- “Jem” Returns to TV on The Hub; “Conan the Adventurer” Also Joins
April 28, 2011 | USA Today’s Pop Candy reports that The Hub has acquired the ‘80s animated classic Jem. The series will launch with a six-episode marathon on Saturday, May 28 at 2 p.m. ET and will then begin airing regularly on Tuesday, May 31 at 7 p.m. ET.
- TeenNick May 2011: “VICTORiOUS” Joins Line-Up; “Saved by the Bell” Returns
April 27, 2011 | Starting Monday, May 9, TeenNick will be changing their regular line-up by adding Buffy the Vampire Slayer and VICTORiOUS and bringing back Saved by the Bell.
- The Hub Ratings Highlights for April 18 – 24, 2011
April 27, 2011 | The Hub, a television destination for kids and their families, continued to demonstrate week-to-week ratings growth for the week of April 18-24, with particularly solid delivery increases for its special programming, The Hub World Television Premiere of the special "Chuck's Big Air Dare," and a special Easter lineup. The holiday lineup included marathon presentations of the popular animated series "Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures" and "My Little Pony Friendship is Magic," and the game show "Pictureka."
- Monday 4/25 Cable Ratings: Adventure Time, MAD, Regular Show and Problem Solverz
April 26, 2011 | Monday, April 25 final cable ratings for Adventure Time, MAD, Regular Show and The Problem Solverz.
- Disney XD Delivers its Best April on Record in Total Day and Prime
April 26, 2011 | Powered by all-around solid performances of its key series, most notably “Zeke and Luther” and “Pair of Kings,” Disney XD delivered its most-watched April in the network’s history in Total Day in Total Viewers (289,000), Kids 6-14 (151,000), Boys 6-14 (95,000), Kids 6-11 (120,000), Boys 6-11 (76,000), Tweens 9-14 (97,000) and Boys 9-14 (64,000), standing as the year-to-year growth leader among all kid cable networks with across-the-board double-digit percent gains.
- Disney Junior Posts All-Time April Highs for Disney Channel
April 26, 2011 | During April 2011, Disney Junior set new April highs for Disney Channel’s preschooler daypart in Total Viewers (1.2 million), Kids 2-5 (423,000/2.5 rating), Boys 2-5 (234,000/2.7 rating), Girls 2-5 (190,000/2.3 rating) and Women 18-49 (233,000/0.4 rating), exceeding year-ago levels by hefty margins among preschool demographics.
- Nickelodeon Closes April 2011 As the #1 Total Day Cable Net; iOMG Scores 8.8 Million Viewers
April 26, 2011 | Nickelodeon continued its 2011 winning streak, closing April as basic cable’s number-one total day network with total viewers (2.2 million), kids 2-11 (3.4/1.2 million), and kids 6-11 (2.9/626,000). The nets monthly win was fueled by strong performances by iCarly, which scored basic cable’s top entertainment telecast with total viewers (8.8 million) with “iOMG” (Saturday, April 9, 8 p.m. ET/PT), and the newest addition to the net’s hit preschool roster Bubble Guppies, which continues to top as the number-one preschool series on all TV. iCarly also ranks as basic cable’s top entertainment program with total viewers and the month’s top series on broadcast and basic cable with kids 2-11, kids 6-11 and tweens 9-14.
- Hare to the Chief in 2012? Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck Visit the White House
April 26, 2011 | The Looney Tunes Show stars and animation icons Bugs Bunny (left) and Daffy Duck (right) joined President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama in welcoming more than 30,000 guests to the 2011 White House Easter Egg Roll today, Monday, April 25, at The White House.
- Cartoon Network Ratings Highlights for April 2011
April 26, 2011 | Across the month of April 2011, Cartoon Network’s Monday night line-up of original animated comedies—Adventure Time (8 p.m.), MAD (8:15 p.m.) and Regular Show (8:30 p.m.)—each ranked #1 in their timeslots on all television among kids 6-11, kids 2-11, boys 6-11 and boys 2-11.
- Series Finale of “The Suite Life on Deck” and Preview of “A.N.T. Farm” Premiere Friday, May 6 on Disney Channel
April 26, 2011 | All good voyages must come to an end, but for Seven Seas High School students Zack, Cody, London, Bailey and Woody, graduation comes sooner than they expect, and with a lot of baggage, in the momentous series finale of “The Suite Life on Deck,” premiering FRIDAY, MAY 6 (8:00-8:40 p.m., ET/PT) on Disney Channel. Immediately following is a special preview of the new comedy series “A.N.T. Farm,” which revolves around Chyna Parks, an 11-year-old musical prodigy who attends high school as part of the prestigious A.N.T. (Advanced Natural Talents) program.
