- Cartoon Network Ratings Highlights for October 11 – 17, 2010
October 19, 2010 | Buoyed by the outstanding movie premiere performance of SCOOBY-DOO! CURSE OF THE LAKE MONSTER (Saturday, 7-9 p.m.), Cartoon Network’s overall weekly prime time performance earned significant double-digit gains across all kids demos compared to last year’s time period: average kids 6-11 delivery (654,000) increased by 30% and ratings (2.6) by 24%; kids 2-11 delivery (933,000) increased by 29% and ratings (2.2) by 22%; and kids 9-14 delivery (474,000) and ratings (1.9) both increased by 19%.
- Nickelodeon Ratings Highlights for October 11 – 17, 2010
October 19, 2010 | Nickelodeon's iCarly scored basic cable's top entertainment telecast for the week (10/11/10-10/17/10) with a new episode, "iDo" (Monday, Oct. 11, 8 p.m. ET/PT), which drew 6.7 million total viewers. iCarly, followed by Big Time Rush ("Big Time Girlfriends," Oct. 11, 8:30 p.m. ET/PT), also scored the top spot on broadcast and basic cable with all kid and tween demos for the week, helping Nick end the week as the number-one total day cable network with kids 2-11, kids 6-11 and total viewers.
- Cable Ratings: October 11 – 17, 2010
October 19, 2010 | Cable TV ratings for October 11 - 17, 2010 with the top 25 shows and top 25 networks by total day, primetime and primetime 18-49 (via TVbytheNumbers.com).
- Nickelodeon Networks’ Halloween 2010 Schedule Highlights
October 19, 2010 | Nickelodeon offers a slate of spooky, side-splitting programming this Halloween, including the premiere of the two-hour TV movie, The Boy Who Cried Werewolf, a teen comedy with a sci-fi twist starring Victoria Justice (Victorious) and Brooke Shields, on Saturday, Oct. 23, at 8:00 p.m. (ET/PT). The festivities kick off as Big Time Rush undergoes frightful transformations in the premiere of “Big Time Halloween” on Friday, Oct. 22, at 8:00 p.m. (ET/PT), followed by a weeklong stunt of Halloween-themed live-action and animated shows from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. from Monday, Oct. 25, through Friday, Oct. 29.
- Friday 10/15 Cable Ratings: Wizards, Suite Life, Big Time Rush, Sym-Bionic Titan, Star Wars & Generator Rex
October 18, 2010 | Friday, October 15 cable ratings for new episodes of The Suite Life on Deck, Wizards of Waverly Place, Big Time Rush, Sym-Bionic Titan, Generator Rex and Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
- “Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster” Premiere Scores 5.1 Million Viewers
October 18, 2010 | Scaring away all competition across its two-hour original movie premiere (7-8:50 p.m.), Cartoon Network’s SCOOBY-DOO! CURSE OF THE LAKE MONSTER resoundingly captured all kids, boys and girls demos to rank not only #1 within its Saturday night time period, but as the #1 Cartoon Network telecast of the year to date, according to preliminary overnight data from Nielsen Media Research. The live-action and CG-animated film from Warner Premiere averaged more than five million viewers ages 2+ and nearly three million kids ages 2-11, beating all other competitive kids networks. The performance also ranks as the most-watched telecast among targeted viewers since 2009’s original movie, Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins (9/13/09).
- The Hub Sets Halloween Plans, Along With Preview of “R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour: The Series”
October 14, 2010 | This Halloween, The Hub, a TV destination for kids and their families, brings viewers a Haunted Hub weekend with a special week-long holiday lineup of “spooktacular” programming the whole family can enjoy. The week of programming is capped by a three-day Halloween weekend of scary fare including a special two-part sneak preview of the upcoming Hub Original Series “R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour: The Series.”
- Fourth Season of “Wizards of Waverly Place” Premieres Friday, November 12 on Disney Channel
October 14, 2010 | In a new, fourth season of wizardly twists and turns, everything is not what it seems, as Alex is tricked into announcing to the world that she and her brothers are wizards, and a duplicating spell goes haywire, changing Max’s life forever. Bailee Madison (“Bridge to Terabithia,” “Brothers”) joins the cast as Maxine, an adorable 10 year-old wizard and Gregg Sulkin (Disney Channel UK’s “As The Bell Rings”) reprises the role of Mason the werewolf in the Emmy Award-winning comedy series “Wizards of Waverly Place.” The season premiere episode will be presented FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12 (9:45-10:15 p.m., ET/PT) on Disney Channel.
- “Avalon High”, A New Disney Channel Original Movie, Premieres Friday, November 12
October 13, 2010 | "Avalon High," a new Disney Channel Original Movie that puts a contemporary twist on Arthurian legend, premieres FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12 (8:00 p.m., ET/PT) on Disney Channel and Disney Mobile for Sprint TV, MobiTV and Flo TV. Starring Britt Robertson ("Life Unexpected") and Gregg Sulkin ("Wizards of Waverly Place," Disney Channel UK's "As the Bell Rings"), the movie is based upon the award-winning novel by best-selling author Meg Cabot ("The Princess Diaries"). It follows Allie, a transfer student to Avalon High, who discovers that her new classmates are reincarnations of King Arthur and his Court.
- “iCarly” and “Big Time Rush” Top Basic Cable on Monday, October 11
October 13, 2010 | New episodes of iCarly and Big Time Rush on Columbus Day notched ratings wins for Nickelodeon. iCarly “iDo” (Monday, Oct. 11 at 8 p.m. ET/PT) topped basic cable on Monday night with 6.7 million total viewers and Big Time Rush “Big Time Girlfriends” (8:30 pm ET/PT) ranked as the top entertainment telecast on cable in its 8:30 p.m. time period, with 5 million total viewers.
- Monday 10/11 Cable Ratings: iCarly, Big Time Rush, Adventure Time, Regular Show, MAD and Total Drama World Tour
October 12, 2010 | Monday, October 11 cable ratings for iCarly, Big Time Rush, Adventure Time, Regular Show, MAD and Total Drama World Tour.
- The Hub to Premiere “Taylor Swift’s Journey to Fearless” Specials October 22-24
October 12, 2010 | The Hub, the new kids and families network, will televise the world premiere of Taylor Swift's Journey to Fearless from Swift's chart-busting album of the same name. Produced by Hasbro Studios, the three-part series of specials showcases the making of the superstar singer/songwriter's tour with footage never seen before on television.
- Cartoon Network’s Ratings Highlights for October 4 – 10, 2010
October 12, 2010 | Cartoon Network’s Monday night programming block of animated comedies (7-10 p.m.) continues to steam forward, earning powerful double-digit ratings and delivery gains compared to the same time period last year.
- The Hub’s First Day Ratings Report: A Good Start!
October 12, 2010 | The Hub, a new television network for children and their families that launched Sunday, 10-10-10, garnered significant ratings gains in virtually all dayparts and target demographics over the performance of Discovery Kids Network, the network it replaced, according to Nielsen Media Research. The ratings performance reflected The Hub’s Sunday, October 10, “Sneak Peek Sunday” lineup performance versus the performance of Discovery Kids on Sunday, October 3.
- Cable Ratings: October 4 – 10, 2010
October 12, 2010 | Cable TV ratings for October 4 - 10, 2010 with the top 25 shows and top 25 networks by total day, primetime and primetime 18-49 (via TVbytheNumbers.com).
- Cartoon Network Teams With DreamWorks on “How To Train Your Dragon” TV Series for 2012
October 12, 2010 | Cartoon Network announced today that DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc.'s (Nasdaq: DWA) critically acclaimed feature film, How To Train Your Dragon, will be coming to the network as a weekly series in both domestic and international regions beginning in 2012. A success with audiences and critics alike, this epic adventure-comedy about a young Viking and his unlikely friendship with a dragon has grossed nearly $500 million at the worldwide box office to date and will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on October 15, 2010.
- “Casper’s Scare School” Gets Second Season, Cartoon Network US Picks It Up
October 12, 2010 | DQ Entertainment , a global animation, gaming and live action entertainment production and distribution company, is pleased to announce the signing of a co-production agreement for the second season of 'Casper's Scare School' in high-end 3D animated CGI format at MIPCOM 2010, Cannes.
- Friday 10/8 Cable Ratings: Suite Life on Deck, VICTORiOUS, Sym-Bionic Titan, Generator Rex & Star Wars: The Clone Wars
October 12, 2010 | Friday, October 8 cable ratings for The Suite Life on Deck, VICTORiOUS, Sym-Bionic Titan, Generator Rex and Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
- Disney XD Starts Production on the Animated Series “Motorcity”
October 11, 2010 | Production has begun on "Motorcity," an animated series set in a futuristic Detroit after it has been purchased and built into Detroit Deluxe by evil billionaire Abraham Kane. Kane, having banned personal freedoms including automobile transportation, is ultimately challenged by a group of rebels who call themselves The Burners. Led by 17-year-old Mike Chilton, The Burners retreat to an underground city, customize their fleet of hot rods and pursue their quest to stop Kane from taking over the world. The series, created by Chris Prynoski and produced by Disney Television Animation and Titmouse, Inc., is slated to premiere next year on the burgeoning Disney XD, which offers a compelling mix of live-action and animated programming for kids age 6-14, hyper-targeting boys and their quest for discovery, accomplishment, sports, adventure and humor. The announcement was made today by Eric Coleman, Senior Vice President, Original Series, Disney Television Animation.
- The Hub is Now on the Air!
October 10, 2010 | After more than a year in the making, The Hub is now on the air! It has replaced the Discovery Kids network.
