Ratings Review: FAMILY GUY (Season 13)

I am not exactly sure what the issue with the production of FAMILY GUY is/was, but the series only released 18 episodes this season, in a very sporadic form. Mixed in with the 18 new episodes were 14, yes 14 repeats, including five encores during sweeps periods. Why not hold the series for a January premiere, each season, instead of killing any momentum the series may start gaining, before more repeats are scheduled, again?

For the 32 airings, FAMILY GUY averaged 3.35 million viewers and a 1.6 rating in Adults 18-49, for the Live+SD ratings. Subtract those 14 repeats, and the average rises to 3.94 million viewers and a 2.0 demo.

In the Live+7 ratings, the total audience rose to 5.96 million viewers (+51%) and an A18-49 rating of a 3.2 (+60%).

FAMILY GUY (Sundays at 9 p.m., on FOX)

Date	Viewers*	A18-49	L+3	L+7
09/28/14	8.45	4.5	10.90(5.9)	11.89(6.5)
10/05/14	3.63	1.9	(2.8)	(3.1)
10/12/14	3.42	1.7	(R)
10/19/14	4.74	2.5		(3.5)
10/26/14	World Series
11/02/14	2.51	1.2	(R)
11/09/14	3.63	1.8		(2.7)
11/16/14	4.46	2.2
11/23/14	2.46	1.2	(R)
11/30/14	2.44	1.1	(R)
12/07/14	4.44	2.3		(3.2)
12/14/14	3.15	1.5	(R)
12/21/14	2.32	1.1	(R)
12/28/14	3.08	1.4	(R)
01/04/15	5.53	2.8		6.94 (3.7)
01/11/15	4.12	2.0
01/18/15	2.51	1.1	(R)
01/25/15	3.19	1.6		(2.3)
02/01/15	1.21	0.5	(R)
02/08/15	2.81	1.4		(2.4)
02/15/15	2.51	1.2
02/22/15	1.94	0.9	(R)
03/01/15	preempted
03/08/15	3.98	1.7		(3.1)
03/15/15	3.45	2.1	(2.5)	(2.8)
03/22/15	3.13	1.3	(R)	8pm
03/29/15	2.83	1.2	(R)	8:30pm
04/05/15	2.49	1.1	(R)	8:30pm
04/12/15	3.11	1.5		(2.5)
04/19/15	3.30	1.7	(2.3)	(2.6)
04/26/15	3.17	1.6
05/03/15	3.68	1.7		(2.5)
05/10/15	2.57	1.2	(R)
05/17/15	2.85	1.3		(2.4)

* - in millions

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