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[01/12/20 - 01:52 PM]
CBS All Access Announces New Animated Series "Tooning Out the News"
The series will provide short daily segments leading up to a weekly full episodes featuring a cast of animated characters mocking news of the day, and interviewing real-world guests and newsmakers.

[via press release from CBS]

CBS ALL ACCESS ANNOUNCES NEW ANIMATED SERIES "TOONING OUT THE NEWS"

An Animated Variety Series Featuring Daily Segments and Weekly Full Episodes

Executive Produced by Stephen Colbert, Chris Licht, RJ Fried and Tim Luecke

PASADENA, Calif. - Jan. 12, 2020 - CBS All Access, CBS' digital subscription video on-demand and live streaming service, today announced plans for a new animated variety series, TOONING OUT THE NEWS. A CBS Television Studios production, the series is executive produced by Stephen Colbert and Chris Licht of CBS' THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT, and RJ Fried and Tim Luecke from SHOWTIME's OUR CARTOON PRESIDENT.

TOONING OUT THE NEWS will provide short daily segments leading up to a weekly full episodes featuring a cast of animated characters mocking news of the day, and interviewing real-world guests and newsmakers. The announcement was made by Julie McNamara, Executive Vice President of Original Content for CBS All Access, during the service's biannual Television Critics Association presentation.

"The minute the imaginators at TOONING OUT THE NEWS decked their bleeding edge ideation bizmeth, I knew that the news jackers were ripe for our freemium growth hack pivot," said Colbert. "Let's go Omnichannel for UTTR! I also couldn't be prouder to be working with my old friend, James Smartwood. Go get 'em, Jimbo!"

"This brilliant creative team is truly breaking new ground, marrying daily headline events with animation, to create their own unique spin on today's news coverage," said McNamara. "Whether you come for your daily dose or the full-length episode at the end of the week, CBS All Access is the perfect destination for this innovative, comedic look at our culture of 'breaking news' overload, and we are thrilled to be in business with these phenomenal creative minds from within the ViacomCBS family."

TOONING OUT THE NEWS joins CBS All Access' growing slate of original series which currently includes THE GOOD FIGHT, NO ACTIVITY, TELL ME A STORY, THE TWILIGHT ZONE, WHY WOMEN KILL and the forthcoming INTERROGATION, THE STAND and THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH, with additional series soon to be announced. CBS All Access is also the exclusive domestic home to STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS and STAR TREK: PICARD, featuring Sir Patrick Stewart reprising his iconic role as Jean-Luc Picard.

About CBS All Access:

CBS All Access is CBS' direct-to-consumer digital subscription video on-demand and live streaming service. CBS All Access gives subscribers the ability to watch more than 10,000 episodes on demand - spanning exclusive original series, CBS Television Network's primetime, daytime and late night shows, plus classic TV hits - as well as the ability to stream local CBS stations live across the U.S. CBS All Access' original series include THE GOOD FIGHT, THE TWILIGHT ZONE, TELL ME A STORY, NO ACTIVITY and WHY WOMEN KILL, as well as the upcoming INTERROGATION, THE STAND and THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH. CBS All Access is also the exclusive domestic home to STAR TREK: DISCOVERY and the upcoming STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS and STAR TREK: PICARD featuring Sir Patrick Stewart. CBS All Access also includes the ability to stream CBS Interactive's other live channels, CBSN for 24/7 news, CBS Sports HQ for sports news and analysis, and ET Live for entertainment coverage.

The service is currently available online at CBS.com, on mobile devices via the CBS app for iOS and Android, and on Roku Players, Apple TV, Chromecast, Android TV, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Fire TV, Samsung Smart TVs, Vizio Smartcast TVs, LG Smart TVs, Amazon Prime Video Channels and Apple TV channels. Versions of CBS All Access have now launched internationally in Canada and Australia (10 All Access), with unique but similar content and pricing plans. For more details on CBS All Access, please visit https://www.cbs.com/all-access.

About CBS Television Studios:

CBS Television Studios is one of the industry's leading suppliers of programming with more than 70 series currently in production across broadcast and cable networks, streaming services and other emerging platforms. The Studio's expansive portfolio spans a diverse slate of commercially successful and critically acclaimed scripted programming, genre-defining franchises, including the ever-growing "Star Trek" universe, award-winning late night and daytime talk shows, and an extensive library of iconic intellectual property.





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