Nickelodeon Germany To Premiere Season Two Of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" In March 2014

Nickelodeon Germany (Deutschland) has announced in the following press release from Nick Germany's "Nick Pressecenter" the Booyakasha TMNT news that Nick Germany, the German version of the world's number one kids' channel and part of Nickelodeon North, will start to show brand new episodes from "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" season two from March 2014 (März 2014), continuing the shell-raising crime-fighting adventures of the four mutant Heroes in a Half-Shell turtle brothers — Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello and Michelangelo!

Although currently unconfirmed, it is expected that other localised Nickelodeon channels across Northern Europe, which includes Nickelodeon Scandinavia - Nickelodeon Denmark (Danmark), Nickelodeon Norway (Norge) and Nickelodeon Sweden (Sverige) - Nickelodeon Germany (Deutschland), Nickelodeon Austria (Österreich), Nickelodeon Switzerland (Schweiz) and Nickelodeon Poland (Polska), will also start to debut all-new episodes of TMNT in March 2014 as well.

Season two of TMNT starts off with a bang in the premiere episode, "The Mutation Situation". The Turtles discover that the alien Kraang survived their previous showdown and have now dropped mutagen canisters all over New York City. Throughout the season, the Turtles' mission is to recover the canisters before more mutants can be created. Meanwhile, the Kraang and Shredder have united to put an end to the Turtles once and for all which results in some infamous characters coming after the brothers. With the help of Casey Jones, voiced by Nickelodeon Star Josh Peck ("Drake & Josh"), each new episode will see the Turtles take on a new villain, all while trying to unravel the mystery regarding April O'Neil and her importance to the Kraang.

Season two stars Sean Astin ("Lord of the Rings") as Raphael, Rob Paulsen ("Planet Sheen") as Donatello, Greg Cipes ("Teen Titans") as Michelangelo, Jason Biggs ("Orange is the New Black") as Leonardo, Mae Whitman as April O'Neil, Hoon Lee as Master Splinter and Kevin Michael Richardson ("Penguins of Madagascar") as Shredder. Joining the cast for season two will be Josh Peck ("Drake & Josh") as Casey Jones, and Corey Feldman ("The Goonies") reoccurs as Slash. The executive producers for season two are Ciro Nieli and Peter Hastings.

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The Invasion Is Coming - NickToons UK To Premiere "Rabbids Invasion" In February 2014

The Invasion Is Coming! Nickelodeon UK, the number one commercial kids TV network in the UK, has announced the exciting news that Nick UK's animation and action channel, Nicktoons UK and Ireland, will start to show Nickelodeon and Ubisoft's brand new CG-animated series "Rabbids Invasion" from February 2014!

Nickelodeon UK announced the Nick News in the description of one of their latest online streaming video clips featuring one of NickToons' new "Rabbids Invasion" teaser promos, titled "Cone", which you can watch below in high quality (HQ) high-definition (HD)!:

Rabbids Cone from Nickelodeon UK on Vimeo.

Rabbids Invasion - Coming to Nicktoons in February

Commenting on the news, a spokesperson for the Raving Rabbids told reporters that British and Irish NickHeads should "Keep Calm and Bwaaah".

To further celebrate and promote Nicktoons UK debuting the brand-new CG-animated series "Rabbids: Invasion" in February 2014, Nickelodeon UK has released a second all-new teaser trailer, called "Chase":

RABBIDS Chase from Nickelodeon UK on Vimeo.

"Rabbids Invasion" is a all-new 26 half-hour episode series that follows the Rabbids as they discover, explore, and often wreak havoc in the human world. For the Rabbids, everything is a source of wonder and amusement, and these indestructible and uncontrollable creatures have absolutely no respect for the social rules that govern society. There are no laws, no rules of the road. They are all about having fun and their only language is a crazy-sounding "Bwaaaaaah!". The show is based on Ubisoft's popular "Raving Rabbids" video game franchise.

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Nickelodeon USA Named 2013's Most-Watched Ad-Supported Basic Cable Channel (Total Day Programming)

The entertainment news website TheWrap is reporting the exciting Nickelodeon News in the following article that, according to the Nielsen Company, a leading global information and measurement company which provides market research, insights and data about what people watch and what people buy, Nickelodeon USA was one of the most-watched ad-supported basic cable channels of 2013!

According to Nielsen, the American basic cable and satellite channel USA Network is the most-watched among basic cable channels in primetime (Monday through Sunday, 8pm-11pm) for the past year, averaging 2.4 million total viewers, with the professional wrestling television program "WWE Monday Night Raw" being the networks most popular series. ESPN, History, TBS and TNT round out the Top 5.

Nick USA snagged the number one spot of the list for total day programming (Monday through Sunday, 6am to 6am)! The US version of the world's number one kids' network earned 1.7 million average viewers, with Nick's original animated series (Nicktoon) series "SpongeBob SquarePants" being one of the networks most-watched shows.

Congratulations Nickelodeon USA!!

Following Nick USA and USA Network in No. 2 are Cartoon Network's Adult Swim, the Fox News Channel and TNT round out the Top 5. Nick at Nite, Nickelodeon's nighttime programming block that features popular hit family comedies including the Emmy Award-winning series Friends, My Wife & Kids, George Lopez, The Nanny, Yes, Dear, See Dad Run and most recently, Instant Mom, snagged sixth place.

In a seperate article from Deadline.com which reports the top cable networks of 2013 in total viewers and adults 18-49, based on Nielsen Media Research data, also below, Nick At Nite experienced viewer growth and was watched by 1.091 million viewers, up 25% on 2012!

From TheWrap:

Nickelodeon, USA Network Are 2013's Most-Watched Basic Cable Channels

TheWrap looks at the Top 20 basic cable channel rankings for both primetime and total day from the past year

Nickelodeon and USA Network are the most-watched ad-supported basic cable channels of 2013.

According to Nielsen, USA Network is the most-watched among basic cable channels in primetime (Monday through Sunday, 8 p.m.-11 p.m.) for the past year, averaging 2.4 million total viewers. “WWE Monday Night Raw” is its most popular series.

ESPN, History, TBS and TNT round out the Top 5.

USA almost topped the list for total day programming (Monday through Sunday, 6 a.m. to 6 a.m.) as well, but Nickelodeon snagged the No. 1 spot. The youth-skewing network earned 1.7 million average viewers. “Spongebob Squarepants” is one of its most-watched shows.

Following Nick and USA in No. 2 were some interesting results: Adult Swim, Fox News Channel and TNT round out the Top 5. Notably, Nickelodeon offshoot, Nick at Nite, snagged sixth place.

How did your favorite network fare in 2013? See both lists below.

Note: These numbers are for ad-supported basic cable channels

Primetime
1. USA, 2.4 million average viewers
2. ESPN, 2.2
3. History, 1.9
4. TBS, 1.9
5. TNT, 1.9
6. Fox News Channel, 1.8
7. A&E, 1.6
8. FX, 1.3
9. AMC, 1.2
10. HGTV, 1.2
11. Discovery, 1.2
12. Adult Swim, 1.2
13. ABC Family, 1.1
14. Lifetime, 1.1
15. Nick at Nite, 1.1
16. Syfy, 1.0
17. Food Network, 1.0
18. TLC, .96
19. TruTV, .86
20. Bravo,.84

Total Day
1. Nickelodeon, 1.7 average viewers
2. USA Network, 1.3
3. Adult Swim, 1.3
4. Fox News Channel, 1.1
5. TNT, 1.1
6. Nick at Nite, 1.0
7. Cartoon Network, 1.0
8. ESPN, .97
9. History, .94
10. A&E, .83
11. TBS, .77
12. HGTV, .73
13. FX, .69
14. AMC, .63
15. ID, .59
16. Discovery, .59
17. Food Network, .58
18. ABC Family, .58
19. TVLand, .54
20. Lifetime, .53

BEST & WORST 2013, NICKELODEON TV, RATINGS, USA NETWORK

Also, from Deadline.com:

2013 Basic Cable Ratings: USA Tops Again In Primetime But Down 8%; Nick At Nite, AMC Up Double Digits As Fox News & ABC Family Fall; TBS Leads Demo

Here are the top cable networks of 2013 in total viewers and adults 18-49, based on Nielsen Media Research data:

Network: Total Viewers (in millions), % change from 2012

1. USA: 2.680, -8%
2. Disney: 2.438, -2%
3. ESPN: 2.210, -6%
4. History: 2.114, -2%
5. TNT: 2.070, -5%
6. TBS: 2.014, -3%
7. Fox News: 1.785, -13%
8. A&E: 1.781, +9%
9. FX: 1.466, +4%
10. AMC: 1.382, +18%
11. Discovery: 1.361, +5%
12. Home&Garden: 1.274, +7%
13. Lifetime: 1.270, +7%
14. Adult Swim: 1.230, +3%
15. ABC Family: 1.222, -11%
16. Syfy: 1.192, -8%
17. Food Network: 1.122, -7%
18. Nick at Nite: 1.091, +25%
19. TLC: 1.059, -2%
20. Bravo: 0.999, +6%

Network: Adults 18-49 Ratings (Viewership in millions), % change from last year

1.TBS: 1.052, -1%
2.USA: 1.036, -4%
3.ESPN: 0.995, -11%
4.TNT: 0.822, -9%
5.A&E: 0.805, +5%
6.FX: 0.800, +1%
7.History: 0.777, -12%
8.Discovery: 0.683, +2%
9.AMC: 0.668, +32%
10. Adult Swim: 0.605, +11%
11. ABC Family: 0.597, -9%
12. Bravo: 0.577, +3%
13. Comedy Central: 0.540, -1%
14. Lifetime: 0.525, +1%
15. MTV: 0.519, -12%
16. Syfy: 0.505, -10%
17. Disney Channel: 0.494, +6%
18. Food Network: 0.492, -12%
19. TLC: 0.463, -7%
20. Spike TV: 0.456, +6%

Source: Nielsen Media Research
(Live+7 blended with Live+SD from December 16-29)

Tags: Cable Ratings, Fox News Channel, Nick At Nite, TBS, USA

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Nickelodeon Portugal To Premiere "Sanjay & Craig" On Monday 3rd February 2014

Nick Portugal has announced in their latest new cover photo on the channels official Facebook profile page, facebook.com/nickelodeonportugal, the exciting Nickelodeon Europe news that Nickelodeon Portugal, the Portuguese version of the world's number one kids' channel, will start to show Nickelodeon's brand new original animated series (Nicktoon) "Sanjay & Craig" from Monday 3rd February 2014 at 7:20pm (19.20)!:

Estreia Segunda 3 Fevereiro 19.20

Uma serie que nao vais querer ver!

Nickelodeon Portugal has also announced in their brand-new "Sanjay and Craig", stylized as "Sanjay & Craig", Facebook cover photo, above, and on their all-new official S&C show website that a selection of characters have been renamed for the Portuguese translation of the show: 'Hector Flanagan' will locally be called 'Hector Tapa-Olho' (which translates into English as 'Hector Eye Patch'), and 'Megan Sparkles' has been renamed to 'Megan Coriscos' ('Megan Hot Thunderbolts'), 'Remington Tufflips' will ne named 'Remington Beiçaforte' (a direct translation of his name), and 'Belle Pepper' will be called 'Bela Pimenta' ('Beautiful Pepper').

Nickelodeon Portugal's official "Sanjay & Craig" webpage on nickelodeon.pt features information about Nick' brand new animated comedy show, a 'Personagens' section which features information about each character in "Sanjay and Craig" - Sanjay Patel, Craig, Megan Coriscos, Hector Tapa-olho, Remington Beiçaforte, Os Dicksons, Leslie Noodman and Bela Pimenta - plus a exclusive online streaming video clip featuring a karaoke version of the "Sanjay & Craig" theme tune, and a exclusive online game called "Médicos do Rabo" ("Doctors of the Tail")!

(Portuguese to English translations provided by Google Translate)

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Nickelodeon South East Asia To Premiere "Rabbids Invasion" Weekends From Saturday 11th January 2014

Nickelodeon South East Asia has announced in their latest new cover photo on the channels official Facebook profile page, facebook.com/nickasia, the exciting Nickelodeon International News that Nickelodeon South East Asia will start to show Nickelodeon and Ubisoft's brand new CG-animated series "Rabbids Invasion" every weekend from Saturday 11th January 2014!

Nickelodeon Singapore & Nickelodeon Malaysia will premiere all-new episodes of "Rabbids: Invasion" every Saturday at 8:00am and Nickelodeon Philippines will debut each brand new episode weekends at 10:00am. Commenting on the news, a spokesperson for the Raving Rabbids told reporters that residents of South-East should "Keep Calm and Bwaaah":

Rabbids Invasion

Begins 11 Jan (Weekends)

8am (SG/MY) / 10am (PH)

"Rabbids Invasion" is a all-new 26 half-hour episode series that follows the Rabbids as they discover, explore, and often wreak havoc in the human world. For the Rabbids, everything is a source of wonder and amusement, and these indestructible and uncontrollable creatures have absolutely no respect for the social rules that govern society. There are no laws, no rules of the road. They are all about having fun and their only language is a crazy-sounding "Bwaaaaaah!". The show is based on Ubisoft's popular "Raving Rabbids" video game franchise.

To celebrate Nick SEA starting to premiere Nickelodeon's all-new CGI-animated "Rabbids Invasion" series, the networks official website has unveiled their official brand-new "Rabbids Invasion" show webpage, which you can visit here on nick-asia.com!

Nick Asia's official all-new "Rabbids Invasion" website features information about the brand-new show, a 'Meet the Characters' section featuring bios and animated GIF's of each character in the series, a exclusive online game called "Rabbids Raid", exclusive online streaming video clips, and exclusive photo galleries featuring pics of the Raving Rabbids in action!

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