Emmy-Winning Episode

"**Emmy-Winning Episode**"
"Emmy-Winning Episode"
Family Guy episode
	Promotional image for the episode
Episode no.	Season 16; Episode 1
Directed by	James Purdum; Dominic Bianchi; Peter Shin; James R. Bagdonas (live-action sequence)
Written by	Aaron Lee
Production code	FACX06
Original air date	October 1, 2017
Guest appearances
	Asa Akira as herself (live-action sequence); Julie Bowen as herself; Ty Burrell as himself (live-action sequence); Louis C.K. as himself; Frances Callier as Shonda Rhimes; Jonathan Kite as Alec Baldwin; Bill Maher as himself; Miriam Margolyes as Maggie Smith's Right Eyeball; Ryan O'Neal as Tim Madden (uncredited archive footage from Tough Guys Don't Dance); Christina Pickles as Maggie Smith's Left Eyeball; Sofía Vergara as herself;
Episode chronology
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	Family Guy season 16
	List of episodes

"Emmy-Winning Episode" is the sixteenth season premiere of the American animated sitcom Family Guy, and the 290th episode overall. It aired on Fox in the United States on October 1, 2017, and was written by Aaron Lee and directed by James Purdum, Dominic Bianchi, and Peter Shin, with James R. Bagdonas directing the live-action chicken fight. Guest voices include Louis C.K., Jonathan Kite, Bill Maher, Miriam Margolyes, Christina Pickles, Modern Family cast members Ty Burrell, Julie Bowen, and Sofía Vergara, and a live-action cameo from Asa Akira.^[1]