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Fox Sunday Night
Network Fox
LaunchedSeptember 28, 2014; 9 years ago (September 28, 2014)
ClosedSeptember 15, 2019; 4 years ago (2019-09-15)
Country of origin United States
Format Animation
Comedy
Adult animation
Live action
Running timeSunday 7:00 PM  – 10:00 PM

Fox Sunday Night is the former branding of the Sunday night primetime lineup on the Fox network, which featured a mix of animated and live-action series. It ran between stints of Animation Domination.

History

Sunday Funday (2014–17)

The Sunday Funday block was created to replace Fox's Animation Domination block, acknowledging that the Sunday primetime schedule was no longer fully made up of animated shows. The block's final show was American Dad!, of which was the final episode to air on Fox before moving to TBS on September 21, 2014. [1] The initial lineup incorporated the remaining animated series from Animation Domination ( The Simpsons, Family Guy, and Bob's Burgers) with the addition of Brooklyn Nine-Nine, which previously aired on Tuesday nights, and the new sitcom, Mulaney. [2] This marks the first time that Fox had regularly aired first-run live-action comedies on Sundays since 2005. Mulaney was cancelled in February 2015 and was replaced by mid-season replacement The Last Man on Earth.

On January 3, 2016, Brooklyn Nine-Nine was dropped from the Sunday Funday block and moved back to its original Tuesday night slot. The Last Man on Earth would then go on hiatus. In their place, new series Bordertown and Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life took their slots. [3] Ultimately, both series were cancelled after one season.

On September 25, 2016, Son of Zorn premiered at 8:30pm. [4] The series would be replaced by Making History on March 5, 2017.[ citation needed] Both series would also be cancelled after one season.

As "Fox Sunday Night" (2017–19)

Beginning with the 2017/18 season, the Sunday Funday block was dropped. Hereafter, the Sunday night lineup was simply referred to as "Fox Sunday". Ghosted premiered on October 1, 2017, but was cancelled after one season. On May 10, 2018, The Last Man on Earth was cancelled. The following day, Brooklyn Nine-Nine was picked up by NBC.

For the 2018/19 season, Rel premiered as a sneak preview on September 9, 2018.[ citation needed] The series would also be cancelled after one season. A new season of Cosmos was set to premiere in the Spring, but was pulled. [5] Reruns of Last Man Standing, began airing in the 7PM hour.[ citation needed]

Ahead of the 2019/20 season, Fox began promoting the return of the Animation Domination block, with new show Bless the Harts debuting that Fall. [6]

Shows

Title First aired Last aired Notes
Animation
The Simpsons September 28, 2014 September 15, 2019 Previously part of Animation Domination /
Moved back to Animation Domination
Family Guy
Bob's Burgers October 5, 2014 September 1, 2019
Golan the Insatiable May 31, 2015 July 19, 2015 Cancelled
Aired reruns on ADHD until March 6, 2016
Bordertown January 3, 2016 May 22, 2016 Cancelled
Son of Zorn September 11, 2016 February 19, 2017
Live-action
Brooklyn Nine-Nine September 28, 2014 May 20, 2018 Cancelled, revived at NBC
Mulaney October 5, 2014 February 15, 2015 Cancelled
The Last Man on Earth March 1, 2015 May 6, 2018
Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life January 3, 2016 April 17, 2016
Making History March 5, 2017 May 21, 2017
American Grit June 11, 2017 August 6, 2017
Ghosted October 1, 2017 July 22, 2018
Rel September 9, 2018 January 13, 2019
What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage June 30, 2019 September 1, 2019
The Masked Singer September 15, 2019 Special presentation

Schedules

All times are in (ET/PT).

2014/15

Network 7:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m.
Fox Fall Fox NFL Bob's Burgers The Simpsons Brooklyn Nine-Nine Family Guy Mulaney
Follow-up Mulaney [7] Bob's Burgers [7]
Winter Mulaney The Simpsons (R)
Spring The Simpsons (R) Bob's Burgers The Last Man on Earth
Summer Bob's Burgers (R) Golan the Insatiable
Follow-up The Last Man on Earth (R)

2015/16

Network 7:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m.
Fox Fall Fox NFL Bob's Burgers The Simpsons Brooklyn Nine-Nine Family Guy The Last Man on Earth
Winter The Simpsons (R) Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life Bordertown
Late winter Bordertown The Last Man on Earth
Spring Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life Bob's Burgers
Follow-up The Simpsons (R)
Summer The Simpsons (R) Bob's Burgers (R) Brooklyn Nine-Nine (R)

2016/17

Network 7:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m.
Fox Fall Fox NFL Bob's Burgers The Simpsons Son of Zorn Family Guy The Last Man on Earth
Winter Animation Encores Bob's Burgers
Spring Animation Encores Bob's Burgers Making History The Last Man on Earth
Summer Bob's Burgers (R) The Last Man on Earth (R) Family Guy (R) American Grit

2017/18

Network 7:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m.
Fox Fall Fox NFL Bob's Burgers The Simpsons Ghosted Family Guy The Last Man on Earth
Winter Bob's Burgers (R) Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Summer One Strange Rock (R) Bob's Burgers (R) Ghosted

2018/19

Network 7:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m.
Fox Fall Fox NFL The OT The Simpsons Bob's Burgers Family Guy Rel
Winter The Simpsons (R) Bob's Burgers (R) Family Guy (R)
Summer Last Man Standing (R) What Just Happened??!

See also

References

  1. ^ Venable, Nick (2014-11-19). "American Dad Gets More Episodes On TBS". Cinemablend. Retrieved 2014-11-19.
  2. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (May 12, 2014). "Fox 2014 Schedule: 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' & 'Mulaney' Join Sunday Animated Block, 'Glee' Held For Midseason". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  3. ^ "Fox's Sunday Funday Lineup Is Getting A Major Reboot". CINEMABLEND. 10 November 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Shows A-Z – son of zorn on fox". TheFutonCritic.com. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
  5. ^ Mitovich, Matt (February 15, 2019). "Cosmos Season 2 Delayed, As Investigation of Neil deGrasse Tyson's Alleged Misconduct Winds Down". TVLine. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  6. ^ "Animation Domination | PROMO | Returns This Fall! (+ Bless The Hearts Promo)" – via www.youtube.com.
  7. ^ a b Bibel, Sara (November 11, 2014). "FOX's 'Mulaney' & 'Bob's Burgers' Swap Timeslots". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2014.