons Family Guy American Dad!

2006/07
Main article: 2006–07 United States network television schedule
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 Regular programming Regular programming
Mid-spring King of the Hill American Dad!
Late spring King of the Hill The Simpsons (R)
Summer Regular programming Regular programming
Mid-summer American Dad! (R) Family Guy (R)

2007/08
Main article: 2007–08 United States network television schedule
Season 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m.
Fall The Simpsons King of the Hill Family Guy American Dad!

2008/09
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 Animation Reruns 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)

2009/10
Main article: 2009–10 United States network television schedule
Season 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m.
Fall The Simpsons The Cleveland Show Family Guy American Dad!

2010/11
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 Regular programming The Simpsons The Cleveland Show Family Guy American Dad!
Winter The Simpsons (R) American Dad! Bob's Burgers The Cleveland Show

2011/12
Main article: 2011–12 United States network television schedule
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
Main article: 2012–13 United States network television schedule
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 Bob's Burgers Family Guy American Dad!

2013/14
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 Regular programming The Simpsons Bob's Burgers Family Guy American Dad!
Winter 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
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
Spring Regular programming Duncanville (R) Bless the Harts (R)

2020/21
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 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m.
Summer HouseBroken Duncanville

2021/22
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)

Current lineup
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 The Great North (R) (7/9)[22] Bob's Burgers (R) (7/9)[23] Family Guy (R) (7/9)[24] TBA (7/9)[25]

Notes:

  • The 7:00 p.m. hour was preempted every second, fourth and fifth Sunday from September 11, 2022, to January 8, 2023 (except December 25, 2022) due to the network's coverage of Fox NFL and The OT.
  • Family Guy was preempted on November 27, 2022, due to an episode of Welcome to Flatch at 8:00 p.m. In addition, The Simpsons aired at 8:30 p.m. and The Great North aired at 9:30 p.m.
  • The Great North and Bob's Burgers were preempted on December 4, 2022, due to the first two episodes of HouseBroken season 2.
  • Repeats of Bob's Burgers and Family Guy aired on January 1, 2023.
  • Repeats of the whole lineup aired from January 15 to February 12, 2023.
  • The 7:00 p.m. hour is preempted weekly starting February 26, 2023 (except March 12 and 19), by reruns of Next Level Chef.
  • Family Guy was preempted on March 19, 2023, due to two new back-to-back episodes of Bob's Burgers, and on March 26 and April 2, 2023, due to new episodes of HouseBroken.
  • Repeats of The Simpsons and Bob's Burgers aired on March 26 and April 2, 2023.
  • The Simpsons was preempted on April 16, 2023, due to two new back-to-back episodes of Family Guy at 9:00 p.m. In addition, Bob's Burgers aired at 8:00 p.m.
  • Bob's Burgers was preempted on May 7, 2023, due to the season finale episode of Family Guy at 9:00 p.m.

Animation Domination High-Def
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).[26] 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

References

Informational notes

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