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- “Make Your Mark” Scores #1 With Older Kids & Tweens for the Week of October 15 – 21, 2012
October 23, 2012 | For the week of October 15, 2012, Disney Channel was again kids’ and Tweens’ go-to network across all TV, ranking #1 on a Total Day basis for a record-setting 71 consecutive weeks in Kids 6-11 (520,000/2.2 rating) and Tweens 9-14 (450,000/1.9 rating), out-delivering Nickelodeon by double digits for the 50th week in a row (+22%, vs. 426,000) and the 52nd straight week (+45%, vs. 311,000), respectively.
- “Regular Show” Ranks #1 With Boys for the Week of October 15 – 21, 2012
October 23, 2012 | For three weeks now across October 2012, Cartoon Network has ranked as basic cable's #1 network for Early Prime (7-9 p.m.) delivery of boys 2-11, 6-11 & 9-14, and as the #1 network for Total Day (Mon-Sun, 6 a.m.-9 p.m.) delivery of boys 9-14. Significant growth compared to the same time periods last year include overall weekly Early Prime delivery gains among kids 2-11 (up 8%), plus Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday night delivery gains across kids 2-11, 6-11 and 9-14 ranging between 2% and 47%.
- “SpongeBob” and “Ninja Turtles” Top TV With Kids for Week of October 15 – 21, 2012
October 23, 2012 | Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) nabbed top honors this week (10/15-21/2012), 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.
- Season Four of “Mickey Mouse Clubhouse” Premieres Monday, November 5
October 22, 2012 | Season four of Disney Junior's hit Emmy-nominated animated series "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse" kicks off with the music-filled special "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey and Donald Have A Farm," MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5 on Disney Channel (9:30-10:00 a.m., ET/PT) and Disney Junior (7:00-7:30 p.m., ET/PT). New episodes, including a series of specials built around Minnie Mouse, will continue to roll out through 2013 and beyond.
- Winner of Disney Channel’s “Make Your Mark: Shake It Up Dance Off” Announced
October 21, 2012 | In a thrilling performance showcasing dance and gymnastic skills, the dance duo DJ’s Mix – 9-year-old Jaycee and 10-year-old Dylynn from Arizona – earned viewers’ votes to win Disney Channel’s "Make Your Mark: Shake It Up Dance Off," the popular talent competition for kids. This marks the second consecutive year of the competition. More than 90,000 online dance video submissions were received with DJ's Mix winning among three finalists. The winning duo will have a dance performance role in an upcoming episode of Disney Channel’s top rated series "Shake It Up."
- New (to America) Episodes of “The Troop” Airing on Nicktoons October 29 and 30
October 19, 2012 | Four of the seven unaired (in the United States) episodes of Nickelodeon’s The Troop will premiere on Nicktoons on October 29 and 30 from 9-10pm ET both days.
- Nickelodeon Pulls Several Premieres This Weekend
October 19, 2012 | After Cartoon Network’s epic fail last week, it looks like Nickelodeon wants to be the network everyone is upset with this week.
- Disney Channel Ratings Highlights for October 8 – 14, 2012
October 18, 2012 | For the week of October 8, 2012, Disney Channel continued its record streak as the #1 TV network on a Total Day basis to 70 consecutive weeks in Kids 6-11 (614,000/2.6 rating) and Tweens 9-14 (499,000/2.1 rating), and was the #1 TV network for the 2nd consecutive week in Kids 2-11 (903,000/2.3 rating) and for the 4th time in the previous 5 weeks overall.
- CBS to Premiere “It’s a SpongeBob Christmas!” Special on Friday, November 23
October 18, 2012 | CBS will present a new stop-motion animated special, IT'S A SPONGEBOB CHRISTMAS!, based on the hit Nickelodeon animated series "SpongeBob SquarePants," on Friday, Nov. 23 (9:30 - 10:00 PM, ET/PT). John Goodman lends his voice to Santa Claus in this special.
- 3rd Season of “My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic” and “Littlest Pet Shop” Premiere November 10 on The Hub
October 18, 2012 | The Hub TV Network, a destination for kids and their families, brings together two series featuring beloved characters on Saturday, November 10 with the premiere of the all-new animated series "Littlest Pet Shop" (11 a.m. ET) and the highly anticipated third-season premiere of pop culture phenomenon "My Little Pony Friendship is Magic" (10 a.m. ET). The Hub Original Series, produced by Hasbro Studios, will each launch with two half-hour, all-new back-to-back episodes.
