 The series premiered on January 15 , 2012 , as a mid @-@ season replacement for the animated series Allen Gregory . During its six @-@ episode run , Napoleon Dynamite had no consistent schedule ; it was constantly shifted on the Fox schedule in favor of football and award shows . On May 15 , 2012 , Fox announced a schedule for its 2012 – 13 season that dropped Napoleon Dynamite from the listings . The complete series was released on a single DVD in November 2014 by Olive Films . 
