Thursday, February 20, 2014

Nickelodeon USA Scores Weekly Ratings Win With Kids And Total Viewers (2/10/14-2/16/14)

Nickelodeon, the number-one entertainment brand for kids and families, has announced in the following press release, from Nickelodeon's Kids and Family Press Site, NickPress.com, the exciting Nickelodeon News that Nick USA closed the third week of February (Monday 10th to Sunday 16th February 2014) as the leading basic cable network with Kids 2-11 (2.8/908K) and total viewers (1.7M), landing the top kids' shows in animation and preschool!


The networks hit animation line-up took the top four slots with Kids 2-11: "SpongeBob SquarePants" was the week's top animated series with Kids 2-11 (5.0/1.6M, up +19% over a year ago) and total viewers (3.4M) for the third consecutive week; "Rabbids Invasion" took the number-two spot with Kids 2-11 (4.4/1.4M) and drew 2.6 million total viewers, followed by "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" which averaged a 4.2/1.3M K2-11 (+8%) and pulled 2.8 million total viewers; and "Sanjay and Craig" was fourth, averaging a
4.1/1.3M with Kids 2-11 and scoring 2.5 million total viewers.

Nickelodeon Preschool's "Paw Patrol" and "Wallykazam!" were televisions top two preschool series this week. "Paw Patrol" was overall number one with Kids 2-5 (7.6/944K, +49%), followed by Nick's brand-new CG-animated series "Wallykazam!", which averaged a 7.2/889K with preschoolers and posted year-over-year increases of +44%.

Original Nickelodeon Press Release:

NICKELODEON SCORES WEEKLY RATINGS WIN WITH KIDS AND TOTAL VIEWERS

Nick Nabs Four of Week’s Top Five Animated Kids' Series, Leads Preschool with Paw Patrol And the Brand-New Wallykazam!

NEW YORK – Feb. 19, 2014 – Nickelodeon closed the third week of February (2/10/14-2/16/14) as the leading basic cable network with Kids 2-11 (2.8/908K) and total viewers (1.7M), landing the top kids’ shows in animation and preschool.

The net's hit animation line-up took the top four slots with Kids 2-11: SpongeBob SquarePants was the week’s top animated series with Kids 2-11 (5.0/1.6M, up +19% over a year ago) and total viewers (3.4M) for the third consecutive week; Rabbids Invasion took the number-two spot with Kids 2-11 (4.4/1.4M) and drew 2.6 million total viewers, followed by Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles which averaged a 4.2/1.3M K2-11 (+8%) and pulled 2.8 million total viewers; and Sanjay and Craig was fourth, averaging a 4.1/1.3M with Kids 2-11 and scoring 2.5 million total viewers.

Nickelodeon's Paw Patrol and Wallykazam! were TV’s top two preschool series this week. Paw Patrol was overall number one with Kids 2-5 (7.6/944K, +49%), followed by Wallykazam!, which averaged a 7.2/889K with preschoolers and posted year-over- year increases of +44%.

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 more than 100 million households and has been the number-one-rated basic cable network for 19 consecutive years. For more
information or artwork, visit http://www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIA.B).

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