Cartoon Network Ratings Highlights for March 7 – 13, 2011
via Cartoon Network press release:
Cartoon Network
Monday night (7-9 p.m.) continues to be Cartoon Network’s biggest night of original animated comedy programming, which earned double-digit gains across the board last week vs. the same 2010 time period. Overall, kids 6-11 delivery (772,000) increased by 43% and ratings (3.1) by 41%, kids 2-11 delivery (1,091,000) and ratings (2.6) both increased by 24%, kids 9-14 delivery (561,000) increased by 56% and ratings (2.3) by 53%, boys 6-11 delivery (546,000) increased by 41% and ratings (4.3) by 39%, boys 2-11 delivery (714,000) increased by 30% and ratings (3.4) by 31%, and boys 9-14 delivery (438,000) increased by 64% and ratings (3.5) by 67%.
Brand new episodes propelled each of the following current hit animated shows to #1 among all boys demos—2-11, 6-11 and 9-14—in their time periods Monday night:
- ADVENTURE TIME (8 p.m.) scored impressive double and triple-digit increases: kids 6-11 delivery (1,009,000) grew by 106%, kids 2-11 delivery (1,482,000) grew by 91%, kids 9-14 delivery (735,000) grew by 139%, boys 6-11 delivery (704,000) grew by 89%, boys 2-11 delivery (964,000) grew by 86% and boys 9-14 delivery (573,000) grew by 142%.
- MAD (8:15 p.m.) also charted double and triple-digit gains: kids 6-11 (949,000) grew by 115%, kids 2-11 (1,357,000) grew by 87%, kids 9-14 delivery (736,000) grew by 138%, boys 6-11 delivery (671,000) grew by 101%, boys 2-11 delivery (885,000) grew by 93% and boys 9-14 delivery (556,000) grew by 139%.
- REGULAR SHOW (8:30 p.m.) came on strong as well: kids 6-11 delivery (757,000) grew by 34%, kids 2-11 delivery (1,064,000) grew by 11%, kids 9-14 delivery (618,000) grew by 63%, boys 6-11 delivery (562,000) grew by 33%, boys 2-11 delivery (705,000) grew by 12% and boys 9-14 delivery (503,000) grew by 77%.
A new episode of the animated original SYM-BIONIC TITAN (Wednesday, 7 p.m.) earned solid growth among older kid viewers: compared to the same time period last year, kids 9-14 delivery (355,000) improved by 8% and ratings (1.5) by 7%, and boys 9-14 delivery (276,000) improved by 27% and ratings (2.2) by 22%.
Cartoon Network was the #1 destination on Friday night (7-9 p.m.) among all television for boys 9-14, according to Nielsen Media Research:
- YOUNG JUSTICE (7 p.m.) earned solid double-digit gains among older demos vs. the same time 2010 time period—kids 9-14 delivery (363,000) advanced by 22% and ratings (1.5) by 25%, and boys 9-14 delivery (327,000) advanced by 62% and ratings (2.6) by 63%.
- BEN 10: ULTIMATE ALIEN (7:30 pm.) powered across all kids and boys demos—kids 6-11 delivery (444,000) grew by 25%, kids 2-11 delivery (634,000) grew by 4%, kids 9-14 delivery (495,000) grew by 67%, boys 6-11 delivery (378,000) grew by 26%, boys 2-11 delivery (531,000) grew by 15% and boys 9-14 delivery (432,000) grew by 70%.
- GENERATOR REX (8 p.m.) also improved by double-digits among older kids and boys—kids 9-14 delivery (422,000) increased by 47% and ratings (1.7) by 42%, and boys 9-14 delivery (373,000) increased by 48% and ratings (3.0) by 50%.
A new episode of the animated action-adventure series POKÉMON: BLACK & WHITE (Saturday, 8 a.m.) earned solid growth across the board: compared to the same time period last year, kids 6-11 delivery (538,000) improved by 15%, kids 2-11 delivery (739.000) improved by 1%, kids 9-14 delivery (484,000) improved by 55%, boys 6-11 delivery (445,000) improved by 12%, boys 2-11 delivery (596,000) improved by 9%, and boys 9-14 delivery (401,000) improved by 48%.