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- Cartoon Network Premieres “Total Drama World Tour” on Monday, June 21
May 24, 2010 | The drama started at Camp Wawanakwa with Total Drama Island, went Hollywood for Total Drama Action, and now travels the globe with the all-new Total Drama World Tour, premiering Monday, June 21 at 9 p.m. (ET, PT) on Cartoon Network. Seventeen contestants—including some favorites from the past and some new faces—will duke it out on an international playing field for a grand prize of $1 million dollars. Host Chris McLean and his cohort Chef are back with Total Drama’s signature painful and embarrassing challenges, this time taking advantage of the world’s most famous landmarks and natural wonders.
- “Iron Man: Armored Adventures” Season 2 Premieres in 2011 on Nicktoons
May 21, 2010 | Striking while the iron's hot, Nicktoons announces a second season of the network's hit series Iron Man: Armored Adventures to bow in 2011. The new season of 26 episodes will continue to weave in iconic Marvel characters, such as Nick Fury, Whiplash, Dr. Doom and Magneto, and will feature the epic resolution of the Makluan Ring saga. Season two will have even more of the fast-paced and action-packed episodes that helped Nicktoons reach its highest-rated and most-watched year in history with boys 6-11, kids 6-11 and total viewers in 2009.
- Disney Channel Orders New Dance-Filled Buddy Comedy Series, “Shake It Up!”
May 21, 2010 | Disney Channel has ordered “Shake It Up!,” a buddy comedy centered around a teen dance show, created by Chris Thompson (“Laverne and Shirley,” “Bosom Buddies,” “The Naked Truth,” “Action”) and executive-produced by Thompson and Rob Lotterstein (“The War at Home,” “Ellen”). It stars 12-year-old Bella Thorne (“Big Love”) and 13-year-old Zendaya. The multi-camera series will begin production in Hollywood, California, in July for a scheduled Fall 2010 premiere on Disney Channel. The announcement was made today by Gary Marsh, president, Entertainment, and chief creative officer, Disney Channels Worldwide.
- Nickelodeon Premieres “True Jackson: Trapped in Paris” This Saturday, May 22
May 19, 2010 | It’s a bon voyage for the cast of True Jackson, VP as Nickelodeon debuts an all-new one-hour True Jackson, VP TV movie, “Trapped in Paris,” Saturday, May 22, at 8:00 p.m. (ET/PT). The brand-new special bids adieu to the Mad Style offices as True and her friends embark on an adventure half-way around the world, with special guest stars DJ Lance Rock (Lance Robertson) and the cast of Nickelodeon’s phenom preschool music series, Yo Gabba Gabba!, as well as Gage Golightly of Nickelodeon’s The Troop. Following True Jackson, VP “Trapped in Paris,” viewers can catch a never-before-seen, inside look into the life of True Jackson, VP star Keke Palmer as she reveals her biggest secrets, on and off the set, in the half-hour special, 7 Secrets: Keke Palmer, at 9:00 p.m. (ET/PT).
- Monday 5/17 Cable Ratings: “Adventure Time” Repeat Scores Like It’s New!
May 18, 2010 | Monday's sorta-new (not really, since both parts have aired before) Adventure Time scored 1.9 million viewers and a 2.8 kids 2-11 rating. Pretty good for (basically) a repeat!
- Cable Ratings: May 10 – 16, 2010
May 18, 2010 | View a list of last week's top cable shows and networks.
- Sunday 5/16 Cable Ratings: “Good Luck Charlie” Leads, Repeats of “iCarly” and “Big Time Rush” Score Well
May 18, 2010 | Sunday’s new episode of Good Luck Charlie on Disney Channel scored 3.7 million viewers and a 4.9 kids 2-11 rating. Repeats of iCarly and Big Time Rush on Nickelodeon did well. iCarly scored 3.1 million viewers and a 4.1 kids 2-11 demo. Big Time Rush scored 2.6 million viewers and a 3.6 kids 2-11 demo. Only Nickelodeon can repeat so well.
- Disney Channel Ratings Highlights for May 10 – 16, 2010
May 18, 2010 | Disney Channel was TV’s No. 1 network in Total Day for the 3rd straight week in Tweens 9-14 (464,000/1.9 rating), and ranked No. 1 in Prime in Kids 6-11 (1.0 million/4.1 rating) and Tweens 9-14 (832,000/3.4 rating). In Prime, this week marked the net’s 263rd consecutive win in Kids 6-11, and its 259th victory out of 260 weeks in Tweens 9-14.
- Cartoon Network & Adult Swim Ratings Highlights for May 10 – 16, 2010
May 18, 2010 | For the sixth straight week, Cartoon Network enjoyed solid double-digit ratings and delivery gains—ranging between 12%-19%—across all kids demos in prime time. Compared to the same time period in 2009, average kids 6-11 prime time delivery (482,000) grew by 13% and ratings (2.0) grew by 18%; kids 2-11 prime time delivery (718,000) grew by 19% and ratings (1.7) by 13%; and kids 9-14 prime time delivery (361,000) grew by 12% and ratings (1.5) by 15%.
- Friday 5/14 Cable Ratings: Disney Channel Premieres Dominate, “Generator Rex” Improves on “Ben 10″
May 17, 2010 | Disney Channel dominated the ratings for Friday night. Disney had new episodes of The Suite Life on Deck, Wizards of Waverly Place and Phineas and Ferb. All three series posted over 3 million viewers and over 4.0 rating in the kids 2-11 demo. On Cartoon Network, a new episode of Generator Rex posted gains over lead-in Ben 10: Ultimate Alien, which was also new. Travis Yanan also included a repeat of VICTORiOUS in his report, which was a repeat at 8pm and posted 2.7 million viewers and 3.8 kids 2-11 demo. That’s pretty good for a repeat.
