Here’s why Family Guy is leaving Netflix and when the Fox show will be removed so you can binge-watch as many episodes as possible before it’s gone.

Please don’t kill the messenger, but Family Guy is leaving Netflix. The news was long-feared after the deal 20th Century Fox signed with Hulu to deliver their programming to their streaming service but was confirmed late in September of its impending departure. It’s going to be a slow burn as the show won’t be leaving Netflix all at once but will slowly see seasons leaving Netflix at various times.

Family Guy seasons 9-14 are leaving Netflix on Sunday, Oct. 29 but the first eight seasons will remain on Netflix for the time being. Unfortunately, when the licensing rights for those seasons expire, they will not be renewed, and they will leave Netflix and will be found on Hulu.

We don’t have the dates for the departure for the first eight seasons, but we do know none will be leaving in November. If any of the seasons are leaving in December, we should know by the third week of November, so about right before Thanksgiving.

I know this is unfortunate and fans of the show who watch Family Guy to unwind and have a good laugh are going to be disappointed. This has happened with other shows that are part of 20th Century Fox. To the dismay of many fans, shows like Bob’s Burgers, The Cleveland Show, and American Dad left Netflix and more shows like Louie and How I Met Your Mother are scheduled to leave Netflix on Oct. 27 and Nov. 13, respectively. We’re also bracing for news that It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia will be leaving Netflix by the end of the year.

In an ideal world, shows that are on Netflix will remain on Netflix forever, but with licensing rights having expiration dates, shows and movies are only bound to Netflix for a finite time. When those rights are up for renewal, sometimes Netflix is able to renew them, as they did for American Horror Story, but sometimes other companies win the bidding war and get the rights to stream those shows.