Season Nine is the seventh production season and the ninth and tenth broadcast season of Futurama. The original order of twenty-six episodes was split; the first thirteen episodes will air as the ninth season, and the remaining thirteen episodes will air in 2013 as "another run." Comedy Central have officially labelled this season as "Season 7A" while season ten will be called "Season 7B". The first episode aired on June 20, 2012 on Comedy Central.