American Dad!: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In American Dad!, Stan Smith leads the all-American family in this animated sitcom filled with wild and crazy extremes. Everyday life is taken to the limit as Stan applies the same drastic measures used in his job at the CIA to his home life. Driven by machismo and the American dream, he often is blind to how horribly he fails at his attempts. This father might not know best, but he never stops trying.

Series details

• Title: American Dad!
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, Family
• Premiere date: 2005-02-06
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: FOX
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.5/10
• TVMaze ID: 215

Cast and credited roles

• Seth MacFarlane — Stan Smith
• Seth MacFarlane — Roger
• Scott Grimes — Steve Smith
• Rachael MacFarlane — Hayley Smith
• Dee Bradley Baker — Klaus Heissler
• Wendy Schaal — Francine Smith
• Jeff Fischer — Jeff Fischer Smith
• Patrick Stewart — Avery Bullock
• Seth MacFarlane — Greg Corbin
• Dee Bradley Baker — Rogu

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2005-02-06; final listed air date 2006-05-14; episode order: 23.
• Season 2: premiered 2006-09-10; final listed air date 2007-05-20; episode order: 19.
• Season 3: premiered 2007-09-30; final listed air date 2008-05-18; episode order: 16.
• Season 4: premiered 2008-09-28; final listed air date 2009-05-17; episode order: 20.
• Season 5: premiered 2009-09-27; final listed air date 2010-05-16; episode order: 18.
• Season 6: premiered 2010-10-03; final listed air date 2011-05-22; episode order: 19.
• Season 7: premiered 2011-09-25; final listed air date 2012-05-13; episode order: 18.
• Season 8: premiered 2012-09-30; final listed air date 2013-05-12; episode order: 19.
• Season 9: premiered 2013-09-29; final listed air date 2014-05-18; episode order: 20.
• Season 10: premiered 2014-09-14; final listed air date 2014-09-21; episode order: 3.
• Season 11: premiered 2014-10-20; final listed air date 2015-06-01; episode order: 15.
• Season 12: premiered 2016-01-25; final listed air date 2016-06-27; episode order: 22.
• Season 13: premiered 2016-11-07; final listed air date 2017-09-11; episode order: 22.
• Season 14: premiered 2017-12-25; final listed air date 2019-04-08; episode order: 22.
• Season 15: premiered 2019-04-15; final listed air date 2019-08-26; episode order: 20.
• Season 16: premiered 2020-04-13; final listed air date 2020-12-21; episode order: 24.
• Season 17: premiered 2021-04-19; final listed air date 2021-10-25; episode order: 22.
• Season 18: premiered 2022-01-24; final listed air date 2022-12-19; episode order: 22.
• Season 19: premiered 2023-03-27; final listed air date 2023-12-18; episode order: 22.
• Season 20: premiered 2024-10-28; final listed air date 2025-03-24; episode order: 22.
• Season 21: premiered 2026-02-22; final listed air date 2026-09-13; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from American Dad! on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.