Comedy Central has officially renewed Futurama for two seasons of 13 episodes each. A January 2011 press release indicated that the cable channel’s initial 26 episode order was considered seasons six and seven. Now, it seems they’re calling them seasons 6A and 6B instead. This makes the latest order for seasons 7A and 7B. In any case, the animated show will be on the air through 2013.
It’s Official! Comedy Central(R) Renews “Futurama” for 26 New Episodes
Emmy(R) Award-Winning Animated Comedy Series To Premiere Two Seasons Of 13 Episodes Beginning Summer 2012
Entire Original Voice Cast Returns
Upcoming 2011 “Season 6-B” Premieres On Thursday, June 23 At 10 P.M.
NEW YORK, March 28, 2011 — The future is looking bright for Fry, Leela and Bender! COMEDY CENTRAL and Twentieth Century Fox Television have announced today the pick-up of 26 new episodes (Seasons “7-A” and “7-B”) of Matt Groening and David X. Cohen’s brilliantly subversive animated sci-fi comedy, “Futurama.” The announcement was made today by Twentieth Century Fox Television Chairmen Gary Newman and Dana Walden, and David Bernath, Executive Vice President, program strategy and multiplatform programming for COMEDY CENTRAL. The first installment of 13 new episodes will premiere in the summer of 2012, with the additional 13 new episodes to air the following summer of 2013 on COMEDY CENTRAL.
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