Animation Domination Explained

Animation Domination
Channel:	Fox
Owner:	Fox Corporation
Country:	United States
Genre:	Adult animation Comedy Sitcom
Premiered:	Original run: ^[1] Second run:
Closed:	Original run:
Type:	Sunday night animation block

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]

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]

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

Current programming

Title	Premiere date	Time slot	Note
The Simpsons		Sundays at 8:00PM	Previously aired as part of Fox Sunday Night / Sunday Funday
Family Guy		N/A
Bob's Burgers		Sundays at 9:00PM
The Great North		N/A	Season 5 Premieres Mid-Season 2025
Krapopolis	September 24, 2023	Sundays at 9:30PM
Grimsburg		N/A	Season 2 Premieres Mid-Season 2025

Former programming

Title	Premiere date	End date	Status
King of the Hill	May 1, 2005	September 13, 2009	Ended; revival in works at Hulu
American Dad!		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.^[25]
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.^[26]
HouseBroken		August 6, 2023	Cancelled

Schedules

2004/05

See 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		Family Guy	American Dad!
Late spring	Regular programming	King of the Hill
Summer			The Simpsons	Regular programming
Mid-summer			The Simpsons

2005/06

See 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	King of the Hill	The Simpsons	Regular programming	Family Guy	American Dad!
Winter	Regular programming

2006/07

See 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	Regular programming	The Simpsons	American Dad!	Family Guy	Regular programming
Late fall	American Dad!	The Simpsons
Winter	Regular programming			King of the Hill		American Dad!
Spring	King of the Hill	King of the Hill		The Simpsons
Summer	Regular programming			American Dad!	Family Guy

2007/08

See 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	The Simpsons	The Simpsons	King of the Hill	Family Guy	American Dad!
Winter	Regular programming
Spring	King of the Hill	American Dad!
Mid-spring		The Simpsons
Late spring	Regular programming

2008/09

See 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		The Simpsons	King of the Hill	Family Guy	American Dad!
Winter	Regular programming
Spring	American Dad!	King of the Hill
Mid-spring	Sit Down, Shut Up	American Dad!
Late spring	King of the Hill

2009/10

Sunday

See 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
Summer		American Dad!			Family Guy
Mid-summer	American Dad!	The Simpsons

Saturday

See main article: 2009–10 United States network television schedule (late night).

2010/11

See 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		The Simpsons	The Cleveland Show	Family Guy	American Dad!
Winter	The Simpsons	American Dad!		Bob's Burgers		The Cleveland Show
Spring	American Dad!	Bob's Burgers		The Cleveland Show		American Dad!

2011/12

See 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	The Cleveland Show	The Simpsons	Allen Gregory	Family Guy	American Dad!
Winter	Bob's Burgers			Napoleon Dynamite
Spring	The Simpsons			Bob's Burgers
Late spring	American Dad!
Summer			The Simpsons

2012/13

See 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	The Cleveland Show	The Simpsons	Bob's Burgers	Family Guy	American Dad!
Summer	The Cleveland Show	The Simpsons
Mid-summer	American Dad!				Family Guy

2013/14

See 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	American Dad!	The Simpsons	Bob's Burgers	Family Guy	American Dad!
Winter	Bob's Burgers	American Dad!		Family Guy	Regular programming
Spring	Regular programming
Summer	American Dad!	Bob's Burgers	The Simpsons		Family Guy	American Dad!

2019/20

See 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	Bob's Burgers	The Simpsons	Bless the Harts	Bob's Burgers	Family Guy
Winter				Duncanville
Summer	Regular programming	Duncanville		Bless the Harts

2020/21

See 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	Bob's Burgers	The Simpsons	Bless the Harts	Bob's Burgers	Family Guy
Winter	Regular programming	Bless the Harts		The Great North
Spring	The Simpsons
Summer	Duncanville	HouseBroken
Late summer	Regular programming

Monday

2021/22

See 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	Bob's Burgers	The Simpsons	The Great North	Bob's Burgers	Family Guy
Winter		Regular programming
Spring		Duncanville
Late spring	Regular programming			Bob's Burgers	Duncanville
Summer				The Great North	Bob's Burgers

2022/23

See 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	Bob's Burgers	The Simpsons	The Great North	Bob's Burgers	Family Guy
Winter	Regular programming
Spring						HouseBroken
Summer				Family Guy	HouseBroken
Mid-summer					Bob's Burgers	Family Guy

2023/24

See 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	Bob's Burgers	The Simpsons	Krapopolis	Bob's Burgers	Family Guy
Winter	Regular programming				The Great North	Grimsburg
Summer			Krapopolis

Wednesday

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Winter	Regular programming			Family Guy

Upcoming lineup

See main article: 2024–25 United States network television schedule.

Notes:

• The 7 p.m. hour will be preempted for the network's coverage of NFL and The OT on the following Sundays:^[28]
  • September 8, 2024
  • September 22, 2024
  • October 13, 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 will air 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 will be preempted for the 2025 Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum on February 2, 2025 at 8 p.m.^[29]
• The whole lineup will be preempted for Super Bowl LIX on February 9, 2025 at 6:30 p.m.^[30]

Animation Domination High-Def

See 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).^[31] 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

• List of programs broadcast by Fox
• Animation on Fox
• Fox Sunday Night
• 20th Television Animation
• Bento Box Entertainment
  • Warped Kart Racers
• Night of the Hurricane – the first (and, as of 2011, only) Animation Domination crossover event

References

Informational notes

Notes and References

1. Web site: Animation Domination. tviv.org.
2. Book: Perlmutter . David . The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows . 2018 . Rowman & Littlefield . 978-1538103739 . 35.
3. Web site: Fox Fall Premiere Dates: Empire's Final Season, XL Masked Singer and More. Michael. Ausiello. June 24, 2019.
4. Web site: New Episodes on FOX's Animation Domination. Nancy Basile. About.com Entertainment. 2012-01-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20130513061053/http://animatedtv.about.com/od/foxnetwork/a/may2005fox.htm. 2013-05-13. dead.
5. Web site: New Episodes on FOX's Animation Domination. Nancy Basile. About.com Entertainment. 2012-01-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20080425025132/http://animatedtv.about.com/b/2005/04/20/foxs-animation-domination-for-may.htm. 2008-04-25. dead.
6. Web site: August 10, 2009 . King of the Hill Serves Up Texas-Size Series Finale Sunday, September 13, on Fox . TheFultonCritic.com . December 25, 2022.
7. Web site: Fox Entertainment & Caffeine to partner on live Sunday night Animation Domination branded series 'The AniDom Beyond Show' hosted by Andy Richter. 18 April 2020. The Futon Critic.
8. Web site: 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. Fox. The Futon Critic. May 16, 2022. May 16, 2022.
10. Web site: Dan Harmon's 'Krapopolis' Renewed For Season 3 At Fox Ahead Of Premiere As Animated Series Moves To 2023/24 Season. Deadline. Peter. White. March 1, 2023.
11. Web site: Andreeva. Nellie. Fox Unveils 2023-24 Programming Slate, Does Not Announce Fall Schedule For Second Straight Year. Deadline Hollywood. May 15, 2023.
12. Web site: White. Peter. Fox Animation Push Continues As Network Eyes Further Series Orders & Builds Towards Two-Hour Monday Night Block In May 2023. Deadline Hollywood. January 18, 2022.
13. Web site: Fox announces Duncanville cancellation. Schwartz. John. July 1, 2022. Bubbleblabber. July 2022 .
14. scullymike. Mike. Scully. 1567355214143066112. Six new eps of #Duncanville starring Amy Poehler exclusively on @Hulu Tuesday, October 18th! How did we enjoy being on Fox? Well...t. September 6, 2022. September 12, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220907033347/https://twitter.com/scullymike/status/1567355214143066112. September 7, 2022. live.
15. Web site: The Simpsons, Family Guy & Bob's Burgers Renewed For Two Additional Seasons Through 2024–25. Deadline Hollywood. Petski. Denise. Andreeva . Nellie. January 26, 2023.
16. Web site: Breaking News - FOX to Debut Animated Comedy "Krapopolis" on Sunday, Sept. 24 | TheFutonCritic.com. www.thefutoncritic.com.
17. Web site: Fox Reveals Premiere Date for New Jon Hamm-Led Animated Series 'Grimsburg' (EXCLUSIVE). Variety. Michael. Schneider. October 14, 2023.
18. Web site: 'Housebroken' Canceled at Fox. May 10, 2024. The Hollywood Reporter. Goldberg. Lesley.
19. Web site: 'Universal Basic Guys' Scores Early Season 2 Renewal; Fox Drops Teaser. May 13, 2024. Deadline. Cordero. Rosy.
20. Web site: Fox Will Use NFL to Launch New Series 'Universal Basic Guys,' 'Rescue: Hi-Surf'. July 16, 2024. The Hollywood Reporter. Porter. Rick.
21. Web site: 'Krapopolis' Renewed For Season 4, Fox and Dan Harmon Announce at Comic-Con (EXCLUSIVE). Variety. Michael. Schneider. July 25, 2024. July 25, 2024.
22. Web site: White. Peter. Fox Orders Animated Series 'Universal Basic Guys/The Hoagie Bros' From Adam & Craig Malamut, Sony TV. Deadline Hollywood. November 7, 2022. November 7, 2022.
23. Web site: Fox Fall 2024 Schedule: 'Lone Star' Succeeds '9-1-1', 'The Floor' Moves, 'Family Guy' Among 8 Scripted Series Held For Midseason. Deadline. Nellie. Andreeva. May 13, 2024.
24. Web site: Fox Reveals Fall Premiere Dates, Including the Return of '9-1-1: Lone Star' After Its Strike-Induced 15-Month Hiatus. July 16, 2024. Variety. Schneider. Michael.
25. Web site: Is my favorite show cancelled?. Battaglio, Stephen. 2009-05-17. TV Guide. 2010-02-21. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100102042813/http://tvguidemagazine.com/is-my-favorite-show-getting-cancelled/bubble-show-update-851.html. 2010-01-02.
26. Web site: 'Fox Plots Animated Drama Push With 'His Majesty's Dragon' As Renewal Talks Continue Over 'The Simpsons', 'Family Guy' & 'Bob's Burgers'. Steve. Whote. September 8, 2022.
27. Web site: Andreeva. Nellie. Fox Fall 2024 Schedule: Lone Star Succeeds 9-1-1, The Floor Moves, Family Guy Among 8 Scripted Series Held For Midseason. Deadline Hollywood. May 13, 2024.
28. Web site: 2024 NFL schedule release: Cowboys to play at Browns in Week 1 in Tom Brady's broadcasting debut . May 14, 2024 . . en-US.
29. Web site: Season-opening Clash exhibition heads to Bowman Gray Stadium in 2025. Zack. Albert. August 17, 2024. August 17, 2024.
30. Web site: The NFL's new broadcast rights deals. SportsPro. March 23, 2021. June 5, 2024.
31. Web site: FOX FLASH – FOX PRIMETIME. https://web.archive.org/web/20130313090726/http://www.foxflash.com/div.php/main/page?aID=1z2z2z345z3z8&ID=12360. 13 March 2013. foxflash.com.