Upfronts 2013: @FOXtv pushes back Murder Police a smidge/FOX ADHD to go until Late Fall

Holy hell this is awesome news! Murder Police is happening and Animation Domination HD is going to carry us until late fall on FOX. Get more info about Murder Police after the jump as well as an updated Fall Animation Domination schedule sans any sign of the Cleveland Show. 

Animation Domination returning shows:

FOX series returning in 2013-2014 include: AMERICAN DAD (Season 9),  BOB’S BURGERS (Season 4), FAMILY GUY (Season 11),  THE SIMPSONS (Season 25)

MURDER POLICE (premiering Midseason)

MURDER POLICE is a new animated comedy series that expands the boundaries of the cop show genre as only animation can. From David A. Goodman (FAMILY GUY) and rising writer/animator/performer Jason Ruiz, the series follows a dedicated, but inept detective and his colleagues – some perverted, some corrupt, some just plain lazy – in a twisted city precinct. At the center of this maelstrom is MANUEL SANCHEZ (Ruiz), a neurotic and nerdy cop who aspires to be a good policeman, but his efforts to solve crimes are constantly put in jeopardy by his own clumsiness and the incompetence of his fellow detectives. Making matters worse, his egotistical, bribe-accepting partner, TOMMY MARGARETTI (Will Sasso, “The Three Stooges,” “MADtv”), a tough, rule-breaking “bad cop,” can’t interrogate a suspect without beating him up. The other detectives in the precinct include RANDALL HICKOX (Chi McBride, “Golden Boy”), a cop with little interest in police work. He’s lost a lot of partners, hates his job and often hands off his resume to crime scene witnesses. Randall’s newest partner, JUSTICE (Jane Lynch, GLEE), is a self-righteous working mother whose child is lodged in a baby bjorn that is permanently secured around her chest. Undercover cop DONEL (Phil LaMarr, FAMILY GUY, “Futurama”) is in so deep that he often does things of questionable legality. They all are supervised by the perpetually annoyed Captain JOHN RUSHOUR (Peter Atencio, “Key and Peele”), a brusque, overweight old-school cop who expects failure and can’t be bothered to even get out of his Rascal scooter. Manuel’s ex-wife, ROSA (Justina Machado, “Private Practice,” “Six Feet Under”), is a defense lawyer who remains irritated that Manuel always put his job first. But they remain bonded in the upbringing of their son, MARIO (Ruiz), a troubled teen who is less impressed with his father than he is by the criminals he catches. These cops often find themselves mildly interested in the most recent crime victim, but completely obsessed with who “destroyed” the bathroom. Nevertheless, where there’s a mystery, Manuel somehow finds a way to solve it. MURDER POLICE is produced by Bento Box Animation (BOB’S BURGERS) and 20^th Century Fox Television. The series is co-created by David A. Goodman (FAMILY GUY) and Jason Ruiz – one of the writers/animators discovered through the Fox Inkubation program. Goodman serves as executive producer and showrunner, and Ruiz is co-executive producer.

PRODUCTION COMPANIES: 20^th Century Fox Television, Bento Box Animation

CO-CREATORS: David A. Goodman, Jason Ruiz

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER/SHOWRUNNER: David A. Goodman

CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Jason Ruiz

VOICE CAST: Jason Ruiz as Manuel and Mario Sanchez, Will Sasso as Tommy Margaretti, Chi McBride as Randall Hickox, Jane Lynch as Justice, Phil LaMarr as Donel, Peter Atencio as John Rushour, Justina Machado as Rosa Sanchez

 

FOX 2013-2014 SCHEDULE

(All Times ET/PT)

SATURDAY

7:00-10:30 PM                        FOX SPORTS SATURDAY

11:00 PM-12:30 AM               ANIMATION DOMINATION HIGH-DEF

 

SUNDAY

7:00-7:30 PM                          NFL Game (fall)

7:30-8:00 PM                          THE OT (fall)

8:00-8:30 PM                          THE SIMPSONS

8:30-9:00 PM                 BOB’S BURGERS

9:00-9:30 PM                          FAMILY GUY

9:30-10:00 PM                        AMERICAN DAD