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3	CN Real was a block of Creator/CartoonNetwork that lasted from 2009-2011, focused on live action programming. Throughout the mid-to-late 2000s, Cartoon Network began integrating live action shows into their mix in order to compete with Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} and Creator/DisneyChannel, which both integrated live action shows along with animation. This escalated after head of Cartoon Network Jim Staples resigned in the aftermath of the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Boston_Mooninite_panic Boston Bomb Scare]], replaced by Stuart Snyder. The result of this was the creation of a block dedicated to original Cartoon Network live action programming. Thus, CN Real was born.
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5	As most live-action series on Nickelodeon and Disney Channel at the time were sitcoms, CN Real hoped to take advantage of the 2000s reality show craze to differentiate itself from the competition.[[note]]Both Nickelodeon and Disney Channel had aired unscripted series in the 1980s and 1990s, but had largely moved exclusively to {{Kid Com}}s and cartoons by this point; both have since dabbled in unscripted series again, long after the demise of CN Real[[/note]] The shows were typically inspired by other popular reality shows of the time: ''[=BrainRush=]'', for example, was similar in concept to ''Series/CashCab'', while ''The Othersiders'' was basically ''Series/GhostHunters'' for kids.
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7	However, most of the new shows couldn't gain traction in ratings; none of the shows came close to matching the network's animated shows.
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9	The block lasted for two years, ending on September 21, 2011, with shows like ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow'', ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'', and ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'' paving the way for what fans call Cartoon Network's Renaissance era. The network would create a few more live action shows, but their last ones, ''Series/LevelUp'' and ''Series/IncredibleCrew'', aired their final episodes in 2013.
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11	!!Shows that aired on CN Real:
12	* ''Series/TheOtherSiders'' (June 17, 2009 to October 30, 2009)
13	* ''Series/SurviveThis'' (June 17, 2009 to August 19, 2009)
14	* ''Series/BrainRush'' (June 20, 2009 to July 22, 2009)
15	* ''Series/DestroyBuildDestroy'' (June 20, 2009 to September 21, 2011)
16	* ''Series/DudeWhatWouldHappen'' (August 19, 2009 to September 21, 2011)
17	* ''Series/BobbeSays'' (August 19, 2009 to September 23, 2009)

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