Talk:List of American Dad! episodes

Episode numbering season 17

On the "No. overall" column for season 16 it ends with episode 279. This is correct. But then the first episode of season 17 starts with 277 overall and throws the total count. As of the time of this writing the final episode listed is titled "300" but shows as No Overall 299. If this is corrected, they will line up to where episode 300 is actually 300 overall which is correct.

I compared it to AD Fandom page, which isn't exactly official, but it lists all the same episodes as the Wikipedia entry and shows the same numbering except for the error I mentioned above.

https://americandad.fandom.com/wiki/Episode_Guide — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mgm5790 (talk • contribs) 07:38, 4 October 2020 (UTC)

Not sure what your point is. I just checked the Fandom page you mentioned and it has exactly the same "No. overall" numbering as we have here.

The episode titled "300" is 300 in production order but 299 in broadcast order. "Yule. Tide. Repeat." will probably be the 300th broadcast episode. Barry Wom (talk) 10:48, 4 October 2020 (UTC)

You can't follow fandom page just on this one single occasion! Season 1 has 23, season 2 19 episodes there etc. Do it logically and move 278 and 279 to season "2020" as sources like IMDB suggest. Chrz (talk) 15:25, 28 January 2022 (UTC)

Wikipedia isn't following the fandom page. It was TBS who listed episodes 278 and 279 as part of season 16 and episode 277 as part of season 17. The full discussion on the matter is archived here. Barry Wom (talk) 17:47, 28 January 2022 (UTC)

Seasons renewal

American Dad just got renewed for 2 more seasons. Per the source: https://deadline.com/2021/12/american-dad-renewed-seasons-season-18-19-tbs-1234892261/

However the source that the 2 seasons renewed are 18 and 19. With both the head of TBS and the series showrunners confirming this. The head of TBS said this, “American Dad! is reaching rarified air with 18th and 19th season pickups that only a handful of shows have ever accomplished; this speaks to the zeitgeisty humor that resonates with audiences, and to the dedication of its creators and brilliant TBS network executives.” And the one of the series showrunners, Weitzman said, “We are all so grateful to TBS for this two-season pickup, said Weitzman. “Getting seasons 18 and 19 means we will finally be able to tell the stories we only dreamed of telling in seasons 16 and 17.” Should we rearrange the seasons considering we are off from the creators are saying.2600:387:C:6D1A:0:0:0:4 (talk) 00:36, 22 December 2021 (UTC)

Short answer, no.

Long answer - American_Dad!#Season_number_discrepancies

Barry Wom (talk) 01:36, 22 December 2021 (UTC)

So basically it’s just confusing for us as it is to them then?2600:387:C:6D1A:0:0:0:4 (talk) 02:01, 22 December 2021 (UTC)

Seasons

so many episodes call Season 7 as Season 8 with a note saying that there was a Wikipedia community consensus about it... but on Hulu and other "primary" fox/tbs-related sources it lists them as Season 7. Wouldn't a Wikipedia community consensus not matter if those sources call it Season 7? See the note in the info box in Virtual_In-Stanity for the note I'm referring to. Zacatero (talk) 19:05, 8 October 2023 (UTC)

Hulu isn't a reliable source for season number information. The season numbering issues is discussed at American Dad!#Season number discrepancies and it isn't merely some sort of whimsical community consensus. Cheers. DonIago (talk) 22:48, 8 October 2023 (UTC)

Regardless of whether or not it the discussion and consensus were whimsical, my question was more about whether or not the decision was something that should have been decided by a consensus on Wikipedia? Additionally, what sources would be considered reliable for such a thing? If not something like a streaming service that would have gotten it's episode list directly from Fox and/or TBS in this case? Zacatero (talk) 02:36, 9 October 2023 (UTC)

It's not clear to me from your comment whether you reviewed the discussion that I linked you to. In any event, as that discussion is located on the main page for the show, there's almost certainly community discussion of this matter at the main article's Talk page. If you can't locate it, I can see what I can find later. DonIago (talk) 02:54, 9 October 2023 (UTC)