Family TV Guide: Disney Channel Gets 'Ditz'-y, New 'ThunderCats' Trailer and More

Welcome to the Family TV Roundup, a recap of all kid-friendly programming across the television universe. We'll sum up all the news related to children's programming, as well as profile the people and shows your kids, tweens and teens are talking about.

Disney Channel continues to work on filling the gaps being left by 'Hannah Montana,' 'Wizards of Waverly Place' and perhaps 'The Suite Life on Deck.' Though it has many shows already in production, such as 'ANT Farm' and the new Debby Ryan series 'Jessie,' the cable outlet is always looking for new material.

The newest is simply known as 'Ditz,' an as-yet-unpublished comic book character created by veteran writer/artist Neal Adams, Disney Channel recently acquired the rights to develop 'Ditz' into a new live-action series.

The story revolves around a teenage girl and her guardian angel as they help other teens with their problems by possessing their bodies. Only one issue with this: when she takes over their bodies her own body's essence is lost, making her a ditz. Order is restored only when the situation is averted and she can return to her body.

'Sonny With a Chance' writer Steve Marmel is serving as showrunner for 'Ditz.' There is no timetable as to if or when the series will premiere on the Disney Channel schedule.

In addition to 'Ditz,' the network has acquired the rights to 'My Babysitter's A Vampire.' Premiering last year on Canada's Fresh TV, Disney will air the 90-minute movie and 13 episodes on Disney Channel and Disney XD sometime in the future. Here's a preview of what the show is all about.

New DVD Releases

These are some family-friendly DVD titles being released over the next few months.

• 'Ben 10: Ultimate Alien Power Struggle': The two-DVD set contains 10 episodes from the first season of 'Ben 10: Ultimate Alien.' It will be released on May 3.

• 'SpongeBob SquarePants: Heroes of Bikini Bottom' -- The eight-episode DVD focuses on the heroes of Bikini Bottom. Included in the set is the episode 'Back to the Past,' which stars guest voices Ernest Borgnine, Tim Conway, Adam West and Burt Ward. The DVD will be available on June 14.

• 'Rocko's Modern Life: Season 1': The animated series, which ran on Nickelodeon from 1993-1996, will be released on DVD on June 21. The DVD set will contain all 13 episodes from the show's first season.

Programming Schedule Notes and Reminders:

• A new episode of 'Batman: The Brave and the Bold' airs at 6:30PM on Cartoon Network. This week, the Caped Crusader teams up with The Marvel Family: Captain Marvel, Mary Marvel and Captain Marvel Jr.

• Tonight's episode of 'Ben 10: Ultimate Alien' focuses on a day in the life of Ben's cousin Gwen. The show airs at 8PM on Cartoon Network.

Other News:

• A new, very cool-looking trailer for Cartoon Network's remake of 'ThunderCats' was released at last week's WonderCon. The new trailer provides a narrative background of the show as well as new scenes. The two-minute previous can be found on YouTube.

• The Jim Henson Company is teaming up with PBS Kids Sprout to produce full-length episodes of 'Pajanimals.' Currently a five-minute musical segment during Sprout's 'Good Night Show,' the new 30-minute episodes, which can be broken down into 52 eleven-minute segments, will premiere this fall.

• The Hub is moving original episode premieres of 'Transformers Prime' to a new night. Staring this weekend, the new installments will air at 7PM on Saturday nights.

• Nickelodeon's 2011 'Kids' Choice Awards' ranked as the top cable telecast last week with a total viewership of 7.3 million. The 24th annual show allowed a new post-awards episode of 'Victorious' to reach a series high among tweens and total viewers.

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