King of the Hill Might Make The Move To ABC

When Fox announced that it was canceling King of the Hill, it marked the end of a long run for an animated program that was largely in the shadow of its primetime companion, The Simpsons. But don't bury it yet--reports are surfacing that the show may be thrown a lifeline by another network.

ABC is apparently looking into bringing Mike Judge's King of the Hill over to its schedule, says The Hollywood Reporter. Of course with King of the Hill only recently being dismissed by Fox, the report is far from a sure thing (so don't too excited yet, just marginally excited). Fox reps confirmed to the Reporter that another network is interested in taking on King of the Hill, but talks are only in early stages at the moment.

The idea for ABC would be to pair King of the Hill with another Mike Judge animated show, the midseason toon The Goode Family. However, that wouldn't happen until the next cycle at the earliest, as King of the Hill takes nine months to produce new episodes because of its animation production.

King of the Hill was unfortunately the odd man out in Fox's bloated animation lineup, but news that other networks are looking to take it on is fantastic for King's followers.