Family Guy season 4

Family Guy
Season 4
DVD covers for Volumes 3 and 4
Starring	Seth MacFarlane Alex Borstein Seth Green Mila Kunis
No. of episodes	30
Release
Original network	Fox
Original release	May 1, 2005 (2005-05-01) – May 21, 2006 (2006-05-21)
Season chronology
← Previous Season 3 Next → Season 5
List of episodes

The fourth season of Family Guy aired on Fox from May 1, 2005, to May 21, 2006, and consists of thirty episodes, making it the longest season to date. The first half of the season is included within the volume 3 DVD box set, which released on November 29, 2005, and the second half within the volume 4 DVD box set, which released on November 14, 2006. Volume 4 is split into seasons 4 and 5 in regions outside the United States, leading to confusion over season numbers between U.S., Australian, and UK consumers. The last three episodes of season 4 are the basis for the movie known as Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story, and are edited for content; Fox does not include these episodes in the official episode count.

Family Guy had been canceled in 2002 due to low ratings, but was revived by Fox after reruns on Adult Swim became the network's most-watched program, and more than three million DVDs of the show were sold. "North by North Quahog" was the first episode to air following the series' revival.

The season received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised its humor and called the season "irreverent" and "as funny as ever".^[1]

The executive producers for the fourth production season are series creator Seth MacFarlane, along with David A. Goodman and Chris Sheridan. Starting with this season, MacFarlane would hand over showrunner duties to two writers, with Goodman and Sheridan being the inaugural co-showrunners.