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title: "Cancellation and revival: Family Guy facts | familyguy.co.uk"
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description: "Cancellation and revival: one sourced paragraph of fact for the Family Guy episode database at familyguy.co.uk."
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# Cancellation and revival

Fox cancelled the show after season 3 in 2002 and revived it in 2005 following strong DVD sales and Adult Swim repeats. Season 4 began on 1 May 2005 with North by North Quahog.

## Provenance

- Source: [Wikipedia: Family Guy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Guy)
- Source: [Wikidata Q5930](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5930)
- Data refreshed: 2026-09-06
- Note: Draft awaiting editorial review.

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