Family Guy (season 22)

The twenty-second season of the American animated television series Family Guy debuted on Fox on October 1, 2023.[1]

Family Guy
Season 22
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Starring
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes3
Release
Original networkFox
Original releaseOctober 1, 2023 (2023-10-01) –
present
Season chronology

Season twenty-two premieres the run of the twenty-first production season, which is executive produced by Seth 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.

Production

On January 26, 2023, Fox announced that Family Guy had been renewed for a twenty-second and twenty-third season while ensuring that the series will last another two years.[2]

Episodes
See also: List of Family Guy episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten by [3]Original air date [4]Prod.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
4101"Fertilized Megg"Julius WuMaggie MullOctober 1, 2023 (2023-10-01)NACX011.03[5]
After she and Chris are tasked with taking Stewie to a birthday party at the bowling alley, Meg stays behind to help Bruce clean up, hearing him express his desire to have a child. Meg offers to be Bruce and Jeffrey's surrogate despite Peter and Lois' disapproval and the resulting mood swings and rank food cravings get on her family's nerves. Several months later, Meg gives birth to Bruce and Jeffrey's daughter, Liza Judy Barbra. When Bruce and Jeffrey need some more time to get their house ready, Meg offers to raise Liza for the time being, but becomes attached to her as the first living thing that needs her and repeatedly delays Bruce and Jeffrey's arrival to spend more time with her. But after Liza says the names of some gay icons, Meg takes it as proof that she wants to be with her fathers and returns her to Bruce and Jeffrey.
4112"Supermarket Pete"Greg ColtonJoanna QuraishiOctober 8, 2023 (2023-10-08)MACX180.86[5]
Preston announces that the Pawtucket Brewery will be transitioning to an open floor plan, giving Peter two unpaid months off until construction is finished. Lois suggests that he get a different job in the meantime, but is shocked when he decides to work at the Stop 'N Shop. Fed up with his incompetence at the job, Lois snaps at Peter, getting herself banned from the store. At Bonnie's suggestion, Lois tries to get back at Peter by getting a job at The Drunken Clam, but Peter is unfazed, unable to recognize her in uniform. Lois explains that the grocery store served as her escape and was ruined by Peter's presence. Peter lets the manager (Jay Pharoah) know he is not mentally disabled, the only reason he was hired at all, which costs him his job but gets Lois unbanned. He gets his old job back after Preston announces that the construction was canceled due to the budget being stolen. Meanwhile, Joe fails to get his friends invested in the murder case stories from his job, but manages to catch Brian's attention. The two decide to crack one of his cases to use as the basis for a true crime novel. While they aren't able to get anything out of the victim's family, they accidentally find a key to a storage unit, where they are ambushed by Sarah Koenig, Keith Morrison, and Chris Hansen among other journalists, hoping to crack the case for themselves and hog the credit. A fight breaks out between them, allowing Brian and Joe to see their own actions as exploitative. They decide not to finish the book, but Brian finds solace in the fact that Joe appreciates his writing.
4123"A ‘Stache from the Past"Jerry LangfordTravis BoweOctober 22, 2023 (2023-10-22)MACX190.76[6]
At the flea market, Stewie gets a new teapot from Bruce, while Peter is barred by Lois from buying Dr. Hartman's old Mr. Potato Head due to its $600 price tag. Upset, Peter is swayed by a commercial from Tom Selleck, convincing him to sign up for a reverse mortgage and get more spending money, but while it does get him the toy, it runs the risk of the Griffins losing their house. He sets out for New York City to find Selleck alongside Mayor Wild West, who was once in a band with him, but the two are arrested before they can confront him. Only by becoming extras on Blue Bloods can they get close enough. Wild reconciles with Selleck by playing their old single, while Peter gets to keep his house in exchange for a line in the next Blue Bloods episode. Meanwhile, Stewie sells his new teapot for a high price, enabling him to buy more antiques to sell off at the flea market. Brian agrees to help, but the two are confronted by Bruce for encroaching on his turf. They agree to battle it out to see who can sell more, and Brian and Stewie end up winning due to a conveniently placed trash can by Bruce's booth, which attracts a swarm of bees. Despite winning, Stewie grows sick of working in the flea market and makes his exit by outing most of the booth owners as pedophiles. In the final scene, Peter and Lois watch Peter's scene from Blue Bloods. A postscript says that the Tom Selleck in this episode is played by an actor and that the real Tom Selleck is still in the reverse mortgage side job. Jennifer Garner talked about her credit card offer, but Alias was "a long time ago".
4134"Old World Harm"TBAEvan WaiteNovember 5, 2023 (2023-11-05)MACX20TBD
4145"Baby, It's Cold Inside"TBADanny SmithNovember 12, 2023 (2023-11-12)NACX02TBD

References
  1. "Breaking News - FOX to Debut Animated Comedy "Krapopolis" on Sunday, Sept. 24 | TheFutonCritic.com". www.thefutoncritic.com. Archived from the original on September 27, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  2. Andreeva, Nellie (January 26, 2023). "'The Simpsons', 'Family Guy' & 'Bob's Burgers' Renewed For Two Additional Seasons Through 2024-25". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  3. "Family Guy (1998 - 2011)". Writers Guild of America West. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  4. "Shows A-Z - family guy on fox". The Futon Critic. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  5. Douglas Pucci (October 2, 2023). "Sunday Ratings: NBC Shook Off its Competition to Win Prime Time with 'Sunday Night Football'". Programming Insider. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  6. Douglas Pucci (October 23, 2023). "Sunday Ratings: FS1 Likely Runner-Up Among Key Demos with Game Six of MLB's American League Championship Series". Programming Insider. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
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