<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 5 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 40 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> September 1, 2016 (2016 - 09 - 01) </Td> <Td> November 10, 2017 (2017 - 11 - 10) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 6 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 44 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> January 5, 2018 (2018 - 01 - 05) </Td> <Td> TBA </Td> </Tr> <P> The first season of The Amazing World of Gumball premiered on May 3, 2011 with the episode "The DVD" and ended on March 13, 2012, with "The Fight". A 40 - episode second season was announced on March 17, 2011, prior to the premiere of the series' first season . Speaking of the renewal, executive producer Daniel Lennard stated: "Commissioning a second series before the first show has aired shows our absolute commitment and belief in the series and we're hoping audiences the world over will embrace this show as much as we have ." The Amazing World of Gumball was renewed for a third season consisting of 40 episodes in October 2012 . In February 2013, the series was put on hiatus, but returned in June 2013 . On September 6, 2016, Ben Bocquelet announced he would be departing production of Gumball upon completing the sixth season, but production will continue without him . </P> <P> On September 17, 2015, series creator Ben Bocquelet announced on his Twitter page that a crossover episode with another Cartoon Network show would air as part of the fifth season . </P>

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