Family Guy (franchise)

Family Guy is an American animated sitcom comedy franchise created by Seth MacFarlane and originally developed for Fox. Consisting of two television series: Family Guy (1999–present) and The Cleveland Show (2009–2013) and the upcoming series Stewie (releasing in 2027—2028) – the franchise primarily focuses on the Griffin family (Peter, Lois, Meg, Chris, Stewie, and Brian) and their friends and associates. The franchise also shares a fictional universe with American Dad! (2005–present), another series developed by MacFarlane with a similar art style, to which it features numerous crossovers and shared characters. In addition, the franchise had made crossovers with other properties that also aired on Fox which ended up being in canon with the same universe as Family Guy, aside from American Dad!, such as adult animated shows like The Simpsons (1989–present), Bob's Burgers (2011–present), King of the Hill (1997–present), Futurama (1999–present), and even live-action shows like Malcolm in the Middle (2000–2007), That '70s Show (1998–2006), House (2004–2011), Bones (2005–2017), 'Til Death (2006–2010), and MacFarlane's other series The Orville (2017–2022).