Family Guy Will Air Extended Stewie-Oriented Episode

Family Guy will air an extended-length episode focusing on Stewie.

The episode, titled “Send in Stewie, Please,” will premiere with limited commercials on FOX on March 11 at 9pm ET/PT. The story follows Stewie (Seth MacFarlane), who, after pushing one of his classmates, gets sent to his school’s child psychologist, Dr. Cecil Pritchfield (guest voiced by Sir Ian McKellen).

During Stewie’s session with Dr. Cecil Pritchfield, he experiences a series of emotional and personal revelations about himself.

Now currently in its 16th season, Family Guy’s landmark 300th episode “Dog Bites Bear” will air on January 14 at 9pm ET/PT. For our thoughts on why Season 16’s “meta-heavy premiere” is a strong start to the season, read IGN’s “Emmy-Winning Episode” review.

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Game of Thrones Final Season Release Year Confirmed

Game of Thrones will officially return for its eighth and final season in 2019, HBO announced today.

The hit HBO drama will take 2018 off and return for a six-episode final season next year. However HBO has not confirmed an exact premiere date as of this time.

HBO also announced the directors for the season, with David Nutter and Miguel Sapochnik returning to helm episodes in the final season. Showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss will also be directing this season. Benioff & Weiss, Bryan Cogman, and Dave Hill are confirmed as writers for Season 8.

Sapochnik has directed several episodes of the show, including “Hardhome,” “Battle of the Bastards,” and “The Winds of Winter,” while Nutter directed “The Rains of Castamere,” “Mother’s Mercy,” and others. Benioff and Weiss have previously directed as well on the series with “Two Swords.”

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