Animation Domination

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For the former sister programming block on FXX, see Animation Domination High-Def.
Animation Domination
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Logo featuring the shows of Animation Domination
NetworkFox
LaunchedOriginal run: May 1, 2005; 16 years ago (2005-05-01)[1]
Second run: September 29, 2019; 2 years ago (2019-09-29)
ClosedOriginal run: September 21, 2014; 7 years ago (2014-09-21)
Country of originUnited States
FormatAdult animation
Comedy
Sitcom
Official websitehttps://www.fox.com/animation-domination/

Animation Domination (also called AniDom, Fox AD, and AD) is an 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]

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]

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.[6] 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.[7]

On May 31, 2021, Animation Domination temporarily expanded into Mondays with Duncanville and the new series HouseBroken.

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 9:30PM
Bob's Burgers January 9, 2011 Sundays at 9:00PM
Duncanville February 16, 2020 TBA
The Great North January 3, 2021 Sundays at 8:30PM
HouseBroken May 31, 2021 TBA
  1. ^ Debuted on December 17, 1989
  2. ^ Debuted on January 31, 1999

Upcoming programming[]

Title Premiere date Time slot
Krapopolis[8] 2022[9] TBA
Grimsburg[10] 2023[10] TBA

Former programming[]

Title Premiere date End date Status
King of the Hill[a] May 1, 2005 September 13, 2009 Ended
American Dad![b] September 21, 2014 Moved to TBS
Sit Down, Shut Up April 19, 2009 May 10, 2009 Cancelled
The Cleveland Show September 27, 2009 May 19, 2013
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
  1. ^ Debuted on January 12, 1997
  2. ^ Debuted on February 6, 2005

Current line-up[]

Network 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM
Fox The Simpsons The Great North Bob's Burgers Family Guy

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).[11] 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

  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. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Foxflash".
  8. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (May 17, 2021). "Dan Harmon's Animated Series 'Krapopolis' To Be Created On Blockchain & Sell NFTs In A First For Fox". Deadline.
  9. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 8, 2021). "Fox Greenlights Fully Owned Animated Series From Dan Harmon As Company Forges Path Being Linear & AVOD Player In SVOD-Dominated World". Deadline.
  10. ^ a b White, Peter (28 October 2021). "Jon Hamm To Star In Animated Detective Comedy Series 'Grimsburg' For Fox". Deadline.
  11. ^ "FOX FLASH - FOX PRIMETIME". foxflash.com. Archived from the original on 13 March 2013.

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