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==Programming==
{{Main|List of programs broadcast by Fox|Fox News|Fox Sports (United States)}}
{{As of|2015}}, Fox currently provides 17 hours of regularly scheduled network programming each week. The network provides fifteen hours of prime time programming to its owned-and-operated and affiliated stations on Monday through Saturdays from 8:00 to 10:00&nbsp;p.m. and Sundays from 7:00&nbsp;p.m. to 10:00&nbsp;p.m. (all times Eastern and Pacific). An hour of late night programming is also offered on Saturdays from 11:00&nbsp;p.m. to 12:00&nbsp;am. Eastern and Pacific Time, a former hour of original comedy, but currently a repeat hour for primetime series (though scheduling for that hour varies depending on the market due to late local newscasts airing in the traditional 11:00&nbsp;p.m./10:00&nbsp;p.m. timeslot on some Fox stations), and the hour-long [[Sunday morning talk shows|Sunday morning political discussion show]] – and the network's only regular national news program – ''[[Fox News Sunday]] with [[Shannon Bream]]'' (airing from 9:00&nbsp;a.m. to 10:00&nbsp;am. Eastern and Pacific, although the timeslot also varies by market due to local news or [[public affairs (broadcasting)|public affairs]] programming).

Sports programming is also provided; usually on weekends, with notable exceptions (albeit not every weekend year-round), and most commonly airing between 11:00&nbsp;a.m. and 11:30&nbsp;pm. ET (often airing for longer hours during football season in the fall, slightly less during [[NASCAR]] and college basketball season in the winter and barely any in the spring and summer afternoons), The Saturday prime time block (along with the Friday prime time block beginning in 2024) is mainly scheduled for sports programming, with encores of shows airing when no sports programming is airing on a given week.

===Adult animation===
{{Update|section|date=December 2024}}
{{Main|Animation Domination|Animation on Fox|Animation Domination High-Def}}
Except for ''[[The Critic]]'', ''[[The PJs]]'' and ''[[Futurama]]'', which were respectively cancelled in 1995, 2000 and 2003, typically every Sunday night during prime time (unless preempted, usually by sports telecasts), Fox airs a lineup incorporating original adult animation sitcoms, all being produced (or co-produced with Fox for post-2019 works) by the network's original sister company, 20th Television, which is currently a subsidiary of [[Walt Disney Television]]. This block of adult cartoons became a staple of the network airing under the brand ''[[Animation Domination]]'' from May 1, 2005, to September 14, 2014, when the network rebranded the block as ''Sunday Funday'' as a result of the re-incorporation of live-action comedy series on the Sunday night lineup after ten years<ref>{{cite web|title=Why Sunday Funday Will Probably Be Animation Domination Again By Next Year|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/television/Why-Sunday-Funday-Probably-Animation-Domination-Again-By-Next-Year-67537.html|first=Jesse|last=Carp|website=[[CinemaBlend]]|date=September 26, 2014|access-date=June 27, 2015}}</ref> (aside from occasional burn-offs of series aired on other nights during the 7:00&nbsp;pm. Eastern/Pacific hour), although animated series remain an integral part of that night's schedule.

The first programs to air as part of the ''Animation Domination'' lineup were ''[[American Dad!]]'' (which also had its beginnings in the lineup, and moved to [[TBS (American TV channel)|TBS]] in October 2014<ref>{{cite news|title=Fox to air Seth MacFarlane's "Bordertown" animated series next year|url=http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/TV/2013/11/09/Seth-MacFarlanes-Bordertown-picked-up-by-Fox/UPI-96291384015624/?spt=rln&or=1|work=[[United Press International]]|date=November 13, 2012|access-date=November 10, 2013}}</ref><ref name=TBSrevival>{{cite news|title=Seth MacFarlane's 'American Dad' picked up by TBS|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/american-dad-picked-tbs-article-1.1400187|first=David|last=Hinckley|newspaper=[[Daily News (New York)|New York Daily News]]|date=July 18, 2013|access-date=July 21, 2013}}</ref><ref name="zap2it1">{{cite web|title=Comic-Con 2013: 'American Dad' Season 10 guest stars include Zooey Deschanel, Alison Brie and Mariah Carey|url=http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2013/07/comic-con-2013-american-dad-season-10-guest-stars-include-zooey-deschanel-alison-brie-and-mariah-car.html|first=Mike|last=Rougeau|website=[[Zap2It]]|date=July 20, 2013|access-date=August 17, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130822112804/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2013/07/comic-con-2013-american-dad-season-10-guest-stars-include-zooey-deschanel-alison-brie-and-mariah-car.html|archive-date=August 22, 2013}}</ref>), ''[[Family Guy]]'' (which returned to the network after a three-year cancellation when ''Animation Domination'' began), ''[[The Simpsons]]'' (the longest-running cartoon on Fox, predating the lineup by 16 years), and ''[[King of the Hill]]'' (which also predated the lineup by eight years). Once ''King of the Hill'' was cancelled, ''Family Guy''{{'}}s spinoff ''[[The Cleveland Show]]'' would air from 2009 to 2013 and [[Loren Bouchard]]'s next series, ''[[Bob's Burgers]]'' would air starting in 2011. Animated shows currently airing as part of the lineup include ''The Simpsons'', ''Family Guy'', ''Bob's Burgers'', ''[[Duncanville (TV series)|Duncanville]]'', ''[[The Great North]]'' and ''[[Housebroken (TV series)|Housebroken]]''. Other shows in the lineup include ''[[Sit Down, Shut Up (2009 TV series)|Sit Down, Shut Up]]'', ''[[Allen Gregory]]'', ''[[Napoleon Dynamite (TV series)|Napoleon Dynamite]]'', ''[[Bordertown (American TV series)|Bordertown]]'', ''[[Bless the Harts]]'', and the live-action/animated hybrid ''[[Son of Zorn]]''.

An extension of the Sunday prime-time block called "[[Animation Domination High-Def]]" launched on Saturday late nights in July 2013 (marking the return of first-run programming in that time period since the 2010 cancellation of ''[[The Wanda Sykes Show]]''), with ''ADHD Shorts'', ''[[Axe Cop (TV series)|Axe Cop]]'' and ''[[High School USA!]]''. Due to low ratings, Fox announced on April 17, 2014, that it would discontinue "Animation Domination High-Def"; although the block was slated to end on June 28, 2014,<ref name="thr-primetimeadhd">{{cite web|title=Fox Plans Animation Domination HD for Primetime in 2015, Nixes Late Night|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/fox-plans-animation-domination-hd-697392|first=Michael|last=O'Connell|periodical=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=April 17, 2014|access-date=June 30, 2014}}</ref><ref name="bandc-scrapped">{{cite web|title=Exclusive: Fox Scrapping Animation Domination HD Saturday Block|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/programming/exclusive-fox-scrapping-animation-domination-hd-saturday-block/130545|first=Michael|last=Malone|periodical=Broadcasting & Cable|date=April 17, 2014|access-date=June 30, 2014}}</ref> it continued to air in encore form until the start of the 2016–17 season, when the hour returned to airing encores of comedies or reality series.

===Children's programming===
{{Main|Fox Kids|4Kids TV|Xploration Station}}
Fox began airing children's programming on September 8, 1990, with the debut of the Fox Children's Network (rebranded as the Fox Kids Network in 1991, and then to simply [[Fox Kids]] in 1998), a [[block programming|programming block]] that aired on [[Saturday morning cartoon|Saturday mornings]] and [[Weekday cartoon|weekday afternoons]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Fox network will test a new idea in airing children's programs|url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1990/07/28/page/59/article/fox-network-will-test-a-new-idea-in-airing-childrens-programs|first=Eric|last=Mink|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=July 28, 1990|access-date=June 27, 2015}}</ref> Programming within the Fox Kids block consisted mainly of animated series, although it also featured some live-action series as part of the lineup. Shows featured in the block included ''[[Bobby's World]]'', ''[[X-Men: The Animated Series|X-Men]]'', ''[[Spider-Man (1994 TV series)|Spider-Man]]'', ''[[The Tick (1994 TV series)|The Tick]]'', ''[[Fun House (American game show)|Fun House]]'', ''[[Goosebumps (1995 TV series)|Goosebumps]]'' and ''[[Digimon Adventure (1999 TV series)|Digimon]]''; it also aired select shows from [[Warner Bros. Animation]] including the popular animated series ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]'', ''[[Animaniacs]]'' and ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]'' (Warner Bros. pulled ''Batman'' and ''Animaniacs'' from the Fox Kids lineup in September 1995, moving both shows, as well as ''Tiny Toons'' – which had already ended its run – to the newly launched [[Kids' WB]] block on The WB). Fox Kids' most successful series, however, was ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]'' (from eventual sister company and Fox Kids co-parent [[Saban Entertainment]]), which debuted in 1993 and became the block's flagship program until it moved to ABC and [[Toon Disney]] in 2002.

In October 2001, Fox sold its children's division, Saban Entertainment and [[ABC Family Worldwide|Fox Family Worldwide]] (the parent subsidiary of cable network Fox Family Channel, now [[Freeform (TV channel)|Freeform]]) to The Walt Disney Company for $5.3&nbsp;billion.<ref>{{cite web|title=News Corp. and Haim Saban Reach Agreement to Sell Fox Family Worldwide to Disney for $5.3 Billion |url=http://www.saban.com/html/press/010723.html |website=[[Saban Entertainment]] |date=July 23, 2001 |access-date=February 19, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090421070416/http://www.saban.com/html/press/010723.html |archive-date=April 21, 2009 }}</ref> The network relegated the Fox Kids block to Saturdays in January 2002 (turning over the two-hour timeslot held by the weekday block to its owned-and-operated and affiliated stations, rather than retaining the slots and filling them with adult-oriented daytime shows<ref>{{cite news|title=Fox outgrows kids programs|url=https://variety.com/2001/tv/news/fox-outgrows-kids-programs-1117855508/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120914072218/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117855508.html?categoryid=14&cs=1&query=|url-status=live|archive-date=September 14, 2012|first=Michael|last=Schneider|website=Variety|date=November 7, 2001|access-date=August 13, 2009}}</ref>); then on September 14, 2002, as part of a time-lease agreement with [[4Licensing Corporation|4Kids Entertainment]] to program the remaining four-hour Saturday morning lineup, Fox Kids was replaced by a new children's program block called FoxBox (which was renamed [[4Kids TV]] in January 2005). Notable programs in that block include ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (1998 TV series)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'', ''[[Kirby: Right Back at Ya!]]'', ''[[Sonic X]]'' and ''[[One Piece (1999 TV series)|One Piece]]''.

Fox discontinued the 4Kids TV block on December 27, 2008, due to conflicts between the network and 4Kids Entertainment that were later settled, regarding 4Kids' failure to pay Fox for the programming lease rights, and the network's inability to fulfill a promise guaranteeing clearance on 90% of its stations and to get other stations to carry the block in certain markets where a Fox station declined it (an issue that plagued Fox's children's program blocks since the start of its affiliation deal with New World Communications).<ref>{{cite news|title=Fox Ends Saturday-Morning Cartoons |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/25/business/media/25kidstv.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=November 24, 2008 |access-date=January 11, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403021926/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/25/business/media/25kidstv.html |archive-date=April 3, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> Fox had earlier announced, on November 23, that it would no longer carry children's programming in the time period, citing stiff competition from cable channels aimed at the demographic; the network instead turned over two of the four vacant Saturday morning hours to its affiliates to allow them to air local newscasts or [[E/I|educational programs]] purchased from the syndication market, while it retained the remaining two hours to run a network-managed paid programming block, ''Weekend Marketplace'', which debuted on January 3, 2009.<ref name="variety">{{cite news|title=Longform ads replace kid fare on Fox|url=https://variety.com/2008/scene/markets-festivals/longform-ads-replace-kid-fare-on-fox-1117996360/|first=Michael|last=Schneider|website=Variety|date=November 23, 2008|access-date=June 17, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100903022442/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117996360.html?categoryid=14&cs=1|archive-date=September 3, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref>

On September 13, 2014, ''[[Xploration Station]]'', a two-hour syndicated block produced by [[Steve Rotfeld Productions]], began airing on Fox stations owned by several affiliate groups including Fox Television Stations and [[Tribune Broadcasting]]. The block, which complies with guidelines defined by the [[Children's Television Act]], features programs focused on the [[STEM fields]].<ref name="xploration">{{cite web|title=Steve Rotfield Clears New Science and Technology Two Hour E/I Block With FOX Station Group|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/12/18/steve-rotfield-clears-new-science-and-technology-two-hour-ei-block-with-fox-station-group/223509/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131222140946/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/12/18/steve-rotfield-clears-new-science-and-technology-two-hour-ei-block-with-fox-station-group/223509/|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 22, 2013|first=Amanda|last=Kondolojy|website=TV by the Numbers|date=December 18, 2013|access-date=June 29, 2014}}</ref> Stations can choose to either carry ''Xploration Station'', continue to air ''[[Weekend Marketplace]]'' (as the Sinclair Broadcast Group chose to do, since it already carries syndicated E/I programming purchased by the company across its Fox affiliates, although Sinclair added the block on most of its Fox affiliates in September 2016) or in case of Birmingham, not at all (since Raycom Media/Gray Television carried E/I programs through existing contracts with syndicators of educational program content instead).

===News===
{{See also|Fox News}}
Unlike ABC, CBS, and NBC, Fox does not currently air national news programs (morning, evening or overnight, like [[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]], [[CBS News]], and [[NBC News]]) or [[News magazine#Broadcast news magazines|newsmagazine]]s choosing to focus solely on its prime time schedule, sports and other ancillary network programming. The absence of a national news program on the Fox network is despite the fact that Fox Corporation owns the [[Fox News|Fox News Channel]], which launched in October 1996 and currently maintains near-universal distribution within the United States via pay television providers. Fox News is not structured as a news division of the Fox network, and operates as a technically separate entity within Fox Corporation through the company's Fox News Group subsidiary. However, it does produce some content that is carried by the broadcast network, which is usually separate from the news coverage aired by the cable channel; in particular, FNC anchor [[Bill Hemmer]] anchors most prime time news presentations on the Fox network, especially during political news events (which are anchored by [[Bret Baier]] on Fox News Channel).

Specifically, the Fox network airs coverage of the [[State of the Union address]], [[United States presidential election debates|presidential debates]], national election coverage, as well as live [[breaking news]] coverage currently branded as a "Fox News Special Report" (also branded as a "Fox News Alert" or sometimes a "Fox News Red Alert"); carriage of such special coverage of a breaking news story may vary from station to station, and is often limited to events that occur during the network's usual prime time block (for example, unlike the Big Three, Fox does not often provide coverage of major [[political convention]] speeches, which usually occur during the 10:00&nbsp;p.m. (Eastern Time) hour during which most of its affiliates air local newscasts; however, the majority of Fox's owned-and-operated stations and affiliate groups do carry weekday breaking news briefs). The political discussion show ''Fox News Sunday'' also airs on the Fox network on Sunday mornings and is rebroadcast later in the day on FNC. Fox also operates an affiliate news service called Fox NewsEdge,<ref>{{cite web|title=Fox NewsEdge|url=https://www.foxnewsedge.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030124204427/http://foxnewsedge.com/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 24, 2003|website=Fox NewsEdge|publisher=Fox News Network, LLC|access-date=June 27, 2015}}</ref> which launched with Fox News Channel in 1996, and provides national and international news reports, and feature stories for Fox stations to use in their own local newscasts. Between June and December 2022, Fox did not simulcast [[Public hearings of the United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack|the public January 6 committee hearings]] and instead stuck with regularly scheduled programming, although ABC, CBS and NBC aired it.

Fox first tried its hand at a national news program in prime time with the hour-long weekly newsmagazine ''[[The Reporters (1988 TV program)|The Reporters]]'', which was produced by the same team behind the Fox Television Stations-distributed syndicated tabloid program ''[[A Current Affair (American TV program)|A Current Affair]]'';<ref>{{cite news|title=A Nose For Tabloid News "The Reporters" Offers Teasing Sensations And Tales Reminiscent Of Supermarket Checkout Lines|url=http://articles.philly.com/1988-08-13/news/26255071_1_sad-tale-tawdry-tales-reporters|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630021558/http://articles.philly.com/1988-08-13/news/26255071_1_sad-tale-tawdry-tales-reporters|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 30, 2015|first=Ken|last=Tucker|newspaper=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]|date=August 13, 1988|access-date=June 27, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=New Fox Newsmagazine Perfects 'Tabloid TV'|url=https://apnews.com/14869d1c6bc32b52f3ddc058978aefec|first=Kathryn|last=Baker|work=[[Associated Press]]|date=July 28, 1988|access-date=June 27, 2015}}</ref> the program ran from 1988 to 1990, when it was cancelled due to low ratings. From 1987 until about 1996, Fox also aired news capsules that aired within its prime time schedule, branded first as ''Fox News Extra'', and later as ''Fox News Updates'', which were produced at New York City O&O WNYW and used their anchors. Another failed attempt occurred in 1993, when Fox launched ''[[Front Page (newsmagazine)|Front Page]]'' (which included among its five hosts, [[Ron Reagan]] and [[Josh Mankiewicz]]), in an attempt to capture a younger demographic for a newsmagazine program.<ref>{{cite news|title=Fox News To Launch 'Front Page' With An Eye To Younger Viewers|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1993/06/26/fox-news-to-launch-front-page-with-an-eye-to-younger-viewers/|first=Stephen|last=Galloway|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|via=The Hollywood Reporter|date=June 26, 1993|access-date=June 27, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Fox's 'Front Page' slithers its way into tabloid-TV|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/1993/06/26/foxs-front-page-slithers-its-way-into-tabloid-tv/|first=David|last=Zurawik|newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]]|date=June 26, 1993|access-date=June 27, 2015|archive-date=June 30, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630174504/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1993-06-26/features/1993177099_1_paramount-tabloid-tv-con-artists|url-status=live}}</ref>

The network tried its hand at a newsmagazine again in 1998 with ''Fox Files'', hosted by Fox News Channel anchors [[Catherine Crier]] and [[Jon Scott]], as well as a team of correspondents;<ref>{{cite news|title=Fox Offers Another Newsmag, 'Fox Files'|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/tv/1998/07/12/fox-offers-another-newsmag-fox-files/c0f3083a-9a13-4cd0-a2ff-48859c72cc18/|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=July 12, 1998|access-date=June 27, 2015}}</ref> it lasted a little over a year before being cancelled. Its last attempt at a newsmagazine series occurred during the 2002–03 [[Sweeps]] period, with ''The Pulse'', hosted by Fox News Channel anchor Shepard Smith.<ref>{{cite news|title='The Pulse' bets newsmagazines still have one|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2002/07/11/the-pulse-bets-newsmagazines-still-have-one/|first=Allan|last=Johnson|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=July 11, 2002|access-date=June 27, 2015}}</ref> On May 17, 2016, the network aired an interview special with then Fox News primetime anchor [[Megyn Kelly]], ''Megyn Kelly Presents''.

Fox also attempted national morning programs, only the first of which aired on the network itself. Its first venture at such a program was ''Fox After Breakfast'', an hour-long morning news and lifestyle show, hosted by [[Tom Bergeron]], [[Laurie Hibberd]], and [[Vicki Lawrence]], that ran on the network from 1996 to 1998 (Fox aired the program at 9:00&nbsp;a.m. – as opposed to the 7:00&nbsp;a.m. to 9:00&nbsp;a.m. time slot that NBC, CBS, and ABC air their national morning shows – to accommodate local morning newscasts that ran in the latter slot on some of its stations); the program originated as ''Breakfast Time'' in 1994 on sister cable channel FX. Fox tried again in 2002 with ''[[Good Day Live]]'', a heavily entertainment-focused syndicated offshoot of ''[[Good Day L.A.]]'', a news/entertainment/lifestyle program that debuted in 1993 on Los Angeles owned-and-operated station KTTV;<ref>{{cite news|title=L.A. morning show bids 'Good Day' to whole country|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2002/07/07/la-morning-show-bids-good-day-to-whole-country/|first=Jay|last=Bobbin|agency=Tribune Media Services|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=July 7, 2002|access-date=June 27, 2015}}</ref> the national version of the program was cancelled in 2005. On January 22, 2007, Fox premiered ''[[The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet]]'' on its owned-and-operated stations; hosted by [[Mike Jerrick]] and [[Juliet Huddy]] (then-anchors of Fox News Channel's ''DaySide''), the show was lighter in format and more entertainment-oriented, though its focus often changed when a major news story occurred. In February 2007, the program was syndicated to other stations including many affiliated with ABC, NBC and CBS in markets where it was not carried by a Fox or [[MyNetworkTV]] affiliate; ''The Morning Show'' was cancelled in June 2009.<ref>{{cite web|title=Official Website : Where To Watch?|url=http://www.mandjshow.com/where-to-watch/|website=[[The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet]]|url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210185334/http://mandjshow.com/where-to-watch |archive-date=February 10, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title='Morning Show With Mike and Juliet' to End in the Fall|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/programming/morning-show-mike-and-juliet-end-fall/33904|first=Paige|last=Albiniak|periodical=Broadcasting & Cable|date=January 8, 2009|access-date=June 17, 2010}}</ref>

===Sports===
{{Main|Fox Sports (United States)|Fox Deportes}}
{{see also|Fox Sports 1|Fox Sports 2}}
When the network launched, Fox management, having seen the critical role that sports programming, soccer events, in particular had played in the growth of the British satellite service [[BSkyB]], believed that sports – and specifically, [[American football|professional football]] would be the engine that would make Fox a major network the quickest. In 1987, after ABC initially hedged on renewing its contract to broadcast ''[[Monday Night Football]]'', Fox made an offer to the National Football League (NFL) to acquire the rights for the same amount that ABC had been paying, about $13&nbsp;million per game at the time. However, partly due to the fact that Fox had not yet established itself as a major network, the NFL chose to renew its contract with ABC (where ''Monday Night Football'' remained until its move to sister cable channel [[ESPN]] in September 2006).

Six years later, when the league entered contract negotiations with its television partners, Fox placed a $1.58&nbsp;billion bid to obtain broadcast rights to the National Football Conference – covering four seasons of games, beginning with the 1994 NFL season.<ref name="FOXNFC"/> The NFL selected the Fox bid on December 18, 1993, stripping CBS of football telecasts for the first time since 1955. The event placed Fox on par with the "Big Three" television networks and ushered in an era of growth for the NFL. Fox's acquisition of the NFL rights also quickly led toward the network reaching an affiliation deal with New World Communications to change the affiliations of twelve of its stations to Fox ([[#Luring the NFL and affiliation switches|see above]]). The rights gave Fox many new viewers and a platform for advertising its other programs.

With a sports division now established with the arrival of the NFL, Fox acquired broadcast television rights to the [[National Hockey League]] (1994–99),<ref>{{cite news|title=Fox Outbids CBS for N.H.L. Games|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9403E2DD163BF933A2575AC0A962958260&scp=4&sq=National+Hockey+League+Fox&st=nyt|first=Richard|last=Sandomir|newspaper=The New York Times|date=September 10, 1994|access-date=March 20, 2008|author-link = Richard Sandomir}}</ref> Major League Baseball (since 1996) and [[NASCAR]] auto racing (since 2001, initially as part of a deal that also involved NBC and [[TNT (American TV network)|TNT]]).<ref>{{cite news|title=NASCAR Pulls Into Prime Time|url=https://www.forbes.com/2003/10/07/cx_pp_1007nascar.html|first=Penelope|last=Patsuris|periodical=[[Forbes (magazine)|Forbes]]|date=October 7, 2003}}</ref>

From 2007 to 2010, Fox aired the [[Bowl Championship Series]]—a group of college football [[bowl game]]s held around New Year's Day, and the [[BCS National Championship Game]] (with the exception of any event held at the [[Rose Bowl Stadium]], including the [[Rose Bowl Game]] and the Rose Bowl-hosted [[2010 BCS National Championship Game]], as their organizer maintained a separate contract with [[ESPN College Football on ABC|ABC]]). Following the conclusion of the deal, Fox acquired rights to the [[Big Ten Conference]] and [[Pac-12 Conference]]'s newly established football championship games (the latter alternating yearly with ESPN).<ref>{{cite news|title=Fox To Air New Big Ten Football Championship Game – Broadcaster Secures Rights To Conference's Title Tilt From 2011–16|url=http://www.multichannel.com/article/460047-Fox_To_Air_New_Big_Ten_Football_Championship_Game.php|work=Multichannel News|date=November 17, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=ESPN, Fox Tie Up Pac-12 Rights For $3 Billion: Reports|url=http://www.multichannel.com/article/467747-ESPN_Fox_Tie_Up_Pac_12_Rights_For_3_Billion_Reports.php|magazine=Multichannel News|access-date=September 8, 2012}}</ref> In 2017, Fox acquired tier 1 rights to the Big Ten Conference.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cleveland.com/osu/2017/05/ohio_state_vs_michigan_rivalry.html|title=Ohio State vs. Michigan football rivalry to be televised on FOX during 2017 season|last=Landis|first=Bill|date=15 May 2017|work=[[The Plain Dealer]]|access-date=24 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://awfulannouncing.com/ncaa/know-new-big-ten-rights-deal.html|title=What we know about the new Big Ten rights deal|date=2017-07-31|work=Awful Announcing|access-date=2018-10-26|language=en-US}}</ref>

In August 2011, Fox and [[mixed martial arts]] promotion [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]] (UFC) reached a multi-year agreement, which included the rights to broadcast four live events in prime time or late night annually, marking the first time that the UFC aired its events on broadcast television. Its first [[UFC on Fox]] event, Velasquez vs. Dos Santos, aired on November 12, 2011.<ref>{{cite news|title= It's Official: UFC and Fox Are Now in Business Together|url=http://mmaweekly.com/its-official-ufc-and-fox-are-now-in-business-together|newspaper=Mmaweekly.com &#124; Ufc and Mma News, Results, Rumors, and Videos|date=August 18, 2011|access-date=August 18, 2011}}</ref> This deal ended at the end of 2018, with UFC events moving to [[ESPN]] and [[ESPN+]].

The network's 2023 telecast of [[Super Bowl LVII]] remains the highest-rated U.S. television program on average of all time. Meanwhile, its 2017 telecast of [[Super Bowl LI]] remains the record holder for the largest overall audience ever tallied in U.S. television history.

On June 13, 2024, Fox announced a multi-year deal to be the sole broadcaster of the [[IndyCar Series]] and its subsidiary series [[Indy NXT]] with all IndyCar Series races to be broadcast on the network.<ref name="IndyCar">{{cite web |last=Pruett |first=Marshall |date=June 13, 2024 |title=IndyCar signs multiyear broadcast deal with FOX |url=https://racer.com/2024/06/13/indycar-signs-multiyear-broadcast-deal-with-fox/ |accessdate=June 13, 2024 |website=racer.com |publisher=Racer Media & Marketing, Inc.}}</ref>