The Ren & Stimpy Show Is Latest Viacom Animated Series Revived by Comedy Central

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Everything old is new again at Comedy Central, which reviving yet another beloved ’90s Viacom animated series. After picking up MTV’s Beavis and Butt-Head and a Daria spinoff last month, the network has ordered a new version of The Ren & Stimpy Show.

The original Ren & Stimpy Show debuted in 1991, and ran for five seasons on Nickelodeon. But like the new Beavis and Butt-Head (which will reimagine the duo as Gen Zers) and Daria spinoff Jodie, this new iteration will air on a sibling Viacom cable network: Comedy Central.

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