Category: Television

Nicktoons Network will air THREE DELIVERY, a new modern-day superhero tale packed with martial arts, high-speed bike races, paranormal mystery and kid-relatable comedy, beginning Friday, June 27, at 7:30 p.m. (ET).

The new animated 26-episode series, produced by the New York-based Animation Collective, follows three Kung Fu fighting teens as they strive to balance studying, delivering food for Wu's Garden Chinese restaurant and protecting ancient Chinese recipes from the evil Kong Li. The series will air regularly Friday nights at 7:30 p.m. (ET).

qubo's Space-Age Summer will defy the laws of gravity, as it transports kids from a continent ruled by elephants all the way to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. The TV and online entertainment service for children kicks off its third quarter programming with two new additions to its broadcast line-up and a new schedule.

Take back the first season of TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES (T:SCC) this August on Fox. Beginning Sunday, August 10, encore episodes of the entire first season of T:SCC will air Sunday through Wednesday. The action-packed season finale cliff-hanger that left Cameron's fate unknown will air Sunday, August 24.

The Season One reboot kicks off the countdown to the Season Two premiere Monday, September 8 (8-9 p.m. ET/PT) on Fox.

Preschoolers will become superhero sidekicks to their favorite Nick Jr. friends as Nickelodeon unveils three new superhero-themed episodes from THE BACKYARDIGANS, GO, DIEGO, GO! and THE WONDER PETS! Nick Jr. will premiere the new half-hour action-packed adventures full of robots, flying squirrels and extra-terrestrials during a new superhero play date on Friday, June 27, from 9 a.m. to Noon (ET/PT).

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What do you do when alien invaders land in your backyard? You call the MONSTER BUSTER CLUB to bounce them out of town.

MONSTER BUSTER CLUB, the new original animated series, is set to premiere on Toon Disney's Jetix action-adventure block tonight (Monday, June 9) at 7 p.m. (ET). MONSTER BUSTER CLUB is the first 3-D animated series from Marathon Media, the producers and creators of the hit shows TOTALLY SPIES!, and MARTIN MYSTERY. With a budget of $21 million, MONSTER BUSTER CLUB has the biggest budget for a CG series this year.

Ovation TV will salute the art of animation with a week-long programming event, "Unreal Worlds: The Art of Animation," June 15-22. The special event will feature some of the most innovative and provocative animation, highlighted by the world television premiere of the unconventional animated feature film DANTE'S INFERNO, Thursday, June 19 (8 p.m. ET/PT).

TV-Loonland and Canadian-based company, CarpeDiem Film & TV will start production on their new animated series MY LIFE ME (52x11). Canadian kids broadcaster, Teletoon Canada and French broadcasters, France 2 and Canal J, are backing this co-production. TV-Loonland will handle all international distribution rights in all media including L&M.

The project was co-created by J.C. Little, Cindy Filipenko and rising manga star Svetlana Chmakova, who found success with the top selling Tokyopop comic book hit DRAMACON.

Scottish rocker Shirley Manson, lead singer of Garbage, will play the CEO of a cutting-edge tech company in Fox's TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES, per THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.

The character of Catherine Weaver will be a regular role for the singer. The sci-fi series, starring Lena Headey as Sarah Connor, Thomas Dekker as her son John Connor and Summer Glau as terminator Cameron Phillips, was the highest-rated new scripted series of the shortened 2007-2008 season. It will return with new episodes in the fall.

American Film Institute announced the notable film artists that have been confirmed to appear in AFI's 10 TOP 10, a three-hour event airing on CBS Tuesday, June 17, 2008 (8-11 p.m., ET/PT). During the broadcast, some of Hollywood's biggest stars will help reveal the confidential list of America's 10 greatest films in 10 classic film genres.

With more than six million copies of Ian Falconer's beloved OLIVIA series books sold to date, and with just as many fans, Nickelodeon has partnered with media content company, Chorion, to bring the bestselling Simon & Schuster books to life in a new animated television series. The debut of this anticipated preschool series is planned for 2009.

Craig Horner and Bridget Regan will star in Sam Raimi's syndicated series WIZARD'S FIRST RULE, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER. The show launches this fall.

Based on Terry Goodkind's book WIZARD'S FIRST RULE and epic fantasy series THE SWORD OF TRUTH, the show is an hourlong weekly from Disney-ABC Domestic Television and ABC Studios.

Horner will play woodsman Richard Cypher, who transforms into a magical leader and joins with mysterious Kahlan (Regan) to stop a sinister tyrant.