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- Cartoon Network’s July 2010 Ratings Highlights
July 27, 2010 | Cartoon Network scored solid double-digit prime time delivery and ratings growth among its targeted kids demos across the month of July, according to initial data from Nielsen Media Research. Versus the same 2009 time period, the monthly average kids 6-11 delivery (447,000) grew by 11% and ratings (1.8) by 13%, and kids 2-11 delivery (680,000) grew by 25% and ratings (1.7) by 31%. Also in prime time, kids 9-14 delivery (327,000) grew by 7% while ratings were unchanged. In Total Day, average monthly kids 6-11 delivery (402,000) improved by 9% and ratings (1.6) grew by 7%, while kids 2-11 delivery (625,000) and ratings (1.5) both improved by 25%. Kids 9-14 average monthly delivery (289,000) grew by 1% and ratings were unchanged.
- July 2010 Becomes Disney Channel’s Most Watched July, 2nd Most-Watched Month Ever
July 27, 2010 | Powered by the season premiere of “Hannah Montana Forever” and series-high performances by “Sonny With a Chance” and “Good Luck Charlie,” July 2010 wrapped as Disney Channel’s most-watched July ever in Total Day in Total Viewers (2.1 million), ranking as the net’s 2nd most-watched month on record, behind only “High School Musical 2”-fueled August 2007. Disney Channel stood as the month’s No. 1 TV network in Total Day in Kids 6-11 (837,000/3.4 rating) and Tweens 9-14 (730,000/3.0 rating), topping runner-up Nickelodeon by 9% (837,000 vs. 769,000) and by a huge 26% (730,000 vs. 581,000), respectively.
- Cable Ratings: July 19 – 25, 2010
July 27, 2010 | Cable TV ratings for July 19 - 25, 2010 with the top 25 shows and top 25 networks by total day, primetime and primetime 18-49 (via TVbytheNumbers.com).
- Nick Celebrates 10 Years of Dora with “Dora’s Big Birthday Adventure” Primetime Special on August 15
July 27, 2010 | She did it! She did it! Nickelodeon celebrates the landmark 10th anniversary of the world's most beloved Latina heroine, Dora the Explorer, with a brand-new, hour-long primetime TV movie, "Dora's Big Birthday Adventure," premiering Sunday, Aug. 15, at 8:00 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon. The TV movie, which follows Dora and Boots on a whirlwind journey through Magic Storybook Land and guest stars Rosie Perez as La Bruja (the witch), John Leguizamo as the Flying Monkeys and Hector Elizondo as the Wishing Wizzle.
- Nick Cannon Hosts “The Nightlife” Four New Specials This August on TeenNick
July 27, 2010 | TeenNick Chairman Nick Cannon grants viewers VIP entrance into the hottest scene around with The Nightlife, four summer specials featuring the latest trends in fashion, music, dance and entertainment. Airing every Thursday night in August from 9:30-10 p.m. (ET), The Nightlife will feature celebrity guests, including Ice Cube, Anna Kendrick, Travie McCoy, New Boyz, Brandon Routh and T.I., in an exclusive club setting with a grooving dance floor DJ’d by Cannon himself. Teen correspondents Aaron Fresh and Chloe Wang will give viewers the inside scoop on pop culture, with each episode culminating in a musical performance. The Nightlife is hosted and executive produced by Cannon.
- Sprout Celebrates Fifth Birthday With New Series “Noodle and Doodle”
July 27, 2010 | In celebration of the network’s fifth birthday, Sprout will premiere its first-ever, long-form original series Noodle and Doodle on Saturday, September 25.
- “T.U.F.F. Puppy” Coming This Fall on Nickelodeon, Show Page Up on Nick.com
July 27, 2010 | Nickelodeon has unofficially launched the T.U.F.F. Puppy show page on Nick.com. The new page confirms that the series will premiere this September.
- Briefly: “Pair of Kings,” “My Wife and Kids,” “Rush Zone” Premiere Dates Set and More
July 27, 2010 | Brief news items that relate to the networks that Nick and More! covers.
- “Power Rangers” Premieres in October on Nicktoons
July 25, 2010 | A new limited-edition DVD of the first Power Rangers episode is available to Comic-Con attendees this weekend. The front and back cover of the DVD reveals that Power Rangers will premiere in October on Nicktoons. The new season of Power Rangers will premiere in 2011 on both Nickelodeon and Nicktoons.
- Nick’s The Fairly OddParents Comes to Life in First-Ever, Live-Action TV Movie Adaptation, A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!
July 23, 2010 | Nickelodeon has greenlit a live-action television movie adaptation of one of its most popular animated series, The Fairly OddParents, it was announced today by Marjorie Cohn, President, Original Programming and Development, Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family Group. A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!, based on the hit series from creator Butch Hartman, will combine live-action with CG animation and follow the adventures of a now 23-year-old Timmy Turner (Drake Bell, Drake & Josh) who refuses to grow up in order to keep his fairy godparents. A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner! is set to premiere on Nickelodeon in 2011, and will be executive produced by Hartman and Lauren Levine, co-executive produced by Scott MacAboy, directed by Savage Steve Holland and written by Hartman and series' former writer Scott Fellows (Big Time Rush).
