But now the wait will be over soon as Family Guy is now confirmed to be returning for new episodes on Sunday, February 16th on FOX (with the episodes then being available to stream with Hulu the next day).

Family Guy will premiere Season 23 in February on Fox along with Grimsburg, The Great Noth, Krapopolis and The Simpsons.

Family Guy, Grimsburg, The Great North and Krapopolis are set to return Sunday, Feb. 16 starting with Season 23 of Family Guy at 8 pm; Season 2 of Grimsbur g at 8:30 pm, Season 5 of The Great North at 9 pm, followed by new episodes of Krapopolis at 9:30 pm.

The Simpsons are being couched for a limited time to make room for the Griffins. Beginning Sunday, Feb. 16, Family Guy will return for Season 23 and inherit The Simpsons’ 8 pm time slot. It will be followed by the premieres of Grimsburg (Season 2) and The Great North (Season 5),

On Feb. 16th, The Simpsons takes a break and Family Guy takes its timeslot. Meanwhile, Bob’s Burgers won't be back until later in the season.

For the first time in more than 30 years — and only for six weeks — Fox will not lead off its Sunday animation block with The Simpsons. The last time The Simpsons didn’t lead off Fox’s Sunday night was in the 1993-94 season (the show’s fifth),