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- “Teen Beach Movie” Premiere Scores 8.4 Million Viewers; “Liv and Maddie” Preview 5.8 Million
July 20, 2013 | The premiere of Disney Channel's "Teen Beach Movie" on Friday, July 19 (8:00 p.m.) created the perfect ratings wave, amassing 8.4 million Total Viewers, ranking as Friday’s #1 TV telecast and the #1 TV movie of 2013 to date.
- Disney XD Orders 3rd Season of “Ultimate Spider-Man”
July 20, 2013 | Disney XD orders a third season of its #1 animated series "Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man," it was announced today by David Levine, Vice President and General Manager, Disney XD Worldwide, and Jeph Loeb, Executive Vice President and Head of Marvel Television. The series follows the thrilling adventures of Spider-Man and four other teen heroes who join S.H.I.E.L.D.'s exclusive training program to become the ultimate super heroes.
- Cartoon Network Adds “Courage the Cowardly Dog” and More Ed-boys
July 20, 2013 | After bringing back What’s New Scooby-Doo? and adding more Cartoon Planet, then adding stand-alone airings of Codename: Kids Next Door and Ed, Edd ‘n Eddy to the schedule, Cartoon Network continues with Courage the Cowardly Dog and more of the Ed-boys!
- “Phineas and Ferb” Star Wars Special Coming in 2014
July 19, 2013 | An epic ode to Star Wars from the creators of Disney's animated comedy "Phineas and Ferb" is in production -- the one hour event episode will premiere next year on Disney Channel and Disney XD. It places the characters of "Phineas and Ferb" in the same space and time as the world of Star Wars, all with the brilliant comedic perspective that has made the global hit "Phineas and Ferb" the #1 animated TV series for Kids 6-11 in primetime and Tweens across total day for the past five years.
- “The Legend of Korra” Book 2 Coming in September – New Trailer & Clip!
July 19, 2013 | Straight from San Diego Comic-Con, The Legend of Korra: Book 2 – Spirits will premiere this September on Nickelodeon!
- 2013 Primetime Emmy Nominations Include “Good Luck Charlie,” “iCarly,” “Regular Show” & More
July 18, 2013 | The 2013 Primetime Emmy Award nominations were announced this morning. Regarding the networks we cover, Good Luck Charlie, iCarly and Nick News were nominated for Outstanding Children's Program.
- “Liv and Maddie” To Officially Premiere Sunday, September 15 After Preview This Friday
July 17, 2013 | Disney Channel's "Liv and Maddie," a new comedy series starring Dove Cameron in the dual role of 15-year-old identical twin sisters Liv, a Hollywood star who has just returned home to Wisconsin and Maddie, a hometown basketball star, as they navigate high school life, mischievous brothers and each other's differences, premieres SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 (8:00 p.m., ET/PT) on Disney Channel.
- Disney Channel Ratings Highlights July 8 – 14, 2013
July 16, 2013 | For the week of July 8, 2013, 24-hour kid-driven, family-committed television network Disney Channel continued to dominate Summer 2013, ranking as TV's #1 Total Day network for the 7th consecutive week across Kids 2-11 (1.05 million/2.7 rating), Kids 6-11 (751,000/3.2 rating) and Tweens 9-14 (621,000/2.6 rating).
- Nickelodeon Ratings Highlights for July 8 – 14, 2013
July 16, 2013 | Nickelodeon’s third straight hit in just the first seven weeks of summer, The Haunted Hathaways, leapt to the top with its Saturday premiere (July 13, at 8:30 p.m. [ET/PT]), as the day’s top-rated show among kids 2-11 and kids 6-11 across all TV.
- Disney XD 3 Night Disney Fandom Event Includes Star Wars, Pixar, Marvel & More
July 15, 2013 | Disney XD will transform to Disney Fandom, a three-night programming event that celebrates fans and showcases programming from Disney, Pixar, Star Wars, Marvel and more TUESDAY, JULY 30 – THURSDAY, AUGUST 1 (8:00 p.m., ET/PT – 1:00 a.m., ET/PT) on the Disney XD platform.
