List of American prime time animated television series

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This is a list of American prime time animated television series which were typically broadcast during prime time. This list does not include animated short films and videos that were shown on television variety shows, such as "The Ambiguously Gay Duo" on Saturday Night Live and "Dr. N!Godatu" on The Tracey Ullman Show . However, the fact The Simpsons originated as part of the latter show is noted.

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Pre-1990

TitleEpisodesShow CreatorYearOriginal channelStudio Age rating Source
The Alvin Show 26 Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. 1961–62CBS Bagdasarian Productions
Matty's Funnies with Beany and Cecil / Beany and Cecil 26 Bob Clampett 1962-63ABCBob Clampett Productions
The Boing Boing Show (reruns)26 Dr. Seuss 1958CBS UPA
The Bugs Bunny Show 52 Chuck Jones
Friz Freleng
1960–62ABC Warner Bros. Cartoons TV-G
The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show 13 Chuck Jones
Friz Freleng
1976CBS Warner Bros. Television TV-G
The Bullwinkle Show 163 Jay Ward
Alex Anderson
Bill Scott
1961–62NBC Jay Ward Productions TV-G
Calvin and the Colonel 26 Freeman F. Gosden
Charles J. Correll
1961–62ABCKayro Productions
CBS Cartoon Theatre 13 Paul Terry 1956CBS Terrytoons
The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo 26 Millard Kaufman
John Hubley,
Willis Pyle
1964–65NBC United Productions of America
The Flintstones 166 William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
1960–66ABC Hanna-Barbera TV-G
The Jetsons 24 William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
1962–63ABCHanna-BarberaTV-G
Jokebook 3William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
1982NBCHanna-Barbera
Jonny Quest 26 Doug Wildey 1964–65ABCHanna-BarberaTV-Y7-FV
Matty's Funday Funnies 261960-61ABC Harvey Films
Paramount Cartoon Studios
The Simpsons
(spun off from as a series of shorts featured on The Tracey Ullman Show which began in 1987)
770 Matt Groening 1989–presentFox Gracie Films
Klasky Csupo (1989–1992)
Film Roman (1992–2016)
20th Television Animation (2016–present)
20th Television
TV-PG
TV-14 (some episodes)
Top Cat 30William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
1961–62ABCHanna-BarberaTV-G
Where's Huddles? 10William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
1970CBSHanna-BarberaTV-G

1990s

TitleEpisodesShow CreatorYearOriginal channelStudio Age rating Source
Batman: The Animated Series 85 Bruce Timm
Eric Radomski
1992–93 Fox Warner Bros. Animation TV-Y7
Capitol Critters 13Nat Mauldin
Steven Bochco
Michael Wagner
1992ABC Hanna-Barbera
Steven Bochco Productions
20th Television
The Critic 33 Al Jean
Mike Reiss
1994–95ABC, Fox Gracie Films
Film Roman
Columbia Pictures Television
TV-PG
Dilbert 30based on the comic strip created by Scott Adams 1999–2000UPNIdbox
United Media
Columbia TriStar Television
TV-PG
Family Dog 10 Brad Bird 1993CBS Nelvana
Amblin Television
Universal Television
Warner Bros. Television
Family Guy 424 Seth MacFarlane 1999–02, 2004, 2005–presentFox Fuzzy Door Productions
20th Television Animation
20th Television
TV-14
Fish Police 6 Steve Moncuse
Jeanne Romano
1992CBSHanna-Barbera
Futurama 72 Matt Groening 1999–2003Fox The Curiosity Company
Rough Draft Studios
20th Television Animation (credited as 30th Television Animation)
20th Television (credited as 30th Century Fox Television)
TV-14
TV-PG (some episodes)
Home Movies 52 Loren Bouchard
Brendon Small
1999UPNBurns & Burns Productions
Tom Snyder Productions
TV-PG
Invasion America 13 Steven Spielberg
Harve Bennett
1998The WB DreamWorks Animation Television TV-PG
King of the Hill 259 Mike Judge
Greg Daniels
1997–2009Fox Film Roman
3 Arts Entertainment
Deedle-Dee Productions
Judgemental Films
20th Television
TV-PG
TV-14 (some episodes)
Mission Hill 13 Bill Oakley
Josh Weinstein
1999–2000The WB Bill Oakley/Josh Weinstein Productions
Castle Rock Entertainment
TV-14
Pinky and the Brain 66 Tom Ruegger 1995–1996The WB Amblin Television
Warner Bros. Animation
TV-Y
The PJs 44 Eddie Murphy
Larry Wilmore
Steve Tompkins
1999–2001Fox, The WB Imagine Television
The Murphy Company
Will Vinton Studios
Charged Productions (2000–01)
Touchstone Television
Warner Bros. Television (2001)
TV-14
Stressed Eric 6Carl Gorham1998NBC Klasky Csupo
Absolutely Productions
BBC Worldwide
TV-PG
X-Men: The Animated Series 76 based on the comic books created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby 1994, 1995Fox Marvel Entertainment Group
Saban Entertainment
Graz Entertainment
AKOM

2000s

TitleEpisodesShow CreatorYearOriginal channelStudio Age rating Source
American Dad! 175 Seth MacFarlane
Mike Barker
Matt Weitzman
2005–14Fox Fuzzy Door Productions
Underdog Productions
20th Television Animation
20th Television
TV-14
Baby Blues 13based on the comic strip created by Jerry Scott and Rick Kirkman 2000The WBSplit the Difference Productions
King Features Syndicate
Warner Bros. Television
TV-PG
Celebrity Deathmatch (reruns)93 Eric Fogel 2001UPN Fogelmania Productions
MTV Animation
TV-PG
Clerks: The Animated Series 6 Kevin Smith 2000ABC Miramax Television
View Askew Productions
Touchstone Television
TV-14
The Cleveland Show 88 Seth MacFarlane
Richard Appel
Mike Henry
2009–13FoxPerson Unknown Productions
Happy Jack Productions
Fuzzy Door Productions
20th Television Animation
20th Television
TV-14
Click and Clack's As the Wrench Turns 10Howard Grossman
Doug Berman
2008PBS PBS TV-G
Creature Comforts America 7 Nick Park 2007CBS Aardman Animations
Father of the Pride 14 Jeffrey Katzenberg 2004–05NBC DreamWorks Animation Television TV-14
Game Over 6 David Sacks 2004UPN Carsey-Werner Productions
Gary & Mike 13Fax Bahr
Adam Small
2001UPNBahr-Small Productions
Will Vinton Studios
Big Ticket Television
TV-PG
God, the Devil and Bob 13 Matthew Carlson 2000NBCVanity Logo Productions
NBC Studios
Carsey-Werner Productions
TV-14
The Goode Family 13 Mike Judge
John Altschuler
Dave Krinsky
2009ABCTernion Pictures
3 Arts Entertainment
Media Rights Capital
TV-PG
The Oblongs 13 Angus Oblong
Jace Richdale
2001The WB Mohawk Productions
Job Site Productions
Film Roman
Warner Bros. Television
TV-14
Sammy 2 David Spade
Drake Sather
2000NBCBrad Grey Television
Desert Rat Productions
Adelaide Productions
NBC Studios
Sit Down, Shut Up 13 Mitchell Hurwitz 2009FoxTantamount Studios
ITV Studios
Adelaide Productions
20th Television
Sony Pictures Television
TV-14

2010s

TitleEpisodesShow CreatorYearOriginal channelStudio Age rating Source
Allen Gregory 7 Jonah Hill
Andrew Mogel
Jarrad Paul
2011Fox Bento Box Entertainment (uncredited)
JHF
J. Paul/A. Mogel/D. Goodman Productions
Chernin Entertainment
20th Television
TV-14
Bless the Harts 34 Emily Spivey 2019–21FoxJessebean Inc.
Lord Miller Productions
Titmouse, Inc.
FOX Entertainment
20th Television
TV-14
Bob's Burgers 278 Loren Bouchard 2011–presentFox Bento Box Entertainment (uncredited)
Wilo Productions (2012–)
Buck & Millie Productions (2012–2020)
20th Television Animation
20th Television
TV-PG
TV-14 (some episodes)
Bordertown 13 Mark Hentemann 2016FoxHentemann Films
Fuzzy Door Productions
Bento Box Entertainment (uncredited)
20th Television
TV-14
Golan the Insatiable 12 Josh Miller 2015FoxDouble Hemm
Amazing Schlock (Season 1 only)
Friends Night
ADHD Studios
TV-14
Napoleon Dynamite 6 Jared and Jerusha Hess 2012FoxHess Films
Scully Productions
20th Television
TV-PG
Son of Zorn 13Reed Agnew
Eli Jorne
2016–17FoxAgnew Jorné Productions
Lord Miller Productions
20th Television
TV-14

2020s

TitleEpisodesShow CreatorYearOriginal channelStudio Age rating Source
Duncanville 39 Mike Scully
Julie Thacker Scully
Amy Poehler
2020–22Fox Bento Box Entertainment (uncredited)
Paper Kite Productions
3 Arts Entertainment (uncredited)
FOX Entertainment
Universal Television
20th Television Animation
20th Television
TV-14
The Great North 75 Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin, Wendy Molyneux & Minty Lewis2021–presentFoxBento Box Entertainment (uncredited)
FOX Entertainment
20th Television Animation
20th Television
TV-PG
Grimsburg 13Catlan McClelland
Matthew Schlissel
2024–presentFoxBento Box Entertainment
Fox Entertainment Studios
Gizmotech Industries
The Jackal Group
TV-14
HouseBroken 30 Clea DuVall
Jennifer Crittenden
Gabrielle Allan
2021–23FoxBento Box Entertainment
Kapital Entertainment
Merman
AllenDen
FOX Entertainment (uncredited)
TV-14
Krapopolis 25 Dan Harmon 2023–presentFoxBento Box Entertainment
Harmonious Claptrap
Fox Entertainment Studios
TV-14
Universal Basic Guys 5Adam Malamut & Craig Malamut2024FoxBento Box Entertainment
Fox Entertainment
Mutsack
One Man Canoe
Sony Pictures Television
TV-14

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