<P> Bob's Burgers is an American animated television sitcom that premiered on the Fox network on January 9, 2011 . The series finished its seventh season on June 11, 2017 . It centers on the Belchers, a family consisting of parents Bob (H. Jon Benjamin) and Linda (John Roberts) and their children Tina (Dan Mintz), Gene (Eugene Mirman) and Louise (Kristen Schaal), who run a hamburger restaurant . The show's premise originated with Loren Bouchard, who serves as an executive producer along with Jim Dauterive . The show is said to fill the void created by the conclusion of King of the Hill, which Dauterive worked on for nearly its entire run . </P> <P> A total of 137 episodes have been broadcast . All episodes are approximately 22 minutes, without commercials, and are broadcast in both high - definition and standard . The series' episodes are also available for download at the iTunes Store in standard and high - definition qualities, and Amazon Video, with new episodes appearing the day after their live airing . Fox Video on Demand also releases episodes of the show, typically one to two days after their original airing . It can also be found on Hulu, with episodes available the day after their broadcast, and Yahoo! View, with episodes available a week after their broadcast . </P> <P> The first season was released on DVD on April 17, 2012 in Region 1 by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment . Bob's Burgers' first season averaged 5.07 million viewers in the 2010--11 television season, with the season's first episode, "Human Flesh", being the highest - rated new series premiere of the television season . The second season of Bob's Burgers averaged 4.18 million viewers, as part of the 2011--12 television season and the third season consisted of an average of 4.11 million views per episode in the 2012--13 television season . The first season consisted of 13 episodes, the second consisted of 9, the third consisted of 23, the fourth consisted of 22, the fifth consisted of 21, the sixth consisted of 19, and the seventh consisted of 22 . Bob's Burgers has received very positive reviews from critics . On October 7, 2015, Fox renewed the series for seventh and eighth production cycles . The eighth season premiered on October 1, 2017 . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Season </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Episodes </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Originally aired </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First aired </Th> <Th> Last aired </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 13 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> January 9, 2011 (2011 - 01 - 09) </Td> <Td> May 22, 2011 (2011 - 05 - 22) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 9 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> March 11, 2012 (2012 - 03 - 11) </Td> <Td> May 20, 2012 (2012 - 05 - 20) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 23 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> September 30, 2012 (2012 - 09 - 30) </Td> <Td> May 12, 2013 (2013 - 05 - 12) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 22 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> September 29, 2013 (2013 - 09 - 29) </Td> <Td> May 18, 2014 (2014 - 05 - 18) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 5 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 21 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> October 5, 2014 (2014 - 10 - 05) </Td> <Td> May 17, 2015 (2015 - 05 - 17) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 6 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 19 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> September 27, 2015 (2015 - 09 - 27) </Td> <Td> May 22, 2016 (2016 - 05 - 22) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 7 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 22 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> September 25, 2016 (2016 - 09 - 25) </Td> <Td> June 11, 2017 (2017 - 06 - 11) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 8 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> TBA </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> October 1, 2017 (2017 - 10 - 01) </Td> <Td> TBA </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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