American Dad! season 22
Season of television series
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American Dad!'s twenty-second season premiered on Fox on February 22, 2026, marking the show's return to the network following its cancellation by TBS in March 2025.[1][2] The season features guest appearances from Ming-Na Wen, RuPaul, Chris Pine, Bradley Whitford, Patrick Stump, Jonathan Frakes, Joe Mantegna, Wayne Newton, Mary Steenburgen and Ted Danson.[3]
| American Dad! | |
|---|---|
| Season 22 | |
Promotional poster for the 22nd season featuring the Smith family | |
| No. of episodes | 9 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Fox |
| Original release | February 22, 2026 – present |
| Season chronology | |
The series focuses on the eccentric upper middle class Smith family, consisting of father, husband, CIA agent, and Republican, Stan; his wife and housewife, Francine; their liberal, hippie, college-aged daughter, Hayley-Fischer; their dorky high-school-aged son, Steve; the family's unusual goldfish, Klaus; flamboyant, master of disguise alien, Roger; Jeff Fischer, Hayley Smith's stoner husband who resides with the Smith family; and Roger's ex-tumor son Rogu, who reside in a fictionalized version of Langley, Virginia.
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title [4] | Directed by | Written by | Original release date [4] | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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| 389 | 1 | "Aw Rats, A Pool Party" | Chris Bennett | Matt Weitzman | February 22, 2026 | KAJN01 | 0.79[5] |
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Francine wants to use the backyard pool to reconnect with Gwen, while Stan throws a work pool party to impress Bullock, and Steve invites his old flame Debbie over to try and win her back. However, things get complicated when a dead rat is found in the water. Meanwhile, Roger misses the pool party while trying to find the mustache for his Uncle Roger persona. | |||||||
| 390 | 2 | "The Flume Flume Room" | Josue Cervantes | Brett Cawley & Robert Maitia | March 1, 2026 | KAJN02 | 0.67[6] |
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Francine develops a new obsession with log flume rides, which Stan struggles to understand. | |||||||
| 391 | 3 | "Powering Through" | Shawn Murray | Jeff Kauffmann | March 8, 2026 | KAJN03 | 0.71[7] |
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Stan sets out to prove he can power through any illness known to man without medical assistance. | |||||||
| 392 | 4 | "Camera Stan" | John O'Day | Parker Deay | March 15, 2026 | KAJN04 | 0.57[8] |
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Stan is convinced he can thrive on reality TV. Meanwhile, Klaus transplants a barista's brain into a snail to make a Klaus of his own. | |||||||
| 393 | 5 | "Idol Threat" | Jansen Yee | Soren Bowie | April 12, 2026 | KAJN05 | N/A |
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Steve is annoyed after his life is saved by the school bully, who then becomes celebrated as a local hero. | |||||||
| 394 | 6 | "The Treasure of Old Chinatown" | Joe Daniello | Nic Wegener | April 26, 2026 | KAJN06 | N/A |
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Francine reluctantly joins Steve and Bah Bah on the hunt for an ancient Chinese artifact. Meanwhile, Roger becomes a food influencer. | |||||||
| 395 | 7 | "Reaper Madness" | Jennifer Graves | Alisha Ketry | May 3, 2026 | KAJN07 | TBD |
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Hayley and Klaus become addicted to horror stories after one gives them an immense high. | |||||||
| 396 | 8 | "Dude, You're Getting a Del!" | Tim Parsons | Joel Hurwitz | May 10, 2026 | KAJN08 | TBD |
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Klaus becomes a father figure to Snot in order to impress his mother. Meanwhile, Hayley and Roger open a cat café. | |||||||
| 397 | 9 | "Where the Wild Boars Are" | Chris Bennett | Kevin Tyler | May 17, 2026 | KAJN09 | TBD |
| 398 | 10 | "Dumbston Checks In" | TBA | TBA | June 21, 2026[9] | TBA | TBD |
| 399 | 11 | "A Donkey's Shame" | TBA | TBA | June 21, 2026[10] | TBA | TBD |
Production
Development
On March 21, 2025, TBS announced that they would not order any additional episodes of the series. It was later reported later that day that the show's original network, Fox, was in contract negotiations with the show's producer, 20th Television Animation, for a multiple season renewal.[11][12] On April 2, 2025, Fox renewed American Dad for a further four seasons.[13]
Casting
The voice of Francine's adoptive sister Gwen Ling, who was voiced by Uma Thurman in the season twelve episode "Now and Gwen", is now voiced by Ming-Na Wen.[14]
Release
The season premiered on February 22, 2026, as part of Fox's Animation Domination block, where it airs alongside Bob's Burgers, Universal Basic Guys and Family Guy during the 2025–26 television season.
