2011 in Australian television
Programming changes -- Changes to network affiliation
Table:
Program

New network

Previous network

Date

Diagnosis Murder Diagnosis: Murder

Eleven

Nine Network

11 January

JAG JAG

Eleven

Network Ten

11 January

MacGyver MacGyver

Eleven

Network Ten

11 January

Cheers Cheers

Eleven

Nine Network

11 January

Roseanne Roseanne

Eleven

Seven Network

11 January

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

Eleven

Network Ten

11 January

Happy Days Happy Days

Eleven

Nine Network

11 January

Mork and Mindy Mork and Mindy

Eleven

Nine Network

11 January

The Brady Bunch The Brady Bunch

Eleven

Nine Network

11 January

Family Ties Family Ties

Eleven

Nine Network

11 January

Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond

Eleven

Network Ten

11 January

The Simpsons The Simpsons

Eleven

Network Ten

11 January

Futurama Futurama

Eleven

Network Ten

11 January

The Office The Office

Eleven

Network Ten

11 January

Nurse Jackie Nurse Jackie

Eleven

Network Ten

11 January

Californication Californication

Eleven

Network Ten

11 January

The Love Boat The Love Boat

Eleven

Nine Network

12 January

Touched by an Angel Touched by an Angel

Eleven

Nine Network

12 January

7th Heaven 7th Heaven

Eleven

Network Ten

12 January

The Cleveland Show The Cleveland Show

Eleven

Network Ten

12 January

Drawing on the given table as well as the supplementary paragraphs provided at the end.

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Diagnosis Murder is an American action-comedy-mystery-medical crime drama television series starring Dick Van Dyke as Dr. Mark Sloan , a medical doctor who solves crimes with the help of his son Steve , a homicide detective played by Van Dyke 's real-life son Barry . The series began as a spin-off of Jake and the Fatman ( Dr. Mark Sloan made his first appearance in episode 4.19 It Never Entered My Mind ) , became a series of three TV movies , and then a weekly television series that debuted on CBS on October 29 , 1993 . Joyce Burditt wrote the episode in Jake and the Fatman and is listed here as the creator of the spin off series . The series struggled at first and was almost canceled at the end of the second season , but it returned as a midseason replacement in the third season , and was regularly renewed thereafter . 178 episodes were made and aired in the show 's eight seasons on the CBS network in the United States and two more TV movies aired after the series ' cancellation on May 11 , 2001 . The show was produced by The Fred Silverman Company and Dean Hargrove Productions in association with Viacom Productions and is currently distributed by CBS Television Distribution . In the Jake and the Fatman episode , Dr. Mark Sloan was a widower with no sons . Dr. Amanda Bentley is played by Cynthia Gibb in the TV movies and , finally , by Victoria Rowell in the TV series . Stephen Caffrey played Dr. Jack Parker in the movies , a role that went to Scott Baio as Dr. Jack Stewart in the weekly series ( first two seasons ) . The first two TV movies were shot in Vancouver , British Columbia , and the third was shot in Denver , Colorado . The first few episodes of the series were also shot ( and set ) in Denver , before quickly ( and without explanation ) shifting to Los Angeles for the remainder of the show 's run . Since 1997 , reruns of the show have been shown in syndication and on Freeform ( formerly ABC Family and originally CBN Satellite Service ) , Ion Television ( formerly PAX-TV ) , Hallmark Channel , CBS Action and MeTV .
10 Peach is an Australian free-to-air television channel operated by Network 10 . It was launched on 11 January 2011 as Eleven . It is owned by ElevenCo , which was established as a joint venture between Ten Network Holdings and CBS Studios International ; the latter would ultimately acquire Network Ten in 2017 . The channel focuses primarily on programming targeting a young adult audience , and is the current home of Neighbours - the longest-running drama series on Australian television .
The Nine Network ( commonly known as Channel Nine or simply Nine ) is a major Australian commercial free-to-air television network , that is a division of Nine Entertainment Co. with headquarters in Willoughby , a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney , Australia . The Nine Network is one of five main free-to-air commercial networks in Australia . As of 2019 , the Nine Network is the highest-rating television network in Australia , ahead of the Seven Network , Network 10 , ABC , and SBS . Since 2017 , the network 's slogan has been We Are the One .
JAG ( U.S. military acronym for Judge Advocate General ) is an American legal drama television series with a U.S. Navy theme , created by Donald P. Bellisario , and produced by Belisarius Productions in association with Paramount Network Television ( now CBS Television Studios ) . The series was originally aired on NBC for one season from September 23 , 1995 , to May 22 , 1996 , and then on CBS for an additional nine seasons from January 3 , 1997 , to April 29 , 2005 . The first season was co-produced with NBC Productions ( now Universal Television ) and was originally perceived as a Top Gun meets A Few Good Men hybrid series . In the spring of 1996 , NBC announced that the series had been canceled after finishing 79th in the ratings , leaving one episode unaired . In December 1996 , the rival network CBS announced it had picked up the series as a mid-season replacement and aired 15 new episodes as its second season . For several seasons , JAG climbed in the ratings and ultimately ran for nine additional seasons . JAG furthermore spawned the hit series NCIS , which in turn led to spin-offs NCIS : Los Angeles and NCIS : New Orleans . In total , 227 episodes were produced over 10 seasons . At the time of the original airing of its fifth season in the United States , JAG was seen in over 90 countries worldwide . JAG entered syndication in early 1999 .
Network 10 ( commonly known as Channel 10 or simply 10 ) is an Australian commercial television network . One of five national free-to-air networks , 10 's owned-and-operated stations can be found in the state capital cities of Sydney , Melbourne , Brisbane , Adelaide and Perth , while affiliates extend the network to regional areas of the country . The network is owned by Ten Network Holdings , which in-turn is owned by ViacomCBS . As of 2019 , Network 10 is the third rated television network and primary channel in Australia , behind the Nine Network , the Seven Network ahead of the ABC and SBS .
MacGyver is an American action-adventure television series created by Lee David Zlotoff and starring Richard Dean Anderson as the title character . Henry Winkler and John Rich were the executive producers . The show ran for seven seasons on ABC in the United States and various other networks abroad from 1985 to 1992 . The series was filmed in Los Angeles during seasons one , two and seven , and in Vancouver during seasons three through six . The show 's final episode aired on April 25 , 1992 on ABC ( the network aired a previously unseen episode for the first time on May 21 , 1992 , but it was originally intended to air before the series finale ) . The series was a moderate ratings success and gained a loyal following . It was popular in the United States and around the world . Two television movies , MacGyver : Lost Treasure of Atlantis and MacGyver : Trail to Doomsday , aired on ABC in 1994 . A spin-off series , Young MacGyver , was planned in 2003 , but only the pilot was made . Merchandise for MacGyver includes games , toys , print media and an original audio series . A reboot series of the same name premiered on September 23 , 2016 on CBS , which today owns the rights to the series through its acquisition of the original Paramount Television .
Cheers is an American sitcom television series that ran on NBC from September 30 , 1982 , to May 20 , 1993 , with a total of 275 half-hour episodes across eleven seasons . The show was produced by Charles/Burrows Productions in association with Paramount Network Television , and was created by the team of James Burrows , Glen Charles , and Les Charles . The show is set in a bar named Cheers in Boston , Massachusetts , where a group of locals meet to drink , relax , and socialize . The show 's main theme song , co-written and performed by Gary Portnoy , lent its refrain Where Everybody Knows Your Name as the show 's catchphrase . After premiering on September 30 , 1982 , it was nearly canceled during its first season when it ranked almost last in ratings for its premiere ( 74th out of 77 shows ) . Cheers , however , eventually became a highly rated television show in the United States , earning a top-ten rating during eight of its eleven seasons , including one season at number one . The show spent most of its run on NBC 's Thursday night Must See TV lineup . Its widely watched series finale was broadcast on May 20 , 1993 , and the show 's 275 episodes have been successfully syndicated worldwide . Nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series for all eleven of its seasons on the air , it earned 28 Primetime Emmy Awards from a record of 117 nominations . The character Frasier Crane ( Kelsey Grammer ) was featured in his eponymous spin-off show , which aired until 2004 and included guest appearances by virtually all of the major and minor Cheers characters . During its run , Cheers became one of the most popular series of all time and has received critical acclaim from its start to its end . In 1997 , the episodes Thanksgiving Orphans and Home Is the Sailor , aired originally in 1987 , were respectively ranked No .
Roseanne is an American television sitcom starring Roseanne Barr and revolving around the fictional Conner family . It aired on ABC from October 18 , 1988 , to May 20 , 1997 , and again from March 27 , 2018 , to May 22 , 2018 . Lauded for its realistic portrayal of a working-class American family , the series reached No . 1 in the Nielsen ratings from 1989 to 1990 . During the initial run , the series remained in the top four for six of the nine seasons , and in the top 20 for eight . During the short-lived revival , the series reached No . 3 , with an average of 18 million viewers per episode within the span of its nine episodes . In 1993 , the episode A Stash from the Past was ranked No . 21 on TV Guide 's 100 Greatest Episodes of All-Time . In 2002 , Roseanne was ranked No . 35 on TV Guide 's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time . In 2013 , it was ranked No .
The Seven Network ( commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven ) is a major Australian commercial free-to-air television network . It is owned by Seven West Media Limited , and is one of five main free-to-air television networks in Australia . Channel Seven 's head office is in Sydney . As of 2019 , the Seven Network is the second-highest rated television network and primary channel in Australia , behind the Nine Network and ahead of Network 10 , the ABC and SBS . The Seven Network is the broadcaster of popular franchises and programs , including the AFL , the Cricket , the Olympics , Sunrise , My Kitchen Rules , Big Brother Australia , The Chase Australia , Australia 's Got Talent , House Rules , Home and Away , Better Homes & Gardens and Seven News . In 2011 the Seven Network won all 40 out of 40 weeks of the ratings season for total viewers . Seven is the first to achieve this since the introduction of the OzTAM ratings system in 2001 . As of 2014 , it is the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach .
Sabrina the Teenage Witch is an American sitcom television series created by Nell Scovell , based on the Archie Comics series of the same name . The show premiered on September 27 , 1996 , on ABC to over 17 million viewers in its T.G.I.F . line-up . The show stars Melissa Joan Hart as Sabrina Spellman , an American teenager who , on her sixteenth birthday , discovers she has magical powers ( a departure from the Archie Comics , where she has known of her magic powers since an early age as revealed in the Sabrina - That Cute Little Witch storylines in many Little Archie comic books ) . She lives with her 500-year-old aunts , witches Hilda ( played by Caroline Rhea ) and Zelda ( played by Beth Broderick ) , and their magical talking cat , Salem ( voiced by Nick Bakay ) , at 133 Collins Road , in the fictional Boston suburb of Westbridge , Massachusetts through most of the series . The series ' first four seasons aired on ABC from September 27 , 1996 , to May 5 , 2000 ; the final three seasons ran on The WB from September 22 , 2000 , to April 24 , 2003 .
Happy Days is an American television sitcom that aired first-run from January 15 , 1974 to September 24 , 1984 on ABC , with a total of 255 half-hour episodes spanning eleven seasons . Created by Garry Marshall , the series was one of the most successful of the 1970s , an idealized vision of life in the mid-1950s to mid-1960s Midwestern United States , and starred Ron Howard as young Richie Cunningham , Henry Winkler as his friend Arthur Fonzie Fonzarelli , and Tom Bosley and Marion Ross as Richie 's parents , Howard and Marion Cunningham . Happy Days became one of the biggest successes in television history and heavily influenced the television style of its time . The series began as an unsold pilot starring Howard , Ross and Anson Williams , which aired in 1972 as a segment entitled Love and the Television Set ( later retitled Love and the Happy Days for syndication ) on ABC 's anthology show Love , American Style . Based on the pilot , director George Lucas cast Howard as the lead in his 1973 film American Graffiti , causing ABC to take a renewed interest in the pilot . The first two seasons of Happy Days focused on the experiences and dilemmas of innocent teenager Richie Cunningham , his family , and his high school friends , attempting to honestly depict a wistful look back at adolescence . Initially a moderate success , the series ' ratings began to fall during its second season , causing Marshall to retool it emphasizing broad comedy and spotlighting the previously minor character of Fonzie , a cool biker and high school dropout . Following these changes , Happy Days became the number-one program in television in 1976-1977 , Fonzie became one of the most merchandised characters of the 1970s , and Henry Winkler became a major star . The series also spawned a number of spin-offs , including Laverne & Shirley and Mork & Mindy .
Mork & Mindy is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from September 14 , 1978 to May 27 , 1982 . A spin-off after a highly successful episode of Happy Days , it starred Robin Williams as Mork , an extraterrestrial who comes to Earth from the planet Ork in a small , one-Orkan egg-shaped spaceship and Pam Dawber as Mindy McConnell , his human friend and roommate , and later his wife and the mother of his child .
The Brady Bunch is an American sitcom created by Sherwood Schwartz that aired from September 26 , 1969 , to March 8 , 1974 , on ABC . The series revolves around a large blended family with six children . Considered one of the last of the old-style family sitcoms , the series aired for five seasons and , after its cancellation in 1974 , went into syndication in September 1975 . While the series was never a critical success or hit series during its original run , it has since become a popular staple in syndication , especially among children and teenaged viewers . The Brady Bunch 's success in syndication led to several television reunion films and spin-off series : The Brady Bunch Hour ( 1976-77 ) , The Brady Girls Get Married ( 1981 ) , The Brady Brides ( 1981 ) , A Very Brady Christmas ( 1988 ) , and The Bradys ( 1990 ) . In 1995 , the series was adapted into a satirical comedy theatrical film titled The Brady Bunch Movie , followed by A Very Brady Sequel in 1996 . A second sequel , The Brady Bunch in the White House , aired on Fox in November 2002 as a made-for-television film . In 1997 , Getting Davy Jones ( season three , episode 12 ) was ranked number 37 on TV Guide 's 100 Greatest Episodes of All-Time . The enduring popularity of the show has resulted in it becoming widely recognized as an American cultural icon .
Family Ties is an American sitcom television series that aired on NBC for seven seasons , premiering on September 22 , 1982 , and concluding on May 14 , 1989 . The series , created by Gary David Goldberg , reflected the move in the United States from the cultural liberalism of the 1960s and 1970s to the conservatism of the 1980s . This culture was particularly expressed through the relationship between young Republican Alex P. Keaton ( portrayed by Michael J . Fox ) and his ex-hippie parents , Steven and Elyse Keaton ( portrayed by Michael Gross and Meredith Baxter ) . The show won multiple awards , including three consecutive Emmy Awards for Michael J . Fox as Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series .
Everybody Loves Raymond is an American sitcom television series created by Philip Rosenthal that aired on CBS from September 13 , 1996 , to May 16 , 2005 , with a total of 210 episodes spanning over nine seasons . It was produced by Where 's Lunch and Worldwide Pants , in association with HBO Independent Productions . The cast members are Ray Romano , Patricia Heaton , Brad Garrett , Doris Roberts , Peter Boyle , Madylin Sweeten , and Monica Horan . Most episodes of the nine season series were filmed in front of a live studio audience , with a few exceptions . The series has been ranked the 49th all-time funniest television comedy by Complex , the 60th best all-time series by TV Guide , the eleventh-best sitcom starring a stand-up comedian by Rolling Stone , and ( alongside South Park ) the 63rd best written television series by the Writers Guild of America . In a Hollywood Reporter poll of all-time television programs surveying 779 actors , 365 producers and 268 directors , Everybody Loves Raymond ranked 96th .
The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company . The series is a satirical depiction of working-class life , epitomized by the Simpson family , which consists of Homer , Marge , Bart , Lisa , and Maggie . The show is set in the fictional town of Springfield and parodies American culture and society , television , and the human condition . The family was conceived by Groening shortly before a solicitation for a series of animated shorts with producer James L. Brooks . Groening created a dysfunctional family and named the characters after his own family members , substituting Bart for his own name . The shorts became a part of The Tracey Ullman Show on April 19 , 1987 . After three seasons , the sketch was developed into a half-hour prime time show and became Fox 's first series to land in the Top 30 ratings in a season ( 1989-90 ) . Since its debut on December 17 , 1989 , 674 episodes of The Simpsons have been broadcast . It is the longest-running American sitcom , and the longest-running American scripted primetime television series , both in terms of seasons and number of episodes . The Simpsons Movie , a feature-length film , was released in theaters worldwide on July 27 , 2007 , and grossed over $ 527 million . Then on October 30 , 2007 , a video game was released . The Simpsons was renewed on February 6 , 2019 for a thirty-first and thirty-second season .
Futurama is an American animated science fiction sitcom created by Matt Groening that ran on Fox from March 28 , 1999 , to August 10 , 2003 , and on Comedy Central from March 23 , 2008 to September 4 , 2013 . The series follows the adventures of slacker Philip J. Fry , who is cryogenically preserved for 1000 years and is revived in the 31st century . Fry finds work at an interplanetary delivery company . The series was envisioned by Groening in the mid-1990s while working on The Simpsons ; he brought David X. Cohen aboard to develop storylines and characters to pitch the show to Fox . Following its initial cancellation by Fox , Futurama begain airing reruns on Cartoon Network 's Adult Swim programming block , which lasted from 2003 to 2007 . It was revived that year as four direct-to-video films , the last of which was released in early 2009 . Comedy Central entered into an agreement with 20th Century Fox Television to syndicate the existing episodes and air the films as 16 new , half-hour episodes , constituting a fifth season . In June 2009 , Comedy Central picked up the show for 26 new half-hour episodes , which began airing in 2010 and 2011 . The show was renewed for a final , seventh season , with the first half airing in 2012 and the second in 2013 . An audio-only episode featuring the original cast members was released in 2017 as an episode of The Nerdist Podcast . Futurama was nominated for 17 Annie Awards , winning seven , and 12 Emmy Awards , winning six . It was nominated four times for a Writers Guild of America Award , winning for the episodes Godfellas and The Prisoner of Benda .
The Office is an American mockumentary sitcom television series that depicts the everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton , Pennsylvania , branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company . It aired on NBC from March 24 , 2005 , to May 16 , 2013 , lasting a total of nine seasons . It is an adaptation of the original BBC series of the same name and was adapted for American television by Greg Daniels , a veteran writer for Saturday Night Live , King of the Hill , and The Simpsons . It was co-produced by Daniels ' Deedle-Dee Productions , and Reveille Productions ( later Shine America ) , in association with Universal Television . The original executive producers were Daniels , Howard Klein , Ben Silverman , Ricky Gervais , and Stephen Merchant , with numerous others being promoted in later seasons . To simulate the look of an actual documentary it was filmed in a single-camera setup without a studio audience or a laugh track . The series debuted on NBC as a mid-season replacement and aired 201 episodes over the course of its run . The Office originally featured Steve Carell , Rainn Wilson , John Krasinski , Jenna Fischer , and B. J. Novak as the main cast , however , the series experienced numerous changes to its ensemble cast during its run . Notable stars outside the original main cast include Ed Helms , Mindy Kaling , Craig Robinson , James Spader , and Ellie Kemper . The Office was met with mixed reviews during its short first season , but the following seasons , especially those featuring Carell , received considerable acclaim from television critics . These seasons were included on several critics ' year-end top TV series lists , winning several awards such as a Peabody Award in 2006 , two Screen Actors Guild Awards , a Golden Globe Award for Carell 's performance , and four Primetime Emmy Awards , including one for Outstanding Comedy Series in 2006 . Later seasons were criticized for a decline in quality , with many seeing Carell 's departure in season seven as a contributing factor ; however , the final season ended the series ' run with a generally positive response .
Nurse Jackie is an American medical comedy-drama series . It premiered on Showtime on June 8 , 2009 . The show 's seventh and final season premiered on April 12 , 2015 . The series finale aired on June 28 , 2015 . The show stars Edie Falco as the title character Jackie Peyton , an emergency department nurse at All Saints ' Hospital in New York City . For Jackie , every day is a high wire act of juggling patients , doctors , fellow nurses , and her own indiscretions . The show was well received by critics , with the show winning five Primetime Emmy Awards out of 24 nominations , including one win for Falco and Wever each .
Californication is an American comedy-drama television series created by Tom Kapinos which aired for seven seasons on Showtime from August 13 , 2007 to June 29 , 2014 . The show follows New Yorker Hank Moody ( David Duchovny ) , a troubled novelist who moves to California and suffers from writer 's block . His drinking , womanizing , and drug abuse complicate his relationships with his longtime lover Karen ( Natascha McElhone ) and their daughter Becca ( Madeleine Martin ) . The show 's other main characters are Hank 's best friend and agent Charlie Runkle ( Evan Handler ) and Charlie 's wife Marcy ( Pamela Adlon ) . Recurring themes are sex , drugs , and rock and roll , all of which are featured regularly , as well as the seedier side of Los Angeles . The show has won several awards , including two Emmy Awards ( nominated for two others ) and one Golden Globe Award ( nominated for five others ) .
The Love Boat ( simply Love Boat in its final season ) is an American comedy/drama television series set on luxury passenger cruise ship S.S. Pacific Princess , which aired on the ABC television network from May 5 , 1977 , until Feb 27 , 1987 ; in addition , four three-hour long specials aired in 1986 , 1987 , and 1990 . The series revolves around the ship 's captain Merrill Stubing ( played by Gavin MacLeod ) and a handful of its crew , with several passengers - played by various guest star actors for each episode - having romantic and humorous adventures . It was part of ABC 's popular Saturday-night lineup of the time , which also included Fantasy Island until that series ended two years earlier in 1984 . Its regular port of call was Puerto Vallarta . The original 1976 made-for-TV movie on which the show was based ( also titled The Love Boat ) was itself based on the nonfiction book Love Boats by Jeraldine Saunders , a real-life cruise director on a passenger cruise ship line . It was followed by two more TV-made-for movies ( titled The Love Boat II and The New Love Boat ) , all before the series began its first season in September 1977 . The executive producer for the series was Aaron Spelling , who produced several TV series for Four Star Television , and American Broadcasting Company ( ABC ) from the 1960s into the 1980s . In 1997 , the episode with segment titles Hidden Treasure , Picture from the Past , and Ace 's Salary ( season 9 , episode 3 ) was ranked No . 82 on TV Guide 's 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time from TV Guide magazine . The Love Boat ran for nine seasons plus four specials . Another made-for-TV movie , titled The Love Boat : A Valentine Voyage , starring four of the original cast members , aired finally on February 12 , 1990 .
Touched by an Angel is an American fantasy drama television series that premiered on CBS on September 21 , 1994 , and ran for 211 episodes and nine seasons until its conclusion on April 27 , 2003 . Created by John Masius and executive produced by Martha Williamson , the series stars Roma Downey , as an angel named Monica , and Della Reese , as her supervisor Tess . Throughout the series , Monica is tasked with bringing guidance and messages from God to various people who are at a crossroads in their lives . From season three onward , they are frequently joined by Andrew ( John Dye ) , the angel of death ( who first appeared as a recurring character in season two ) . The series went into syndication in 1998 , and has aired on Ion Television ( formerly PAX-TV ) , Hallmark Channel , CBS Drama , Up , Disney Channel UK , MeTV and Start TV .
7th Heaven is an American family drama television series created and produced by Brenda Hampton that centers on the Camden family and their lives in the fictional town of Glenoak , California . The series debuted on August 26 , 1996 , on The WB , where it aired for ten seasons . Following the shutdown of The WB and its merger with UPN to form The CW , the series aired on the new network on September 25 , 2006 , for its eleventh and final season , airing its final episode on May 13 , 2007 . 7th Heaven was the last series to be produced by Spelling Television ( later produced by CBS Paramount Network Television for the eleventh and final season ) before it was shut down and became an in-name-only unit of CBS Television Studios .
The Cleveland Show is an American animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane , Richard Appel , and Mike Henry for the Fox Broadcasting Company as a spin-off of Family Guy . The series centered on the Browns and Tubbs , two dysfunctional families consisting of parents Cleveland Brown and Donna Tubbs and their children Cleveland Brown , Jr. , Roberta Tubbs , and Rallo Tubbs . Similar to Family Guy , it exhibited much of its humor in the form of cutaway gags that often lampoon American culture . The series was conceived by MacFarlane in 2007 after developing the two animated series Family Guy and American Dad ! for the Fox network . MacFarlane centered the show on Family Guy character Cleveland Brown , his new wife Donna Tubbs , his step-children Rallo and Roberta Tubbs , and his son Cleveland , Jr. , who , in the show , is depicted as an obese , soft-spoken teen , as opposed to his depiction as a younger , hyperactive child with average body weight on Family Guy . The series originally aired from September 27 , 2009 , to May 19 , 2013 , for a total of four seasons and 88 episodes . The Cleveland Show was nominated for one Annie Award , one Primetime Emmy Award , and two Teen Choice Awards , but received mixed reviews from media critics . The series was canceled after its fourth season . Cleveland has since returned to Family Guy , accompanied by the rest of the Brown-Tubbs family , as of the twelfth season episode He 's Bla-ack ! . In July 2010 , the Turner Broadcasting System picked up syndication rights , for their networks TBS and Adult Swim . The series first aired in syndication on Adult Swim on Cartoon Network in the United States on September 29 , 2012 and on MuchMusic in Canada on September 2 , 2013 .