"total drama island" is a canadian animated television series which premiered on july 8, 2007, on the teletoon channel. this season has 26 episodes, each 22 minutes in duration, and two special episodes. it was the third cartoon network show outside of adult swim and toonami to have the u.s. rating of either "tv-pg" or "tv-pg-d", and a parental-guidance warning after every commercial break and at the beginning of the show (the first two being "sunday pants" and "igpx"). its rating in canada was initially "g" while current broadcasts are rated "pg".