<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> External links </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.fox.com/the-orville </Td> </Tr> <P> The Orville is a comedy - drama science fiction television series created by and starring Seth MacFarlane that premiered on September 10, 2017, with new episodes to air Thursdays on Fox during the 2017--18 season . </P> <P> The Orville is set on the titular U.S.S. Orville (ECV - 197), a mid-level exploratory vessel 400 years in the future . </P>

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