- Power Rangers Reacquired by Saban, Moves to Nickelodeon & Nicktoons Later This Year, New Series in 2011
May 12, 2010 | Haim Saban’s Saban Capital Group has bought back the rights to the Power Rangers franchise from The Walt Disney Company. The 700-episode series has been sold to Viacom’s Nickelodeon and Nicktoons networks, along with a new 18th season, which begins production this summer. The new season will consist of 20 episodes and will air on Nickelodeon in 2011.
- Cartoon Network Ratings Highlights for May 3 – 9, 2010
May 11, 2010 | For the fifth straight week, Cartoon Network enjoyed solid double-digit ratings and delivery gains across all kids demos in prime time. Compared to the same time period in 2009, average kids 6-11 prime time delivery (501,000) and ratings (2.0) grew by 25%, kids 2-11 prime time delivery (757,000) grew by 28% and ratings (1.8) by 20%, and kids 9-14 prime time delivery (347,000) grew by 16% and ratings (1.4) by 17%.
- Disney Channel Ratings Highlights for May 3 – 9, 2010
May 11, 2010 | Boasting the week’s No. 1 TV telecast in Tweens 9-14 with “Good Luck Charlie,” Disney Channel was the No. 1 network in Total Day for the 2nd consecutive week in the key demo (443,000/1.8 rating – tie). In Prime, Disney Channel was cable’s No. 1 network in Kids 6-11 (906,000/3.7 rating), Tweens 9-14 (767,000/3.1 rating) and Kids 6-14 (1.2 million/3.3 rating). This week marked the net’s 262nd consecutive win in Kids 6-11 and 259th straight win in Kids 6-14, with the streak at 258 out of 259 weeks with Tweens 9-14.
- Nickelodeon Ratings Highlights for May 3 – 9, 2010
May 11, 2010 | Nickelodeon notched another weekly ratings win as basic cable’s number-one total day network, driven by another top-rankingiCarly (Saturday, May 8, 8 p.m. ET/PT). iCarly took basic cable’s top entertainment spot among total viewers for a second straight week (5/3/10-5/9/10). iCarlydrew 4.4 million total viewers with the new episode “iBelieve in Bigfoot”. The episode averaged 8.6/2.0 million kids 6-11, 7.0/1.5 million tweens 9-14 and 7.0/2.5 million kids 2-11. Year to date, iCarly ranks at the number-one live-action series with kids 2-11.
- Cable Ratings: May 3 – 9, 2010
May 11, 2010 | 1 CELTICS/CAVALIERS TNT Mon 08:13P-10:54P 5,499
2 JAZZ/LAKERS TNT Tue 10:44P-01:34A 4,668
3 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA Mon 10:00P-11:07P 4,583
4 SUNS/SPURS TNT Sun 08:04P-10:56P 4,577
5 ICARLY NICK Sat 08:00P-08:30P 4,427
- Two New Disney XD Pilots Announced: “Billion Dollar Freshman” and “Kickin It”
May 11, 2010 | Disney XD confirms it is moving forward on producing two new live action pilots Billion Dollar Freshman, from writer/creator/executive producers Chris Peterson, and Bryan Moore and executive producer Mark Brazill (all three from That 70s Show), and Kickin' It, from writer/creator/executive producer Jim O'Doherty (3rds Rock From the Sun) and Executive Producer (Zeke and Luther, Even Stevens).
- Friday 5/7 Cable Ratings: Ben 10 Higher Than Generator Rex, Wizards of Waverly Place Top of the Night
May 11, 2010 | Thanks to Travis Yanan at PIFeedback.com, we have Friday, May 7 cable ratings. For the first time, Ben 10: Ultimate Alien beat Generator Rex in both total viewers and the kids 2-11 demo. Nickelodeon had no new episodes on Friday, as all their premieres were on Saturday last week. Wizards of Waverly Place (8:30pm, Disney […]
- Dragon Ball Z Kai Premieres May 24 on Nicktoons
May 5, 2010 | Coming off its most-watched and highest-rated first quarter ever with boys 6-11 and 9-14, Nicktoons launches the U.S. premiere of Dragon Ball Z Kai with a special premiere week of back-to-back episodes Monday, May 24, through Thursday, May 27, from 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. ET. The latest chapter in the Dragon Ball franchise, Dragon Ball Z Kai is a re-edited rendition of Goku's efforts to save Earth from destruction with the help of his friends and the seven magic Dragon Balls. The 99-episode series will continue to roll out Monday through Thursday at 8:00 p.m. ET.
- Disney Channel Premieres “JONAS L.A.” (“JONAS” Season 2) on Sunday, June 20
May 5, 2010 | via Disney Channel press release: THEY LOVE L.A.! KEVIN, JOE AND NICK SET OUT FOR A SUMMER OF FUN IN THE CITY OF ANGELS WITH THE SEASON PREMIERE OF “JONAS L.A.,” SUNDAY, JUNE 20 ON DISNEY CHANNEL New Jonas Brothers music, a new So-Cal setting and a new serialized comedy format mark Season Two of […]
- Disney Channel Ratings Highlights for April 26 – May 2, 2010
May 4, 2010 | via Disney Channel press release: Weekly Ratings Highlights for April 26-May 2, 2010 – Final National Ratings Disney Channel is TV’s No. 1 Network in Total Day in Tweens 9-14, and Ranks No. 1 in Prime in Kids 6-11, Tweens 9-14 and Kids 6-14 Delivers 2 of TV’s Top 5 Telecasts in Kids 6-11, and […]
