. ▁App el ▁and ▁Henry ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁show ' s ▁executive ▁produ cers ▁and ▁show run ners , ▁handling ▁the ▁day - to - day ▁operations , ▁with ▁limited ▁invol vement ▁from ▁Mac F ar lane . ▁Henry ▁and ▁App el ▁conce ived ▁the ▁show ▁as ▁" more ▁of ▁a ▁family ▁show , ▁a ▁swe eter ▁show " ▁than ▁Family ▁Guy . ▁The ▁first ▁season ▁consisted ▁of ▁ 2 2 ▁episodes , ▁and ▁the ▁show ▁was ▁picked ▁up ▁by ▁Fox ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁season , ▁which ▁consisted ▁of ▁ 1 3 ▁episodes . ▁The ▁announ cement ▁was ▁made ▁on ▁May ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁before ▁the ▁first ▁season ▁began . ▁It ▁was ▁extended ▁to ▁a ▁full ▁second ▁season . ▁App el ▁signed ▁a ▁new ▁three - year , ▁seven - figure ▁deal ▁with ▁Fox ▁to ▁continue ▁serving ▁as ▁show runner ▁on ▁The ▁Cleveland ▁Show ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁Fox ▁chairman ▁Gary ▁New man ▁commented : ▁" What ▁is ▁special ▁about ▁him ▁is ▁his ▁incred ible ▁leadership ▁ability ." ▁The ▁show ▁follows ▁the ▁Family ▁Guy ▁character ▁Cleveland ▁Brown , ▁who ▁is ▁vo iced ▁by ▁Henry , ▁as ▁he ▁leaves ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Qu ah og ▁and ▁moves ▁with ▁his ▁son ▁to ▁start ▁his ▁own ▁advent ure . ▁ ▁Fox ▁can ce led ▁The ▁Cleveland ▁Show ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁roughly ▁a ▁week ▁before ▁the ▁May ▁ 1 9 ▁conclusion ▁of ▁its ▁fourth ▁season . ▁On ▁July ▁