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Premiered Jan 31, 1999

Family Guy

1999 · TV-14 · Animation, Comedy · 24 seasons
Created by Seth MacFarlane · Returning Series

Sick, twisted, politically incorrect and Freakin' Sweet animated series featuring the adventures of the dysfunctional Griffin family. Bumbling Peter and long-suffering Lois have three kids. Stewie (a brilliant but sadistic baby bent on killing his mother and taking over the world), Meg (the oldest, and is the most unpopular girl in town) and Chris (the middle kid, he's not very bright but has a passion for movies). The final member of the family is Brian - a talking dog and much more than a pet, he keeps Stewie in check whilst sipping Martinis and sorting through his own life issues.

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Real Score
51
Divisive
from 591 reactions
very high confidence
33% positive35% mixed31% negative
24Seasons

What people are saying

Updated nightly
The Real Review

People are pretty split on this show, with a third of reactions positive, a third mixed, and a third negative. The voice acting, especially from Seth MacFarlane, is almost universally praised, but that's where the love stops. Most of the talk is about how the humor feels tired and repetitive after so many seasons, with the jokes and stories landing as more forced than funny. Some still find moments of the show's classic, twisted charm in characters like Stewie, but a lot of viewers feel the whole Griffin family shtick has long since run its course.

Synthesized from 591 real reactions · very high confidenceActingHumorVisualsOriginalityStory

Sentiment split

Every qualifying reaction, weighted.

33%positive
  • Positive33%
  • Mixed35%
  • Negative31%

By aspect

What people scored, piece by piece.

acting86
humor52
story34
pacing30
originality28
visuals27

How opinion moved

The Real Score, night by night.

The trend appears once there are a couple of nightly runs to compare.

By season

Season 17630 reactions

Scored only from posts that clearly name a season. Seasons without enough of that conversation yet aren’t shown.

Buzz

105 reactions over two weeks, counted by the day they were posted.

02040Sep 22: 0 reactionsSep 22Sep 23: 1 reactionSep 24: 3 reactions24Sep 25: 1 reactionSep 26: 4 reactions26Sep 27: 4 reactionsSep 28: 2 reactions28Sep 29: 7 reactionsSep 30: 35 reactions30Oct 1: 21 reactionsOct 2: 9 reactions2Oct 3: 5 reactionsOct 4: 7 reactions4Oct 5: 2 reactions5

Where the signal came from

Volume and platform mix only.

Social Media591

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Names and topics that came up

Mentions across all reactions, with the share that were positive. Anything mentioned fewer than twice never shapes the review.

Seth MacFarlaneperson238×19%+
Family Guycharacter37×14%+
Stewiecharacter25×20%+
Family Guyperson24×8%+
Family Guyplot element20×30%+
Petercharacter18×11%+
Seth Greenperson16×0%+
Alex Borsteinperson15×0%+
Mila Kunisperson15×0%+
MacFarlaneperson15×20%+
Briancharacter13×15%+
Sethperson12×33%+
Rachael MacFarlaneperson10×0%+
Adam Westperson10×10%+
Season 3plot element9×89%+

The cast

Mentions and share positive

Trailer and stills

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