American Dad! season 22
| American Dad! | |
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| Season 22 | |
 Promotional poster for the 22nd season featuring the Smith family | |
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| Original network | Fox |
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American Dad!'s twenty second season is scheduled to premiere on Fox on February 22, 2026. It will mark the show's return to the network since September 2014, following its cancellation by TBS in March 2025.[1]
The series focuses on the eccentric upper middle class Smith family, consisting of father, husband, CIA agent, and Republican, Stan; his wife and housewife, Francine; their liberal, hippie, college-aged daughter, Hayley-Fischer; their dorky high-school-aged son, Steve; the family's unusual goldfish, Klaus; flamboyant, master of disguise alien, Roger; Jeff Fischer, Hayley Smith's stoner husband who resides with the Smith family; and Roger's ex-tumor son Rogu, who reside in a fictionalized version of Langley, Virginia.
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title [2] | Directed by | Written by | Original release date [2] | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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| 389 | 1 | "Aw Rats, A Pool Party" | TBA | TBA | February 22, 2026 | TBA | TBD |
| 390 | 2 | "The Flume Flume Room" | TBA | TBA | March 1, 2026 | TBA | TBD |
| 391 | 3 | "Powering Through" | TBA | TBA | March 8, 2026[3] | TBA | TBD |
| 392 | 4 | "Camera Stan" | TBA | TBA | March 15, 2026[4] | TBA | TBD |
Production
On March 21, 2025, TBS announced that they would not order any additional episodes of the series. It was later reported later that day that the show's original network, Fox, was in contract negotiations with the show's producer, 20th Television Animation, for a multiple season renewal.[5][6] On April 2, 2025, Fox renewed American Dad for a further four seasons.[7]
Release
The season will premiere on February 22, 2026, as part of Fox's Animation Domination block, where it will air alongside Bob's Burgers, Universal Basic Guys and Family Guy during the 2025–26 television season.
References
- ^ Flook, Ray (19 December 2025). "American Dad! FOX Special Previews Animated Series' Season 20 Return". bleedingcool.com. Bleeding Cool.
- ^ a b "American Dad Listings". The Futon Critic. Retrieved February 6, 2026.
- ^ https://ui.eidr.org/content/10.5240/F589-6FDE-1483-3B51-620E-X
- ^ https://ui.eidr.org/content/10.5240/2305-2433-79E2-61B7-662D-0
- ^ Schwartz, Ryan (March 21, 2025). "American Dad!'s Future TBD as TBS' Run of Originals Nears Its End". TVLine. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 21, 2025). "'American Dad!' Eyes Return To Fox For Season 20 & Beyond". Deadline. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
- ^ "'The Simpsons,' 'Family Guy,' 'Bob's Burgers' Renewed for Four More Seasons, 'American Dad' Officially Returning to Fox". April 2, 2025.
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