{"id":30512,"date":"2025-09-29T10:02:05","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T14:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/abc-australia-greenlights-do-not-watch-this-show-season-two\/"},"modified":"2025-09-29T10:18:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T14:18:35","slug":"abc-australia-greenlights-do-not-watch-this-show-season-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/abc-australia-greenlights-do-not-watch-this-show-season-two\/","title":{"rendered":"ABC Australia Greenlights Do Not Watch This Show Season Two"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ABC Australia, Screen Australia and VicScreen have greenlit a second season of <em>Do Not Watch This Show<\/em>, based on Andy Lee\u2019s <em>Do Not Open This Book<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The animated series, which centers on a blue monster who refuses to accept that he is the star of a TV show and is desperate for kids to turn it off, achieved 1 million average viewers across ABC Family and ABC iview in its first two weeks. It garnered 115 million minutes viewed on ABC iview in its first three months.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m overwhelmed and absolutely ecstatic to hear so many families are tuning in and enjoying <em>Do Not Watch This Show<\/em>,\u201d Lee said. \u201cWhile it could be interpreted that we have a whole country of disobedient children, which sounds quite alarming, I prefer to think it&#8217;s a triumph for cheeky rascals everywhere. Keep on keeping on, you little ratbags. Let the fun and the giggles continue for season two.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a testament to the team at Lee Bones that this original series has connected so strongly with Australian families and quickly become a household favorite,\u201d commented Jennifer Collins, director of screen at ABC. \u201cWe\u2019re proud to be the home of high-quality family programming on the ABC and we can\u2019t wait to see what\u2019s in store for Wizz and his friends in season two.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAndy Lee and the <em>Do Not Watch This Show<\/em> team have captured the hearts and imaginations of little and big mischief-makers alike,\u201d said Louise Gough, director of narrative content at Screen Australia. \u201cThe extraordinary success of the first season speaks to the team\u2019s flair for writing a series that is wildly entertaining for viewers of all ages. I cannot wait for the shenanigans to continue in season two\u2014sorry Wizz, but we will be watching!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Caroline Pitcher, CEO of VicScreen, added, \u201cThe smash hit <em>Do Not Watch This Show<\/em> proves just how brilliantly Victorian screen talent can entertain and inspire young audiences. We&#8217;re thrilled to be supporting Lee Bones and a terrific local team to make another season of Do Not Watch This Show in Victoria. We can&#8217;t wait to \u2018not watch\u2019 what Wizz and his pals get up to next!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ABC Australia, Screen Australia and VicScreen have greenlit a second season of Do Not Watch This Show, based on Andy Lee\u2019s Do Not Open This Book.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1412,"featured_media":30513,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[1859,11480,7932,9908,10723,10559,2866,7939],"class_list":["post-30512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-abc","tag-andy-lee","tag-caroline-pitcher","tag-do-not-watch-this-show","tag-jennifer-collins","tag-louise-gough","tag-screen-australia","tag-vicscreen","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>ABC Australia Greenlights Do Not Watch This Show Season Two - TVKIDS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/abc-australia-greenlights-do-not-watch-this-show-season-two\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"ABC Australia Greenlights Do Not Watch This Show Season Two - TVKIDS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"ABC Australia, Screen Australia and VicScreen have greenlit a second season of Do Not Watch This Show, based on Andy Lee\u2019s Do Not Open This Book.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/abc-australia-greenlights-do-not-watch-this-show-season-two\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVKIDS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-09-29T14:02:05+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-09-29T14:18:35+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/09\/ABCAustralia-DoNotWatchThisShow-0925.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"394\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jamie Stalcup\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jamie Stalcup\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/abc-australia-greenlights-do-not-watch-this-show-season-two\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/abc-australia-greenlights-do-not-watch-this-show-season-two\/\",\"name\":\"ABC Australia Greenlights Do Not Watch This Show Season Two - TVKIDS\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-09-29T14:02:05+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-09-29T14:18:35+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#\/schema\/person\/0da12602224807cc7b179b8405018deb\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/abc-australia-greenlights-do-not-watch-this-show-season-two\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/abc-australia-greenlights-do-not-watch-this-show-season-two\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/abc-australia-greenlights-do-not-watch-this-show-season-two\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"ABC Australia Greenlights Do Not Watch This Show Season Two\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/\",\"name\":\"TVKIDS\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#\/schema\/person\/0da12602224807cc7b179b8405018deb\",\"name\":\"Jamie Stalcup\",\"description\":\"Jamie Stalcup is the executive editor of World Screen. 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