JONAS Renewed for Season Two
In all honesty, I wasn’t sure if they where going to renew the show or not. I expected runaway ratings when the show premiered, and instead ratings have been flat. That plus the fact that they’ve aired nearly the entire first season without announcing the renewal (until now) made me wonder if disney was second guessing themselves.
Anyway, now we know that Disney has in fact renewed JONAS for a second season. I wonder if Rich Ross leaving DC and moving over to Features had any impact on this decision.
Anyway, what follows is the official Disney Press Release. Take note of how little they actually talk about the show and instead talk about the JoBros music. they barely even mention Chelsea and Nicole.
“JONAS,” THE HIT COMEDY SERIES STARRING
THE MULTI-PLATINUM AND MULTI-PLATFORM JONAS BROTHERS,
PICKED UP FOR SEASON TWO ON DISNEY CHANNEL– “Jonas Brothers: Living the Dream,” a Popular Short-form Series,
Also Picked Up for Season Two, Begins Production in Europe –Disney Channel has picked up Season Two of the hit comedy series “JONAS,” starring the multi-platinum recording artists Jonas Brothers plus popular actresses Chelsea Staub and Nicole Anderson. Two new and notable producers, Lester Lewis (“The Office,” “The Larry Sanders Show”) and Paul Hoen (director and co-producer of “Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam,” DGA Award-winning director of “Jump In!,” and “The Cheetah Girls One World,” among others), have been named executive producers of the series. Season two of “JONAS” is scheduled to begin production in Hollywood in February for debut in mid-2010 on Disney Channel, DisneyChannel.com, mobile and VOD platforms. The announcement was made today by Gary Marsh, president, entertainment, Disney Channels Worldwide.
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This month, while on the European leg of their hugely successful Jonas Brothers World Tour 2009 (produced by Live Nation), Kevin, Joe and Nick Jonas also began production on Season Two of their popular short-form reality series, “Jonas Brothers: Living the Dream,” for premiere in early 2010. It will be followed by the highly anticipated Disney Channel Original Movie “Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam” in summer.
Marsh said, “We couldn’t ask for a more collaborative or creative partnership than we have with the Jonas Brothers – and the success of our first season of ‘JONAS’ speaks for itself. As we build on that success in a second season, we are thrilled to add the extraordinary creative talents of Lester Lewis and Paul Hoen to the producing team.”
Regarding the appeal of a second season of “Jonas Brothers: Living the Dream,” Marsh continued, “We can deliver something to our viewers that no one else can – exclusive, behind-the-scenes access to the real life adventures of one of the superstar bands of our time. That’s exactly the kind of unique experience our viewers have come to expect from Disney Channel.”
Michael Rapino, President and Chief Executive Officer of Live Nation, the band’s global touring partner, said, “Two years ago we joined forces with the Jonas Brothers’ team when the band was performing small concerts in our House of Blues clubs. Over the last two years they have developed into the superstars they are today, playing in sold out arenas and stadiums throughout the world.” He continued, “Today they are a true global touring powerhouse, just won Billboard Magazine’s Choice Tour Award for 2009, and stand among the top grossing artists of the year.”
In its primary timeslot (Sunday, 8:30 p.m.), “JONAS” ranks as TV’s #1 program among Kids 6-11 and Tweens 9-14 and cable TV’s #1 program in Total Viewers (averaging 3.4 million viewers). For all of 2009, “JONAS” is #8 among all TV series in Kids 6-11 and on cable TV among Tweens. In its first season, the series also won a Teen Choice Award in the Choice TV Breakout Series category. In 2008 “Jonas Brothers: Living the Dream” reached over 85 million unique Total Viewers, and 17 million Kids 6-11 and Tweens 9-14.
The success of their TV ventures is among a notable list of Jonas Brothers milestones over the past year including:
• A three-continent concert tour, “Jonas Brothers World Tour 2009,” that sold 1.5 million arena tickets and ranks among the year’s top grossing tours. Last week at the Billboard Touring Awards, Jonas Brothers won the 2009 Eventful Fans’ Choice Award for the best concert tour of the year
• A #1 album debut, “Lines, Vines and Trying Times,” one of 2009’s top album debuts
• Three #1 hit singles and five Top 10 songs on Radio Disney’s listener-generated Top 30
• #3 highest-grossing 3D concert film of all time, “Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience”
• The launch of a joint venture record label with Disney Music Group
• A Grammy Award nomination
• New York Times best-selling book, “Burning Up: On Tour with the Jonas Brothers”In addition, Jonas Brothers have amassed nearly four million fans on Facebook, MySpace and Say Now and are the #1 most-subscribed music channel and the #5 channel overall on YouTube.
The new season of “JONAS” follows the three hardest working brothers in show business, Kevin, Joe and Nick Lucas, as they set out on a summer adventure they will never forget. Along with their friend and chief of security Big Rob (played by Jonas Brothers’ real-life chief of security Rob Feggans, a familiar face to Jonas Brothers fans) the brothers pack up from their converted New Jersey firehouse home and head to Los Angeles. What starts out as a relaxing vacation turns into three life-changing opportunities for the boys: Joe pursues a prized role in a big Hollywood film, Kevin gets to indulge his newfound passion for the movie business by shadowing a famous director, and Nick partners with an eccentric record producer to work on the next JONAS album (when he isn’t busy with his latest passion…surfing). Their best friend, Stella Malone, is along for the ride, staying with her aunt and interning in the wardrobe department on the set of Joe’s movie. Documenting the experience is their friend and uber-Jonas fan, Macy Misa, who keeps all the fans up to date with her Jonas blog.
November 10th, 2009 at 11:42 am
Well G all they can do is brag about their music cause that 3.4 average is best at that and in fact probably lower around a 3.2 but anyways it’s lower than any current non-animated series running new episodes. Sonny is right around a 4 and all others are higher so for Disney to continue to buy into the Jonas phenomenon is too late and a dieing horse. All the episodes have been aired because it is the only way to draw ratings for the series. And them announcing the pick up at this time was to make sure they would still stick together for another year which they are, for now. These kids rose so fast and now are stagnating and that is looked upon as failure. Notice how also the new season isn’t going to air until next summer. Why? Well one is because of the late filming said to begin in February due to their music tour which is understandable but second is if they are so hot then wouldn’t ya think Disney would have worked something out with them earlier this year to sch. filming something new? Well as a filler until summer they are going to bring back those 5 min shorts accenting the current concert tour; ok that’s fine but sure seems fishy as if Disney is taking seconds and not really sure if they want to continue dabbing their feet in the Jonas pool. But Disney realizes they are now stuck with the Jonas until they break-up and stop touring. Plus look how new producers were also named. Hint, hint here as this is a dead give away that DisneyChannel wants the show format to change. At least they’re smart to see what is currently out is not working and a change is needed. Ok that’s fine except only the Sprouse boys can be featured as males on a show on DC, IDK why but it works. The Jonas’ I think have too much controversy surrounding them to aquiqutly build a series around. Which means females dominate on DC and that seems to hold true. Miley, Demi, Selena with their own series drawing big. So with the current Jonas cast we have Chelsea and Nicole as the females to lead and carry the show. I see them easily can but with the boys suppose to be the stars the girls can not break through and that’s too bad for them to take a backseat to Jonas’.
November 10th, 2009 at 10:26 pm
In one of the JONAS episodes I watched, we meet Macy’s JONAS fan club. It’s all girls and one guy (whose probably there to meet girls LOL).
Compare that to say Demi’s fan club. You’d still have all the girls but you’d also have like 10 guys. That’s the important difference – the guy fans.
November 11th, 2009 at 12:51 am
Yes Demi has more guys fans/followers/supporters than Jonas, obviously.
November 11th, 2009 at 10:29 am
Well, that’s the point. That’s why JONAS gets lower ratings than SWAC.
November 12th, 2009 at 12:26 am
So Jonas stinks because males don’t watch?? What G? There’s got to be more to it than that. As more people watch Suite Life and those twins are boys.
November 12th, 2009 at 9:23 pm
JONAS certainly has a lot less male fans. Suite Life is a different situation, ’cause the twins started out when they where little and they aren’t “Sex Symbols” the way the JoBros are. Therefore, Dylan and Cole tend not to alienate male fans who are watching to see Brenda and Debby.
November 12th, 2009 at 11:26 pm
I hope we can get some Nicole Anderson pictures up on here. She is really pretty and seems sweet. I think she is adorable on tv.
November 13th, 2009 at 12:58 am
Well G just so happens to have recently chummed it up with one such lady and can tell ya all about her right???
He seriously has pics of her at the D23 thingy somewhere.
November 14th, 2009 at 4:54 pm
Casey, I didn’t really even know who Nicole was until I met her at the expo.
She had gotten to the RD booth a little early and me and a couple other people where hanging out with her by the JONAS fan van. And I agree, she is a sweet girl.
Since they have renewed JONAS, I’m sure we’ll be seeing more of Nicole – both on DC and on here.
November 15th, 2009 at 2:40 am
That makes me happy. Thanks Webmaster Greg. Cute picture of you guys. She is soooo pretty.
November 15th, 2009 at 9:04 am
Casey right on. She is cute and now one of his fav people along with his new fav show JONAS. Speaking of which this Wed morning at 06.30PT on DC Nicole will guest on Imagination Movers called A Fairy Tale Ending. Catch it out as the whole 30 min ep is based on her as Cinderella
DVR it G and watch/cap later; trust me it’s a good one 
November 15th, 2009 at 10:21 am
She has a very cute voice. I wish i had a tape recording of the meeting, ’cause I can’t remember what either of us said anymore.
November 15th, 2009 at 12:17 pm
Starstruck will do that to ya G
Plus don’t forget to watch her on that Playhouse Disney show
November 15th, 2009 at 6:37 pm
I wasn’t starstruck with Nicole. I had to check the photo I printed out of her to make sure she was the right girl!
There was just so much that happened in those four days that it was too much at one to take in. That’s why I made such a point of tweeting as much as I could as it happened.
November 16th, 2009 at 12:53 am
Oh yeah I appreciated your tweets from the expo that weekend. And really cool watching surprise Miley performance and sneak peak at new Frog animation movie and of course Wizards cast talk forum. All good stuff.
November 16th, 2009 at 6:13 pm
I still can’t decide which was the coolest day out of the four! Debby and Nicole on day 1, or Miley on day 2, or Tiffany and Chelsea on day 3, or Selena on day 4.