<P> American Dad! is an American adult animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane, Mike Barker, and Matt Weitzman, for the Fox Broadcasting Company . Set in the fictional town of Langley Falls, Virginia, the series centers on the eccentric Smith family . The Smith family consists of title character Stan, Francine, Hayley, Steve, Roger, an alien whom Stan has rescued from government capture and harbors in the family's attic; Jeff Fischer, Hayley's boyfriend and eventual husband; and Klaus, the family's pet who is really an East German man trapped by the CIA in a fish's body . </P> <P> Since its debut on February 6, 2005, American Dad! has broadcast 247 episodes . The series' 11th season was its final season to air on Fox . The show moved to the cable network TBS beginning with the 15 - episode 12th season . On November 18, 2014, TBS ordered a 22 - episode 13th season, bringing the total number of episodes to 212 . On August 27, 2015, TBS announced it had picked up American Dad! for a 14th and 15th season of 22 episodes each, bringing the total number of episodes up to 256 . On January 11, 2018, TBS renewed the series for a 16th and 17th season of 22 episodes each, bringing the total number of episodes to 291 . </P> <P> The 15th season premiered on December 25, 2017 . </P>

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