animation domination high-def was created to fill the first-run programming hole in fox's saturday late night schedule left by the 2010 cancellations of "the wanda sykes show" (a short-lived satirical talk show that replaced "madtv" the year prior) and "talkshow with spike feresten", with the 90-minute block being filled thereafter by reruns of the network's primetime series. fox entertainment group's president at the time, kevin reilly, announced the block would feature alternative programming, highlighting short films and extended film trailers in between the episodes. nick weidenfeld, former development head at adult swim, was tapped to oversee the block. the block uses various animated bumpers that were produced each week (in comparison to adult swim) with a new "week in review" piece that aired each saturday.