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- Cartoon Network Ratings Highlights for May 31 – June 6, 2010
June 8, 2010 | Cartoon Network’s new hit animated series ADVENTURE TIME (Monday, 8 p.m.) once again posted double-digit ratings and delivery gains among all key kid demos. Compared to the same time period in 2009, kids 6-11 delivery (613,000) grew by 36% and ratings (2.5) by 29%. Kids 2-11 delivery (862,000) grew by 25% and ratings (2.1) by 24%, and kids 9-14 delivery (426,000) grew by 27% and ratings (1.7) grew by 21%. Boys demos also showed significant gains with boys 6-11 delivery (431,000) up by 21%, boys 2-11 delivery (570,000) up by 12% and boys 9-14 delivery (319,000) up by 13%.
- Disney Channel Ratings Highlights for May 31 – June 6, 2010
June 8, 2010 | Disney Channel ranked No. 1 in Prime in Kids 6-11 (829,000/3.4 rating) and Kids 6-14 (1.0 million/2.8 rating), marking the net’s 266th consecutive win in Kids 6-11 and 263rd straight win in Kids 6-14.
- Cable Ratings: May 31 – June 6, 2010
June 8, 2010 | Top 25 Cable Shows for May 31 – June 6, 2010 (via TVbytheNumbers.com) Rank Shows Net Day Time Viewers Live+SD (000) 1 ICARLY MOVIE: IPSYCHO NICK FRIDAY 8:00 PM 7,518 2 BURN NOTICE USA THURSDAY 9:00 PM 6,618 3 VICTORIOUS NICK FRIDAY 9:00 PM 5,958 4 ROYAL PAINS USA THURSDAY 10:00 PM 5,839 5 ICARLY […]
- Nickelodeon Releases “Turtles Forever” on DVD
June 8, 2010 | In the first DVD release since buying the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise, Nickelodeon announced an August 24 street date for the TV movie “Turtles Forever” reports TVShowsOnDVD.com.
- Nickelodeon Ratings Highlights for May 31 – June 6, 2010
June 8, 2010 | It was another big week for Nickelodeon’s top-ranking twosome, iCarly and Victorious, as the two hit series scored wins for the net, securing basic cable’s number-one and three-rated spots, respectively, for the week. Additionally, iCarly’s “iPsycho” movie (Friday, 8 p.m. ET/PT) andVictorious’ “Robarazzi” (9 p.m. ET/PT) scored as the top two rated shows among all kid and tween demos.
- The Hub Acquires “In the Night Garden” and “Dennis and Gnasher”
June 7, 2010 | The Hub's President and CEO Margaret Loesch announced today the acquisition of two international hit series, the live-action "In the Night Garden" and the animated "Dennis and Gnasher," which will join a diverse lineup of Hub Original Series and U.S. Premiere program offerings previously announced by the network. These immensely popular series will premiere in the U.S. when the network launches on October 10 (10-10-10). The Hub is a joint venture between Discovery Communications and Hasbro, Inc., and will be available to 60 million U.S. cable and satellite households upon launch.
- Nickelodeon’s iCarly Leads Trio of New Hits to Record-Breaking Levels
June 7, 2010 | Nickelodeon’s hit live-action trio — iCarly, Victorious and Big Time Rush — landed record-breaking ratings on Friday night. A brand-new hour-long iCarly TV movie, “iPsycho” (June 4, 8 p.m. ET/PT), drew 7.5 million total viewers — ranking as basic cable’s top entertainment telecast quarter to date. A new episode of Victorious, “Robarazzi,” at 9:00 p.m., set a series record, drawing almost 6 million total viewers. Big Time Rush also posted a record-setting performance with “Big Time Dance” (9:30 p.m. ET/PT), scoring its highest-rated performance with total viewers (4.7 million) since its launch (1/18/10).
- Disney XD Orders Second Season of “Kick Buttowski”
June 7, 2010 | Disney XD has ordered a second season of the hit animated series Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil. The second season will be ready for air in spring 2011.
- “iPsycho” Scores 7.52 Million Viewers, List of Top 10 “iCarly” Episodes by Total Viewers
June 6, 2010 | Dan Schneider (creator and executive producer of iCarly and VICTORiOUS, among others) reports on his website DanWarp.com, the new iCarly special “iPsycho” scored 7.52 million total viewers on Friday. The new episode of VICTORiOUS that followed scored about 6 million total viewers (a series high).
- Preview of Friday’s All-New “Big Time Rush”
June 3, 2010 | Check out this clip from Friday's all new episode of Big Time Rush ("Big Time Dance"), premiering Friday at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT.
