High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Archer is a half-hour animated comedy series created by Adam Reed for the FX network. A sneak peek of the series aired on September 17, 2009. The first season premiered on January 14, 2010. On February 22, 2010, FX announced that it had ordered a 13-episode second season of Archer, which premiered on January 27, 2011. A 13-episode third season began on September 15, 2011 and concluded on March 22, 2012.