Family Guy and its creator, Seth MacFarlane, are ubiquitous today, but it wasn’t always so. The show suffered from low ratings in its first three seasons, and Fox, after bumping its time slot around like a pinball, cancelled the show in 2002. But then, Family Guy found new life in college dorms, thanks to Adult Swim, DVD sales, and Kazaa file sharing. Fox revived the animated sitcom in 2005, and it’s been high-flying ever since; its 17th season debuts on September 30.
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