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- Disney XD Announces Holiday 2012 Programming
November 13, 2012 | Disney XD unwraps three new holiday-themed episodes from Disney XD's
top-rated animated and live action series "Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja," "Pair of Kings" and "Kickin' It" on MONDAY, DECEMBER 3. Festive highlights include a ninja Santa dueling a robot snowman and his team of elves to a good deed gone awry at Santa's village.
- Disney Channel Announces “Fa-la-la-lidays” 2012 Schedule, Including “Austin & Ally” and “Jessie” Crossover
November 13, 2012 | Disney Channel, the #1 cable channel in Total Viewers, Kids 2-11, Kids 6-11 and Tweens, will present its second annual Fa-la-la-lidays programming event beginning Friday, November 23 with new holiday themed-episodes premiering SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2. This year's event is highlighted by the season four premiere of "Phineas and Ferb" guest starring NHL superstar Luc Robitaille and a special New Years Eve-themed episode of the animated hit series, plus a music-filled crossover episode of "Jessie" and "Austin & Ally," featuring a duet by Jessie (Debby Ryan) and Austin (Ross Lynch), and a Santa-themed episode of the popular comedy "Good Luck Charlie" that includes a duet by Teddy (Bridgit Mendler) and Spencer (Shane Harper) and guest stars Shirley Jones. New holiday-themed episodes of "Dog With A Blog" and "Shake It Up," featuring Zendaya performing a new holiday song, will also be presented along with festive movies including "The Nightmare Before Christmas," "Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause," Disney’s "A Christmas Carol" and the Disney Channel premiere of "Secret of the Wings."
- The Hub Ratings Highlights for November 5 – 11, 2012
November 13, 2012 | Powered by record-setting performances for the world premiere of the new original series “Littlest Pet Shop” and for the season premiere of the hit series “My Little Pony Friendship is Magic,” The Hub TV continued its growth momentum for the week of 11/5/12 through 11/11/12. Both animated series are produced by Hasbro Studios and each premiered with back-to-back original episodes.
- This Weekend on The Hub: New “Haunting Hour,” “Dan Vs.” and “Littlest Pet Shop”
November 13, 2012 | Catch new episodes of The Haunting Hour: The Series, Dan Vs. and Littlest Pet Shop this weekend on The Hub!
- Shaquille O’Neal and Nick Cannon to Host Cartoon Network’s 3rd Annual “Hall of Game Awards”
November 13, 2012 | Cartoon Network is proud to announce that basketball legend and Turner Sports NBA analyst Shaquille O'Neal and the multi-talented host of America's Got Talent, Nick Cannon will be the hosts of Cartoon Network's third annual Hall of Game Awards, premiering in February 2013. Cartoon Network's Hall of Game Awards lets viewers vote for their favorite sports stars and sports moments of the year. Last year 2.6 million viewers* tuned in and 102 million votes were cast online at HallOfGame.com to help their favorite sports stars win the ultimate prize, the golden GAME trophy.
- Nickelodeon’s New Series “Marvin Marvin” Premieres Saturday, November 24
November 9, 2012 | Nickelodeon premieres a brand-new out of this world live-action comedy series, Marvin Marvin, on Saturday, Nov. 24, at 8:30 p.m. (ET/PT). Starring internet sensation Lucas Cruikshank in his first lead role since the beloved Fred Figglehorn, the half-hour multi-camera series follows the adventures of Marvin, an intergalactic alien teenager who clumsily tries to adapt to his new life on Earth. Marvin Marvin will air regularly on Saturdays at 8:30 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon.
- Nick Schedules “Jimmy Neutron,” “Zoey 101” Specials; “Backyardigans” Returns
November 9, 2012 | Nickelodeon has scheduled repeats of hour-long specials for Jimmy Neutron and Zoey 101 this weekend. The first Neutron hour-longer “The Eggpire Strikes Back” is on the schedule to air Saturday at 3pm and the second Zoey hour-long special “The Curse of PCA” is on for Sunday at 1:30pm (both ET/PT). As always, Nickelodeon’s schedule deserves extra special notice for possibly changing at the last minute with little to no warning.
- This Weekend on The Hub: New “Littlest Pet Shop,” “My Little Pony” and Special “Family Game Night”
November 7, 2012 | MEET THE CUTEST PETS AROUND IN THE SERIES PREMIERE OF “LITTLEST PET SHOP,” THIS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH AT 11 AM ET ONLY ON THE HUB!
- “Crash & Bernstein” Hits Series Highs, “Lab Rats” & “Kickin’ It” Grow on Monday, November 5
November 6, 2012 | Featuring all-new episodes of hit series Monday night, Disney XD’s newest original series, “Crash & Bernstein,” hit across-the-board series highs, “Kickin It” spiked to season or near-Season 2 highs, while “Lab Rats” delivered its best ratings in six to seven months in key measures.
- Nickelodeon Ratings Highlights for October 29 – November 4, 2012
November 6, 2012 | Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) continued their winning streak for a third straight week with SpongeBob topping all TV with kids 2-11 and TMNT winning its time period by double digits among K 2-11 across all TV for the week of Oct. 28 - Nov. 4, 2012.
