Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Nickelodeon USA Wins October 2013 With Kids 2-11, Kids 2-5 And Total Viewers, Marks 9 Straight Months Of Growth

Nickelodeon, the number-one entertainment brand for kids and families, has today, Tuesday 29th October 2013, announced in the following press release, from TVByTheNumbers.com, the exciting Nickelodeon News that Nick USA's October 2013 ratings performance nabbed the network a monthly win with Kids 2-11 and Kids 2-5 across all TV and basic cable's top spot with total viewers, fueling Nickelodeon USA's ninth straight month of gains for 2013!


For the month, Nick US averaged a 2.6/852K Kids 2-11 (+3%), 3.6/456K Kids 2-5 (+16%) and 1.6M total viewers, with gains driven by Nick's hit original animated series (Nicktoon) "SpongeBob SquarePants" -- the month's top animated series with K2-11 (4.8/1.6M), and its hit preschool programming lineup featuring "Paw Patrol", which is the month's number-one preschool series on all TV, averaging a 6.0/768K with Kids 2-5. In addition to its monthly gains, Nickelodeon's preschool block is posting double-digit year to date increases, up +14% with K2-5.

Nickelodeon's monthly ratings performance was also bolstered by its hit animation roster, including "Sanjay & Craig", which ranks as the number-three animated series for the month with Kids 2-11 (4.4/1.4M) and "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" (4.3/1.4M), which comes in at number-four with Kids 2-11.

"Instant Mom" continues to be a hit on Nick at Nite averaging 1.2M total viewers and posting year over year gains with Adults 18-49 (.30/323K, +9%) and Women 18-49 (.41/222K, +15%), since its Sunday 29th September 2013 premiere. Most recently, the series hit a ratings high with its Oct. 27 premiere, averaging a 0.4/420K with Adults 18-49 and posting double-digit gains with Kids 2-11 (1.7/559K, +13%).

Original Nickelodeon Press Release:

NICKELODEON WINS OCTOBER WITH KIDS 2-11, KIDS 2-5 AND TOTAL VIEWERS, MARKS 9 STRAIGHT MONTHS OF GROWTH

SpongeBob SquarePants is Month’s Top Animated Kids’ Series; Paw Patrol is TV’s Number-One Preschool Series

NEW YORK – Oct 29, 2013 – Nickelodeon’s October ratings performance nabbed the net a monthly win with Kids 2-11 and Kids 2-5 across all TV and basic cable’s top spot with total viewers, fueling Nick’s ninth straight month of gains for 2013. For the month, Nick averaged a 2.6/852K Kids 2-11 (+3%), 3.6/456K Kids 2-5 (+16%) and 1.6M total viewers, with gains driven by SpongeBob SquarePants--the month’s top animated series with K2-11 (4.8/1.6M), and its hit preschool lineup featuring Paw Patrol, which is the month’s number-one preschool series on all TV, averaging a 6.0/768K with Kids 2-5. In addition to its monthly gains, Nickelodeon’s preschool block is posting double-digit year to date increases, up +14% with K2-5.

Nickelodeon’s monthly ratings performance was also bolstered by its hit animation roster, including Sanjay & Craig, which ranks as the number-three animated series for the month with Kids 2-11 (4.4/1.4M) and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (4.3/1.4M), which comes in at number-four with Kids 2-11.

Instant Mom continues to be a hit on Nick at Nite averaging 1.2M total viewers and posting year over year gains with Adults 18-49 (.30/323K, +9%) and Women 18-49 (.41/222K, +15%), since its Sept. 29, 2013 premiere. Most recently, the series hit a ratings high with its Oct. 27 premiere, averaging a 0.4/420K with Adults 18-49 and posting double-digit gains with Kids 2-11 (1.7/559K, +13%).

Nickelodeon, now in its 34th year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, online, recreation, books, and feature films. Nickelodeon’s U.S. television network is seen in almost 100 million households and has been the number-one-rated basic cable network for 18 consecutive years. For more information or artwork, visit www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB).

Tags: Instant Mom Ratings, Paw Patrol Ratings, SpongeBob SquarePants Ratings
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Nickelodeon Ratings Round-Up For Weeks Ending Sunday 13th, 20th And 27th October 2013

The television ratings news website TVbytheNumbers.com is reporting the fantastic Nickelodeon News that, for the weeks ending Sunday 13th, Sunday 20th and Sunday 27th October 2013, Nick USA has been the number one US cable TV network in total day viewing, beating Disney, TBS and ESPN!


For the week ending Sunday 13th October 2013, Nickelodeon was number one in total day viewing, beating Disney and TBS. Additionally, for the weeks ending on Sunday 20th & Sunday 27th October 2013, Nickelodeon was number one in total day viewing, beating Disney and ESPN.

Prime-time Average Viewers (Live+SD) Week Ending October 13, 2013:
Network - (000s)
Nick at Nite (NAN) - 1031

Prime-time Adults 18-49 Viewers (Live+SD) (W/E 10/13/2013):
Network - (000s)
NAN - 313

Total Day Average Viewers (Live+SD) (W/E 10/13/2013)
Network - (000s)
NICK - 1550
NAN - 918

Prime-time Average Viewers (Live+SD) Week Ending October 20, 2013:
Network - (000s)
NAN - 1091

Prime-time Adults 18-49 Viewers (Live+SD) (W/E 10/20/2013)
Network - (000s)
NAN - 337

Total Day Average Viewers (Live+SD) (W/E 10/20/2013)
Network - (000s)
NICK 1723
NAN 954

Prime-time Average Viewers (Live+SD) Week Ending October 27, 2013:
Network - (000s)
NAN - 1060

Prime-time Adults 18-49 Viewers (Live+SD) (W/E 10/27/2013)
Network - (000s)
NAN - 317

Total Day Average Viewers (Live+SD) (W/E 10/27/2013)
Network - (000s)
NICK - 1619
NAN - 927
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Nickelodeon's Hit Global App "SpongeBob Moves In" Gets A Spine-Chilling Update Just In Time For Halloween

Nickelodeon has announced in the following press release, from TVbytheNumbers, the exciting Nick News that the number-one entertainment brand for kids and families has given their hit global city building app based on the networks hit original animated series (Nicktoon) "SpongeBob SquarePants", called "SpongeBob Moves In", a spine-chilling update just in time for Halloween!


"SpongeBob Moves In" gets in to the Halloween spirit with a brand-new update featuring new characters, buildings, decorations, recipes and grisly in-game currency, green glowing ectoplasm!

In the latest update, gobs of ghosts hungry for a ghoulish dish have invaded Bikini Bottom. Players must conjure up Rusty's Rib Eye Restaurant and help SpongeBob make the infamous 'Rusty on Rye' sandwich and other recipes for the newly arrived ghastly guests.

Nickelodeon has also announced that, since "SpongeBob Moves In" was released globally in June 2013, the city building app has become the networks most popular global kids' app ever! On release, "SpongeBob Moves In" debuted right at number one among all paid apps, and remained in the top spot for more than five weeks, and it was number one in 18 countries!

Original Nickelodeon Press Release:

NICKELODEON’S HIT GLOBAL APP, SPONGEBOB MOVES IN, GETS A SPINE-CHILLING UPDATE JUST IN TIME FOR HALLOWEEN

City Building App Marks Network’s Most Popular Global Kids' App Ever

SpongeBob Moves In gets in to the Halloween spirit with a brand-new update featuring new characters; buildings; decorations; recipes and grisly in-game currency, green glowing ectoplasm.

Gobs of ghosts have invaded Bikini Bottom hungry for a ghoulish dish. Players must conjure up Rusty’s Rib Eye Restaurant and help SpongeBob make the Infamous ‘Rusty on Rye’ sandwich and other recipes for the ghastly guests.

Additional Game Features Include:

* New Characters: move in Rusty Rickets, Old Man Jenkins, and Slasher McGee to roam through the town.

* New Buildings: place Rusty's Rib Eye Restaurant to make seven new spooky recipes. Build the Barg'N-Mart to unlock special discount items including all new special ingredients for the Halloween recipes. Players can also add the Psychic’s Tent and Haunted House to their collection.

* New Decorations: feed ghosts and earn ectoplasm to unlock limited-edition items like the Giant Jack O' Lantern, Skull Rock and Sunken Skelly Ship. Players design their own haunted Bikini Bottom with gravestones, scarecrows, coffins, scary trees, and more.

* Haunted Bayou Package: perform quests to receive Halloween-themed buildings and props like a Haunted Outhouse, Broken-down Airboat, Spooky Gas Lamps and Submerged Wagon Wheel.

* New Recipes: grill up the ghosts’ all-time favorite sandwich, the Rusty on Rye, and serve it with a side of splintered slaw.

SpongeBob Moves In was released globally in June 2013, and debuted right at number one among all paid apps, and remained in the top spot for more than five weeks, and it was number one in 18 countries.

In SpongeBob Moves In players can customize the look of their undersea city with a variety of characters, buildings, and accessories. In the ongoing quest to keep Bikini Bottom inhabitants happy by fulfilling their wishes, players must collect happiness to fill the town’s happiness meter. Residents wish for food and gifts from the various Bikini Bottom restaurants and shops, like Krabby Patties from the Krusty Krab or a bouquet of flowers from the Flower Shop. Once their wish is granted a treasure chest will appear for the player to open and collect gold coins, happiness or a new recipe to add to their collection. When the happiness meter is filled, players advance to the next level in the game, earning coins, game experience and unlocking more quests, buildings and accessories to buy in the store.

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Nickelodeon Australia And New Zealand To Premiere Brand New "Sam & Cat" Halloween Special "#DollSitting" On Thursday 31st October 2013

Nickelodeon Australia has announced the aweslime Nickelodeon International News in a post on their official Facebook profile page, facebook.com/NickelodeonAustralia, that Nickelodeon Australia and New Zealand will premiere and show the brand new Halloween special episode of Nick's all-new original buddy comedy series "Sam & Cat", titled "#DollSitting", on Thursday 31st October 2013 at 4:30pm, as part of Nick Oz & NZ's Scary Week programming line-up! To celebrate, Nick AU & NZ have unveiled a exclusive online streaming video clip which goes behind-the-scenes to show viewers how the shows make-up artists transformed Jennette McCurdy (Sam Puckett) look like Ariana Grande (Cat Valentine) for the all-new episode, which Australian and Kiwi NickHeads can watch here on nickelodeon.com.au!:
Sam and Cat are all dressed up for Halloween!

Wanna see how they transformed Jennette McCurdy into Cat? Take a look behind-the-scenes in this video - http://ow.ly/qgLPd

Make sure you're watching #DollSitting - This Thursday @ 4.30pm.



See how they transformed Sam to look like Cat!
Exclusive behind the scenes clip from our Sam and Cat Halloween special!
WATCH NOW

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