‘The Simpsons,’ ‘Bob’s Burgers,’ and ‘Family Guy’ Get Huge 4-Season Renewals
Unprecedented early pickups of the hit network animated series is buoyed by return of ‘American Dad!’ for Seasons 20-23.
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Disney+ Adds ‘The Simpsons’ 24/7 Stream
The curated feed, now live, features all 35 seasons in chronological order, with a programming lineup to refresh monthly afterward; bundle subscribers can stream the current season via Hulu.
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Exclusive Clip: ‘Family Guy’ Season 23 Debut – ‘Top Gun’ Parody ‘Fat Gun’
Peter / Maverick and Lois / Charlie take to the skies… and it has nothing to do with ‘Star Wars’ as the new season premieres Sunday, February 16 (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT) on FOX.
‘Blood of Zeus’ Earns 2025 WGA Awards Animation Nomination
The 2D adult animated Netflix series will contend against ‘The Simpsons’ and ‘Bob’s Burgers’ as the sole ‘drama’ nominee at the February 15 ceremony; ‘The Mandalorian’s Simon Kassianides joins the cast of the third and final season, which streams later this year.
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Lisa Travels Back to 1923 in New ‘The Simpsons’ Episode
Hitting Disney+ February 12, ‘The Past and the Furious’ delves into Springfields now extinct Mini Moose once vital to its ecosystem.
FOX’s Animation Domination Returns this Winter
The season premieres of ‘Family Guy,’ ‘Grimsburg,’ and ‘The Great North,’ plus new episodes of ‘Krapopolis,’ air February 16, while ‘The Simpsons’ returns March 30.
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‘The Simpsons,’ ‘Bob’s Burgers’ Lead 2025 WGA Awards Nominations for Animation
Two of FOX’s iconic series once again nabs multiple noms, with ‘Blood of Zeus’ rounding out the list; ‘Shōgun,’ ‘Fallout’ among non-animated shows also garnering multiple noms; ceremony set for February 15.
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Disney+ Drops ‘The Simpsons’ Holiday Special Trailer
The Christmas-themed double episode, ‘O C’mon All Ye Faithful,’ which guest stars Pentatonix, Patti LaBelle, and Derren Brown, premieres December 17.
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Al Jean Talks ‘The Simpsons’ Short ‘The Most Wonderful Time of the Year’
The iconic show’s long-time executive producer and showrunner shares his thoughts on his team’s latest short film - featuring Sideshow Bob, famous Disney+ villains, and so-called Halloween spirit - as well as his love of the format, and the important role shorts play in the franchise’s universe since the move to Disney.
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Disney+, ESPN to Stream Live Animated NFL Game Set in ‘The Simpsons’ World
Bart joins the Bengals while Homer teams with the Cowboys in ‘The Simpsons Funday Football’ live altcast, with animated versions of Mina Kimes, Dan Orlovsky and Drew Carter, streaming December 9 at 8 PM.
Matt Groening’s ‘Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Ominous Omnibus Volume 3’ Now Available
‘Fiendish Fables of Devilish Delicacies’ continues 'The Simpsons' annual Halloween tradition with a collection of award-winning comics along with a forward by none other than Marge Simpson.
‘The Simpsons’ Season 35 Release Date Announced
Four never-before-seen episodes will stream this season exclusively for Disney+ subscribers; the longest-running animated series premieres October 2.
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FOX Unveils Fall 2024 Animated Slate Premiere Dates
The schedule includes return dates for 'The Simpsons,' 'Bob's Burgers,' and 'Krapopolis,' as well as the new animated comedy, 'Universal Basic Guys,' which debuts immediately following the FOX NFL doubleheader on September 8.
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Nick Announces ‘Kids’ Choice Awards 2024’ Nominations
Favorite Cartoon and Animated Movie are two of the animation-related categories, with voting starting today; the annual awards show will be hosted by SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick Star when the “slimy” trip to Bikini Bottom begins July 13, simulcast across Nickelodeon, TeenNick, Nicktoons, the Nick Jr. channel, TV Land, CMT and MTV2.
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‘The Simpsons’ Season 34 Disney+ Streaming Debut Set
22 new episodes including a record 750th and not one but two ‘Treehouse of Horror’ Halloween outings premieres October 11.
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Netflix Drops ‘Disenchantment’ Part 5 Teaser and Images
The 5th and final chapter of Matt Groening’s 2D animated comedy fantasy about the misadventures of hard-hitting, hard-drinking Queen Bean, hits the streamer in September.
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Maggie Simpson Returns to ‘Star Wars’ in ‘Rogue Not Quite One’ Short
Travel to a galaxy far, far away in the newest cross-promotional gem following the youngest Simpson as she hops in Grogu’s hovering pram for a hyperspace-bopping adventure, streaming exclusively on Disney+ May 4th.
Jeff ‘Swampy’ Marsh Boards New ‘Phineas and Ferb’
The hit series' co-creator inks deal with Disney Branded Television, joining longtime creative partner Dan Povenmire to executive produce and voice direct all-new episodes of the award-winning animated show, which premiered in 2008 and became one of DTV’s most successful animated kids’ shows.
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Production Workers at Walt Disney Animation Studio Unionize
IATSE Local 839 claims the studio has denied its request to voluntarily recognize the group of workers, preferring a NLRB election where it is attempting to exclude production supervisors and production managers from voting based on their job titles.
‘Undone’ Takes Top Animation Honors at 2023 Writers Guild Awards
Prime Video’s episodic drama about the elastic nature of reality bests ‘The Simpsons,’ ‘Tuca & Bertie,’ and ‘Bob’s Burgers’ at the Sunday-night ceremony.
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‘The Simpsons’ Episode Removed from Disney+ in Hong Kong for ‘Labor Camp’ Comment
Streamer takes down ‘One Angry Lisa’ episode from its Season 34 offering, joining a previously removed episode from Season 16 which mentions Tiananmen Square.
FOX Renews ‘The Simpsons,’ ‘Family Guy,’ and ‘Bob’s Burgers’
The network orders two new seasons for each of the hugely popular Animation Domination series, all from 20th Television Animation, cementing the longest-running primetime animation block’s continued airing through the 2024-25 broadcast cycle.
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Disney TV and Dan Povenmire Ink New Deal – ‘Phineas and Ferb’ to Return
Under the agreement, the Emmy Award-winning series’ co-creator and executive producer will oversee 40 new episodes as well as for a Season 2 renewal of ‘Hamster & Gretel,’ while also developing live-action projects.
‘The Simpsons’ Leads 2023 WGA Awards Nominations for Animation
FOX’s iconic series once again nabs multiple noms, with ‘Bob’s Burgers,’ last year's winner ‘Tuca & Bertie,’ and ‘Undone’ rounding out the list; winners to be honored at March 5 WGA awards ceremony.
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Disney+ to Stream ‘The Simpsons meet the Bocellis in ‘Feliz Navidad’’ Holiday Short
Marge gets the best gift ever when Homer surprises her with a performance from Italian opera superstar Andrea Bocelli and family; the Christmas short streams December 15, kicking off the series’ 33-year anniversary celebration.
