Animation Domination

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
Network	Fox
Launched	Original run: May 1, 2005; 19 years ago (2005-05-01)[1] Second run: September 29, 2019; 5 years ago (2019-09-29)
Closed	Original run: September 21, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-09-21)
Country of origin	United States
Official website	www.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] They were each renewed for a second in October 2022.^[12][13]

On January 18, 2022, Fox announced they would be eyeing a two-hour Monday block in May 2023.^[14]

Bless the Harts ended after two seasons on June 20, 2021. A year later, on June 30, 2022, Fox cancelled Duncanville after three seasons^[15] and the series concluded on October 18, 2022 with its final six episodes on Hulu.^[16]

The Simpsons, Family Guy and Bob's Burgers were each renewed for two more seasons through 2025 on January 26, 2023.^[17]

On March 1, 2023, Krapopolis was renewed for a third season ahead of its premiere on September 24.^[18][19] Grimsburg premiered on January 7, 2024.^[20] HouseBroken was canceled on May 10, 2024 after two seasons.^[21] On May 13, 2024, Universal Basic Guys was renewed for a second season ahead of its debut on September 8.^[22][23] On July 25, 2024, Krapopolis was renewed for a fourth season.^[24]

On February 16, 2025, the whole lineup was delayed by two hours due to rain delays during the 2025 Daytona 500 and The Great North aired a repeat of its fifth season premiere.

On March 21, 2025, it was announced that plans were being made to return American Dad!, which moved to TBS in 2014, back to Fox's Animation Domination lineup, where it would air alongside The Simpsons, Family Guy and Bob's Burgers.^[25] On April 2, 2025, The Simpsons, Family Guy and Bob's Burgers were each renewed for four seasons and American Dad! was confirmed to be returning to Fox, also for four seasons.^[26]

Programming

Current programming

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]		Sundays at 8:30PM
American Dad![c]		N/A	Aired on TBS from 2014 to 2025; returning to Fox in the 2025–2026 season[26]
Bob's Burgers	January 9, 2011	Thursday at 8:00PM[27]	Previously aired as part of Fox Sunday Night / Sunday Funday
The Great North	January 3, 2021	Sundays at 9:30PM	Season 5 premiered December 22
Krapopolis	September 24, 2023	Sundays at 9:00PM
Grimsburg	January 7, 2024 (2024-01-07)	Thursdays at 8:30PM[27]	Season 2 premiered February 16
Universal Basic Guys	September 8, 2024	N/A	First two episodes aired at 8:00PM on September 8 & 15; third episode aired at 9:00PM on September 22[28]

1. Debuted on December 17, 1989
2. Debuted on January 31, 1999
3. Debuted on February 6, 2005

Former programming

Title	Premiere date	End date	Status
King of the Hill	May 1, 2005[a]	September 13, 2009	Ended; revival in works at Hulu
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.[29]
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.[30]
HouseBroken	May 31, 2021	August 6, 2023	Cancelled

1. Debuted on January 12, 1997

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	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

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

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

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

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					The Simpsons (R)
Mid-summer			The Simpsons (R)			American Dad! (R)

2009/10

Sunday

Main article: 2009–10 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!
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Main article: 2024–25 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	Bob's Burgers (R)	Krapopolis (R)	The Simpsons	Universal Basic Guys	Bob's Burgers	Krapopolis
Winter	Regular programming		Family Guy	Grimsburg	The Great North
Spring			The Simpsons	Family Guy
Mid-spring					Krapopolis	The Great North

Thursday

Season	8:00 p.m.	8:30 p.m.	9:00 p.m.	9:30 p.m.
Late spring	Bob's Burgers (5/29)[27]	Grimsburg (5/29)[27]	Family Guy (5/29)[27]	The Great North (5/29)[27]

Notes:

• The 7 p.m. hour was preempted for the network's coverage of the NFL and The OT on the following Sundays:^[31]
  • 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
  • January 12, 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.^[32]
• 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 and December 1, 2024.
• Universal Basic Guys and Krapopolis aired repeats on December 22, 2024.
• Bob's Burgers was preempted by the season five premiere of The Great North on December 22, 2024.
• Krapopolis was preempted by The FOX Winter Preview on December 29, 2024.
• On January 5, 2025, The Simpsons was preempted by a repeat of the Going Dutch premiere and Bob's Burgers was preempted by a repeat of Krapopolis, which was preempted by a repeat of Universal Basic Guys, which was preempted by a repeat of the Animal Control season 3 premiere.
• The whole lineup was preempted by repeats of Doc, Animal Control, and Going Dutch on January 12, 2025.
• On January 19, 2025, the 7 p.m. hour was preempted by a repeat of Kitchen Nightmares, while The Simpsons and Universal Basic Guys aired repeats, and the 9 p.m. hour was preempted by repeats of Animal Control and Going Dutch.
• On January 26, 2025, The Simpsons, Universal Basic Guys and Krapopolis aired repeats, while Bob's Burgers was preempted by a repeat of The Great North season five premiere.
• The whole lineup was preempted for the 2025 Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium on February 2, 2025 at 8 p.m.^[33]
• The whole lineup was preempted for Super Bowl LIX on February 9, 2025 at 7 p.m.^[34]
• The whole lineup for February 16, 2025 was delayed by two hours due to rain delays during the 2025 Daytona 500 and The Great North repeated the first episode of its fifth season, pushing the new episode scheduled for that night to the following week.
• The whole lineup aired repeats on April 20, 2025.
• Krapopolis will air a repeat on April 27, 2025.
• Krapopolis and Grimsburg will air new episodes on April 30, 2025.^[35]
• The whole lineup will be preempted for a 2025 UFL Conference Championship Game on June 8, 2025 at 7 p.m.^[36]

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).^[37] 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
• Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards
• Warped Kart Racers
• Night of the Hurricane – the first (and, as of 2011, only) Animation Domination crossover event