[zakman440]

Hmmm, this could really dent the Save BBC Three campaign.

UPDATE: ITV are interested, but haven't officially got the rights at the moment.

ITV has been entertaining executives from Family Guy owners Fox - but it has NOT yet struck a deal.

Sources said that Fox recently visited ITV's offices and the British TV company gave its guests a warm welcome by redecorating its lift doors. ITV often changes the images on lift doors depending on who is visiting.

A post on Digital Spy’s forums claimed that Family Guy would move to ITV, along with an image of the Griffin family with the caption ‘Together as one freakin’ family’ sat on an ITV lift door.

Despite this, ITV has not secured the rights to Family Guy, quashing rumours that the show would soon move from BBC Three to ITV2.

Family Guy is currently being shown on BBC Three, which is due to be closed down later this year. It’s expected that Family Guy, one of the channel’s most popular shows, would be moved to another BBC channel.

The BBC currently plans to shut down the BBC Three broadcast channel and replace it with a BBC One+1 timeshift channel. Shows that would have previously found a home on BBC Three will instead be moved to BBC One or BBC Two - or be moved online to BBC iPlayer.

A save BBC Three petition, bearing the signatures of over 270,000 fans was recently delivered to the BBC Trust.

BBC Three has launched online-only comedy pilots in the past to gauge interest. As Family Guy is not available on BBC iPlayer, it’s expected that, should the BBC be able to hold onto the rights, that the show would move to another BBC channel.

http://recombu.com/digital/article/i...-guy-bbc-three

[Vanessa]

I'm glad the show will still be on. It makes me laugh so much!

[Jake.]

that just wouldn't be right

[LukeB]

Good because bb3 three is going soon

[Loukas]

ITV would have the rights but i can't see it being on their main channel - if anything it will be shown on ITV2

[Loukas]

Chris & Brian missing off that lift

[MB.]

Either move it to BBC2 like they originally planned or move it to Channel 4/E4, considering they've got the rights to The Simpsons (and I think The Cleveland Show, if that's still a thing). ITV and comedy don't mix.

[MB.]

But yeah, if it's true, BBC Three's done for. More than it already is, I mean.

[Jamesy]

There's no chance of BBC Three being saved. It's a done deal.

Family Guy would be OK for ITV2, at least it keeps Family Guy on UK TV and ITV may even put more effort in with promoting it and do some cross promoting on their other channels.

[Iceman]

But what about American Dad??

[Loukas]

Originally Posted by Iceman

But what about American Dad??

I hope that gets saved too, otherwise i would have to watch it online . I began to love American Dad so much more, Family guy got a bit draining after a while

[Ramsay]

Can this show just die already

[zakman440]

Updated the OP with more info.

[T*]

No, anything but itv
Just put it on BBC2 like the Simpsons was on there ffs

[MB.]

...they don't have the rights but they've already stuck posters up?

[Black Dagger]

Originally Posted by Ramsay

Can this show just die already

Pls

[MB.]

Nope.