ele , ▁who ▁said ▁of ▁the ▁show : ▁" C os mos ▁has ▁been , ▁by ▁far , ▁the ▁most ▁challeng ing ▁show ▁of ▁my ▁career ." ▁The ▁updated ▁Sp aces hip ▁was ▁designed ▁to ▁" rem ain ▁tim eless ▁and ▁very ▁simple ", ▁according ▁to ▁Mac F ar lane , ▁using ▁the ▁ce iling ▁to ▁project ▁future ▁events ▁and ▁the ▁floor ▁for ▁those ▁in ▁the ▁past , ▁to ▁allow ▁T ys on , ▁as ▁the ▁host , ▁to ▁" take ▁[ the ▁vie wer ] ▁to ▁the ▁places ▁that ▁he ’ s ▁talking ▁about ". ▁ ▁Music ▁ ▁Epis odes ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁Broadcast ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁show ▁was ▁officially ▁announced ▁for ▁prim etime ▁broadcast ▁in ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁The ▁show ▁is ▁a ▁co - production ▁of ▁Dru yan ' s ▁Cos mos ▁Studios , ▁Mac F ar lane ' s ▁F uz zy ▁Do or ▁Produ ctions , ▁and ▁National ▁Geographic ▁Channel ; ▁Dru yan , ▁Mac F ar lane , ▁Cos mos ▁Studios ' ▁Mitchell ▁C ann old , ▁and ▁director ▁Bran non ▁B rag a ▁are ▁the ▁executive ▁produ cers . ▁ ▁Fox ' s ▁CE O ▁Kevin ▁Re illy ▁considered ▁that ▁the ▁show ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁risk ▁and ▁outside ▁the ▁network ' s ▁typical ▁programming , ▁but ▁that ▁" we ▁believe ▁this ▁can ▁have ▁the ▁same ▁massive ▁cultural ▁impact ▁that ▁the ▁original ▁series ▁delivered ," ▁and ▁committed ▁the ▁network ' s ▁resources ▁to ▁the ▁show