I can't remember for sure but I think I saw the first episode the night it premiered. FOX had a pretty good line-up back then. The Simpsons, King of the Hill, Futurama, The PJs, and Family Guy.
The show was a lot different back then than it is now though...
Personally, I think it was a lot better back then. It was less random and had more of an overall story about how Peter was trying to be... a Family Guy.
The cutaways were still random, but the episode didn't really rely on them to sell the jokes.
I can't remember for sure but I think I saw the first episode the night it premiered.I'm the same, I can't imagine I would have watched a show after the Super Bowl but I must have since I was a fan from the start.
I remember seeing the episode where licking toads was considered doing drugs when I was little. I had seen a quite a few episodes when I was little.
Brony who is also a Metallica and Iron Maiden fan.