 " Jerome Is the New Black " was broadcast on November 22 , 2009 , as a part of an animated television night on Fox , and was preceded by an episode of The Simpsons , and Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane 's new show The Cleveland Show . It was followed by MacFarlane 's second show , American Dad ! . It was watched by 7 @.@ 39 million viewers in its original airing , according to Nielsen ratings , despite airing simultaneously with the 2009 American Music Awards on ABC , Sunday Night Football on NBC and The Amazing Race on CBS . The episode also acquired a 3 @.@ 8 rating in the 18 – 49 demographic , surpassing The Simpsons , The Cleveland Show and American Dad ! in addition to edging out all three shows in total viewership . 
