- Cartoon Network Debuts “My Dad’s A Pro” on November 4
October 28, 2009 | via Cartoon Network press release: Cartoon Network Debuts My Dad’s A Pro Nov. 4 Short-Form Series Features NBA Champion Boston Celtics Guard Eddie House and Son Cartoon Network’s new short-form series My Dad’s A Pro premieres Wednesday, Nov. 4 at 7:55 p.m. ET/PT. Each of the 10 four-minute episodes features a day in the life […]
- “Ben 10: Alien Swarm” Premieres November 25 on Cartoon Network
October 28, 2009 | via Cartoon Network press release: Cartoon Network Circles the Globe with Ben 10: Alien Swarm Premiere Events Live-Action Movie Based on Hit Animated Franchise Has Broadcast Debut in United States on November 25 at 7 p.m. Cartoon Network territories around the globe will join forces in a worldwide campaign surrounding the broadcast premiere of Ben […]
- Cartoon Network Picks Up More “Dude, What Would Happen”
October 5, 2009 | Cartoon Network announced today it has picked up ten additional episodes of the live-action alternative series Dude, What Would Happen.
- Cartoon Network Greenlights “Regular Show” and “Horrorbots”, More “Flapjack”
August 13, 2009 | Cartoon Network announced greenlights for two new original comedy animated series, Regular Show and Horrorbots, in addition to a picking up more episodes of The Marvelous MisAdventures of Flapjack and additional writing for Adventure Time.
- Cartoon Network Announces “Tower Prep” Cast
July 21, 2009 | Cartoon Network has announced casting for the live-action scripted pilot Tower Prep (working title). Production on the network’s first hour-long live-action drama is slated to begin this August in Vancouver, Canada.
- Cartoon Network Announces “CN Real” Live-Action Programming Block
May 21, 2009 | Cartoon Network unveils four new live-action alternative series this summer as part of its “CN Real” block of programming.
- Cartoon Network Upfront 2009
March 25, 2009 | Cartoon Network announced a dramatic expansion to its 2009-2010 content development strategy today at its annual advertising Upfront presentation at Time Warner Center. On the heels of three consecutive quarters of double-digit prime time and total day growth—the only major kids network to do so—Cartoon Network unveiled 19 new programming ventures, including three new action-adventure and four new comedy animated series; six live-action “alternative” half-hour series; three original live-action and one all-new CG-animated movie specials; and two hour-long original, scripted live-action pilots. Coupled with 164 new half-hour episodes of returning comedy and action-adventure animated series, today’s announcements represent the largest commitment to new content development in Cartoon Network history.
- Cartoon Network Announces Cast for Live-Action “Ben 10: Alien Swarm” Movie
March 2, 2009 | Cartoon Network announced the start of production on Ben 10: Alien Swarm, an all-new, live-action movie based on the hit animated series Ben 10 Alien Force that will premiere on the network in fall 2009.
- Cartoon Network Acquires “Total Drama Action”
October 28, 2008 | Cake Distribution today announced the sale of FRESH TV’s TOTAL DRAMA ACTION, the spinoff to TOTAL DRAMA ISLAND (TDI), to Cartoon Network U.S.
- Cartoon Network Announces Live-Action “Tiger’s Apprentice” Movie
October 9, 2008 | Cartoon Network announced its latest live-action/CGI movie based on the bestselling young adult Harper Collins book Tiger’s Apprentice by Lawrence Yep.
- “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” is Cartoon Network’s Most-Watched Series Premiere Ever
October 6, 2008 | Fresh from its across-the-board prime-time delivery and ratings growth in third quarter, Cartoon Network rocketed to new delivery heights with the premiere of STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS at 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3.
- Cartoon Network Announces “Firebreather”, “The Vanishers” & “Mice Templar” Movies
August 5, 2008 | Cartoon Network has kicked off development on three much-loved comic book titles: Firebreather, The Vanishers and Mice Templar. Image Comic’s Firebreather, created by Phil Hester, and Mice Templar, by Mike Avon Oeming and Bryan Glass, will be developed as animated original movies. IDW Publishing’s The Vanishers, created by Chuck Dixon, will be produced as a live-action original movie.
- Cartoon Network Announces New Live-Action “Scooby-Doo” Prequel Movie
August 1, 2008 | Cartoon Network and Warner Premiere have announced the start of production on “Scooby-Doo: In The Beginning,” an all-new, live-action prequel that will be debut on the network Fall, 2009 to coincide with the DVD release.
- Cartoon Network Schedules “Total Drama Island” Premiere
June 3, 2008 | Thursday nights on Cartoon Network will become a lot more dramatic with the new animated reality series Total Drama Island from CAKE distribution.
- Cartoon Network Announces “The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack” Premiere
May 7, 2008 | Cartoon Network invites kids to take a trip to the extraordinary sea village of Stormalong Harbor with a kooky, adventure-seeking kid named Flapjack as it premieres the original new animated series The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack on Thursday, June 5, at 8:30 p.m. (ET, PT).
- Cartoon Network Upfront 2008
April 3, 2008 | At the Cartoon Network Upfront presentation held today in New York, the network announced its programming line-up for 2008. On the heels of February’s announcement that Star Wars: The Clone Wars will come to Cartoon Network as a series in the fall, George Lucas, the creator and steward of the Star Wars brand, attended the Upfront event to provide additional details on this highly anticipated offering. Building on the unprecedented success of last fall’s live-action movie Ben 10: Race Against Time—the highest-rated telecast in Cartoon Network history—and the standout new series Chowder, the network announced a two-pronged, 360 degree programming strategy that speaks to its success in developing and acquiring first-rate brands. This approach incorporates a Sunday night movie franchise, two new nights of original programming, the launch of The Cartoonstitute—an unprecedented, swift development program for animated pilots—and a continued commitment to healthy living through its GET ANIMATED initiative.
- Cartoon Network Schedules “Chop Socky Chooks” Premiere
February 20, 2008 | Chuckie Chan, KO Joe and Chick P are the mysterious Chop Socky Chooks, Kung Fu Chickens who live and work in the impossibly vast shopping mall, Wasabi World.
- “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” Comes to Cartoon Network and TNT in Fall 2008
February 12, 2008 | After months of speculation throughout the television industry, Turner Broadcasting has landed the broadcast rights to the highly-sought-after CG-animated series, STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS, from creator George Lucas.
- Cartoon Network Announces “Ben 10: Alien Force” for Spring Debut
January 31, 2008 | Ben 10: Alien Force begins the next chapter in the continuing Ben 10 saga five years later when 15-year-old Ben Tennyson chooses to once again put on the OMNITRIX and discovers that it has reconfigured his DNA and can now transform him into 10 brand new aliens.
- Cartoon Network Schedules “The Mr. Men Show” Premiere
January 28, 2008 | Whether you are Mr. Nervous, Little Miss Chatterbox or Mr. Lazy, we could all use a lot more of Little Miss Sunshine!
