- ‘Tis the Season for Movies on Disney Channel
December 12, 2013 | Starting tomorrow, Disney Channel will expand their movie offerings beyond their original plan. Classics like the 1950 Cinderella and the 1951 Alice in Wonderland join more modern films like Tarzan and Hercules. Of course, Disney wouldn't be Disney if they didn't have the Pixar flixs in the mix. The Toy Story movies, Cars movies, Ratatouille, Monsters, Inc., A Bug's Life, Up and WALL-E will air over the next few weeks as well.
- Disney Channel Begins Casting for 2015 Original Movie “Descendants”
December 12, 2013 | Casting is underway for Disney's "Descendants," a contemporary live-action adventure-comedy that taps into Disney's heritage characters – notably its most evil villains – to introduce their progeny, a modern day generation of teenagers who ultimately question the evil that's always been in their hearts. Disney's "Descendants" is scheduled to begin production next spring for a 2015 premiere on Disney Channel.
- Nicktoons Schedules Week of Premires for Christmas
December 12, 2013 | The week of Christmas (December 23 – 27), Nicktoons has scheduled five premieres for five different series. New episodes of Nicktoons series Wild Grinders, along with Nickelodeon cast-offs Penguins of Madagascar, Rocket Monkeys, Robot and Monster and T.U.F.F. Puppy are scheduled to premiere.
- New Animated Series “Numb Chucks” Premieres January 7 on YTV
December 11, 2013 | Corus Entertainment’s YTV is premiering Numb Chucks, a hilarious new animated series about two well-intentioned, yet misguided woodchucks, on Tuesday, January 7, at 4:30 p.m. ET/PT following SpongeBob SquarePants. The 26 x half hour series stars Dilweed and Fungus, two woodchucks with big hearts who are obsessed with using their bungling kung-fu skills to protect the lives of the citizens in their town of Ding-a-Ling Springs. Click here for a sneak peek of Numb Chucks.
- Cartoon Network Announces 4th Annual “Hall of Game Awards” Nominees
December 11, 2013 | Cartoon Network announced today the ten voting categories and nominees for the fourth annual Hall of Game sports awards show, which returns in February 2014. Cartoon Network Hall of Game Awards will feature icons from television, film, music and sports, as kids experience an evening of hilarity and fun at the most raucous and outrageous sports awards show.
- “Some Assembly Required” Premieres January 6 on YTV
December 11, 2013 | What kid wouldn’t love to be in charge of running a toy company? And what better way to get around the place than a full-scale indoor roller coaster? The sky is the limit for fun and imagination in YTV’s Some Assembly Required, a new live action comedy series, which follows an eclectic and mismatched group of kids who operate Knickknack Toys. The series premieres on Monday, January 6 at 6:30 p.m. ET/PT, following Sam & Cat at 6 p.m. ET/PT on YTV.
- “Packages from Planet X” Premieres Thursday, January 16 on TELETOON
December 10, 2013 | What would you do if you suddenly started receiving strange and cryptic secret packages from an evil alien planet? For Dan Zembrosky and his two best friends, the answer is: save the world, of course. TELETOON Original Production Packages from Planet X makes its Canadian debut on Thursday, January 16 at 6:30 p.m. ET/PT as part of the Can’t Miss Thursdays programming block.
- “Sheriff Callie’s Wild West” Officially Premieres January 20, After Preview This Friday
December 10, 2013 | Disney Junior's new preschool series, Sheriff Callie's Wild West, will officially premiere on Monday, January 20, 2014. A preview episode will air this Friday, December 13, as we already posted, on Disney Channel.
- Disney Channel Ratings Highlights December 2 – 8, 2013
December 10, 2013 | For the week of December 2, 2013, powered by Friday’s all new “A.N.T. Farm” and ”Dog With A Blog,” and two more encores of hit holiday cross-over special, “Good Luck Jessie: NYC Christmas,” Disney Channel ranked as TV’s #1 Total Day network and extended its streak as TV’s #1 network to two-and-a-half years in Kids 6-11 (540,000/2.3 rating) and Tweens 9-14 (519,000/2.1 rating) – dates back to week of 6/13/11.
- TELETOON’s January 2014 Programming Highlights
December 10, 2013 | TELETOON kicks off the winter season with the premieres of three brand new shows including Total Drama All-Stars, Packages from Planet X and Marvel’s Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. January also brings with it new episodes of hit TELETOON Original Series Rocket Monkeys.
