Cartoon Network Picks Up Two New Live Action Series

[Press Release - Cartoon Network]
Cartoon Network has picked up thirteen episodes of two hour-long original, scripted live-action series, Tower Prep and Warner Horizon Television's Unnatural History. Production on the network's first-ever hour-long action series is slated to begin in January 2010.
Tower Prep is an action thriller telling the story of a rebellious teen, Ian (Drew Van Acker), who wakes up one morning to find himself trapped at a mysterious prep school focused on tapping into the "unique potential" of its students. Ian forms a secret group with fellow students CJ (Elise Gatien), Gabe (Ryan Pinkston) and Suki (Dyana Liu) as they search for answers to where they are and how to get home. The pilot was executive-produced and written by Paul Dini (Lost, Batman: Arkham Asylum), with Terry McDonough (Breaking Bad, The Street) directing. The series will be produced out of Cartoon Network Studios in Burbank , CA [...]

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Cartoon Network Circles the Globe with BEN 10: ALIEN SWARM Premiere Events

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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 10: Alien Swarm. Throughout November, countries including the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Poland, Italy, Spain, South Africa, Mexico, and the Philippines will host premiere events and screenings in 26 languages to support the global broadcast premiere of the latest television movie in the hugely popular Ben 10 franchise, which transcends borders with its global success in broadcast, digital and retail.
The Ben 10: Alien Swarm tour will kick off in London, England where cast members Ryan Kelley, Galadriel Stineman, Nathan Keyes and Alyssa Diaz will present Ben's 10 Awards to 10 lucky kids. Fans [...]

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Boomerang Pays Homage To THE FLINSTONES With A Musical Marathon

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Boomerang Presents Pre-Historic Musical Countdown "Bedrock 'N' Roll"
Network Pays Homage to the Melodic Side of The Flintstones with a Musical Marathon, Sunday, Oct. 25
In addition to making television history as the world's first prime-time animated series (ABC), The Flintstones also offered viewers many samplings of fun, culturally relevant music that delighted viewers throughout the show's six-year run. On Sunday, Oct. 25, these classic animated musical moments will return for a command performance as Boomerang presents a day-long marathon of the best of The Flintstones musical episodes: BEDROCK 'N' ROLL. From 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. (ET), America's favorite Stone-Age families—Fred, Wilma and Pebbles Flintstone plus Barney, Betty and Bamm-Bamm Rubble—will "rock out" to prehistoric beats while they welcome a number of celebrity guests, including Ann-Margaret (Ann Margrock) and James Darren (Jimmy Darrock).
"While not specifically a musical series, The Flintstones presented some of [...]

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STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS! "Senate Spy" Preview

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Romance, Duty and Deadly Intrigue Collide in an All-New Episode of STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS!
Tasked by the Jedi Council to rekindle an old flame in order to solicit crucial – and dangerous – information from a suspected traitor, Senator Padmé Amidala finds herself torn between love and duty in "Senate Spy," an all-new episode of STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS, airing at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT Friday, October 16 on Cartoon Network.

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COURAGE THE COWARDLY DOG Joins Boomerang's Nightly Lineup

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Just in Time for Halloween, Courage the Cowardly Dog Joins Boomerang's Nightly Lineup
With a personality as contradictory as his name, Courage is a small dog with a big paranoia problem. Courage the Cowardly Dog, a half-hour animated series first appearing on Cartoon Network in 1999, chronicles the life of this timid pooch as he defends his owners, an old couple living on a farm outside the small town of Nowhere, from paranormal elements that threaten their simple existence. Time and time again, Courage must exhibit enough fearless ingenuity to rescue his oblivious caretakers Eustace and Muriel, who are none the wiser to the menace of such bizarre creatures as the savage Weremole, the sinister Katz, the devious French duck Le Quack or the misunderstood Bigfoot.
Coming to the commercial-free Boomerang network on Monday, Oct. 19 at 9 p.m. (ET), Courage the Cowardly Dog [...]

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Cartoon Network Halloween 2009 Programming Highlights

HALLOWEEN PROGRAMMING HIGHLIGHTS
Get ready for the most spooktacular month of the year as Cartoon Network fills October full of tricks and treats. This month, voyage into the world of the paranormal with all-new episodes of The Othersiders. Goosebumps returns with a daily dose of terrifying tales, and Cartoon Network favorites such as Ed, Edd n Eddy, Billy and Mandy, and Scooby-Doo make appearances throughout the month.
THE OTHERSIDERS (TV-PG)
The Othersiders is a thrilling live-action adventure series that follows five friends on missions as they explore mysterious, potentially haunted locations in search of evidence that will confirm or deny the existence of paranormal activity. Using state-of-the-art technology, the teens conduct first-hand examinations of a variety of reportedly haunted locales. Evidence is collected, a verdict is rendered and all findings are posted on their Web site, allowing visitors to come to their own conclusions. Each mission [...]

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Cartoon Network October 2009 Programming Highlights

OCTOBER PROGRAMMING HIGHLIGHTS
***NEW SEASON***
STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS (TV-PG-V)
Premieres Friday, Oct. 2 at 8 p.m. (ET, PT)
Fierce battles, expanded storylines, and elaborate animation raise the stakes higher than ever in Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Rise of the Bounty Hunters scheduled to premiere this Fall on Cartoon Network. The lives of the Jedi become more complex as secret and forbidden relationships are revealed and a new breed of villain enters to take advantage of the wartime turmoil. Season two introduces these lawless rogues into the fray along with a host of new characters, locations and creatures. Set against the spectacular backdrop of the Star Wars universe, The Clone Wars is bigger, bolder and more intense than ever before! The new season begins with a special one-hour presentation on Friday, Oct. 2, at 8 p.m. (ET, PT).
• Friday, Oct. 2: "Holocron Heist/Cargo of Doom" – Cad Bane infiltrates [...]

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SCOOBY-DOO! THE MYSTERY BEGINS Scores as Cartoon Network's Most-Watched Telecast

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Scooby-Doo and the teen gang of mystery-solvers invoked supernatural delivery and ratings strength Sunday night when Cartoon Network premiered the original live-action movie special SCOOBY-DOO! THE MYSTERY BEGINS (7 p.m., ET/PT), setting all-new records as the most-watched telecast in Cartoon Network history, according to preliminary overnight data from Nielsen Media Research. The live-action and CG-animated film delivered 6,107,000 with viewers age 2+ and became the #1 telecast in network history with kids 2-11 (7.4 / 3,032,000), kids 6-11 (9.3 / 2,296,000), kids 9-14 (7.5 / 1,831,000), boys 2-11 (9.4 / 1,978,000) and boy 6-11 (12.2 / 1,538,000).
A co-production of Warner Premiere and Cartoon Network, SCOOBY-DOO! THE MYSTERY BEGINS reveals the never-before-told story of how the Mystery Inc. gang first joined forces to solve a suspicious haunting at Coolsville High. Teachers and students alike accuse Fred, Velma, Daphne and Shaggy of playing a [...]

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