Back in October I reported that Beware The Batman had been abruptly pulled from Cartoon Network's schedule. Much like when Young Justice and Green Lantern: The Animated Series had been pulled a year prior, it was said that BTB would return in January. Well, January is here and such is not the case.
Cartoon Network has presented the folks at The World's Finest with their programming schedule for this month and Beware The Batman is still on indefinite hiatus. A Cartoon Network representative has told them that updates are forthcoming, but please don't take that as your cue to hold your breath. It's been known that CN doesn't exactly want dramatic cartoons like BTB around and instead prefers more comedic shows geared toward young boys like Teen Titans Go!, which is obviously still golden to them. BTB is still slated to finish the remaining fifteen episodes of Season One sometime this year, but placing bets on a swift cancellation soon afterward is unfortunately what you should do. (That is assuming there is high stakes betting on what animated television shows will or will not get cancelled.)
I wouldn't doubt it if a return comes in early February because the show gets its first DVD release next month in the form of Beware The Batman: Shadows of Gotham Season 1, Part 1 (pictured below). It's available February 18 and includes the eleven episodes that have aired, including two ones that have yet to air: "Attraction" and "Fall". Wouldn't it be something if the DVD shipped before they aired? I would really be surprised if the DVD set saw a delay.