More Chuggington for CBeebies

LONDON: Ludorum has been tapped for a further 26×10-minute season of the preschool hit Chuggington for CBeebies, which also ordered an additional 13×4-minute episodes of the Chuggington mini-series Badge Quest.

The order for a third season brings the total number of episodes for the series to 104×10-minutes plus 52×4-minute episodes of Badge Quest. The new season of Chuggington is to launch on CBeebies in early 2012. The show made its U.K. debut in September 2008 on BBC Two’s CBeebies block and launch on the CBeebies channel in January 2009. The series has sold into more than 178 countries around the world.

Charlie Caminada, the COO of Ludorum, said: “We are delighted to be working with CBeebies on the third series of Chuggington. The series has already established itself as a huge ratings success on the U.K.’s leading preschool broadcast platform, exceeding our expectations and continues to deliver strong ratings performances in key territories around the globe.”

Kay Benbow, the controller of CBeebies, added: "We’re thrilled that Chuggington is steaming back onto our screens this year. It’s hugely popular with our young viewers and we look forward to seeing what adventures are in store for the chuggers."