Six New Series For TELETOON This Fall
Fall Schedule Also Sees New Episodes for 18 Shows
August 05, 2009 @ 12:00PM
Toronto – TELETOON welcomes four new series to the daytime schedule including Star Wars: The Clone Wars™ plus the new original production Majority Rules. Brand new episodes from nine returning or ongoing shows are added to the TELETOON schedule including the final season of 6TEEN. For older audiences the post 9 pm schedule for teens and adults welcome two new shows, King of the Hill and Xavier: Renegade Angel. New episodes of nine returning programmes such as American Dad, Frisky Dingo and Aqua Teen Hunger Force round out the teen and adult line up. The new fall schedule begins Monday, September 7 with full details available on teletoon.com.
TELETOON Daytime Schedule
The daytime schedule on TELETOON appoints weekday evenings 6 pm to 9 pm as 3 Hours of Awesome with a selection of hit shows. Thursday evenings up the ante becoming 3 Hours of Really, Really, Really Awesome broadcasting new episodes with the premiere of new Majority Rules as well as brand new episodes from Total Drama Action and the final season of the phenomenally popular 6TEEN.
Comedy continues in Laugh Riot on Saturday mornings between 6 am and 1 pm ET/PT with new episodes of Foster’s Home For Imaginary Friends and Tom and Jerry Tales. Sunday mornings are still the place for adrenaline injected cartoons as Action Force welcomes two new series: The Super Hero Squad Show and Hot Wheels: Battle Force 5. Superfans can still get all the intergalactic action in the Superfan Friday this fall with season two of Star Wars: The Clone Wars joining the schedule.
Family films become a focus on TELETOON this fall with the launch of two dedicated daytime movie blocks. On Saturday evening The Big Ticket Movie brings high profile family films to viewers at 7 pm with titles including the Canadian premiere of the new live-action Scooby movie, Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins. Also for families, the Laugh Riot Movie serves family-sized giggles with feature-length comedy at 11 am every Saturday. For teen and adult audiences, Thursday and Friday night see movie selections such as The Lord of the Rings air from 10 pm.
New Shows
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (TELETOON Premiere)
Season One Premieres: Monday, September 7, 5:30 pm
Regular Time: Monday to Friday 5:30 pm
Season Two Premieres this fall
The battle for galactic freedom is coming to TELETOON Canada this fall when Lucasfilm Animation’s cutting-edge, computer-generated series, Star Wars: The Clone Wars joins the schedule. Featuring fierce battles, intense storylines and elaborate animation, Star Wars: The Clone Wars follows Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Master Yoda and the heroes of the Galactic Republic as they struggle to defend against the evil Separatist forces led by Count Dooku and General Grievous.
Majority Rules (Broadcast Premiere)
Premieres: Thursday, September 10, 8 pm
Regular Time: Thursdays, 8 pm as part of 3 Hours of Really, Really, Really Awesome
TELETOON’s first Original Production to feature a mix of live action and animation, Majority Rules follows fifteen-year-old Becky Richards as her life is thrown upside down after she is elected to mayor of her hometown. A tween-targeted comedy drama, The show sees Becky try to balance friends, family, high school, relationships and politics all while running her town and her life on her own terms.
Hot Wheels: Battle Force 5 (Canadian Premiere)
Premieres: Sunday, September 13, 8 am
Regular Time: Sundays, 8 am as part of Action Force
Inspired by the popular toys and utilizing CGI animation, Hot Wheels: Battle Force 5 follows Vert Wheeler and his elite team of drivers as they use their armoured battle vehicles to protect the world from domination by two evil alien species, the Sark and Vandals. The aliens are after a BattleKey, a tool that will allow them to unlock a pathway to Earth and open the planet up to invasion. Known as The Battle Force 5, our heroes must use their weaponised super-vehicles, to fight the aliens in unique inter-dimensional BattleZones to prevent a BattleKey from falling into enemy hands.
The Super Hero Squad Show (Canadian Premiere)
Premieres: Sunday, September 13, 8:30 am
Regular Time: Sundays, 8:30 am as part of Action Force
Building the strong roster of super hero shows on TELETOON, The Super Hero Squad Show arrives on Action Force and stars famous Marvel characters including Captain America, Hulk, Wolverine, Iron Man and Silver Surfer. Following the team of super heroes as they protect Super Hero City from VillainVille's infamous criminals, The Super Hero Squad Show features the voice talents of Tom Kenny and Steve Blum along with guest stars such as Wayne Knight, LeVar Burton and Tricia Helfer.
TELETOON at Night
For teens and adults every night at 9 pm, Futurama kicks-off the evening TELETOON schedule followed by new series King of the Hill at 9:30 pm with new American Dad episodes following on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. On Thursday nights at 10 pm ET/PT viewers are treated to a movie that fits within the monthly theme while Friday night at 10 pm is a rush with an action or superhero film title with titles such as the Canadian premiere of new animated feature, Wonder Woman.
TELETOON Detour
On the weekend, iconoclastic comedy hits the schedule for adults as on Saturday nights between 10 pm and 3 am, new series Xavier: Renegade Angel comes to TELETOON along with fresh episodes of cult shows such as Aqua Teen Hunger Force, The Venture Bros., Frisky Dingo and Metalocalypse. On Sunday nights from 10 pm, viewers can take in more cult comedy with classic episodes of Bromwell High, Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in the World and John Callahan's Quads!
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For additional information or visuals, please contact: Kate Dickson, Communications Supervisor, TELETOON Canada inc., 416-956-5443 or kated@teletoon.com.
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