10 Family Guy Characters Killed Off For Good
4. Diane Simmons
Quahog's Channel 5 News has been anchored by Tom Tucker ever since Family Guy's inception. Though he's had a number of co-anchors over the course of the series, his first and longest-serving was Diane Simmons, a woman he very clearly dislikes (and the feeling is more than mutual).
In the early seasons, Diane Simmons was rarely seen outside of the news booth, serving as a foil for the eccentric and antagonistic Tucker. Her later appearances gave her a role of her own, most notably when she played the lead role of Anna in Brian's production of The King and I.
However, it's the episode, 'And Then There Were Fewer', that really puts the cynical newsreader in the spotlight - and shows off her true colours while it's at it. After turning 40, being dumped by James Woods and set to be replaced by a younger co-anchor all around the same time, Diane cracks, luring Woods, Tucker and all the others to one place so she can murder them all.
Lois eventually discovers the truth, but just as Diane is about to shoot her, she herself is shot by an unknown sniper in the distance (revealed at the end to be Stewie), plummeting to her death in the waters below.