Family Guy/At a Glance

Basic Information

• Full Name: Family Guy
• Premiere Date: January 31, 1999
• Finale Date: —
• Networks: FOX (1999–2002; 2005—)
• Airtimes:
  • Please note that the airdates and times below are extremely rough.
  • FOX: Sundays at 8:30PM (1x01 through 1x07)
  • FOX: Thursdays at 9PM (2x01 through 2x02)
  • FOX: Sunday at 8:30PM (2x03)
  • FOX: Tuesdays at 8:30PM (2x04 through 2x21)
  • FOX: Wednesdays at 9PM (3x01 through 3x10)
  • FOX: Thursdays at 9:30PM (3x11 through 3x21, except 3x13)
  • FOX: Thursday at 8:30PM (3x13)
  • FOX: Sundays at 9PM (4x01 —)

International Viewings

• Australia: Seven Network
• New Zealand: TVNZ

Trivia

• Contrary to popular belief, this is not the first series to be cancelled and picked up again by the same network. That honor goes to 1982's Cagney and Lacey. However, this was the only series to be renewed due to DVD sales.
• Originally, the titles of the episodes were supposed to be like 1940s mystery radio shows. This is why the first several episodes of the series have a reference to death in the title. Eventually this idea was dropped when writers were forced to describe the episodes instead of just using the title.
• The series set the record for the best selling television DVD of all time with volume 1.
• In a British TV poll entitled "100 Greatest Cartoons," Family Guy was rated as the #5 show.
• The series has been cancelled three times in all.

Awards and Accolades

Annies

• Nominated: Outstanding Individual Achievement for Music in an Animated Television Production - 2000
• Episode: 2x15 - Dammit Janet

FOX - Walter Murphy, Composer

• Nominated: Outstanding Individual Achievement for Music in an Animated Television Production - 1999
• Episode: All Episodes (for main title)

FOX - Walter Murphy, Composer; Seth MacFarlane, Lyricist; David Zuckerman, Lyricist

Emmy Awards

Non-Technical

• Nominated: Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour) - 2005
• Episode: 5x01 - North by North Quahog

FOX - Seth MacFarlane, Executive Producer/Writer; David A. Goodman, Executive Producer; Chris Sheridan, Executive Producer; Danny Smith, Co-Executive Producer; Kara Vallow, Producer; Shannon Smith, Animation Producer; Peter Shin, Supervising Director/Director; Greg Colton, Assistant Director

• Nominated: Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less) - 2000
• Episode: 2x13 - Road to Rhode Island

FOX - Seth MacFarlane, Executive Producer; David Zuckerman, Executive Producer; Chris Hoffman, Co-Executive Producer; Daniel Palladino (Co-Executive Producer); Danny Smith, Co-Executive Producer; Billiam Coronel; Matt Weitzman; Mike Barker; Sherry Gunther; Gary Janetti, Writer; Pete Michels, Supervising Director; Peter Shin, Supervising Director; Dan Povenmire, Director

Technical

• Won: Outstanding Music and Lyrics - 2002
• Episode: 3x17 - Brian Wallows and Peter's Swallows
• Song: You've Got a Lot To See

FOX - Walter Murphy, Composer; Seth MacFarlane, Lyricist

• Won: Outstanding Music and Lyrics - 2000
• Episode: 2x01 - Peter, Peter, Caviar Eater
• Song: We Only Live To Kiss Your Ass

FOX - Ron Jones, Composer; Chris Sheridan, Lyricist

• Won: Outstanding Voice-Over Performance - 2000

FOX - Seth MacFarlane (Stewie Griffin)

Golden Satellite Awards

• Nominated: Best DVD Release of TV Shows - 2004
• DVD: Volume 2

Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA

• Nominated: Best Sound Editing - Television Animated Series - Sound - 2001
• Episode: 2x17 - He's Too Sexy For His Fat

FOX - Bob Newlan, Supervising Sound Editor; Andrew Ellerd, Sound Editor; Erik Aadahl, Sound Editor; Michael Babcock, Sound Editor; Jeff Sawyer, Sound Editor; Helen Luttrell, Foley Editor/Dialogue Editor

• Nominated: Best Sound Editing - Television Animated Series - Sound - 2000
• Episode: 2x03 - Da Boom

FOX - Bob Newlan, Supervising Sound Editor; Helen Luttrell, Foley Editor/Dialogue Editor; Andrew Ellerd, Foley Editor

Teen Choice Awards

• Nominated: Choice TV Actor: Comedy - 2005

FOX - Stewie Griffin

• Nominated: Choice TV Chemistry - 2005

FOX - Stewie Griffin, Brian Griffin

• Nominated: Choice TV Show: Comedy - 2005

• Nominated: Choice TV Sidekick - 2005

FOX - Brian Griffin