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[01/24/11 - 02:21 PM]
2010 Year in Review/2011 Year in Preview: Cartoon Network
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

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LOS ANGELES (thefutoncritic.com) -- With the TCA Winter Press Tour officially behind us, we thought a recap was in order to give our readers an overview of the flurry of announcements from the past month.

To that end we're offering up 25 capsules - five each day - of our most trafficked cable networks' plans for 2011, plus a look back at the numbers from 2010. Together they should help give you a better idea of their respective performances and goals moving forward.

As always, our daily and monthly list of premiere dates as well as our quarterly programming grids can assist in planning your viewing accordingly.

Network: Cartoon Network

2011 Premiere Dates (Announced):

"Regular Show" (Season 2 premiered Monday, January 3 at 8:15/7:15c)
"Young Justice" (premiered Friday, January 7 at 7/6c)
"Generator Rex" (Season 2 premieres Friday, February 4 at 8/7c)

2011 Premiere Dates (Date TBA):

"Batman: The Brave and The Bold" (Season 3, TBA)
"The Looney Tunes Show" (New Series, February)
"MAD" (Season 2, TBA)
"Secret Mountain Fort Awesome" (New Series, TBA)
"ThunderCats" (New Series, TBA)

2010 Primetime Averages for Original Episodes:

millions of viewers (adults 18-49 rating) - series
2.348 (0.6) - Star Wars: The Clone Wars S2*
2.153 (0.3) - Adventure Time S2
2.034 (0.3) - Regular Show S1
1.957 (0.3) - Adventure Time S1
1.927 (0.3) - MAD S1
1.891 (0.4) - Star Wars: The Clone Wars S3
1.832 (0.4) - Ben 10: Ultimate Alien S1*
1.810 (0.4) - Ben 10: Alien Force S3*
1.702 (0.3) - Generator Rex S1*
1.688 (0.2) - Total Drama World Tour*
1.648 (0.3) - Sym-Bionic Titan S1*
1.528 (0.2) - Robotomy S1
1.521 (0.2) - Dude, What Would Happen S3*
1.510 (0.2) - Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack S3*
1.426 (0.2) - Destroy Build Destroy S3*
1.224 (0.2) - Unnatural History S1*
1.010 (0.2) - Tower Prep S1

* denotes numbers for all original episodes were not available; nor were all series

Source: Nielsen Media Research, Live+SD (1/1/10-12/31/10)




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· ADVENTURE TIME (CARTOON)
· BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD (CARTOON)
· BEN 10: ALIEN FORCE (CARTOON)
· BEN 10: ULTIMATE ALIEN (CARTOON)
· DESTROY BUILD DESTROY (CARTOON)
· DUDE, WHAT WOULD HAPPEN (CARTOON)
· FUTON'S RATINGS SURVIVAL GUIDES (TFC)
· GENERATOR REX (CARTOON)
· LOONEY TUNES SHOW, THE (CARTOON)
· MAD (CARTOON)
· MARVELOUS MISADVENTURES OF FLAPJACK, THE (CARTOON)
· REGULAR SHOW (CARTOON)
· ROBOTOMY (CARTOON)
· SECRET MOUNTAIN FORT AWESOME (CARTOON)
· STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS (DISNEY PLUS)
· THUNDERCATS (CARTOON)
· TOTAL DRAMA (CARTOON)
· TOWER PREP (CARTOON)
· UNNATURAL HISTORY (CARTOON)
· YOUNG JUSTICE (HBO MAX)




[03/04/26 - 11:31 AM]
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[03/04/26 - 11:03 AM]
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[03/04/26 - 10:01 AM]
Netflix's "Untamed" Season 2 Production Kicks Off in Hawaii
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[03/04/26 - 10:01 AM]
MTV Announces the Final 18 Episodes of "Jersey Shore Family Vacation," One of TV's Most Influential Reality Franchises, Premiering on Thursday, May 7 at 8PM ET/PT
This farewell season marks the culmination of a franchise that entertained millions with major life milestones, laugh-out-loud chaos, and the unfiltered chemistry that defined an era of reality television.

[03/04/26 - 09:46 AM]
"The Verdict," Hosted by Christopher "Mad Dog" Russo, Returns to Vice TV For Season Two, Taking on the Biggest Debates in Sports
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[03/04/26 - 09:45 AM]
Lifetime Raises the Bar by Expanding Into Premium Vertical Storytelling with "Tides of Temptation," A Micro Drama Feature Executive Produced by Taye Diggs
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[03/04/26 - 09:44 AM]
Lifetime Greenlights Three New Original Movies for 2026 Love of a Lifetime Slates Featuring All-Star Casts
Valerie Bertinelli, Henry Czerny, Eric McCormack, Taye Diggs, Heather Hemmens, and Cynthia Bailey are among the featured talent.
[03/04/26 - 09:43 AM]
Lifetime Reteams with Robin Roberts for "Angel in the Rubble" Starring Sherri Shepherd in Remembrance of the 25th Anniversary of 9/11
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[03/04/26 - 09:42 AM]
Lifetime Expands Roster of Powerhouse Creatives with New Movie Projects Helmed By Queen Latifah and Taraji P. Henson
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[03/04/26 - 09:41 AM]
A+E Global Media Greenlights Two New Digital-First Series Under the History Brand
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[03/04/26 - 09:40 AM]
The History Channel Marks the 25th Anniversary of September 11 with New Two-Hour Special "102 Minutes Inside the Towers"
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[03/04/26 - 09:39 AM]
The History Channel Taps Internationally Acclaimed Action Icon Dolph Lundgren to Executive Produce and Host New Series "History's Greatest Machines with Dolph Lundgren"
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[03/04/26 - 09:38 AM]
The History Channel Greenlights New Nonfiction Series "Crime and Justice with Tom Selleck" (w.t.)
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[03/04/26 - 09:37 AM]
The History Channel Orders "Extraordinary Origins with Ted Danson" (w.t.) A New Series Hosted and Executive Produced by the Multi-Award-Winning Actor
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[03/04/26 - 09:36 AM]
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