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Could Simpsons and Family Guy Be Entering Their Final Seasons on Fox? And What Would It Mean for the Future of ‘Animation Domination’?

The Simpsons and Family Guy are up for renewal at Fox and producing episodes exclusively for Disney+ and Hulu. Will they move to streaming only?

tvline.com

Disney-owned The Simpsons, Family Guy and Bob’s Burgers were all renewed for two seasons back in January 2023, which guarantees their continued presence on Fox through the upcoming 2024-25 TV season. But all three 20th Television-produced shows come with hefty license fees attached, and the two oldest shows — The Simpsons and Family Guy, which are entering Seasons 36 and 23, respectively — appear to be anticipating a post-Fox future.

Over the weekend, at Disney’s annual D23 event, it was announced that four new episodes of The Simpsons — including a two-part Christmas episode — will be exclusive to Disney+. This followed previous news that Family Guy — which, for the first time ever, is being held by Fox for midseason — will produce two holiday specials for Hulu.

The article points out that The Simpsons is still the highest rated animated show Fox airs.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

The Simpsons should retire now, I like them but they are not like before... Lisa Simpson is my favorite character.

Family guy... I hate that show with my soul.

 

[ManaByte]

The Simpsons should retire now, I like them but they are not like before... Lisa Simpson is my favorite character.

Family guy... I hate that show with my soul.

Four more seasons and they hit 1000 episodes though.

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

All those animated shows have already been on D+ in europe forever.

 

[March Climber]

 

[drganon]

Both shows should just end entirely.

 

[ManaByte]

All those animated shows have already been on D+ in europe forever.

They’re talking about new episodes not airing on Fox anymore.