AMERICAN DAD: The Fox Bosses Share Why They Saved the Series

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After more than a decade away, AMERICAN DAD! is returning to Fox for the 2025-26 season.

The Seth MacFarlane-led animated series got its start on the network in 2005, running there until 2014. The series then moved to TBS, where it ran another ten seasons. But with TBS shifting away from original scripted series, Fox saw the opportunity to get the show on its schedule again.

“Obviously, we’re really delighted to have our partnership with our friends over at Disney and Hulu, extending that for the next four years,” Fox CEO Rob Wade told reporters on a conference call on Sunday, May 11. “And so we’re very proud of it, as we’ve said, of Animation Domination. But we’re also looking ways to strengthen it.”

What the network did to help: Handed out renewals for four seasons to AD, THE SIMPSONS, BOB’S BURGERS, and FAMILY GUY. THE SIMPSONS and BOB’S are on the network’s Fall 2025 lineup, while FAMILY GUY and AMERICAN DAD! will return later in the season.

“We pride ourselves on being the home of the best animation on television, whether it’s our legacy shows or our new shows,” said Michael Thorn, President of FOX Television Network. “And it’s kind of simple: We got a chance to have another show with Seth, and we took it. So it’s simple. He’s a great partner for us, and it just kind of extends our reach to our very passionate animation audience. They’re great characters and it just complements our lineup in a terrific way.”

“It was opportunistic as well,” Wade added. “Obviously, it was on [TBS] and it became available. So we were delighted.”

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