On Feb. 16th, The Simpsons takes a break and Family Guy takes its timeslot. Meanwhile, Bob's Burgers won't be back until later in the season.
In terms of foundational animated series, you can't find a more impressive trio than The Simpsons, Family Guy, and Bob's Burgers. Setting aside the fact that collectively, they take up an obscene amount of basic cable space (we're still not thrilled that Family Guy replaced FXX's Friday night It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia mini-marathons), each show's success only seems to be growing. The past year has also seen Family Guy and The Simpsons dip their animated toes into streaming, with exclusives on Hulu and Disney+, respectively). Yet, all three animated series are nearing the end of their two-season orders - with FOX not yet giving a green light. As we continue to be very fascinated by how all of this could play out, FOX is giving us an update on some big changes to its Sunday night animation block beginning February 16th. Here's a look at how the programming lineup will look in February and March.
What About "Bob's Burgers"? You might have noticed that Bob's Burgers was missing in action. According to FOX, the lineup changes are keeping the animated series out of the lineup for now, but "it will return to the lineup later in the season."