The Greek Gods may be ancient, but they still got it — FOX reported today that the Sunday night (Sept. 24) premiere of its all-new primetime toon Krapopolis broke several records, as fans flocked to worship at Emmy-winning creator Dan Harmon’s newest animated altar. The broadcast debut delivered a 1.2 Live + Same Day rating among Adults Adults 18-49 and 3.6 million Total Viewers, setting it up with the Olympian level statuses of…
- Television’s most-watched animation series to debut over the past decade.
- Dan Harmon’s most-watched animated series telecast ever.
- The #1 entertainment telecast since the post-Super Bowl Next Level Chef premiere (2/12/23, excluding award ceremonies).
- The #1 original comedy telecast of 2023 (beating the debut of the Night Court re-boot, 1/17/23).
- The #1 entertainment program among Adults 18-49 for the week of September 18, marking the first time in nearly 25 years an animation series debut was the week’s highest-rated entertainment program (since Family Guy’s series debut, 1/31/99; excluding summer premieres).
Set in mythical ancient Greece, Krapopolis tells the story of a dysfunctional family of humans, gods and monsters trying to run one of the world’s first cities, while also trying their best to not kill each other in the process.
The series features the voices of Richard Ayoade (The IT Crowd) as Tyrannis, the narcissistic King of Krapopolis; Emmy winner Hannah Waddingham (Ted Lasso) as Tyrannis’ mother, the powerful goddess Delira; Matt Berry (What We Do in The Shadows) as his father, Shlub, a mantitaur (half centaur [horse + human], half manticore [lion + human + scorpion]) who is “the life of the orgy”; Pam Murphy (Mapleworth Murders) as his cyclops sister, Stupendous; and Duncan Trussell (The Midnight Gospel) as half-brother Hippocampus, the wet mess son of Shlub and a mermaid.
Season 1 guest stars include Ben Stiller, Susan Sarandon, Joel McHale, Dave Franco, Yvette Nicole Brown, Will Forte, Jane Lynch, Daveed Diggs, Steve Buscemi and Stephanie Beatriz.
Krapopolis is owned by FOX Entertainment and produced by FOX’s Bento Box Entertainment. Dan Harmon (Rick and Morty, Community) is creator and executive producer. Steve Levy is executive producer. Jordan Young is executive producer and showrunner (Season 1). Alex Rubens is executive producer and showrunner (Seasons 2 & 3).
