The Cleveland Show was co-written by this man, who also was married to Mona Simpson?
Pilot (The Cleveland Show):  Directed by Anthony Lioi and written by series creators Seth MacFarlane, Mike Henry and Richard Appel, the episode originally aired on Fox in the United States on September 27, 2009, along with the season 8 premiere of "Family Guy". Richard Appel:  He was married to the writer Mona Simpson.
Richard Appel