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Cartoon Network is the television channel that originally broadcast The Amazing World of Gumball. The series premiered on Cartoon Network in the United States on 3 May 2011, with the premiere watched by 2.120 million viewers. The network also aired the six-episode miniseries Darwin's Yearbook from 14 to 28 December 2019, and The Gumball Chronicles starting 5 October 2020. On 17 February 2021, Cartoon Network revealed that a television film based on the series was in development. On 21 September 2021, it was announced that a new spin-off series had been greenlit for Cartoon Network and HBO Max alongside the film. The revival series was released on 28 July 2025. Episodes of The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball released on Cartoon Network internationally from 6 October.

Quick Facts

First appearance: Premiere Episode (2011)

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Background

Cartoon Network served as the primary broadcaster for The Amazing World of Gumball across multiple territories. The series debuted on Cartoon Network UK on 2 May 2011, one day before the US premiere, and proper on the British Cartoon Network channel on 5 September. The first two seasons were released on Cartoon Network channels in over 126 countries, with the third season rolling out through 2014. The show also aired on Boomerang, a sister channel, during several runs: from 1 December 2014 to 23 October 2015, a second run from 30 November 2015 to 25 December 2015, a third run from 1 February 2016 to 2 April 2017, a fourth run from 2 May 2022 to 31 October 2022, and a fifth run from 4 April 2023 to 29 September 2023.

The series was produced by Cartoon Network Development Studio Europe (later Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe), in association with Boulder Media (Ireland; season 1), Dandelion Studios (season 1), and Studio Soi (Germany).