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]

For the former sister programming block on FXX, see Animation Domination High-Def.
Animation Domination
Logo for the 2019 incarnation
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 websitehttps://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 Cartoon Network's Adult Swim 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]

Programming

Current programming
TitlePremiere dateNoteTime slot
The SimpsonsMay 1, 2005Previously aired as part of Fox Sunday Night / Sunday Funday8:00PM
Family Guy9:30PM
Bob's BurgersJanuary 9, 20119:00PM
Bless the HartsSeptember 29, 20197:30PM
DuncanvilleFebruary 16, 2020TBA
The Great NorthJanuary 3, 20218:30PM

Upcoming programming
TitlePremiere dateNoteTime slot
HousebrokenTBATBA
Untitled Dan Harmon projectTBATBA

Former programming
TitleFirst airedLast airedNote
King of the Hill May 1, 2005 September 13, 2009 Cancelled
Sit Down, Shut Up May 10, 2009 Cancelled
The Cleveland Show September 27, 2009 May 19, 2013 Cancelled
Allen Gregory October 30, 2011 December 18, 2011 Cancelled
Napoleon Dynamite January 15, 2012 March 4, 2012 Cancelled
Axe Cop July 21, 2013 Special preview / aired on ADHD
High School USA!

Current line-up
Season 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM
Fall[8] Regular programming[N 1] The Simpsons Bless the Harts Bob's Burgers Family Guy
Winter/Spring[9] Regular programming[N 2] Bless the Harts The Great North

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).[10] 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. During the fall, this slot wasn't used for Animation Domination, except for occasional reruns of The Simpsons and Bob's Burgers.
  2. During the winter/spring, this slot won't be used for Animation Domination.
  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. https://www.foxflash.com/releases/view/week-of-jan-3-10-2021
  8. "Fox Fall 2020 schedule". Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  9. "All-New Animated Series "The Great North" to Premiere Sunday, February 14 on FOX". Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  10. "FOX FLASH - FOX PRIMETIME". foxflash.com. Archived from the original on 13 March 2013.
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