Going sans Simpsons for the night, FOX gave their entire Sunday night line-up to Seth MacFarlane, creator and main voice talent of Family Guy. Two brand-new episodes of the series, a fresh installment of the spin-off and a half-hour special featuring the man himself took up every last moment of the prime time bloc.

Could this be the dawn of a new, MacFarlane-driven era on FOX? Will Family Guy programming, and related shows, soon take up all of Sunday night?

Approximately 7 million tuned in for the 8 o’clock hour on FOX, which opened with a FG episode and ended with a half-hour comedy special featuring MacFarlane and his Family Guy co-star Alex Borstein (Seth & Alex’s Almost Live Comedy Show). The special itself was mostly a re-hash of great Guy moments and songs, boring enough TV fare for those who have seen every episode of the series multiple times.

Even with a cushy Family Guy or Simpsons lead-in, re-runs will only stay popular for so long. If FOX wants to save this one, they’re going to have to offer something new - and quit junking up the show with ads for 20th Century movies.