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ANIMAL CONTROL
Air Date: Sunday, October 18, 2026
Time Slot: 8:31 PM-9:02 PM EST on FOX
Episode Title: (ANC-502) "Bugs and Rabid Dogs"
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18

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- Animal Control - (8:31-9:02 PM ET/PT) CC - HDTV

FRANK GOES UNDERCOVER AT PAX ROMANA ON AN ALL-NEW ANIMAL CONTROL SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18, ON FOX

Frank goes undercover at Roman's new privatized animal control company, Pax Romana in the all-new "Bugs and Rabid Dogs" episode of Animal Control airing Sunday, Oct 18 (8:31-9:02 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (ANC-502) (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

Guest Cast: Ken Jeong guest stars in the recurring role as expert (and unhinged) dog trainer, Roman Park.







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