- Cartoon Network Sets “Codename: Kids Next Door” Premiere
December 5, 2002 | Codename: Kids Next Door, a new animated action-comedy series will premiere on Friday, December 6, at 7 p.m. (ET, PT) on Cartoon Network.
- Kids’ WB Airs Spanish Simulcast of “¡Mucha Lucha!”
December 2, 2002 | Kids’ WB! has joined forces with Warner Bros. Animation to broadcast Kids’ WB!’s new Latin-flavored, irreverent comedy “¡MUCHA LUCHA!” with a Spanish simulcast, beginning Saturday, December 14.
- Kids’ WB Airs Special Encore of “Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer”
November 19, 2002 | Based on the hit song that became a worldwide holiday phenomenon, The WB presents the joyous one-hour animated special “GRANDMA GOT RUN OVER BY A REINDEER” for a second-year run on Thursday, December 12.
- Kids’ WB Celebrates Thanksgiving With “Turkey Day Food Fling”
November 13, 2002 | Kids’ WB! celebrates the Thanksgiving holiday – in a non-traditional manner – with a cast of characters being thankful for the abundance of food they will have for the network’s first annual “Turkey Day Food Fling” on Saturday, November 23.
- Kids’ WB Schedules Special Anti-Smoking Episode of “Ozzy & Drix”
November 7, 2002 | Kids' WB! and the breakout hit “Ozzy & Drix” tackle the issue of teenage smoking and the deadly creature Nick O’Teen.
- Nickelodeon Announces Christmas 2002 Programming
November 4, 2002 | ‘Tis the season for SpongeBob and eggnog, Rugrats and reindeer. Spreading cheer from Bikini Bottom to Stu Pickles’ Christmasland, Nickelodeon celebrates Christmas, Chanukah and Kwanzaa with a bounty of specials throughout December. Among these are primetime premieres of Rugrats, Invader Zim and Dora the Explorer, airing respectively on Monday, December 9 (8-9 p.m. ET/PT), Tuesday, December 10 (8:30 p.m. ET/PT) and Wednesday, December 11 (8:30 p.m. ET/PT). And if Santa sounds different in each, it’s because Jim Belushi voices the jolly gent in Rugrats’ one-hour ‘Babies in Toyland’ and Backstreet Boy Howie Dorough does the ho-ho-ho-ing in Dora’s ‘A Present for Santa.’
- Kids’ WB Announces October Programming Events
October 7, 2002 | Kids’ WB! falls into October with stupendous sweepstakes each week, heart-pounding adventures and Ha-Ha-Halloween horror line-ups.
- Nickelodeon 3Q 2002 Ratings Highlights
October 1, 2002 | Nickelodeon has finished Third Quarter 2002--its most-watched quarter ever with total viewers--as the number-one basic cable network among total viewers and kids 2-11 in total day, extending its position at the top spot to seven years (28 consecutive quarters). According to Nielsen Media Research for 3Q ’02 (7/1/02-9/29/02), Nickelodeon recorded its biggest audience levels for a quarter ever, delivering 1.8 million total viewers on a 24-hour basis--+6% over its prior-year average and +38% ahead of number-two-ranked Lifetime Television (1.3 million total viewers).
- Cartoon Network’s 2001-02 Ratings Growth
October 1, 2002 | Supported by a growing line-up of prime time original series and strong afternoon and late-night franchises, Cartoon Network concluded the 2001-2002 television season charting significant growth in all of its targeted demos.
- “Teen Titans” Series Announced for Cartoon Network and Kids’ WB
September 30, 2002 | Cartoon Network and Kids’ WB! will follow a new young breed of superheroes as famed Boy Wonder Robin leads fellow young teens Cyborg, Beast Boy, Starfire and Raven in the all-new high-adventure series Teen Titans.
- Nickelodeon Announces “All Growed Up” Series; “Rugrats” Pre-School Specials
September 26, 2002 | Diaper-less at last, venturing far beyond the sandbox, Nickelodeon’s perennial tots are tweens – and not just for a day – in Rugrats’ first-ever spin-off series, All Growed Up, now in production in Los Angeles. The animated TV history-makers whose 10th anniversary special All Growed Up toppled records last July – a whopping 70 percent of all kids 2-11 tuned in – will continue their adventures above rug level on the cusp of teen-hood in the 13-episode series. Debut of the new Nick show from Klasky Csupo, Inc., which will run concurrently with Rugrats, is slated for the 2003-04 season.
- Kids Pick Nick on Saturday Morning – September 14, 2002 Ratings Highlights
September 19, 2002 | With this past Saturday, Sept. 14, marking the start of the new 2002-03 kids’ season, Nickelodeon won the daypart against all broadcast and basic-cable competition among kids 2-11 and 6-11, increasing its overall kid 2-11 performance by +20% over last year. For Sept. 14, from 8 a.m.-12 p.m. (all times ET/PT), Nick earned a 5.2/21 national rating and share (2.1 million average kid viewers) among kids 2-11, led by the highest-rated kids show on any network, SpongeBob SquarePants.
- “Jimmy Neutron” is Nickelodeon’s Highest-Rated Premiere Ever
September 10, 2002 | Drawing a third of all kids watching cable TV last Friday night and placing first with kids among broadcast and basic-cable television, The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius, raked in record ratings for its Friday, Sept. 6, 8:30 p.m. (ET/PT) debut. Ranking as Nickelodeon’s highest-rated premiere in the network’s 23-year history, Jimmy Neutron easily established itself among the gallery of Nick hits that includes SpongeBob SquarePants and the network’s previous premiere record-holder, ChalkZone.
- Kids’ WB Kicks Off 2002-2003 Season
August 21, 2002 | Kids’ WB! gears up to bring more high-adventure, humor and heart in its new Saturday morning and Monday-Friday line-ups for the 2002-2003 Fall season.
- “Speed Racer” Joins New SLAM Block August 25
August 14, 2002 | The continent-spanning pop culture phenomenon/TV series Speed Racer slips into SLAM, Nickelodeon’s new high-velocity Sunday programming block set to premiere August 25 (4-6 p.m. ET/PT).
- Cartoon Network Adds “Transformers Armada” This Summer
August 2, 2002 | This summer, Cartoon Network revives one of the most popular cartoons from the ‘80s when TRANSFORMERS ARMADA joins the Toonami line-up with all new adventures.
- Kids’ WB Schedules “¡Mucha Lucha!” Series Premiere
July 13, 2002 | Kids’ WB! announces the debut of the original Latin-themed irreverent comedy “¡MUCHA LUCHA!” on Saturday, August 17.
- Nick GAS Block Goes to Camp This Summer
July 8, 2002 | Nickelodeon GAS: Games and Sports for Kids is going to camp with a twist (and a jump and a wheelie) this summer on weekdays during the GAS Goes to Camp one-hour block beginning Monday, July 8, at 1 p.m. (all times ET/PT) on Nickelodeon.
- Nickelodeon 2Q 2002 Ratings Highlights
July 2, 2002 | Finishing Second Quarter 2002 first in total day (27 straight quarters) and second in prime time among all basic cable, Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite recorded its most-watched 2Q ever (1.6/1.3 million HH/1.8 million total viewers) among households and total viewers on a 24-hour basis, up +14% in rating, +18% in delivery and +20% in total viewers over last year. Also, the network’s first-place finish in total day represents a +33% lead over tied-for-second LifeTime Television (1.2/1.0 million HH) and Cartoon Network (1.2/964,000 HH).
- TEENick’s Summer Concert Series Kicks Off Sunday, June 23
June 19, 2002 | Nickelodeon’s 2002 TEENick Summer Concert Series sizzles this summer with original performances by some of today’s most popular teen musical artists including Lil’ Romeo, B2K, 3LW, O-Town, Mario and Avril Lavigne. Up and coming artist Lil’ J hosts the series and kicks off the first show on Sunday, June 23, at 8:30 pm (ET/PT) with a performance by Lil’ Romeo. The series will air on Sundays at 8:30 pm (ET/PT) throughout the summer.
