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Deadline reports:

In an unprecedented 4×4 order, Fox has picked up four 20th TV Animation series for four seasons each, renewing animated stalwarts The Simpsons, Family Guy and Bob’s Burgers for four more years and confirming American Dad!‘s return to the network after an 11-year break, also with a four-season order.

Solidifying its status as the top linear home of adult animation, the network called the pact with Disney TV Studios, which had been in the works for months, a “meganimation deal.”

It will take all four animated comedies through the 2028-29 broadcast season. The term is not arbitrary. It matches the length of the $1.5B extension Fox signed with Disney streamer Hulu in November that also runs through 2029.

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FOX Entertainment has announced that it has ordered four-season renewals, running through to the 2028-29. This means the “The Simpsons” will now run through to its 40th season and “Bob’s Burgers” will continue through to its 19th season. “Family Guy” will now run through to the… pic.twitter.com/jTlsDDvI4T

— Matt Jarbo (@mjarbo) April 2, 2025

FOX and Disney have renewed THE SIMPSONS, FAMILY GUY, AMERICAN DAD and BOB’S BURGERS for four new seasons in “MEGA ANIMATION DEAL”

-The Simpsons – S37-S40
-Family Guy – S24-S27
-American Dad! – S22-S25
-Bob’s Burgers – S16-S19#TheSimpsons #FamilyGuy #AmericanDad #BobsBurgers pic.twitter.com/UD8qxiZSRu

— DTVA News (@DTVANews) April 2, 2025