Summary
Popular adult animated comedyFamily Guywill be breaking a 19-year tradition when it moves from Sunday nights to Wednesday nights beginning Aug 04, 2025.Created by Seth MacFarlane,Family Guyfirst aired all the way back in 1999, but was canceled multiple times.Family Guyreruns on Adult Swim and the show’s impressive DVD sales numbers saw Fox bring it back for Season 4 in 2005, and the show has remained on the air ever since.
In its original run,Family Guywas part of Fox’s Thursday lineup. After it was brought back from cancelation,Family Guystarted airing on Sunday nights alongside other hit Fox animated shows.Family Guyhas remained a part of Fox’s Sunday lineup since the show’s revival in 2005, but it will be moving nights for the first time in 19 years when Season 22 resumes on Wednesday, March 6.
Fox has confirmed thatFamily Guyis moving from Sundays to Wednesdays starting March 6. The new showGrimsburg, starringMad MenandFargoactor Jon Hammin the lead role, will be taking overFamily Guy’s former time slot.Grimsburghas already been renewed for a second season, indicating that Fox is looking to present it as one of its premiere animated series moving forward. While some may take this as a bad sign forFamily Guy, it’s likely that the show will do just fine on Wednesday nights.
When is Family Guy Changing Nights?
Family Guyis one of the world’s most popular cartoon franchises, and in fact, it has already been renewed for Season 23. This means that newFamily Guyepisodes are guaranteed until 2025 at least, so fans don’t have to worry about the show going off the air anytime soon. There’s also aFamily Guymovie on the way, though details on that particular project remain scarce at the time of this writing.
Beyond the TV series and movie, fans can expect newFamily Guymerchandise and other products to continue being released on a regular basis as well. As far as video games go, leaks have revealed thatFamily Guy’s Peter Griffinis coming to theFortnitebattle royale game, andFamily Guycharacters also appear in theWarped Kart Racersgame that’s playable on Apple Arcade.
Family Guyisn’t the only long-running animated series to break a big streak.SpongeBob SquarePantsrecently broke a 24-year streakby airing an episode without SpongeBob in it.
