- “Kaijudo: Rise of the Duel Masters” Premieres June 2 on The Hub
April 4, 2012 | The Hub TV network, a television network for kids and their families, will premiere the all-new, action-packed animated series "Kaijudo: Rise of the Duel Masters" Saturday, June 2. Featuring the voice talents of popular actors Scott Wolf ("Party of Five"), Freddy Rodriguez ("Ugly Betty"), John DiMaggio ("Pound Puppies," "Futurama"), Oded Fehr (The Mummy) and Phil LaMarr ("Mad TV"), the half-hour series from Hasbro Studios is a re-imagination of the wildly successful Duel Masters property in Japan developed by Wizards of the Coast and Hasbro, Inc.
- First Episode of Butch Hartman’s YOOTOON Now on YouTube
April 4, 2012 | Butch Hartman, creator of The Fairly OddParents, Danny Phantom and T.U.F.F. Puppy, who’s also got four pilots in production at Nickelodeon, has started his very own animation channel on YouTube, dedicated to showing off animated productions made by YOO!
- Disney Channel Orders Family Comedy Pilot “Bits & Pieces”
April 4, 2012 | Disney Channel has ordered the comedy pilot "Bits & Pieces," a unique re-imagining of the traditional multicamera family comedy. The series will showcase the bits and pieces of a family's funniest moments using quick, dynamic storylines that unfold through a series of short comedic vignettes.
- “Adventure Time” Season 4 Premiere Scores Top Ratings
April 4, 2012 | Adventure Time, Cartoon Network’s hit animated comedy series returned Monday night, April 2 (7:30 p.m.) with its fourth season, scoring as the #1 telecast of the day among all targeted kids—ages 2-11, 6-11 and 9-14—earning double and triple-digit growth vs. last year’s time period, according to Nielsen Media Research. The season’s first half-hour episode “Hot to the Touch” also out-paced all kids competition, by double and triple digits ranging between 20% and 353%, and propelled Cartoon Network’s entire Monday night prime time (7-9 p.m.) line-up of animated comedies to #1 on all television among kids 2-11, 6-11 & 9-14, as well as boys 2-11, 6-11 and 9-14. Additionally, Adventure Time attracted more than 2.6 million viewers 2+, up a remarkable 96% vs. the same time period last year.
- Disney Junior Ratings Highlights for March 26 – April 1, 2012
April 3, 2012 | For the week of March 26, 2012, Disney Junior on Disney Channel delivered the week’s #1 TV series in target preschoolers aged 2-5 with newcomer “Doc McStuffins” and the Top 3 TV series in Boys 2-5 with “Doc McStuffins,” “Jake and the Never Land Pirates” and “Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.” Moreover, on the heels of its week-ago record debut, “Doc McStuffins” accounted for the week’s Top 2 TV telecasts in Kids 2-5 (Top 5 among preschool series only) and the Top 3 TV telecasts in Boys 2-5. Also impressive, the Disney Junior block delivered the week’s Top 5 preschool telecasts in Women 18-49 (see below).
- Nick’s Kids’ Choice Awards 2012 Scores 6.2 Million Viewers
April 3, 2012 | Nickelodeon's 25th Annual Kids' Choice Awards was a slime-filled extravaganza watched by more than 11 million total viewers over this past weekend. Hosted by Will Smith, the Saturday-night live premiere (March 31, 8p.m. all times ET/PT) ranks as basic cable's number-one telecast for the week (3/26-4/1), averaging 6.2 million total viewers. It also took the top spot for the week with kids and tweens on all TV, averaging a 7.9/2.8 million K2-11, 11.0/2.3 million K6-11 and 11.3/2.3 million T9-14.
- Cartoon Network Ratings Highlights for March 26 – April 1, 2012
April 3, 2012 | Carrying its 1Q'12 winning performance into April, Cartoon Network once again claimed television's #1 network on all TV for the week among boys (2-11, 6-11, 9-14) in Early Evening Prime (7-9 p.m.), charting solid delivery growth across all kids demos in both Prime and Total Day ranging between 2% and 19%. In Prime (7-9 p.m.), average kids 2-11 delivery (859,000) grew by 2%, kids 6-11 (606,000) by 9% and kids 9-14 (473,000) by 16%. In Total Day, average kids 2-11 (534,000) grew by 3%, kids 6-11 (345,000) by 8% and kids 9-14 (281,000) by 19%.
- Disney Junior Channel Reaches Distribution Agreement With NCTC
April 2, 2012 | Disney Junior, the new 24-hour channel for kids age 2-7, and the National Cable Television Cooperative, Inc. (NCTC) have reached an agreement for distribution. The agreement with the NCTC, which serves more than 950 independent cable companies, is in effect immediately, with individual systems set to launch the new network over the next 90 days.
- Kids’ Choice Awards 2012 Winners
March 31, 2012 | Mega-stars including Katy Perry, Tim Tebow, Taylor Lautner, Big Time Rush, Selena Gomez, Kristen Stewart, LMFAO and Justin Bieber reigned as this year's favorites, winning top honors at Nickelodeon's 25th Annual Kids' Choice Awards live telecast, Saturday, March 31, 8-9:30 p.m. (ET/tape delayed for West Coast). Hosted by international superstar and 10-time KCA winner Will Smith, the awards were broadcast from the Galen Center at USC in Los Angeles where kids' top choices in television, movies, music and sports were revealed through a flying blimp, silver robot and sword swallower. Smith made an aerial entrance onto the venue by parachuting down from the official KCA blimp, a 246-foot orange airship situated above the arena. After rappelling to the stage and deactivating a booby trap set by a mysterious Creepy Voice determined to stop the show, Smith kicked off the silver anniversary celebration with a performance of "Can U Handle This" and balloons filled with confetti and slime.
- Kids’ Choice Awards Day – What’s on the Schedule?
March 31, 2012 | Today is Nickelodeon’s big day. The Kids’ Choice Awards is always a big draw for the network, and the programming for the day overall usually reflects Nick’s desire to entertain those anticipating the awards ceremony. Regular Nick viewers will be there, of course, but today’s is also a day for them to grab as many occasional viewers as well as others tuning in because of a certain celebrity that will be on the awards show, but aren’t regular Nick viewers. That’s why it’s important for the network to put on their best show – all day long.
- Cartoon Network Upfront 2012
March 28, 2012 | New Series: Ben 10: Omniverse, new LEGO series, live-action Nick Cannon kids sketch comedy, Beware the Batman, DreamWorks Dragons: The Series
- NBC Replaces “Qubo” Block With “NBC Kids” Starting July 7
March 28, 2012 | NBC will launch NBC Kids, a new Saturday morning programming block designed specifically to address the developmental needs of preschool-aged children, premiering on Saturday, July 7. Programmed by the kids experts at Sprout, the nation's first 24-hour preschool television channel, this new three-hour block will feature educational series that promote active, healthy lifestyles for younger children.
- Disney Channel Starts Production on “Girl Vs. Monster”, Announces Cast
March 28, 2012 | Production has begun in Vancouver, Canada, on "Girl Vs. Monster" (working title), a Halloween-themed Disney Channel Original Movie starring popular actress Olivia Holt (of Disney XD's "Kickin' It") as a teenager who, after inadvertently unleashing an immortal monster when defying her parents' wishes to stay home, is shocked to discover the family secret that she is a fifth generation monster hunter. Olivia Holt performs two of the movie's pop rock songs, "Had Me @Hello," written by Dan Book, Alexei Misoul and Shelly Peiken, and "Fearless," written by Jeannie Lurie, Aris Archontis and Chen Neeman.
- Disney XD Ratings Highlights for March 2012 and 1Q 2012
March 28, 2012 | Powered by the record launch of original series “Lab Rats” and the continued strength of hit series “Kickin’ It,” March 2012 ranked as Disney XD’s most-watched month in the network’s history (includes its 10 years as Toon Disney) in Prime in Boys 6-14 (162,000), Tweens 9-14 (175,000) and Boys 9-14 (115,000), and its #2 month of all time in Total Viewers (426,000), Kids 2-11 (258,000), Kids 6-14 (255,000), Kids 6-11 (204,000) and Boys 6-11 (127,000).
- Cartoon Network Brings Back Classics With “Cartoon Planet” Starting Friday
March 27, 2012 | Cartoon Network is jumping on the nostalgia train! Starting this Friday, March 30, Cartoon Planet – hosted by Brak and Zorak – is returning to Cartoon Network. The hour-long block will feature older to more recent cartoons from the network including Foster’s Home, Dexter’s Lab, Johnny Bravo, Flapjack, Chowder, etc.
- Two-Part “My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic” Wedding Premieres April 21
March 27, 2012 | The Hub TV network, a television network for kids and their families, will celebrate the wedding event of the year with a very special two-episode presentation of the animated hit series “My Little Pony Friendship is Magic,” Saturday, April 21 (1-2 p.m. ET). Two half-hour, back-to-back episodes will culminate with a spectacular wedding in the beloved series that has become a pop culture phenomenon, with a passionate and broad fan following. The series is produced by Hasbro Studios.
- Disney Channel Ratings Highlights for March 2012 and 1Q 2012
March 27, 2012 | During March 2012, Disney Channel completed its takeover of the kids’ TV landscape, ranking as cable TV’s #1 network in Total Day for the first time in the network’s history in Total Viewers (1.57 million), delivered its first outright #1 rank across all TV in Kids 2-11 (892,000/2.2 rating – 2nd month at #1 based on rating), was the #1 TV network for the 11th consecutive month in Kids 6-11 (545,000/2.2 rating) and for the 23rd straight month in Tweens 9-14 (450,000/1.9 rating).
- Cartoon Network Ratings Highlights for March 2012
March 27, 2012 | Across March 2012, Cartoon Network stands as television’s #1 network—broadcast and cable--for boys (2-11, 6-11, 9-14) in Early Evening Prime (7-9 p.m.). Versus March last year, prime delivery grew by strong double digits across the board: average kids 6-11 (665,000) grew by 29%, kids 2-11 (935,000) by 25% and kids 9-14 (516,000) by 29%. Average Total Day delivery saw double-digit increases across all kid demos, between 16% - 24% in March.
- Can’t Miss Finales on TELETOON This April
March 27, 2012 | A shocking betrayal is exposed, a band's fate hangs in the balance, a villainous vampire returns and a winner is finally revealed. That's right, it's finale week for TELETOON's “Can't Miss Thursdays” programming block - and the shows are only half the fun of these season finales. Online polls, contests and games, as well as bonus content and special marathon programming, provide the perfect complement to the riveting final episodes of Detentionaire, Mudpit and My Babysitter's a Vampire on Thursday, April 5 and Total Drama: Revenge of the Island on Thursday, April 12.
- Nickelodeon Upfront 2012: L.A. Edition
March 27, 2012 | Nickelodeon brought its annual Upfront presentation to Los Angeles, where it announced the pickup of Scott Baio's Daddy's Home for Nick at Nite and the casting of James Franco for a multi-episode arc on Hollywood Heights, in addition to a robust 2012-13 programming slate detailed in its March 14 presentation in New York, including an unprecedented 650 new episodes of brand-new content and returning hits, including: the highly-anticipated animated series The Legend of Korra; a stop-motion SpongeBob SquarePants Christmas special; original primetime TV movies; an original animated series based on the Raving Rabbids video games; and new projects with UK pop sensation One Direction, iCarly/Victorious show creator Dan Schneider and iCarly star Jennette McCurdy.
