Nickelodeon Ratings Highlights for March 17 – 23, 2014
via Nickelodeon press release:
Nickelodeon Continues Ratings Momentum as SpongeBob SquarePants, Sanjay and Craig and Breadwinners Sweep with Kids 2-11; Sam & Cat is Number-One Live-Action Series with Kids 2-11
PAW Patrol, Wallykazam! and Bubble Guppies Top with Kids 2-5
NEW YORK – March 25, 2014 – Nickelodeon closed the week (3/17/14-3/23/14) as the number-one basic cable network in total day with K2-11 (2.8/899K) and total viewers (1.7M). This week marks the net’s 11th straight weekly win, with ratings being bolstered by programming hits across animation, live-action and preschool.
Nick landed the top three animated programs for the week with SpongeBob SquarePants, Sanjay and Craig and Breadwinners, respectively. SpongeBob SquarePants also was the top show with Kids 2-11 (4.8/1.5M) and was the number-one kids’ program with total viewers (3M total viewers). Sanjay and Craig came in second averaging a 4.5/1.5M K2-11, while Breadwinners secured the third spot averaging a 4.2/1.3M K2-11.
Sam & Cat is the week’s number-one live-action series with Kids 2-11. It averaged a 4.2/1.3M K2-11 and scored 2.6M total viewers.
Nickelodeon also scored a weekly win with its hit preschool slate, which took the top three spots with Kids 2-5. PAW Patrol led the group averaging a 7.6/946K (up +33% versus a year ago), Wallykazam! placed second with a 7.2/893K (+24%) rating and Bubble Guppies rounded out the trio averaging a 6.6/822K (+29%).
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