--- title: "And Then There Were Fewer (S09E01) | familyguy.co.uk" canonical: "https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s09e01-and-then-there-were-fewer/" updatedDate: 2026-09-06 author: Alex Moss description: "And Then There Were Fewer: Family Guy season 9 episode 1 (S09E01), first aired 26 September 2010. Writer and director credits." --- # And Then There Were Fewer Episode 1 of Family Guy season 9 (S09E01), the 148th Family Guy episode overall. Written by Cherry Chevapravatdumrong and directed by Dominic Polcino. First broadcast on 26 September 2010. ## Story James Woods invites the people of Quahog to a dinner at his island mansion, saying his girlfriend Priscilla has brought him to religion and he wants to atone. Quagmire's date Stephanie is shot dead in the chair meant for Woods, a storm takes out the bridge, and Woods is stabbed during a power cut. Muriel Goldman, Priscilla, and Jillian's husband Derek die in turn. A bloodied Golden Globe found under Tom Tucker's bed gets him arrested, but the next morning Lois works out that the newsreader Diane Simmons is responsible: Woods had dropped her and Tucker had arranged for a younger co-anchor. Diane marches Lois to a cliff edge and is shot dead by Stewie, who wants the killing of Lois for himself. ## Production and reception - The hour-long ninth season premiere was the first Family Guy episode broadcast in high definition and 16:9, a change overseen by showrunners Mark Hentemann and Steve Callaghan. ([Wikipedia: And Then There Were Fewer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_Then_There_Were_Fewer)) - The episode carries a dedication to Ann Perry MacFarlane, the mother of the series creator, who died of cancer on 16 July 2010. ([Wikipedia: And Then There Were Fewer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_Then_There_Were_Fewer)) - The title adapts that of Agatha Christie's 1939 novel And Then There Were None, and the plot draws on the 1985 film Clue. Hentemann received the idea as a two-word text from MacFarlane naming the genre. ([Wikipedia: And Then There Were Fewer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_Then_There_Were_Fewer)) - Drew Barrymore returned as Jillian and James Woods as himself, Ashley Tisdale voiced Priscilla, and Patrick Stewart played a talking cat in the attic. ([Wikipedia: And Then There Were Fewer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_Then_There_Were_Fewer)) - Nielsen put the second half-hour at 9.41 million viewers, the show's largest audience since the eighth season episode "Family Goy". Cherry Chevapravatdumrong wrote and Dominic Polcino directed. ([Wikipedia: And Then There Were Fewer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_Then_There_Were_Fewer)) ## Facts | Fact | Detail | | --- | --- | | Season | 9 | | Episode | 1 of 18 | | Overall | No. 148 | | Code | S09E01 | | First aired | 26 September 2010 | | Directed by | Dominic Polcino | | Written by | Cherry Chevapravatdumrong | | Segments | 2 | | Production code | 8ACX01/8ACX02 | | Source | Wikipedia: Family Guy season 9 | | Wikidata | Q4034005 | | IMDb | tt1610751 | | Verification | Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: title, date, numbering and credits agree | | US viewers | 8.85 million | ## Voices | Voice | Characters | | --- | --- | | Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin | | Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin, Stephanie | | Seth Green | Chris Griffin | | Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin | | Mike Henry | Consuela, John Herbert | | Lori Alan | Diane Simmons | | Drew Barrymore | Jillian Russell | | H. Jon Benjamin | Carl | | John G. Brennan | Mort Goldman | | Max Burkholder | Child #1 | Principal voice credits as recorded by IMDb, which lists up to ten credits per episode, so recurring characters can be missing here. Guest voices below come from Wikipedia and TVmaze. ### Guest voices - Drew Barrymore as Jillian Russell, Jillian - H. Jon Benjamin as Carl - Max Burkholder as child, Kid - Colin Ford as child, Kid - Patrick Stewart as talking cat, The Black Cat - Ashley Tisdale as Priscilla - James Woods as himself, James Woods - Patrick Warburton as Joe Swanson - Adam West as Mayor Adam West - Jennifer Tilly as Bonnie Swanson - Johnny Brennan as Mort Goldman - Lori Alan as Diane Simmons - Mike Henry as Consuela - Nicole Sullivan as Muriel Goldman - Alec Sulkin as Belgard - John Viener as Derek Wilcox ## Links - Season: [9](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/season-9/) - Source: [Wikipedia: Family Guy season 9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Guy_season_9) - Wikidata: [Q4034005](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4034005) - IMDb: [tt1610751](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1610751/) - US viewers: [8.85 million](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_Then_There_Were_Fewer) ## Navigation - Previous: [S08E21 Partial Terms of Endearment](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s08e21-partial-terms-of-endearment/) - Next: [S09E02 Excellence in Broadcasting](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s09e02-excellence-in-broadcasting/) - Season hub: [Season 9](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/season-9/) - All episodes: [Family Guy episode guide](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/) ## Season 9: episode 1 of 18 - S09E01 And Then There Were Fewer (this entry) - S09E02 [Excellence in Broadcasting](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s09e02-excellence-in-broadcasting/) - S09E03 [Welcome Back, Carter](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s09e03-welcome-back-carter/) - S09E04 [Halloween on Spooner Street](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s09e04-halloween-on-spooner-street/) - S09E05 [Baby, You Knock Me Out](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s09e05-baby-you-knock-me-out/) - S09E06 [Brian Writes a Bestseller](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s09e06-brian-writes-a-bestseller/) - S09E07 [Road to the North Pole](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s09e07-road-to-the-north-pole/) - S09E08 [New Kidney in Town](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s09e08-new-kidney-in-town/) - S09E09 [And I'm Joyce Kinney](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s09e09-and-im-joyce-kinney/) - S09E10 [Friends of Peter G.](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s09e10-friends-of-peter-g/) - S09E11 [German Guy](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s09e11-german-guy/) - S09E12 [The Hand That Rocks the Wheelchair](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s09e12-the-hand-that-rocks-the-wheelchair/) - S09E13 [Trading Places](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s09e13-trading-places/) - S09E14 [Tiegs for Two](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s09e14-tiegs-for-two/) - S09E15 [Brothers & Sisters](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s09e15-brothers-and-sisters/) - S09E16 [The Big Bang Theory](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s09e16-the-big-bang-theory/) - S09E17 [Foreign Affairs](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s09e17-foreign-affairs/) - S09E18 [It's a Trap!](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s09e18-its-a-trap/) --- Unofficial fan resource. 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