Fox Sunday Night#Sunday Funday (2014–17)
{{Short description|The Sunday night block on the Fox network}}
{{more citations needed|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox programming block
| name = Fox Sunday Night
| image =
| channel = Fox
| owner = Fox Corporation
| country = United States
| format = Animation
Comedy
Adult animation
Live action
| premiered = {{start date and age|September 28, 2014}}
| closed = {{End date and age|2019|09|15}}
| runtime = Sunday 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
| caption =
| website =
| type = Sunday night programming block
}}
Fox Sunday Night is the former branding of the Sunday night primetime lineup on the Fox network, which featured a mix of animated and live-action series. It ran between stints of Animation Domination.
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.{{cite web|last=Venable |first=Nick |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/television/American-Dad-Gets-More-Episodes-TBS-68500.html |title=American Dad Gets More Episodes On TBS |publisher=Cinemablend |date=2014-11-19 |access-date=2014-11-19}} The initial lineup incorporated the remaining animated series from Animation Domination (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.{{cite news|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|title=Fox 2014 Schedule: 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' & 'Mulaney' Join Sunday Animated Block, 'Glee' Held For Midseason|url=https://deadline.com/2014/05/fox-fall-schedule-2014-upfronts-new-shows-728368/|access-date=April 2, 2015|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=May 12, 2014}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/television/Fox-Sunday-Funday-Lineup-Getting-Major-Reboot-98247.html|title=Fox's Sunday Funday Lineup Is Getting A Major Reboot|work=CINEMABLEND| date=10 November 2015 |access-date=30 December 2015}} Ultimately, both series were cancelled after one season.
On September 25, 2016, Son of Zorn premiered at 8:30pm.{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/son-of-zorn/listings/ |title=Shows A-Z – son of zorn on fox |publisher=TheFutonCritic.com |date= |accessdate=2022-05-05}} The series would be replaced by Making History on March 5, 2017.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}} 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.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}} The series would also be cancelled after one season. A new season of Cosmos was set to premiere in the Spring, but was pulled.{{cite web |last1=Mitovich |first1=Matt |title=Cosmos Season 2 Delayed, As Investigation of Neil deGrasse Tyson's Alleged Misconduct Winds Down |url=https://tvline.com/2019/02/15/cosmos-season-2-delayed-neil-degrasse-tyson-investigated-misconduct/ |website=TVLine |access-date=May 1, 2022 |date=February 15, 2019}} Reruns of Last Man Standing, began airing in the 7PM hour.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36KEvxAL6Ac|title=Animation Domination | PROMO | Returns This Fall! (+ Bless The Hearts Promo)|via=www.youtube.com}}
Shows
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="width:85%;text-align:center;" | |||
| scope="col" style="width:30%;" | Title | scope="col" style="width:16%;" | First aired
!Last aired | scope="col" style="width:35%;" | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| colspan="4" | Animation | |||
| scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | The Simpsons | rowspan="2" | {{dts|2014|9|28}} | rowspan="2" | September 15, 2019 | rowspan="3" | Previously part of Animation Domination / Moved back to Animation Domination |
| scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Family Guy | |||
| scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Bob's Burgers
| {{dts|2014|10|5}} | September 1, 2019 | ||
| scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Golan the Insatiable | {{dts|2015|5|31}}
|July 19, 2015 | Cancelled Aired reruns on ADHD until March 6, 2016 | |
| scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Bordertown | {{dts|2016|1|3}}
|May 22, 2016 | rowspan="2" | Cancelled | |
| scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Son of Zorn | {{dts|2016|9|11}}
|February 19, 2017 | ||
| colspan="4" | Live-action | |||
| scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | September 28, 2014 | May 20, 2018 | Cancelled, revived at NBC |
| scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Mulaney | {{dts|2014|10|5}}
|February 15, 2015 | rowspan="8" | Cancelled | |
| scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | The Last Man on Earth | {{dts|2015|3|1}}
|May 6, 2018 | ||
| scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life | {{dts|2016|1|3}}
|April 17, 2016 | ||
| scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Making History | {{dts|2017|3|5}}
|May 21, 2017 | ||
| scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | American Grit | {{dts|2017|6|11}}
|August 6, 2017 | ||
| scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Ghosted | October 1, 2017
|July 22, 2018 | ||
| scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | Rel | September 9, 2018
| {{dts|2019|1|13}} | ||
| scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage | {{dts|2019|6|30}}
| September 1, 2019 | ||
| scope="row" style="text-align:left;" | The Masked Singer | colspan="2"| September 15, 2019 | Special presentation |
Schedules
All times are in (ET/PT).
=2014/15=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;margin-right:0;text-align:center" |
| colspan="2" style="width:11.5%;"|Network
! style="width:11.5%;"|7:00 p.m. ! style="width:11.5%;"|7:30 p.m. ! style="width:11.5%;"|8:00 p.m. ! style="width:11.5%;"|8:30 p.m. ! style="width:11.5%;"|9:00 p.m. ! style="width:11.5%;"|9:30 p.m. |
|---|
| rowspan="6"|Fox
! Fall | style="background:lightgreen" rowspan="2"|Fox NFL | rowspan="6"| The Simpsons | rowspan="6"| Brooklyn Nine-Nine | rowspan="6"| Family Guy | Mulaney |
| Follow-up
| Mulaney{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/11/11/foxs-mulaney-bobs-burgers-swap-timeslots/326836/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141114162100/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/11/11/foxs-mulaney-bobs-burgers-swap-timeslots/326836/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 14, 2014|title=FOX's 'Mulaney' & 'Bob's Burgers' Swap Timeslots|last=Bibel|first=Sara|work=TV by the Numbers|date=November 11, 2014|access-date=November 11, 2014}} | rowspan="2"|Bob's Burgers |
| Winter
| Mulaney | style="background:#C0C0C0;"|The Simpsons {{small|(R)}} |
| Spring
| style="background:#C0C0C0;"|The Simpsons {{small|(R)}} | rowspan="3"| Bob's Burgers |
| Summer
| rowspan="2" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Bob's Burgers {{small|(R)}} |
| Follow-up
| style="background:#C0C0C0;"|The Last Man on Earth {{small|(R)}} |
=2015/16=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;margin-right:0;text-align:center" |
| colspan="2" style="width:11.5%;"|Network
! style="width:11.5%;"|7:00 p.m. ! style="width:11.5%;"|7:30 p.m. ! style="width:11.5%;"|8:00 p.m. ! style="width:11.5%;"|8:30 p.m. ! style="width:11.5%;"|9:00 p.m. ! style="width:11.5%;"|9:30 p.m. |
|---|
| rowspan="6"|Fox
! Fall | style="background:lightgreen"|Fox NFL | rowspan="3"|Bob's Burgers | rowspan="6"|The Simpsons | rowspan="6"|Family Guy |
| Winter
| style="background:#C0C0C0;"|The Simpsons {{small|(R)}} | rowspan="2"|Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life |
| Late winter
| rowspan="3"|Bordertown | rowspan="4"|The Last Man on Earth |
| Spring
| Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life | rowspan="2"|Bob's Burgers |
| Follow-up
| style="background:#C0C0C0;"|The Simpsons {{small|(R)}} |
| Summer
| style="background:#C0C0C0;"|The Simpsons {{small|(R)}} | style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Bob's Burgers {{small|(R)}} | style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Brooklyn Nine-Nine {{small|(R)}} |
=2016/17=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;margin-right:0;text-align:center" |
| colspan="2" style="width:11.5%;"|Network
! style="width:11.5%;"|7:00 p.m. ! style="width:11.5%;"|7:30 p.m. ! style="width:11.5%;"|8:00 p.m. ! style="width:11.5%;"|8:30 p.m. ! style="width:11.5%;"|9:00 p.m. ! style="width:11.5%;"|9:30 p.m. |
|---|
| rowspan="4"|Fox
! Fall | style="background:lightgreen"|Fox NFL | rowspan="4"|The Simpsons | rowspan="2"|Son of Zorn | rowspan="3"|Family Guy |
| Winter
| colspan="2" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Animation Encores |
| Spring
| style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Animation Encores |
| Summer
| style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Bob's Burgers {{small|(R)}} | style="background:#C0C0C0;"|The Last Man on Earth {{small|(R)}} | style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Family Guy {{small|(R)}} | colspan="2"|American Grit |
=2017/18=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;margin-right:0;text-align:center" |
| colspan="2" style="width:11.5%;"|Network
! style="width:11.5%;"|7:00 p.m. ! style="width:11.5%;"|7:30 p.m. ! style="width:11.5%;"|8:00 p.m. ! style="width:11.5%;"|8:30 p.m. ! style="width:11.5%;"|9:00 p.m. ! style="width:11.5%;"|9:30 p.m. |
|---|
| rowspan="7"|Fox
! Fall | style="background:lightgreen"|Fox NFL | rowspan="2"|Bob's Burgers | rowspan="3"|The Simpsons | Ghosted | rowspan="3"|Family Guy | rowspan="2"|The Last Man on Earth |
| Winter
| style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Bob's Burgers {{small|(R)}} |
| Summer
| colspan="2" style="background:#C0C0C0;"|One Strange Rock {{small|(R)}} | style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Bob's Burgers {{small|(R)}} |
=2018/19=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;margin-right:0;text-align:center" |
| colspan="2" style="width:11.5%;" |Network
! style="width:11.5%;"|7:00 p.m. ! style="width:11.5%;"|7:30 p.m. ! style="width:11.5%;"|8:00 p.m. ! style="width:11.5%;"|8:30 p.m. ! style="width:11.5%;"|9:00 p.m. ! style="width:11.5%;"|9:30 p.m. |
|---|
| rowspan="4" |Fox
! Fall | style="background:lightgreen"|Fox NFL | style="background:lightgreen"|The OT | rowspan="3" |The Simpsons | rowspan="3" |Bob's Burgers | rowspan="3" |Family Guy | Rel |
| Winter
| style="background:#C0C0C0;"|The Simpsons {{small|(R)}} | style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Bob's Burgers {{small|(R)}} | style="background:#C0C0C0;"|Family Guy {{small|(R)}} |
| Summer
| style="background:#C0C0C0;" colspan="2"|Last Man Standing {{small|(R)}} |