Monday, May 02, 2005

After bouncing around various time slots for three seasons, "Family Guy" was canceled by Fox in 2002, only to enjoy renewed popularity through DVD sales and in reruns on Cartoon Network's late-night "Adult Swim" lineup.

Now, the edgy, fast-paced show is coming back to Fox starting at 9 p.m. EDT Sunday, after "The Simpsons" and before MacFarlane's new animated series, "American Dad."

"I'm excited," Alex Borstein, who provides the voice of matriarch Lois, said backstage. "I've never been on a winning horse before. No matter what happens — even if we, like, get canceled out of the gate — I still feel like we've won."

Borstein, also one of the show's writers, said she's been surprised by "just the consciousness. People who love the show, love the show. We've managed to get inside people's heads with this somehow. Everyone kind of lives it and breathes it and I've just never experienced anything like it before."