Original Gundam to be Canceled?

According to Saiyanz Rage, the Toonami broadcast of Mobile Suit Gundam is drawing 42% fewer viewers during its timeslot than the same timeslot last year. During the same timeslot last year, Toonami was broadcasting re-runs of season 3 Dragonball Z episodes, meaning that even re-runs of Dragonball Z episodes have proven to be more popular than brand new episodes of MS Gundam. In response to these statistics, the original MS Gundam series will be permanently removed from the Cartoon Network screening schedule after it completes its initial broadcast run.

On the other hand, the midnight run on the Gundam MS 08 OAV series is drawing a 9% increase in viewership compared to the same broadcast time last year. In order to further increase viewership for this popular series, the MS 08 series will take over original Gundam’s 5-5:30 PM timeslot starting October 1st.