Family Guy is an American adult animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane and developed by MacFarlane and David Zuckerman for the Fox Broadcasting Company that premiered on January 31, 1999. The series is produced by Fuzzy Door Productions. The series centers on the Griffins, a family consisting of parents Peter and Lois; their children, Meg, Chris, and Stewie; and their anthropomorphic pet dog, Brian. The show is set in the fictional city of Quahog, Rhode Island, and exhibits much of its humor in the form of metafictional cutaway gags that often lampoon American culture. The family was conceived by MacFarlane after developing two animated films, The Life of Larry and Larry & Steve. MacFarlane redesigned the films' protagonist, Larry, and his dog, Steve, and renamed them Peter and Brian, respectively. MacFarlane pitched a seven-minute pilot to Fox in 1998, and the show was greenlit and began production.
| Genre | Animated sitcom, Satire |
| Created by | Seth MacFarlane |
| Developed by | Seth MacFarlane, David Zuckerman |
| Voices of | Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis, Mike Henry, Patrick Warburton |
| Theme music composer | Walter Murphy |
| Composer(s) | Ron Jones, Walter Murphy |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 19 |
| No. of episodes | 369 |
| Executive producer(s) | Seth MacFarlane, David Zuckerman (1999–2003), Daniel Palladino (2001–02), David A. Goodman (2005–12), Chris Sheridan (2005–12), Danny Smith (2008–), Mark Hentemann (2009–15), Steve Callaghan (2009–), Alec Sulkin (2011–), Wellesley Wild (2011–15), Cherry Chevapravatdumrong (2012–19), Richard Appel (2012–) |
| Producer(s) | Shannon Smith, Julius Sharpe, Kara Vallow, Steve Marmel (2011), Sherry Gunther (1999–2003) |
| Running time | 20–23 minutes, 45 minutes (select episodes) |
| Production company(s) | Fuzzy Door Productions, 20th Television (seasons 1–19), 20th Television Animation (season 20–present) |
| Distributor | 20th Television (1999–2020), Disney–ABC Domestic Television (2020–) |
| Original network | Fox |
| Picture format | 480i 4:3 (S1–8), 720p 16:9 (S9–) |
| Audio format | Dolby Surround 2.0 (broadcast S1–8), Dolby Digital 5.1 (S9–) |
| Preceded by | The Life of Larry and Larry & Steve |
| Related shows | The Cleveland Show, American Dad! |
| Netflix ID | 70153382 |
About Family Guy
Animated show about a dysfunctional family that struggles with everyday life in a small town in Rhode Island. The show was created by Seth MacFarlane.
Achievement of Family Guy
The show won its first Emmy Award in 2000 for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for Seth MacFarlane's performance as Stewie Griffin.
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Latest information about Family Guy updated on July 28 2021.
