Although ratings remained consistent throughout the 10th, 11th and 12th seasons and had begun to rise in the overall Nielsen ratings (up to the 105th most watched series on television, from 118 in season 8), Fox abruptly announced in 2008 that "King of the Hill" had been cancelled. The cancellation coincided with the announcement that Seth MacFarlane, creator of "Family Guy" and "American Dad!", would be creating a "Family Guy" spin-off called "The Cleveland Show", which would take over "King of the Hill's" time slot.