List of American prime time animated television series

This is a list of American prime time animated television series which were typically broadcast during prime time. This list does not include animated short films and videos that were shown on television variety shows, such as "The Ambiguously Gay Duo" on Saturday Night Live and "Dr. N!Godatu" on The Tracey Ullman Show. However, the fact The Simpsons originated as part of the latter show is noted.

Pre-1990

Title	Episodes	Show Creator	Year	Original channel	Studio	Age rating	Note
The Alvin Show	26	Ross Bagdasarian, Sr.	1961–62	CBS	Bagdasarian Productions
Beany and Cecil	26	Bob Clampett	1962–63	ABC	Bob Clampett Productions		Originated as part of Matty's Funday Funnies
The Boing Boing Show	26	Dr. Seuss	1958	CBS	UPA		Reruns
The Bugs Bunny Show	52	Chuck Jones Friz Freleng	1960–62	ABC	Warner Bros. Cartoons	TV-G
The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show	13	Chuck Jones Friz Freleng	1976	CBS	Warner Bros. Television	TV-G
The Bullwinkle Show	33	Jay Ward Alex Anderson Bill Scott	1961–62	NBC	Jay Ward Productions	TV-G	Third season only; primarily aired in daytime; alternately titled Rocky and His Friends
Calvin and the Colonel	26	Freeman F. Gosden Charles J. Correll	1961–62	ABC	Kayro Productions
CBS Cartoon Theatre	13	Paul Terry	1956	CBS	Terrytoons
The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo	26	Millard Kaufman John Hubley, Willis Pyle	1964–65	NBC	United Productions of America
The Flintstones	166	William Hanna Joseph Barbera	1960–66	ABC	Hanna-Barbera	TV-G
The Jetsons	24	William Hanna Joseph Barbera	1962–63	ABC	Hanna-Barbera	TV-G	Syndicated from 1985 to 1987
Jokebook	3	William Hanna Joseph Barbera	1982	NBC	Hanna-Barbera		Four episodes went unaired
Jonny Quest	26	Doug Wildey	1964–65	ABC	Hanna-Barbera	TV-Y7-FV
Matty's Funday Funnies	26		1960–61	ABC	Harvey Films Paramount Cartoon Studios
The Simpsons	797^[a]	Matt Groening	1989–present	Fox	Gracie Films Klasky Csupo (1989–1992) Film Roman (1992–2016) 20th Television Animation (2016–present) 20th Television	TV-PG TV-14 (some episodes)	spun off from a series of shorts featured on The Tracey Ullman Show which began in 1987; some episodes premiered exclusively on Disney+
Top Cat	30	William Hanna Joseph Barbera	1961–62	ABC	Hanna-Barbera	TV-G
Where's Huddles?	10	William Hanna Joseph Barbera	1970	CBS	Hanna-Barbera	TV-G

^ The number of episodes for The Simpsons including the Disney+ exclusives is 801.

1990s

Title	Episodes	Show Creator	Year	Original channel	Studio	Age rating	Note(s)
Batman: The Animated Series	14	Bruce Timm Eric Radomski	1992–93	Fox	Warner Bros. Animation	TV-Y7	Aired primarily in daytime
Capitol Critters	7	Nat Mauldin Steven Bochco Michael Wagner	1992	ABC	Hanna-Barbera Steven Bochco Productions 20th Television		Last six episodes aired on Cartoon Network
The Critic	23	Al Jean Mike Reiss	1994–95	ABC, Fox	Gracie Films Film Roman Columbia Pictures Television	TV-PG	Webisodes released in 2000 and 2001
Dilbert	30	based on the comic strip created by Scott Adams	1999–2000	UPN	Idbox United Media Columbia TriStar Television	TV-PG
Family Dog	10	Brad Bird	1993	CBS	Nelvana Amblin Television Universal Television Warner Bros. Television		Based on an episode of Amazing Stories
Family Guy	447^[a]	Seth MacFarlane	1999–02, 2004, 2005–present	Fox	Fuzzy Door Productions 20th Television Animation 20th Television	TV-14	one episode - "Partial Terms of Endearment" - aired exclusively in the UK; four episodes debuted on Hulu
Fish Police	3	Steve Moncuse Jeanne Romano	1992	CBS	Hanna-Barbera		Last three episodes left unaired in the United States
Futurama	72^[b]	Matt Groening	1999–2003	Fox	The Curiosity Company Rough Draft Studios 20th Television Animation (credited as 30th Television Animation) 20th Television (credited as 30th Century Fox Television)	TV-14 TV-PG (some episodes)	Further episodes released on Comedy Central and Hulu
Home Movies	5	Loren Bouchard Brendon Small	1999	UPN	Burns & Burns Productions Tom Snyder Productions	TV-PG	Moved to Adult Swim after fifth episode
Invasion America	13	Steven Spielberg Harve Bennett	1998	The WB	DreamWorks Animation Television	TV-PG
King of the Hill	255^[c]	Mike Judge Greg Daniels	1997–2009	Fox	Film Roman 3 Arts Entertainment Deedle-Dee Productions Judgemental Films 20th Television	TV-PG TV-14 (some episodes)	Four episodes produced for season 13 were syndicated; further episodes released on Hulu
Mission Hill	6	Bill Oakley Josh Weinstein	1999–2000	The WB	Bill Oakley/Josh Weinstein Productions Castle Rock Entertainment	TV-14	Last seven produced episodes aired on Adult Swim
Pinky and the Brain	14	Tom Ruegger	1995–1996	The WB	Amblin Television Warner Bros. Animation	TV-Y	First season only; remainder of series aired in daytime
The PJs	44	Eddie Murphy Larry Wilmore Steve Tompkins	1999–2001	Fox, The WB	Imagine Television The Murphy Company Will Vinton Studios Charged Productions (2000–01) Touchstone Television Warner Bros. Television (2001)	TV-14
Stressed Eric	3	Carl Gorham	1998	NBC	Klasky Csupo Absolutely Productions BBC Worldwide	TV-PG	First series only

^ The number of episodes for Family Guy including the banned "Partial Terms of Endearment" and the Hulu exclusives is 452.
^ The number of episodes for Futurama including those that debuted on Comedy Central and Hulu is 160.
^ The number of episodes for King of the Hill including those that debuted in syndication and on Hulu is 269.

2000s

Title	Episodes	Show Creator	Year	Original channel	Studio	Age rating	Note(s)
American Dad!	175^[a]	Seth MacFarlane Mike Barker Matt Weitzman	2005–14; 2026	Fox	Fuzzy Door Productions Underdog Productions 20th Television Animation 20th Television	TV-14	Aired on TBS from 2014 to 2025
Baby Blues	8	based on the comic strip created by Jerry Scott and Rick Kirkman	2000	The WB	Split the Difference Productions King Features Syndicate Warner Bros. Television	TV-PG	Last five episodes aired on Adult Swim
Celebrity Deathmatch	11	Eric Fogel	2001	UPN	Fogelmania Productions MTV Animation	TV-PG	Reruns only; originally aired on MTV
Clerks: The Animated Series	2	Kevin Smith	2000	ABC	Miramax Television View Askew Productions Touchstone Television	TV-14	Four episodes aired on Comedy Central
The Cleveland Show	88	Seth MacFarlane Richard Appel Mike Henry	2009–13	Fox	Person Unknown Productions Happy Jack Productions Fuzzy Door Productions 20th Television Animation 20th Television	TV-14
Click and Clack's As the Wrench Turns	10	Howard Grossman Doug Berman	2008	PBS	PBS, Atomic Cartoons	TV-G
Creature Comforts America	3	Nick Park	2007	CBS	Aardman Animations		Four episodes aired on Animal Planet
Father of the Pride	11	Jeffrey Katzenberg	2004–05	NBC	DreamWorks Animation Television	TV-14	Two episodes aired in the UK; one episode was never finished
Game Over	5	David Sacks	2004	UPN	Carsey-Werner Productions		One episode never aired
Gary & Mike	13	Fax Bahr Adam Small	2001	UPN	Bahr-Small Productions Will Vinton Studios Big Ticket Television	TV-14
God, the Devil and Bob	4	Matthew Carlson	2000	NBC	Vanity Logo Productions NBC Studios Carsey-Werner Productions	TV-14	Nine episodes went unaired
The Goode Family	13	Mike Judge John Altschuler Dave Krinsky	2009	ABC	Ternion Pictures 3 Arts Entertainment Media Rights Capital	TV-PG
The Oblongs	8	Angus Oblong Jace Richdale	2001	The WB	Mohawk Productions Job Site Productions Film Roman Warner Bros. Television	TV-14	Last five episodes aired on Adult Swim
Sammy	2	David Spade Drake Sather	2000	NBC	Brad Grey Television Desert Rat Productions Adelaide Productions NBC Studios		Eleven episodes never aired
Sit Down, Shut Up	4	Mitchell Hurwitz	2009	Fox	Tantamount Studios ITV Studios Adelaide Productions 20th Television Sony Pictures Television	TV-14	Last nine episodes aired late at night

^ The number of episodes for American Dad! including those that originally aired on TBS is 388.

2010s

Title	Episodes	Show Creator	Year	Original channel	Studio	Age rating	Note(s)
Allen Gregory	7	Jonah Hill Andrew Mogel Jarrad Paul	2011	Fox	Bento Box Entertainment (uncredited) JHF J. Paul/A. Mogel/D. Goodman Productions Chernin Entertainment 20th Television	TV-14
Bless the Harts	34	Emily Spivey	2019–21	Fox	Jessebean Inc. Lord Miller Productions Titmouse, Inc. FOX Entertainment 20th Television	TV-14
Bob's Burgers	307	Loren Bouchard	2011–present	Fox	Bento Box Entertainment Wilo Productions (2012–) Buck & Millie Productions (2012–2020) 20th Television Animation 20th Television	TV-PG TV-14 (some episodes)
Bordertown	13	Mark Hentemann	2016	Fox	Hentemann Films Fuzzy Door Productions Bento Box Entertainment (uncredited) 20th Television	TV-14
Golan the Insatiable	6	Josh Miller	2015	Fox	Double Hemm Amazing Schlock (Season 1 only) Friends Night ADHD Studios	TV-14	Second season only; first season aired during late night
Napoleon Dynamite	6	Jared and Jerusha Hess	2012	Fox	Hess Films Scully Productions 20th Television	TV-PG
Son of Zorn	13	Reed Agnew Eli Jorne	2016–17	Fox	Agnew Jorné Productions Lord Miller Productions 20th Television	TV-14	Live-action/animation hybrid

2020s

Title	Episodes	Show Creator	Year	Original channel	Studio	Age rating	Note(s)
Duncanville	33^[a]	Mike Scully Julie Thacker Scully Amy Poehler	2020–22	Fox	Bento Box Entertainment (uncredited) Paper Kite Productions 3 Arts Entertainment (uncredited) FOX Entertainment Universal Television 20th Television Animation 20th Television	TV-14	Last six produced episodes debuted on Hulu
The Great North	97	Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin, Wendy Molyneux & Minty Lewis	2021–25	Fox	Bento Box Entertainment (uncredited) FOX Entertainment 20th Television Animation 20th Television	TV-PG
Grimsburg	26	Catlan McClelland Matthew Schlissel	2024–present	Fox	Bento Box Entertainment Fox Entertainment Gizmotech Industries The Jackal Group	TV-14
HouseBroken	30	Clea DuVall Jennifer Crittenden Gabrielle Allan	2021–23	Fox	Bento Box Entertainment Kapital Entertainment Merman AllenDen FOX Entertainment (uncredited)	TV-14
Krapopolis	55	Dan Harmon	2023–present	Fox	Bento Box Entertainment Harmonious Claptrap Fox Entertainment Studios	TV-14
Universal Basic Guys	24	Adam Malamut & Craig Malamut	2024–present	Fox	Bento Box Entertainment Fox Entertainment Animation Mutsack Mediazkha One Man Canoe Sony Pictures Television	TV-14

^ The number of episodes for Duncanville including those that debuted on Hulu is 39.

References

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[1] The number of episodes for The Simpsons including the Disney+ exclusives is 801.

[2] The number of episodes for Family Guy including the banned "Partial Terms of Endearment" and the Hulu exclusives is 452.

[3] The number of episodes for Futurama including those that debuted on Comedy Central and Hulu is 160.

[4] The number of episodes for King of the Hill including those that debuted in syndication and on Hulu is 269.

[5] The number of episodes for American Dad! including those that originally aired on TBS is 388.

[6] The number of episodes for Duncanville including those that debuted on Hulu is 39.

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