Fox Sunday Night
Fox Sunday Night was the former branding of the Sunday night primetime lineup on the Fox network, which featured a mix of animated and live-action series.
| Network | Fox |
|---|---|
| Launched | September 28, 2014 |
| Closed | September 15, 2019 |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Format | Animation Comedy Adult animation Live action |
| Running time | Sunday 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM |
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 (including 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. 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. The series would also be cancelled after one season. A new season of Cosmos was set to premiere in the Spring, but was pulled. Reruns of Last Man Standing, began airing in the 7PM hour.
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.[5]
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 | Canceled Aired reruns on ADHD until March 6, 2016 |
| Bordertown | January 3, 2016 | May 22, 2016 | Canceled |
| Son of Zorn | September 11, 2016 | February 19, 2017 | |
| Live-action | |||
| Brooklyn Nine-Nine | September 29, 2014 | May 20, 2018 | Moved to 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 | |
| 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 PM | 7:30 PM | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fox | Fall | Fox NFL | Bob's Burgers | The Simpsons | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Family Guy | Mulaney | |
| Follow-up | Mulaney[6] | Bob's Burgers[6] | ||||||
| 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 PM | 7:30 PM | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| Spring | Bordertown | The Last Man On Earth | ||||||
| Follow-up | 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 PM | 7:30 PM | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 PM | 7:30 PM | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| Spring | |||||||
| Summer | One Strange Rock (R) | The Simpsons (R) | Bob's Burgers (R) | Family Guy (R) | Ghosted | ||
2018/19
| Network | 7:00 PM | 7:30 PM | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fox | Fall | Fox NFL | The OT (R) | The Simpsons | Bob's Burgers | Family Guy | Rel |
| Winter | Encore programming | Family Guy (R) | |||||
| Spring | The Simpsons (R) | Bob's Burgers (R) | |||||
| Summer | Last Man Standing (R) | Last Man Standing (R) | The Simpsons (R) | Bob's Burgers (R) | Family Guy (R) | What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage | |
References
- Venable, Nick (2014-11-19). "American Dad Gets More Episodes On TBS". Cinemablend. Retrieved 2014-11-19.
- 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.
- "Fox's Sunday Funday Lineup Is Getting A Major Reboot". CINEMABLEND. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/son-of-zorn/listings/
- "Animation Domination | PROMO | Returns This Fall! (+ Bless The Hearts Promo)" – via www.youtube.com.
- 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.