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Futurama ''Futurama'' is an American animated science fiction sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series follows the adventures of the professional slacker Philip J. Fry, who is cryogenically preserved for 1000 years ...
'' began airing on November 21, 1999 and concluded after 19 episodes on December 3, 2000. Halfway through the season on February 6, 2000, Fox moved the show from its original timeslot of 8:30pm (following ''
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'') to 7pm. At this time, the show lost half of its viewers. The original 72-episode run of ''Futurama'' was ''produced'' as four seasons; Fox ''broadcast'' the episodes out of the intended order, resulting in five aired seasons. This list features the episodes in original ''production order'', as featured on the DVD box sets. The full nineteen episodes of the season have been released on a box set called ''Futurama: Volume Two'', on DVD and VHS. It was first released in the United Kingdom on November 11, 2002, with releases in other regions in 2003. The season was re-released as ''Futurama: Volume 2'', with entirely different packaging to match the newer season released on July 17, 2012.


Episodes


Critical reception


Reception

IGN gave the season a positive review of 9.0/10, "Amazing".


Nielsen ratings

The season tied for 97th in the seasonal ratings with a 5.4% rating and 8.9% share. It tied with ''
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''.


Home releases


References

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