 Family Guy premiered in Australia on April 9 , 1999 on the Seven Network , in 2000 on Fox8 , and on 7mate on September 27 , 2010 . In Canada , the series started airing January 31 , 1999 on Global and September 1 , 2003 on Teletoon . The show aired on Global until 2015 . Beginning in the 2015 – 16 season , it started to air on City instead . In the past the show was also syndicated on TVtropolis ( now DTour ) and on Adult Swim from July 4 , 2012 . The show also airs in Ireland on 3e , and in New Zealand on Four . 
