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- Cartoon Network Ratings Highlights for December 3 – 9, 2012
December 11, 2012 | Cartoon Network scored as the #1 network for all boys 2-11, 6-11 & 9-14 on all TV on Monday Night (7-9 p.m.), and the #1 network among boys 2-11 & 6-11 on Wednesday Night (7-9 p.m.).
- Nickelodeon Ratings Highlights for December 3 – 9, 2012
December 11, 2012 | Nickelodeon rang in the holiday cheer this weekend with the original It’s a SpongeBob Christmas! special (Saturday, Dec. 8, at 10 a.m. ET/PT), which drew 4.8 million total viewers. Nickelodeon’s first-ever full-length stop-motion animated special won its time period across all TV and posted strong, double-digit gains over last year with K2-11 (7.8/2.6 million, +30%), K6-11 (7.7/1.5 million, +45%), T9-14 (5.7/1.2 million, +84%) and A18-49 (1.2/1.3 million, +33%).
- Cartoon Network’s Live-Action Sketch Comedy “Incredible Crew” Premieres in January 2013
December 11, 2012 | Cartoon Network’s newest live-action series Incredible Crew is scheduled to premiere in January. The show page on CartoonNetwork.com launched Monday with clips, images and more information on the sketch comedy created by Nick Cannon.
- New Episode of “Secret Millionaires Club” Premieres Sunday on The Hub
December 11, 2012 | Emphasizing the importance of developing financial literacy among youth, The Hub TV Network, one of the fastest growing basic cable networks, will premiere a new edition of the animated series "Secret Millionaires Club" Sunday, December 16 (9 a.m. ET). The series is created in partnership with and voiced by famed investor Warren Buffett.
- “Austin & Jessie & Ally” Cross-Over Event Scores 4.8 Million Viewers; Disney Has Top Programs Friday
December 10, 2012 | Featuring a 1-hour cross-over event with “Austin & Jessie & Ally: All Star New Year” and the Season 4 premiere of “Phineas and Ferb,” Disney Channel was handily Friday’s #1 TV network for the entire day in Kids 2-11 (1.2 million/3.0 rating), Kids 6-11 (738,000/3.1 rating) and Tweens 9-14 (586,000/2.5 rating), and cable TV’s #1 network in Total Viewers (2.0 million).
- Nerd Corps Launches “Slug it Out!” Mobile Game for “Slugterra”
December 7, 2012 | This winter, gamers of all ages can battle it out to become the best slugslinger of all time in the new game Slug it Out!, for iPhone®, iPad® and iPod touch®. Launching December 13, Slug it Out! is a fast-paced action puzzle game based on the popular animated television series, Slugterra.
- This Saturday on The Hub: Part 1 of “Kaijudo” Season Finale; New “Dan Vs.” and “Haunting Hour”
December 6, 2012 | RAY DISCOVERS HIS PAST AS THE CHOTEN ENACTS
HIS MASTER PLAN TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD
IN PART 1 OF THE SEASON FINALE OF
“KAIJUDO: RISE OF THE DUEL MASTERS,”
THIS SATURDAY AT 2 PM ET ONLY ON THE HUB!
- “Disney Super Speedway” Game Launches on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch
December 6, 2012 | Disney/ABC Television Group's Digital Media team is launching "Disney Super Speedway," a new racer game for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Fans can burn rubber as animated characters from hit Disney Channel animated series, including "Phineas and Ferb," "Gravity Falls" and "Fish Hooks," and Disney XD's "Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja," "Kick Buttowski – Suburban Daredevil" and "Motorcity." The game is also available at DisneyChannel.com/Race and DisneyXD.com/Race.
- The Hub Launches “Naughty or Nice Awards” for 2012
December 5, 2012 | The Hub TV Network, one of the fastest growing basic cable networks, will kick-off online voting Saturday, December 8 for the first-ever "Naughty or Nice Awards." Viewers can cast their ballot in eight categories for their favorite "naughty" and "nice" moments and/or characters from The Hub's 2012 programming lineup. The voting results in all categories will be revealed during a two-hour marathon Saturday, December 22, from 12 p.m. - 2 p.m. ET, as the characters crowned the "Naughtiest" and the "Nicest" will be featured in two half-hour episodes each. Last year's "Naughty or Nice" winners PINKIE PIE and DISCORD, both from the Hasbro Studios-produced animated series "My Little Pony Friendship is Magic," will host the on-air event.
- Disney Channel Ratings Highlights for November 26 – December 2, 2012
December 4, 2012 | For the week of November 26, 2012, Disney Channel extended its record streak as TV’s #1 network in Total Day to 77 consecutive weeks in Kids 6-11 (553,000/2.3 rating) and Tweens 9-14 (471,000/2.0 rating), outperforming Nickelodeon by double digits for the 56th (+14%, vs. 484,000) and 58th (+43%, vs. 329,000) straight weeks, respectively.
