FOX renews "American Dad" to 2008

Says Variety

Casey McDonald's Guidance Counsellor, Ian J. Ball...

This is puzzling. From everything I've seen, this is the FOX animated
comedy that generates the *least* amount of "heat".

IOW, no one seems particularly positively disposed towards it, unlike
pretty much every other FOX animated comedy.

So why renew the show with no constituency?!...

Araxen...

DVD sales must have been good. It's the only reason I can think of why

Xcalibur...

I'm not so sure about that. I purchased American Dad V1 on it's
release date for $34.99 CDN at Best Buy. About 3 weeks later,
it was on sale for $19.99. This could be an indicator of poor
sales.

they renewed it.

Milhouse Van Houten...

Certainly no less "heat" than "King of the Hill," which I had to check to

Casey McDonald's Guidance Counsellor, Ian J. Ball...

Actually, judging by the posts I've seen about it over the years, KOTH
definitely has a constituency of dedicated fans.

see was still on (it is, and is rated well below "American Dad"). The

Casey McDonald's Guidance Counsellor, Ian J. Ball...

Yeah, well getting preempted by football every other week will tend to
put a crimp in your ratings.

season-finale of "American Dad," which riffed on George Clooney mercilessly,
was as good as a typical "Family Guy" (which to me is very good).

Uniblab...

Also, it holds onto its "Family Guy" lead-in pretty well.

lionelhutz6...

While Family Guy has stagnated over the last season, American Dad has
really developed its own personality and has gotten better.

Xcalibur...

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