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How is Groening connected to Futurama?
Groening got together with Simpsons writer/producer David X.
Cohen (known as David S.
Cohen at the time) in 1997 and developed Futurama.
What is Futurama?
an animated series about life in the year 3000.
Was the show popular?
the show was canceled by Fox.
In a situation similar to Family Guy, however, strong DVD sales and very stable ratings on Adult Swim brought Futurama back to life.

Question: how long was the show on?
Self-contained rewrite: how long was the show Futurama on?