--- title: "Emmy-Winning Episode (S16E01) | familyguy.co.uk" canonical: "https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s16e01-emmy-winning-episode/" updatedDate: 2026-09-06 author: Alex Moss description: "Emmy-Winning Episode: Family Guy season 16 episode 1 (S16E01), first aired 1 October 2017. Writer and director credits." --- # Emmy-Winning Episode Episode 1 of Family Guy season 16 (S16E01), the 290th Family Guy episode overall. Written by Aaron Lee and directed by James Purdum, Dominic Bianchi and Peter Shin. First broadcast on 1 October 2017. ## Story Peter takes it badly that Family Guy has never won an Emmy Award. He responds by mounting a campaign of his own, remaking the programme in the manner of shows that do win. A run at the comedy categories borrows from Modern Family, Girls and Transparent, and is rejected. Brian steers him towards drama, so Peter turns out spoofs of Game of Thrones, The Wire, The Sopranos, Breaking Bad and House of Cards. That fails too, and the Emmy board tells him to stop. Bill Maher explains that the same programmes take the award every year. Lois then gathers a group of past winners at the house, who set out the show's failings. Peter gives up and settles for his family as his prize. The closing sequence is live action, with Ty Burrell fighting a rubber chicken. ## Production and reception - The first showing drew 2.80 million viewers, which placed it fourth among the Fox programmes broadcast that night, behind The Simpsons, Ghosted and Bob's Burgers. ([Wikipedia: Emmy-Winning Episode](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmy-Winning_Episode)) - Jesse Schedeen of IGN rated it 7.6 out of 10, with praise for the first two acts and criticism of the third. ([Wikipedia: Emmy-Winning Episode](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmy-Winning_Episode)) - Guest voices included Bill Maher, Miriam Margolyes, Jonathan Kite, Louis C.K. and Christina Pickles, with Julie Bowen, Sofía Vergara and Ty Burrell from the cast of Modern Family. ([Wikipedia: Emmy-Winning Episode](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmy-Winning_Episode)) - The live action chicken fight was directed by James R. Bagdonas rather than by the three credited directors of the episode. ([Wikipedia: Emmy-Winning Episode](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmy-Winning_Episode)) ## Facts | Fact | Detail | | --- | --- | | Season | 16 | | Episode | 1 of 20 | | Overall | No. 290 | | Code | S16E01 | | First aired | 1 October 2017 | | Directed by | James Purdum, Dominic Bianchi and Peter Shin | | Written by | Aaron Lee | | Production code | FACX06 | | Source | Wikipedia: Family Guy season 16 | | Wikidata | Q41564511 | | IMDb | tt6945858 | | Verification | Checked against Wikidata and IMDb: Wikidata lists fewer directors | | US viewers | 2.80 million | ## Voices | Voice | Characters | | --- | --- | | Seth MacFarlane | Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin | | Alex Borstein | Lois Griffin, Tricia Takanawa | | Seth Green | Chris Griffin | | Mila Kunis | Meg Griffin | | Mike Henry | Cleveland Brown, Consuela | | Asa Akira | Asa Akira | | Julie Bowen | Julie Bowen | | Ty Burrell | Ty Burrell | | Frances Callier | Shonda Rhimes | | Sylvianne Chebance | Heidi Klum | 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 - Asa Akira as herself (live-action sequence), Asa Akira - Julie Bowen as herself, Julie Bowen - Ty Burrell as himself (live-action sequence), Ty Burrell - Louis C.K. as himself, Louis C.K. - Frances Callier as Shonda Rhimes, TBA - Jonathan Kite as Alec Baldwin - Bill Maher as himself, Bill Maher - Miriam Margolyes as Maggie Smith's Right Eyeball, Miriam Margolyes - Ryan O'Neal as Tim Madden (uncredited archive footage from Tough Guys Don't Dance) - Christina Pickles as Maggie Smith's Left Eyeball, Left Eyeball - Sofía Vergara as herself, Sofia Vergara - Patrick Warburton as Joe Swanson - Adam West as Mayor Adam West - Ralph Garman as Additional Voices - John Viener as Additional Voices - Danny Smith as Additional Voices - Kevin Michael Richardson as Additional Voices - Mark Hentemann as Additional Voices - Fred Tatasciore as Additional Voices - Chris Cox as Additional Voices - Sylvianne Chebance as tba ## Links - Season: [16](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/season-16/) - Source: [Wikipedia: Family Guy season 16](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Guy_season_16) - Wikidata: [Q41564511](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q41564511) - IMDb: [tt6945858](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6945858/) - US viewers: [2.80 million](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmy-Winning_Episode) ## Navigation - Previous: [S15E20 A House Full of Peters](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s15e20-a-house-full-of-peters/) - Next: [S16E02 Foxx in the Men House](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s16e02-foxx-in-the-men-house/) - Season hub: [Season 16](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/season-16/) - All episodes: [Family Guy episode guide](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/) ## Season 16: episode 1 of 20 - S16E01 Emmy-Winning Episode (this entry) - S16E02 [Foxx in the Men House](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s16e02-foxx-in-the-men-house/) - S16E03 [Nanny Goats](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s16e03-nanny-goats/) - S16E04 [Follow the Money](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s16e04-follow-the-money/) - S16E05 [Three Directors](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s16e05-three-directors/) - S16E06 [The D in Apartment 23](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s16e06-the-d-in-apartment-23/) - S16E07 [Petey IV](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s16e07-petey-iv/) - S16E08 [Crimes and Meg's Demeanor](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s16e08-crimes-and-megs-demeanor/) - S16E09 [Don't Be a Dickens at Christmas](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s16e09-dont-be-a-dickens-at-christmas/) - S16E10 [Boy (Dog) Meets Girl (Dog)](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s16e10-boy-dog-meets-girl-dog/) - S16E11 [Dog Bites Bear](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s16e11-dog-bites-bear/) - S16E12 [Send in Stewie, Please](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s16e12-send-in-stewie-please/) - S16E13 [V Is for Mystery](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s16e13-v-is-for-mystery/) - S16E14 [Veteran Guy](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s16e14-veteran-guy/) - S16E15 [The Woof of Wall Street](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s16e15-the-woof-of-wall-street/) - S16E16 [Family Guy Through the Years](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s16e16-family-guy-through-the-years/) - S16E17 [Switch the Flip](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s16e17-switch-the-flip/) - S16E18 [HTTPete](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s16e18-httpete/) - S16E19 [The Unkindest Cut](https://familyguy.co.uk/episodes/s16e19-the-unkindest-cut/) - S16E20 [Are You There God? 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