Comedy Central has ordered a third season of TVâs first animated reality show, DRAWN TOGETHER, featuring a mix of cartoon characters from various genres of animation brought together to live under one roof. The characters leave their animated "reality" and enter a new world where their cartoon universes collide with a bang, combining different styles of animation and different personalities, all "drawn together."
The third season of DRAWN TOGETHER, created by Matt Silverstein and Dave Jeser, will premiere during the fourth quarter of 2006 with another 14 episodes to be produced by Rough Draft Studios in Glendale, California.
"We canât get enough of these dysfunctional housemates and we are thrilled to see what the third season brings to our beloved animated reality stars,â said Lauren Corrao, Comedy Centralâs evp of original programming and development. "DRAWN TOGETHER has given us, along with SOUTH PARK, a solid hour of animated comedy and the creators continue to bring in creative, hysterical storylines that keep us wanting more."
âWeâre thrilled,â said Silverstein and Jeser. âNot since POLICE ACADEMY 8 has a premise this flimsy been stretched this far.â
Since its second season premiere on Oct. 19, 2005, DRAWN TOGETHER paired with the network's solid series, SOUTH PARK, has built an adult animation block that has dominated the cable television landscape on Wednesday nights. Through the first three episodes, DRAWN TOGETHER has averaged 2.1 million total viewers (P2+) and a 1.3 rating in the key P18-49 demographic. For three weeks the series was the most-watched show on cable in its timeslot (10:30 pm) in that key demo as well as in all key male demos (M18-24, M18-34, M18-49 and M25-54).
The DRAWN TOGETHER: SEASON ONE UNCENSORED! DVD was released on Oct. 4 and debuted in both VIDEOSCAN and VIDEO BUSINESS NEWS in the top 10 TV on DVD releases.
Together, the animated hour of SOUTH PARK and DRAWN TOGETHER (Wednesdays from 10:00 pm - 11:00 pm) made Comedy Central the most-watched cable network among adults and men 18-49 and 18-34 for three weeks of the run (11/2). Comedy Central also ranked #2 among men 18-24, in all of television for the hour.
This is Comedy Central first original animated series that is drawn traditionally and in 2D digital ink-and-paint animation. Silverstein and Jeser are creators/writers/exec producers. Zoe Friedman and Scott Landsman are the execs in charge of production for Comedy Central.
Comedy Central (www.comedycentral.com), the only all-comedy network, currently is seen in more than 87 million homes nationwide. Comedy Central is owned by Comedy Partners, a wholly-owned division of MTV Networks. Comedy Central is a registered trademark of Comedy Partners.
