from 90 seconds to two minutes in length, began airing on The CW4Kids during episodes of TMNT: Back to the Sewer and Chaotic: M'arrillian Invasion. They were streamed on the 4Kids website a week in advance of airing them on television. The episodes comprise a single story called "Mayhem from Mutant Island." On March 27, 2010 the 13 shorts were re-aired complied together as a single episode titled "Mayhem from Mutant Island". Television film A direct to TV and DVD movie based on the series was produced by 4Kids Entertainment; it aired on The CW4Kids on November 21, 2009. Home releases Reception The first season of the show received generally positive acclaim. As of December 2003 it had 2.89 million views on the 4kids website. It holds a current rank of 89%. The second season also received positive acclaim like its predecessor. Episodes such as the Turtles in Space arc and the City at War arc were critically acclaimed. As of October 2004 it had 3.06 million views on the 4kids website. Its rank was 90%. The third season received critical acclaim. "Same As It Never" Was was its most-watched episode. As of May 2005, it had 3.56 million views and has a rank of 92%. The fourth season was also received well because of its darker stories. It had 2.25 million views as of May 2006 and has a rank of 86%. The fifth season was received well. As of June 2008, it had 1.45 million views and has a rank of 80%. The sixth season had mixed to somewhat negative reviews. The main reason was for its storyline change, brighter, sillier tone and the art style change. As of November 2007, it had 1.36 million views and has a rank of 76%. The seventh season was met with mainly negative reviews, with criticism of art style changes as well as the weak story arcs. It had the lowest number of views, 0.98 million views and a rank of 68% as of March 2009. See also Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003 TV series) List of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles characters References General Official episode guide at the Mirage Studios website. Retrieved on February 29, 2008 Season 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Official TMNT & TMNT: Fast Forward episode guide at 4Kids TV website. Retrieved on February 29, 2008 Official TMNT: Back to the Sewer episode guide at