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ANIMAL CONTROL
Air Date: Thursday, January 15, 2026
Time Slot: 9:02 PM-9:32 PM EST on FOX
Episode Title: (ANC-402) "Bagged Birds and Alley Dogs"
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 15

[EDITOR'S NOTE: Audio descriptions for Animal Control, Going Dutch and Hell's Kitchen are available on the SAP Audio Channel]

- Animal Control - (9:02-9:32 PM ET/PT) CC - HDTV 720p - Dolby Digital 5.1

THE PRECINCT PREPARES FOR THE GRAND OPENING OF THEIR ANNEX KENNEL ON AN ALL-NEW ANIMAL CONTROL THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, ON FOX

Frank spends the day with influencer and park benefactor Roman Park (Ken Jeong) ahead of the grand opening of their annex kennel. Friction arises within the newly combined precincts when Emily assigns Templeton, Shred and Patel to work together, while pairing Victoria with Daisy. Meanwhile, Emily and Shred find themselves in peculiar situations in the all-new "Bagged Birds and Alley Dogs" episode of Animal Control airing Thursday, Jan 15 (9:02-9:32 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (ANC-402) (TV-14 D,L,S)

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, Larry Joe Campbell as Carl, Lucy Punch as Fiona, and Josh Segarra as Parker.

Guest Cast: Ken Jeong as Roman Park







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