- New York Times: “Power Rangers” Was Going to The Hub?; More on “House of Anubis”
October 31, 2010 | The New York Times has posted a lengthy article on Nickelodeon. Highlights of the article are inside.
- Disney Channel and Disney XD Get Into the Holiday Spirit Starting November 28
October 29, 2010 | Disney Channel and Disney XD spread the holiday cheer with all new seasonal episodes of “Sonny with a Chance,” “The Suite Life on Deck,” “Phineas and Ferb,” “Zeke and Luther,” “Handy Manny” and “Special Agent Oso” beginning SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 28. The season includes Joe Jonas guest starring in a new special, “So Random!,” based on the sketch comedy show seen in the hit series “Sonny with a Chance,” and a multi-platform presentation of the holiday classic in the making, “Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation” (in an extended edition), on Disney Channel, Disney XD, ABC Family and the ABC Television Network. Last year the premiere of “Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation” set all-time high ratings records for Disney XD, delivering 2.88 million Total Viewers and series ratings highs on Disney Channel, where it delivered 5.21 million Total Viewers.
- Cartoon Network Partners with Random House for “Generator Rex” Books
October 28, 2010 | Cartoon Network Enterprises (CNE), the global licensing and merchandising arm of the television network, announced today a partnership with Random House Children's Books to create a full line of books based on the top-rated action-adventure series, Generator Rex. The deal between the two companies builds on a long-standing partnership with Random House, Inc. that includes other popular Cartoon Network brands including Ben 10 and Bakugan (Del Ray Manga). The Random House Children's Books program will bring to market content-rich titles centered around Rex, a 15-year-old typical teenager with abnormal powers - including the ability to make his fists the size of boulders, sprout a jet pack out of his back and turn his legs into a lightning-fast motorcycle, among other talents. Random House will launch their book program in Summer 2011 with a Step into Reading(R) leveled reader and a deluxe 3-D storybook. Additional readers, storybooks, and activity books will follow.
- The Hub’s New Series “Hubworld” Premieres Friday, November 5
October 28, 2010 | The Hub, a TV network for kids and their families, announced today the premiere of the original series “Hubworld,” a new weekly, half-hour pop culture series, on Friday, November 5 (6:30 p.m. ET). The series host is Justin Willman star of the cable television show “Cupcake Wars.” The series is produced by Hasbro Studios in association with Natural 9 Entertainment.
- The Hub Presents Five-Day Mini-Series Event for “Transformers: Prime”
October 28, 2010 | Fans of the enormously popular Transformers action-adventure entertainment franchise will revel in the upcoming television event on The Hub cable network - a five-part original mini-series, Monday-Friday, November 29 - December 3, showcasing "Transformers: Prime," a new CGI-animated television series coming to the network. The Hub, a TV network for kids and their families, is a joint venture of Discovery Communications and Hasbro, Inc., and is available to 60 million U.S. cable and satellite households.
- TeenNick Adds “Malcolm in the Middle” This November
October 27, 2010 | TeenNick will add Malcolm in the Middle to its line-up this November. The series will launch with a three-day mini-marathon from Friday, November 26 to Sunday, November 28 from 10 p.m. – 12 a.m. ET each night.
- Monday 10/25 Cable Ratings: Adventure Time, Regular Show, MAD and Robotomy
October 26, 2010 | Monday, October 25 cable ratings for Cartoon Network's Adventure Time, Regular Show, MAD and Robotomy.
- Cartoon Network Ratings Highlights for October 18 – 24, 2010
October 26, 2010 | Cartoon Network’s Monday night block of comedy animation (7-10 p.m.) continued to rank #1 among boys 6-11 demos compared to its competition, and scored significant gains vs. the same 2009 time period. Overall, kids 6-11 average delivery (748,000) grew by 13% and ratings (3.0) by 11%; kids 2-11 delivery (1,081,000) grew by 7% and ratings (2.6) by 4%; and kids 9-14 delivery (571,000) grew by 26% and ratings (2.3) by 21%.
- Disney Channel Ratings Highlights for October 18 – 24, 2010
October 26, 2010 | Delivering the week’s No. 1 series telecast with “The Suite Life on Deck,” and 5 of the Top 10 series telecasts overall, Disney Channel was TV’s No. 1 in Total Day for the 19th consecutive week among Tweens 9-14 (1.9 rating – tie). In Prime, the channel registered its 286th consecutive weekly win among Kids 6-11 (982,000/4.0 rating) and placed No. 1 for the 283rd time in the prior 286 weeks among Tweens 9-14 (847,000/3.5 rating).
- Nickelodeon Ratings Highlights for October 18 – 24, 2010
October 26, 2010 | Nickelodeon notched another ratings win with the premiere of The Boy Who Cried Werewolf (Saturday, Oct. 23, 2010, 8 p.m. ET/PT), a teen comedy with a sci-fi twist, starring Victoria Justice (Victorious) in her first-ever headlining TV movie role and Brooke Shields (Lipstick Jungle) as a stern Romanian housekeeper. The two-hour Halloween-themed movie ranked as basic cable’s top telecast for the night, drawing 5.8 million total viewers, and topped broadcast and basic cable with kids and tweens for the week, posting high triple-digit gains with all key demos, and averaging a 10.5/2.3 million K6-11 (+163%), 9.3/2.0 million T9-14 (+182%) and 8.2/2.9 million K2-11 (+165%).
- Cable Ratings: October 18 – 24, 2010
October 26, 2010 | Cable TV ratings for October 18 - 24, 2010 with the top 25 shows and top 25 networks by total day, primetime and primetime 18-49 (via TVbytheNumbers.com).
- Friday 10/22 Cable Ratings: Suite Life on Deck, Big Time Rush, Pair of Kings, VICTORiOUS, Star Wars, Generator Rex and Sym-Bionic Titan
October 25, 2010 | Friday, October 22 cable ratings for The Suite Life on Deck, Pair of Kings, Big Time Rush, VICTORiOUS, Sym-Bionic Titan, Generator Rex and Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
- Jack Black Guest Stars in New “iCarly” Special “iStart a Fan War” on November 19
October 25, 2010 | Nickelodeon favorite and two-time Kids' Choice Awards host Jack Black reunites with his School of Rock co-star Miranda Cosgrove in a new hour-long iCarly television movie, "iStart a Fan War," premiering Friday, Nov. 19, at 8:00 p.m. (ET/PT). Black stars as "Aspartamay," Spencer's online video game rival who challenges him to lyrical duel in the Comic-Con-inspired special. Nickelodeon's iCarly ranks as the number-one live-action series on television with kids 2-11 and is the network's top show among kids 6-11 and tweens 9-14 year-to-date.
- “Transformers: Prime” and “G.I. Joe: Renegades” Premiere November 26 on The Hub
October 25, 2010 | The Hub will premiere the new series Transformers: Prime and G.I. Joe: Renegades on Friday, November 26.
- Big Time Rush Debuts At #3 On Billboard Top 200 Album Chart
October 20, 2010 | BTR, the debut album from Nickelodeon/Columbia band Big Time Rush, enters the Billboard Top 200 chart at #3 in its first week of release with over 66,000 units sold. The set exploded at both physical and digital retail outlets, making the album one of the highest charting debut albums in the U.S. this year. The band has also now sold one million digital tracks to date, an incredible milestone for a new artist to reach on the heels of their debut album's release.
- New “Nick News” Special “Foster Care: A Reality Check” Premieres October 24 on Nickelodeon
October 20, 2010 | Foster care is when another grownup or family takes you in, because your parents can't or won’t provide for you properly. Hear their stories from the kids themselves in a new half-hour special, “Foster Care: A Reality Check,” premiering Sunday, Oct. 24, at 9:00 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon.
- Monday 10/18 Cable Ratings: “Adventure Time”, “Regular Show” and “MAD”
October 19, 2010 | Monday, October 18 cable ratings for Adventure Time, Regular Show and MAD.
- Sunday 10/17 Cable Ratings: New “Sonny” & “Charlie” Lead, “Scooby-Doo!” Movie Repeats Well
October 19, 2010 | Sunday, October 17 cable ratings for Sonny With A Chance, Good Luck Charlie and Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster.
- The Hub’s First Week Breakout Programs Include “Family Game Night” and “Strawberry Shortcake”
October 19, 2010 | The Hub, a television network for kids and their families, kicked off its premiere week (10/11/10-10/17/10) strong posting quadruple-digit gains among breakout programs Family Game Night and Strawberry Shortcake’s Berry Bitty Adventures.
- Disney XD Ratings Highlights for October 11 – 17, 2010
October 19, 2010 | Surging by double-digit percent margins year to year, Disney XD delivered a definitive win over The Hub in Total Day during its inaugural week, defeating the new kids’ network by 244% in Total Viewers (268,000 vs. 78,000), by 524% among Kids 6-14 (131,000 vs. 21,000), by 518% among Kids 6-11 (105,000 vs. 17,000) and by 600% among Tweens 9-14 (84,000 vs. 12,000). The network’s advantage in Total Day was even greater among boys, defeating The Hub by 580% among Boys 6-11 (68,000 vs. 10,000) and by 686% among Boys 9-14 (55,000 vs. 7,000).
