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| Season 23 | |
 Promotional poster for season 23 | |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
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| Original release | October 14, 2024 (2024-10-14) – present |
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← Previous Season 22 | |
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The twenty-third season of the American animated television seriesFamily Guy premiered with a holiday special onHulu on October 14, 2024, followed by another holiday special on November 25, 2024 on Hulu, with the season officially premiering on February 16, 2025, onFox.[1][2][3]
The series follows the dysfunctionalGriffin family, consisting of fatherPeter, motherLois, daughterMeg, sonChris, babyStewie, and the family dogBrian, who reside in their hometown of Quahog.
Season twenty-three started the run of the twenty-second production season, which is executive produced bySeth MacFarlane,Alec Sulkin,Richard Appel,Steve Callaghan,Danny Smith,Kara Vallow,Mark Hentemann,Tom Devanney, Patrick Meighan, and Alex Carter. Sulkin and Appel returned as the series' showrunners.
On January 26, 2023, Fox announced thatFamily Guy had been renewed for a22nd and 23rd season.[4]
It was announced in April 2024 that the season would air two holiday specials exclusively onHulu andDisney+ internationally.[5] The trailer for Season 23 was revealed atSan Diego Comic-Con.[1] This marks the first time since theeighth-season episode "Partial Terms of Endearment" in 2010 that an episode of the series has not aired on Fox.
In May 2024, it was announced that a full season would be broadcast in 2025.[6]
This season sees the show returning to air new episodes on Sundays instead of Wednesdays; from February 23 to March 23, the series aired at 8 p.m.;[7] the February 16, 2025 broadcast, however, aired at 10 p.m. due to extended broadcasting of the2025 Daytona 500 in some markets. Starting on March 30, episodes air at 8:30 p.m followingThe Simpsons as a result of it returning to its normal timeslot after a 3 month hiatus.[8]
The series celebrated its 25th anniversary on April 19, 2024, atPaleyFestLA in which the cast and crew did a live table reading of an upcoming episode of the series.[9] The holiday specials premiering on Hulu were announced the following day.[10] TheHalloween andChristmas episodesPeter, Peter, Pumpkin Cheater andGift of the White Guy were released in celebration of the series' 25th anniversary.[11] In addition, Peter guest starred in an episode ofHot Ones.[12]
| No. overall | No. in season [a] | Title [13] | Directed by | Written by | Original release date [13] | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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| 425 | – | "Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Cheater" | Joe Vaux | Travis Bowe | October 14, 2024 (2024-10-14)[10] | NACX19 | N/A |
Joe intends to enter a local giant pumpkin contest, which he has repeatedly lost to Patrick McCloskey (Glen Powell), but when Peter, Quagmire, and Cleveland get fed up with his obsession, they decide to sabotage him by hiding his entry, only to accidentally break it. Peter hides inside the pumpkin as an apology, and his weight nets Joe first place. McCloskey catches Joe cheating before it turns out that all entrants, including McCloskey himself, lied by hiding obese men inside their pumpkins. Meanwhile, Stewie intends for himself and Brian to go trick-or-treating asSonny & Cher, but a falling out prompts Brian to walk out and try looking for some new friends to hang out with. Stewie brings Rupert (voiced byDerek Jacobi) to life, who hears his venting about wanting Brian dead and attempts to murder him. Stewie catches on to this and confronts Rupert, who is hurt that he always comes second to Brian and wants to eliminate the competition. Stewie reluctantly drowns Rupert in a toilet, reverting him to normal as Brian admits he has no other friends and apologizes for his selfishness. In the end, Stewie receives Rupert from the dryer and tells him everything that went down. | |||||||
| 426 | – | "Gift of the White Guy" | Jerry Langford | Joanna Quraishi | November 25, 2024 (2024-11-25)[10] | NACX20 | N/A |
Peter is mandated to attend awhite elephant gift exchange at the brewery, but forgets to bring a gift until the last second. He ends up giving away a Christmas tree brooch that Lois received as a child, which ends up in the hands of Preston's mother, Widow Lloyd (Debra Wilson). Peter infiltrates the senior home with help from Joe, Cleveland, and Quagmire by dressing up like pest control guys, and the brooch is recovered without any complications. Meanwhile, after Brian hints that he might be onSanta Claus' naughty list, Stewie strives to be good, throwing away all his weapons and performing good deeds in order to get his desired gifts. After Meg finds his discarded vaporizer, however, the two wrestle with it, accidentally zapping Meg. Although initially concerned with covering up the mess, Stewie feels remorse and writes the truth in his letter to Santa, giving up his other requests in exchange for getting Meg back. On Christmas Day, Meg turns up alive under the tree, albeit with her legs on backwards. Peter returns Lois' brooch and explains what went wrong, with Lois ultimately deciding to return it to Widow. The two unknowingly stab her while trying to put it back on Widow Lloyd causing her to bleed to death. | |||||||
| 427 | 1 | "Fat Gun" | Greg Colton | Artie Johann | February 16, 2025 (2025-02-16) | NACX16 | 1.44[14] |
In a parody ofTop Gun, Maverick (Peter) and Goose (Joe) are aspiring Naval pilots attending the titular flight school with Charlie (Lois) as their instructor who is also in a relationship with Maverick. After one of their missions ends in failure, Maverick feels guilt over the death of Goose and resigns to grieve for thirty-five years by playing out scenes in otherTom Cruise movies. Upon his return, he is tasked with instructinga new generation of pilots, including Goose's son Rooster (Chris), who is resentful over the death of his father as well as having his mother written out of the sequel. The two men succeed at their mission and manage to reconcile after a scorned Charlie shoots them down and captures them. After escaping in a stolen jet and being saved by a supposedly dead Iceman (Stewie), Maverick and Rooster return to base and are hailed as heroes. In the final scene, Peter mentions how wellTop Gun: Maverick performed as he jumps out of an airplane with Tiny Tom Cruise. | |||||||
| 428 | 2 | "Live, Laugh, Love" | Brian Iles | Mike Desilets | February 23, 2025 (2025-02-23) | NACX13 | 1.02[15] |
Peter jokes about eating his annual salad while texting the guys, but notices that Joe merely likes his texts whereas Cleveland and Quagmire always laugh. Peter confronts Joe about it and is told that he has never found him funny. Meanwhile, after worrying about the lack of proper supervision on Chris and Meg's field trip toWashington D.C., Lois decides to chaperone the trip, only to embarrass her children and earn scorn from their friends. She bonds with Principal Shepherd over their shared sadness and he opens up about his first love Shellie Barnes (Casey Wilson) whom he broke up with over a disagreement whether tocombine Pizza Hut and Taco Bell in their proposed franchise. Peter tries sneaking into Joe's room at night and leaving a "Ha Ha" on his joke for him, but sets off the traps by his bed and gets injured falling down the stairs while running away. In the hospital, Peter apologizes for overreacting. Upon describing the injuries he's received, Joe finally laughs at him as he sheds a tear of joy. Lois discovers that Shellie lives near the hotel and convinces Shepherd to talk to her, only for them to discover that her dream failed, she has let herself go, and an ill uncle is living with her. Although Shepherd's time is ultimately wasted, Lois tells him to take heart in the fact that his life ended up better than hers. | |||||||
| 429 | 3 | "Drunk with Power" | John Holmquist | Julius Sharpe | March 2, 2025 (2025-03-02) | NACX14 | 0.72[16] |
Preston orders Peter to start hosting guided tours of the Pawtucket Brewery. After his first attempt goes poorly, Peter is introduced toBrett Kavanaugh (Chris Cox), who is more interested in trying the beer than touring the brewery. The two get drunk and bond together. Upon waking up from his hangover, Peter discovers that Kavanaugh wants to trade lives and has placed his robe on him. At theUnited States Supreme Court, Peter's shenanigans allow him to befriendAmy Coney Barrett,Clarence Thomas,Elena Kagan,John Roberts,Ketanji Brown Jackson (Toks Olagundoye),Samuel Alito (Josh Robert Thompson), andSonia Sotomayor (Alanna Ubach) until his family calls him out for ditching them. On the same call, Brian tells Peter about an upcoming ruling that may bansame-sex marriage. Meanwhile, Brett manages to befriend Joe, Cleveland, and Quagmire and spends days partying with them. However, he melts down upon witnessing the results of a wet T-shirt contest, claiming that they go against the rules. In an epiphany, he realizes that he can balance his love for beer with his love for rules and returns to the court. Peter convinces everyone to ban straight marriage as well as gay marriage before Kavanaugh interrupts and demands his seat back. Peter manages to get in one last argument, claiming that letting gay people get married actually takes away their freedom, saving gay marriage, before waking up back home after Kavanaugh slips him a Mickey. | |||||||
| 430 | 4 | "Lois C.K." | Steve Robertson | Evan Waite | March 9, 2025 (2025-03-09) | NACX15 | 0.70[17] |
Peter is tasked with watching Stewie while Lois attends a 1990s nostalgia concert with Bonnie, Donna, and Elle Hitler, featuringSir Mix-a-Lot (voiced by himself). However, his element shenanigans make her late. While having a drink out, the ladies see Seamus bombing at an open mic and urge Lois to get on stage after she mocks his routine. Channeling her frustration at Peter and deriving jokes from his antics, she quickly finds success as a standup comedienne and takes the stage name Lois C.K., landing weeks of gigs and even a regional special. However, Peter is informed by Joe that Lois has been roasting him and decides to become more straight-laced in order to cut off the flow of new material. Desperate, Lois tries to tell jokes about Joe and Quagmire, but is nearly accosted by the audience. Peter jumps on stage to defend her and the two rapidly reconcile due to a shortage of runtime. In the final scene, Lois tells Peter that Joe has taken her place as people clap at his political humor, much to his annoyance. During the credits, there is a music video of Sir Mix-a-Lot's "Lady Kneecaps". | |||||||
| 431 | 5 | "The Chicken or the Meg" | Julius Wu | Emily Towers | March 16, 2025 (2025-03-16) | NACX17 | 0.63[18] |
Meg signs up for a dating reality show titledSex Farm in hopes of finding love. While dressed like a pig, Meg quickly hits it off with a guy in a chicken suit (Amir Talai). The two are eliminated early, before Meg's partner reveals that he is not only an actual chicken, but also the son of Ernie the Giant Chicken, named Nugget. The two continue to date in secret until Nugget sneaks into Meg's room, accidentally revealing himself to Peter, who is angered by the news. After he gives her an ultimatum, Meg decides to move in with Nugget's family. Despite being excited at first, Peter realizes how much he misses Meg and tries and fails to get her back by tradingBrittney Griner (Debra Wilson) for her. When both families see each other at the bowling alley later, Ernie mocks Peter, which makes Meg feel bad for him. When Ernie demands that she either leave or renounce her father, Meg states that the two are just like each other, breaks up with Nugget, and decapitates Ernie before returning home. In the end, everyone is glad to have Meg back. She reveals that Nugget is also gay as evidenced by the abundance of small chickens in his texts. Stewie then surprisingly quotes "Nugget Nugget". | |||||||
| 432 | 6 | "Dog is My Co-Pilot" | Joseph Lee | Steve Callaghan | March 23, 2025 (2025-03-23) | NACX18 | 0.69[19] |
Addicted to a flight simulator app, Brian becomes convinced that he can fly a plane with ease and boards Quagmire's next flight to prove it. Quagmire and his co-pilot Jim come down with food poisoning, allowing Brian to successfully land the plane. He and Quagmire are given Keys to the City by Mayor Wild West and are sent on a press tour to share their story. Quagmire feels humiliated due to being upstaged by Brian and being known as the one who pooped in the sink, and decides to quit his job. Meanwhile after Lois unearths her childhoodEasy-Bake Oven from the closet, Stewie uses it to bake delicious pizzas. He and Chris decide to open a boutique pizza place in their backyard named Mount Ve-Stewvius, which quickly becomes a hit. However, the 1960s light bulb inside the oven burns out right asDave Portnoy announces he's about to leave a review. Stealing a bulb from Herbert, the brothers manage to impress Portnoy in time only for Joe to shut down Mount Ve-Stewvius due to its lack of wheelchair access. Lois helps Brian realize that he took away the one positive thing about Quagmire's life, prompting him to make amends by sabotaging the duck boat on the last stop of their tour. Quagmire saves everyone aboard, blocking access to Quahog Harbor in the process and is mocked by the press. Later, Tom Tucker reveals that the autopilot really landed the plane instead of Brian. | |||||||
| 433 | 7 | "Pitch Imperfect" | Mike Kim | Artie Johann | March 30, 2025 (2025-03-30) | PACX01 | 0.72[20] |
At Oktoberfest, a drunk Lois nags Peter into winning her a carnival prize by knocking down milk bottles with a ball. Peter is unable to throw the ball properly due to his worn-out elbow as well as the fact that he learned how to throw from raccoons as a kid as opposed to his father who was too busy for him. He is mocked by his friends and family, who insult his masculinity, but is nonetheless invited to throw the ceremonial first pitch at a little league game. Meanwhile, Brian gets a chiropractic adjustment at Oktoberfest and feels ripped off by the expensive bill. Sure that he could do just as good a job, he and Stewie become chiropractors and open up BS Chiropractics. Things go well until Chris, who was operating the front desk, leaves to open Chris' Chiropractic No BS which differentiates itself by actually helping patients instead of exploiting them. The competition doesn't last long when agents from theUnited States Department of Health and Human Services arrive to shut down both clinics. Thanks to two days of training and a reverse psychology pep talk from Meg, Peter throws a perfect strike, injuring his arm in the process, and wins back everyone's respect, only to get funny looks after doing a girly victory lap. In the final scene, Meg helps Peter off the field as the baseball coach wants Peter to shower with the baseball players first. | |||||||
| 434 | 8 | "Hard Times at Adam West High" | Brian Iles | Steve Callaghan | April 6, 2025 (2025-04-06) | PACX02 | 0.75[21] |
At dinner, Chris recounts having to deliver an oral book report onTom Sawyer, albeit with an erection large enough to keep him trapped in his desk. Even Principal Shepherd mocked him. Ashamed, he prepares to run away, before Brian suggests borrowing Stewie's time machine to undo the incident. They swap out present-day Chris for the previous one, saving his reputation but resulting in present-day Meg's face being disfigured by a chemical explosion from science class. It turns out that the student body's laughter at Chris' erection originally distracted Meg from the chemicals, sparing her face at the time when Principal Shepherd was going through different peoples' lockers for drugs. Meanwhile, Joe, Cleveland, and Quagmire decide to buy scratcher tickets and pool their earnings, though Peter decides to buy a horoscope scroll instead. Peter gets jealous when the others win $123, especially after they show off their purchases. He ultimately steals some scratchers. After throwing off Lois while still in his parked car, Peter gets arrested by two officers when the security footage found him posing in front of the store. After the others bail him out with their remaining winnings, Peter reveals he was worried that his friends' earnings made them too good for him, and they apologize for making him feel bad. Feeling bad, Stewie, Chris, and Brian travel back in time to stop themselves from interfering. Present-day Chris gives himself an erection by looking upLauren Boebert and saves the timeline by giving his report. Brian tells Chris that undoing his cringy teen moments is wrong, as such moments are necessary for his development. In the final scene, the Griffins are on "After the Guy" with Corey who asks them some moments they liked in this episode before Corey leaves to go fightJake Paul. | |||||||
| 435 | 9 | "The Elle Word" | TBA | TBA | April 13, 2025 (2025-04-13) | PACX03 | TBD |
| 436 | 10 | "A Real Who's Hulu" | TBA | TBA | April 27, 2025 (2025-04-27) | PACX04 | TBD |
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