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Family Guy timeline
43 dated events from the 1999 premiere to the latest episode: 15 curated milestones with sources, plus season starts and episode-count landmarks computed from the database.
1999
Broadcast
Family Guy premieres on Fox
The pilot, Death Has a Shadow, airs on Fox after Super Bowl XXXIII.
Source: Wikipedia: Family Guy, Wikidata Q5930
Season
Season 1 begins
Death Has a Shadow opens a season of 7 episodes.
Source: familyguy.co.uk/episodes/
Season
Season 2 begins
Peter, Peter, Caviar Eater opens a season of 21 episodes.
Source: familyguy.co.uk/episodes/
Cast
Mila Kunis takes over as Meg
Lacey Chabert voiced Meg Griffin through the first season and the opening two episodes of the second; Mila Kunis's first episode as Meg is Da Boom.
Source: Wikidata Q908772, Wikipedia: Meg Griffin
2001
Season
Season 3 begins
The Thin White Line opens a season of 22 episodes.
Source: familyguy.co.uk/episodes/
2002
Production
Fox cancels the show
Family Guy Viewer Mail #1 is the last new episode before cancellation; one finished episode, When You Wish Upon a Weinstein, is withheld.
Source: Wikidata Q5930, Wikipedia: Family Guy
2003
BroadcastAwaiting review
Adult Swim begins reruns
Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block starts airing repeats, which, with strong DVD sales, is credited with the show's return.
Source: Wikipedia: Family Guy
Broadcast
The withheld episode is released
When You Wish Upon a Weinstein reaches viewers on DVD first; it is broadcast by Adult Swim that November and by Fox in December 2004.
Source: Wikipedia: Family Guy season 3
2005
Production
The show returns
Fox revives Family Guy after three years; North by North Quahog opens season 4.
Season
Season 4 begins
North by North Quahog opens a season of 30 episodes.
Source: familyguy.co.uk/episodes/
Production
Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story
A straight-to-DVD film is released; it is later broadcast as the last three episodes of season 4.
Source: Wikidata Q684288, Wikipedia: Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story
2006
Season
Season 5 begins
Stewie Loves Lois opens a season of 18 episodes.
Source: familyguy.co.uk/episodes/
2007
Broadcast
Blue Harvest
The hour-long Star Wars parody opens season 6; two further Star Wars specials follow in 2010 and 2011.
Source: Wikipedia: Family Guy season 6
Milestone
The 100th episode special
Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie are broadcast as the 100th-episode special. The production counts Blue Harvest as two episodes; by this site's numbering the 100th episode is Movin' Out (Brian's Song).
2008
Season
Season 7 begins
Love, Blactually opens a season of 16 episodes.
Source: familyguy.co.uk/episodes/
2009
Production
The Cleveland Show premieres
The spin-off following Cleveland Brown runs on Fox until 19 May 2013, after which the character returns to Family Guy.
Season
Season 8 begins
Road to the Multiverse opens a season of 21 episodes.
Source: familyguy.co.uk/episodes/
2010
Season
Season 9 begins
And Then There Were Fewer opens a season of 18 episodes.
Source: familyguy.co.uk/episodes/
2011
2012
2013
Milestone
200th episode
Valentine's Day in Quahog is the 200th Family Guy episode by this site's one-entry-per-broadcast count.
Source: familyguy.co.uk/episodes/
Season
Season 12 begins
Finders Keepers opens a season of 21 episodes.
Source: familyguy.co.uk/episodes/
Broadcast
Life of Brian
Brian Griffin is killed off and replaced by Vinny; he is brought back three episodes later in Christmas Guy.
Source: Wikipedia: Life of Brian (Family Guy), Wikidata Q15244361
2014
Broadcast
The Simpsons Guy
The hour-long crossover with The Simpsons opens season 13.
Source: Wikipedia: The Simpsons Guy
Season
Season 13 begins
The Simpsons Guy opens a season of 18 episodes.
Source: familyguy.co.uk/episodes/
2015
Season
Season 14 begins
Pilling Them Softly opens a season of 20 episodes.
Source: familyguy.co.uk/episodes/
2016
Season
Season 15 begins
The Boys in the Band opens a season of 20 episodes.
Source: familyguy.co.uk/episodes/
2017
Season
Season 16 begins
Emmy-Winning Episode opens a season of 20 episodes.
Source: familyguy.co.uk/episodes/
2018
Milestone
300th episode
Dog Bites Bear is the 300th Family Guy episode by this site's one-entry-per-broadcast count.
Source: familyguy.co.uk/episodes/
Season
Season 17 begins
Married... with Cancer opens a season of 20 episodes.
Source: familyguy.co.uk/episodes/
2019
CorporateAwaiting review
Disney completes its acquisition of 21st Century Fox
The show's production companies pass to Disney ownership; new episodes continue to air on Fox.
Source: Wikipedia: Acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney
2020
Season
Season 19 begins
Stewie's First Word opens a season of 20 episodes.
Source: familyguy.co.uk/episodes/
2021
Cast
Mike Henry's last episode as Cleveland
Mike Henry, who voiced Cleveland Brown from the pilot, steps down from the role; Arif Zahir takes over from the season 20 premiere on 26 September 2021.
Season
Season 20 begins
LASIK Instinct opens a season of 20 episodes.
Source: familyguy.co.uk/episodes/
2022
2023
Milestone
400th episode
Love Story Guy is the 400th Family Guy episode by this site's one-entry-per-broadcast count.
Source: familyguy.co.uk/episodes/
Season
Season 22 begins
Fertilized Megg opens a season of 15 episodes.
Source: familyguy.co.uk/episodes/
2024
Broadcast
First Hulu special
Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Cheater is released on Hulu, the first of the seasonal specials made for streaming alongside the Fox run.
Source: Wikipedia: Family Guy season 23
2025
2026
Season
Season 24 begins
The Edible Arrangement opens a season of 15 episodes.
Source: familyguy.co.uk/episodes/
Milestone
Most recent episode
High School History (S24E15) is the latest episode in the database.
Source: familyguy.co.uk/episodes/
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