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- Nick Schedules Saturday Morning and Night of Premieres Starting October 13
October 3, 2012 | Nickelodeon’s new fall “Gotta See Saturdays” programming gets into full swing starting on Saturday, October 13. In the morning, new episodes of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness, T.U.F.F. Puppy, Robot and Monster and Power Rangers Samurai will air from 11am-1:30pm. At night, new iCarly, VICTORiOUS, Big Time Rush and How to Rock will air from 8-10pm. No sign of the video series You Gotta See This (for which the block seems to be named after) on any night.
- Second Season of “The Looney Tunes Show” Premieres Tonight on Cartoon Network
October 2, 2012 | The second season of Cartoon Network’s hilariously looney cartoony The Looney Tunes Show premieres tonight at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT.
- Disney XD Ratings Highlights for 3rd Quarter 2012
October 2, 2012 | During 3Q 2012, Disney XD recorded its most-watched quarter in the network’s history in Prime (includes its 10 years as Toon Disney) in Total Viewers (432,000) and target demos Kids 2-11 (252,000), Kids 6-14 (261,000), Boys 6-14 (148,000), Kids 6-11 (203,000), Tweens 9-14 (178,000) and Boys 9-14 (101,000), powered by original series, most notably live-action series “Pair of Kings” and “Lab Rats,” and Marvel’s animated series “Ultimate Spider-Man” and “Avengers: EMH.”
- Cartoon Network Ratings Highlights for September 2012
October 2, 2012 | Across September 2012, Cartoon Network ranked as TV's #1 network for Early Prime (7-9 p.m.) delivery of boys 2-11, 6-11, & 9-14, and #1 in Total Day delivery of boys 6-11/9-14. Compared to the same time period in 2011, Early prime delivery of kids 9-14 grew by 8% and Total Day delivery of kids 9-14 grew by 10%.
- Disney Channel Ratings Highlights for 3rd Quarter 2012: #1 With Kids, Tweens & Viewers
October 2, 2012 | During 3Q 2012, Disney Channel soared to its first-ever #1 ranking across all cable in Total Day, and in target kid demographics, ranked as the #1 TV network for the 3rd consecutive quarter in Kids 2-11 (1.04 million/2.6 rating), the 6th consecutive quarter in Kids 6-11 (732,000/3.0 rating) and 14th straight quarter in Tweens 9-14 (617,000/2.6 rating).
- Nickelodeon Announces Cast for New Original TV Movie “Swindle”
October 2, 2012 | Kids' will have a chance to see all their favorite Nickelodeon stars together for the first time in the original TV movie, Swindle. Jennette McCurdy (iCarly), Noah Crawford (How to Rock, You Gotta See This) and Noah Munck (iCarly) will team up with Ariana Grande (Victorious), Chris O'Neal (How to Rock, You Gotta See This) and Ciara Bravo (Big Time Rush) in this original comedy caper. Based on a popular children's book by Gordon Korman, production is slated for October 2012 in Vancouver, Canada.
- Disney Channel Orders Third Season of “A.N.T. Farm”
October 2, 2012 | Television's favorite prodigies return for a third season of the Disney Channel comedy series "A.N.T. Farm," it was announced today by Adam Bonnett, Senior Vice President, Original Programming, Disney Channels Worldwide. Production resumes in Los Angeles this December with season three scheduled to premiere in June 2013.
- Nick’s “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” Scores 3.9 Million Viewers, Tops Kid Demos; Orders 2nd Season
October 2, 2012 | Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo and Donatello – aka the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – made a triumphant return to television in their new Nickelodeon series premiere this weekend (Saturday, Sept. 29, at 11 a.m., ET/PT), ranking as the week’s top telecast with kids 2-11 (6.2/2.1 million) and boys 6-11 (8.2/837,000) across broadcast and cable TV, and the number-one kids program on basic cable with total viewers (drawing 3.9 million) for the week. Additionally, the new CG-animated version of the series hit a ratings high for Nickelodeon with boys 2-11 (7.5/1.3 million), and was the network’s top-rated premiere for an animated series since 2009. During its premiere weekend the series reached nearly 12 million total viewers.
- The Hub Ratings Highlights for 3rd Quarter, Month of September and September 24 – 30, 2012
October 2, 2012 | The Hub TV Network, a destination for kids and their families, wrapped the third quarter of 2012 with the best quarterly audience delivery in the history of the network among the target demographics of Kids 2-11 and Kids 6-11. The achievement continues the impressive growth momentum of the network and was driven by a solid summer program schedule that included record-setting special event programming, ongoing strength of its original series and successful movie scheduling throughout the period.
- This Weekend on The Hub: “The Haunting Hour” Marathon, New “Transformers Prime” & “Family Game Night”
October 2, 2012 | This weekend, The Hub has a "R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: The Series" marathon and new episodes of Transformers Prime and Family Game Night.
