FOX Renews 'American Dad'

Zap2It.com | June 21, 2007

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New deal carries show through 2008-09

Just ahead of the Fourth of July holiday, FOX has renewed the patriotic animated series "American Dad" for another season.

Already set on FOX's Sunday schedule for the 2007-08 season, the renewal will actually carry "American Dad" through to the 2008-09 season, which would be its fourth.

The extended order would bring the show's overall episode count to 84.

In its second season, the Seth MacFarlane-created comedy averaged just under 7.4 million viewers per week. Less important that its overall viewership, though, is the fact that "American Dad" regularly led its time period among adults 18-34 and teens and controlled a number of key male demos. For the season, "American Dad" ranked as TV's No. 5 show among viewers 12-17.

"American Dad" focuses on the misadventures of Stan Smith, a CIA agent with a mixed up family that includes a son, daughter and wife, as well as a martini-swilling alien and a German-speaking goldfish.

MacFarlane ("Family Guy") executive produces the series along with fellow co-creators Mike Barker and Matt Weitzman.