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- Carly’s Bedroom Revealed for the First Time in New iCarly Special, “iGot a Hot Room”, Friday, July 30
July 19, 2010 | Nickelodeon delivers a sizzling summer surprise as the mega-hit iCarly reveals Carly's bedroom for the first time ever in an all-new special episode, "iGot a Hot Room," premiering Friday, July 30, at 8 p.m. (ET/PT). When a birthday gift from Spencer accidentally catches fire and destroys Carly's bedroom, Spencer recruits the iCarly gang to help make her room into the coolest, most incredible new bedroom imaginable. Year-to-date, iCarly ranks as the number-one live-action show on television with kids 2-11 and is Nickelodeon's number-one series with kids 6-11 and tweens 9-14. (Source: NMR Live+7 Blended with Live+SD from 12/28/2009 - 7/11/10).
- Disney Renews “Mickey Mouse Clubhouse” for Fourth Season on Disney Junior
July 19, 2010 | Disney has ordered a fourth season of its #1 series for preschoolers, “Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.” Consisting of 13 new episodes and nine extended specials, Season Four will premiere on the recently announced Disney Junior, a new television and online brand and, ultimately, a re-branded 24-hour basic cable/satellite channel devoted to preschool-age children around the world.
- Nickelodeon Production Notes: Big Time Rush, The Troop, Fairly OddParents and More
July 16, 2010 | Production for the second season of Nickelodeon’s hit new series Big Time Rush will begin on Monday, July 19. The first episode of the new season is titled “Welcome Back Big Time”.
- Canadian Series “18 to Life” Coming to The CW on August 3
July 15, 2010 | The CW will bring the Canadian series 18 to Life to the United States this August. The first season of 12 episodes will air Tuesdays at 9PM and 9:30PM ET/PT starting August 3rd.
- Two “Phineas and Ferb” Specials Coming in August to Disney XD and Disney Channel
July 15, 2010 | With a 100 episodes and counting, the Emmy Award-winning series "Phineas and Ferb" continues to roll out with new and thoroughly amusing stories for kids, tweens and families. In August, the hit animated comedy, increasingly renowned for its smart humor and noteworthy guest stars, will present two new episodes featuring the legendary recording artist Chaka Khan, multi-Platinum selling singer Clay Aiken ("American Idol"), Emmy-winning animator/writer Seth MacFarlane ("Family Guy") and filmmaker Kevin Smith ("Clerks").
- Nickelodeon to Premiere “Penguins of Madagascar” Half-Hour Special on July 19
July 14, 2010 | Ancient squirrel folklore turns into a chase for riches when Nickelodeon premieres an all-new DreamWorks Animation The Penguins of Madagascar special, "The Lost Treasure of the Golden Squirrel," on Monday, July 19, at 8:00 p.m. (ET/PT). The half-hour special kicks off a week of The Penguins of Madagascar premieres every night at 8:00 p.m. (ET/PT) through Friday, July 23.
- “Adventure Time” Ratings Chart: April 5 – July 12, 2010
July 13, 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.
- Disney Channel Ratings Highlights for July 5 – 11, 2010
July 13, 2010 | Disney Channel’s season premiere of “Hannah Montana Forever” (8:00 – 8:30 p.m.) was TV’s No. 1 telecast for the week in Kids 6-11 (2.2 million/9.0 rating) and Tweens 9-14 (1.9 million/7.9 rating), and cable’s No. 1 scripted telecast in Total Viewers (5.7 million).
- Cartoon Network Ratings Highlights for July 5 – 11, 2010
July 13, 2010 | Cartoon Network ratings highlights for the week of July 5 - 11, 2010.
- Cable Ratings: July 5 – 11, 2010
July 13, 2010 | Cable TV ratings for July 5 - 11, 2010 with the top 25 shows and top 25 networks by total day, primetime and primetime 18-49 (via TVbytheNumbers.com).
