| Family Guy | |
|---|---|
| Season 15 | |
 DVD cover | |
| Starring | |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Fox |
| Original release | September 25, 2016 – May 21, 2017 |
| Season chronology | |
The fifteenth season of Family Guy aired on Fox in the United States from September 25, 2016, to May 21, 2017.
The series follows the dysfunctional Griffin family, consisting of father Peter, mother Lois, daughter Meg, son Chris, baby Stewie and the family dog Brian, who reside in their hometown of Quahog. The executive producers for the fifteenth production season are Seth MacFarlane, Richard Appel, Steve Callaghan, Danny Smith and Kara Vallow. The showrunners are Appel and Callaghan.
Guest stars for the season include Kyle Chandler, Stephen Curry, Flea, Rob Gronkowski, Sean Penn, Frank Sinatra Jr., David Tennant, and Jacob Tremblay.[1]
During this season, Chris dates singer Taylor Swift while Peter becomes an Uber driver ("Chris Has Got a Date, Date, Date, Date, Date"),[2] Quagmire gets hooked on Tinder ("The Dating Game"),[3] and also becomes a gigolo during an airline pilot strike ("American Gigg-olo"). Other episode plots include Brian and Stewie writing songs for kids ("The Boys in the Band"), Chris becoming a star baseball player ("Bookie of the Year"), Rob Gronkowski moving in next to Peter with his party bus ("Gronkowsbees"), a homage to three novels commonly taught in (and, in some cases, banned from) American high school English classes ("High School English"),[1][4] Peter and Lois joining the anti-vaccination movement ("Hot Shots"),[5] Peter meeting the children he never knew he had ("A House Full of Peters"), Chris falling for a Mexican teen mom ("Dearly Deported"), and a fictionalized behind-the-scenes look of the show ("Inside Family Guy").[6]
The season premiere includes a cameo by Vinny (voiced by Tony Sirico), the dog who temporarily replaced Brian in season 12.[7] The season concluded with a one hour broadcast of two episodes.
- ^ a b Snierson, Dan (July 23, 2016). "Family Guy taps Kyle Chandler, Rob Gronkowski, David Tennant as guests". EW.com. Archived from the original on July 26, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
- ^ "Family Guy on Twitter: "Another episode will feature Peter becoming an @Uber driver & of course - he gets in trouble (Face with tears of joy) #FamilyGuy #FOXSDCC"". Twitter.com. July 23, 2016. Archived from the original on January 17, 2023. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
- ^ "Family Guy on Twitter: "And one more: Quagmire discovers @Tinder...and it's incredible! #FamilyGuy #FOXSDCC"". Twitter.com. July 23, 2016. Archived from the original on January 17, 2023. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
- ^ Snetiker, Marc (July 23, 2016). "Comic-Con 2016: Family Guy panel talks possible movie, Star Wars". EW.com. Archived from the original on July 26, 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
- ^ Snierson, Dan (August 3, 2016). "Family Guy: Sean Penn to take on anti-vaxxers". EW.com. Archived from the original on August 5, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
- ^ "Fall TV Spoilers 2016: Exclusive Scoop On 41 Season Premieres". TVLine. September 7, 2016. Archived from the original on September 9, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
- ^ Swift, Andy (September 1, 2016). "Family Guy: Vinny Returns in Season 15". TVLine. Archived from the original on September 7, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2016.