Archive for August, 2010

  • Disney Channel has released their September 2010 premiere information.

    Disney Channel’s September 2010 Premieres

    Disney Channel has released their September 2010 premiere information.

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  • In Total Day*, Disney Channel was the week’s No. 1 TV network among Kids 6-11 (815,000/3.3 rating) and Tweens 9-14 (692,000/2.8 rating), overshadowing Nickelodeon by a considerable 16% in the Tween demo (692,000 vs. 595,000). This marked the third consecutive week Disney Channel outdelivered Nickelodeon among Kids 6-11 (815,000 vs. 778,000) and the 10th week it defeated it among Tweens 9-14.

    Disney Channel Ratings Highlights for August 16 – 22, 2010

    In Total Day*, Disney Channel was the week’s No. 1 TV network among Kids 6-11 (815,000/3.3 rating) and Tweens 9-14 (692,000/2.8 rating), overshadowing Nickelodeon by a considerable 16% in the Tween demo (692,000 vs. 595,000). This marked the third consecutive week Disney Channel outdelivered Nickelodeon among Kids 6-11 (815,000 vs. 778,000) and the 10th week it defeated it among Tweens 9-14.

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  • Cartoon Network attracted solid double-digit gains among kids 2-11  in both Prime Time and Total Day across the 4th week of August.  Compared to the same week in 2009, Total Day delivery among kids 2-11 (657,000) and ratings (1.6) both grew by 14%.  In Prime Time, weekly average kids 2-11 delivery (754,000) increased by 18% and ratings (1.8) by 13%.  Delivery among kids 6-11 (410,000) also grew in Total Day by 2% and in Prime Time (474,000) by 3%.

    Cartoon Network Ratings Highlights for August 16 – 22, 2010

    Cartoon Network attracted solid double-digit gains among kids 2-11 in both Prime Time and Total Day across the 4th week of August. Compared to the same week in 2009, Total Day delivery among kids 2-11 (657,000) and ratings (1.6) both grew by 14%. In Prime Time, weekly average kids 2-11 delivery (754,000) increased by 18% and ratings (1.8) by 13%. Delivery among kids 6-11 (410,000) also grew in Total Day by 2% and in Prime Time (474,000) by 3%.

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  • Cable TV ratings for August 16 - 22, 2010 with the top 25 shows and top 25 networks by total day, primetime and primetime 18-49 (via TVbytheNumbers.com).

    Cable Ratings: August 16 – 22, 2010

    Cable TV ratings for August 16 - 22, 2010 with the top 25 shows and top 25 networks by total day, primetime and primetime 18-49 (via TVbytheNumbers.com).

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  • Cookie Jar Entertainment has renewed the animated series Johnny Test  for a fifth season, bringing the show to a total of 92 episodes.  Created by Scott Fellows (Big Time Rush, Ned’s Declassified), the series airs on TELETOON in Canada and Cartoon Network in the United States.

    “Johnny Test” Renewed for Fifth Season

    Cookie Jar Entertainment has renewed the animated series Johnny Test for a fifth season, bringing the show to a total of 92 episodes. Created by Scott Fellows (Big Time Rush, Ned’s Declassified), the series airs on TELETOON in Canada and Cartoon Network in the United States.

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  • Nickelodeon closed the week (8/16/10-8/22/10) as basic cable’s number-one network in total day with kids 2-11(3.6/1.3 million) and total viewers (2.4 million).  The net was also up double-digits for the week with kids 6-11 (+13%) and tweens 9-14 (+17%).  Nick’s weekly win was driven by a solid performance by Big Time Rush’s (Friday, August 20, 8 p.m. ET/PT) hour-long TV movie “Big Time Concert,” which drew 3.3 million total viewers and averaged a 5.4/1.9 million K2-11, 7.0/1.5 million K6-11, and 6.0/1.3 million T9-14.

    Nickelodeon Ratings Highlights for August 16 – 22, 2010

    Nickelodeon closed the week (8/16/10-8/22/10) as basic cable’s number-one network in total day with kids 2-11(3.6/1.3 million) and total viewers (2.4 million). The net was also up double-digits for the week with kids 6-11 (+13%) and tweens 9-14 (+17%). Nick’s weekly win was driven by a solid performance by Big Time Rush’s (Friday, August 20, 8 p.m. ET/PT) hour-long TV movie “Big Time Concert,” which drew 3.3 million total viewers and averaged a 5.4/1.9 million K2-11, 7.0/1.5 million K6-11, and 6.0/1.3 million T9-14.

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  • The premiere of Big Time Rush’s one-hour finale, “Big Time Concert,” scored 3.342 million viewers, coming in behind new episodes of The Suite Life on Deck (4.026 million) and Wizards of Waverly Place (3.746 million) in total viewers.  With kids 2-11, Big Time Rush was first with a 4.7/19, followed by Suite Life with a 4.6/20 and Wizards with 4.3/17.  The teens 12-17 demo had Suite Life first (3.4/18), Wizards second (3.3/16) and Big Time Rush third (2.6/12).

    Friday 8/20 Cable Ratings: “Big Time Rush” Season Finale Falls Behind New “Suite Life” and “Wizards”

    The premiere of Big Time Rush’s one-hour finale, “Big Time Concert,” scored 3.342 million viewers, coming in behind new episodes of The Suite Life on Deck (4.026 million) and Wizards of Waverly Place (3.746 million) in total viewers. With kids 2-11, Big Time Rush was first with a 4.7/19, followed by Suite Life with a 4.6/20 and Wizards with 4.3/17. The teens 12-17 demo had Suite Life first (3.4/18), Wizards second (3.3/16) and Big Time Rush third (2.6/12).

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  • Nickelodeon welcomes My Wife and Kids to Nick at Nite, TV's home for the modern-day family sitcom, every weeknight from 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. (ET/PT) beginning Monday, Aug. 30. The half-hour series stars Damon Wayans (In Living Color, Major Payne) as a modern-day patriarch who rules his household with a unique brand of wisdom, discipline and humor. Wayans executive produced and created the series with Don Reo (Blossom, Everybody Hates Chris), and also served as a writer on the show. The complete 123-episode library of My Wife and Kids will join Nick at Nite's slate of stellar family comedies, which includes George Lopez, its original time-slot neighbor during the series' initial broadcast run.

    “My Wife and Kids” Comes to Nick at Nite on August 30

    Nickelodeon welcomes My Wife and Kids to Nick at Nite, TV's home for the modern-day family sitcom, every weeknight from 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. (ET/PT) beginning Monday, Aug. 30. The half-hour series stars Damon Wayans (In Living Color, Major Payne) as a modern-day patriarch who rules his household with a unique brand of wisdom, discipline and humor. Wayans executive produced and created the series with Don Reo (Blossom, Everybody Hates Chris), and also served as a writer on the show. The complete 123-episode library of My Wife and Kids will join Nick at Nite's slate of stellar family comedies, which includes George Lopez, its original time-slot neighbor during the series' initial broadcast run.

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  • Two of Nickelodeon’s freshman series, Big Time Rush and The Troop, will have their season finales this weekend.

    Nickelodeon Airs “Big Time Rush” and “The Troop” Season Finales This Weekend

    Two of Nickelodeon’s freshman series, Big Time Rush and The Troop, will have their season finales this weekend.

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  • Tori’s plan for a simple in-flight video chat to complete a school project results in all-out havoc for the Hollywood Arts gang in Nickelodeon’s brand-new episode of Victorious premiering Friday, August 27, at 8 p.m. (ET/PT). “Wi-Fi in the Sky” also features a cameo by celebrity blogger Perez Hilton, who has a first-class fight with Trina on board the plane.

    New VICTORiOUS Episode “Wi-Fi in the Sky” Premieres August 27

    Tori’s plan for a simple in-flight video chat to complete a school project results in all-out havoc for the Hollywood Arts gang in Nickelodeon’s brand-new episode of Victorious premiering Friday, August 27, at 8 p.m. (ET/PT). “Wi-Fi in the Sky” also features a cameo by celebrity blogger Perez Hilton, who has a first-class fight with Trina on board the plane.

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  • Lucasfilm has provided Nick and More! with a new three-minute preview clip for the third season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars.  The new season premieres Friday, September 17 at 9PM ET/PT on Cartoon Network.

    New “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” Season 3 Trailer

    Lucasfilm has provided Nick and More! with a new three-minute preview clip for the third season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. The new season premieres Friday, September 17 at 9PM ET/PT on Cartoon Network.

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  • Cartoon Network Enterprises (CNE), the global licensing and merchandising arm of the television network, announced today a partnership with Hybrid Apparel, a premiere apparel company, to create a line of youth apparel based on the popular action-adventure series, Generator Rex.   With product launching in the U.S. in spring 2011 across all tiers of retailers, the apparel line will feature a range of tops for boys ages 4-20 including long and short-sleeved t-shirts, 2-fers, fleece, and sweatshirts.  The announcement was made today as part of the MAGIC Marketplace convention in Las Vegas.

    Cartoon Network Launches Apparel Line for “Generator Rex” in Spring 2011

    Cartoon Network Enterprises (CNE), the global licensing and merchandising arm of the television network, announced today a partnership with Hybrid Apparel, a premiere apparel company, to create a line of youth apparel based on the popular action-adventure series, Generator Rex. With product launching in the U.S. in spring 2011 across all tiers of retailers, the apparel line will feature a range of tops for boys ages 4-20 including long and short-sleeved t-shirts, 2-fers, fleece, and sweatshirts. The announcement was made today as part of the MAGIC Marketplace convention in Las Vegas.

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  • Cartoon Network’s Monday night line-up from 8 – 10 p.m. ET/PT last night (August 16) averaged 1.517 million viewers, with a mix of repeat and new episodes of Adventure Time (repeat), Flapjack (new), Total Drama World Tour (new) and Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated (repeat from earlier in the night).

    Cartoon Network’s Monday 8/16 Ratings: “Adventure Time” Repeat Tops New “Flapjack” and “Total Drama World Tour”

    Cartoon Network’s Monday night line-up from 8 – 10 p.m. ET/PT last night (August 16) averaged 1.517 million viewers, with a mix of repeat and new episodes of Adventure Time (repeat), Flapjack (new), Total Drama World Tour (new) and Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated (repeat from earlier in the night).

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  • In Total Day*, Disney Channel ranked as the week’s No. 1 TV network among Kids 6-11 (881,000/3.6 rating) and Tweens 9-14 (712,000/2.9 rating), topping runner-up Nickelodeon by a solid 14% in the Tweens demo (712,000 vs. 623,000). This marked the 2nd consecutive week Disney Channel outranked Nickelodeon among Kids 6-11 (881,000 vs. 835,000) and the 9th straight week with Tweens 9-14.

    Disney Channel Ratings Highlights for August 9 – 15, 2010

    In Total Day*, Disney Channel ranked as the week’s No. 1 TV network among Kids 6-11 (881,000/3.6 rating) and Tweens 9-14 (712,000/2.9 rating), topping runner-up Nickelodeon by a solid 14% in the Tweens demo (712,000 vs. 623,000). This marked the 2nd consecutive week Disney Channel outranked Nickelodeon among Kids 6-11 (881,000 vs. 835,000) and the 9th straight week with Tweens 9-14.

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  • Dora the Explorer marked her first decade on-air by drawing 3.3 million total viewers (+88%) to her Big Birthday Adventure (Sunday, Aug. 15, 8-9 p.m. ET/PT) special.  Big Birthday Adventure also averaged an 8.1/1.1 million kids 2-5 (+305%), scoring the high-rated Dora primetime special in almost two years and the top spot in its time period with kids 2-5 and kids 2-11 on both broadcast and basic cable television. Dora the Explorer currently ranks as the number-one preschool program on all television.

    “Dora’s Big Birthday Adventure” Scores 3.3 Million Viewers

    Dora the Explorer marked her first decade on-air by drawing 3.3 million total viewers (+88%) to her Big Birthday Adventure (Sunday, Aug. 15, 8-9 p.m. ET/PT) special. Big Birthday Adventure also averaged an 8.1/1.1 million kids 2-5 (+305%), scoring the high-rated Dora primetime special in almost two years and the top spot in its time period with kids 2-5 and kids 2-11 on both broadcast and basic cable television. Dora the Explorer currently ranks as the number-one preschool program on all television.

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  • Across the 3rd week of August 2010, Cartoon Network attracted double-digit gains among kids 2-11  in Total Day, and significant single-digit gains in Prime Time.  Compared to the same week in 2009, Total Day delivery among kids 2-11 (667,000) grew by 24% and ratings (1.6) by 23%.  In Prime Time, weekly average kids 2-11 delivery (703,000) increased by 7% and ratings (1.7) by 6%.

    Cartoon Network Ratings Highlights for August 9 – 15, 2010

    Across the 3rd week of August 2010, Cartoon Network attracted double-digit gains among kids 2-11 in Total Day, and significant single-digit gains in Prime Time. Compared to the same week in 2009, Total Day delivery among kids 2-11 (667,000) grew by 24% and ratings (1.6) by 23%. In Prime Time, weekly average kids 2-11 delivery (703,000) increased by 7% and ratings (1.7) by 6%.

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  • Cable TV ratings for August 9 - 15, 2010 with the top 25 shows and top 25 networks by total day, primetime and primetime 18-49 (via TVbytheNumbers.com).

    Cable Ratings: August 9 – 15, 2010

    Cable TV ratings for August 9 - 15, 2010 with the top 25 shows and top 25 networks by total day, primetime and primetime 18-49 (via TVbytheNumbers.com).

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  • Powered by the premiere of the channel’s 79th original movie “Den Brother,” Disney Channel stood as Friday’s No. 1 TV  network for the entire day in Kids 6-11 (922,000/3.8 rating) and Tweens 9-14 (775,000/3.2 rating).

    The 79th Disney Channel Original Movie “Den Brother” Scores 3.75 Million Viewers

    Powered by the premiere of the channel’s 79th original movie “Den Brother,” Disney Channel stood as Friday’s No. 1 TV network for the entire day in Kids 6-11 (922,000/3.8 rating) and Tweens 9-14 (775,000/3.2 rating).

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  • Nick and More! is bringing visitors a blast from the past this September with multiple offerings and celebrations that reflect television from the past.

    Nick and More! Brings A Blast from the Past This September!

    Nick and More! is bringing visitors a blast from the past this September with multiple offerings and celebrations that reflect television from the past.

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    Disney Channel’s “Hannah Montana” Honors Military Families With New Episode on August 22

    Disney Channel's "Hannah Montana" honors military families with a touching episode that includes cameo appearances by real families of the armed services and two new Hannah Montana songs, the heartfelt ballad "Been Here All Along" and the upbeat "I'm Still Good," a performance interspersed with greetings from military families to their deployed loved ones. The "Hannah Montana Forever Family Salute" premieres SUNDAY, AUGUST 22 (8:00-8:30 p.m., ET/PT). Forty special messages from military families will air throughout the evening (8:00-9:30 p.m., ET/PT) and will be available with the episode at DisneyChannel.com/Salute.

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