Netflix continues to build a talent roster and to make a push in animation, signing a multi-year overall deal with Alex Hirsch, creator of the cult Disney Channel/Disney XD animated series Gravity Falls.

Under the pact, Hirsch will exclusively develop new series and feature films for the streaming platform, switching f…

Hulu continues its aggressive push in the kids programming arena, looking to gain ground on its competitors in the streaming space, Netflix and Amazon, who both have established a strong kids foothold.  On the heels of Hulu’s deal with NBCU for the popular Curious George franchise, the streaming service has hammered…

Gravity Falls went out with a big bang last week. The series finale of creator Alex Hirsch’s toon drew 2.9 million total viewers on February 15 to become the most-watched program in Disney XD’s history. The net also said the episode titled “Weirdmageddon 3: Take Back the Falls” was the No. 1 regular series telecast…

UPDATED with details of final episode: Disney XD confirmed the hourlong series finale for Gravity Falls will air Monday, February 15 at 7 PM.

Creator Alex Hirsch announced on social media in November that the series would wrap with Weirdmageddon 3: Take Back The Falls. Hirsch noted at that time that it was his choice…

Gravity Falls creator Alex Hirsch took to social media tonight to announce that the Disney XD series with wrap after two more episodes. “There's no easy way to say it so I'm just going to say it: Gravity Falls is coming to an end,” he said in a Tumblr post. “There are two more episodes left: "Weirdmageddon II: Escape…

Disney XD’s Gravity Falls midseason debut has clocked that network’s biggest audience to date for a regular series telecast, in Live+3 ratings. The episode that premiered last Monday averaged 2.32 million viewers. It also logged a network best among kids 2-11 (1.04 million/2.6 rating), boys 2-11 (686,000/3.4).

Overall,…