CN Real bombed. it bombed so bad that CN wouldn't allow Nielsen to release the ratings for its opening week. and an inside source from a recently laid off (surprise surprise) employee of Comedy Development (a division of Cartoon Network) confirmed that all the reality shows bombed "spectacularly", especially on wednesdays.

but that's not enough for the stubborn executives. instead of listening to the fans of the network who have clearly rejected this garbage lineup, they're going to try and shove it down their throats even more.

the anonymous source told us this:
"Number One: Cartoon Network is changing its name this upcoming fall or early next year. No concrete date is set yet but this fall is the target. The format will contain far fewer animation than in its current incarnation. I do not have concrete info on the channel's new name."

"Number Two: CN Real bombed spectacularly, particularly on Wednesdays. This is part of the reason for the name change, the hope is that without the "Cartoon Network" name kids will watch the live-action."

"Number Three: The original series Chowder is facing cancellation, according to the source and the Animator's Guild. There is a very good chance that Flapjack will be cancelled, and The Secret Saturdays is also in big trouble."

also, development on all cartoons except Adventure Time are currently halted. and did i mention golf? yeah, that's right. they'll be replacing some of their cartoons with golf.

it goes without saying that everyone is completely puzzled by this stupid move on the network. it's clear they want a slice of the teen sitcom pie that nick and disney have indulged on, but it's obviously having a negative effect on the ratings. their move? force feed their audience until they tolerate it.

personally i don't think it's going to work, and i hope that it goes burning down in flames. the executives need to suffer for firing all their best artists and writers and replacing them with talentless teen actors and has-been one-trick ponies like Andrew WK promoting a "new" look for the network.

i mean, just look at this garbage. nobody likes it, and they can't even sell the idea without making cartoons try to look "uncool". i've spoken to a lot of kids in their target demographic (6-12) and even they can see through this marketing disaster.

i'd love to take some camera equipment and interview kids about this. i'm sure i'd get hours of priceless footage.

but i'm sure even that wouldn't be enough to get it through the CN exec's thick skulls.