<P> American Dad ! had a mid-season debut . Its first episode , titled `` Pilot '' , was originally shown directly following Super Bowl XXXIX on February 6 , 2005 . The rest of the first season , however , would not launch until May 1 , 2005 , on Fox 's Animation Domination lineup which had its debut on that date . Initially , it was a replacement for the originally failed series Family Guy ( 1999 -- 2002 ) . American Dad ! was originally intended to be Fox 's answer to the hordes of fans left behind from the original failure of MacFarlane 's previous animated venture . Just three short months after American Dad ! 's debut however , Family Guy was revived , leaving American Dad ! with a formidable expectation : whether the series could distinguish itself from its counterpart and succeed on its own merits . Instead of taking over creative direction of the series , MacFarlane left the job largely in the hands of Barker and Weitzman so as to distinguish American Dad ! </P>
<P> American Dad ! had a mid-season debut . Its first episode , titled `` Pilot '' , was originally shown directly following Super Bowl XXXIX on February 6 , 2005 . The rest of the first season , however , would not launch until May 1 , 2005 , on Fox 's Animation Domination lineup which had its debut on that date . Initially , it was a replacement for the originally failed series Family Guy ( 1999 -- 2002 ) . American Dad ! was originally intended to be Fox 's answer to the hordes of fans left behind from the original failure of MacFarlane 's previous animated venture . Just three short months after American Dad ! 's debut however , Family Guy was revived , leaving American Dad ! with a formidable expectation : whether the series could distinguish itself from its counterpart and succeed on its own merits . Instead of taking over creative direction of the series , MacFarlane left the job largely in the hands of Barker and Weitzman so as to distinguish American Dad ! </P>
which came first family guy or american dad
which came first family guy or american dad
Family Guy
Family Guy