Sanjay and Craig

Sanjay and Craig
Title design
Genre
Created by
  • Jim Dirschberger
  • Jay Howell
  • Andreas Trolf
Creative directorJay Howell
Voices of
Theme music composerJohn Dwyer
Opening theme"Sanjay and Craig", performed by Chris Hardwick and Maulik Pancholy
Ending theme"Sanjay and Craig" (instrumental)
ComposerMatt Mahaffey
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes60 (114 segments) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerWill McRobb and Chris Viscardi
ProducerLisa Thibault Woods
EditorSteve Downs
Running time22 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkNickelodeon
ReleaseMay 25, 2013 (2013-05-25) –
July 29, 2016 (2016-07-29)
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Sanjay and Craig is an American animated sitcom and television series created by Jim Dirschberger, Jay Howell, and Andreas Trolf for Nickelodeon. Produced by Will McRobb and Chris Viscardi,[1] the series revolves around Sanjay, voiced by Maulik Pancholy, and his best friend Craig, voiced by Chris Hardwick, a talking snake.

The series was first pitched in 2009 and officially began production in June 2012, a few months after the pilot was completed. The series first aired on Nickelodeon on May 25, 2013. The series was renewed for a second season on September 12, 2013, that began airing on July 12, 2014,[2] and for a third season on June 11, 2014, that premiered on September 7, 2015.[3] Hardwick confirmed on Twitter on June 10, 2016, that the series had officially finished production. The series ended on July 29, 2016, with the half-hour special episode "Booyah for Bollywood", having aired three seasons and 60 episodes.[4][5][6] Reruns were continued on Nicktoons until March 31, 2022 when the show had pulled from the network.

  1. ^ Nickutopia Staff (March 6, 2012). "Nickelodeon Announces "Sanjay & Craig" Animated TV Show | Nickelodeon News". Nickutopia.com. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
  2. ^ Philiana Ng (September 12, 2013). "Nickelodeon Renews 'Sanjay and Craig' for Season 2 (Exclusive)". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved September 12, 2013.
  3. ^ John Hopewell (June 12, 2014). "Nickelodeon Renews 'Sanjay and Craig' for Season 3 (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  4. ^ "Shows A-Z - sanjay and craig on nickelodeon". the Futon Critic. Retrieved August 7, 2013..
  5. ^ Amanda Kondolojy (April 22, 2013). "Nickelodeon Debuts Brand-New Animated Series 'Sanjay and Craig' May 25". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on April 27, 2013. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
  6. ^ Michael Hsiung (March 4, 2013). "Nickelodeon's Sanjay & Craig Premieres June 1st". Original-Signature.com. Archived from the original on September 22, 2013. Retrieved April 22, 2013.