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- Cable Ratings: May 3 – 9, 2010
May 11, 2010 | 1 CELTICS/CAVALIERS TNT Mon 08:13P-10:54P 5,499
2 JAZZ/LAKERS TNT Tue 10:44P-01:34A 4,668
3 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA Mon 10:00P-11:07P 4,583
4 SUNS/SPURS TNT Sun 08:04P-10:56P 4,577
5 ICARLY NICK Sat 08:00P-08:30P 4,427
- Two New Disney XD Pilots Announced: “Billion Dollar Freshman” and “Kickin It”
May 11, 2010 | Disney XD confirms it is moving forward on producing two new live action pilots Billion Dollar Freshman, from writer/creator/executive producers Chris Peterson, and Bryan Moore and executive producer Mark Brazill (all three from That 70s Show), and Kickin' It, from writer/creator/executive producer Jim O'Doherty (3rds Rock From the Sun) and Executive Producer (Zeke and Luther, Even Stevens).
- Friday 5/7 Cable Ratings: Ben 10 Higher Than Generator Rex, Wizards of Waverly Place Top of the Night
May 11, 2010 | Thanks to Travis Yanan at PIFeedback.com, we have Friday, May 7 cable ratings. For the first time, Ben 10: Ultimate Alien beat Generator Rex in both total viewers and the kids 2-11 demo. Nickelodeon had no new episodes on Friday, as all their premieres were on Saturday last week. Wizards of Waverly Place (8:30pm, Disney […]
- Dragon Ball Z Kai Premieres May 24 on Nicktoons
May 5, 2010 | Coming off its most-watched and highest-rated first quarter ever with boys 6-11 and 9-14, Nicktoons launches the U.S. premiere of Dragon Ball Z Kai with a special premiere week of back-to-back episodes Monday, May 24, through Thursday, May 27, from 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. ET. The latest chapter in the Dragon Ball franchise, Dragon Ball Z Kai is a re-edited rendition of Goku's efforts to save Earth from destruction with the help of his friends and the seven magic Dragon Balls. The 99-episode series will continue to roll out Monday through Thursday at 8:00 p.m. ET.
- Disney Channel Premieres “JONAS L.A.” (“JONAS” Season 2) on Sunday, June 20
May 5, 2010 | via Disney Channel press release: THEY LOVE L.A.! KEVIN, JOE AND NICK SET OUT FOR A SUMMER OF FUN IN THE CITY OF ANGELS WITH THE SEASON PREMIERE OF “JONAS L.A.,” SUNDAY, JUNE 20 ON DISNEY CHANNEL New Jonas Brothers music, a new So-Cal setting and a new serialized comedy format mark Season Two of […]
- Disney Channel Ratings Highlights for April 26 – May 2, 2010
May 4, 2010 | via Disney Channel press release: Weekly Ratings Highlights for April 26-May 2, 2010 – Final National Ratings Disney Channel is TV’s No. 1 Network in Total Day in Tweens 9-14, and Ranks No. 1 in Prime in Kids 6-11, Tweens 9-14 and Kids 6-14 Delivers 2 of TV’s Top 5 Telecasts in Kids 6-11, and […]
- Cable Ratings: April 26 – May 2, 2010
May 4, 2010 | Top 25 Cable Shows for April 26 – May 2, 2010 Rank Shows NET DAY( Time Viewers Live+SD (000) 1 CELTICS/CAVALIERS TNT Sat 08:04P-10:50P 5,705 2 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA Mon 09:00P-10:00P 4,998 3 WWE ENTERTAINMENT USA Mon 10:00P-11:03P 4,982 4 ICARLY NICK Sat 08:00P-08:30P 4,866 5 LAKERS/THUNDER ESPN Fri 09:43P-12:25A 4,833 6 THUNDER/LAKERS TNT Tue […]
- Nickelodeon Ratings Highlights for April 26 – May 2, 2010
May 4, 2010 | via Nickelodeon press release: NICKELODEON’S ICARLY SCORES BASIC CABLE’S NUMBER-ONE ENTERTAINMENT TELECAST FOR THE WEEK WITH 4.9 MILLION TOTAL VIEWERS iCarly, Victorious and True Jackson, VP Rank As Week’s Top Three Shows With Tweens On All TV NEW YORK–May 4, 2010–Driven by another stellar performance from iCarly, which scored basic cable’s top entertainment telecast among […]
- Friday 4/30 Cable Ratings: Ben 10: Ultimate Alien, Generator Rex, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Wizards of Waverly Place
May 3, 2010 | Following are the Friday, April 30 cable finals, via Travis Yanan: Cartoon Network Ben 10: Ultimate Alien (8pm) – 1.903 million viewers – 1.2/2 HH – 0.3/1 A18-49 – 2.6/11 K2-11 Generator Rex (8:30pm) – 2.016 million viewers – 1.3/2 HH – 0.4/1 A18-49 – 2.7/11 K2-11 Star Wars: The Clone Wars (9pm, 60 minutes) […]
- Beyblade: Metal Fusion Premieres June 26 on Cartoon Network
April 30, 2010 | via Corus Entertainment press release: BEYBLADE: METAL FUSION TO DEBUT IN U.S. ON CARTOON NETWORK (Toronto, Canada) The boys’ action phenomenon, BEYBLADE, is making a much anticipated return to the U.S. after taking the world by storm with its enormous global success in the early 2000s. Nelvana Enterprises is pleased to announce that the next […]
