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Family Guy's twelfth season began airing on Fox on September 29, 2013 and ended on May 18, 2014.[1][2][3]

Family Guy (season 12)
Season 12
File:FG season 13.jpeg
Region 1 DVD cover art featuring the Griffin family looking at Brian's grave
No. of episodes21
Release
Original networkFox
Original releaseSeptember 29, 2013 (2013-09-29) –
May 18, 2014 (2014-05-18)
Season chronology
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Season 11
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Season 13
List of episodes

The series follows the Griffin family, a dysfunctional 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.

During this season, Peter gets a vestigial twin ("Vestigial Peter"); the Griffins travel to Italy ("Boopa-dee Bappa-dee"); Quagmire and Peter form a folk band ("Into Harmony's Way"); and, as confirmed by series creator Seth MacFarlane, Cleveland moves back to Quahog along with his family, since The Cleveland Show was cancelled ("He's Bla-ack!").[4] Also, as mentioned by Steve Callaghan in the 2013 Comic-con Panel, a member of the Griffin family was killed off in a special episode.[5] After much speculation, that member was Brian, after being hit by a car in the episode "Life of Brian". This elicited strongly negative reactions from fans of the show, and a petition demanding Brian to be resurrected garnered over 100,000 signatures. His death turned out to be only temporary as, two episodes later, Stewie goes back in time and saves him, effectively changing the future so that he never dies.

Guest stars for the season include Conan O'Brien, Lea Thompson, Jeff Daniels, Michelle Dockery, Tony Sirico, Yvette Nicole Brown, Gary Cole, Lauren Bacall, Liam Neeson, Bryan Cranston, Peter Dinklage, Adam Levine, and Ariana Grande.[6][7][8][9]

Episodes

See also: List of Family Guy episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProduction
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
2111"Finders Keepers"John HolmquistMike Desilets & Anthony BlasucciSeptember 29, 2013 (2013-09-29)BACX015.23[10]
2122"Vestigial Peter"Julius WuBrian ScullyOctober 6, 2013 (2013-10-06)BACX025.20[11]
2133"Quagmire's Quagmire"Pete MichelsCherry ChevapravatdumrongNovember 3, 2013 (2013-11-03)BACX034.87[12]
2144"A Fistful of Meg"Joe VauxDominic Bianchi & Joe VauxNovember 10, 2013 (2013-11-10)AACX224.18[13]
2155"Boopa-dee Bappa-dee"Mike KimWellesley WildNovember 17, 2013 (2013-11-17)BACX044.46[14]
2166"Life of Brian"Joseph LeeAlex CarterNovember 24, 2013 (2013-11-24)BACX054.58[15]
2177"Into Harmony's Way"Brian IlesJulius SharpeDecember 8, 2013 (2013-12-08)BACX065.36[16]
2188"Christmas Guy"Greg ColtonPatrick MeighanDecember 15, 2013 (2013-12-15)BACX076.37[17]
2199"Peter Problems"Bob BowenTeresa HsiaoJanuary 5, 2014 (2014-01-05)BACX085.76[18]
22010"Grimm Job"Joe VauxAlec SulkinJanuary 12, 2014 (2014-01-12)BACX095.22[19]
22111"Brian's a Bad Father"Jerry LangfordChris SheridanJanuary 26, 2014 (2014-01-26)BACX104.11[20]
22212"Mom's the Word"John HolmquistTed JessupMarch 9, 2014 (2014-03-09)BACX114.56[21]
22313"3 Acts of God"Bob BowenAlec SulkinMarch 16, 2014 (2014-03-16)AACX174.62[22]
22414"Fresh Heir"Mike KimSteve CallaghanMarch 23, 2014 (2014-03-23)BACX134.38[23]
22515"Secondhand Spoke"Julius WuDave Ihlenfeld & David WrightMarch 30, 2014 (2014-03-30)BACX124.17[24]
22616"Herpe the Love Sore"Greg ColtonAndrew GoldbergApril 6, 2014 (2014-04-06)BACX164.77[25]
22717"The Most Interesting Man in the World"Joseph LeeTom DevanneyApril 13, 2014 (2014-04-13)BACX144.39[26]
22818"Baby Got Black"Brian IlesKevin Biggins & Travis BoweApril 27, 2014 (2014-04-27)BACX154.02[27]
22919"Meg Stinks!"Bob BowenDanny SmithMay 4, 2014 (2014-05-04)BACX174.40[28]
23020"He's Bla-ack!"Steve RobertsonJulius SharpeMay 11, 2014 (2014-05-11)BACX194.16[29]
23121"Chap Stewie"Joe VauxArtie Johann & Shawn RiesMay 18, 2014 (2014-05-18)BACX183.88[30]

Reception

The season received mixed reviews.

Review grades
# Title Air date The
A.V. Club
(A-F) 		TV
Fanatic
(5)
1 "Finders Keepers" September 29, 2013 (2013-09-29) C —
2 "Vestigial Peter" October 6, 2013 (2013-10-06) C+ —
3 "Quagmire's Quagmire" November 3, 2013 (2013-11-03) B+ —
4 "A Fistful of Meg" November 10, 2013 (2013-11-10) D —
5 "Boopa-dee Bappa-dee" November 17, 2013 (2013-11-17) C- —
6 "Life of Brian" November 24, 2013 (2013-11-24) A- —
7 "Into Harmony's Way" December 8, 2013 (2013-12-08) B- —
8 "Christmas Guy" December 15, 2013 (2013-12-15) B+ —
9 "Peter Problems" January 5, 2014 (2014-01-05) D —
10 "Grimm Job" January 12, 2014 (2014-01-12) C- —
11 "Brian's a Bad Father" January 26, 2014 (2014-01-26) C- —
12 "Mom's the Word" March 9, 2014 (2014-03-09) C+ —
13 "3 Acts of God" March 16, 2014 (2014-03-16) B —
14 "Fresh Heir" March 23, 2014 (2014-03-23) D —
15 "Secondhand Spoke" March 30, 2014 (2014-03-30) B —
16 "Herpe the Love Sore" April 6, 2014 (2014-04-06) C- 4.6
17 "The Most Interesting Man in the World" April 13, 2014 (2014-04-13) B+ 4.6
18 "Baby Got Black" April 27, 2014 (2014-04-27) D+ 3.8
19 "Meg Stinks!" May 4, 2014 (2014-05-04) B 4.6
20 "He's Bla-ack!" May 11, 2014 (2014-05-11) B- 3.8
21 "Chap Stewie" May 18, 2014 (2014-05-18) B- 4.8

References

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