Family Guy Spin-Off Gets Second Season

Normally this would not be that big of a deal. Another show by the mastermind Seth MacFarlane getting picked up for a second season doesn't sound that outrageous. But take into account that this show has not even hit the air yet and you know that FOX must have a TON of confidence in this series.

FOX doesn't like to keep television shows around for too long if they don't do well so for them to order a second season is quite a step. According to THR, The animated comedy, centered on the Cleveland Brown character from "Family Guy," was originally targeted for a debut this spring. But in November, the network decided to push the launch to fall 2009 to give the creative team more time for development and production. At the same time, Fox showed its confidence in the project by picking up another nine episodes, bringing the total order to a full season of 22 episodes.

The new 13-episode pickup is on top of that and is targeted for fall 2010. The move was made to keep the 20th TV-produced animated series in continuous production and avoid shutting down and losing talent and crew. Because of the long lead time in animation, the pickup also ensures that Fox will have fresh episodes for fall 2010.