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UPDATED with details: 20th Television Animation has agreed to voluntarily recognize the Animation Guild as the collective bargaining representative of production workers employed on The Simpsons, Family Guy and American Dad! According to the guild, an arbitrator will be conducting a formal card count to certify the…

Production workers at The Simpsons, Family Guy and American Dad! have filed to join the Animation Guild, IATSE Local 839, and begin collective bargaining for their first union contract. "Together, they boast more than 750 years of industry experience in animation," the guild said. "It’s time they receive the benefits…

2nd UPDATE SUNDAY PM: Last-minute efforts to close deals on 9-1-1 and The Resident renewals before Fox’s Monday upfront presentation have not been successful. I hear the two sides are not far apart on financial terms and the pacts will close in the coming days but likely not tonight. As we reported last night, 9-1-1: L…

While the hosts of The Today Show‘s third hour were lampooned in a recent episode of Seth MacFarlane’s adult animated sitcom Family Guy, they made it clear on Friday’s show that they’re taking the joke in stride. “Yes, we made Family Guy!” said weatherman Al Roker, with co-host Dylan Dreyer adding, “This is like the…

On Monday, Seth MacFarlane and his Family Guy team debuted a new short film, intended to increase public awareness and education about the benefits of the Covid-19 vaccine, as well as vaccines in general. As the three-minute piece opens, Peter Griffin is at the doctor’s office, debating getting the shot. Subsequently…

Family Guy‘s entire catalog of past seasons soon will be available only on Disney-owned networks and platforms. Beginning on Sept. 20, comedy-focused FXX and corporate sibling Freeform will become the exclusive cable homes to the series’ reruns from Seasons 1-19. Hulu continues to be the exclusive Family Guy streaming…

In a January 2020 TCA interview with Deadline, Fox Entertainment President Michael Thorn spoke about the network’s animation development and production ramp-up as part of “preparing for that day” when the network would say goodbye to The Simpsons, Family Guy and Bob's Burgers, but he noted that there was “no immediate…

Around this time every year pre-Covid, Family Guy would be sending out their Emmy mailers, campaigning for awards. This year, the venerable Fox animated series is using its huge popularity for another campaign — to get Americans vaccinated for Covid-19. In a clip that will air during the end credits of Family Guy‘s…

First there was a hilarious “deepfake” video of Queen Elizabeth II’s Christmas address. Now, an animated spoof of the annual message has emerged, with a cartoon Prince George joining Her Majesty in an alternative version created by Family Guy producer Gary Janetti. The clip, taken from the forthcoming HBO Max animated…

NBC’s Sunday Night Football ruled the night Sunday with the Pittsburgh-Buffalo game delivering a 3.9 in the adults 18-49 demographic and 14.18 million viewers, with the Bills’ 26-15 victory in the meeting of two of the NFL’s top teams up a tenth early numbers from last week’s game between Denver and Kansas City. As…

Fox’s Family Guy has recast the role of Cleveland Brown with YouTube star Arif Zahir. Mike Henry, who had voiced Brown since the show's inception in 1999, announced in June that he was stepping down from the role. “I love this character, but persons of color should play characters of color," Henry, who is white, said…

EXCLUSIVE: Fox has locked in two of the tentpoles of its Sunday animation block for two more years. The network has renewed flagship Family Guy for Seasons 19 and 20 and the Emmy-winning Bob’s Burgers for a 12th and 13th season. The two long-running series, along with animated stalwart The Simpsons, come from 20th…