Executive producer, from left, Mitchell Cannold, executive producer Brannon Braga, host Neil DeGrasse Tyson, executive producer Seth MacFarlane, and writer Ann Druyan participate on a panel for "Cosmos" at the FOX Winter 2014 TCA, on Monday, Jan. 13, 2014, at the Langham Hotel in Pasadena, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
January 14, 2014 - 4:52 AM
PASADENA, Calif. - Seth MacFarlane, creator of "Family Guy," is bringing his love of space exploration to television.
He's the executive producer of "Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey," a 13-part series that will debut March 9 on Fox. It will also air on the National Geographic Channel.
Best known for his profane animated series and Oscar-hosting duties last year, MacFarlane's head has been in the stars since he first saw Carl Sagan's original "Cosmos: A Personal Voyage" as a youth.
MacFarlane suggested to "Cosmos" host Neil deGrasse Tyson that the show should be pitched to Fox to attract a broader audience.
"I was pleasantly greeted with enthusiasm, and I didn't have to stop doing Stewie or anything," MacFarlane told the Television Critics Association on Monday.
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