“FOX has been looking to break into the multi-camera format for some time,” said FOX Chairman of Entertainment Kevin Reilly. “With Dads, we have an asset that we can grow, and we’re looking forward to seeing where the fantastic cast and the creative minds of Seth, Alec, Mike and Wellesley take us the rest of the season.”

The move is the latest in FOX’s bid to position itself for midseason, as they also announced a series of midseason premiere dates today. Among them was the news that Enlisted will indeed be airing on Fridays and that Surviving Jack had its episode order cut for scheduling reasons. The latter will be debuting later this season when American Idol‘s results show gets cut down to 30 minutes, while the lone remaining comedy (Us & Them) was effectively canceled earlier this month.

Starring Seth Green and Giovanni Ribisi, Dads follows two successful video game developers whose lives are turned upside down when their fathers move in with them. The show also features Martin Mull, Peter Riegert, Vanessa Lachey, Brenda Song, and Tonita Castro.

Dads airs Tuesdays at 8:00 on FOX.

Have you been watching Dads? If so, has the show improved from the much criticized pilot? Do you think the show has a chance to make it to a second season?

The post FOX Picks Dads Up for a Full Season appeared first on TVHackr.

The pilot of Seth MacFarlane’s new comedy is reportedly highlighted with racist humor, though MANAA’s main issue is with the treatment of Brenda Song’s character, Veronica.  She dresses “like a sexy Asian school girl” to impress Chinese businessmen.  The group also raised concerns over dialoge between the Dads leads and the aforementioned businessmen, claiming that it only served to exaggerate stereotypes.

FOX chairman Kevin Reilly and chief operating officer Joe Early stated in a letter to MANAA that their “perspective on programming is always important to us, especially given our ongoing efforts to reflect diverse characters and stories on our air.”  The letter continued, “That said, we do recognize comedy is subjective, and we may not be able to please everyone, all the time.”

They did not mention re-shooting the pilot.

Song’s character was described by the network executives as “a strong, intelligent, empowered young woman who basically runs the company…” Song herself said that she has no problem with the character during the network’s summer TCA tour.

This is not the first example of programming being found offensive, and certainly won’t be the last.  Dads stars Seth Green and Giovani Ribisi, and will premiere on FOX Tuesday, September 17^th.

The post FOX Won’t Re-Shoot ‘Dads’ Pilot appeared first on TVHackr.