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ANIMAL CONTROL
Air Date: Sunday, December 28, 2025
Time Slot: 8:00 PM-8:31 PM EST on FOX
Episode Title: (ANC-401) "Bear Cubs and Broncos"
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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 28

[EDITOR'S NOTE: Audio descriptions for Animal Control, Bob's Burgers, Krapopolis and The Simpsons are available on the SAP Audio Channel]

[EDITOR'S NOTE: In the Mountain time zone, following Animal Control, local programming will air starting at 8:00 PM.]

[EDITOR'S NOTE: In Pacific Time Zone, following The Simpsons, local programming will air until 8:00 PM PT.]

[EDITOR'S NOTE: In the Pacific Time Zone, an encore of Animal Control will air at 8:00 PM PT and an encore of The Simpsons will air at 8:30 PM PT.]

**SEASON PREMIERE** - Animal Control - (8:00 - 8:31 PM ET / 5:00 - 5:31 PM PT LIVE TO ALL TIME ZONES) CC - HDTV 720p - Dolby Digital 5.1

THE PRECINCT IS FORCED TO MERGE ON AN ALL-NEW SEASON PREMIERE OF ANIMAL CONTROL SUNDAY, DECEMBER 28, ON FOX

Tensions erupt when the two rival Animal Control precincts are forced to merge due to budget cuts. Frank and Templeton clash during a bear cub rescue as they fight for control. Meanwhile, Emily and Shred try to hide their romance from the team in the all-new "Bear Cubs and Broncos" season premiere episode of Animal Control airing Sunday, Dec 28 (8:00 - 8:31 PM ET / 5:00 - 5:31 PM PT LIVE TO ALL TIME ZONES) on FOX. (ANC-401) (TV-14 D,L,V)

Cast: Joel McHale as Frank Shaw, Michael Rowland as Fred "Shred" Taylor, Vella Lovell as Emily Price, Ravi Patel as Amit Patel, and Grace Palmer as Victoria Sands, Gerry Dee as Templeton Dudge, Kyla Pratt as Daisy







ANIMAL CONTROL (FOX)
Returns Sunday, December 28
BROADCAST HISTORY:
2/16/23 - ???
STATUS:
returning this winter (yet to premiere)
TIME SLOT:
thursdays from 9:00 PM-9:30 PM EST
CURRENT SEASON:
4 (??? episodes)
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ADDITIONAL NOTES:
Season 4 ordered on 5/7/25
DESCRIPTION:
(from FOX's web site, January 2025) A group of local animal control workers' lives are complicated by the fact that animals are simple, but humans are not. Leading the crew is Frank, an opinionated, eccentric animal control officer who may not have gone to college but is still the most well-read person in the room. In his past life as a cop, Frank tried to expose corruption in his department, but his efforts got him fired, leaving him cynical and curmudgeonly. Despite his rough exterior, he is blessed with an almost superhuman ability to understand animals.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Alvina August as Dr. Summers
· Gerry Dee as Templeton Dudge
· Grace Palmer as Victoria Sands
· Joel McHale as Frank
· Kelli Ogmundson as Dolores Stubb
· Michael Rowland as Fred "Shred" Taylor
· Ravi Patel as Amit Patel
· Vella Lovell as Emily
CREW INFORMATION:
· Bob Fisher as CRTR/EP
· Dan Sterling as CRTR/EP
· Joel McHale as EP
· Rob Greenberg as CRTR/EP
· Tad Quill as EP
GENRE(S):
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· FOX Entertainment