Cynopsis: Kids!
06/08/09
Good morning. It’s Monday, June 8, 2009, and this is your first early morning Kids briefing.
BBC Worldwide Channels Asia inks a new deal to launch CBeebies, BBC Knowledge and BBC on Singapore’s pay TV platform StarHub TV. The 24-hour channels will officially launch on the service on August 1, 2009, and will reach some 527,000 subscribers. The three new channels will join BBC World News and BBC Entertainment, which are already available on StarHub’s pay TV platform.
NEW PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT
Puss in Boots, a new DreamWorks Animation feature film set for release in March 2012, will be an origin story, per CommingSoon.net. In a discussion with Antonio Banderas, who has been the voice of Puss in Boots in the Shrek movies and also lend his voice to the animated feline in the feature film, explained the movie follows Puss from a young kitten to what we know him as today. The actor adds that the story is very emotional at moments. Banderas stars as Puss in Boots in the new Shrek movie, Shrek Forever After, which is slated for release May 21, 2010.
Spider-Man fans take note. While rumors are continuing to swirl about whether Kirsten Dunst will return as Mary Jane for the Sam Raimi directed Spider-Man 4 movie (May 2011), the New York Post is quoting Sony producer Todd Black as saying that Dunst is definitely back. When questioned about rumored nuptial plans for Peter Parker and Mary Jane, Black said the script did not include those plans. Furthermore, Black is quoted as saying the villain for Spider-Man 4 will not be, as had been rumored, Morbius the vampire. The villain will, however, be a known Spidey foe from the comics.
MORE KIDS STUFF
Viacom is shuttering Nickelodeon Magazine, its 16-year-old print monthly magazine with a circulation of 1+ million and reaching some 6.0 million readers per issue, according to the LA Times. Also folding is Nick Jr. Magazine. The Nickelodeon Magazine Group publishes both titles. The loss of the magazines follows the national trend of closing print magazines and newspapers as readers turn to the internet for their fun, games and information.
Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato will serve as on-air hosts for the premiere weekend (Friday-Sunday, June 26-28) of their new Disney Channel Original Movie, Princess Protection Program (June 26 at 8p). The new TV movie premiere will simulcast on Sprint TV and MobiTV, and will feature sneak peeks of a new music video, a new one-hour episode of Hannah Montana, a crossover episode of three series entitled Wizards on Deck with Hannah Montana, and a behind the scenes look at Wizards of Waverly Place The Movie, with a new episode of Wizards of Waverly Place bowing right after the movie that night. The following night (June 27, 8p) during an encore of the Princess production Program, the network will offer a Princess Password program where viewers who count the number of times the word “princess” is said in the movie can enter that number online to unlock new episodes of Wizards of Waverly Place and Sonny With A Chance. A preview of Disney’s upcoming animated movie The Princess and the Frog will be featured during the Sunday play of the movie (7p), with a new episode of Jonas following the movie. Finally, The Princess Protection Program Royal B.F.F. Extended Edition will be available on Disney DVD, including an exclusive music video, a behind-the-scenes look at the movie, and a B.F.F. necklace set, from June 30.
MARKETING/LICENSING
Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana Enterprises and Ty’s Toy Box, a Brand Performance company, are teaming to open a branded online retail marketplace in Canada. Set to launch this fall, the retail website www.TysToyBox.ca , will be a complement to Ty’s Toy Box US-based site, but will focus exclusively on merchandise featuring characters from shows that air on Corus Kids’ Treehouse and YTV channels. Under the deal, the site will offer merchandise based on Nelvana Studio productions, as well as from other content partners whose shows broadcast on Treehouse and YTV, such as Nickelodeon and Chorion.
Lionsgate and HIT Entertainment will release two new preschool-targeted DVDs this summer.
- Bob The Builder: Built For Fun releases on DVD this July 14, and in addition to five episodes of the Bob the Builder will also include a game and read along feature as well as a free collectible toy vehicle.
- Barney: Sharing is Caring will be available from August 11. The DVD, which also features two games, will be promoted on www.barney.com and cross-promoted on 1.2 m Lionsgate Family titles debuting July-September 2009.
STONE SOUP
Weekend Box Office Estimates for kids/tweens/teens rated G, PG or PG-13; June 5-7, 2009:
Up (Buena Vista) PG $44.2m-2 wk total $137.3m
Land of the Lost (Universal) PG-13 Opening Weekend $19.5m
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (Fox) PG $14.7m-3 wk total $127.3m
Star Trek (Paramount) PG-13 $8.4m-5 wk total $222.8m
Terminator Salvation (Warner Bros.) PG-13 $8.2m-3 wk total $105.5m
Drag Me to Hell (Universal) PG-13 $7.3m-2 wk total $28.5m
Angels & Demons (Sony / Columbia) PG-13 $6.5m-4 wk total $116.1m
My Life in Ruins (Fox Searchlight) PG-13 Opening Weekend $3.2m
Dance Flick (Paramount) PG-13 $2.0m-3 wk total $22.7m
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (Fox) PG-13 $1.9m-6 wk total $174.3m
Source: Rentrak (www.rentrak.com )
RATINGS
Top 10 Combined Broadcast/Basic Cable shows among Kids 2-11 for the week of 5/25-5/31/09 , 6a-6a:
K2-11 Total Delivery (000)
NICK: Penguins of Madagascar (5/30; 10a) 2445
NICK: SpongeBob SquarePants (5/30; 9:30a) 2260
NICK: Back at the Barnyard (5/30; 10:30a) 2022
NICK: SpongeBob SquarePants (5/30; 9a) 1955
NICK: SpongeBob SquarePants (5/25; 1:30p) 1932
NICK: SpongeBob SquarePants (5/31; 9:30a) 1917
NICK: Penguins of Madagascar (5/31; 10a) 1899
NICK: SpongeBob SquarePants: The Movie (5/25; 7-9p) 1852
NICK: Penguins of Madagascar (5/29; 5p) 1808
NICK: Penguins of Madagascar (5/30; 12p) 1807
Source: Disney from Nielsen Media Research Data
*Disney Channel is not an ad supported cable network, unlike the others in this listing.
Top 10 Combined Broadcast/Basic Cable shows among Kids 6-11 for the week of 5/25-5/31/09 , 6a-6a:
K6-11 Total Delivery (000)
NICK: Penguins of Madagascar (5/30; 10a) 1621
NICK: SpongeBob SquarePants (5/30; 9:30a) 1510
DSNY*: Phineas & Ferb (5/29; 9p) 1404
DSNY*: Phineas & Ferb (5/27; 5:30p) 1394
DSNY*: Phineas & Ferb (5/27; 6p) 1376
NICK: Ned’s Declassified (5/28; 8p) 1363
DSNY*: Jonas (5/26; 6p) 1326
DSNY*: Suite Life on Deck (5/28; 5:30p) 1310
NICK: SpongeBob SquarePants (5/30; 9a) 1278
DSNY*: Phineas & Ferb (5/27; 5p) 1264
Source: Disney from Nielsen Media Research Data
*Disney Channel is not an ad supported cable network, unlike the others in this listing.
Top 10 Combined Broadcast/Basic Cable shows among Tweens 9-14 for the week of 5/25-5/31/09 , 6a-6a:
Tweens 9-14 Total Delivery (000)
DSNY*: Phineas & Ferb (5/29; 9p) 1164
DSNY*: Wizards of Waverly Place (5/29; 8p) 1144
DSNY*: Jonas (5/26; 6p) 1121
DSNY*: Suite Life on Deck (5/28; 5:30p) 1112
NICK: iCarly (5/30; 1:30p) 1103
DSNY*: Suite Life on Deck (5/29; 8:30p) 1084
NICK: SpongeBob SquarePants (5/30; 9:30a) 1047
NICK: Penguins of Madagascar (5/30; 10a) 1044
DSNY*: Sonny With A Chance (5/31; 9:30p) 1043
DSNY*: Sonny With A Chance (5/31; 9p) 1029
Source: Disney from Nielsen Media Research Data
*Disney Channel is not an ad supported cable network, unlike the others in this listing.
Top 10 Combined Broadcast/Basic Cable shows among Teens 12-17 for the week of 5/25-5/31/09 , 6a-6a:
Teens 12-17 Total Delivery (000)
MTV: MTV Movie Awards (5/31; 9-11p) 969
TLC: Jon & Kate Plus 8 (5/25; 9-10:13p) 801
TNT: NBA Magic/Cavaliers (5/28; 8:34-11:38p) 798
ESPN: NBA Lakers/Nuggets (5/27; 8:56-11:50p) 761
ADSM**: Family Guy (5/31; 11p) 706
NICK: iCarly (5/30; 1:30p) 666
DSNY*: Jonas (5/26; 6p) 657
TNT: NBA Cavaliers/Magic (5/26; 8:36-11:52p) 656
FOX: So You Think You Can Dance (5/28; 8-10p) 650
ESPN: NBA Nuggets/Lakers (5/25; 8:56p-12:06a) 645
Source: Disney from Nielsen Media Research Data
*Disney Channel is not an ad supported cable network, unlike the others in this listing.
**Abbreviation for Adult Swim, which airs on Cartoon Network
Final K6-11 Ratings for Saturday, May, 30, 2009 Broadcast Networks only (Live + SD Data):
Source: Disney Research from Nielsen Media Research Data
ABC 0.8/4 Avg. (9a-1p)
The Emperor’s New School 0.6/3; The Replacements 0.6/3; That’s So Raven 1.1/5; That’s So Raven 0.9/4; Hannah Montana 1.3/6; Suite Life of Zack & Cody 1.1/6; Power Rangers RPM 0.3/2; Power Rangers RPM 0.4/2
CW (TheCW4Kids) 0.6/3 Avg. (7a-12p)
Huntik 0.3/3; Sonic X 0.7/5; Gogoriki 0.7/4; Gogoriki 0.7/3; Dinosaur King 0.7/3; Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1.0/4; Chaotic 0.7/3; Chaotic 0.6/3; Yu-Gi-Oh 5D 0.5/2; Kamen Rider Dragon Knight 0.6/3
NBC (Qubo on NBC) Avg. 0.3/2 (10a-1p)
VeggieTales 0.4/2; 3-2-1 Penguins 0.4/2; Turbo Dogs 0.2/1; Babar 0.3/1; Zula Patrol 0.3/2; My Friend Rabbit 0.2/1
CBS (KEWLopolis on CBS) 0.3/2 Avg. (7-10a/10a-12p*)
Cake 0.2/1; Horseland 0.5/2; Dino Squad 0.3/1; Strawberry Shortcake 0.4/2; Care Bears 0.5/3; Sushi Pack 0.2/1
Final K6-11 Ratings for Saturday, May, 30, 2009 Cable Networks only (Live + SD Data):
Source: Disney Research from Nielsen Media Research Data
NICKELODEON 4.4/24 Avg. (7a-1p)
Jimmy Neutron 1.6/17; Jimmy Neutron 2.6/21; Fairly OddParents 4.0/25; Fairly OddParents 4.7/25; SpongeBob SquarePants 5.2/25; SpongeBob SquarePants 6.2/28; Penguins of Madagascar 6.6/30; Back at the Barnyard 5.1/25; Mighty B! 4.4/23; SpongeBob SquarePants 4.0/22; SpongeBob SquarePants 4.1/23; SpongeBob SquarePants 4.1/22
DISNEY CHANNEL 2.2/12 Avg. (7a-1p)
My Friends Tigger & Pooh 1.6/17; Little Einsteins 1.6/13; Special Agent 0so 2.2/14; Handy Manny 2.5/13; Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 2.1/10; Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 2.1/9; Imagination Movers 2.0/9; Handy Manny 1.6/8; Phineas & Ferb 2.6/14; Phineas & Ferb 2.9/16; Quints (95 minutes) 2.3/13
CARTOON NETWORK 2.0/11 Avg. (7a-1p)
George of the Jungle 1.7/13; Transformers: Animated 1.7/11; Secret Saturdays 2.2/12; Pokemon: Diamond and Pearl Galactic battle 2.4/12; Star Wars: Clone Wars 1.9/9; Ben 10: Alien Force 2.2/10; Batman: Brave & The Bold 2.6/13; Bakugan 2.5/13; League of Super Evil 1.4/7; Ben 10: Alien Force 1.8/10; Ben 10: Alien Force 2.1/11
DISNEY XD 0.8/4 Avg. (7a-1p)
Suite Life of Zack & Cody 0.5/5; Phineas & Ferb 1.1/9; Phineas & Ferb 1.4/8; Jimmy Two Shoes 0.9/5; Kid Vs. Kat 0.9/4; Phineas & Ferb 1.2/5; Monster Buster Club 0.7/3; Yin Yang Yo 0.6/3; Aaron Stone 0.6/3; Aaron Stone 0.6/3; Static Shock 0.5/3; Static Shock 0.5/3
Answer to Yesterday’s Trivia Question: Mr. & Mrs Poppadouupalus were frequently referred familiarly as whom? GEORGE & MA’AM on Webster Kudos to: Robert Twilley-Jupiter Entertainment; Len Appel-Screenvision/NY; Michael Ratliffe-TV One/Silver Spring; Ted Biaselli/Disney; Brook Chalmers-Cartoon Network/Burbank; Jill Murphy-Common Sense Media/San Francisco
Today’s Trivia Question: Living Dolls was a spinoff of what primetime TV sitcom? (Email [email protected] with your answer and be sure to include your name, company, city and time zone. Unofficial rules: Only the second four correct answers from each time zone will be mentioned; and once you’ve been mentioned in any of the Cynopsis editions, you can’t be mentioned again that calendar week.)
Later — Gwen
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