Futurama certainly earned a full-time return on FOX

In terms of ratings, ”Simpsorama” actually places second when compared to the Simpsons LEGO crossover (third) and the Family Guy one (first), but from a critical point of view, ”Simpsorama” was probably light years ahead of the others. Quite simply, the crossover for Futurama proved one thing: Futurama earned a return to FOX full time.

Even if you were to take the almost 7 million viewers who watched ”Simpsorama” and slice that number in half, Futurama would still outperform both Brooklyn 99 and Mulaney – the latter of which has been effectively cancelled.

At the end of the day, the love and fan base (30 million on Facebook and counting) for Futurama is undeniable. Comedy Central has NOT, as of yet, found a suitable animated replacement for the series which used to air during the summer, and FOX could always stick Futurama where Brooklyn 99 is and just revert back to the good ol’ fashioned Animation Domination.

As of now, no details have been leaked about when more Futurama would return, despite the fact that most of the producers and all of the voice cast would like it to. But we’re hoping FOX looks at its numbers, and decides to give us a few more rides with Planet Express.