Summer: “Digimon” on Nicktoons; “Grojband” & “Total Drama” on Cartoon Network; 5 New Animated Series on Disney XD
The summer TV season unofficially starts today and the networks we cover are adding some new series and brining a few back!
UPDATE: Digimon joins Nicktoons on Monday, June 10 at 8pm (ET), according to Nicktoons.com. Saban Brands re-acquired the rights to the series in 2012 and announced that Nickelodeon would air the new season Digimon Fusion this year.
Next, Cartoon Network will premiere the new Canadian animated series Grojband on Monday, June 10 at 5pm ET/PT. Before that, the third season in the Total Drama franchise, World Tour, will return to the network, airing from 4-5pm. This will be the first time the season has aired in the U.S. in over two years.
Disney XD is also running new promotions for their summer programming, Non-Stop Summer, which will officially kick into gear on June 17. Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures will preview on June 15 and begin a daily run starting June 17. Other animated series Packages from Planet X and Camp Lakebottom will air later in the summer. New Marvel animated series Avengers Assemble and Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. will also premiere this summer. Promos for all these events follow: