As Cartoonito continued to garner traction in other parts of the world leading to the launch of a 24 hour network. In the US, Cartoonito had been struggling to find an audience what initially started out as a 4-6 hour block on Cartoon Network had been reduced to an hour and a half.
Warner Bros. Discovery had commissioned several original shows at the time with Tom And Jerry Time and Little Ellen that got booted off, and Bugs Bunny Builders cancelled. The only show that had seen traction on the brand was Batwheels which got renewed for a third season.
While some will cite low viewership in its demise as Cartoonito was rolled out in the US as later as the former Universal Kids. Warner Bros. Discovery is technically insolvent leaving little to no new content for Cartoon Network (aka Zombie TV) so in a way it was probably for the best.
The fact that Cartoonito is dying down doesn't mean that Warner Bros. Discovery is done with preschool just yet as they still have Batwheels. Besides that, Hey BMO and Foster's Funtimes have been greenlight so if anyone had to guess this will form part of Cartoon Network's lineup.
Internationally, Cartoonito will sit put but what might happen is that the brand will rely solely on imports to stay afloat. Not that's it's new or anything, Cartoon Network has been reliant on that in other parts of the world same with Boomerang before it's switch to Cartoonito.
Warner Bros. Discovery is prepping to spinoff its cable networks and I can only assume Cartoon Network (very much like HBO) will be aligned to Streaming & Studios in the US. If Batwheels forms part of its regular lineup it gives the show a chance to get more exposed.
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