Press releases and news articles that have been archived after this website was launched.
- Kids’ WB Announces October Programming Events
October 7, 2002 | Kids’ WB! falls into October with stupendous sweepstakes each week, heart-pounding adventures and Ha-Ha-Halloween horror line-ups.
- Nickelodeon 3Q 2002 Ratings Highlights
October 1, 2002 | Nickelodeon has finished Third Quarter 2002--its most-watched quarter ever with total viewers--as the number-one basic cable network among total viewers and kids 2-11 in total day, extending its position at the top spot to seven years (28 consecutive quarters). According to Nielsen Media Research for 3Q ’02 (7/1/02-9/29/02), Nickelodeon recorded its biggest audience levels for a quarter ever, delivering 1.8 million total viewers on a 24-hour basis--+6% over its prior-year average and +38% ahead of number-two-ranked Lifetime Television (1.3 million total viewers).
- Cartoon Network’s 2001-02 Ratings Growth
October 1, 2002 | Supported by a growing line-up of prime time original series and strong afternoon and late-night franchises, Cartoon Network concluded the 2001-2002 television season charting significant growth in all of its targeted demos.
- “Teen Titans” Series Announced for Cartoon Network and Kids’ WB
September 30, 2002 | Cartoon Network and Kids’ WB! will follow a new young breed of superheroes as famed Boy Wonder Robin leads fellow young teens Cyborg, Beast Boy, Starfire and Raven in the all-new high-adventure series Teen Titans.
- Nickelodeon Announces “All Growed Up” Series; “Rugrats” Pre-School Specials
September 26, 2002 | Diaper-less at last, venturing far beyond the sandbox, Nickelodeon’s perennial tots are tweens – and not just for a day – in Rugrats’ first-ever spin-off series, All Growed Up, now in production in Los Angeles. The animated TV history-makers whose 10th anniversary special All Growed Up toppled records last July – a whopping 70 percent of all kids 2-11 tuned in – will continue their adventures above rug level on the cusp of teen-hood in the 13-episode series. Debut of the new Nick show from Klasky Csupo, Inc., which will run concurrently with Rugrats, is slated for the 2003-04 season.
- Kids Pick Nick on Saturday Morning – September 14, 2002 Ratings Highlights
September 19, 2002 | With this past Saturday, Sept. 14, marking the start of the new 2002-03 kids’ season, Nickelodeon won the daypart against all broadcast and basic-cable competition among kids 2-11 and 6-11, increasing its overall kid 2-11 performance by +20% over last year. For Sept. 14, from 8 a.m.-12 p.m. (all times ET/PT), Nick earned a 5.2/21 national rating and share (2.1 million average kid viewers) among kids 2-11, led by the highest-rated kids show on any network, SpongeBob SquarePants.
- “Jimmy Neutron” is Nickelodeon’s Highest-Rated Premiere Ever
September 10, 2002 | Drawing a third of all kids watching cable TV last Friday night and placing first with kids among broadcast and basic-cable television, The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius, raked in record ratings for its Friday, Sept. 6, 8:30 p.m. (ET/PT) debut. Ranking as Nickelodeon’s highest-rated premiere in the network’s 23-year history, Jimmy Neutron easily established itself among the gallery of Nick hits that includes SpongeBob SquarePants and the network’s previous premiere record-holder, ChalkZone.
- Kids’ WB Kicks Off 2002-2003 Season
August 21, 2002 | Kids’ WB! gears up to bring more high-adventure, humor and heart in its new Saturday morning and Monday-Friday line-ups for the 2002-2003 Fall season.
- “Speed Racer” Joins New SLAM Block August 25
August 14, 2002 | The continent-spanning pop culture phenomenon/TV series Speed Racer slips into SLAM, Nickelodeon’s new high-velocity Sunday programming block set to premiere August 25 (4-6 p.m. ET/PT).
- Cartoon Network Adds “Transformers Armada” This Summer
August 2, 2002 | This summer, Cartoon Network revives one of the most popular cartoons from the ‘80s when TRANSFORMERS ARMADA joins the Toonami line-up with all new adventures.
