- Nickelodeon Announces Cast for New Original TV Movie “Swindle”
October 2, 2012 | Kids' will have a chance to see all their favorite Nickelodeon stars together for the first time in the original TV movie, Swindle. Jennette McCurdy (iCarly), Noah Crawford (How to Rock, You Gotta See This) and Noah Munck (iCarly) will team up with Ariana Grande (Victorious), Chris O'Neal (How to Rock, You Gotta See This) and Ciara Bravo (Big Time Rush) in this original comedy caper. Based on a popular children's book by Gordon Korman, production is slated for October 2012 in Vancouver, Canada.
- Disney Channel Orders Third Season of “A.N.T. Farm”
October 2, 2012 | Television's favorite prodigies return for a third season of the Disney Channel comedy series "A.N.T. Farm," it was announced today by Adam Bonnett, Senior Vice President, Original Programming, Disney Channels Worldwide. Production resumes in Los Angeles this December with season three scheduled to premiere in June 2013.
- Nick’s “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” Scores 3.9 Million Viewers, Tops Kid Demos; Orders 2nd Season
October 2, 2012 | Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo and Donatello – aka the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – made a triumphant return to television in their new Nickelodeon series premiere this weekend (Saturday, Sept. 29, at 11 a.m., ET/PT), ranking as the week’s top telecast with kids 2-11 (6.2/2.1 million) and boys 6-11 (8.2/837,000) across broadcast and cable TV, and the number-one kids program on basic cable with total viewers (drawing 3.9 million) for the week. Additionally, the new CG-animated version of the series hit a ratings high for Nickelodeon with boys 2-11 (7.5/1.3 million), and was the network’s top-rated premiere for an animated series since 2009. During its premiere weekend the series reached nearly 12 million total viewers.
- The Hub Ratings Highlights for 3rd Quarter, Month of September and September 24 – 30, 2012
October 2, 2012 | The Hub TV Network, a destination for kids and their families, wrapped the third quarter of 2012 with the best quarterly audience delivery in the history of the network among the target demographics of Kids 2-11 and Kids 6-11. The achievement continues the impressive growth momentum of the network and was driven by a solid summer program schedule that included record-setting special event programming, ongoing strength of its original series and successful movie scheduling throughout the period.
- This Weekend on The Hub: “The Haunting Hour” Marathon, New “Transformers Prime” & “Family Game Night”
October 2, 2012 | This weekend, The Hub has a "R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: The Series" marathon and new episodes of Transformers Prime and Family Game Night.
- Disney Channel Ratings Highlights for Friday, September 28, 2012
October 1, 2012 | Featuring all-new episodes of “My Babysitter’s a Vampire,” “Code 9,” “Phineas and Ferb,” “Fish Hooks” and “Gravity Falls,” Disney Channel qualified as Friday’s #1 cable TV network in Prime in Total Viewers (2.31 million), and as TV’s #1 network on a Total Day basis in Kids 2-11 (872,000/2.2 rating), Kids 6-11 (511,000/2.2 rating) and Tweens 9-14 (434,000/1.8 rating).
- The Hub Picks Up New Animated “Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch” Series With Voice of Ashley Tisdale
October 1, 2012 | The Hub TV network, a destination for kids and their families, announced today that the pop culture phenomenon SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH will return to television in the all-new original animated series, "Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch." Actress, singer and High School Musical star Ashley Tisdale will lend her voice to the lead character of Sabrina. Currently in production and slated to premiere in the summer of 2013, the series will feature the iconic teen character re-imagined for a new generation.
- Celebrate Halloween All Month Long with Brand New Creepy Cartoon Network Originals and Spooky Specials
September 28, 2012 | Cartoon Network is full of ghoulish goods this October with a line-up of frightfully fun all-new episodes of Regular Show, Annoying Orange, The Amazing World of Gumball and MAD all themed around everyone's favorite haunted holiday. The entire month will feature premieres of Halloween-inspired episodes, original movies and many spooky specials all leading up to a marathon of spine-tingling programming from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on October 31.
- Boomerang Brews October of Spine-Tingling Halloween Programming Highlighted by “The Munsters,” “The Addams Family” & “Scooby-Doo”
September 28, 2012 | Boomerang is bewitched this October with a line-up of spooky episodes and specials themed around everyone's favorite haunted celebration. Spotlighting the month-long Halloween festivities, Boomerang will feature spooktacular blocks of The Funky Phantom, Goober and the Ghost Chasers, What's New, Scooby-Doo?, The Munsters (live-action series, 1964-66) and The Addams Family (animated, 1992-95, as well as live-action series, 1964-66) on weekdays from 2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. (ET, PT) and 9 p.m. to midnight (ET, PT).
- Vortexx Adds “Sonic X” Starting October 6
September 28, 2012 | The CW’s Saturday morning Vortexx block (run by Saban Brands) made their first schedule change last week (September 22) by replacing Cubix at 7am with a second Rescue Heroes (which also airs at 7:30am). That makes up the block’s required E/I hour.
- Disney Channel Orders New One-Hour “Wizards of Waverly Place” Special for 2013
September 27, 2012 | One of Disney Channel's most beloved stars -- Selena Gomez -- and one of its most successful series ever, the multiple Emmy Award and BAFTA-winning "Wizards of Waverly Place," are set to return in an exciting new television event that begins production next month in Los Angeles. Ms. Gomez, an actress and platinum-selling recording artist, will executive-produce and also star along with Jake T. Austin, Jennifer Stone, Maria Canals-Barrera, David DeLuise and Gregg Sulkin, who reprise the roles they made popular. The one hour television event is scheduled for premiere in early 2013.
- “Sym-Bionic Titan” and “ThunderCats” Repeats Return to TV on Adult Swim’s Toonami Block Starting October 6
September 26, 2012 | Starting Saturday, October 6, two Cartoon Network action series will be heading over to Adult Swim’s Toonami block with repeats of their one and only seasons.
- “Haunted Hub” Returns With Third Season Premiere of “The Haunting Hour” on October 13
September 26, 2012 | This October, The Hub TV Network will once again celebrate Halloween by hosting a month-long "Haunted Hub" lineup of spine-tingling television, movies, online games and a sweepstakes that kids can enjoy with their entire family. The cornerstone of the “Haunted Hub” lineup is the season premiere of the 2012 Daytime Emmy® Award nominated and critically acclaimed “R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour: The Series” on Saturday, October 13 (6 p.m. ET).
- Cartoon Network Moves Premieres of “Looney Tunes,” “NinjaGo” & “Dragons” to New Times; “Casper” Returns
September 26, 2012 | Cartoon Network is changing premiere times around starting next week. The Looney Tunes Show, which was announced to premiere on Wednesday, October 3 at 7:30pm, is now staying on its original night and time that it premiered last year – Tuesdays at 8pm.
- Cartoon Network’s 20th Birthday Party Schedule Announced
September 26, 2012 | The full schedule for Cartoon Network's 20th Birthday Party on Monday, October 1 is now out.
- This Weekend on The Hub: New “Family Game Night,” “Transformers Prime” and “Care Bears”
September 25, 2012 | Tune-in for new episodes of Family Game Night, Transformers Prime and Care Bears: Welcome to Care-a-Lot this weekend on The Hub.
- Disney Channel Ratings Highlights for September 17 – 23, 2012
September 25, 2012 | For the week of September 17, 2012, Disney Channel boasted a record 67th consecutive week as the #1 TV network in Total Day in Kids 6-11 (512,000/2.2 rating) and Tweens 9-14 (445,000/1.9 rating), and was the #1 TV network for the 15th time in the prior 16 weeks in Kids 2-11 (797,000/2.0 rating).
- Nickelodeon Co-Producing New Animated Series “Blake and the Aliens” With Marathon Media
September 25, 2012 | Marathon Media (Totally Spies, Monster Buster Club, etc.), Nickelodeon and French kids TV network Gulli are co-producing a new animated series, Blake and the Aliens.
- Saban Brands Acquires “Digimon” Brand, Including New “Digimon Fusion” Season
September 25, 2012 | Saban Brands has acquired the Digimon
franchise, adding the long-running Japanese anime property to its growing portfolio of
entertainment assets. The acquisition, which encompasses rights to the property
outside of Asia, continues Saban Brands’ dramatic growth since reacquiring the Power
Rangers property and purchasing lifestyle brand Paul Frank in 2010, amongst others.
Saban Brands will work with MarVista Entertainment for distribution of the series
outside of Asia. Japanese animation studio, Toei Animation Co., Ltd. will handle
licensing and distribution of the property in Asia.
- Cartoon Network Ratings Highlights for September 17 – 23, 2012
September 25, 2012 | The fourth week of September crowned Cartoon Network as basic cable’s #1 network for Early Prime (7-9 p.m.) delivery of boys 2-11 & 6-11, and #1 in Total Day delivery of boys 6-11 & 9-14.
