@FOXBROADCASTING BRASS DOES THE SHUFFLE

According to The Hollywood Reporter FOX Animation head Jennifer Howell has a new boss in Jonathan Davis. No, not the same guy as the front man for the popular metal band Korn rather 20th Century FOX has named this Jonathan Davis as executive vp comedy development and animation.

“Jonnie is a tremendously skilled executive, and we wanted to utilize his talents to enhance our animation efforts in addition to our comedy development,” the pair said in a joint statement. “As we look to the years ahead, nothing is more important to this studio than finding that next big animated hit.”

Apparently, the move comes as FOX is looking to find its next animation hit as they are trying to not just rely on Family Guy and The Simpsons for ratings and shows like Napoleon Dynamite and Allen Gregory have gone the wayside. Other bright spots however do include shows like American Dad and Bob’s Burgers plus with the recent announcement of Animation Domination HD it looks as though FOX is certainly doing some Triple A baseball type farm raising for new talent. If I’m FOX I’m maybe breaking a few rules on what kind of cartoons I want…