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Animal Control

Series· 2023· Comedy

Created by Bob Fisher, Dan Sterling, Rob Greenberg

Animal Control is a workplace comedy following a group of Animal Control workers whose lives are complicated by the fact that animals are simple, but humans are not.

Animal Control Season 5, Episode 3, “Bugs and Rabid Dogs,” airs Sunday, October 18, 2026 on FOX.

Next episode

2 nights

S5 E3

Bugs and Rabid Dogs

8:31 PM ET

Airs on

FOX

Frank goes undercover at Roman's new privatized animal control company, Pax Romana.

Up next
S5 E4 · Tortoises and Billy Goats

Where to watch in the US

Latest season’s US availability not verified

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Release details

Known dates and milestones

  • Released

    Fox

    Since Sep 27

Dates & episodes

Season guide

Current and recent seasons first. Original premiere dates, not current availability.

  1. 5Season 5Next: Episode 3 · Bugs and Rabid Dogs
  2. 4Season 4Original premiere · FOX · 12 episodes
  3. 3Season 3Original premiere · FOX · 10 episodes
  4. 2Season 2Original premiere · FOX · 9 episodes
  5. 1Season 1Original premiere · FOX · 12 episodes

Episode guide

Season 5 episodes

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Premiere dates and destinations, not current availability.

  1. 1

    Seahawks and Piglets source at TVmaze

    Originally aired on FOX

    Frank leads the team in a work stoppage, but abandons his cause for the ultimate call - recovering the Seahawks' missing mascot.

  2. 2

    Crows and Lizard Legs source at TVmaze

    Originally aired on FOX

    Shred spirals when he discovers a negative online review about him that could reflect poorly on the precinct. Meanwhile, Patel, Victoria and Emily try to break up Addy's new relationship.

  3. 3

    Bugs and Rabid Dogs source at TVmaze

    Airs on FOX

    Frank goes undercover at Roman's new privatized animal control company, Pax Romana.

  4. 4

    Tortoises and Billy Goats source at TVmaze

    Airs on FOX

    When Emily's HR review threatens her reinstatement, Frank appoints himself her investigator.

  5. 5

    TBA source at TVmaze

    Airs on FOX

  6. 6

    TBA source at TVmaze

    Airs on FOX

Episode data from TVmaze.

Cast and crew

Cast
Joel McHale, Vella Lovell, Ravi V. Patel, Michael Rowland, Grace Palmer
Produced by
Bob Fisher, Dan Sterling, Joel McHale, Rob Greenberg
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  • Official show page

    Link supplied by TVmaze under CC BY-SA 4.0. A series-level destination, not confirmation of US availability or any specific season.

  • Season premiere · FoxSeptember 27, 2026
    ReportedTVmaze
    “TVmaze: Animal Control season 5 episode 1 "Seahawks and Piglets" airs 2026-09-27 on FOX”
  • Cast and crew data

    TVmaze · CC BY-SA 4.0

  • Next episode schedule

    TVmaze · normalized by Release Night · CC BY-SA 4.0

  • Season release history

    TVmaze · 5 season records · CC BY-SA 4.0

Release dates retain the source wording. Season history records original premieres; availability receipts identify options that can be used now or later.

Past changes1 update

  1. Season premiere date announced: September 27, 2026 on Fox

    Reported by TVmaze

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