- Nickelodeon’s “Kids’ Choice Awards 2011” Scores 7.3 Million Viewers; New “VICTORiOUS” Hits Series High
April 5, 2011 | Nickelodeon’s 2011 Kids’ Choice Awards (Saturday, April 2, 8-9:30 p.m. ET/PT), featured a slime-tastic return by host actor/comedian Jack Black and ranks as basic cable’s top telecast for the week (March 28, 2011–April 3, 2011) with 7.3 million total viewers. The show also ranks as the week’s top telecast with kids and tweens on all TV, averaging a 9.8/3.5 million K2-11, 12.7/2.7 million K6-11 and 11.7/2.5 million T9-14. The telecast also ranks as the most-watched kids’ show on all TV with viewers (P2+), year to date.
- Nickelodeon Launches Monkey Quest, New Immersive Virtual World and Massively Multiplayer Online Game for Kids
April 5, 2011 | Nickelodeon, the number-one entertainment brand for kids, today announced the launch of Monkey Quest, an adventure-packed, virtual world and massively multiplayer online game (MMOG) featuring console-quality game play. Designed for kids and families, Monkey Quest allows players to customize their own monkey avatar and set off on exciting adventures to explore mysterious lands, battle monsters, and discover the secrets of the lost Monkey King – all simply controlled by using a computer keyboard.
- Cable Ratings: March 28 – April 3, 2011
April 5, 2011 | Cable TV ratings for March 28 - April 3, 2011 with the top 25 shows and top 25 networks by total day, primetime and primetime 18-49 (via TVbytheNumbers.com).
- IDW Publishing to Release Comic Series Based on “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” for Nickelodeon
April 5, 2011 | More than 25 years after its first comic book, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles return to their roots with IDW Publishing. Today at WonderCon in San Francisco, IDW and Nickelodeon announced a long-term agreement to offer an all-new installment of the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics and graphic novels. Starting this summer, IDW’s comic series will bring the “Heroes in a Half Shell” back into action. IDW’s new comics are part of a larger initiative to bring Turtles to a new generation of fans, starting with these new storylines from the original series. Additionally, in fourth quarter 2012, Nickelodeon will premiere a new CG-animated version of the wildly popular Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise.
- Sprout Celebrates Earth Week with “dirtgirlworld” Marathon
April 5, 2011 | 24-hour preschool television channel Sprout is celebrating Earth Week with a variety of special events and green activities, including a live appearance by Richard Blais, latest winner of Bravo’s Emmy Award-winning show Top Chef, on Friday, April 22 during Sprout’s The Sunny Side Up Show.
- The Hub Moves Premieres of Transformers Prime, G.I. Joe Renegades, Hubworld to Saturdays; Other Schedule Notes
April 4, 2011 | The Hub is moving premiere episodes of Transformers Prime, G.I. Joe Renegades and Hubworld to Saturdays, instead of their previous Friday premiere timeslots.
- New Trailer for “ThunderCats” Released Today at WonderCon
April 3, 2011 | Today at WonderCon, a new two-minute trailer for ThunderCats was release. The new series is coming soon to Cartoon Network from Warner Bros. Animation.
- Kids’ Choice Awards 2011 Winners
April 2, 2011 | Mega-stars including Johnny Depp, Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, The Black Eyed Peas, Miley Cyrus, Jennette McCurdy, Eddie Murphy and Shaquille O'Neal reigned as this year's favorites, winning top honors at Nickelodeon's 2011 Kids' Choice Awards live telecast, Saturday, April 2, 8-9:30 p.m. (ET/tape delayed for West Coast). Hosted by actor/comedian Jack Black and broadcast from the Galen Center at USC in Los Angeles, kids' top choices in television, movies, music and sports were revealed via slime slushie, cheerleader and a bear on a unicycle. Black proved that nothing was going to get in the way of his arriving at the venue – especially not a long limo line – by making a grand entrance in the Kids' Choice monster truck. With the help of a dancing flash mob along the orange carpet, he kicked off the slime-fest with a rockin' rendition of The Black Eyed Peas' "I Gotta Feeling." The KCA and Grammy Award-winning chart toppers then took center stage with a medley of hit songs "Just Can't Get Enough" and "The Time" featuring Black, the honorary Pea.
- Monday 3/28 Cable Ratings: Adventure Time, MAD & Regular Show
April 1, 2011 | Monday, March 28 final cable ratings for Adventure Time, MAD and Regular Show.
- Disney XD Ratings Highlights for 1Q 2011
March 29, 2011 | During 1Q11, Disney XD delivered its largest quarterly audience in the network’s history in Total Day (includes Toon Disney) in Total Viewers (288,000) and across all key kid targets: Kids 6-14 (147,000), Boys 6-14 (95,000), Kids 6-11 (120,000), Boys 6-11 (77,000), Tweens 9-14 (93,000) and Tween Boys (60,000).
