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Disney XD Ratings Highlights for March 2011

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via Disney XD press release:

Ratings Highlights for March 2011 — Final National Ratings

Disney XD Delivers its Best March Ever in Total Day and Prime;
Posts Huge Double-Digit Percent Gains Year to Year Across All Demos

Disney XD Holds the Longest Growth Streak of Any Kid Cable Network —
Posts 27th Consecutive Month of Year-to-Year Gains in Total Day and 25th Straight Month of Year-to-Year Increases in Prime in Boys 6-14 and Boys 6-11

“Zeke and Luther” and “I’m in the Band” Outperform Nicktoons in Their
Time Periods by Triple-Digit Percentages Across All Target Demographics

March 2011

Driven by an expanding slate of original series that includes “Zeke and Luther,” “Pair of Kings” and “I’m in the Band,” March 2011 ranked as Disney XD’s most-watched March in the network’s history in Total Day in Total Viewers (280,000), Kids 6-14 (136,000), Boys 6-14 (86,000), Kids 6-11 (110,000), Boys 6-11 (69,000), Tweens 9-14 (83,000) and Boys 9-14 (55,000).

Impressively, Disney XD has delivered Total Day audience growth year to year for 27 consecutive months among Boys 6-14 and Boys 6-11 – currently the longest streak of its kind among kid networks.

  • Disney XD outperformed Nicktoons in Total Day by hefty double-digit percent advantages: Kids 6-14 (74% – 136,000 vs. 78,000), Boys 6-14 (43% – 86,000 vs. 60,000), Kids 6-11 (86% – 110,000 vs. 59,000), Boys 6-11 (53% – 69,000 vs. 45,000), Tweens 9-14 (77% – 83,000 vs. 47,000) and Boys 9-14 (57% – 55,000 vs. 35,000).
  • Year to year, Disney XD posted double-digit percent increases across all key demos: Kids 6-14 (+25% – 136,000 vs. 109,000), Boys 6-14 (+21% – 86,000 vs. 71,000), Kids 6-11 (+24% – 110,000 vs. 89,000), Boys 6-11 (+19% – 69,000 vs. 58,000), Tweens 9-14 (+30% – 83,000 vs. 64,000) and Boys 9-14 (+31% – 55,000 vs. 42,000).

Prime

Disney XD registered all-time March highs in Prime across the board: Total Viewers (345,000), Kids 6-14 (193,000), Boys 6-14 (131,000), Kids 6-11 (149,000), Boys 6-11 (101,000), Tweens 9-14 (123,000) and Boys 9-14 (87,000), delivering across-the-board double-digit percent gains in kid demos.

Disney XD continues to hold the longest growth streak of any kid-targeting cable network, growing its monthly audience year to year for the 27th consecutive month among Kids 6-11, and 25th straight month among Boys 6-14 and Boys 6-11, including by hefty double-digit percentages in 7 of the past 8 months.

  • Disney XD also dominated Nicktoons in Prime, surpassing the key competitor across all key demos, including by 34% among Kids 6-14 (193,000 vs. 144,000), by 14% in Boys 6-14 (131,000 vs. 115,000), by 28% among Kids 6-11 (149,000 vs. 116,000), by 10% in Boys 6-11 (101,000 vs. 92,000), by 60% among Tweens 9-14 (123,000 vs. 77,000) and by 45% among Boys 9-14 (87,000 vs. 60,000).
  • Year to year, Disney XD posted double-digit percent increases across all key demos: Kids 6-14 (+25% – 193,000 vs. 155,000), Boys 6-14 (+30% – 131,000 vs. 101,000), Kids 6-11 (+20% – 149,000 vs. 124,000), Boys 6-11 (+28% – 101,000 vs. 79,000), Tweens 9-14 (+28% – 123,000 vs. 96,000) and Boys 9-14 (+34% – 87,000 vs. 65,000).

Programming Highlights

  • On  Mondays at 8 o’clock time period, “Zeke and Luthermore than quadrupled Nicktoons in the half hour among Tweens 9-14 (311% – 304,000 vs. 74,000), more than tripled in Kids 6-14 (201% – 415,000 vs. 138,000), Kids 6-11 (210% – 322,000 vs. 104,000) and Boys 9-14 (232% – 186,000 vs. 56,000), and more than doubled in Boys 6-14 (136% – 260,000 vs. 110,000) and Boys 6-11 (129% – 195,000 vs. 85,000).
  • On Mondays at 8:30 p.m., “I’m in the Bandalso held a wide margin of victory of programming on Nicktoons in the half-hour, more than tripling delivery in Tweens 9-14 (211% – 499,000 vs. 64,000), and more than doubling in Kids 6-14 (114% – 289,000 vs. 135,000), Kids 6-11 (103% — 236,000 vs. 116,000) and Boys 9-14 (147% – 136,000 vs. 55,000).

Disney XD is a basic cable channel and multi-platform brand showcasing a compelling mix of live-action and animated programming for Kids age 6-14, hyper-targeting boys and their quest for discovery, accomplishment, sports, adventure and humor. Disney XD branded content spans television, online, mobile and VOD platforms. The programming includes series, movies and short-form, as well as sports-themed programming developed with ESPN. In the U.S., Disney XD is seen on a 24-hour, advertiser supported network that reaches over 78 million households via its basic cable and satellite affiliates. Disney XD channels are in the UK, France, Spain, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Poland, Greece, Turkey, Latin America, Japan, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and The Netherlands.

Source: NMR, final national U.S. ratings, most current, unless otherwise noted. March 2011: 2/28/11-3/27/11, most current; March 2010: 3/1/10-3/28/10, L7.  Prime: M-Su., 8-11:00 p.m.; Total Day, M-Su, 6 a.m. – 6 a.m.).