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- Disney Channel Ratings Highlights September 30 – October 6, 2013
October 8, 2013 | For the week of September 30, 2013, kicking off its month-long ‘Monstober’ programming event, highlighted by Halloween-themed episodes of hit original series including “Dog With a Blog,” “A.N.T. Farm,” “Good Luck Charlie” and “Shake It Up,” Disney Channel ranked as TV’s #1 network in Total Day for the 121st consecutive week among Kids 6-11 (534,000/2.2 rating) and Tweens 9-14 (481,000/2.0 rating), closing in on two-and-a-half years dominance in the target demographics (dates back to week of 6/13/11).
- Nolan Gould & Zachary Gordon Added As Presenters, Fifth Harmony to Perform on Hub Network’s “Halloween Bash”
October 8, 2013 | The Hub Network, a destination for kids and their families, announced today that actors Nolan Gould ("Modern Family") and Zachary Gordon ("Diary of a Wimpy Kid") have been added as presenters and America's first teen-girl pop-group Fifth Harmony will perform one of their hits on the "Hub Network's First Annual Halloween Bash," Saturday, October 26, 8-10 p.m. ET/5-7 p.m. PT.
- “Steven Universe” Premieres Monday, November 4 on Cartoon Network
October 8, 2013 | Steven Universe, the latest original animated comedy series from Cartoon Network Studios, will premiere Monday, November 4 at 8:00 p.m. (ET, PT) on Cartoon Network. Steven Universe will join fan-favorites Adventure Time, Regular Show andMAD, for a powerhouse prime-time comedic lineup.
- “Legend of Korra” Drops to 1.1 Million Viewers – What’s Going on Nickelodeon?
October 8, 2013 | We’ve reported about how Book 2 of fan-favorite series The Legend of Korra (a continuation of the Avatar: The Last Airbender series for the very few who don’t know) has took a hard hit since its return last month. Well, things have gotten a lot worse. Really bad in fact.
- TELETOON Canada November 2013 Programming Highlights
October 7, 2013 | It’s MOREvember on TELETOON and that means the schedule is jam-packed with more premieres, more new episodes, more marathons and more movies. Highlights of the MOREvember lineup include the 100th episode of TELETOON Original Production Johnny Test on Wednesday, November 20 at 7:30 p.m. ET/PT, as well as movie premieres including Zookeeper, Rio, Mr. Popper’s Penguins and The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl. TELETOON’s MOREvember schedule also features marathons of hit shows, including Teen Titans Go!, Adventure Time, Dragons: Defenders of Berk and Lego: Legends of Chima, every Monday afternoon throughout November.
- Cartoon Network Canada November 2013 Programming Highlights
October 7, 2013 | November on Cartoon Network sees the premiere of a new series, Steven Universe, on November 11 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. Viewers can also continue to catch new episodes of Adventure Time, Regular Show and MAD: The Animated Series on Monday nights and Young Justice: Invasion, Ben 10: Omniverse and ThunderCats on Saturday mornings throughout November.
- “The New Adventures of Old Christine” Joins Nick@Nite Starting Monday
October 5, 2013 | Old Christine is coming to Nick@Nite starting Monday. The sitcom starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Clark Gregg will air every night from approximately midnight to 1am ET/PT.
- First Slugterra TV Movie “Ghoul from Beyond” Announced for Spring 2014
October 4, 2013 | Nerd Corps Entertainment announced today that the first ever Slugterra TV movie, Slugterra: Ghoul from Beyond, is in production for a spring 2014 release. The original one commercial hour production will continue the story of the Slugterra TV series, which currently airs worldwide on Disney XD and free TV.
- Production Begins on First Disney Junior Original Movie, “Lucky Duck”
October 3, 2013 | Production has begun on the first Disney Junior Original Movie, “Lucky Duck,” a music-filled, animated adventure at sea starring the voices of Christian Borle and Megan Hilty (both of “Smash”), and Tom Cavanaugh (“Royal Pains”). The movie follows a plucky rubber ducky named Lucky (Borle) who, after accidentally being tossed off a cargo ship, sets off in search of the perfect home. Along the way, he teams with a group of misfit tub toys including a sassy hippo, Flo (Hilty) and an apprehensive turtle named Snap (Cavanaugh).
- Disney XD October 2013 Programming Highlights
October 3, 2013 | Disney XD's October premiere highlights.
