# Animation Domination

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). It originally ran from May 1, 2005, until September 21, 2014, before returning on September 29, 2019.

## 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).
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. 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. 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.
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, but were pushed back to the 2023–24 season.
On January 18, 2022, Fox announced they would be eyeing a two-hour Monday block in May 2023.
Bless the Harts ended after two seasons on June 20, 2021. A year later, on June 30, 2022, Fox cancelled Duncanville after three seasons, and the series concluded on October 18, 2022 with its final six episodes on Hulu.
The Simpsons, Family Guy and Bob's Burgers were each renewed for two more seasons through 2025 on January 26, 2023.
Krapopolis premiered on September 24, 2023. Grimsburg premiered on January 7, 2024. HouseBroken was canceled on May 10, 2024 after two seasons. On May 13, 2024, Universal Basic Guys was renewed for a second season ahead of its debut on September 8. On July 25, 2024, Krapopolis was renewed for a fourth season.
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 was preempted.

## Programming
### Current programming

| Title | Premiere date | Time slot | Note |
| The Simpsons | May 1, 2005 | N/A | Previously aired as part of Fox Sunday Night / Sunday Funday |
| Family Guy | May 1, 2005 | Sundays at 8:00PM | Previously aired as part of Fox Sunday Night / Sunday Funday |
| Bob's Burgers | January 9, 2011 | N/A | Previously aired as part of Fox Sunday Night / Sunday Funday |
| The Great North | January 3, 2021 | Sundays at 9:00PM | Season 5 premiered December 22 |
| Krapopolis | September 24, 2023 | Sundays at 9:30PM | |
| Grimsburg | January 7, 2024 (2024-01-07) | Sundays at 8:30PM | Season 2 premiered February 17 |
| 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 |
* ↑ Debuted on December 17, 1989
* ↑ Debuted on January 31, 1999

### 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! | May 1, 2005 | 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. |
| 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 | July 21, 2013 | Special preview / aired on ADHD |
| High School USA! | July 21, 2013 | July 21, 2013 | Special preview / aired on ADHD |
| 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. |
| HouseBroken | May 31, 2021 | August 6, 2023 | Cancelled |
* ↑ Debuted on January 12, 1997
* ↑ Debuted on February 6, 2005

## Schedules
### 2004/05

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

### 2005/06

| 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 | King of the Hill | The Simpsons | Regular programming | Family Guy | American Dad! |
| Summer | Regular programming | King of the Hill | The Simpsons | American Dad! (R) | Family Guy | Regular programming |

### 2006/07

| 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) | The Simpsons | American Dad! | Family Guy | Regular programming |
| Winter | Regular programming | Regular programming | The Simpsons | King of the Hill | Family Guy | American Dad! |
| Spring | King of the Hill (R) | King of the Hill | The Simpsons | The Simpsons (R) | Family Guy | American Dad! |
| Summer | Regular programming | King of the Hill | The Simpsons | American Dad! (R) | Family Guy | Family Guy (R) |

### 2007/08

| 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 | Regular programming | | The Simpsons | King of the Hill | Family Guy | American Dad! |
| Spring | King of the Hill (R) | American Dad! (R) | The Simpsons | King of the Hill | Family Guy | American Dad! |
| Mid-spring | King of the Hill (R) | The Simpsons (R) | The Simpsons | King of the Hill | Family Guy | American Dad! |
| Late spring | Regular programming | Regular programming | | The Simpsons | King of the Hill | Family Guy | American Dad! |

### 2008/09

| 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) | King of the Hill (R) | The Simpsons | King of the Hill | Family Guy | American Dad! |
| Winter | Regular programming | Regular programming | | The Simpsons | King of the Hill | Family Guy | American Dad! |
| Spring | American Dad! (R) | King of the Hill (R) | The Simpsons | King of the Hill | Family Guy | American Dad! |
| Late spring | King of the Hill (R) | American Dad! (R) | The Simpsons | King of the Hill | Family Guy | American Dad! |
| Summer | Regular programming | American Dad! (R) | The Simpsons | King of the Hill | Family Guy | The Simpsons (R) |
| Mid-summer | Regular programming | American Dad! (R) | The Simpsons (R) | The Simpsons (R) | Family Guy | American Dad! (R) |

### 2009/10
#### 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 | Regular programming | Regular programming | The Simpsons | The Cleveland Show | Family Guy | American Dad! |
| Spring | Regular programming | The Simpsons (R) | The Simpsons | The Cleveland Show | Family Guy | American Dad! |
| Summer | Regular programming | American Dad! (R) | The Simpsons | The Cleveland Show | Family Guy | Family Guy (R) |
| Mid-summer | American Dad! (R) | The Simpsons (R) | The Simpsons | The Cleveland Show | Family Guy | Family Guy (R) |

#### Saturday

| Season | 11:00 p.m | 11:30 p.m. | 12:00 a.m. |
| Fall | Regular programming | Regular programming | Sit Down, Shut Up |

### 2010/11

| 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 (R) | The Simpsons | The Cleveland Show | Family Guy | American Dad! |
| Winter | The Simpsons (R) | American Dad! | The Simpsons | Bob's Burgers | Family Guy | The Cleveland Show |
| Spring | American Dad! (R) | Bob's Burgers (R) | The Simpsons | The Cleveland Show (R) | Family Guy | American Dad! (R) |

### 2011/12

| 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) | The Cleveland Show | The Simpsons | Napoleon Dynamite | Family Guy | American Dad! |
| Spring | The Simpsons (R) | The Cleveland Show | The Simpsons | Bob's Burgers | Family Guy | American Dad! |
| Late spring | American Dad! (R) | The Cleveland Show | The Simpsons | Bob's Burgers | Family Guy | American Dad! |
| Summer | American Dad! (R) | The Cleveland Show | The Simpsons | The Simpsons (R) | Family Guy | American Dad! |

### 2012/13

| 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) | The Simpsons | Bob's Burgers | Family Guy | American Dad! |
| Mid-summer | American Dad! (R) | The Simpsons (R) | The Simpsons | Bob's Burgers | Family Guy | Family Guy (R) |

### 2013/14

| 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! | The Simpsons | Family Guy | Regular programming | Regular programming |
| Summer | Regular programming | American Dad! | The Simpsons | Family Guy | Regular programming | Regular programming |
| Mid-summer | American Dad! (R) | Bob's Burgers (R) | The Simpsons | The Simpsons (R) | Family Guy (R) | American Dad! (R) |

### 2019/20

| 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 | The Simpsons (R) | Bob's Burgers (R) | The Simpsons | Duncanville | Bob's Burgers | Family Guy |
| Summer | Regular programming | Duncanville (R) | The Simpsons | Bless the Harts (R) | Bob's Burgers | Family Guy |

### 2020/21
#### 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 Simpsons | The Great North | Bob's Burgers | Family Guy |
| Spring | The Simpsons (R) | Bless the Harts | The Simpsons | The Great North | Bob's Burgers | Family Guy |
| Summer | Duncanville (R) | HouseBroken (R) | The Simpsons | The Great North | Bob's Burgers | Family Guy |
| Late summer | Regular programming | Regular programming | | The Simpsons | The Great North | Bob's Burgers | Family Guy |

#### Monday

| Season | 8:00 p.m | 8:30 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | 9:30 p.m. |
| Summer | Regular programming | Regular programming | HouseBroken | Duncanville |

### 2021/22

| 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 | The Simpsons (R) | Regular programming | The Simpsons | The Great North | Bob's Burgers | Family Guy |
| Spring | The Simpsons (R) | Duncanville | The Simpsons | The Great North | Bob's Burgers | Family Guy |
| Late spring | Regular programming | Regular programming | The Simpsons | Bob's Burgers (R) | Duncanville | Family Guy |
| Summer | Regular programming | Regular programming | The Simpsons | The Great North (R) | Bob's Burgers (R) | Family Guy |

### 2022/23

| 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 | Regular programming | | The Simpsons | The Great North | Bob's Burgers | Family Guy |
| Spring | Regular programming | Regular programming | The Simpsons | The Great North | Bob's Burgers | HouseBroken |
| Summer | Regular programming | Regular programming | The Simpsons | Family Guy (R) | HouseBroken | HouseBroken |
| Mid-summer | Regular programming | Regular programming | The Simpsons | Family Guy (R) | Bob's Burgers (R) | Family Guy (R) |

### 2023/24
#### 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 | Regular programming | The Simpsons | Krapopolis | The Great North | Grimsburg |
| Summer | Regular programming | Regular programming | Krapopolis (R) | Krapopolis (R) | Krapopolis (R) | Krapopolis (R) |

#### Wednesday

| Season | 8:00 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | 9:30 p.m. |
| Winter | Regular programming | Regular programming | Regular programming | Family Guy |

## Current lineup

| 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 | Regular programming | Family Guy | Grimsburg | The Great North | Krapopolis |
| Spring | Regular programming | Regular programming | The Simpsons (3/30) | Family Guy (3/30) | The Great North | Krapopolis |
Notes:
* The 7 p.m. hour was preempted for the network's coverage of the NFL and The OT on the following Sundays:
** 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.
* 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.
* The 7 p.m. hour was preempted by a repeat of Kitchen Nightmares on January 19, 2025.
* The Simpsons and Universal Basic Guys aired repeats on January 19, 2025.
* Bob's Burgers and Krapopolis were preempted by repeats of Animal Control and Going Dutch on January 19, 2025.
* The Simpsons, Universal Basic Guys, and Krapopolis aired repeats on January 26, 2025.
* Bob's Burgers was preempted by a repeat of the season five premiere of The Great North on January 26, 2025.
* The whole lineup was preempted for the 2025 Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium on February 2, 2025 at 8 p.m.
* The whole lineup was preempted for Super Bowl LIX on February 9, 2025 at 7 p.m.
* 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 Simpsons will air a repeat on April 20, 2025.
* The whole lineup will be preempted for a 2025 UFL Conference Championship Game on June 8, 2025 at 7 p.m.

## 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). 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.