One of the most popular animated comedy series from recent times is “Family Guy”, which is regularly one of the most-watched shows on Hulu and Disney+.

“Family Guy” features the adventures of the Griffin family. Endearingly ignorant Peter and his stay-at-home wife, Lois, reside in Quahog, R.I., and have three kids. Meg, the eldest child, is a social outcast, and teenage Chris is awkward and clueless when it comes to the opposite sex. The youngest, Stewie, is a genius baby who is bent on killing his mother and destroying the world. Brian, the talking dog, keeps Stewie in check while sipping martinis and sorting through his own issues.

Today, Warner Brothers Discocvery has announced that the show will be returning to Adult Swim, where library episodes of “Family Guy” will join the channels primetime weekday lineup beginning in 2025.

Massively popular with Adult Swim fans since the network began airing the Seth MacFarlane created series in 2003, “Family Guy” episodes will air back-to-back every weekday from 10:00 – 11:30pm ET/PT beginning next year.

To mark the return of Family Guy, Adult Swim will also host a three-day marathon of episodes every evening from 7pm to 5am ET/PT beginning Wednesday, 1st January 2025.

Michael Ouweleen, president of Adult Swim, said in a statement:

“Adult Swim is a huge part of Family Guy’s early history, and we’re excited for the series to return to our lineup in 2025.  Having Family Guy back on our air is a great complement to the amazing slate of animated originals we also have planned for next year.”

This is a non-exclusive deal, so new episodes will continue to air on FOX and continue to stream on both Hulu and Hulu On Disney+ in the United States.

Roger’s Take:  With over four hundred episodes of this hit comedy, licensing out some older episodes to air on Adult Swim makes sense financially and isn’t really going to impact on the streaming viewership, since those watching on linear channels are likely just tuning in out of habit.

What do you think of Disney licensing out “Family Guy” to Adult Swim?  Let me know on social media!

Roger Palmer

Roger has been a Disney fan since he was a kid and this interest has grown over the years. He has visited Disney Parks around the globe and has a vast collection of Disney movies and collectibles. He is the owner of What's On Disney Plus & DisKingdom. Email: Roger@WhatsOnDisneyPlus.com Twitter: Twitter.com/RogPalmerUK Facebook: Facebook.com/rogpalmeruk

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