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The '''ninth season''' of ] ] '']'' first aired on the ] network in eighteen episodes from September 26, 2010, to May 22, 2011, before being released as two DVD box sets and in syndication. ''Family Guy'' follows the dysfunctional ]—father ], mother ], daughter ], son ], baby ] and dog ], all of whom reside in their hometown of ].


'''''Family Guy''{{'s}} ninth season''' debuted on the ] network on September 26, 2010. It premiered with the episode "]" and will finish with "]". The '']'' series follows the dysfunctional Griffin family&mdash;father ], mother ], daughter ], son ], baby ] and ], the family pet, who reside in their hometown of ]. The ]s for the ninth production season are ], ], ], ], ] and series creator ]. The ]s are Hentemann and Callaghan. Season nine was the debut of the series' eighth production season, which was executive produced by ], ], ], ], ] and series creator ]. The season's ]s were Hentemann and Callaghan.


The season received a mixed reception from critics, who called it "a mixture of laugh out loud gags, groan inducing puns, and astonishing 'I can't believe they got away with that' statements."<ref name="geektown">{{#invoke:cite web||url=http://www.geektown.co.uk/2011/05/08/family-guy-season-10-dvd-review/ |title=Family Guy Season 10 DVD Review |last=Elliott |first=Dave |publisher=GeekTown |access-date=2011-08-01 |date=2011-05-08 |archive-date=2011-07-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110702061958/http://www.geektown.co.uk/2011/05/08/family-guy-season-10-dvd-review/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Season nine contains some of the series' most acclaimed episodes, including "And Then There Were Fewer",<ref name="emmynom">{{#invoke:cite web||url=http://www.emmys.com/sites/emmys.com/files/PressReleaseNoms2011emmys_3.pdf |title=2011 Primetime Emmy Awards Nominations |publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |access-date=2011-08-01 |archive-date=2012-10-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002165505/http://www.emmys.com/sites/emmys.com/files/PressReleaseNoms2011emmys_3.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> "]"<ref name="emmynom"/> and "]",<ref name="award">{{#invoke:cite web||url=http://www.goldderby.com/television/news/1628/can-family-guy-get-back-into-comedy-series-race-at-emmys-%5Bvideo%5D |title=Can 'Family Guy' get back into Comedy Series race at Emmys? |publisher=Gold Derby |access-date=2011-06-28 |date=2011-06-21 |last=Beachum |first=Chris |archive-date=2011-06-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110626195810/http://www.goldderby.com/television/news/1628/can-family-guy-get-back-into-comedy-series-race-at-emmys-&#91;video&#93; |url-status=live }}</ref> as well as some of the most controversial episodes, including "]", "]", and "]".<ref>{{#invoke:cite web||title=Family Guy on Fox|url=http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/publications/bw/2010/1217worst.asp|work=Worst TV Show of the Week|date=2010-12-17|access-date=2010-12-17|archive-date=2012-03-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320053918/http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/publications/bw/2010/1217worst.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite web||title=Family Guy on Fox|url=http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/publications/bw/2011/0121worst.asp|work=Worst TV Show of the Week|date=2011-01-21|access-date=2011-01-21|archive-date=2011-01-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110130055026/http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/publications/bw/2011/0121worst.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite web||title=Family Guy on Fox|url=http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/publications/bw/2011/0617worst.asp|work=Worst TV Show of the Week|date=2011-06-17|access-date=2011-06-17|archive-date=2011-06-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110621045915/http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/publications/bw/2011/0617worst.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:cite web||title=Family Guy on Fox|url=http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/publications/bw/2011/0902worst.asp|work=Worst TV Show of the Week|date=2011-09-02|access-date=2011-09-02|archive-date=2011-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111123031747/http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/publications/bw/2011/0902worst.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref> This season marks the first time ''Family Guy'' aired in ] high definition and ] with a remastered title sequence.<ref name="preview">{{#invoke:cite web||url=http://tv.ign.com/articles/112/1123195p1.html |title=Family Guy Preview: "And Then There Were Fewer" |publisher=IGN |access-date=2010-09-26 |date=2010-09-24 |archive-date=2010-09-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100928005030/http://tv.ign.com/articles/112/1123195p1.html |url-status=live }}</ref> It was nominated for a ] for ], Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics and Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series and Animation.
The premiere in September 2010 was an hourlong whodunit episode in which, in ]-style, a variety of regular and ancillary ''Family Guy'' characters were locked up together trying to solve murders.<ref name="S09PremiereInfo">{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i7495acaf0e8bd0e435f43457ed2b7be7 |title=The Hollywood Reporter |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter |date=2009-09-01 |accessdate=2009-12-15}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=SDCC 09: Family Guy Strikes Back |url=http://tv.ign.com/articles/100/1007509p1.html |publisher=IGN |quote=Family Guy tales, next year should have a ... "Who Done It" ... features James Woods. |accessdate=2009-10-04}}</ref> This season marks the first time ''Family Guy'' aired in ] with a revamped title sequence.<ref name="preview">{{cite web |url=http://tv.ign.com/articles/112/1123195p1.html |title=Family Guy Preview: "And Then There Were Fewer" |publisher=IGN |accessdate=2010-09-26 |date=2010-09-24}}</ref> There will also be a crossover event during May, involving all three MacFarlane-created shows. A hurricane hits the towns of Quahog, ], and ],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118025405.html?categoryId=14&cs=1|title=Returning shows look to make noise|author=Stuart Levine|publisher=Variety}}</ref> eventually culminating in all three main houses colliding.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/Kecks-Exclusives-Fox-1023935.aspx|title=Keck's Exclusive: Fox's Big Storm|author=William Keck}}</ref>

The ] was released in Region 1 on December 13, 2011, and was released in Region 2 on May 9, 2011 (titled Season 10)<ref>. hmv.com (2005-12-15). Retrieved on 2011-11-13.</ref> and Region 4 on June 15, 2011. Three of the eighteen episodes are included in the volume. The remaining fourteen episodes were included in the Volume Ten DVD box set, released in Region 2 on November 3, 2011, titled Season 11,<ref name="amazon1"> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117054930/https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0058T63WM |date=2023-01-17 }}. Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved on 2011-11-13.</ref> Region 4 on February 29, 2012, and finally on Region 1 on September 24, 2012.<ref name="tvshowsondvd">{{#invoke:cite web||url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Family-Guy-Volume-10/17213 |title=Family Guy DVD news: Announcement for Family Guy - Volume 10 &#124; TVShowsOnDVD.com |access-date=2012-07-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722234240/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Family-Guy-Volume-10/17213 |archive-date=2012-07-22 }}</ref> One other episode, "]", was released independently on DVD.

In the UK, the debut episodes were shown on Sunday nights from May to July 2011 on ]. These repeated the Saturday after, although re-runs of the series continue to be shown on the channel nightly.

==Production==
Production for the ninth season began in 2009, during the airing of the ]. The season was executive produced by series regulars ], ], ], ] and ], along with series creator ]. The ] for the ninth season were Hentemann and Callaghan,<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://variety.com/2009/scene/markets-festivals/guy-s-goodman-reups-at-fox-tv-1118009910/ |title='Guy's' Goodman reups at Fox TV |date=2010-09-02 |access-date=2010-10-23 |magazine=Variety |last=Schneider |first=Michael |archive-date=2009-10-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091017075012/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118009910.html?categoryid=1238&cs=1 |url-status=live }}</ref> who oversaw the series's transition into ] high definition in the premiere of the ninth-season episode "And Then There Were Fewer".<ref name="preview"/>

As production began, Callaghan, ], ], Patrick Meighan, ], ], ], ], John Viener and ] all stayed on from the previous season. ], ], Anthony Blasucci and Mike Desilets received their first writing credit for the series. Series executive producer David A. Goodman returned as a writer for the series, with Goodman leaving immediately afterward to work on the Fox animated series '']''.<ref>{{#invoke:cite web||url=http://www.fox.com/programming/_ugc/pdf/Allen_Gregory_2011.pdf |title=Fox 2011–12 New Series – Allen Gregory |access-date=2011-08-02 |publisher=20th Century Fox |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110601030713/http://www.fox.com/programming/_ugc/pdf/Allen_Gregory_2011.pdf |archive-date=2011-06-01 }}</ref> ], who wrote five episodes for the show, left the series before the beginning of the ninth season, in order to write for the Fox animated series '']'', a spin-off of ''Family Guy''.<ref name="season8">{{#invoke:cite web||url=https://tv.yahoo.com/family-guy/show/30361/season/90395 |title=Family Guy – Season 9 Episode Guide |publisher=Yahoo! |access-date=2010-09-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100224092242/http://tv.yahoo.com/family-guy/show/30361/season/90395 |archive-date=2010-02-24 }}</ref><ref name="season9">{{#invoke:cite web||url=https://tv.yahoo.com/family-guy/show/30361/season/97064 |title=Family Guy – Season 10 Episode Guide |publisher=Yahoo! |access-date=2011-08-02 |archive-date=2010-09-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100929031656/http://tv.yahoo.com/family-guy/show/30361/season/97064 |url-status=live }}</ref> Writer John Viener left the series at the end of the season to also write for ''The Cleveland Show''. Recurring directors ], Greg Colton, ], ], ], ], James Purdum, ] and ] all stayed with the show from the previous season. ] briefly returned to the series as a director to direct the sequel to the episode "]", entitled "]". Shin also served as supervising director for the season, along with James Purdum.<ref name="season8"/><ref name="season9"/>

The main cast consisted of Seth MacFarlane (Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Brian Griffin, ] and ], among others), ] (Lois Griffin, ], ] and ], among others), ] (Meg Griffin), ] (Chris Griffin and ], among others) and ] (] and ], among others).<ref>{{#invoke:cite news||title=Cartoonist MacFarlane funny guy of Fox's 'Family' Subversive voice of series is his|work=]|author=Graham, Jefferson|date=1999-01-29|page=E7}}</ref>


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| EpisodeNumber = 148 | EpisodeNumber = 148
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| ShortSummary = The Griffins, with many notable residents of Quahog, are invited to the mansion of ], who declares he wishes to repent for all his wrongdoings against the invited individuals. However, a series of mysterious murders take place among the guests during the evening, resulting in the deaths of Quagmire's female companion, Woods, Muriel Goldman, Woods' girlfriend Priscilla and Jilian's husband Derek. While their numbers decrease, the guests attempt to identify who among them is the murderer; they eventually point to Tom Tucker when a corpse is found in his room. The day after, Lois finds out Diane Simmons was the true killer. Diane explains she had set up everything in order to frame Tucker and kill Woods. As Diane prepares to murder Lois as well, she is ultimately killed by Stewie, as he wants to be the one who will kill Lois. | ShortSummary = In a parody of a murder mystery, the residents of Quahog are invited over to a honorary dinner at ]' mansion, where Quagmire's overweight date Stephanie, Woods, his girlfriend Priscilla, Muriel Goldman, and Derek Wilcox are all murdered in sequence. A bloody golden globe and Priscilla's dead body are found in Tom Tucker's room leading the group to believe he is the killer. In the morning, Lois finds out that Diane Simmons is the true killer and she did it because James Woods was her boyfriend and dumped her on her 40th birthday and Tom pushed Channel 5 to replace her with a younger woman so she planned to kill Woods and frame Tom. As she prepares to kill Lois, she is shot by Stewie, vowing to be the one to kill Lois.
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|10|03}} | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|10|3}}
| ProdCode = 8ACX03 | ProdCode = 8ACX03
| Viewers = 7.98<ref>{{#invoke:cite web||last=Gorman|first=Bill|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/10/05/sunday-finals-the-simpsons-family-guy-american-dad-amazing-race-desperate-housewives-rise-undercover-boss-a-bit-less-bossy-vs-football/66787|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110909074343/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/10/05/sunday-finals-the-simpsons-family-guy-american-dad-amazing-race-desperate-housewives-rise-undercover-boss-a-bit-less-bossy-vs-football/66787/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 9, 2011|title=Sunday Finals: The Simpsons, Family Guy, American Dad, Amazing Race, Desperate Housewives Rise; Undercover Boss A Bit Less Bossy vs. Football|work=TV by the Numbers|date=October 5, 2010|access-date=June 14, 2023}}</ref>
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| ShortSummary = Brian decides to confront ] when he comes to Quahog for a book signing. Brian becomes a Republican after reading Rush's book. As Lois opposes his new ideas, he moves in with Rush and tries to "help" his party in different ways.
| ShortSummary = When conservative ] comes to Quahog for a book signing, Brian angrily confronts him. However, after Limbaugh saves Brian from a violent street gang, Brian starts adopting Limbaugh's political views and becomes a convinced ] ]. Due to his newfound views, Brian clashes with his family and decides to move out, becoming Rush Limbaugh's roommate. Limbaugh grows annoyed with Brian's enthusiasm, as Brian goes as far as travelling to ] intending to ] Democrat ]. Ultimately, Limbaugh convinces Brian that in heart, he is still a Democrat and a liberal rather than a conservative Republican.
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| ProdCode = 8ACX04 | ProdCode = 8ACX04
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| EpisodeNumber = 150 | EpisodeNumber = 150
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3 | EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| ShortSummary = Peter discovers Lois' father ] is having an affair. As suggested by his friends, Peter starts blackmailing Carter, forcing him to perform various tasks so that Peter will keep his secret. However, Peter accidentally reveals the affair anyway, causing Lois' mother ] to demand a divorce. Peter decides to take Carter out in the dating scene, but they quickly conclude Carter has no interest in anyone besides Babs. Carter and Babs eventually reconcile and decide to remain married. | ShortSummary = After Peter catches Lois's dad, Carter, having an affair, he is strong-armed into keeping a secret. Joe and Quagmire tell him about how he can use this situation to blackmail Carter. But when Peter accidentally spills the beans, Lois's mom demands a divorce, and Peter is in charge of Carter's return to bachelorhood.
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|11|07}} | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|11|7}}
| ProdCode = 8ACX06 | ProdCode = 8ACX06
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| EpisodeNumber = 151 | EpisodeNumber = 151
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| ShortSummary = Peter and Joe team up to execute a series of painful and humiliating Halloween pranks on unsuspecting family, friends and neighbors. While Brian shows Stewie the ropes of trick-or-treating, Meg sets out to attend her first high school Halloween party with high hopes for the evening. | ShortSummary = Peter and Joe team up to execute a series of painful and humiliating Halloween pranks on Quagmire. While Brian shows Stewie the ropes of trick-or-treating, Meg sets out to attend her first high school Halloween party with high hopes for the evening. She and Chris, who have both dressed up in an attempt to hide their faces, find themselves in an unpleasant situation.
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| ProdCode = 8ACX05 | ProdCode = 8ACX05
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| ShortSummary = Lois competes as a boxer with Peter as her manager. She soon discovers a set of skills she never thought she had. | ShortSummary = After Lois accidentally gets involved in boxing, she proves herself extremely skilled in the ring as she tries to picture Peter in place of her opponent. Peter gets ambitious and tries to make Lois a professional boxer even when she is resistant.
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| ProdCode = 8ACX07 | ProdCode = 8ACX07
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| EpisodeNumber = 153 | EpisodeNumber = 153
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| ShortSummary = Feeling discouraged with the progress of his writing career, Brian decides to throw in the towel until Stewie becomes his manager and one of his books hits the bestseller list. But when the fame goes to his head, Brian gets a wake-up call from ] (appearing as himself). | ShortSummary = Feeling discouraged with the progress of his writing career, Brian decides to throw in the towel until Stewie become his manager and one of his books hits the bestseller list. But when the fame goes to his head, Brian gets a wake-up call from ] (appearing in a live-action scene as himself).
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| DirectedBy = ] | DirectedBy = Greg Colton
| WrittenBy = ] & ] | WrittenBy = ] & ]
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|12|12}} | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|12|12}}
| ProdCode = 8ACX08/ 8ACX09 | ProdCode_1 = 8ACX08
| ProdCode_2 = 8ACX09
| Viewers = 8.03<ref>{{#invoke:cite web||url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/12/14/sunday-final-ratings-desperate-housewives-adjusted-up-the-simpsons-down-plus-amazing-race-undercover-boss-and-csi-miami/75412|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101217070817/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/12/14/sunday-final-ratings-desperate-housewives-adjusted-up-the-simpsons-down-plus-amazing-race-undercover-boss-and-csi-miami/75412|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 17, 2010|title=Sunday Final Ratings: 'Desperate Housewives,' Adjusted Up; 'The Simpsons,' Down; Plus 'Amazing Race,' 'Undercover Boss,' and 'CSI: Miami'|work=TV by the Numbers|last=Seidman|first=Robert|date=December 14, 2010|access-date=December 15, 2010}}</ref>
| EpisodeNumber = 154 | EpisodeNumber = 154
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7 | EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| ShortSummary = ] and ] go on an adventure to find and kill ]. They make their way to the ] and find out he is very sick because of all the work he does each Christmas. They deliver the presents for Santa but end up failing after one house. To ultimately save Christmas for the future, Brian asks everyone to ask for one present a year. In a year, Santa is healed and can deliver the presents again. | ShortSummary = After getting blown off by the mall's Santa, Brian and Stewie travel to the North Pole to kill Santa Claus. They get there, only to find that Santa is very sick and near dying because of all the work he does each Christmas. Brian and Stewie promise to deliver the presents for him, but fail at the first stop after being discovered by a family. On Christmas morning, when everyone wakes up with no presents under their trees, Brian explains the problem on the news and tells them to shorten their demands to one gift a year. Everyone agrees and one year later, Santa recovers and everyone has a merry Christmas.
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| DirectedBy = ] | DirectedBy = ]
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|1|9}} | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|1|9}}
| ProdCode = 8ACX10 | ProdCode = 8ACX10
| Viewers = 9.33<ref>{{#invoke:cite web||last=Seidman|first=Robert|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/01/11/sunday-final-ratings-desperate-housewives-cleveland-adjusted-up-brothers-no-change-for-the-cape-or-bobs-burgers/78132|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110114071054/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/01/11/sunday-final-ratings-desperate-housewives-cleveland-adjusted-up-brothers-no-change-for-the-cape-or-bobs-burgers/78132|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 14, 2011|title=Sunday Final Ratings: 'Desperate Housewives,' 'Cleveland' Adjusted Up; 'Brothers & Sisters' Down; No Change for 'The Cape' or 'Bob's Burgers'|work=TV by the Numbers|date=January 11, 2011|access-date=June 14, 2023}}</ref>
| EpisodeNumber = 155 | EpisodeNumber = 155
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8 | EpisodeNumber2 = 8
| ShortSummary = After drinking a homemade energy drink, Peter needs a kidney transplant. When he finds out that no one is compatible Brian asks if he can do the donation. It turns out Brian can but since his kidneys are too small he has to donate two ultimately killing him. Brian still decides to go through with the procedure. After a failed attempt by Stewie to kidnap Brian and stop him it turns out Dr. Hartman is compatible and he donates one of his kidneys; Chris receives credit for writing an essay to honor President ], but Meg wrote the essay. | ShortSummary = Peter needs a new kidney after his disturbing energy-drink addiction causes renal failure. Brian agrees to give him both of his kidneys and the family prepares to bid adieu to their dog. Meanwhile, Chris is chosen to introduce President Obama at school after winning an essay contest. Trouble is, Meg wrote the essay.
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| DirectedBy = ] | DirectedBy = ]
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|1|16}} | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|1|16}}
| ProdCode = 8ACX12 | ProdCode = 8ACX12
| Viewers = 7.06<ref>{{#invoke:cite web||last=Gorman|first=Bill|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/01/19/sunday-final-ratings-brothers-plus-golden-globes-undercover-boss-csimiami-more/79343|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110122070229/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/01/19/sunday-final-ratings-brothers-plus-golden-globes-undercover-boss-csimiami-more/79343|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 22, 2011|title=Sunday Final Ratings: 'Brothers & Sisters,' 'Bob's Burgers' Adjusted Down; Plus 'Golden Globes,' 'Undercover Boss,' 'CSI:Miami' & More|work=TV by the Numbers|date=January 19, 2011|access-date=June 14, 2023}}</ref>
| EpisodeNumber = 156 | EpisodeNumber = 156
| EpisodeNumber2 = 9 | EpisodeNumber2 = 9
| ShortSummary = Lois encounters the replacement to Diane as the anchorwoman for Quahog's news station, Joyce Kinney. Seeking a bond with someone famous out of sheer ego, Lois tries to befriend her. During a late-night dinner, Lois accidentally confides in Kinney that she is a former porn star. Kinney promptly reveals this on the news the next day which turns Lois into a pariah and enrages her. When Lois confronts her, Kinney reveals she's an ex-classmate of Lois during her days as a high-school cheerleader and that revealing her secret was part of a deep-seated grudge she had on Lois because of a terrible prank she played on Kinney in high school. Lois becomes depressed leading Brian to try and pull her out of it. Eventually, Lois decides to publicly admit her mistake during a church sermon and eventually win the town's approval back and completely infuriating Kinney.
| ShortSummary = ] becomes friends with the new television anchor, Joyce Kinney, only to have her reveal Lois's most embarrassing secret on the air.
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| Title = ] | Title = ]
| DirectedBy = John Holmquist | DirectedBy = John Holmquist
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|2|13}} | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|2|13}}
| ProdCode = 8ACX13 | ProdCode = 8ACX13
| Viewers = 5.98<ref>{{#invoke:cite web||last=Gorman|first=Bill|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/02/15/sunday-final-ratings-desperate-housewives-americas-funniest-home-videos-dateline-adjusted-up-brothers-sisters-simpsons-down/82731|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110218164604/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/02/15/sunday-final-ratings-desperate-housewives-americas-funniest-home-videos-dateline-adjusted-up-brothers-sisters-simpsons-down/82731|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 18, 2011|title=Sunday Final Ratings: 'Desperate Housewives,' 'America's Funniest Home Videos,' 'Dateline' Adjusted Up; 'Brothers & Sisters,' 'Simpsons' Down|work=TV by the Numbers|date=February 15, 2011|access-date=June 14, 2023}}</ref>
| EpisodeNumber = 157 | EpisodeNumber = 157
| EpisodeNumber2 = 10 | EpisodeNumber2 = 10
| ShortSummary = After a public disturbance, Peter and Brian are forced to attend a 12-step meeting to help kick their drinking problems. Unable to recognize his issue, Peter gets a visit from Death, who gives him a glimpse of what life would be like with and without "Mr. Booze" in his bloodstream. | ShortSummary = Brian and Peter are required to attend a 12-step program to deal with their drinking problems after a night of their disruptive drunken shenanigans; Death gives Peter a glimpse of what life would be like without alcohol.
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| DirectedBy = Cyndi Tang | DirectedBy = Cyndi Tang
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|2|20}} | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|2|20}}
| ProdCode = 8ACX14 | ProdCode = 8ACX14
| Viewers = 6.57<ref>{{#invoke:cite web||last=Seidman|first=Robert|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/02/23/sunday-final-ratings-amazing-race-adjusted-up-the-simpsons-adjusted-down/83523|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110226142502/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/02/23/sunday-final-ratings-amazing-race-adjusted-up-the-simpsons-adjusted-down/83523|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 26, 2011|title=Sunday Final Ratings: 'Amazing Race' Adjusted Up; 'The Simpsons' Adjusted Down|work=TV by the Numbers|date=February 23, 2011|access-date=June 14, 2023}}</ref>
| EpisodeNumber = 158 | EpisodeNumber = 158
| EpisodeNumber2 = 11 | EpisodeNumber2 = 11
| ShortSummary = ] becomes friends with a German puppeteer named Franz. While Herbert tries to warn Chris about Franz's dangerousness, Chris does not listen. | ShortSummary = Chris's search for a new hobby leads him to befriend an elderly puppeteer named Franz, until his checkered past is revealed by Herbert. After Chris and Peter get in trouble with Franz, they are rescued by Herbert.
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| DirectedBy = ] | DirectedBy = ]
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|3|6}} | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|3|6}}
| ProdCode = 8ACX11 | ProdCode = 8ACX11
| Viewers = 6.33<ref>{{#invoke:cite web||url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/03/08/sunday-final-ratings-secret-millionare-celebrity-apprentice-adjusted-up-brothers-sisters-bobs-burgers-cleveland-show-adjusted-down/85003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110311121653/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/03/08/sunday-final-ratings-secret-millionare-celebrity-apprentice-adjusted-up-brothers-sisters-bobs-burgers-cleveland-show-adjusted-down/85003|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 11, 2011|title=Sunday Final Ratings: 'Secret Millionare,' 'Celebrity Apprentice' Adjusted up ; 'Brothers & Sisters,' 'Bob's Burgers,' 'Cleveland Show' Adjusted Down|last=Seidman|first=Robert|work=TV by the Numbers|date=March 8, 2011|access-date=June 14, 2023}}</ref>
| EpisodeNumber = 159 | EpisodeNumber = 159
| EpisodeNumber2 = 12 | EpisodeNumber2 = 12
| ShortSummary = Meg assists Joe while Bonnie is out of town and develops a serious crush on him. Stewie accidentally creates an evil clone of himself which he and Brian must neutralize before it wreaks complete havoc on Quahog. | ShortSummary = Meg is enlisted to check in on Susie and Joe while Bonnie is away but she soon becomes a little too involved. Lois intervenes when she realizes that Meg‘s misrepresentation of the situation. Meanwhile, Stewie accidentally creates an evil twin. When he tries to take Stewie's place, Brian has to step in.
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| DirectedBy = Joseph Lee | DirectedBy = Joseph Lee
| WrittenBy = ] | WrittenBy = ]
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|3|20}}<ref name=ZapTrading/> | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|3|20}}
| ProdCode = 8ACX17 | ProdCode = 8ACX17
| Viewers = 6.55<ref>{{#invoke:cite web||url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/03/22/sunday-final-ratings-secret-millionaire-adjusted-up-family-guy-cleveland-adjusted-down-cbs/86680|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110326024636/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/03/22/sunday-final-ratings-secret-millionaire-adjusted-up-family-guy-cleveland-adjusted-down-cbs/86680|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 26, 2011|title=Sunday Final Ratings: 'Secret Millionaire' Adjusted Up; 'Family Guy,' 'Cleveland' Adjusted Down + CBS|last=Seidman|first=Robert|work=TV by the Numbers|date=March 22, 2011|access-date=March 22, 2011}}</ref>
| EpisodeNumber = 160 | EpisodeNumber = 160
| EpisodeNumber2 = 13 | EpisodeNumber2 = 13
| ShortSummary = Chris, Meg, Peter and Lois all trade places to teach each other a lesson. The stunt backfires on everyone except Meg, who surprisingly becomes an excellent housewife. Chris, however, proves to be incredibly productive at Peter's desk job leading Angela to fire Peter and replace him with Chris. Angela then proceeds to overwork Chris to the point where he becomes ill-tempered and nasty which eventually leads to a stress-induced heart attack.
| ShortSummary = ] and ] think their parents have it easy, and Peter and Lois beg to differ, so in order to teach them a lesson, they all trade roles. Chris goes to work at the brewery while Meg runs the house. While things start off well, it is not long until the stress of running a household and being the sole breadwinner break down Chris and Meg.
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| Title = ] | Title = Tiegs for Two
| DirectedBy = Jerry Langford
| RTitle = <ref name=ZapTiegs>{{cite web|title=Family Guy : Tiegs for Two|url=http://tvlistings.zap2it.com/tv/family-guy-tiegs-for-two/EP002960010174|work=Zap 2 It|publisher=Tribune Media Services Inc.|accessdate=March 15, 2011}}</ref>
| WrittenBy = ]
| DirectedBy = TBA
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|4|10}}
| WrittenBy = TBA
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|4|10}}<ref name=ZapTiegs/>
| ProdCode = 8ACX16 | ProdCode = 8ACX16
| Viewers = 6.59<ref>{{#invoke:cite web||url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/04/12/sunday-final-ratings-celebrity-apprentice-secret-millionaire-adjusted-up-plus-unscrambled-cbs-ratings/89058|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110415091258/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/04/12/sunday-final-ratings-celebrity-apprentice-secret-millionaire-adjusted-up-plus-unscrambled-cbs-ratings/89058|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 15, 2011|title=Sunday Final Ratings: 'Celebrity Apprentice,' 'Secret Millionaire' Adjusted Up; Plus Unscrambled CBS Ratings|last=Gorman|first=Bill|work=TV by the Numbers|date=April 12, 2011|access-date=June 14, 2023}}</ref>
| EpisodeNumber = 161 | EpisodeNumber = 161
| EpisodeNumber2 = 14 | EpisodeNumber2 = 14
| ShortSummary = When the local dry cleaner loses Peter’s favorite white shirt, he goes ballistic. Meanwhile, Brian tries to score on a date with a new friend, Denise, but ends up striking out. Instead of calling it quits on love, he decides to enlist Quagmire’s help, but things get nasty when they start to compete for the affections of each other’s old flames, Cheryl Tiegs and Jillian. | ShortSummary = Brian tries to score on a date with a new friend, Denise, but ends up striking out. Instead of throwing in the towel, he decides to enlist Quagmire's help through the latter's new class on how to score women. Unfortunately for Brian, the class was not to find love but to simply have sex. Fed up with Quagmire, he later encounters Cheryl Tiegs (Quagmire's one true love and the reason he became so sexually active). Brian and Cheryl hit it off immediately and the former begins rubbing it in Quagmire's face. This leads Quagmire to snag Jillian Russell (Brian's greatest romantic conquest) and rub it in Brian's face in response. Meanwhile, when the local dry cleaner loses his favorite white shirt, Peter goes ballistic.
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| DirectedBy = Julius Wu
| WrittenBy = Alex Carter
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|4|17}}
| ProdCode = 8ACX15
| Viewers = 5.98<ref>{{#invoke:cite web||url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/04/19/sunday-finals-celebrity-apprentice-amazing-race-undercover-boss-extreme-makeover-60-minutes-adjusted-up/89904|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110423154033/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/04/19/sunday-finals-celebrity-apprentice-amazing-race-undercover-boss-extreme-makeover-60-minutes-adjusted-up/89904|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 23, 2011|title=Sunday Finals: 'Celebrity Apprentice,' 'Amazing Race,' 'Undercover Boss,' 'Extreme Makeover,' '60 Minutes' Adjusted Up|last=Seidman|first=Robert|work=TV by the Numbers|date=April 19, 2011|access-date=June 14, 2023}}</ref>
| EpisodeNumber = 162
| EpisodeNumber2 = 15
| ShortSummary = Lois is skeptical when she hears that Mayor West is marrying her sister Carol, due to the problems she had before with nine break-ups. Meanwhile, Peter is ecstatic at the thought of having a new brother and gets mad at Lois when she tries to prevent the marriage.
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| Title =The Big Bang Theory
| DirectedBy = Dominic Polcino
| WrittenBy = ]
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|5|8}}
| ProdCode = 8ACX18
| Viewers = 6.52<ref>{{#invoke:cite web||last=Gorman|first=Bill|title=Sunday Final Ratings: 'Desperate Housewives,' 'Amazing Race,' 'American Dad,' 'Family Guy' Adjusted Up; 'Brothers & Sisters' Adjusted Down|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/05/10/sunday-final-ratings-desperate-housewives-amazing-race-american-dad-family-guy-adjusted-up-brothers-sisters-adjusted-down/92054/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110512045251/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/05/10/sunday-final-ratings-desperate-housewives-amazing-race-american-dad-family-guy-adjusted-up-brothers-sisters-adjusted-down/92054/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 12, 2011|work=TV By the Numbers|date=May 10, 2011|access-date=May 10, 2011}}</ref>
| EpisodeNumber = 163
| EpisodeNumber2 = 16
| ShortSummary = Stewie discovers that his time travel has in someway caused the Big Bang that formed the universe, so when Bertram reveals his plan of killing ], Stewie's ancestor, in order to erase Stewie from the universe, he and Brian go back in time to stop Bertram from accidentally deleting the whole universe too.
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| Title = Foreign Affairs
| DirectedBy = Pete Michels
| WrittenBy = Anthony Blasucci & Mike Desilets
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|5|15}}
| ProdCode = 8ACX19
| Viewers = 6.44<ref>{{#invoke:cite web||url=http://yourentertainmentnow.com/2011/05/23/broadcast-tv-ratings-for-sunday-may-22-2011/|title=Broadcast TV Ratings for Sunday, May 22, 2011|last=Calabria|first=Rosario T.|work=Your Entertainment Now|date=May 23, 2011|access-date=June 14, 2023|archive-date=September 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920082633/http://yourentertainmentnow.com/2011/05/23/broadcast-tv-ratings-for-sunday-may-22-2011/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| EpisodeNumber = 164
| EpisodeNumber2 = 17
| ShortSummary = Bonnie and Lois go to Paris, but Lois finds out that Bonnie only wants to go there to have an affair. After Joe discovers Bonnie's plans, he travels to Paris to try to get her back. All the while, Peter unsuccessfully ] Meg and Chris.
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| DirectedBy = ] | DirectedBy = ]
| WrittenBy = Cherry Chevapravatdumrong<br />& ] | WrittenBy = Cherry Chevapravatdumrong & David A. Goodman
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|5|22}}
| OriginalAirDate =<!--DVD release date is not the airdate-->2011<ref name="strikes back">{{cite web|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2010/07/comiccon-2010-seth-macfarlane-does-family-guy-live-.html |title=COMIC-CON 2010: Seth MacFarlane does 'Family Guy' live |first=Scott |last=Collins |work=LA Times |date=July 24, 2010 |accessdate=24 July 2010}}</ref>
| ProdCode = 7ACX21/ 7ACX22 | ProdCode_1 = 7ACX21
| EpisodeNumber = - | ProdCode_2 = 7ACX22
| Viewers = 5.84<ref>{{#invoke:cite web||last=Gorman|first=Bill|title=Sunday Final Ratings: 'Billboard Music Awards,' 'Celebrity Apprentice,' 'Funniest Videos,' 'Family Guy,' 'American Dad,' '60 Minutes' Adjusted Up|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/05/24/sunday-final-ratings-billboard-music-awards-celebrity-apprentice-funniest-videos-family-guy-american-dad-60-minutes-adjusted-up/93754/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527163512/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/05/24/sunday-final-ratings-billboard-music-awards-celebrity-apprentice-funniest-videos-family-guy-american-dad-60-minutes-adjusted-up/93754/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 27, 2011|work=TV By the Numbers|date=May 24, 2011|access-date=June 14, 2023}}</ref>
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| EpisodeNumber = 165
| EpisodeNumber2 = 18
| ShortSummary = Peter retells the story of '']''. | ShortSummary = Peter retells the story of '']''.
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==Home media==
===Future episodes without scheduled airdate===
The remaining episodes of the eighth season and the first three episodes of the ninth season were released on ] by ] in the United States and Canada on December 13, 2011. The DVD release features bonus material including four featurettes, "Who Done It? The Making of 'And Then There Were Fewer'", "Brian & Stewie: The Lost Phone Call", "The History of the World According to ''Family Guy''" and the ''Family Guy'' panel at the 2010 ], along with audio commentaries, animatics and deleted scenes.<ref name="DVDs9">{{#invoke:cite web||url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Family-Guy-Volume-9/15567 |title=Family Guy – Does a Fan Site Message Board Have a List of Volume 9 DVD Contents and Extras? |access-date=2011-07-28 |date=2011-06-24 |last=Lambert |first=Dave |publisher=TVShowsonDVD.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809001311/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Family-Guy-Volume-9/15567 |archive-date=2011-08-09 }}</ref>
The following are episodes that have not currently been scheduled.


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| colspan="5" style="background:#000011;"| '''Family Guy Volume Nine / Season 10'''
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align:center; width:400px;" colspan="3"| '''Set details'''<ref name="DVDs9"/>
| style="width:300px; text-align:center;"|'''Special features'''<ref name="DVDs9"/>
|- valign="top"
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left; width:400px;"|
* 14 episodes
* 3-disc set
* ] (first 11 episodes)/]: 1.78:1 ratio video (last 3 episodes)
* Languages:
** English (] 5.1, with subtitles)<ref name="DVDs9"/>
** Spanish (Dolby Digital, with subtitles)<ref name="DVDs9"/>
** French (Dolby Digital, with subtitles)<ref name="DVDs9"/>
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:left; width:300px;"|
* Optional commentary
* Deleted/extended scenes
* Animatics for three episodes
* "And Then There Were Fewer" featurette
* "Brian & Stewie: The Lost Phone Call" featurette
* "The History of the World According to ''Family Guy''" featurette
* ''Family Guy'' panel at the 2010 ]
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| style="text-align:center;"| 8ACX15<ref>{{cite web |url=ftp://125.7.210.137/family%20guy/for%20yearim/show%20815/07_16_10_815/815_Designs_071610.pdf |title=Fox Animation |accessdate=2010-09-08}}</ref> || "Brothers & Sisters"<ref>Reg. # PAu003465700 in the </ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| ]
| style="text-align:center;"| ]
|- |-
| style="text-align:center;"| {{nowrap|December 13, 2011}}<ref name="release">{{#invoke:cite web||url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Family-Guy-Volume-9/15696 |title=Family Guy – Street Date, Cost, and Other New Info for 'Volume 9' Come Out |publisher=TVShowsonDVD.com |last=Lambert |first=Dave |access-date=2012-07-28 |date=2012-07-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020051330/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Family-Guy-Volume-9/15696 |archive-date=2012-10-20 }}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| 9ACX01 || "Powerball Fever"<ref>Reg. # PAu003503165 in the </ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| {{nowrap|May 9, 2011}}<ref>{{#invoke:cite web||url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004LROJYQ|title=Family Guy – Season 10|publisher=Amazon.co.uk|access-date=2012-08-02|archive-date=2012-10-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014162331/http://www.amazon.co.uk/Family-Guy-Season-10-DVD/dp/B004LROJYQ|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|aligh="center" | June 15, 2011<ref>{{#invoke:cite web||url=http://www.ezydvd.com.au/item.zml/818764|title=Family Guy – Season 10|publisher=EzyDVD.com.au|access-date=2011-08-02|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810102811/http://www.ezydvd.com.au/item.zml/818764|archive-date=2011-08-10}}</ref>
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==Ratings==
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| colspan="5" style="background:#192870;"| '''Family Guy Volume Ten / Season 11'''
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align:center; width:400px;" colspan="3"| '''Set details'''<ref name="DVDs9"/>
| style="width:300px; text-align:center;"|'''Special features'''<ref name="DVDs9"/>
|- valign="top"
| colspan="3" style="text-align:left; width:400px;"|
* 14 episodes
* 3-disc set
* ]: 1.78:1 ratio video
* Languages:
** English (] 5.1, with subtitles)<ref name="DVDs9"/>
** Spanish (Dolby Digital, with subtitles)<ref name="DVDs9"/>
** French (Dolby Digital, with subtitles)<ref name="DVDs9"/>

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* Deleted/extended scenes
* Select-scene animatics for "]" and "]"
* ''The Cleveland Show'' bonus episode ("The Way the Cookie Crumbles" , "]" )
* Digital copy: 20 clips-to-go, 5 mash-ups, 15 best moments from Volume 10/Season 11 and 9 downloadable songs
|- |-
| colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| '''Release dates'''
! Order
! Episode
! Viewers<br />(millions)
|- |-
| style="text-align:center"| '''1''' | style="text-align:center;"| ]
| style="text-align:center;"| ]
| "And Then There Were Fewer"
| style="text-align:center;"| ]
| style="text-align:center" | '''9.41'''<ref name="rating1">{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/09/27/tv-ratings-sunday-night-football/65217 |title=TV Ratings: Sunday Night Football Wins; Simpsons, Cleveland Show, Family Guy, Makeover, Housewives All Down vs. Last Season’s Premieres |publisher=TV by the Numbers |last=Gorman |first=Bill |date=2010-09-27 |accessdate=2010-09-27}}</ref>
|- |-
| style="text-align:center"| '''2''' | style="text-align:center;"| September 25, 2012<ref name="tvshowsondvd"/>
| style="text-align:center;"| November 7, 2011<ref name="amazon1"/>
| "Excellence in Broadcasting"
| style="text-align:center;"| February 29, 2012
| style="text-align:center" | '''7.94'''<ref name="rating2">{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/10/04/tv-ratings-simpsons-desperate-housewives-sunday-night-football-rise-csi-miami-premieres/66334 |title=TV Ratings: Simpsons, Desperate Housewives, Sunday Night Football Rise; CSI: Miami Premieres |publisher=TV by the Numbers |last=Seidman |first=Robert |date=2010-10-04 |accessdate=2010-10-04}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''3'''
| "Welcome Back, Carter"
| style="text-align:center" | '''7.02'''<ref name="rating3">{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/10/11/tv-ratings-against-sunday-night-football-simpsons-cleveland-family-guy-american-dad-housewives-brothers-sisters-dive/67411 |title=TV Ratings: Against Sunday Night Football & Baseball; Simpsons, Cleveland, Family Guy, American Dad, Housewives Dive |publisher=TV by the Numbers |last=Gorman |first=Bill |accessdate=2010-10-11 |date=2010-10-11}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center"| '''4'''
| "Halloween on Spooner Street"
| style="text-align:center" | '''7.97'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/11/08/tv-ratings-of-course-sunday-night-football-wins-desperate-housewives-brothers-sisters-both-rise/71089|title=TV Ratings: Sunday Night Football Wins; Desperate Housewives, Brothers & Sisters, Simpsons, Cleveland, Family Guy, American Dad Rise
|work=TV by the Numbers|last=Gorman|first=Bill|date=2010-11-08|accessdate=2010-11-10}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center"| '''5'''
| "Baby, You Knock Me Out"
| style="text-align:center" | '''7.00'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/11/15/tv-ratings-sunday-nbc-wins-with-football-football-fuels-fox-but-animations-down-desperate-housewives-drops/72005|title=TV Ratings Sunday: NBC Wins with Football; Football Fuels Fox; 'Desperate Housewives' Drops|work=TV by the Numbers|last=Seidman|first=Robert|date= 2010-11-15|accessdate=2010-12-25}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center"| '''6'''
| "Brian Writes A Bestseller"
| style="text-align:center" | '''6.59'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/11/23/sunday-final-ratings-including-amazing-race-undercover-boss-and-csi-miami/73196|title=Sunday Final Ratings Including ''Amazing Race'', ''Undercover Boss'', and ''CSI: Miami''|work=TV by the Numbers|last=Seidman|first=Robert|date=2010-11-23|accessdate=2010-11-24}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center"| '''7'''
| "Road to the North Pole"
| style="text-align:center" | '''8.03'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/12/14/sunday-final-ratings-desperate-housewives-adjusted-up-the-simpsons-down-plus-amazing-race-undercover-boss-and-csi-miami/75412|title=Sunday Final Ratings: ‘''Desperate Housewives,'' Adjusted Up; ‘''The Simpsons,''’ Down; Plus 'Amazing Race,' 'Undercover Boss,' and 'CSI: Miami'|work=TV by the Numbers|last=Seidman|first=Robert|date=2010-12-14|accessdate=2010-12-15}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center"| '''8'''
| "New Kidney in Town"
| style="text-align:center" | '''9.29'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/01/10/tv-ratings-sunday-with-help-from-nfl-fox-animations-bobs-burgers-strong-the-cape-premieres-ok/77871 |title=TV Ratings Sunday: With Help from NFL Fox Animations Surge, 'Bob's Burgers' Strong ; 'The Cape' Premieres OK |last=Seidman |first=Robert |accessdate=2010-01-11 |date=2010-01-11 |publisher=TV by the Numbers}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center"| '''9'''
| "And I'm Joyce Kinney"
| style="text-align:center" | '''7.08'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/01/17/tv-ratings-sunday-golden-globes-likely-down-a-fraction-desperate-housewives-brothers-sisters-at-season-lows/78863 |title=TV Ratings Sunday: 'Golden Globes' Down A Fraction; 'Desperate Housewives,' 'Brothers & Sisters' At Series Lows |last=Gorman |first=Bill |accessdate=2010-01-17 |date=2010-01-17 |publisher=TV by the Numbers}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center"| '''10'''
| "Friends of Peter G."
| style="text-align:center" | '''5.99'''<ref>{{cite web|title=TV Ratings Sunday: 'Grammy Awards' Rise; 'Desperate Housewives,' 'Brothers & Sisters,' 'Makeover' Hit Lows; 'American Dad,' 'Simpsons,' 'Bob's Burger's,' 'Family Guy' Down|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/02/14/tv-ratings-sunday-grammy-awards-rise-to-multi-year-highs/82526|work=TV By the Numbers|accessdate=2011-02-15|date=2011-01-14|last=Gorman |first=Bill}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center"| '''11'''
| "German Guy"
| style="text-align:center" | '''6.56'''<ref>{{cite web|last=Seidman|first=Robert|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/02/21/tv-ratings-sunday-blame-presidents-day-amazing-race-off-to-slow-start-desperate-housewives-brothers-sisters-fox-animations-rise-but/83280|title=TV Ratings Sunday: Blame NBA All-Stars? 'Amazing Race' Off to Slow Start; 'Desperate Housewives,' 'Brothers & Sisters' & Fox Animations Rise, But...|work=TV by the Numbers|date=February 21, 2011|accessdate=February 21, 2011}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center"| '''12'''
| "The Hand That Rocks the Wheelchair"
| style="text-align:center" | '''6.32'''<ref>{{cite web|last=Seidman|first=Robert|title=TV Ratings Sunday: 'Secret Millionaire' Money for ABC; Restaurant Not So Great, 'Celebrity Apprentice' Down; 'Housewives Up'|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/03/07/tv-ratings-sunday-secret-millionaire-money-for-abc-restaurant-not-so-great-celebrity-apprentice-down-housewives-up/84791|work=TV By the Numbers|accessdate=March 7, 2011}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center"| '''13'''
| ″Trading Places″
| style="text-align:center" | '''6.62'''<ref>{{cite web|last=Seidman|first=Robert|title=TV Ratings Sunday: 'Shark Tank' Premieres Modestly, But at Highs; 'Detroit 1-8-7' Fades Away|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/03/21/tv-ratings-sunday-shark-tank-premieres-modestly-but-at-highs-detroit-1-8-7-fades-away/86374|work=TV By the Numbers|accessdate=March 21, 2011}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center"| '''14'''
| ″Tiegs for Two″
| style="text-align:center" |
|} |}

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Season of television series Season of television series
Family Guy
Season 9
DVD covers for Volumes 9 and 10
Starring
No. of episodes18
Release
Original networkFox
Original releaseSeptember 26, 2010 (2010-09-26) –
May 22, 2011 (2011-05-22)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

The ninth season of animated television series Family Guy first aired on the Fox network in eighteen episodes from September 26, 2010, to May 22, 2011, before being released as two DVD box sets and in syndication. Family Guy follows the dysfunctional Griffin family—father Peter, mother Lois, daughter Meg, son Chris, baby Stewie and dog Brian, all of whom reside in their hometown of Quahog.

Season nine was the debut of the series' eighth production season, which was executive produced by Chris Sheridan, David Goodman, Danny Smith, Mark Hentemann, Steve Callaghan and series creator Seth MacFarlane. The season's showrunners were Hentemann and Callaghan.

The season received a mixed reception from critics, who called it "a mixture of laugh out loud gags, groan inducing puns, and astonishing 'I can't believe they got away with that' statements." Season nine contains some of the series' most acclaimed episodes, including "And Then There Were Fewer", "Road to the North Pole" and "New Kidney in Town", as well as some of the most controversial episodes, including "And I'm Joyce Kinney", "Friends of Peter G.", and "The Hand That Rocks the Wheelchair". This season marks the first time Family Guy aired in 720p high definition and widescreen with a remastered title sequence. It was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series, Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics and Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series and Animation.

The Volume Nine DVD box set was released in Region 1 on December 13, 2011, and was released in Region 2 on May 9, 2011 (titled Season 10) and Region 4 on June 15, 2011. Three of the eighteen episodes are included in the volume. The remaining fourteen episodes were included in the Volume Ten DVD box set, released in Region 2 on November 3, 2011, titled Season 11, Region 4 on February 29, 2012, and finally on Region 1 on September 24, 2012. One other episode, "It's a Trap!", was released independently on DVD.

In the UK, the debut episodes were shown on Sunday nights from May to July 2011 on BBC Three. These repeated the Saturday after, although re-runs of the series continue to be shown on the channel nightly.

Production

Production for the ninth season began in 2009, during the airing of the eighth season. The season was executive produced by series regulars Chris Sheridan, David Goodman, Danny Smith, Mark Hentemann and Steve Callaghan, along with series creator Seth MacFarlane. The showrunners for the ninth season were Hentemann and Callaghan, who oversaw the series's transition into 720p high definition in the premiere of the ninth-season episode "And Then There Were Fewer".

As production began, Callaghan, Andrew Goldberg, Mark Hentemann, Patrick Meighan, Brian Scully, Chris Sheridan, Danny Smith, Alec Sulkin, John Viener and Wellesley Wild all stayed on from the previous season. Matt Harrigan, Dave Willis, Anthony Blasucci and Mike Desilets received their first writing credit for the series. Series executive producer David A. Goodman returned as a writer for the series, with Goodman leaving immediately afterward to work on the Fox animated series Allen Gregory. Kirker Butler, who wrote five episodes for the show, left the series before the beginning of the ninth season, in order to write for the Fox animated series The Cleveland Show, a spin-off of Family Guy. Writer John Viener left the series at the end of the season to also write for The Cleveland Show. Recurring directors Dominic Bianchi, Greg Colton, John Holmquist, Brian Iles, Jerry Langford, Pete Michels, James Purdum, Cyndi Tang and Julius Wu all stayed with the show from the previous season. Peter Shin briefly returned to the series as a director to direct the sequel to the episode "Something, Something, Something, Dark Side", entitled "It's a Trap!". Shin also served as supervising director for the season, along with James Purdum.

The main cast consisted of Seth MacFarlane (Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Brian Griffin, Quagmire and Tom Tucker, among others), Alex Borstein (Lois Griffin, Loretta Brown, Tricia Takanawa and Barbara Pewterschmidt, among others), Mila Kunis (Meg Griffin), Seth Green (Chris Griffin and Neil Goldman, among others) and Mike Henry (Cleveland Brown and Herbert, among others).

Episodes

See also: List of Family Guy episodes
No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)
1481"And Then There Were Fewer"Dominic PolcinoCherry ChevapravatdumrongSeptember 26, 2010 (2010-09-26)8ACX019.13
8ACX02
In a parody of a murder mystery, the residents of Quahog are invited over to a honorary dinner at James Woods' mansion, where Quagmire's overweight date Stephanie, Woods, his girlfriend Priscilla, Muriel Goldman, and Derek Wilcox are all murdered in sequence. A bloody golden globe and Priscilla's dead body are found in Tom Tucker's room leading the group to believe he is the killer. In the morning, Lois finds out that Diane Simmons is the true killer and she did it because James Woods was her boyfriend and dumped her on her 40th birthday and Tom pushed Channel 5 to replace her with a younger woman so she planned to kill Woods and frame Tom. As she prepares to kill Lois, she is shot by Stewie, vowing to be the one to kill Lois.
1492"Excellence in Broadcasting"John HolmquistPatrick MeighanOctober 3, 2010 (2010-10-03)8ACX037.98
Brian decides to confront Rush Limbaugh when he comes to Quahog for a book signing. Brian becomes a Republican after reading Rush's book. As Lois opposes his new ideas, he moves in with Rush and tries to "help" his party in different ways.
1503"Welcome Back, Carter"Cyndi TangWellesley WildOctober 10, 2010 (2010-10-10)8ACX046.97
After Peter catches Lois's dad, Carter, having an affair, he is strong-armed into keeping a secret. Joe and Quagmire tell him about how he can use this situation to blackmail Carter. But when Peter accidentally spills the beans, Lois's mom demands a divorce, and Peter is in charge of Carter's return to bachelorhood.
1514"Halloween on Spooner Street"Jerry LangfordAndrew GoldbergNovember 7, 2010 (2010-11-07)8ACX068.00
Peter and Joe team up to execute a series of painful and humiliating Halloween pranks on Quagmire. While Brian shows Stewie the ropes of trick-or-treating, Meg sets out to attend her first high school Halloween party with high hopes for the evening. She and Chris, who have both dressed up in an attempt to hide their faces, find themselves in an unpleasant situation.
1525"Baby, You Knock Me Out"Julius WuAlex CarterNovember 14, 2010 (2010-11-14)8ACX057.06
After Lois accidentally gets involved in boxing, she proves herself extremely skilled in the ring as she tries to picture Peter in place of her opponent. Peter gets ambitious and tries to make Lois a professional boxer even when she is resistant.
1536"Brian Writes a Bestseller"Joseph LeeGary JanettiNovember 21, 2010 (2010-11-21)8ACX076.59
Feeling discouraged with the progress of his writing career, Brian decides to throw in the towel until Stewie become his manager and one of his books hits the bestseller list. But when the fame goes to his head, Brian gets a wake-up call from Bill Maher (appearing in a live-action scene as himself).
1547"Road to the North Pole"Greg ColtonChris Sheridan & Danny SmithDecember 12, 2010 (2010-12-12)8ACX088.03
8ACX09
After getting blown off by the mall's Santa, Brian and Stewie travel to the North Pole to kill Santa Claus. They get there, only to find that Santa is very sick and near dying because of all the work he does each Christmas. Brian and Stewie promise to deliver the presents for him, but fail at the first stop after being discovered by a family. On Christmas morning, when everyone wakes up with no presents under their trees, Brian explains the problem on the news and tells them to shorten their demands to one gift a year. Everyone agrees and one year later, Santa recovers and everyone has a merry Christmas.
1558"New Kidney in Town"Pete MichelsMatt Harrigan & Dave WillisJanuary 9, 2011 (2011-01-09)8ACX109.33
Peter needs a new kidney after his disturbing energy-drink addiction causes renal failure. Brian agrees to give him both of his kidneys and the family prepares to bid adieu to their dog. Meanwhile, Chris is chosen to introduce President Obama at school after winning an essay contest. Trouble is, Meg wrote the essay.
1569"And I'm Joyce Kinney"Dominic BianchiAlec SulkinJanuary 16, 2011 (2011-01-16)8ACX127.06
Lois encounters the replacement to Diane as the anchorwoman for Quahog's news station, Joyce Kinney. Seeking a bond with someone famous out of sheer ego, Lois tries to befriend her. During a late-night dinner, Lois accidentally confides in Kinney that she is a former porn star. Kinney promptly reveals this on the news the next day which turns Lois into a pariah and enrages her. When Lois confronts her, Kinney reveals she's an ex-classmate of Lois during her days as a high-school cheerleader and that revealing her secret was part of a deep-seated grudge she had on Lois because of a terrible prank she played on Kinney in high school. Lois becomes depressed leading Brian to try and pull her out of it. Eventually, Lois decides to publicly admit her mistake during a church sermon and eventually win the town's approval back and completely infuriating Kinney.
15710"Friends of Peter G."John HolmquistBrian ScullyFebruary 13, 2011 (2011-02-13)8ACX135.98
Brian and Peter are required to attend a 12-step program to deal with their drinking problems after a night of their disruptive drunken shenanigans; Death gives Peter a glimpse of what life would be like without alcohol.
15811"German Guy"Cyndi TangPatrick MeighanFebruary 20, 2011 (2011-02-20)8ACX146.57
Chris's search for a new hobby leads him to befriend an elderly puppeteer named Franz, until his checkered past is revealed by Herbert. After Chris and Peter get in trouble with Franz, they are rescued by Herbert.
15912"The Hand That Rocks the Wheelchair"Brian IlesTom DevanneyMarch 6, 2011 (2011-03-06)8ACX116.33
Meg is enlisted to check in on Susie and Joe while Bonnie is away but she soon becomes a little too involved. Lois intervenes when she realizes that Meg‘s misrepresentation of the situation. Meanwhile, Stewie accidentally creates an evil twin. When he tries to take Stewie's place, Brian has to step in.
16013"Trading Places"Joseph LeeSteve CallaghanMarch 20, 2011 (2011-03-20)8ACX176.55
Chris, Meg, Peter and Lois all trade places to teach each other a lesson. The stunt backfires on everyone except Meg, who surprisingly becomes an excellent housewife. Chris, however, proves to be incredibly productive at Peter's desk job leading Angela to fire Peter and replace him with Chris. Angela then proceeds to overwork Chris to the point where he becomes ill-tempered and nasty which eventually leads to a stress-induced heart attack.
16114"Tiegs for Two"Jerry LangfordJohn VienerApril 10, 2011 (2011-04-10)8ACX166.59
Brian tries to score on a date with a new friend, Denise, but ends up striking out. Instead of throwing in the towel, he decides to enlist Quagmire's help through the latter's new class on how to score women. Unfortunately for Brian, the class was not to find love but to simply have sex. Fed up with Quagmire, he later encounters Cheryl Tiegs (Quagmire's one true love and the reason he became so sexually active). Brian and Cheryl hit it off immediately and the former begins rubbing it in Quagmire's face. This leads Quagmire to snag Jillian Russell (Brian's greatest romantic conquest) and rub it in Brian's face in response. Meanwhile, when the local dry cleaner loses his favorite white shirt, Peter goes ballistic.
16215"Brothers & Sisters"Julius WuAlex CarterApril 17, 2011 (2011-04-17)8ACX155.98
Lois is skeptical when she hears that Mayor West is marrying her sister Carol, due to the problems she had before with nine break-ups. Meanwhile, Peter is ecstatic at the thought of having a new brother and gets mad at Lois when she tries to prevent the marriage.
16316"The Big Bang Theory"Dominic PolcinoDavid A. GoodmanMay 8, 2011 (2011-05-08)8ACX186.52
Stewie discovers that his time travel has in someway caused the Big Bang that formed the universe, so when Bertram reveals his plan of killing Leonardo da Vinci, Stewie's ancestor, in order to erase Stewie from the universe, he and Brian go back in time to stop Bertram from accidentally deleting the whole universe too.
16417"Foreign Affairs"Pete MichelsAnthony Blasucci & Mike DesiletsMay 15, 2011 (2011-05-15)8ACX196.44
Bonnie and Lois go to Paris, but Lois finds out that Bonnie only wants to go there to have an affair. After Joe discovers Bonnie's plans, he travels to Paris to try to get her back. All the while, Peter unsuccessfully homeschools Meg and Chris.
16518"It's a Trap!"Peter ShinCherry Chevapravatdumrong & David A. GoodmanMay 22, 2011 (2011-05-22)7ACX215.84
7ACX22
Peter retells the story of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi.

Home media

The remaining episodes of the eighth season and the first three episodes of the ninth season were released on DVD by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment in the United States and Canada on December 13, 2011. The DVD release features bonus material including four featurettes, "Who Done It? The Making of 'And Then There Were Fewer'", "Brian & Stewie: The Lost Phone Call", "The History of the World According to Family Guy" and the Family Guy panel at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con, along with audio commentaries, animatics and deleted scenes.

Family Guy Volume Nine / Season 10
Set details Special features
  • 14 episodes
  • 3-disc set
  • 1.33:1 aspect ratio (first 11 episodes)/Widescreen: 1.78:1 ratio video (last 3 episodes)
  • Languages:
    • English (Dolby Digital 5.1, with subtitles)
    • Spanish (Dolby Digital, with subtitles)
    • French (Dolby Digital, with subtitles)
  • Optional commentary
  • Deleted/extended scenes
  • Animatics for three episodes
  • "And Then There Were Fewer" featurette
  • "Brian & Stewie: The Lost Phone Call" featurette
  • "The History of the World According to Family Guy" featurette
  • Family Guy panel at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con
Release dates
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
December 13, 2011 May 9, 2011 June 15, 2011
Family Guy Volume Ten / Season 11
Set details Special features
  • 14 episodes
  • 3-disc set
  • Widescreen: 1.78:1 ratio video
  • Languages:
    • English (Dolby Digital 5.1, with subtitles)
    • Spanish (Dolby Digital, with subtitles)
    • French (Dolby Digital, with subtitles)
  • Deleted/extended scenes
  • Select-scene animatics for "Baby, You Knock Me Out" and "Trading Places"
  • The Cleveland Show bonus episode ("The Way the Cookie Crumbles" , "Beer Walk!" )
  • Digital copy: 20 clips-to-go, 5 mash-ups, 15 best moments from Volume 10/Season 11 and 9 downloadable songs
Release dates
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
September 25, 2012 November 7, 2011 February 29, 2012

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