For all of 2017, Disney Channel and Nickelodeon placed all the programs in the year’s top 10 most watched list.
The data on this page is from Nielsen Media Research by way of Showbuzz Daily. Ratings are based on total viewers (ages 2+) and are Live + Same Day data – as no other method of ratings data is regularly available to the public. Only premieres for the network featured in this article are listed (no simulcast ratings or premieres that aired on other networks). Available premiere data used as provided.
Numbers are in hundred thousands, so add “,000” to the end of each number shown.
Listed below are the premiere date, time, total viewers and program (as well as any episode information) for the top and bottom 10s lists for Nickelodeon, Disney Channel and Cartoon Network premieres this year.
Overall Top 10 Premieres
Rank
Program
P2+ (000)
Date
Time
1
Descendants 2
5,326
7/21
8:00pm
2
Raven’s Home (“Baxter’s Back!”)
3,503
7/21
10:03pm
3
Kids’ Choice Awards 2017
3,054
3/11
8:00pm
4
Rufus 2
2,884
1/16
7:00pm
5
Tangled: The Series (“Before Ever After”)
2,869
3/10
8:00pm
6
SpongeBob SquarePants (“Goodbye, Krabby Patty?”)
2,665
2/20
7:00pm
7
Henry Danger (“Space Invaders, Part 1”)
2,557
3/11
7:30pm
8
PAW Patrol (“Pups Save a Baby Octopus”)
2,501
7/7
12:00pm
9
Big Hero 6 (2014)
2,324
1/6
8:30pm
10
The Thundermans (“Thunder in Paradise”)
2,284
6/24
8:00pm
Disney Channel Top 10 Premieres
Rank
Program
P2+ (000)
Date
Time
1
Descendants 2
5,326
7/21
8:00pm
2
Raven’s Home (“Baxter’s Back!”)
3,503
7/21
10:03pm
3
Tangled: The Series (“Before Ever After”)
2,869
3/10
8:00pm
4
Big Hero 6 (2014)
2,324
1/6
8:30pm
5
Stuck in the Middle (“Stuck in the Waterpark”)
2,132
2/3
8:00pm
6
Mickey and the Roadster Racers (“Mickey’s Wild Tire! / Sittin’ Kitty”)
2,027
1/15
9:00am
7
Mickey and the Roadster Racers (“Goofy Gas! / Little Big Ape”)
1,977
1/15
9:25am
8
Andi Mack (“Best Surprise Ever”)
1,943
6/23
8:30pm
9
Mickey and the Roadster Racers (“Race for the Rigatoni Ribbon! / Roaming Around Rome”)
1,852
1/16
9:00am
10
Elena of Avalor (“Crystal in the Rough”)
1,815
3/11
9:00am
Disney Channel Bottom 10 Premieres
Rank
Program
P2+ (000)
Date
Time
1
Mission Force One (“Invaders From Tomorrowland / Rise of the Mountain Crushers”)
376
10/18
9:30am
2
Mission Force One (“Villain After Villain / The Discover-Bot Takeover”)
449
10/17
9:30am
3
Goldie & Bear (“A Whale of a Tale / Little Coach Horner”)
475
9/20
11:00am
4
Mission Force One (“The Junk Monster of Planet Crunkle / The Lost Empire”)
480
11/13
9:30am
5
Mission Force One (“Face-Off / The Big Escape”)
485
11/27
9:30am
6
Mission Force One (“Stranded in Space / Plant Transplant”)
504
10/23
9:30am
7
Mission Force One (“How to Build a Better Villain / The Goopopolis Swindle”)
515
10/24
9:30am
8
Mission Force One (“Battle for the Zenith / Mission Force Plus One”)
539
10/19
9:30am
9
The ZhuZhus (“Zhu Got Game / And the Hammy Goes To”)
570
8/17
10:00am
10
The Lion Guard (“The Bite of Kenge”)
581
11/3
12:00pm
Nickelodeon Top 10 Premieres
Rank
Program
P2+ (000)
Date
Time
1
Kids’ Choice Awards 2017
3,054
3/11
8:00pm
2
Rufus 2
2,884
1/16
7:00pm
3
SpongeBob SquarePants (“Goodbye, Krabby Patty?”)
2,665
2/20
7:00pm
4
Henry Danger (“Space Invaders, Part 1”)
2,557
3/11
7:30pm
5
PAW Patrol (“Pups Save a Baby Octopus”)
2,501
7/7
12:00pm
6
The Thundermans (“Thunder in Paradise”)
2,284
6/24
8:00pm
7
SpongeBob SquarePants (“SpongeBob’s Place / Plankton Gets the Boot”)
2,269
3/11
10:00am
8
Henry Danger (“Live & Dangerous, Part 2”)
2,224
9/23
8:00pm
9
SpongeBob SquarePants (“The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom”)
2,210
10/13
7:00pm
10
The Loud House (“Tricked!”)
2,166
10/13
7:30pm
Nickelodeon Bottom 10 Premieres
Rank
Program
P2+ (000)
Date
Time
1
Mysticons (“The Prophecy Unleashed”)
395
12/24
8:30am
2
Nella the Princess Knight (“Triple Play / Flutter 2.0”)
460
11/3
1:00pm
3
Regal Academy (“Fairy Tales on Earth”)
493
2/11
7:00am
4
Mysticons (“Through My Enemy’s Eyes”)
507
12/17
8:30am
5
Mysticons (“Clash of the Tridents”)
509
11/12
8:30am
6
Mysticons (“Skies of Fire”)
522
10/22
8:30am
7
Mysticons (“Mutiny Most Fowl”)
525
12/10
8:30am
8
Mysticons (“Gems of the Past”)
543
11/19
8:30am
9
Regal Academy (“Flowerpocalypse”)
550
3/25
7:00am
10
Nella the Princess Knight (“Trink On The Rink / The Brave Dragon”)
557
10/20
1:30pm
Cartoon Network Top 10 Premieres
Rank
Program
P2+ (000)
Date
Time
1
Teen Titans Go! (“The Night Begins to Shine”)
1,872
8/4
6:00pm
2
Teen Titans Go! (“Playing Hard to Get”)
1,715
8/3
6:00pm
3
Teen Titans Go! (“BBRAE”)
1,624
2/20
6:00pm
4
Teen Titans Go! (“The Streak”)
1,623
1/27
6:00pm
5
Teen Titans Go! (“I Saw You Dance”)
1,587
8/1
6:00pm
6
Teen Titans Go! (“The Self-Indulgent 200th Episode Spectacular”)
1,567
11/24
6:00pm
7
Teen Titans Go! (“The Story in Your Eyes”)
1,542
8/2
6:00pm
8
Steven Universe (“Stuck Together / The Trial”)
1,532
5/29
7:00pm
9
Steven Universe (“Off Colors / Lars’ Head”)
1,524
5/29
7:30pm
10
Teen Titans Go! (“Orangins”)
1,470
5/29
6:00pm
Cartoon Network Bottom 10 Premieres
Rank
Program
P2+ (000)
Date
Time
1
My Knight and Me (“Red Dawn”)
271
2/14
12:00pm
2
My Knight and Me (“Cease Fire”)
280
2/2
12:00pm
3
My Knight and Me (“Back to School”)
316
2/8
12:00pm
4
My Knight and Me (“Parent/Children Day”)
336
2/6
12:00pm
5
My Knight and Me (“The Sorcerers”)
338
2/3
12:00pm
6
My Knight and Me (“The Dragon Rider”)
344
2/1
12:00pm
7
My Knight and Me (“Caught on Tape”)
411
2/13
12:00pm
8
The Powerpuff Girls (2016) (“Bridezilla”)
425
9/10
5:30pm
9
My Knight and Me (“My Dad and Me”)
428
2/10
12:00pm
10
Transformers: Robots in Disguise (“The Fastest Bot Alive!”)
440
8/12
6:30am
Top 10 Series Averages (for new episodes)
Rank
Program
P2+ (000)
Network
1
SpongeBob SquarePants
1,941
Nickelodeon
2
Henry Danger
1,792
Nickelodeon
3
The Loud House
1,787
Nickelodeon
4
The Thundermans
1,673
Nickelodeon
5
Raven’s Home
1,496
Disney Channel
6
Girl Meets World
1,484
Disney Channel
7
ALVINNN!!! and The Chipmunks
1,483
Nickelodeon
8
Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn
1,470
Nickelodeon
9
Andi Mack
1,435
Disney Channel
10
PAW Patrol
1,426
Nickelodeon
Bottom 10 Series Averages (for new episodes) *
* For Nickelodeon, Disney Channel and Cartoon Network only. Obviously many other series from lower-rated kids networks would populate this list easily.
