American Dad!

American animated sitcom

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April 2025 Fox announces the series will return for its twenty-second season, with a four-season pickup order.
March 24 2025 The season 21 finale aired on TBS.
March 24 2025 The season 21 finale is slated to air, potentially marking the end of the show's run on TBS.
March 21 2025 TBS announced they would not order new episodes after the season 21 finale, with potential contract negotiations to return to Fox for season 22.
November 2024 An initial assurance was made that future season reruns would stream on Hulu after airing on Fox.
November 2024 An initial assurance is made that future new episodes will stream on Hulu after airing on Fox.
October 28 2024 The 21st season of American Dad! premiered on TBS.
September 27 2023 Showrunners returned to American Dad after the Writers Guild of America Strike was declared over.
May 12 2023 Showrunners of American Dad, including Seth MacFarlane, temporarily left the show due to the Writers Guild of America Strike.
March 27 2023 The 20th season of American Dad! premiered on TBS.
2022 The Smith family appeared in the crossover racing game Warped Kart Racers, which also featured characters from Family Guy, King of the Hill, and Solar Opposites. Almost the entire Smith family was playable in the game.
July 2022 At Comic-Con, showrunner Matt Weitzman discussed a potential crossover with The Orville, Seth MacFarlane's live-action sci-fi series.
July 2022 Matt Weitzman announced at Comic-Con that previously discussed plans for an American Dad! feature film were scrapped.
January 24 2022 Premiered its 19th season
2021 Season 18 of American Dad! was produced and aired, marking a continuation of the animated comedy series created by Seth MacFarlane and aired on TBS after moving from Fox.
December 16 2021 The series was renewed for seasons 20 and 21, ensuring its continued production.
2020 Season 16 of American Dad! concluded, marking the show's continued production and broadcast on TBS.
2020 TBS aired two previously pulled episodes from the end of the previous season, causing confusion in season numbering between TBS' official website and YouTube playlist.
April 13 2020 Aired its 17th season
2019 Season 16 of American Dad! premiered, continuing the animated comedy series' run on TBS after moving from Fox.
2019 The mobile app American Dad! Apocalypse Soon was released, subsequently accumulating over 10 million downloads across Android and Apple platforms.
2018 Linda Lamontagne was nominated for Artios Awards in Television Animation
2018 Seth MacFarlane was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance for the episode 'The Talented Mr. Dingleberry'
November 6 2018 Home video release of Season 14 in Region 1
2017 Playtech licensed American Dad! for online gambling products, expanding the show's brand into the digital gambling market.
2017 Dee Bradley Baker was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance for the episode 'Fight and Flight'
2017 Linda Lamontagne was nominated for Artios Awards in Television Animation
2017 American Dad! was nominated for the People's Choice Award for Favorite Animated TV Show
November 7 2017 Home video release of Season 13 in Region 1
2016 American Dad! was nominated for the People's Choice Award for Favorite Animated TV Show
2016 Linda Lamontagne was nominated for Artios Awards in Television Animation
2016 The New York Times conducted a study of TV shows' popularity on Facebook, finding that American Dad! was particularly popular in the Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic states, and Great Lakes Region, while being less popular in Utah and the Southern states.
December 13 2016 Home video release of Season 11 in Region 1
September 2016 American Dad! characters appeared in the crossover card game Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards, which included characters from multiple animated series like Family Guy, Futurama, and others. Stan Smith and Roger Smith were playable characters.
2015 A digital pinball table for American Dad! was released on Zen Studios' Zen Pinball 2 and Pinball FX 2 to celebrate the show's tenth anniversary, featuring paper cutouts of the main cast and clips from past seasons.
2015 Linda Lamontagne was nominated for Artios Awards in Television Animation
2015 American Dad! was nominated for the People's Choice Award for Favorite Animated TV Show
May 21 2015 Home video release of Season 10 in Region 1
November 18 2014 TBS reported the show's outstanding cable performance, leading to an immediate renewal for a thirteenth season of American Dad!
October 20 2014 American Dad! made its linear television debut on TBS, premiering the 11th season with 15 episodes.
October 20 2014 TBS picked up American Dad! for its 12th season, marking the show's transition from Fox to TBS.
October 13 2014 TBS debuted the first episode of American Dad! on social media platforms YouTube and Facebook.
September 21 2014 The final Fox episode of American Dad! was broadcast.
September 14 2014 Two of the three remaining Fox episodes aired back-to-back.
July 20 2014 Fox announced three remaining unaired episodes, creating ambiguity about the show's final season count.
July 1 2014 Home video release of Season 9 in Region 1
2013 American Dad! won the ASCAP Award for Top Television Series
2013 Linda Lamontagne was nominated for Artios Awards in Television Animation
November 4 2013 Mike Barker departs American Dad! after serving as co-creator, executive producer, and co-showrunner for ten seasons. Matt Weitzman becomes the sole showrunner of the series.

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