Fox Entertainment has renewed its blockbuster animation dominance slate of “The Simpsons,” “Family Guy” and “Bob’s Burgers” for an additional two seasons, President of Scripted Programming Michael Thorne announced.
The three early renewals, coming from Disney Television Studios’ 20th television animation, mean the long-running series will continue through the 2024–25 broadcast cycle. Stalwart Fox shows guaranteed seasons 14 and 15 for “Bob’s Burgers,” seasons 22 and 23 for “Family Guy,” and seasons 35 and 36 for “The Simpsons,” which now has the longest-running scripted series. has surpassed its own record. Television History.
“With this trio of renewals, we celebrate excellence in animation at Fox, our amazing, long-term partnership with 20th Television and the brilliant creators and incredible voices behind these all-time favorites,” Thorne said in a statement. ” “More than three decades of The Simpsons, more than two decades of Family Guy and more than a decade of Bob’s Burgers on our network prove the enduring power of the animation genre and the infinite fan affinity for these outrageously weird comedy classics.”
“At 750 episodes of The Simpsons, 400 episodes of Family Guy and 250 episodes of Bob’s Burgers, we can be proud to continue these three animated hits with the greatest of all,” said Marcy Proito, EVP of 20th Television Animation. teams in animation. Our relationship with FOX over the past three decades has allowed this trio of shows to flourish, grow, and provide fans with bottomless moments of hilarious and irreverent entertainment, and we’re absolutely thrilled FOX is doubling down on each of these iconic shows.
Fox is home to the longest-running primetime animation block in TV history, featuring animation’s first families, The Simpsons, The Griffins, and The Belchers. Three Emmy-winning adult-animated comedies currently rank among the top 10 comedies for the 2022-23 season, making “Bob’s Burgers,” “The Simpsons” and “Family Guy” their second, fourth and fifth consecutive seasons on the list. Let’s mark. respectively. According to the network, “Family Guy” also ranks as Fox’s most-streamed program on record and continued the trend, averaging 5.1 million viewers this season.
“The Simpsons” is a Gracie Films Production in association with 20th Television. James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, Al Jean and Matt Selman are executive producers. Gracie Films Worldwide Brand Division develops and produces licensed content for the series.
Seth MacFarlane is the creator and executive producer of “Family Guy.” Rich Appel and Alec Sulkin serve as EPs and show runners, while Steve Callaghan, Tom Devaney, Danny Smith, Cara Vallow, Mark Hentemann and Patrick Meaghan are executive producers.
“Bob’s Burgers” is executive produced and produced by Lorraine Bouchard and was co-developed by Jim Doutriv. Nora Smith, Dan Fiebel, Rich Rinaldi, Greg Thompson, Jon Schroeder, Steven Davis, Scott Jacobson, Holly Schlesinger, Wendy Molyneux, Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin and Calvin Yu also serve as executive producers.
