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03/23/09
Good morning. It’s Monday, March 23, 2009, and this is your first early morning Kids briefing.
Mending their relationship, director Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight) and Summit Entertainment are coming together again for the new fantasy/drama movie If I Stay, according to Variety. The movie is based on author Gayle Forman’s young adult novel If I Stay, which will be published this spring by Dutton children’s Books. Additionally, per THR, Hardwicke is in discussions with Columbia Pictures to develop and direct a movie adaptation of James Patterson young-adult book series Maximum Ride.
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Director Sam Fell (The Tale of Despereaux and Flushed Away) will direct Demonkeeper, a live0action movie based on author Royce Buckingham’s young adult novel of the same name, for Fox 200, per Variety. The studio acquired the rights to the book, which is published by Puffin, back in 2006.
Disney will release producer Jerry Bruckheimer‘s family-targeted live-action movie The Sorcerer’s Apprentice on July 16, 2010, per Variety. The Sorcerer’s Apprentice joins two other Disney kid/family-centric pictures set for that summer including Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, slated for May 28, and Toy Story 3, which opens July 18. The movie, which will star Nicolas Cage and Jay Baruchel, is based on The Sorcerer’s Apprentice section of Disney’s animated feature Fantasia. The movie begins production this month under the direction of James Turteltaub.
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As part of Ben 10 Week, which takes place after school each day this week (March 23-27), Cartoon Network will offer Ben 10 fans their first look at the live-action cast of its upcoming movie, Ben 10: Alien Force, which is set to premiere in fall 2009. Additionally, footage from the new TV movie will be sneak-peeked in primetime on Friday night, March 27, before and during the one-hour Ben 10: Alien Force season finale. Each weekday afternoon this week the network will host a two-hour Best of Ben 10 block, 3-5p.
- Today, at 8p, a special enhanced version of the live-action movie, Ben 10: Race Against Time will offer trivia and various facts about Ben 10.
- Tuesday, March 24 and Wednesday, March 25, the network premieres brand new episodes of Ben 10 Alien Force.
- The event culminates Friday in a special season finale, War of the Worlds, at 8-9p.
Viz Media‘s will stream the new installment in its Naruto Shippuden series (episode 101, with English subtitles) for free in the US on March 26 at Naruto.com ( www.naruto.com ), the same day the episode premieres on TV in Japan. This episode of Naruto Shippuden can be viewed in Canada on March 26th on www.Joost.com . This marks the first time that the official US Naruto web site will simulcast an episode with the broadcast in Japan. Naruto is a co-production of TV Tokyo, Viz Media parent company Shueisha Inc., and Pierrot Co.,
France’s Alphanim inks new broadcast deals for the series Matt’s Monsters (52×13). Acquiring Matt’s Monsters are Cartoon Network Asia, RTP (Portugal) and Noga Communications (Israel). Matt’s Monsters is a co-production of Alphanim, Rai Fiction and Lanterna Magica. The series will also debut from this year on Rai Due (Italy), M6 (France), RTBF (Belgium), TSR (Switzerland), and Jetix Holland.
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Papercutz, publisher graphic novel and comic books, is set to publish Geronimo Stilton graphic novels beginning August 2009. The first graphic novel titles under the deal are The Discovery of America and The Secret of the Sphinx. Scholastic Inc publishes the Geronimo Stilton book series in the US.
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Weekend Box Office Estimates for kids/tweens/teens rated G, PG or PG-13; March 20-22, 2009:
Knowing (Summit Entertainment) PG-13 Opening Weekend $24.8m
Duplicity (Universal) PG-13 Opening Weekend $14.4m
Race to Witch Mountain (Buena Vista) PG $13.0m-2 wk total $44.7m
Taken (Fox) PG-13 $4.1m-8 wk total $133.1m
Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to Jail (Lionsgate) PG-13 $2.5m-5 wk total $87.2m
Coraline (Focus Features) PG $2.1m-7 wk total $72.8m
Paul Blart: Mall Cop (Sony / Columbia) PG $1.9m-10 wk total $141.1m
He’s Just Not That Into You (Warner Bros. (New Line)) PG-13 $1.3m-7 wk total $91.6m
Confessions of a Shopaholic (Buena Vista) PG $761,000-6 wk total $42.9m
Fired Up (Sony/Screen Gems) PG-13 $750,000-5 wk total $16.8m
Source: Rentrak
RATINGS
Top 10 Combined Broadcast/Basic Cable shows among Kids 2-11 for the week of 3/9-3/15/09 , 6a-6a:
K2-11 Total Delivery (000)
DSNY*: Hannah Montana (3/15; 7:30p) 2373
NICK: iCarly (3/11; 5:30p) 2320
NICK: SpongeBob SquarePants (3/14; 9:30a) 2289
DSNY*: Wizards of Waverly Place (3/15; 8:30p) 2284
NICK: SpongeBob SquarePants (3/14; 12p) 2237
NICK: SpongeBob SquarePants (3/14; 12:30p) 2204
DSNY*: Sonny with a Chance (3/15; 8p) 2191
DSNY*: Phineas and Ferb (3/13; 8:30p) 2175
NICK: iCarly Movie: iGo To Japan (3/10; 6p) 2119
NICK: Naked Bros. Band Movie Naked Idol (3/14; 8-9p) 2077
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 3/9-3/15/09 , 6a-6a:
K6-11 Total Delivery (000)
DSNY*: Wizards of Waverly Place (3/15; 8:30p) 1936
DSNY*: Hannah Montana (3/15; 7:30p) 1897
DSNY*: Sonny with a Chance (3/15; 8p) 1847
NICK: iCarly (3/11; 5:30p) 1744
DSNY*: Phineas and Ferb (3/13; 8:30p) 1731
NICK: Naked Bros. Band Movie Naked Idol (3/14; 8-9p) 1594
DSNY*: Big Fat Liar (3/13; 9-10:35p) 1496
NICK: iCarly (3/13; 7:30p) 1475
DSNY*: Hannah Montana (3/15; 7p) 1473
NICK: iCarly (3/11; 5p) 1472
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 3/9-3/15/09 , 6a-6a:
Tweens 9-14 Total Delivery (000)
DSNY*: Sonny with a Chance (3/15; 8p) 1809
DSNY*: Wizards of Waverly Place (3/15; 8:30p) 1783
DSNY*: Hannah Montana (3/15; 7:30p) 1759
FOX: American Idol (3/11; 9-10p) 1593
FOX: American Idol (3/10; 8-10:05p) 1505
NICK: iCarly (3/11; 5:30p) 1433
DSNY*: Phineas and Ferb (3/13; 8:30p) 1410
DSNY*: Hannah Montana (3/15; 7p) 1382
DSNY*: Sonny with a Chance (3/15; 6:30p) 1330
NICK: Naked Bros. Band Movie Naked Idol (3/14; 8-9p) 1316
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 3/9-3/15/09 , 6a-6a:
Teens 12-17 Total Delivery (000)
FOX: American Idol (3/11; 9-10p) 1428
FOX: American Idol (3/10; 8-10:05p) 1412
FAM: Secret Life of the American Teen (3/9; 8-9p) 1231
DSNY*: Hannah Montana (3/15; 7:30p) 935
DSNY*: Wizards of Waverly Place (3/15; 8:30p) 930
DSNY*: Sonny with a Chance (3/15; 8p) 914
FOX: Family Guy (3/15; 9p) 890
NICK: iCarly (3/11; 5:30p) 820
ABC: Dancing with the Stars (3/9; 8-10:02p) 787
USA: WWE Entertainment (3/9; 10-11:08p) 710
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, March, 14, 2009 Broadcast Networks only (Live + SD Data):
Source: Disney Research from Nielsen Media Research Data
CW (TheCW4Kids) 1.0/5 Avg. (7a-12p)
Will & DeWitt 0.2/2; Chaotic 0.7/5; Sonic X 1.2/7; Gogoriki 1.1/5; Dinosaur King 1.2/5; Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1.2/5; Chaotic 1.6/6; Huntik 1.0/4; Yu-Gi-Oh 5D 0.8/4; Kamen Rider Dragon Night 0.7/3
ABC 1.1/5 Avg. (9a-1p)
The Emperor’s New School 0.6/3; The Replacements 0.7/3; That’s So Raven 1.0/4; That’s So Raven 1.1/4; Hannah Montana 1.4/6; Suite Life of Zack & Cody 1.6/7; Power Rangers RPM 1.1/5; Power Rangers RPM 1.1/5
NBC (Qubo on NBC) Avg. 0.4/2 (10a-1p)
Jane and the Dragon 0.4/2; Zula Patrol 0.3/1; 3-2-1 Penguins 0.4/2; VeggieTales 0.5/2; Turbo Dogs 0.3/1; My Friend Rabbi 0.3/1
CBS (KEWLopolis on CBS) 0.3/1 Avg. (7-10a/10a-12p)
Cake 0.2/1; Sushi Pack 0.2/1; Care Bears 0.2/1; Horseland 0.3/1; Dino Squad 0.5/2; Strawberry Shortcake 0.2/1
Final K6-11 Ratings for Saturday, March, 14, 2009 Cable Networks only (Live + SD Data):
Source: Disney Research from Nielsen Media Research Data
NICKELODEON 4.6/23 Avg. (7a-1p)
Jimmy Neutron 1.4/17; Jimmy Neutron 2.1/18; Fairly OddParents 3.1/21; Fairly OddParents 4.8/27; SpongeBob SquarePants 5.7/26; SpongeBob SquarePants 6.0/25; Back at the Barnyard 5.3/22; Mighty B! 5.2/22; SpongeBob SquarePants 5.2/22; SpongeBob SquarePants 5.1/22; SpongeBob SquarePants 5.5/25; SpongeBob SquarePants 5.4/25
CARTOON NETWORK 2.2/11 Avg. (7a-1p)
George of the Jungle 1.6/14; Transformers Animated: Transwarp (90 minutes) 2.4/13; Star Wars: Clone Wars 3.2/13; Ben 10: Alien Force 3.0/13; Batman: Brave & The Bold 2.6/11; Bakugan 2.0/9; Robotboy 1.7/7; Ben 10: Alien Force 1.9/9; Ben 10: Alien Force 2.2/10; Ben 10: Alien Force 1.4/7; Ben 10: Alien Force 1.4/7
DISNEY CHANNEL 1.9/10 Avg. (7a-1p)
The Wiggles 1.2/15; Little Einsteins 1.3/12; My Friends Tigger & Pooh 1.3/9; Handy Manny 1.4/8; Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 1.6/7; Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 1.9/8; Imagination Movers 2.0/8; Handy Manny 1.9/8; Phineas and Ferb 2.6/11; Phineas and Ferb 3.2/14; Right On Track (100 minutes) 2.3/11
DISNEY XD 0.8/4 Avg. (7a-1p)
Suite Life of Zack & Cody 0.4/4; Phineas and Ferb 0.8/7; Phineas and Ferb 1.5/10; Jimmy Two Shoes 1.1/6; Kid Vs. Kat 1.2/5; Phineas and Ferb 1.4/6; Monster Buster Club 1.1/4; Yin Yang Yo 0.9/4; Aaron Stone 0.6/3; Batman: Animated 0.5/2; Batman: Animated 0.4/2; Phil of the Future 0.2/1
Live + Same Day Ratings Kids Cable Network Averages (000) for Thursday, March 19, 2009, 6am-11pm, ranked by K2-11:
NICKELODEON: K2-11 1096; K6-11 505; TWEENS 9-14 389
DISNEY CHANNEL: K2-11 832; K6-11 509; TWEENS 9-14 383
CARTOON NETWORK: K2-11 532; K6-11 321; TWEENS 9-14 219
DISNEY XD: K2-11 162; K6-11 101; TWEENS 9-14 78
Source: MTVN Research from Nielsen Media Research Data
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