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- IGN Posts “Transformers: Prime” Teaser Trailer
July 22, 2010 | IGN has posted a teaser trailer video for the new animated series, Transformers: Prime, which is coming this fall the The Hub.
- Jerry Trainor Stars in Nickelodeon’s New Series “T.U.F.F. Puppy”, Premiering This Fall
July 22, 2010 | Jerry Trainor, best known as the hilarious big brother and guardian to Carly Shay in Nickelodeon's number one live-action hit series iCarly, brings his comedic talents to the network's newest animated series T.U.F.F. Puppy, bowing this fall on Nickelodeon, the largest producer of television animation in the world. The 13-episode, 2D series is created and executive produced by Nickelodeon hit-maker Butch Hartman, creator of the Emmy Award-winning The Fairly OddParents and Danny Phantom. Hartman's latest animated adventure features a theme song performed by Adam Schlesinger from Fountains of Wayne ("Stacy's Mom"), and is produced at the Nickelodeon Animation Studios in Burbank, Calif.
- “Degrassi: The Heat is On” Scores 1.2 Million Viewers, TeenNick Record
July 21, 2010 | TeenNick’s original two-hour Degrassi TV movie, “The Heat is On” (Monday, July 19, 9 p.m. ET), was a scorcher, setting a new record as the highest-rated and most-watched telecast in the net’s history with 1.2 million total viewers (+21% over the previous record-holder “Degrassi Goes Hollywood,” August 14, 2009 [977,000 P2+]).
- New “Avatar” Series “The Legend of Korra” Premieres in 2011
July 21, 2010 | Nickelodeon has announced a new animated TV series, Avatar: The Legend of Korra, based on Avatar: The Last Airbender, set to premiere in 2011.
- Monday 7/19 Cable Ratings: Adventure Time > Flapjack > Total Drama World Tour
July 20, 2010 | Adventure Time, Flapjack and Total Drama World Tour ratings for Monday, July 19.
- Cartoon Network Finds Perfect Fit With “Hole in the Wall”
July 20, 2010 | How many ways can you bend your body? Cartoon Network is on a mission to find out with a 10-episode order of HOLE IN THE WALL, the global game show phenomenon produced by FremantleMedia North America. Casting is underway and production will begin shortly for this new, “twisted” half-hour game show featuring two teams of families in competition as they face down a series of moving barriers with ever-changing cut-out shapes.
- Disney Channel Ratings Highlights for July 12 – 18, 2010
July 20, 2010 | Disney Channel was the week’s No. 1 TV network in Total Day in Tweens 9-14 (789,000/3.2 rating) for the 5th week running, and in Kids 6-11 (893,000/3.6 rating) for the 3rd consecutive week. In Prime, Disney Channel remains TV’s No. 1 network in Kids 6-11 (1.3 million/5.2 rating) for the 272nd consecutive week, and with the streak at 269 out of 272 weeks, in Tweens 9-14 (1.0 million/4.3 rating).
- Cable Ratings: July 12 – 18, 2010
July 20, 2010 | Cable TV ratings for July 12 - 18, 2010 with the top 25 shows and top 25 networks by total day, primetime and primetime 18-49 (via TVbytheNumbers.com).
- Cartoon Network Ratings Highlights for July 12 – 18, 2010: Adventure Time, Scooby-Doo, Looney Tunes & More
July 20, 2010 | Across the 3rd week of July 2010, Cartoon Network’s prime time and total day ratings and delivery performance advanced by powerful double-digit increases across ALL key kids demos, compared to the same time period last year. In prime time, kids 6-11 delivery (498,000) improved by 48% and ratings (2.0) by 43%, kids 2-11 delivery (756,000) improved by 66% and ratings (1.8) by 64%, and kids 9-14 delivery (380,000) improved by 44% and ratings (1.6) by 45%. In total day, kids 6-11 delivery (447,000) grew by 28% and ratings (1.8) by 29%, kids 2-11 delivery (698,000) grew by 47% and ratings (1.7) by 42%, and kids 9-14 delivery (323,000) grew by 25% and ratings (1.3) by 18%.
- “Pink Panther and Pals” Is Now On Boomerang
July 20, 2010 | One of America's most beloved cartoon characters is slinking his way back to television screens this July. MGM's Pink Panther and Pals, an adaptation of the popular original The Pink Panther series, premieres Monday, July 19 at 7 a.m., playing weekdays on Boomerang, the commercial-free home of classic animation. A forever sly and now teenaged Pink Panther is up to his old tricks again, continuing in hilarious new adventures with buddies, from Ant & the Aardvark to town bully, Big Nose. Each show contains three episodes and features the silent panther's outrageous antics that include playing in a band, going to an arcade and mastering the art of pizza delivery.
