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Animal Control season 4 release date: Joel McHale returns to FOX's Seattle sitcom to wrangle more animals
FOX's half-hour comedy series Animal Control will be back in early 2026 for season 4
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Recently, a raccoon in Virginia broke into a liquor store and gorged itself on alcohol - so much so that it passed out on the store's bathroom floor. It's yet another example of the age-old adage that truth is stranger than fiction, but with one rub. A similar situation played out in the FOX sitcom Animal Control episode "Raccoons and Mutts," where the team responded to an incident where drunk raccoons had taken over a bowling alley. Is Animal Control the newest show to get prophetic powers like The Simpsons? Only time will tell.
Animal Control season 4 release date Thursday, January 15, 2026, at 9 PM ET/PT on Fox. New episodes of the show will air on Fox at 9 PM on Thursdays. Will this season of Animal Control predict any future animal incidents plastered across headlines everywhere? We don't know yet, but I can only imagine the amount of pressure on the Animal Control writers now.
Season 4 of Animal Control will mark the debut of actress Kyla Pratt as a recurring character on the show. Variety describes Pratt's role of Daisy as "a new member of the Seattle Animal Control squad who serves as Templeton Dudge’s (Gerry Dee) partner." Pratt will appear in 8 episodes this season, along with the season's premiere.
Animal Control season 4 will premiere on Thursday, January 15, 2026, at 9 PM ET/PT on Fox.
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