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Family Guy
Season 23
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No. of episodes2
Release
Original network
Fox
Hulu (select episodes)
Original releaseOctober 14, 2024 (2024-10-14) –
present
Season chronology
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List of episodes

The twenty-third season of the American animated television series Family Guy premiered with a holiday special on Hulu on October 14, 2024, followed by another special on November 25, 2024, with the rest of the season scheduled to premiere on February 16, 2025, on Fox. [1] [2] [3]

The series follows the dysfunctional Griffin family, consisting of father Peter, mother Lois, daughter Meg, son Chris, baby Stewie, and the family dog Brian, who reside in their hometown of Quahog.

Production

On January 26, 2023, Fox announced that Family Guy had been renewed for a 22nd and 23rd season. [4]

It was announced in April 2024 that the season would air two holiday specials exclusively on Hulu. [5] The trailer for Season 23 was revealed at San Diego Comic-Con. [1] This marks the first time since the eighth-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; this time the series airs at an 8 PM timeslot. [7]

25th anniversary

The series celebrated its 25th anniversary on April 19, 2024, at PaleyFest LA in which the cast and crew did a live table reading of an upcoming episode of the series. [8] The holiday specials premiering on Hulu were announced the following day. [9] The Halloween and Christmas episodes, Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Cheater and Gift of the White Guy were released in celebration of the series' 25th anniversary. [10] In addition, Peter guest starred in an episode of Hot Ones . [11]

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release dateProd.
code
4251"Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Cheater" Joe Vaux Travis BoweOctober 14, 2024 (2024-10-14) [12]
(Hulu)		NACX19
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 as Sonny & 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 by Derek 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.
4262"Gift of the White Guy"Jerry LangfordJoanna QuraishiNovember 25, 2024 (2024-11-25) [12]
(Hulu)		NACX20
Peter is mandated to attend a white 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 on Santa 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.
4273"Fat Gun" [13] [14] TBATBAFebruary 16, 2025 (2025-02-16)TBA

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