Editing Seth MacFarlane (section)

====Television producing====
MacFarlane was the executive producer of a live-action sitcom starring [[Rob Corddry]] called ''[[The Winner (TV series)|The Winner]]''. The plot has a man named Glen discussing the time he matured at 32 and has him pursuing his only love after she moves in next door. Glen meets her son and both become good friends.<ref>Hooper, Barrett. [http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/2007-03-08/goods_remotecontrol.php "Winner's one big loser: Not all ex-Daily Show correspondents make great sitcom stars"]. ''Now Toronto''. Published March 8, 2007. Retrieved December 21, 2007. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070313211728/http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/2007-03-08/goods_remotecontrol.php |date=March 13, 2007 }}</ref> The show ran on Fox for six episodes in Spring 2007.<ref>Matheson, Whitney. [https://web.archive.org/web/20090220232922/http://blogs.usatoday.com/popcandy/2007/02/sample_the_winn.html Sample ''The Winner'']. ''USA TODAY'' Blog. Published February 19, 2007. Retrieved December 21, 2007.</ref><ref>[http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/2007-cancelled-shows-fox-cancels-plenty-of-series/ 2007 Canceled Shows: Fox Cancels Plenty of Series"]. TV Series Finale. May 16, 2007.</ref>

In August 2011, Fox ordered a 13-part updated series of ''[[Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey]]''. MacFarlane co-produced the series with [[Ann Druyan]] and [[Steven Soter]]. The new series is hosted by [[Neil deGrasse Tyson]] and began airing on the channel in March 2014, with repeats airing on the [[National Geographic Channel]] on the next night.<ref>{{cite news|last=Mitchell|first=Gail|date=August 5, 2011|title=Fox Orders Seth MacFarlane's 'Cosmos: A Space-Time Odyssey'|work=The Hollywood Reporter|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/fox-orders-seth-macfarlanes-cosmos-219567|access-date=October 14, 2011|archive-date=October 16, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111016141120/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/fox-orders-seth-macfarlanes-cosmos-219567|url-status=live}}</ref> In addition to serving as one of the executive producers, MacFarlane provided voices for characters during the animated portions of the series. MacFarlane returned to executive produce and provide voices to its sequel series, ''[[Cosmos: Possible Worlds]]'', which aired in 2020.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://ew.com/tv/2018/01/13/cosmos-season-2-premiere-2019-possible-worlds/|title=Cosmos to return in 2019 with Possible Worlds|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|first=Nick|last=Romano|date=January 13, 2018|access-date=January 13, 2018|archive-date=January 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116023923/http://ew.com/tv/2018/01/13/cosmos-season-2-premiere-2019-possible-worlds/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2013 and 2014, MacFarlane produced one season of a live-action sitcom called ''[[Dads (2013 TV series)|Dads]]''.<ref name="Fox 2014 Cancellations">{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/05/07/dads-enlisted-and-surviving-jack-canceled-by-fox/261517/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508062250/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/05/07/dads-enlisted-and-surviving-jack-canceled-by-fox/261517/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 8, 2014|title='Dads' 'Enlisted' and 'Surviving Jack' Canceled by FOX After First Season |last=Kondolojy |first=Amanda|website=TV by the Numbers|date=May 7, 2013|access-date=May 7, 2013}}</ref> The series, revolves around Eli, played by [[Seth Green]], and Warner, played by [[Giovanni Ribisi]], two successful guys in their 30s whose world is turned upside down when their dads move in with them. MacFarlane, [[Alec Sulkin]] and [[Wellesley Wild]] executive-produced the series, with Sulkin and Wild writing.<ref name="Kenneally">{{cite web|url=http://tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=790546|title=Seth MacFarlane's 'Dads' Series Casts 'Mindy Project' Actor – MSN TV News|last=Kenneally|first=Tim|date=February 12, 2013|website=[[MSN]]|access-date=February 22, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130620210949/http://tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=790546|archive-date=June 20, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2014, MacFarlane executive produced a two-season, 20-episode series called ''[[Blunt Talk]]'' for [[Starz (TV network)|Starz]].<ref name="variety">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/starz-gives-20-episode-order-to-seth-macfarlane-patrick-stewart-comedy-blunt-talk-1201166712/|title=Starz Gives 20-Episode Order to Seth MacFarlane-Patrick Stewart Comedy 'Blunt Talk'|publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=April 30, 2014|date=April 29, 2014|archive-date=March 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311012159/http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/starz-gives-20-episode-order-to-seth-macfarlane-patrick-stewart-comedy-blunt-talk-1201166712/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Starz Orders Two Seasons of Seth MacFarlane Comedy 'Blunt Talk'|date=April 29, 2014|first=Lesley|last=Goldberg|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/starz-orders-two-seasons-seth-699691|access-date=April 30, 2014|archive-date=May 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502013416/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/starz-orders-two-seasons-seth-699691|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Blunt Talk Cancelled at Starz|url=http://tvline.com/2016/12/20/blunt-talk-cancelled-no-season-3-starz/|website=TVLine|first=Kimberly|last=Roots|date=December 20, 2016|access-date=December 20, 2016|archive-date=September 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180927140141/https://tvline.com/2016/12/20/blunt-talk-cancelled-no-season-3-starz/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The series followed an English newscaster who moves to Los Angeles with his alcoholic manservant and the baggage of several failed marriages to host a sanctimonious talk show.

In 2009, MacFarlane began work on the animated series ''[[Bordertown (2016 animated TV series)|Bordertown]]''.<ref name="Bordertown Announcement">{{cite magazine|last=Coleman|first=Miriam|title=Seth MacFarlane Delivering New Animated Comedy for Fox|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/seth-macfarlane-creating-new-animated-comedy-for-fox-20131109|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=November 9, 2013|access-date=September 11, 2017|archive-date=November 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114092936/https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/seth-macfarlane-creating-new-animated-comedy-for-fox-20131109|url-status=dead}}</ref> The series is set in Texas and follows a border patrol agent and a Mexican immigrant, satirizing America's changing cultural landscape. It ran for 13 episodes in the first half of 2016, on Fox.<ref name="deadline-btcancelled">{{cite web|title='Grinder', 'Grandfathered', 'Bordertown' & 'Cooper Barrett' Canceled By Fox After One Season|url=https://deadline.com/2016/05/the-grinder-grandfathered-canceled-bordertown-cooper-barretts-guide-fox-one-season-1201752235/|website=Deadline|access-date=May 13, 2016|date=May 13, 2016|archive-date=May 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513053207/http://deadline.com/2016/05/the-grinder-grandfathered-canceled-bordertown-cooper-barretts-guide-fox-one-season-1201752235/|url-status=live}}</ref>