- February 18 is “Transformers” Day on The Hub With Prime, Rescue Bots, Animated Movie Premieres
January 19, 2012 | The Hub TV network, a television network for kids and their families, announces the return of all-new, action-packed TRANSFORMERS programming from Hasbro Studios on Saturday, February 18 with the world premiere of a new Hub Original Series, the animated "Transformers Rescue Bots," and the second-season premiere of the Daytime Emmy(R) Award-winning CG animated series "Transformers Prime," as well as the network debut of the 1986 classic Transformers: The Animated Movie.
- Debby Ryan Stars in New Disney Channel Original Movie “Radio Rebel” on Friday, February 17
January 18, 2012 | Fan favorite Debby Ryan ("Jessie") stars as a teen who secretly breaks free from her painfully shy self and into the persona of a bold podcast host who rocks her Seattle high school with music and the message to 'be yourself,' in "Radio Rebel," a Disney Channel Original Movie based on the novel Shrinking Violet, premiering FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17 (8:00 p.m., ET/PT). The soundtrack will include Debby Ryan performing the smash hit "We Got the Beat."
- Cartoon Network Ratings Highlights for January 9 – 15, 2012
January 18, 2012 | Cartoon Network’s early evening prime time (M-Su, 7-9 p.m.) posted significant gains across all kids demos vs. the same time period last year—average kids 6-11 delivery (637,000) increased by 17%, kids 2-11 (905,000) by 8% and kids 9-14 (468,000) by 20%.
- Disney Channel Ratings Highlights for January 9 – 15, 2012
January 18, 2012 | With the premiere of Disney Channel Original Movie “Frenemies” during the week of January 9, 2012, Disney Channel was again the go-to network across all TV in Total Day, sweeping #1 ranks for the 2nd consecutive week in Kids 2-11 (919,000/2.2 rating), Kids 6-11 (580,000/2.4 rating), Boys 6-11 (247,000/2.0 rating) and Tweens 9-14 (475,000/2.0 rating).
- Disney Channel Original Movie “Frenemies” Buddies Up With 4.2 Million Total Viewers
January 17, 2012 | The Disney Channel Original Movie “Frenemies,” starring Bella Thorne and Zendaya (both of “Shake It Up”), Mary Mouser (“Body of Proof”), Nick Robinson (“Melissa & Joey”) and Stefanie Scott (“A.N.T. Farm”), was chummy with viewers across the U.S., ranking as Friday’s #1 TV Telecast among Kids 2-11 (2.4 million/5.8 rating), Kids 6-11 (2.0 million/8.3 rating) and Tweens 9-14 (1.8 million/7.6 rating), and cable’s #1 telecast in its time period in Total Viewers (4.2 million).
- Nickelodeon Premieres New Comedy Series “How to Rock” on Saturday, February 4
January 14, 2012 | The battle of the bands is on as Nickelodeon premieres its brand-new live-action comedy series, How to Rock (http://www.nick.com/shows/how-to-rock) on Saturday, Feb. 4 with back-to-back episodes airing at 8:30 and 9:00 p.m. (ET/PT). The series, featuring original music performed by Cymphonique Miller (http://www.nick.com/celebrity/cymphonique-miller.html), centers on Kacey Simon, a talented teenager who takes her rhythmic pop band to new heights as their lead singer, while navigating the shark-infested social waters of high school. The network will also, for the first time ever, debut the series on iTunes and on Nick.com in January prior to its television premiere. The series theme song, "Only You Can Be You," performed by Miller, is currently available on iTunes. How to Rock, produced by Nickelodeon in association with Alloy Entertainment, will air regularly on Saturdays at 8:30 p.m. (ET/PT) following all-new episodes of Victorious at 8:00 p.m (ET/PT).
- Nickelodeon Greenlights Two Comedy Projects Starring Internet Sensation Lucas Cruikshank
January 14, 2012 | Nickelodeon has licensed 21 episodes of FRED: THE SHOW, a new live-action, short-form comedy series created by and starring internet sensation Lucas Cruikshank ("Fred Figglehorn") and ordered a new pilot Marvin, Marvin as a starring vehicle for Cruikshank, it was announced today by Marjorie Cohn, President, Original Programming and Development, Nickelodeon.
- “Big Time Movie” Premieres Saturday, March 10 on Nickelodeon
January 14, 2012 | Stars of the Nickelodeon hit series and international recording artists Big Time Rush headline the network's brand-new original TV movie, Big Time Movie featuring covers of the beloved Beatles classics, Help!, A Hard Day's Night, We Can Work It Out and Revolution, as well as music from Big Time Rush's latest album, Elevate. Big Time Movie will premiere Saturday, March 10, as Kendall (Kendall Schmidt), James (James Maslow), Carlos (Carlos Pena Jr.) and Logan (Logan Henderson) head to London for their first big world tour but instead get mixed up in a mission to save the world. With their bags switched at the airport, they inadvertently gain possession of a fearsome device that, in the wrong hands, could destroy the world. Big Time Movie is executive produced by show creator Scott Fellows.
- Januscary: Friday the 13th “Goosebumps” and “Haunting Hour” Marathon on The Hub
January 12, 2012 | The Hub is getting scary this January, or should I say Januscary! All month long, The Hub has scary episodes of Goosebumps and R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour: The Series every Friday night. However, this Friday is Friday the 13th, and The Hub has a whole night of Goosebumps and Haunting Hour episodes!
- Cable Ratings: January 2 – 8, 2012
January 12, 2012 | Cable ratings for January 2 - 8, 2012.
