Wednesday, November 06, 2013

Nickelodeon UK Confirms Nicktoons To Premiere Two-Part Season 1 Finale Of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", "Showdown", In November 2013

It all leads up to this... Nickelodeon UK has announced and confirmed in the following press release, from Toon Zone News, the Booyakasha TMNT news that Nick UK's animation channel, Nicktoons UK and Ireland, will premiere and show the special two-part season one finale episode of Nickelodeon's hit CG-animated "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" television series, titled "Showdown", in November 2013, as part of Nickelodeon UK's Autumn/Winter 2013 highlights!


Nicktoons UK will premiere "Showdown" part one on Saturday 9th November 2013 at 9:30am, with a encore at 4:30pm, and "Showdown" part two on Saturday 16th November 2013 at 9:30am, with a repeat at 4:30pm.

Following part one of the epic finale, British and Irish NickHeads can visit nicktoons.co.uk/kraang to take on the Kraang in the brand new online game "Kraang Attack". Fans have just four days to choose their favourite Turtle and fight the Kraang in different locations around the world. Once the Kraang have been defeated, visitors will be rewarded with part two of the finale, available to watch exclusively online for 48 hours from the Wednesday 13th November 2013!

Nickelodeon UK has also announced in the same press release the very exciting Nick UK news that UK and Irish fans will then be able to see the next chapter in the New Year, as the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" returns to Nicktoons for the explosive second season in January 2014!

To celebrate the UK and Irish premiere of the epic "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" season one finale, Nickelodeon UK's press office has released a very special online streaming video clip in which Ciro Nieli, the executive producer of Nickelodeon's "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", introduces a special sneak peek preview from "Showdown", in which arch-nemeses Splinter and Shredder finally confront each other in an awesome one-on-one duel, and our fearless Heroes in a Half Shell - Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo and Raphael - find themselves engaging in their most difficult battle yet, which you can watch below! In the video, Ciro Nieli also takes the opportunity to thank fans of the show, and that when Kevin Eastman, one of the co-creators of the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", and Rich Magallanes, the SVP of Animation at Nickelodeon, visited the UK Comic-Con in 2012, they were completely overwhelmed by the support from fans of the series!

Original Nickelodeon UK Press Release:

PR:The Time Has Come For The Ultimate Splinter Vs. Shredder Showdown In The "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" UK Series Finale

A clip from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles season one finale from Nickelodeon UK on Vimeo.

Watch part one of the epic season finale on Saturday 9th November at 9:30am and part two on Saturday 16th November at 9:30am on Nicktoons.


Watch part one of the epic season finale on Saturday 9th November at 9:30am and part two on Saturday 16th November at 9:30am on Nicktoons.

London 6th November 2013 – Arch-nemeses Splinter and Shredder finally confront each other in an awesome one-on-one duel, whilst the Turtles fight to save the world in the two-part series finale on Saturday 9th and 16th November at 9:30am on Nicktoons. UK fans will then be able to see the next chapter in the New Year, as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles returns to Nicktoons for the explosive second season in January 2014.

In the two-part season finale “Showdown,” the Kraang alien invasion looms and the Turtles are startled to discover April may be the key to the Kraang’s sinister plot. Meanwhile Master Splinter faces his own personal demons, as he finally goes head-to-head with Shredder and discovers a life-changing secret. Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael and Michelangelo have proven their ninja prowess, battled fearsome enemies and, of course discovered pizza, but are they ready for their toughest challenge yet?

Following part one of the epic finale, viewers can visit nicktoons.co.uk/kraang to take on the Kraang in the brand new game ‘Kraang Attack.’ Fans have just four days to choose their favourite Turtle and fight the Kraang in different locations around the world. Once the Kraang have been defeated, visitors will be rewarded with part two of the finale, available to watch exclusively online for 48 hours from the 13th November.

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