 First announced at the 2009 San Diego Comic @-@ Con International , the episode was written by Alex Carter and Andrew Goldberg , and directed by Cyndi Tang @-@ Loveland . It received mostly positive reviews for its storyline , and cultural references , in addition to receiving criticism from the Parents Television Council . According to Nielsen ratings , it was viewed in 6 @.@ 21 million homes in its original airing . The episode featured guest performances by Dave Boat , Peter Chen , Chace Crawford , Camille Guaty , Victor J. Ho , Allison Janney , Rachael MacFarlane , and Lisa Wilhoit along with several recurring guest voice actors for the series . " Dial Meg for Murder " was released on DVD along with ten other episodes from the season on December 13 , 2011 . 
