Family Guy first aired on January 31, 1999 and was cancelled in February of 2002, leaving a total of 50 episodes. Rumor has it, that Family Guy was cancelled by Fox, because it was too offensive. Family Guy re-runs are currently being shown on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim at 11:30pm on Mon-Thurs. Seasons 1 and 2 have been released on DVD and seasons 3 and 4 are planned for release in September of 2003. Many optimists believe that with the big success of the first DVD and the probably success of the second, new shows or a Family Guy movie will be in the works.