All 140 episodes of the Matt Groening animated comedy will air on the NBCUniversal cable channel beginning Saturday, Nov. 11.
Futurama is headed to a new home.
Syfy has acquired the off-network rights to all 140 episodes of the cult classic Matt Groening animated series as part of multiyear, nonexclusive deal with studio 20th Century Fox Television.
Futurama will make its debut on the NBCUniversal cable channel Nov. 11.
The series will air Mondays and Tuesdays from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m., and on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
During its run, Futurama won six Emmy awards, including two for best animated program.
The Futurama deal comes several years after FXX landed The Simpsons in a record off-network deal. »