Ben 10: Ultimate Alien, the latest Ben 10 series, which debuted last Friday, has already been renewed by the Cartoon Network, which has ordered thirty-two more episodes of the series that is produced by Dwayne McDuffie (Static) and Glen Murakami.  The Ben 10 property, which has spawned lots of merchandise including a successful series of graphic novels from Del Rey, was created by Man of Action (Duncan Rouleau, Joe Casey, Joe Kelly, and Steven T. Seagle) as was Generator Rex, another new series that debuted on Friday, and which has also been renewed (for 20 additional episodes) by the Cartoon Network.

The debut showings of the new Ben 10 and Generator Rex series garnered the top ratings in all of TV (not just cable) for boys 6-11, boys 9-14, and kids 2-11.  Both of the series were produced at Cartoon Network Studios.  The Cartoon Network continues to vertically integrate by producing more and more of its own programming at the CN studios.