King of the Hill | |
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Created by | |
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Opening theme | 'Yahoos and Triangles' by The Refreshments |
Ending theme | 'Yahoos and Triangles' (Reprise) |
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Original language(s) | |
No. of seasons | 13 |
No. of episodes | 259 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) |
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Producer(s) | Mark McJimsey |
Editor(s) |
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Running time | 20–22 minutes |
Production company(s) | |
Distributor | 20th Television |
Release | |
Original network | Fox |
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Audio format | Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound |
Original release | January 12, 1997 – May 6, 2010 |
Season | No. of episodes | Originally aired | Nielsen ratings | ||||
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Time slot (ET) | Season premiere | Season finale | Ranking | Viewers (in millions) | |||
1st | 1996–97 | 12 | Sundays 8:30 pm | January 12, 1997 | May 11, 1997 | #43[21] | 8.6 |
2nd | 1997–98 | 23 | September 21, 1997 | May 17, 1998 | #23[22] | 16.3[22] | |
3rd | 1998–99 | 25 | Tuesdays at 8:00 pm | September 15, 1998 | May 18, 1999 | #104[23] | 7.9[23] |
4th | 1999–2000 | 24 | Sundays at 7:30 pm | September 26, 1999 | May 21, 2000 | #77[24] | 8.7[24] |
5th | 2000–01 | 20 | October 1, 2000 | May 13, 2001 | #68[25] | 9.5[25] | |
6th | 2001–02 | 22 | Sunday at 7:30 pm (Episodes 1-2, 4-20, 22) Wednesday at 7:00 pm (Episode 3) Sunday at 7:00 pm (Episode 21) | November 11, 2001 | May 12, 2002 | #90[26] | 7.7[26] |
7th | 2002–03 | 23 | Sunday at 8:30 pm (Episodes 1-3, 6-8, 10) Sunday at 7:30 pm (Episodes 4-5, 9, 11-12, 14-21, 23) Sunday at 7:00 pm (Episodes 13, 22) | November 3, 2002 | May 18, 2003 | #68[27] | 9.5[27] |
8th | 2003–04 | 22 | Sunday at 7:30 pm (Episodes 1-9, 15-22) Sunday at 7:00 pm (Episodes 10-14) | November 2, 2003 | May 23, 2004 | #118[28] | 6.4[28] |
9th | 2004–05 | 15 | Sunday at 7:00 pm (Episode 1, 3-6, 8-15) Sunday at 9:30 pm (Episodes 2, 7) | November 7, 2004 | May 15, 2005 | #110[29] | 4.8[29] |
10th | 2005–06 | 15 | Sunday at 7:30 pm | September 18, 2005 | May 14, 2006 | #111[30] | 5.2[30] |
11th | 2006–07 | 12 | Sunday at 8:30 pm (Episodes 1-5) Sunday at 7:30 pm (Episodes 6, 8-10, 12) Sunday at 7:00 pm (Episodes 7, 11) | January 28, 2007 | May 20, 2007 | #109[31] | 5.5[31] |
12th | 2007–08 | 22 | Sunday at 8:30 pm (Episodes 1-6, 8-22) Sunday at 7:00 pm (Episode 7) | September 23, 2007 | May 18, 2008 | #105[32] | 6.6[32] |
13th | 2008–09 | 20* | Sunday at 8:30 pm (Episodes 1-9, 11-13, 16-18, 20) Sunday at 9:00 pm (Episode 10) Sunday at 7:30 pm (Episodes 14-15) Sunday at 8:00 pm (Episode 19) | September 28, 2008 | September 13, 2009* | #95[33] | 6.0[33] |
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 12 | January 12, 1997 | May 11, 1997 | |
2 | 23 | September 21, 1997 | May 17, 1998 | |
3 | 25 | September 15, 1998 | May 18, 1999 | |
4 | 24 | September 26, 1999 | May 21, 2000 | |
5 | 20 | October 1, 2000 | May 13, 2001 | |
6 | 22 | November 11, 2001 | May 12, 2002 | |
7 | 23 | November 3, 2002 | May 18, 2003 | |
8 | 22 | November 2, 2003 | May 23, 2004 | |
9 | 15 | November 7, 2004 | May 15, 2005 | |
10 | 15 | September 18, 2005 | May 14, 2006 | |
11 | 12 | January 28, 2007 | May 20, 2007 | |
12 | 22 | September 23, 2007 | May 18, 2008 | |
13 | 24 | September 28, 2008 | May 6, 2010 |
Title | Episodes | DVD release date | Blu-ray release date (Region A) | ||
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The Complete First Season | July 1, 2003 | March 13, 2006 | March 15, 2006 | TBA | |
The Complete Second Season | November 11, 2003 | March 13, 2006 | May 23, 2006 | TBA | |
The Complete Third Season | December 28, 2004 | August 28, 2006 | September 26, 2006 | TBA | |
The Complete Fourth Season | May 3, 2005 | January 15, 2007 | June 19, 2007 | TBA | |
The Complete Fifth Season | November 22, 2005 | February 26, 2007 | April 23, 2008 | TBA | |
The Complete Sixth Season | May 2, 2006 | July 27, 2015 | TBA | TBA | |
The Complete Seventh Season | November 18, 2014 | July 27, 2015 | TBA | TBA | |
The Complete Eighth Season | November 18, 2014 | August 24, 2015 | TBA | TBA | |
The Complete Ninth Season | April 7, 2015 | August 24, 2015 | TBA | TBA | |
The Complete Tenth Season | April 7, 2015 | February 29, 2016 | TBA | TBA | |
The Complete Eleventh Season | August 25, 2015 | February 29, 2016 | TBA | TBA | |
The Complete Twelfth Season | September 22, 2015 | March 28, 2016 | TBA | TBA | |
The Complete Thirteenth Season | October 20, 2015 | April 4, 2016 | TBA | October 20, 2015 |
Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
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1997 | Annie Awards | Best Animated TV Program[49] | 20th Century Fox and Film Roman Productions | Nominated |
Best Individual Achievement: Directing in a TV Production[49] | John Rice for 'Keeping Up with Our Jones' | Nominated | ||
Best Individual Achievement: Voice Acting by a Female Performer in a TV Production[49] | Brittany Murphy as Luanne Platter | Nominated | ||
Best Individual Achievement: Voice Acting by a Male Performer in a TV Production[49] | Mike Judge as Hank Hill | Nominated | ||
Best Individual Achievement: Writing in a TV Production[49] | Paul Lieberstein for 'Luanne's Saga' | Nominated | ||
Alan R. Cohen and Alan Freedland for 'Shins of the Father' | Nominated | |||
Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less)[50] | Greg Daniels, Mike Judge, Howard Klein, Michael Rotenberg, et al. for 'Square Peg' | Nominated | |
TCA Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Comedy | King of the Hill | Nominated | |
1998 | Annie Awards | Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Primetime or Late Night Television Program[51] | 20th Century Fox Television, Deedle-Dee Productions, Judgemental Films, and 3 Arts Entertainment | Nominated |
Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Female Performer in an Animated Television Production[51] | Kathy Najimy as Peggy Hill | Nominated | ||
BMI Film & TV Awards | BMI TV Music Award[52] | John O'Connor, Roger Neill, and Lance Rubin | Won | |
Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Cartoon | King of the Hill | Nominated | |
Golden Reel Award | Best Sound Editing – Television Animated Specials[53] | 'The Unbearable Blindness of Laying' | Nominated | |
Best Sound Editing – Television Animation – Music[53] | King of the Hill | Nominated | ||
Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less)[50] | Greg Daniels, Mike Judge, Howard Klein, Michael Rotenberg, et al. for 'Texas City Twister' | Nominated | |
1999 | Annie Awards | Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Television Program[54] | 20th Century Fox Television | Nominated |
Outstanding Individual Achievement for Writing in an Animated Television Production[54] | Jim Dauterive for 'Hank's Cowboy Movie | Nominated | ||
Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming One Hour or Less)[50] | Greg Daniels, Mike Judge, Howard Klein, Michael Rotenberg, Richard Appel, et al. for 'And They Call It Bobby Love' | Won | |
2000 | Annie Awards | Outstanding Individual Achievement for Directing in an Animated Television Production[55] | Kyoung Hee Lim and Boo Hwan Lim for 'Won't You Pimai Neighbor?' | Nominated |
Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Female Performer in an Animated Television Production[55] | Brittany Murphy as Luanne Platter in 'Movin' on Up' | Nominated | ||
Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Male Performer in an Animated Television Production[55] | Mike Judge as Hank Hill in 'Hanky Panky' | Nominated | ||
Outstanding Individual Achievement for Writing in an Animated Television Production[55] | Garland Testa for 'Aisle 8A' | Nominated | ||
2001 | American Comedy Awards | Funniest Television Series – Animated | King of the Hill | Nominated |
Annie Awards | Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Female Performer in an Animated Television Production[56] | Kathy Najimy as Peggy Hill in 'Luanne Virgin 2.0' | Won | |
Outstanding Individual Achievement for Writing in an Animated Television Production[56] | Garland Testa for 'Chasing Bobby' | Nominated | ||
Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour)[50] | Greg Daniels, Mike Judge, Richard Appel, Howard Klein, Michael Rotenberg, et al. for 'Chasing Bobby' | Nominated | |
2002 | Annie Awards | Outstanding Writing in an Animated Television Production[57] | Norm Hiscock for 'Bobby Goes Nuts' | Won |
Kit Boss for 'A Man Without a Country Club' | Nominated | |||
Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Voice-Over Performance[50] | Pamela Adlon as Bobby Hill, Clark Peters, and Chane Wassanasong in 'Bobby Goes Nuts' | Won | |
Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour)[50] | Greg Daniels, Mike Judge, Richard Appel, Howard Klein, Michael Rotenberg, et al. for 'Bobby Goes Nuts' | Nominated | ||
2003 | Annie Awards | Outstanding Writing in an Animated Television Production[58] | Tony Gama-Lobo and Rebecca May for 'Reborn to Be Wild' | Nominated |
GLAAD Media Awards | Outstanding Individual Episode (In a Series Without a Regular Gay Character) | 'My Own Private Rodeo' | Nominated | |
WGA Awards | Animation | Alex Gregory and Peter Huyck for 'My Own Private Rodeo' | Nominated | |
2004 | Annie Awards | Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production[59] | Brittany Murphy as Luanne Platter in 'Girl, You'll Be a Giant Soon' | Won |
Writing in an Animated Television Production | Etan Cohen for 'Ceci N'est Pas Une King of the Hill' | Won | ||
WGA Awards | Animation | Tony Gama-Lobo and Rebecca May for 'Reborn to Be Wild' | Nominated | |
2005 | Annie Awards | Best Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production[60] | Johnny Hardwick as Dale Gribble in 'Smoking and the Bandit' | Nominated |
2006 | Annie Awards | Best Animated Television Production[61] | 20th Century Fox Television | Nominated |
Teen Choice Awards | TV – Choice Animated Show | King of the Hill | Nominated | |
2007 | People's Choice Awards | Favorite TV Comedy – Animated | King of the Hill | Nominated |
WGA Awards | Animation | Jim Dauterive for 'Church Hopping' | Nominated | |
2008 | Annie Awards | Best Animated Television Production[62] | 20th Century Fox Television | Nominated |
People's Choice Awards | Favorite Animated TV Comedy | King of the Hill | Nominated | |
Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour)[50] | Mike Judge, Greg Daniels, John Altschuler, Dave Krinsky, Jim Dauterive, Garland Testa, et al. for 'Death Picks Cotton' | Nominated | |
WGA Awards | Animation | Jim Dauterive for 'Lucky's Wedding Suit' | Nominated | |
Tony Gama-Lobo and Rebecca May for 'The Passion of the Dauterive' | Nominated | |||
2009 | Prism Awards | Comedy Episode | 'Dia-BILL-ic Shock' | Won |
WGA Awards | Animation | Jim Dauterive for 'Strangers on a Train' | Nominated | |
Dan McGrath for 'Life: A Loser's Manual' | Nominated |
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