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ANIMAL CONTROL
Air Date: Thursday, January 22, 2026
Time Slot: 9:02 PM-9:32 PM EST on FOX
Episode Title: (ANC-403) "Dragons and Dognappers"
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 22

[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

EMILY AND SHRED GO ON THEIR FIRST DATE ON AN ALL-NEW ANIMAL CONTROL THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, ON FOX

Rob Gronkowski Guest Stars

Rob Gronkowski returns and asks the team for help rehoming a Zebra. Emily and Shred's first date goes awry when they unexpectedly run into Daisy and Patel on their night out. Meanwhile, Frank must defend Templeton when Templeton is accused of dognapping in the all-new "Dragons and Dognappers" episode of Animal Control airing Thursday, Jan 22 (9:02-9:32 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (ANC-403) (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, Gerry Dee as Templeton Dudge, Kyla Pratt as Daisy

Guest Cast: Rob Gronkowski as himself







ANIMAL CONTROL (FOX)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
2/16/23 - ???
STATUS:
currently airing (winter 2026)
TIME SLOT:
thursdays from 9:00 PM-9:30 PM EST
CURRENT SEASON:
4 (??? episodes)
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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