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- Boomerang Announces Christmas 2007 Plans
November 30, 2007 | Bringing joy to the world beginning Saturday, December 1, Boomerang, Cartoon Network’s 24-hour commercial free sister network, will celebrate the Christmas Holiday every weekend in December by airing a plethora of favorite animated Christmas Classics.
- “Ben 10: Race Against Time” Scores As Cartoon Network’s Most Watched Premiere Ever
November 26, 2007 | Young Ben Tennyson proved his supernatural delivery and ratings strength last Wednesday night when Cartoon Network premiered the original live-action movie special BEN 10: RACE AGAINST TIME (8:00 p.m., ET/PT), setting all-new records as the most-watched telecast in Cartoon Network history.
- Cartoon Network Celebrates Thanksgiving With “Foster’s Home” Friendsgiving Marathon
November 14, 2007 | Cartoon Network will celebrate Thanksgiving 2007 with a day-long celebration of “Friendsgiving,” a 12-hour marathon (7 a.m.-7 p.m. ET/PT) of best-ever Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends episodes plus an encore presentation of the Emmy-nominated 90-minute animated feature, “Good Wilt Hunting.”
- Boomerang Airs “No Undies Mondays” 24-Hour Marathon
November 8, 2007 | Boomerang’s classic cartoon franchise, No Undies Mondays, will air a 24-hour marathon, Monday, Nov. 12 beginning at 6 a.m., featuring an array of pants-less toons from the immortal Hanna-Barbera catalog.
- Production Begins on “The N’s Student Body”
November 6, 2007 | The N and award-winning production company Reveille has commenced production in Decatur, Illinois, on a new teen fitness reality series titled The N's Student Body.
- The N Starts Production on “The Assistants”
November 6, 2007 | The N rolls up its sleeves and delves into the glamorous but often ruthless world of show business in The Assistants, the teen network's new original comedy set to premiere summer 2008.
- Nickelodeon Orders 4 New Live-Action Pilots
October 23, 2007 | Nickelodeon has ordered four live-action pilots from its development slate.
- Cartoon Network Schedules “Chowder” Premiere
October 19, 2007 | The new animated comedy series Chowder chronicles the magical misadventures of a young chef’s apprenticeship in the fantastical city of Marzipan, where each day is filled with amazing and surreal situations and avoiding one disaster after another.
- 4Kids Signs Five Year Deal to Program Kids Block on The CW
October 3, 2007 | 4Kids Entertainment, Inc. announced today that it has partnered with The CW Network to program its Saturday morning kids block for five years beginning with the 2008-2009 broadcast season.
- Nickelodeon Turns October Into “Shocktober” With Halloween Specials All Month
September 27, 2007 | Nickelodeon turns October into “Shocktober” with spooky treats across multiple platforms, including back-to-back weekends of chill-filled new episodes, original TV movies, programming marathons and new Halloween-themed online destinations and multiplayer online games.