King Of The Hill To ABC?

There's an outside chance that Fox's canceled veteran animated series "King of the Hill" could reign again.

Sources say ABC, which is rolling out midseason animated comedy “The Goode Family” -- from “King” co-creator Mike Judge -- is eyeing the veteran Fox toon.

A spokesman for producer 20th Century Fox TV would only confirm "another network is interested" in the show. ABC had no comment and, to be clear, this is still the discussion phase.

At a time when shows are being renewed while earning modest 2.4 adult demo ratings, the current 13th season of “King” is averaging a 3.4 -- nearly as much as CBS’ breakout freshman drama “The Mentalist.” Sunday's edition, boosted by "The Simpsons" annual Halloween episode, hit a season high.

While a possible pairing of “King” and “Goode” would make a lot of sense for ABC as animated shows perform best when partnered with other animated shows, creating a Judge block could be logistically difficult.

“King” takes nine months to produce new episodes due to the animation work involved. So while “Goode” is slated for midseason, “King” wouldn't be ready until next fall. If ABC orders “King” and “Goode” flops … the network is left with an expensive half-hour animated show next fall with no partner. Plus, ABC wouldn't want its "King" to air at the same time as Fox's "King."

One source hinted the network might just opt for a script order -- which would getting the ball rolling on another "King" season, while leaving the network time to test "Goode" on the air.

Another option for "Hill" is to move to cable. But between cost of the show's animation and voice talent, “King” is considered pricey and likely too rich for a small network, such as Adult Swim.

If ABC were to pick up the show, it would mark the second series to change broadcast networks in the past year -- the first being "Scrubs" move from NBC to ABC. ABC also expressed interest in CBS' "The New Adventures of Old Christine" when the show was on the bubble last year. All three titles are half-hour shows, a format the network has had some difficulty programming.

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ABC are (((MORONS)))

M O R O N S

if they accept a tired (creatively) old (lifespan) series. Mark my words-- 'Scrubs' will be a disaster for ABC. Like, 'Family Matters' and 'Step By Step' on CBS bad. Yeah. _That's_ where they went, believe it or not. Only, nobody knew and nobody watched (both shows in the single digits in total years, too!). Do you remember that ill-fated final season of 'Mad About You' w/ Helen Hunt just coming off an Oscar win COMMANDING $1 million dollars per episode and so (pathetic) Paul Reiser's ego wouldn't be hurt, they bumped _him_ up to that amount, too? A ratings disaster and a huuuuuuuge waste of money for the Peacock.

Once Upon A Time, [email] wrote:

Not saying it's not true, but this is very hard to believe. King of the Hill's animation is *awful*.

I would need to know who wrote this in order to assess its truthiness. Where did you plagiarize this article from, Michael?

** Captain Infinity

On Nov 4, 2:14 pm, Captain Infinity wrote:

ABC = Disney, so late after Jimmy Kimmel, and/or casually exclaimed "bad words" edited out

on the other hand

i've read some somewhere years ago that sunday school teachers utilize the cartoon for morality/ethics discussions

ADULT SWIM on the Cartoon Cable Channel late at night and place for tivoing KOTH

If they edit out the cussing and whatevers, they could probably show reruns Sunday mornings between church services

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