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Family Guy Season 7
Season 7
DVD box sets for Family Guy Volumes 7; the season was released in two separate volumes.
No. of episodes16
Release
Original networkFox
Original releaseSeptember 28, 2008 –
May 17, 2009
Season chronology
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List of episodes

The seventh season of the animated television series Family Guy was originally broadcast on Fox in the United States between September 28, 2008 and May 17, 2009. It includes 16 episodes, including the first episode "Love Blactually" and the season finale "Peter's Progress". The season contained hold-over episodes from the sixth season, which was cut short due to the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike. The seventh season was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series, making Family Guy the first animated series to be nominated in this category since The Flintstones in 1961.

The season aired in the UK on BBC Three starting April 18, 2009 with a double bill premiere and finished on July 26, 2009.

There were sixteen episodes produced for the season, with the Volume Seven DVD box set being released in Region 1 on June 16, 2009. Nine of the total sixteen episodes are included in the volume.

Production

A man wearing a gray jacket and black shirt, with black hair and light skin, points with his right hand with his arm fully extended.
Seth MacFarlane speaks at a Writers Guild of America rally in Culver City on November 9, 2007.

During the sixth season, episodes of Family Guy and American Dad! were delayed from regular broadcast due to the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike. Creator Seth MacFarlane publicly sided with the Writers Guild, and fully participated in the strike.[1] Official production of Family Guy was halted for most of December 2007 and various periods afterwards. Fox continued producing episodes without MacFarlane's final approval, and although he refused to work on the show during the strike, his contract with Fox required him to contribute to any episodes it subsequently produced.[2] Rumors of continued production on Family Guy prompted the statement from MacFarlane that "...it would just be a colossal dick move if they [continued production without his final approval]".[2] The strike ended on February 12, 2008 and the series resumed airing regularly.[3]

The season contained the fourth "Road to..." episode, "Road to Germany" and was the first to not be directed by Dan Povenmire, since he left the show after the fifth season to work on his own series Phineas and Ferb.

Reception

As in the previous season, Family Guy aired Sunday at 9:00 p.m. (PTC) in the United States and was coupled with the season four premiere of Seth MacFarlane's second series for Fox, American Dad!. The fourth episode, "Baby Not on Board", was the highest rated episode of the season, and was viewed in 9.97 million homes.

Ahsan Haque of IGN said that "Baby Not on Board" and "The Juice Is Loose" were "horrible" and highlighted how bad the show can be if the writers "choose not to put in any effort". The episode "Road to Germany" was called the season's best. The reviewer called the season overall a "very competent" season and that there were not many classic episodes, but most of the episodes were "relatively entertaining and funny".[4]

Awards and nominations

The season was nominated a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series.[5] This was a significant accomplishment considering that the last animated program to be nominated was The Flintstones in 1961 and that The Simpsons has never been nominated in this category.[6] However, Family Guy lost to 30 Rock.[7] Seth MacFarlane was nominated a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for his role as Peter Griffin in the episode "I Dream of Jesus",[8] but lost to Dan Castellaneta from The Simpsons.[9] MacFarlane was also nominated an Annie Award for the same episode, but lost to Ahmed Best from Robot Chicken.[10] "Road to Germany" was nominated a Golden Reel Award for Best Sound Editing, but lost to the Star Wars: The Clone Wars episode "Lair of Grievous".[11]

Episodes

See also: List of Family Guy episodes
# Total Title Directed by Written by Original air date Prod.
code
1111"Love, Blactually"Cyndi TangMike HenrySeptember 28, 2008 (2008-09-28)6ACX03
2112"I Dream of Jesus"Mike KimBrian ScullyOctober 5, 2008 (2008-10-05)6ACX05
3113"Road to Germany"Greg ColtonPatrick MeighanOctober 19, 2008 (2008-10-19)6ACX08
4114"Baby Not on Board"Julius WuMark HentemannNovember 2, 2008 (2008-11-02)6ACX07
5115"The Man with Two Brians"Dominic BianchiJohn VienerNovember 9, 2008 (2008-11-09)6ACX09
6116"Tales of a Third Grade Nothing"Jerry LangfordAlex CarterNovember 16, 2008 (2008-11-16)6ACX10
7117"Ocean's Three and a Half"John HolmquistCherry ChevapravatdumrongFebruary 15, 2009 (2009-02-15)6ACX11
8118"Family Gay"Brian IlesRichard AppelMarch 8, 2009 (2009-03-08)6ACX12
9119"The Juice Is Loose"Cyndi TangAndrew GoldbergMarch 15, 2009 (2009-03-15)6ACX13
10120"FOX-y Lady"Pete MichelsMatt FleckensteinMarch 22, 2009 (2009-03-22)6ACX14
11121"Not All Dogs Go to Heaven"Greg ColtonDanny SmithMarch 29, 2009 (2009-03-29)6ACX17
12122"420"Julius WuPatrick MeighanApril 19, 2009 (2009-04-19)6ACX16
13123"Stew-Roids"Jerry LangfordAlec SulkinApril 26, 2009 (2009-04-26)6ACX18
14124"We Love You, Conrad"John HolmquistCherry ChevapravatdumrongMay 3, 2009 (2009-05-03)6ACX19
15125"Three Kings"Dominic BianchiAlec SulkinMay 10, 2009 (2009-05-10)6ACX15
16126"Peter's Progress"Brian IlesWellesley WildMay 17, 2009 (2009-05-17)6ACX20

Ratings

Order Episode Rating/share Rating/share
(18-49) 		Viewers
(millions)
1 "Love Blactually" 5.6/14[12] 4.5/10[12] 9.20[12]
2 "I Dream of Jesus" 5.4/14[13] 4.3/10[13] 8.42[13]
3 "Road to Germany" 6.1/15[14] 4.7/10[14] 9.07[14]
4 "Baby Not on Board" 6.4/16[15] 5.0/11[15] 9.97[15]
5 "The Man with Two Brians" 5.4/13[16] 4.3/10[16] 8.60[16]
6 "Tales of a Third Grade Nothing" 5.4/13[17] 4.2/9[17] 8.52[17]
7 "Ocean's Three and a Half" -- 3.8/9[18] 7.33[18]
8 "Family Gay" 4.5/12[19] 3.7/9[19] 7.18[19]
9 "The Juice Is Loose" 4.4/12[20] 3.6/9[20] 7.21[20]
10 "FOX-y Lady" 4.5/12[21] 3.7/9[21] 7.45[21]
11 "Not All Dogs Go to Heaven" 5.0/14[22] 4.2/10[22] 8.20[22]
12 "420" 4.7/13[23] 3.8/9[23] 7.40[23]
13 "Stew-Roids" 4.4/13[24] 3.5/9[24] 6.80[24]
14 "We Love You, Conrad" 4.4/13[25] 3.4/9[25] 6.67[25]
15 "Three Kings" 3.7/12[26] 3.2/9[26] 6.47[26]
16 "Peter's Progress" 4.5/13[27] 3.7/9[27] 7.33[27]

DVD release

The first nine episodes of the seventh season were released on DVD by 20th Century Fox in the United States and Canada on June 16, 2009, one month after it had completed broadcast on television.[28] The "Volume 7" DVD release features bonus material including deleted scenes, animatics, and commentaries for every episode.[29]

Family Guy Volume Seven
Set details[28] Special features[29]
  • Optional commentaries for all 13 episodes
  • Deleted/extended scenes
  • "Take Me Out to pLace Tonight" featurette
  • "Family Guy CRIBZ" featurette
  • "Comic-Con 2008" featurette
  • "Family Guy Art Show" featurette
  • Animatics for three episodes with commentary
Release dates
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
June 16, 2009[28] November 2, 2009[30] September 29, 2009[29]

See also

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References

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