Cartoon Network Ratings Highlights for December 12 – 18, 2011
via Turner press notes:
Cartoon Network’s evening prime time (M-Su, 7-9 p.m.) posted significant double-digit gains across all key kids demos vs. the same time period last year – average kids 6-11 delivery (612,000) increased by 22%, kids 2-11 (887,000) by 14% and kids 9-14 (513,000) by 39%. Total Day delivery also grew across all kids demos – average kids 6-11 (327,000) by 3%, kids 2-11 (517,000) by 1% and kids 9-14 (270,000) by 23%.
Monday night comedies (7-9 p.m.) continued their red-hot streak across 2011, once again ranking as the #1 destination on all broadcast & cable television among boys 6-11, 2-11 and 9-14. Compared to the previous year’s time period, average kids 6-11 delivery (764,000) grew by 41%, kids 2-11 (1,095,000) by 31%, kids 9-14 (713,000) by 71%, boys 6-11 (585,000) by 59%, boys 2-11 (811,000) by 52% and boys 9-14 (562,000) by 96%. Two original animated series also scored as the #1 telecast of the day: Adventure Time (8 p.m.) with boys 9-14, and Regular Show (8:15 p.m.) with boys 6-11. Both shows also ranked #1 in their time periods among kids 9-14 and all boy demos (6-11, 2-11, 9-14).
Earning double-digit delivery gains across all kids and boys 2-11/6-11, Tuesday night (7-9 p.m.) also catapulted Cartoon Network as the #1 destination on broadcast & cable television among boys 9-14.
Also across the week, Cartoon Network ranked as the #1 television network among all TV for boys 6-11 & 9-14 on Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday night (7-9 p.m.). The network also ranked #1 for boys 2-11 on Thursday and Saturday night.