- Cartoon Network Orders 13 Additional Episodes of “Steven Universe” and “Uncle Grandpa”
November 14, 2013 | Cartoon Network announced today it has picked up 13 additional episodes each of Uncle Grandpa and Steven Universe, bringing the total order to 26 episodes for both original half-hour animated series.
- Nickelodeon Renews “PAW Patrol” for Second Season
November 14, 2013 | Nickelodeon today announced the pickup of a second season (26 episodes) of Paw Patrol, currently ranked as the number-one preschool series on TV.* The hit CG-animated series stars a pack of six heroic rescue pups – Chase, Marshall, Rocky, Rubble, Zuma and Skye - who are led by a tech-savvy boy named Ryder. Together they work hard to show the people of Adventure Bay that “no job is too big, no pup is too small!”
- TELETOON & TELETOON Retro December 2013 Programming Highlights
November 13, 2013 | Highlights Summary
TELETOON’s December schedule is bursting with special holiday programming all month long, including tons of movie premieres, special presentations and holiday-themed episodes that are sure to get viewers in the holly jolly spirit.
- “The Aquabats! Super Show!” Returns for Three Specials Starting December 21 on Hub Network
November 13, 2013 | The popular comedy-action-musical series, "The Aquabats! Super Show!" will return next month with the first of three specials featuring awesome adventures on Saturday, December 21 at 1 p.m. ET/ 10 a.m. PT, on the Hub Network, a destination for kids and their families. The remaining two specials will be broadcast Saturday, December 28 at 1 p.m. ET/ 10 a.m. PT and Sunday, January 19 (2014) at 2 p.m. ET/ 11 a.m. PT.
- HubWorld.com Launches “Spooksville Freak Files” Webseries & “Streets of Spooksville” Game
November 13, 2013 | The Hub Network is launching two entertaining digital initiatives - a series of webisodes called "Spooksville Freak Files" and an adventurous online game, "Streets of Spooksville" - to further engage viewers in the enticing and unfolding mystery behind its new live-action series, "Spooksville," which airs Saturdays at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT.
- Cartoon Network Canada Announces December Programming Highlights
November 13, 2013 | Cartoon Network gets merry this December with holiday-themed episodes of fan-favourite shows airing Sunday, December 22 to Wednesday, December 25 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. ET/PT, including 6TEEN: Snow Job, The Powerpuff Girls: 'Twas the Fight Before Christmas and Bill and Mandy Save Christmas.
- Disney Junior Announces Holiday Premieres of “Doc McStuffins,” “Sofia the First” & More
November 13, 2013 | Disney Junior celebrates the season with holiday-themed episodes of its hit series, including "Doc McStuffins," in which Jeffrey Tambor and Tony Hale (both of "Arrested Development") guest star as Santa and Tobias the elf, respectively. On "Sofia the First," Eric Stonestreet ("Modern Family") reprises his role as Sofia's flying horse Minimus and Princess Aurora makes her debut. And Rhys Darby ("Flight of the Conchords") returns as Percy the penguin in "Jake and the Never Land Pirates." Other highlights include festive episodes of "Henry Hugglemonster," "Octonauts" and the popular short-form series, "Minnie's Bow-Toons."
- NBCUniversal Acquires Full Ownership of Sprout
November 13, 2013 | The NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment Group today announced that it has increased its stake to full ownership of Sprout, the first 24-hour preschool network, following a buyout of its remaining partners at PBS and HIT Television Ventures, a company controlled by Apax Funds.
- Nickelodeon Greenlights 40 Episodes of New Game Show “Go Viral”
November 13, 2013 | Nickelodeon has picked up 40 episodes of game show Go Viral (working title) from Ryan Seacrest Productions (RSP), it was announced today by Russell Hicks, Nickelodeon's President of Content Development and Production.
- New “SpongeBob” Special Scores 5.2 Million Viewers – Nick’s 2nd Highest Rated Telecast of 2013
November 12, 2013 | Nickelodeon’s half-hour SpongeBob SquarePants special “SpongeBob You’re Fired” soaked up 5.186 million total viewers – Nick’s second highest rated telecast of 2013.
- Disney XD Sets Series/Season Highs for All Premieres on Monday, November 11
November 12, 2013 | Show me the ratings increases! Disney XD's Monday night of premieres (7 - 9:30 p.m.) titled "Show Me the Monday" scored series and season highs for all series in target demos and total viewers. Full details at the link.
- “Shake It Up” Goes Out on Top – Disney Channel Ratings for November 4 – 10, 2013
November 12, 2013 | For the week of November 4, 2013, powered by Sunday’s originals, most notably the series’ finale of “Shake It Up,” Disney Channel extended its streak as TV’s #1 Total Day network to 126 consecutive weeks among Kids 6-11 (508,000/2.1 rating) and Tweens 9-14 (479,000/2.0 rating), marking close to two-and-a-half years at #1 in the core kid demographics (dates back to week of 6/13/11).
- Nickelodeon Tops Week of November 4 – 10, 2013 With Kids & Viewers
November 12, 2013 | Nickelodeon this week was the top basic cable net with Kids 2-11 (2.9/934K) and total viewers (1.8M), marking six straight weeks at number one. This weekly win continues to build upon Nickelodeon’s more than 9 straight months of year-over-year ratings gains.
- Interview: Kevin Shinick on 100 Episodes of “MAD”
November 11, 2013 | MAD, Cartoon Network’s quarter-hour mixed bag comedy series is turning 100 – 100 episodes that is! On Monday, November 11, the Warner Bros. Animation-produced series will celebrate its 100th episode with a half-hour premiere special. In anticipation of the milestone, NICK AND MORE was given the opportunity to speak with MAD’s creator, producer, writer and voice actor, Kevin Shinick.
- Disney XD Shakes Schedule Up: Moves Marvel Block, Removes Animated Comedy Premieres
November 8, 2013 | Disney XD is making a few schedule changes of their own starting next week. There are a few weekday morning changes, but the biggest ones are on Saturday and Sunday with the removal of the animated comedies and moving of Marvel Universe.
- Disney Channel Changes Disney Junior Block Line-Up Starting Next Week
November 8, 2013 | After some soft ratings this fall, Disney Channel is altering the weekday portion of the Disney Junior programming block starting next week. In the process, Henry Hugglemonster will leave weekday hours.
- Nick Jr. Alters Weekend Line-Up
November 8, 2013 | Starting tomorrow, the Nick Jr. channel will alter its weekend afternoon line-up. More episodes of PAW Patrol, Blue’s Clues and Julius Jr. will now air thanks to the new changes.
- Cartoon Network Expands Hours Back to 10pm
November 8, 2013 | Cartoon Network is gaining an hour back from Adult Swim. The kids network will regain the 9-10pm hour starting next Monday, November 11.
- Extended “Mickey Mouse” Short Premieres November 18 for Mickey’s Birthday
November 8, 2013 | Disney Channel will debut the first-ever extended episode of the Emmy Award-winning "Mickey Mouse" cartoon shorts as part of a themed day of programming in honor of Mickey Mouse's birthday on MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18 (8:00 p.m., ET/PT). The special seven-minute comedic cartoon titled "Potatoland" finds Mickey, Donald and Goofy on a road trip to Idaho to fulfill Goofy's lifelong dream of visiting what he fondly remembers as Potatoland theme park.
- “Naruto: Shippuden” Joins Adult Swim in January 2014
November 8, 2013 | VIZ Media has announced that the anime series Naruto: Shippuden will join Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim in January 2014.
