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Family Guy Season 8
Season 8
A cover of a DVD, with a cartoon, animated man with glasses, and a pioneer's outfit on, with three other pioneers behind him.
DVD box set for Volume 8; the remainder of the season will be released in Volume 9.
No. of episodes21, (20 aired)
Release
Original networkFox
Original releaseSeptember 27, 2009 –
May 23, 2010
Season chronology
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Season 7
Next →
Season 9
List of episodes

Family Guy's eighth season has been aired on the Fox network, and premiered on September 27, 2009 and ended on May 23, 2010. The series follows the Griffin family, a dysfunctional family consisting of father Peter, mother Lois, daughter Meg, son Chris, baby Stewie and Brian, the family pet, who reside in their hometown of Quahog. The showrunners for the eighth production season are Chris Sheridan, David Goodman, Danny Smith, Mark Hentemann, Steve Callaghan and series creator Seth MacFarlane.

For the first time since season three's "When You Wish Upon a Weinstein," Fox has banned another Family Guy episode from airing. The episode, "Partial Terms of Endearment", centered on Lois becoming a surrogate mother and being conflicted over whether or not to abort her best friend's baby, after her best friend dies, will not air on Fox due to its touchy subject matter. However, "Partial Terms of Endearment" will be released exclusively on DVD and will possibly air on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim line-up.

Production

Production for the eighth season began in 2008, during the airing of the seventh season. The season was executive produced by series regulars Chris Sheridan, David Goodman, Danny Smith, Mark Hentemann and Steve Callaghan, along with series creator Seth MacFarlane. The showrunners for the eighth season were Hentemann and Callaghan.

The main cast consisted of Seth MacFarlane (Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Brian Griffin, Quagmire, Tom Tucker, among others), Alex Borstein (Lois Griffin, Loretta Brown, Tricia Takanawa, Barbara Pewterschmidt, among others), Mila Kunis (Meg Griffin), Seth Green (Chris Griffin, Neil Goldman, among others) and Mike Henry (Cleveland Brown, Herbert, among others).[2]

Episodes

See also: List of Family Guy episodes
Key
  • In the # column:
    • The first number refers to the episode number within its season.
  • In the Total column:
    • The second number refers to the order it aired during the entire series.
# Total Title Directed by Written by Original air date Prod.
code
1127"Road to the Multiverse"Greg ColtonWellesley WildSeptember 27, 2009 (2009-09-27)7ACX06
2128"Family Goy"James PurdumMark HentemannOctober 4, 2009 (2009-10-04)7ACX01
3129"Spies Reminiscent of Us"Cyndi TangAlec SulkinOctober 11, 2009 (2009-10-11)7ACX03
4130"Brian's Got a Brand New Bag"Pete MichelsTom DevanneyNovember 8, 2009 (2009-11-08)7ACX02
5131"Hannah Banana"John HolmquistCherry ChevapravatdumrongNovember 8, 2009 (2009-11-08)7ACX05
6132"Quagmire's Baby"Jerry LangfordPatrick MeighanNovember 15, 2009 (2009-11-15)7ACX04
7133"Jerome is the New Black"Brian IlesJohn VienerNovember 22, 2009 (2009-11-22)7ACX08
8134"Dog Gone"Julius WuSteve CallaghanNovember 29, 2009 (2009-11-29)7ACX07
9135"Business Guy"Pete MichelsAndrew Goldberg & Alex CarterDecember 13, 2009 (2009-12-13)7ACX11
10136"Big Man on Hippocampus"Dominic BianchiBrian ScullyJanuary 3, 2010 (2010-01-03)7ACX09
11137"Dial Meg for Murder"Cyndi TangAndrew Goldberg & Alex CarterJanuary 31, 2010 (2010-01-31)7ACX12
12138"Extra Large Medium"John HolmquistSteve CallaghanFebruary 14, 2010 (2010-02-14)7ACX14
13139"Go Stewie Go"Greg ColtonGary JanettiMarch 14, 2010 (2010-03-14)7ACX15
14140"Peter-assment"Julius WuChris SheridanMarch 21, 2010 (2010-03-21)7ACX16
15141"Brian Griffin's House of Payne"Jerry LangfordSpencer PorterMarch 28, 2010 (2010-03-28)7ACX13
16142"April in Quahog"Joseph LeeJohn VienerApril 11, 2010 (2010-04-11)7ACX18
17143"Brian & Stewie"Dominic BianchiGary JanettiMay 2, 2010 (2010-05-02)7ACX20
18144"Quagmire's Dad"Pete MichelsTom DevanneyMay 9, 2010 (2010-05-09)7ACX19
19145"The Splendid Source"Brian IlesMark HentemannMay 16, 2010 (2010-05-16)7ACX17
20146"Something, Something, Something, Dark Side"Dominic PolcinoKirker ButlerMay 23, 2010 (2010-05-23)6ACX21/ 6ACX22
—147"Partial Terms of Endearment"[3]TBADanny Smith[4]Unaired[a]7ACX10

Notes

  • a FOX has stated this episode has been refused airtime on their network.[5] There has been no confirmation either way that they have prevented the episode airing internationally as part of the eighth season.

Ratings

Order Episode Viewers
(millions) 		18-49
Rating 		Rating Share
1 "Road to the Multiverse" 10.17[6] 5.2/12 5.6 9
2 "Family Goy" 9.66[7] 5.1/12 5.5 8
3 "Spies Reminiscent of Us" 8.88[8] 5.1/8 5.1 8
4 "Brian's Got a Brand New Bag" 7.38[9] 4.3/7 4.2 7
5 "Hannah Banana" 7.73[10] 4.0/9 4.1 10
6 "Quagmire's Baby" 8.28[11] 4.1/10 4.8 7
7 "Jerome is the New Black" 7.38[12] 3.8/9 4.2 6
8 "Dog Gone" 8.48[13] 4.4/10 4.9 7
9 "Business Guy" 7.67[14] 3.8/9 4.4 7
10 "Big Man on Hippocampus" 8.10[15] 3.9/9 4.6 7
11 "Dial Meg for Murder" 6.21[16] 3.2/7 3.6 5
12 "Extra Large Medium" 6.42[17] 3.2/8 3.7 6
13 "Go Stewie Go" 6.72[18] 3.5/9 3.9 6
14 "Peter-assment" 6.65[19] 3.5/8 3.9 6
15 "Brian Griffin's House of Payne" 7.27[20] 3.7/9 4.1 6
16 "April in Quahog" 6.93[21] — 3.4 9
17 "Brian & Stewie" 7.69[22] — 3.7 10
18 "Quagmire's Dad" 7.22[23] — 3.8 10
19 "The Splendid Source" 7.59[24] — 3.8 10
20 "Something, Something, Something, Dark Side" 6.39[25] — 3.0 8

DVD release

The remaining episodes of the seventh season and the first eight episodes of the eighth season will be released on DVD by 20th Century Fox in the United States on June 15, 2010 and in the United Kingdom on November 1, 2010. The DVD release features bonus material including two featurettes, "The Multiverse Effect" and "Family Guy Sings-A-Long Karoke", along with "Audio Commentaries" and "Deleted Scenes".[26]

Family Guy Volume Eight
Set details[26] Special features[26]
  • Optional commentaries for all 15 episodes
  • Deleted/extended scenes with optional commentary
  • "Road to the Multiverse" featurette
  • Family Guy Karaoke
Release dates
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
June 15, 2010[26] November 1, 2010[27]
August 4, 2010[citation needed]

See also

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References

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