FOX
King of the Hill
When: Returns on September 28; airs Sunday nights at 8:30/7:30c on FOX.
Main Players: Mike Judge, Kathy Najimy, Pamela Segall Adlon, Britttany Murphy, Johnny Hardwick, Stephen Root
What’s it all about?: The Hills and their friends are more than proud of their down-home Texas lifestyle.
Where’d we leave off?: Peggy’s brother, Hoyt, returned to Arlen after a stint in the slammer, only to be turned away by the Hills. Turned out he wasn’t so rehabilitated after all.
FOX
Family Guy
When: Returns on September 28; airs Sunday nights at 9/8c on FOX.
Main Players: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis, Mike Henry
What’s it all about?: A dysfunctional family with an advanced, sadistic toddler, live and fight together in their home of Quahog, Rhode Island.
Where’d we leave off?: Chris fell in love with an intern at the vet’s office. He approached his dad for advice on this, but instead inadvertently inspired him to steal a parrot from said vet and terrorize the town as a modern-day pirate. For show news, we may be soon saying goodbye to Cleveland, whose own series is a planned midseason replacement for FOX.