Want to stream cartoons on a Saturday morning like the old days (but via modern technology)? Maybe don’t turn to Apple TV+ .

The core Apple SVOD service has all but abandoned developing animated shows at a clip that would make Netflix blush, a new study from Luminate Intelligence has found.

In (late) 2019, when Apple TV+ launched, the service ordered all of one animated series — it was very early days. Three animated shows were ordered in 2020 and eight greenlights came in 2021, more than Peacock, Prime Video and Paramount+ (but less than Max and Hulu, and significantly less than Disney+ and Netflix). It was the pandemic, and turning to animation simply made sense; Frog and Toad did not need to quarantine.

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