| American Dad! | |
|---|---|
| Season 11 | |
 Digital purchase image for volume ten, which features the entire eleventh season. | |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Fox |
| Original release | September 14 – September 21, 2014 |
| Season chronology | |
The eleventh season of American Dad! consisted of only 3 episodes. The season was broadcast on Fox, with two episodes airing September 14, 2014, and one episode on September 21, 2014. This was the last season to air on Fox; one month later, TBS premiered the twelfth season on October 20, 2014.
Guest voice actors for the show's 11th season include Jane Krakowski, Paul Reubens, and Kim Kardashian.
With a total of 3 episodes, this is the shortest season of the show to date.
Production[edit]
On July 16, 2013, it was announced that American Dad! had been cancelled by Fox. Soon after, cable network TBS would announce that it had picked up the show for a 15-episode 11th season, slated to premiere on October 20, 2014.[1][2][3]
The tenth season was initially to be the final one on Fox; however, on July 20, 2014, it was announced that Fox had three unaired episodes left for broadcast. Reports from Fox seemed to imply that these three episodes constituted a season of their own. Among multiple discrepant reports from TBS, one indicated that the three episodes were the beginning of the 11th season to resume on their network.[4]
The DVD release and Hulu count this season as the first three episodes of season 12.
Episode list[edit]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 173 | 1 | "Roger Passes the Bar" | Josue Cervantes | Charles Suozzi | September 14, 2014 | 8AJN21 | 2.62[5] |
| When the stress of running an attic bar gives Roger a heart attack, he decides to sell it, but the bar is turned into a TGIFridays-style family restaurant where the unglamorous dive bar atmosphere is toned down significantly. Meanwhile, Steve and his friends do chores for a sexy woman (voiced by Jane Krakowski) who was recently registered as a sex offender for lewd conduct with underaged boys. | |||||||
| 174 | 2 | "A Boy Named Michael" | Joe Daniello | Erik Richter | September 14, 2014 | 8AJN17 | 2.66[5] |
| Roger moves in with Greg and Terry as their adopted Russian son "Michael" after growing tired of the Smiths not being sophisticated. Meanwhile, Stan orders a La-Z-Boy and slowly becomes white trash to annoy Roger while he's living with the Corbin/Bates. | |||||||
| 175 | 3 | "Blagsnarst, a Love Story" | Chris Bennett | Wes Lukey | September 21, 2014 | 8AJN22 | 3.03[6] |
| A furry pink female alien (Kim Kardashian) is discovered in the woods by Francine and Roger, who begins a relationship with her, but quickly tires of her many quirks and eccentricities after having a one-night stand. Meanwhile, the Golden Turd saga continues when an up-and-coming attorney general's mother is sentenced to lethal injection and his discovery of the cursed treasure leads him to make a deal with an oil company executive (Paul Reubens) who wants to help him further his political career. | |||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "TNT & TBS Announce New Series Including 'Transporter: The Series', 'The Librarians', 'Angie Tribeca' & More". TVbytheNumbers. May 14, 2014. Archived from the original on May 15, 2014. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
- ^ "Fox to air Seth MacFarlane's "Bordertown" animated series next year". UPI.com. November 13, 2012. Archived from the original on November 9, 2013. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
- ^ Hinckley, David (July 18, 2013). "Seth MacFarlane's 'American Dad' picked up by TBS". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on July 21, 2013. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
- ^ "FOX Announces Guest Voices for 'The Simpsons', 'Family Guy' & 'Bob's Burgers' - Ratings - TVbytheNumbers.Zap2it.com". TVbytheNumbers. Archived from the original on October 29, 2014. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
- ^ a b Bibel, Sara (September 16, 2014). "Sunday Final Ratings: 'Big Brother', 'Miss America Pageant' & 'Countdown to Miss America' Adjusted Up & Final Football Numbers". The Futon Critic. Archived from the original on September 17, 2014. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
- ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (September 23, 2014). "Sunday Final Ratings: 'The Good Wife' & 'American Dad' Adjusted Up; '60 Minutes' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on September 24, 2014. Retrieved September 23, 2014.