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When the Griffins are selected to have their television viewing habits monitored, Peter attempts to take over television airwaves.

Pop Culture Connections - Outgoing

It refers to these television series...

Adventures of Superman

This Television Series is referred to by Ratings Guy part of Family Guy Season 11
Peter remarks that he's never seen an episode of 'Superman' in which Clark Kent and Lois Lane get together.
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Anderson Cooper 360°

This Television Series is referred to by Ratings Guy part of Family Guy Season 11
Peter changes 'Anderson Cooper 360' to "Anderson Cooper 720".
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Bones

This Television Series is referred to by Ratings Guy part of Family Guy Season 11
Once the Nielson box is set up, Peter takes suggestions from the family on what to watch first. Chris wants to watch 'Bones'.
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Breaking Bad

This Television Series is referred to by Ratings Guy part of Family Guy Season 11
Peter brags about shaping television to be what he wants, now that he's a Nielson family. He tells the guys, "Wait till you see Breaking Bad. It's on roller skates now.".
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COPS

This Television Series is referred to by Ratings Guy part of Family Guy Season 11
Joe wants to know, "What the hell did Peter do to COPS?!".
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Cougar Town

This Television Series is referred to by Ratings Guy part of Family Guy Season 11
It is revealed that Peter put a real cougar o the series Cougar Town.
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Dateline NBC

This Television Series is referred to by Ratings Guy part of Family Guy Season 11
Peter feels powerful with his new status as a Nielson family. He gets in touch with NBC about enjoying 'Dateline', but that he hates waiting 2 hours to have the murder solved. The new format gives the ending away during the introduction of 'Dateline'.
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Keeping Up with the Kardashians

This Television Series is referred to by Ratings Guy part of Family Guy Season 11
Peter comes up with a new series, changing 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' to "Creeping Up On the Kardashians".
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Late Show with David Letterman

This Television Series is referred to by Ratings Guy part of Family Guy Season 11
Peter influences television to be tailored for his tastes. He gets David Letterman to devote his show to reading bedtime stories to Peter..
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Law & Order

This Television Series is referred to by Ratings Guy part of Family Guy Season 11
Dick Wolf, creator of the series, 'Law & Order' is consulted about how to create good TV shows. His advice is to make the same show six different times.
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Mad Men

This Television Series is referred to by Ratings Guy part of Family Guy Season 11
Peter calls 'Mad Men' offering suggestions to John Hamm on how to improve the show.
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Mike & Molly

This Television Series is referred to by Ratings Guy part of Family Guy Season 11
Once Peter's Nielson boxes are destroyed, TV programming goes back to normal. Peter,Joe and Quagmire watch a normal version of 'Mike & Molly'.
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One Tree Hill

This Television Series is referred to by Ratings Guy part of Family Guy Season 11
Mayor West destroys all of Peter's Nielson boxes by shooting them. Mayor West says, "That's for adding another tree to 'One Tree Hill'.".
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Project Runway

This Television Series is referred to by Ratings Guy part of Family Guy Season 11
Once the Nielson box is set up, Peter takes suggestions from the family on which show to watch first. Meg wants to watch 'Project Runway'.
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Survivor

This Television Series is referred to by Ratings Guy part of Family Guy Season 11
Mark Burnett, creator of'The Apprentice' and 'Survivor' is consulted to find out what makes a television show good.
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The Apprentice

This Television Series is referred to by Ratings Guy part of Family Guy Season 11
Mark Burnett, creator of'The Apprentice' and 'Survivor' is consulted to find out what makes a television show good.
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The Biggest Loser

This Television Series is referred to by Ratings Guy part of Family Guy Season 11
Mr. Pewterschmidt complains that Peter converted The Biggest Loser into the metric system, making it look like the contestants don't lose any weight.
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The Cleveland Show

This Television Series is referred to by Ratings Guy part of Family Guy Season 11
Once the Nielson box is set up, Peter takes suggestions from the family on which show to watch first. One suggestion is to watch "the black version of our family", a reference to'The Cleveland Show'.
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The Office

This Television Series is referred to by Ratings Guy part of Family Guy Season 11
The creator of 'The Office' is consulted to determine what makes a television show good among viewers.
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The Simpsons

This Television Series is referred to by Ratings Guy part of Family Guy Season 11
Homer Simpson shows up at the Television Producers Guild thinking he has broken television.Peter remarks that 'Family Guy' beats 'The Simpsons' to ruining television.
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The Suite Life of Zack & Cody

This Television Series is referred to by Ratings Guy part of Family Guy Season 11
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It refers to these movies...

Robin Hood: Men in Tights

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This Movie is referred to by Ratings Guy part of Family Guy Season 11
In his fan letter to Cary Elwes, Peter adds a P.S., writing "You we're in Robin Hood: Men in Tights, did you know that?"
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The Princess Bride

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This Movie is referred to by Ratings Guy part of Family Guy Season 11
In a fan letter to Cary Elwes, Peter writes telling him that he was a big deal once in a movie, but he wore a mask for most of it. The movie Peter refers to is 'The Princess Bride'.
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Star Wars

This Movie Series is referred to by Ratings Guy part of Family Guy Season 11
Peter's suggestion for improving Mad Men is to have the characters have a light saber duel.
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It refers to these books...

Goodnight Moon
written by ; illustrated by Clement Hurd

This Book is referred to by Ratings Guy part of Family Guy Season 11

Less Than Zero
written by

This Book is referred to by Ratings Guy part of Family Guy Season 11
Now that Peter is no longer in "the Nielson family", he thinks about returning to his radio show, which he uses to talk about books. The book Peter reviews on his show is 'LessThan Zero' with the promise of talking about 'The Neon Bible' on the following night's broadcast.

The Neon Bible
written by

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  • Type: Book
This Book is referred to by Ratings Guy part of Family Guy Season 11
Now that Peter is no longer in "the Nielson family", he thinks about returning to his radio show, which he uses to talk about books. The book Peter reviews on his show is 'LessThan Zero' with the promise of talking about 'The Neon Bible' on the following night's broadcast.

Other Connections and Related Pop Culture

Family Guy Season 11

# Title Air Date
Family Guy
11:1 Into Fat Air Sep 30, 2012
11:2 Ratings Guy Oct 7, 2012
11:3 The Old Man and the Big 'C' Nov 4, 2012
11:4 Yug Ylimaf Nov 11, 2012
11:5 Joe's Revenge Nov 18, 2012
11:6 Lois Comes Out of Her Shell Nov 25, 2012
11:7 Friends Without Benefits Dec 9, 2012
11:8 Jesus, Mary & Joseph Dec 23, 2012
11:9 Space Cadet Jan 6, 2013
11:10 Brian's Play Jan 13, 2013
11:11 The Giggity Wife Jan 27, 2013
11:12 Valentine's Day in Quahog Feb 10, 2013
11:13 Chris Cross Feb 17, 2013
11:14 Call Girl Mar 10, 2013
11:15 Turban Cowboy Mar 17, 2013
11:16 12 and a Half Angry Men Mar 24, 2013
11:17 Bigfat Apr 14, 2013
11:18 Total Recall Apr 28, 2013
11:19 Save the Clam May 5, 2013
11:20 Farmer Guy May 12, 2013
11:21 Roads to Vegas May 19, 2013
11:22 No Country Club For Old Men May 19, 2013

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