He has been on every episode since the show started in 1998. But Family Guy dog Brian came to a sad end after being knocked down and killed on Sunday night’s episode. Explaining the decision to kill off the cerebral canine after 11 seasons, the show’s executive producer Steve Callaghan told E: ‘This was an idea that got pitched in the writers room and it sort of caught fire, and we thought it could be a fun way to shake things up. So sad to see the guy go!
