<P> Family Guy and its cast have been nominated for twenty - three Primetime Emmy Awards, winning six . MacFarlane won the Outstanding Voice - Over Performance award for his performance as Stewie, MacFarlane and Walter Murphy won the Outstanding Music and Lyrics award for the song "You Got a Lot to See" from the episode "Brian Wallows and Peter's Swallows", Steven Fonti won the Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation award for his storyboard work in the episode "No Chris Left Behind", Greg Colton won the Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation award for his storyboard work in the episode "Road to the Multiverse", Patrick S. Clark and Jim Fitzpatrick won the Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half - Hour) and Animation award for their sound mixing work on the episode "Road to the North Pole", and MacFarlane won the Outstanding Character Voice - Over Performance award for his performances on the episode "Pilling Them Softly". The show was nominated for twelve Annies, and won three times, twice in 2006 and once in 2008 . In 2009, it was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series, becoming the first animated program to be nominated in this category since The Flintstones in 1961 . </P> <P> As of May 20, 2018, 309 episodes of Family Guy have aired, concluding the sixteenth season . The series remains Fox's second - longest - running program, behind The Simpsons . On May 12, 2018, the series was renewed for a seventeenth season, which will premiere on September 30, 2018 . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Season </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Episodes </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Originally aired </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Nielsen ratings </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First aired </Th> <Th> Last aired </Th> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Viewers (in millions) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 7 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> January 31, 1999 (1999 - 01 - 31) </Td> <Td> May 16, 1999 (1999 - 05 - 16) </Td> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> 12.80 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 21 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> September 23, 1999 (1999 - 09 - 23) </Td> <Td> August 1, 2000 (2000 - 08 - 01) </Td> <Td> 114 </Td> <Td> 6.32 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 22 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> July 11, 2001 (2001 - 07 - 11) </Td> <Td> November 9, 2003 (2003 - 11 - 09) </Td> <Td> 125 </Td> <Td> 4.50 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 30 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> May 1, 2005 (2005 - 05 - 01) </Td> <Td> May 21, 2006 (2006 - 05 - 21) </Td> <Td> 68 </Td> <Td> 7.90 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 5 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> September 10, 2006 (2006 - 09 - 10) </Td> <Td> May 20, 2007 (2007 - 05 - 20) </Td> <Td> 71 </Td> <Td> 7.20 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 6 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 12 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> September 23, 2007 (2007 - 09 - 23) </Td> <Td> May 4, 2008 (2008 - 05 - 04) </Td> <Td> 84 </Td> <Td> 7.94 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 7 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 16 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> September 28, 2008 (2008 - 09 - 28) </Td> <Td> May 17, 2009 (2009 - 05 - 17) </Td> <Td> 69 </Td> <Td> 7.56 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 8 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 21 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> September 27, 2009 (2009 - 09 - 27) </Td> <Td> June 20, 2010 (2010 - 06 - 20) </Td> <Td> 53 </Td> <Td> 7.73 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 9 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> September 26, 2010 (2010 - 09 - 26) </Td> <Td> May 22, 2011 (2011 - 05 - 22) </Td> <Td> 56 </Td> <Td> 7.66 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 10 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 23 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> September 25, 2011 (2011 - 09 - 25) </Td> <Td> May 20, 2012 (2012 - 05 - 20) </Td> <Td> 63 </Td> <Td> 7.30 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 11 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 22 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> September 30, 2012 (2012 - 09 - 30) </Td> <Td> May 19, 2013 (2013 - 05 - 19) </Td> <Td> 62 </Td> <Td> 6.94 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 12 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 21 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> September 29, 2013 (2013 - 09 - 29) </Td> <Td> May 18, 2014 (2014 - 05 - 18) </Td> <Td> 78 </Td> <Td> 6.11 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 13 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 18 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> September 28, 2014 (2014 - 09 - 28) </Td> <Td> May 17, 2015 (2015 - 05 - 17) </Td> <Td> 94 </Td> <Td> 5.86 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 14 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 20 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> September 27, 2015 (2015 - 09 - 27) </Td> <Td> May 22, 2016 (2016 - 05 - 22) </Td> <Td> 111 </Td> <Td> 4.28 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 15 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 20 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> September 25, 2016 (2016 - 09 - 25) </Td> <Td> May 21, 2017 (2017 - 05 - 21) </Td> <Td> 116 </Td> <Td> 3.93 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 16 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 20 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> October 1, 2017 (2017 - 10 - 01) </Td> <Td> May 20, 2018 (2018 - 05 - 20) </Td> <Td> 136 </Td> <Td> 3.52 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 17 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> TBA </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> September 30, 2018 (2018 - 09 - 30) </Td> <Td> TBA </Td> <Td> TBA </Td> <Td> TBA </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Season </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Episodes </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Originally aired </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Nielsen ratings </Th> </Tr>

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