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ANIMAL CONTROL
Air Date: Thursday, April 02, 2026
Time Slot: 9:02 PM-9:32 PM EST on FOX
Episode Title: (ANC-409) "Bats and Camels"
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THURSDAY, APRIL 02

[EDITOR'S NOTE: Audio descriptions for Animal Control, Going Dutch and Next Level Chef are available on the SAP Audio Channel]

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

FRANK'S DINNER PARTY GETS OUT OF CONTROL ON AN ALL-NEW ANIMAL CONTROL THURSDAY, APRIL 2, ON FOX

Templeton and Frank compete for the endorsement of a legendary Animal Control officer in an effort to win Animal Control officer of the year. Meanwhile, Emily spirals when Shred goes on a date with Daisy's friend in the all-new "Bats and Camels" episode of Animal Control airing Thursday, Apr 2 (9:02-9:32 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (ANC-409) (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: Dan Bakkedahl as Wayne Peters, Sara Silva as Cassie, Josh Segarra as Parker, Tanner Bornowsky as Trey, Punam Patel as Maya Patel, Isaac McHale as Brendan







ANIMAL CONTROL (FOX)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
2/16/23 - ???
STATUS:
currently airing (fall 2026)
TIME SLOT:
sundays from 8:30 PM-9:00 PM EST
CURRENT SEASON:
5 (??? episodes)
VISIT THE OFFICIAL WEB SITE
DESCRIPTION:
(from FOX's web site, September 2026) Local animal control workers find humans to be the most complicated part of their lives.
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