<P> The season will feature guest appearances from Danny Trejo, Ian McKellen, Kristen Bell, Louis C.K., Bill Maher, and Modern Family cast members Ty Burrell, Julie Bowen and Sofía Vergara . </P> <P> The season also marks the final appearances of Adam West and Carrie Fisher following their deaths, as well as the show's 300th episode ("Dog Bites Bear"). During this season, Brian is kicked out of the Griffin house in a three - episode story arc after he posts a tweet that angers Quahog ("The D in Apartment 23", "Petey IV", "Crimes and Meg's Demeanor"). Also, Stewie explores his fear of loneliness ("Send in Stewie, Please"), Brian and Stewie solve a mystery in a Sherlock Holmes parody ("V Is for Mystery"), the brewery will be headed by a husband and wife (voiced by Bryan Cranston and Niecy Nash) with the return of Pawtucket Pat, and Meg may come out as a lesbian . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> No . overall </Th> <Th> No. in season </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Th> Written by </Th> <Th> Original air date </Th> <Th> Prod . code </Th> <Th> U.S. viewers (millions) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 290 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Emmy - Winning Episode" </Td> <Td> James Purdum Dominic Bianchi Peter Shin </Td> <Td> Aaron Lee </Td> <Td> October 1, 2017 (2017 - 10 - 01) </Td> <Td> FACX06 </Td> <Td> 2.80 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Peter goes out of his way to earn an Emmy win after getting fed up with not being nominated . He tries to make Family Guy more like several Emmy - nominated television shows, including Modern Family and Transparent . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 291 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Foxx in the Men House" </Td> <Td> Brian Iles </Td> <Td> Andrew Goldberg </Td> <Td> October 8, 2017 (2017 - 10 - 08) </Td> <Td> EACX20 </Td> <Td> 3.05 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> After being wobbly - legged upon sitting on the toilet in the girls' bathroom and hitting his head on the counter, Peter meets a paramedic named Stryker Foxx (voiced by Chris Diamantopoulos), who tended to his injury . He later dumps Quagmire, Cleveland and Joe as friends, due to his friendship with Stryker giving him inflated self - esteem . Later on, Peter comes to realize he does not have the strength to do the physical activities that Stryker wants to do . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 292 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Nanny Goats" </Td> <Td> Steve Robertson </Td> <Td> Tom Devanney </Td> <Td> October 15, 2017 (2017 - 10 - 15) </Td> <Td> FACX02 </Td> <Td> 2.54 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Lois' mother, Barbara, hires a nanny for the Griffin family when she gets displeased with recent living arrangements for the kids . This enables Peter and Lois to reconnect with their love . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 293 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Follow the Money" </Td> <Td> Mike Kim </Td> <Td> Kevin Biggins </Td> <Td> October 22, 2017 (2017 - 10 - 22) </Td> <Td> EACX15 </Td> <Td> 2.69 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Chris receives a dollar for his birthday from Carter and loses it at the same time, only to realize it is a rare dollar . Chris and Carter begin an adventure to find the dollar, as it's being passed by every citizen of Quahog . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 294 </Th> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> "Three Directors" </Td> <Td> Joe Vaux </Td> <Td> Travis Bowe </Td> <Td> November 5, 2017 (2017 - 11 - 05) </Td> <Td> EACX18 </Td> <Td> 2.31 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> The story of Peter's firing from the Pawtucket Brewery, as told in the directorial styles of Quentin Tarantino, Wes Anderson, and Michael Bay . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 295 </Th> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> "The D in Apartment 23" </Td> <Td> Julius Wu </Td> <Td> Artie Johann </Td> <Td> November 12, 2017 (2017 - 11 - 12) </Td> <Td> FACX03 </Td> <Td> 3.11 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> After Brian posts a tweet on Twitter involving Baywatch and Ride Along 3 that is deemed racist, it goes viral and the Griffins become social pariahs, prompting them to kick Brian out of the house and into an apartment run by Lou Spinazola . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 296 </Th> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> "Petey IV" </Td> <Td> Mike Kim </Td> <Td> Anthony Blasucci </Td> <Td> November 19, 2017 (2017 - 11 - 19) </Td> <Td> FACX04 </Td> <Td> 2.08 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Vladimir Putin visits Quahog after Peter writes an email to him about the ending to a Russian bootleg version of Rocky IV . Meanwhile, in light of moving out, Brian gets a job at a suicide hotline center to obtain some money to pay the rent to Lou Spinazola, where he falls for his co-worker, Martha (voiced by Kristen Bell). </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 297 </Th> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> "Crimes and Meg's Demeanor" </Td> <Td> Greg Colton </Td> <Td> Mike Desilets </Td> <Td> December 3, 2017 (2017 - 12 - 03) </Td> <Td> FACX05 </Td> <Td> 2.59 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Meg takes up drinking at a high school party, which both concerns and delights Peter . Meanwhile, while recovering from a leg injury following the incident in the last episode, Brian suspects that Principal Shepherd has murdered his wife and enlists Stewie to help him out . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 298 </Th> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> "Don't Be a Dickens at Christmas" </Td> <Td> Jerry Langford </Td> <Td> Danny Smith </Td> <Td> December 10, 2017 (2017 - 12 - 10) </Td> <Td> FACX07 </Td> <Td> 2.98 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> In a play on Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, Peter takes a journey around Quahog with the ghost of Patrick Swayze (voiced by Don Swayze) after he loses his Christmas spirit . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 299 </Th> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> "Boy (Dog) Meets Girl (Dog)" </Td> <Td> Brian Iles </Td> <Td> Steve Callaghan </Td> <Td> January 7, 2018 (2018 - 01 - 07) </Td> <Td> FACX09 </Td> <Td> 3.40 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> After Brian falls in love with Ellie (voiced by Amanda Seyfried), a female show dog, he enters a dog show competition, where the winner will get to breed with her . Meanwhile, Peter and Lois attempt to convince Chris that "Arthur Valentine" is not real . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 300 </Th> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> "Dog Bites Bear" </Td> <Td> John Holmquist </Td> <Td> Cherry Chevapravatdumrong </Td> <Td> January 14, 2018 (2018 - 01 - 14) </Td> <Td> FACX01 </Td> <Td> 4.10 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Brian and Stewie's friendship is put to the test after Brian mutilates Stewie's teddy bear, Rupert . Meanwhile, Peter meets his favorite cereal mascot, Boo Berry, and refuses to wash his right hand after shaking it with him . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 301 </Th> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> "Send in Stewie, Please" </Td> <Td> Joe Vaux </Td> <Td> Gary Janetti </Td> <Td> March 18, 2018 (2018 - 03 - 18) </Td> <Td> FACX10 </Td> <Td> 2.24 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> <P> When Stewie gets sent to see his school's child psychologist Dr. Cecil Pritchfield (voiced by Ian McKellen) for a surprising session, he reveals major secrets about himself . </P> Note: This episode was 25 minutes long due to limited commercial interruption . No commercials aired during the actual episode; rather, they aired before and after the episode while promoting the upcoming God of War video game . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 302 </Th> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> "V Is for Mystery" </Td> <Td> Joseph Lee </Td> <Td> David A. Goodman </Td> <Td> March 25, 2018 (2018 - 03 - 25) </Td> <Td> FACX08 </Td> <Td> 1.91 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> In a parody of Sherlock Holmes, the episode depicts Sherlock Holmes (portrayed by Stewie) and Dr. Watson (portrayed by Brian) as they embark on solving a string of murder mysteries . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 303 </Th> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> "Veteran Guy" </Td> <Td> John Holmquist </Td> <Td> Patrick Meighan </Td> <Td> April 1, 2018 (2018 - 04 - 01) </Td> <Td> FACX11 </Td> <Td> 2.05 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Peter impersonates a veteran after buying a cap with the name USS Nathan James on it, annoying Quagmire who is a veteran . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 304 </Th> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> "The Woof of Wall Street" </Td> <Td> Steve Robertson </Td> <Td> Alex Carter </Td> <Td> April 8, 2018 (2018 - 04 - 08) </Td> <Td> FACX12 </Td> <Td> TBD </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 305 </Th> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> "Family Guy Through the Years" </Td> <Td> TBA </Td> <Td> TBA </Td> <Td> April 22, 2018 (2018 - 04 - 22) </Td> <Td> FACX13 </Td> <Td> TBD </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 306 </Th> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> "Switch the Flip" </Td> <Td> TBA </Td> <Td> TBA </Td> <Td> April 29, 2018 (2018 - 04 - 29) </Td> <Td> FACX14 </Td> <Td> TBD </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> Stewie uses one of his inventions to swap bodies with Brian so he can help him get his life in order . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> No . overall </Th> <Th> No. in season </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Th> Written by </Th> <Th> Original air date </Th> <Th> Prod . code </Th> <Th> U.S. viewers (millions) </Th> </Tr>

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