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Cartoon Network

Cartoon Network Ratings Highlights for March 2012

Author: Nickandmore!

via Turner press notes:

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.

Monday nights (7-9 p.m.) ranked #1 among all boy demos, posting delivery gains across all kids and boys demos between 2% – 14% across March. Both Adventure Time (7:30 p.m.) and Regular Show (8 p.m.) ranked as the #1 show in their time periods among all kids (2-11, 6-11, 9-14) and boys (2-11, 6-11, 9-14).

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights (7-9 p.m.) also ranked #1 for boys 2-11, 6-11 & 9-14. Tuesday and Wednesday nights charted impressive double- and triple-digit delivery gains across the board—between 40% – 109%—and each boasted multiple shows (The Amazing World of Gumball, Level Up, Adventure Time, Johnny Test) that ranked as the #1 telecast in their time periods among boys.

One stand-out series, Ninjago (Wednesdays, 8 p.m.) ranked as the #1 program on Wednesdays overall among kids 6-11, kids 2-11 and all boy demos on broadcast and cable television, posting triple-digit delivery gains among all key demos between 123% -162%.

The premiere of the Cartoon Network original CG-animated movie, Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens (Friday, March 23, 7 – 8:30 p.m.) was the #1 telecast of the day with boys 6-11 and 9-14, while #1 in its time period with boys 2-11. Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens increased by double-digits across the board vs. the same time period year ago.

Cartoon Network’s DC Nation (Saturday mornings from 10 – 11 a.m.) earned double- and triple-digit delivery gains in March across all kids and boys demos vs. 2011.