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- Cable Ratings: July 26 – August 1, 2010
August 4, 2010 | Cable TV ratings for July 26 - August 1, 2010 with the top 25 shows and top 25 networks by total day, primetime and primetime 18-49 (via TVbytheNumbers.com).
- Nickelodeon Brings “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles Forever” to DVD on August 24, 2010
August 3, 2010 | The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles meet…the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? The turtles from one dimension meet the turtles from another dimension when a teleporting mishap occurs in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles Forever. Together, all the turtles must locate the Technodrome to fix this mess. Meanwhile, Shredder tracks down his counterpart, Ch’rell, who devises a master plan to travel back to the Prime Universe to get rid of the turtles once and for all! As worlds collide, the turtles come face to face with the classic characters like Splinter, Casey and April, and a slew of archenemies including Krang, Hun, the Foot Soldiers, the Purple Dragons, Bebop and Rocksteady.
- Cartoon Network Ratings Highlights for July 26 – August 1, 2010
August 3, 2010 | Throughout the first week of August 2010, Cartoon Network scored across-the-board prime time delivery and ratings gains among its targeted kid demos, including double-digit increases among kids 6-11 and kids 2-11. Compared to the same time period last year, prime time kids 6-11 delivery (485,000) and ratings (2.0) increased by 11%; kids 2-11 delivery (770,000) increased by 30% and ratings (1.9) by 36%; and kids 9-14 delivery (336,000) increased by 3% and ratings (1.4) by 8%.
- Monday 8/2 Cable Finals: Phineas and Ferb, Adventure Time, Flapjack & Total Drama World Tour
August 3, 2010 | Monday, August 2, 2010 final cable ratings for Phineas and Ferb, Adventure Time, The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack and Total Drama World Tour.
- Disney Channel Ratings Highlights for July 26 – August 1, 2010
August 3, 2010 | With 7 of the Week’s Top 10 TV Programs in Kids 6-11 and Tweens 9-14,
Disney Channel is TV’s No. 1 Network in Prime in Key Kids Demos
- “iCarly: iGot A Hot Room” Scores Almost 8 Million Viewers
August 3, 2010 | Nickelodeon delivered a sizzling summer surprise with iCarly’s “iGot a Hot Room” (Friday, July 30, at 8 p.m. ET/PT), giving fans a never-before-seen look at Carly’s bedroom. The half-hour episode scored basic cable’s top spot for the week (7/26/10-8/1/10) with total viewers (7.7 million) and also ranked as the number-one telecast with all kid and tween demos. The premiere also was the top telecast on broadcast and basic cable on Friday with viewers P2+ and all kid and tween demos–averaging an 11.0/3.9 million K2-11, a 14.2/3.0 million K6-11 and a 14.0/3.0 million T9-14. Year to date, iCarly ranks as the top series on all TV with kids 2-11.
- Disney XD Posts New “The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes” Promo
August 3, 2010 | Disney XD has posted a new promo for The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes on YouTube, which also debuted on TV on August 2.
- Disney XD Renews “Zeke and Luther” for Third Season
August 2, 2010 | Disney XD has ordered a third season of the hit comedy series “Zeke and Luther.” The announcement was made today by Gary Marsh, president, Entertainment, and chief creative officer, Disney Channels Worldwide. New episodes of the buddy comedy about two best friends determined to achieve epic skateboarding status will begin production fall 2010 in and around southern California. Starring are popular teen actors Hutch Dano, Adam Hicks, Ryan Newman and Daniel Curtis Lee.
- Watch Big Time Rush’s “City is Ours” Music Video Now!
July 30, 2010 | The music video for "City is Ours" from Big Time Rush is now up on Nick.com. A new episode, "Big Time Video," premieres Saturday at 8:30PM ET/PT on Nickelodeon!
- “Adventure Time” Ratings Chart: April 5 – July 26, 2010
July 27, 2010 | Following is a table with total viewers and kids 2-11 demo ratings for Adventure Time with Finn & Jake on Cartoon Network, Monday nights at 8PM ET/PT since April 5. No report was given for July 5 (due to the SpongeBob special on Nickelodeon). All ratings info via Travis Yanan.
