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The beginning
Seth MacFarlane wows executives with a seven-minute demo made on his computer. Fox orders 13 episodes of Family Guy -
Post Super Bowl Premiere
Fox gives Family Guy a plush post-Super Bowl XXXIII premiere, but weak game ratings result in a disappointing debut of only 12.6 million viewers. -
Family Guy‘s fortunes look up
Family Guy‘s fortunes look up when it debuts to decent ratings in Fox’s 8:30 p.m. slot on Sunday, nestled in the bosom of The Simpsons and The X-Files. -
Season two
The show launches its second season in a new time slot, Thursday at 9 p.m., against NBC’s Frasier and is officially walloped by the Good Doctor. -
New Time Slot
The show returns from a three-month hiatus in a new time slot, Tuesday at 8:30 p.m., against ABC’s Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and is officially walloped by Regis Philbin and his tie collection. -
The Family escapes execution
Fox renews the show for 13 episodes in 2001. This saves the entire Family Guy organization. -
Family Guy faces its third impossible time slot
Family Guy faces its third impossible time slot in two years, premiering at 8 p.m. on Thursday against some obscure NBC series about buddies in a coffee shop. Audience hemorrhaging ensues. -
The little cartoon that could finally can’t
Fox unveils its fall lineup, and Family Guy is nowhere to be found. -
The return
The Griffin clan finds a home on the Cartoon Network: Reruns premiere during the Adult Swim block, boosting viewership by 239 percent. -
Family Guy returns!
Knowing a cult hit when it sees one finally Fox says it will bring back Family Guy for a fourth season. -
The return
Fox releases the first 28 episodes of Family Guy on DVD. It becomes a cult phenomenon, selling nearly 400,000 copies within a month.
