Cartoon Network Renews Star Wars: The Clone Wars For Second Season February 10, 2009 7:28 pm
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The Cartoon Network has given a second-season renewal to its hit animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
“‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ is like nothing else on television and has delivered for us on all levels,” said Stuart Snyder, President/COO Turner Animation, Young Adults & Kids Media. “It has helped us launch a great new night of action-adventure on Fridays and build on our dominance with boys. We look forward to continuing what has been a great relationship with George and everyone at Lucasfilm.”
The first season finale airs on Cartoon Network Friday, March 20th at 9pm ET/PT.
The full press release follows after the jump.
Cartoon Network announced today that it has picked-up a second season of the hit CG-animated series “Star Wars: The Clone Wars,” from creator George Lucas and Lucasfilm Animation. Slated to premiere in the fall of 2009, the second season will continue to take audiences on new and exciting adventures, combining the legendary storytelling of Lucasfilm with innovative animation. The season one finale of “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” airs on Cartoon Network Friday, March 20 at 9 pm ET/PT.
“‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ is like nothing else on television and has delivered for us on all levels,” said Stuart Snyder, President/COO Turner Animation, Young Adults & Kids Media. “It has helped us launch a great new night of action-adventure on Fridays and build on our dominance with boys. We look forward to continuing what has been a great relationship with George and everyone at Lucasfilm.”
“We’re trying to push the envelope even further in the second season,” said George Lucas. “In the features, I focused on telling the story of the Skywalker family. With The Clone Wars I’m exploring far beyond that and we barely scratched the surface in the first season. It’s exciting to be able to take people to all these new places in the Star Wars galaxy.”
The October 3, 2008 premiere of “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” scored as the most-watched series debut in Cartoon Network history, according to Nielsen Media Research. Since its premiere, “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” (Friday 9 p.m.) has ranked #1 in its time period on all television, broadcast and ad-supported cable with boys 2-11, boys 6-11, and tween boys 9-14 through January 2009.
“Star Wars: The Clone Wars” showcases an entirely new look and feel to the galaxy far, far away, combining the expansive scope of the Star Wars saga with state-of-the-art computer-generated animation. Each week, viewers see a thrilling, 30-minute “mini-movie” created by the talented artists at Lucasfilm Animation.
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