 " Stewie Goes for a Drive " was broadcast on November 6 , 2011 , as a part of an animated television night on Fox , and was preceded by The Simpsons and Allen Gregory , and followed by Family Guy creator and executive producer Seth MacFarlane 's second show , American Dad ! . It was watched by 5 @.@ 73 million viewers , according to Nielsen ratings , despite airing simultaneously with Desperate Housewives on ABC , The Good Wife on CBS and Sunday Night Football on NBC . The episode also acquired a 3 @.@ 0 / 7 rating in the 18 – 49 demographic , beating Allen Gregory and American Dad , in addition to significantly edging out both shows in total viewership . The episode 's ratings decreased somewhat from the previous week 's episode , " Screams of Silence : The Story of Brenda Q " . 
