Friday kids news

Nickelodeon picks up a second season of its new kid game show BrainSurge. Production on the new season or 40 episodes will commence this spring 2010, with Jeff Sutphen returning as host.

In addition to the BrainSurge TV series (Monday-Friday at 4:30p), kids can play the game online at www.nick.com/brainsurge . BrainSurge is produced by 310 Entertainment and Stone & Company.

In Canada Family Channel, Astral Media's commercial kid/family network, will premiere Disney Channel's new original TV movie StarStruck on Friday, March 19 at 7:30p.

The movie will also be available on Family OnDemand (an SVOD service) from March 16-April 5. StarStruck premieres as part of Family Channel's week of spring break programming Monday-Friday, March 15-19 and Monday-Friday, March 29-April 2.

The animated preschool series the WotWots (52x10) will premiere in Canada on Treehouse on February 22, 2010 at 6:15p. The WotWots will air regularly on Treehouse on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 6:15p, and Saturdays at 6:30p and Sundays at 1:40p.

Created by Weta Workshop's Richard Taylor and Martin Bantyon, the WotWots made its initial launch in New Zealand on TVNZ last year and currently airs on TV2 and TVNZ6 daily. The series also airs in Australia (ABC1, ABC2), the UK (Channel 5's Milkshake), and in Finland (MTV3)

PBS Kids is inviting Mister Rogers fans young and old are invited to vote for their favorite episode of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood at www.pbskids.org/rogers . Once at the site you can choose from seven Mister Rogers episodes, with the winning episode to broadcast on air and online on Saturday, March 20 (check local listings), as part of the third annual Won't You Be My Neighbor? Day, which celebrates Fred Rogers' birthday and his world of neighborhoods.

While online fans can also view previously unseen clips, behind the scenes moment and outtakes from the long running preschool series at pbs.org/video, as well as share their own photos and stories in the Neighbors of All Ages area at PBSKids.org/rogers. Additionally, PBS Kids has also recently introduced Mister Rogers' Make a Journal iPhone/iPod Touch application.

Dolphin Entertainment signs a program sales deal with NRK (Norway) for the live-action series Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide. Created and executive produced by Scott Fellow, Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide was developed and produced for Nickelodeon, which launched the series in 2003. The series airs around the world on various broadcasters.