# Is "American Dad" tanking?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [May 4, 2006, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-american-dad-tanking/355400 "2006-05-04T15:32:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Muad\_Dib](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2006, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-american-dad-tanking/355400/1 "2006-05-04T15:32:05Z")

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I was only able to watch the first few episodes and I don’t know anyone who likes the show. Is it doing well ratings or DVD-wise?

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**Author:** ![LonesomePolecat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a88e57/32.png) [@LonesomePolecat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LonesomePolecat)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2006, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-american-dad-tanking/355400/2 "2006-05-04T16:11:00Z")

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> [@Muad'Dib](#):
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> I was only able to watch the first few episodes and I don’t know anyone who likes the show. Is it doing well ratings or DVD-wise?

It tied with “Commander in Chief” for 65th place in the ratings for April 24-30.

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**Author:** ![saoirse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@saoirse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saoirse)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2006, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-american-dad-tanking/355400/3 "2006-05-04T16:24:09Z")

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It has the advantage of not sucking as bad as the other shows Fox has created recently.