Disney seals season 2 of My Babysitter’s a Vampire
Disney Channel has picked up Season 2 of Fresh TV’s genre-busting horror-comedy My Babysitter’s A Vampire
The announcement follows a hugely successful first season launch on the
Disney Channel in the US in June 2011, where My Babysitter’s A Vampire
won audiences of up to 4.1 million (2+). The series attracted a weekly
average of 3.7 million viewers, winning a peak 33.9 % audience share
amongst Kids 9-14 and was the No. 1 U.S. cable show amongst Kids 2-11 in
its time period during its premiere season run.
The series airs on Disney-owned channels in the United States, Latin America, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand, Central & Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the Netherlands and Nordic territories.
Bob Higgins, EVP, Kids & Family Entertainment, FME comments: “Coming after the recent announcement that we’re doubling our investment in kids programming, this is another huge boost for FME’s commitment to the kids and family entertainment business.Disney has been a fantastic broadcaster for My Babysitter’s A Vampire – we’re really looking forward to working with them on the next even smarter and funnier season to further growing the brand around the world.”
Executive Producer and President of Fresh TV Inc., Tom McGillis added, “We are thrilled with the success that My Babysitter’s A Vampire has experienced on Disney Channel and excited to be picked up for a second season. Season 2 is loaded with more action, adventure, comedic relief and tons of surprises. It is sure to satisfy Disney Channel viewers’ vampire cravings.”
My Babysitter’s A Vampire is a fun, family-friendly tween program that will remind kids everywhere that, no matter what kind of supernatural villains the world has in store, the scariest thing of all is still: High School! The second season, currently in production, will follow returning stars Mathew Knight, Vanessa Morgan and Atticus Mitchell as they come face-to-face with terrifying demons, zombies, mean spirits, bloodthirsty vampires and new supernatural creatures.
My Babysitter’s A Vampire was developed and is produced by Fresh TV, in association with TELETOON Canada Inc., and distributed globally (excluding Canada) by FME. Executive Producers are Tom McGillis, Brian Irving, George Elliott, Sander Schwartz, Bob Higgins and Jennifer Pertsch, who is also a writer. Associate Producer is Robin McLeod; Co-Executive Producer is Tim Burns; Producer is Byron Martin and Directors are Tibor Takacs, Kelly Harms, Laurie Lynd, T.W. Peacocke and Farhad Mann with Ellen Fine as Supervising Editor, Brian Verhoog as Production Designer and Gerald Packer as Director of Photography.
FME’s Kids & Family Entertainment division was founded in 2009 and has quickly become a worldwide leader in the Family Entertainment business. With 12 titles in production in collaboration with top producers on four continents, FME Kids & Family Entertainment is already one of the most prolific independent producers and distributors of content in the sector today. Its growing portfolio of content spans across four key genres: preschool, kids comedy, action/adventure and tween/teen fare. FME Kids & Family Entertainment is bringing to networks around the world innovative and exciting shows for television and new media platforms in live-action, 2D animation, CGI, stop-motion, puppetry and real-time animation with programming targeting demographics ranging in scope from preschool through high school.
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