In a rarity for the TV business, Fox has ordered a second season of the upcoming Family Guy spinoff The Cleveland Show months before the first episode has even aired.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the order for 13 second-season episodes brings the total order for the series to 35 episodes.
The series is set to debut this fall ‘ a date pushed back from the original spring launch date. The second-season episodes will start airing in fall 2010.
The series is created by Seth MacFarlane, Rich Appel and Mike Henry, who voices the lead character on Family Guy. The show also will feature voices from MacFarlane, Sanaa Lathan, Nia Long and Arianna Huffington.
