- Cable Ratings: August 5 – 11, 2019
August 13, 2019 | Nickelodeon's SpongeBob premiere topped the week, along with some network movie premieres and LEGO City Adventures.
- CBS All Access adds kids programs; new “Cloudy” and “Danger Mouse” seasons
August 8, 2019 | CBS All Access announced plans to bring children’s programming to the service including exclusive original series and more library programming.
- Freeform celebrates “30 Days of Disney” in September
August 7, 2019 | For Disneyphiles everywhere, Freeform will air beloved Disney classics during the month of September as they celebrate “30 Days of Disney.”
- “Descendants 3” rises to 8.43 million total viewers in Live+3 ratings
August 7, 2019 | "Descendants 3" is cable TV's highest-rated telecast in over two years among Kids 6-11, Tweens 9-14, Girls 6-11 and Girls 9-14, according to L+3 data.
- Viacom acquires “Garfield”, new show on Nick
August 6, 2019 | Viacom has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Paws, Inc., the entity holding global intellectual property rights to the Garfield and the U.S. Acres franchises.
- Cable Ratings: July 29 – August 4, 2019
August 6, 2019 | Disney's Descendants 3 was the runaway winner for the week, scoring kids TV's highest premiere ratings in two years (since Descendants 2 in 2017).
- “Are You Afraid of the Dark?” reboot teaser
August 3, 2019 | Nickelodeon is reimagining its chillingly beloved anthology Are You Afraid of the Dark? as a brand-new limited series premiering this October.
- Cable Ratings: July 22 – 28, 2019
July 30, 2019 | Nickelodeon ran the week, with all of their premieres topping the other kids networks. A new SpongeBob, Henry Danger commercial-free musical special, and PAW Patrol were the top three and were all over a million total viewers.
- “Muppet Babies” renewed for third season
July 25, 2019 | Disney Junior, the #1 television network for preschoolers, has ordered a third season of the hit "Muppet Babies," ahead of its season two premiere.
- Nick announces “America’s Most Musical Family” host, judges
July 25, 2019 | Nickelodeon announces America's Most Musical Family host and judges for new music competition show debuting this fall.
- Zanne Devine signs overall deal with Disney Channels Worldwide
July 24, 2019 | Zanne Devine has entered into an overall deal with Disney Channels Worldwide.
- Disney Channel greenlights “The Curse of Molly McGee”; Disney TV Animation signs numerous talent
July 23, 2019 | Disney Channel has ordered original animated series "The Curse of Molly McGee," a buddy comedy about tween optimist Molly McGee and grumpy ghost Scratch.
- Cable Ratings: July 15 – 21, 2019
July 23, 2019 | Four new episodes of The Loud House and a new Are You Smarter on Nickelodeon topped the week
- Nick names new preschool president, marketing officer
July 22, 2019 | Nickelodeon has named producer Eryk Casemiro to the position of Senior Vice President of Nickelodeon Preschool.
- “SpongeBob” renewed for 13th season
July 17, 2019 | Nickelodeon has announced the pick up for a 13th season of the hit animated series.
- “Henry Danger: The Musical” debuts July 27
July 16, 2019 | Kid Danger and Captain Man will face their biggest challenge ever in Nickelodeon’s hour-long episode, Henry Danger The Musical, airing Saturday, July 27.
- Cable Ratings: July 8 – 14, 2019
July 16, 2019 | SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout blew the competition out of the water for the week. The hour-long special is now the most-watched premiere on Nickelodeon in 2019.
- Cartoon Network orders “The Fungies!”, renews “Craig of the Creek”, “Victor and Valentino”
July 15, 2019 | Cartoon Network Studios grows its global comedy slate with the greenlight of its next original, The Fungies!, Stephen Neary's prehistoric comedy that will explore Fungietown through the wondrous and whimsical quests of Seth, one of the town's many young mushroom inhabitants.
- “Kids’ Choice Sports 2019” winners
July 11, 2019 | Kids’ Choice Sports 2019 was taped live Thursday, July 11, from Barker Hanger in Santa Monica, Calif., and will premiere Saturday, Aug. 10, at 8 p.m. (ET/PT) as a simulcast on Nickelodeon, TeenNick and Nicktoons.
- “Infinity Train” debuts Monday, August 5
July 11, 2019 | Cartoon Network will debut its newest mysterious animated series Infinity Train with a special five-night event beginning Monday, Aug. 5, at 7:30pm (ET/PT).
