Cynopsis: Kids!

04/08/09

Good morning. It’s Wednesday, April 8, 2009, and this is your first early morning Kids briefing.

Production has begun on Skyrunners, the first original TV movie for Disney XD.  A science fiction adventure starring Kelly Blatz (Aaron Stone) and newcomer Joey Pollari, Skyrunners will feature alien creature effects designed and created by Weta Workshop (The Lord of the Rings trilogy, King Kong and The Chronicles of Narnia).  The story revolves around two teen brothers that commandeer a UFO that crashes near their town and uncover an evil alien plot to take over Earth.  A production of Ranger Productions and Shaftesbury Services II, Inc., Skyrunners is directed by Ralph Hemecker (Numb3rs) and written by Richard C. Okie (Quantum Leap, Earth: Final Conflict) along with Adam Wilson & Melanie Wilson. Okie also serves as executive-producer of the movie.

Nickelodeon gives the go ahead on a third season of the preschool series Yo Gabba Gabba!  Produced by The Magic Store and Wildbrain, production on the new season of 13×30 episodes Yo Gabba Gabba! will begin in LA this August 2009.  Yo Gabba Gabba! currently airs daily on Noggin.

There is one busy Easter Bunny out there. Sony Animation acquires the rights to Hip Hop, according to The Hollywood Reporter.  A mixed CG and live-action movie, the story revolves around the Easter Bunny, who deciding he wants to retire and takes up residence as a pet living in the home of a suburban family where he is making life a little crazy.  You may recall that earlier this week Illumination Entertainment revealed it is producing its first live-action movie I Hop, which also features a storyline about the Easter Bunny.

MORE KIDS STUFF

Nicktoons Network launches the new animated series Iron Man: Armored Adventures (26×30) with two back-to-back episodes on Friday, April 24, 7-8p.  From Marvel Animation, the series is based on Marvel‘s Iron Man character and will air regularly Fridays at 7p on Nicktoons Network.  Fans can grab a sneak peek at the series, an Iron Man digital comic book from Marvel and additional Iron Man: Armored Adventures-themed content, by logging onto www.tonyssecretlab.com.  Additionally, from Monday, April 13, Iron Man: Armored Adventures-themed video content will be available on Nickelodeon’s download-to-own and wireless platforms, with a dedicated category in Nick’s VOD offering.  Episodes will also be available post-premiere on TurboNick.

Cartoon Network is making Star Wars: The Clone Wars fans happy as they present 22 enhanced episodes of the series beginning Friday, May 1 at 9p.  The Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Decode episodes will feature text windows offering facts (e.g. trivia, background) about the Jedi universe and the labyrinth of details, as well as exclusive content created by Lucasfilm Animation.  This full season of enhanced episodes will continue each Friday at 9p, the regular Star Wars: The Clone Wars time slot, leading up to the fall 2009 premiere of season two.

VeggieTales: An Easter Carol is set to premiere on Gospel Music Channel this Friday, April 10 at 7p, with several encores over the holiday weekend.  The special is a kid-targeted retelling of the Easter story.

Cartoon Network Asia Pacific welcomes a host of new animated series to its current programming roster.  New to the network’s lineup are include L.O.S.E., Jimmy Two Shoes, Matt’s Monsters and Creep School as well as favorites such as The Garfield Show and season 2 of Star Wars: The Clone Wars.  Also headed to the network will be more Ben 10, including the live-action TV movie Ben 10: Alien Swarm and new series such as Generator Rex, Sym-Biotic Titan and Adventure Time with Finn and Jake.

RATINGS

Weekly Top Ten Basic Cable Ad Supported networks, Total Day and Primetime Rankings among K2-11 (000) 3/30-4/5/09 :
Total Day      (000)   Primetime       (000)
NICK°:            1108    DSNY*:             1197
DSNY*:             806    TOON:                716
TOON:               507    NAN**:              424
NOGGIN:           326    NOGGIN:            378
NAN**:             266    DXD:                  186
ADSM**:           159    NICKTOONS:       133
DXD:                 132    BET:                     93
NICKTOONS:       92    COMEDY:               70
BET:                   46    DISCOVERY:          69
ANIMAL PLANET: 36    ANIMAL PLANET:    60
Source: Disney Research from Nielsen Media Research Data Live + SD Data
*Disney Channel is not an ad supported cable network, unlike the others in this listing.
**Denotes a network that broadcasts less than 51% of minutes in a 24hr day.
°Nickelodeon Total Day 6a-11p

Weekly Top Ten Basic Cable Ad Supported networks, Total Day and Primetime Rankings among K6-11 (000) 3/30-4/5/09 :
Total Day         (000) Primetime        (000)
NICK°:                564   DSNY*:              914
DSNY**:             533    TOON:               509
TOON:                325    NAN**:              301
NAN**:               201    DXD:                 112
ADSM**:            108    NICKTOONS:        71
DXD:                    81    BET:                    59
NICKTOONS:           52    COMEDY:             54
NOGGIN:              52    NOGGIN:             51
ANIMAL PLANET:   28    DISCOVERY:        51
BET:                     28    ANIMAL PLANET: 42
Source: Disney Research from Nielsen Media Research Data Live + SD Data
*Disney Channel is not an ad supported cable network, unlike the others in this listing.
**Denotes a network that broadcasts less than 51% of minutes in a 24hr day.
°Nickelodeon Total Day 6a-11p

Weekly Top Ten Basic Cable Ad Supported Networks, Total Day and Primetime Rankings among Tweens 9-14 (000) 3/30-4/5/09 :
Total Day   (000)   Primetime      (000)
DSNY*:        440     DSNY*:             719
NICK:           415     NAN**:             389
NAN**:        279     TOON:               361
TOON:          220     COMEDY:           138
ADSM**:      171     BET:                  101
DXD:             61     DXD:                   81
COMEDY:       53     DISCOVERY:         81
ESPN:            49     ESPN:                  78
BET:              45     MTV:                    69
THE N:           43     THE N:                 65
Source: Disney Research from Nielsen Media Research Data Live + SD Data
*Disney Channel is not an ad supported cable network, unlike the others in this listing.
**Denotes a network that broadcasts less than 51% of minutes in a 24hr day.
°Nickelodeon Total Day 6a-11p

Live + Same Day Ratings Kids Cable Network Averages (000) for Thursday, April 2, 2009, 6am-11pm, ranked by K2-11:
NICKELODEON:         K2-11 976; K6-11 445; TWEENS 9-14 312
DISNEY CHANNEL:     K2-11 707; K6-11 439; TWEENS 9-14 367
CARTOON NETWORK: K2-11 483; K6-11 280; TWEENS 9-14 199
DISNEY XD:               K2-11 190; K6-11 109; TWEENS 9-14   79
Source: MTVN Research from Nielsen Media Research Data

Live + Same Day Ratings Kids Cable Network Averages (000) for Friday, April 3, 2009, 6am-11pm, ranked by K2-11:
NICKELODEON:         K2-11 1104; K6-11 496; TWEENS 9-14 355
DISNEY CHANNEL:     K2-11   861; K6-11 558; TWEENS 9-14 432
CARTOON NETWORK: K2-11   478; K6-11 278; TWEENS 9-14 181
DISNEY XD:               K2-11   226; K6-11 122; TWEENS 9-14   90
Source: MTVN Research from Nielsen Media Research Data

Live + Same Day Ratings Kids Cable Network Averages (000) for Saturday, April 4, 2009, 6am-11pm, ranked by K2-11:
NICKELODEON:         K2-11 1273; K6-11 825; TWEENS 9-14 614
DISNEY CHANNEL:     K2-11 1213; K6-11 760; TWEENS 9-14 537
CARTOON NETWORK: K2-11   491; K6-11 357; TWEENS 9-14 231
DISNEY XD:               K2-11   123; K6-11   81; TWEENS 9-14   59
Source: MTVN Research from Nielsen Media Research Data

Live + Same Day Ratings Kids Cable Network Averages (000) for Sunday, April 5, 2009, 6am-11pm, ranked by K2-11:
NICKELODEON:         K2-11 1168; K6-11 746; TWEENS 9-14 584
DISNEY CHANNEL:     K2-11 1104; K6-11 738; TWEENS 9-14 580
CARTOON NETWORK: K2-11   608; K6-11 417; TWEENS 9-14 274
DISNEY XD:               K2-11   149; K6-11   96; TWEENS 9-14   68
Source: MTVN Research from Nielsen Media Research Data

Live + Same Day Ratings Kids Cable Network Averages (000) for Monday, April, 6, 2009, 6am-11pm, ranked by K2-11:
NICKELODEON:         K2-11 1191; K6-11 520; TWEENS 9-14 361
DISNEY CHANNEL:     K2-11 1026; K6-11 670; TWEENS 9-14 572
CARTOON NETWORK: K2-11   524; K6-11 339; TWEENS 9-14 228
DISNEY XD:               K2-11   126; K6-11   91; TWEENS 9-14   76
Source: MTVN Research from Nielsen Media Research Data

Answer to Yesterday’s Trivia Question:  This show premiered at 8:00 AM on October 3, 1955, and was described as a program that “recreates the private wonderland of childhood …” The program aired for 29 years.  What was it?  CAPTAIN KANGAROO  Kudos to: Estrella J. Diaz-TNT/TBS/TruTV./New York; Bob Friedland-Toys”R”Us, Inc./New York; Dennis Nance-Turner Broadcasting, Inc./Atlanta; Mark Ski-MARK SKI PRODUCTIONS/New York; John Kukla-KDFW/Dallas; Pat Brady-CESD/LA; Chip Beaman-Soundelux Design Music Group/Hollywood; John Mazur-KCET/LA; Kelly Kuolt-Cartoon Network/LA; Lee Williams-Boomstone Animation/Ottawa

Today’s Trivia Question:  I’m well mannered and genteel, but I never wear pants. This doesn’t seem to be an issue for my girlfriend Petunia. Who am I?   (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
 Gwen Billings for Cynopsis Kids!
04.08.09

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