- Kids’ Choice Awards 2012 Winners
March 31, 2012 | Mega-stars including Katy Perry, Tim Tebow, Taylor Lautner, Big Time Rush, Selena Gomez, Kristen Stewart, LMFAO and Justin Bieber reigned as this year's favorites, winning top honors at Nickelodeon's 25th Annual Kids' Choice Awards live telecast, Saturday, March 31, 8-9:30 p.m. (ET/tape delayed for West Coast). Hosted by international superstar and 10-time KCA winner Will Smith, the awards were broadcast from the Galen Center at USC in Los Angeles where kids' top choices in television, movies, music and sports were revealed through a flying blimp, silver robot and sword swallower. Smith made an aerial entrance onto the venue by parachuting down from the official KCA blimp, a 246-foot orange airship situated above the arena. After rappelling to the stage and deactivating a booby trap set by a mysterious Creepy Voice determined to stop the show, Smith kicked off the silver anniversary celebration with a performance of "Can U Handle This" and balloons filled with confetti and slime.
- Kids’ Choice Awards Day – What’s on the Schedule?
March 31, 2012 | Today is Nickelodeon’s big day. The Kids’ Choice Awards is always a big draw for the network, and the programming for the day overall usually reflects Nick’s desire to entertain those anticipating the awards ceremony. Regular Nick viewers will be there, of course, but today’s is also a day for them to grab as many occasional viewers as well as others tuning in because of a certain celebrity that will be on the awards show, but aren’t regular Nick viewers. That’s why it’s important for the network to put on their best show – all day long.
- Cartoon Network Upfront 2012
March 28, 2012 | New Series: Ben 10: Omniverse, new LEGO series, live-action Nick Cannon kids sketch comedy, Beware the Batman, DreamWorks Dragons: The Series
- NBC Replaces “Qubo” Block With “NBC Kids” Starting July 7
March 28, 2012 | NBC will launch NBC Kids, a new Saturday morning programming block designed specifically to address the developmental needs of preschool-aged children, premiering on Saturday, July 7. Programmed by the kids experts at Sprout, the nation's first 24-hour preschool television channel, this new three-hour block will feature educational series that promote active, healthy lifestyles for younger children.
- Disney Channel Starts Production on “Girl Vs. Monster”, Announces Cast
March 28, 2012 | Production has begun in Vancouver, Canada, on "Girl Vs. Monster" (working title), a Halloween-themed Disney Channel Original Movie starring popular actress Olivia Holt (of Disney XD's "Kickin' It") as a teenager who, after inadvertently unleashing an immortal monster when defying her parents' wishes to stay home, is shocked to discover the family secret that she is a fifth generation monster hunter. Olivia Holt performs two of the movie's pop rock songs, "Had Me @Hello," written by Dan Book, Alexei Misoul and Shelly Peiken, and "Fearless," written by Jeannie Lurie, Aris Archontis and Chen Neeman.
- Disney XD Ratings Highlights for March 2012 and 1Q 2012
March 28, 2012 | Powered by the record launch of original series “Lab Rats” and the continued strength of hit series “Kickin’ It,” March 2012 ranked as Disney XD’s most-watched month in the network’s history (includes its 10 years as Toon Disney) in Prime in Boys 6-14 (162,000), Tweens 9-14 (175,000) and Boys 9-14 (115,000), and its #2 month of all time in Total Viewers (426,000), Kids 2-11 (258,000), Kids 6-14 (255,000), Kids 6-11 (204,000) and Boys 6-11 (127,000).
- Cartoon Network Brings Back Classics With “Cartoon Planet” Starting Friday
March 27, 2012 | Cartoon Network is jumping on the nostalgia train! Starting this Friday, March 30, Cartoon Planet – hosted by Brak and Zorak – is returning to Cartoon Network. The hour-long block will feature older to more recent cartoons from the network including Foster’s Home, Dexter’s Lab, Johnny Bravo, Flapjack, Chowder, etc.
- Two-Part “My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic” Wedding Premieres April 21
March 27, 2012 | The Hub TV network, a television network for kids and their families, will celebrate the wedding event of the year with a very special two-episode presentation of the animated hit series “My Little Pony Friendship is Magic,” Saturday, April 21 (1-2 p.m. ET). Two half-hour, back-to-back episodes will culminate with a spectacular wedding in the beloved series that has become a pop culture phenomenon, with a passionate and broad fan following. The series is produced by Hasbro Studios.
- Disney Channel Ratings Highlights for March 2012 and 1Q 2012
March 27, 2012 | During March 2012, Disney Channel completed its takeover of the kids’ TV landscape, ranking as cable TV’s #1 network in Total Day for the first time in the network’s history in Total Viewers (1.57 million), delivered its first outright #1 rank across all TV in Kids 2-11 (892,000/2.2 rating – 2nd month at #1 based on rating), was the #1 TV network for the 11th consecutive month in Kids 6-11 (545,000/2.2 rating) and for the 23rd straight month in Tweens 9-14 (450,000/1.9 rating).
- Cartoon Network Ratings Highlights for March 2012
March 27, 2012 | Across March 2012, Cartoon Network stands as television’s #1 network—broadcast and cable--for boys (2-11, 6-11, 9-14) in Early Evening Prime (7-9 p.m.). Versus March last year, prime delivery grew by strong double digits across the board: average kids 6-11 (665,000) grew by 29%, kids 2-11 (935,000) by 25% and kids 9-14 (516,000) by 29%. Average Total Day delivery saw double-digit increases across all kid demos, between 16% - 24% in March.