In the premiere episode, the ANTs are excited when billionaire former child prodigy, Zoltan Grundy, announces the opportunity for Webster High students to audition and attend his exclusive A.N.T. boarding school. Chyna, Olive, Fletcher, Angus and Lexi all audition for the new school, but soon after, Chyna is heartbroken when she discovers she didn't make the final cut.
A.N.T. Farm premiered in June 2011 and ranks as TV’s #1 telecast on Fridays at 8 o’clock across Kids 2-11, Kids 6-11 and Tweens 9-14. In 4Q12 it reached more than 138 million unduplicated viewers worldwide, in 162 countries and in 30 languages. [Source: NTI, U.S. ratings, most current, rank in time period vs. all TV, Fridays 8 p.m. Global: 10/1/12-12/30/12, individual country source lines available upon request.]
The A.N.T. Farm soundtrack from Walt Disney Records spent five weeks at #1 on the Billboard Kids Album chart and yielded two hits for McClain, "Dynamite" and "Calling All the Monsters," each spending several weeks at #1 on Radio Disney’s Top 30. Additionally, McClain, age 14, is currently working on an album with her sisters Sierra and Lauryn. The McClain Sisters wrote and performed "Rise," as featured in Disneynature's "Chimpanzee" and "The Great Divide" from the Tinker Bell film, "Secret of the Wings."
The series was created by Dan Signer (The Suite Life on Deck, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody) and is executive-produced by Signer and Stephen Engel (The Big Bang Theory, Mad About You, Dream On). In addition to McClain, the series stars Sierra McCormick (Ramona and Beezus) as Olive Doyle, Jake Short (Shorts, Dexter) as Fletcher Quimby, Stefanie Scott (Flipped, No Strings Attached) as Lexi Reed and Aedin Mincks (Desperate Housewives, The Middle) as Angus Chestnut. Recurring is Dominic Burgess (90210, Rules of Engagement) as Zoltan Grundy.
New episodes of A.N.T. Farm air Fridays on Disney Channel. The series is a production of It's A Laugh Productions, Inc and carries a TV-G parental guideline.
Source: Disney Channel