Cartoon Network Sets New May Ratings Record, With Help From Toonami
Date: Saturday, June 04 @ 04:41:31 EDT
Topic: Ratings


Original Series within TOONAMI Block Average Strong Double-Digit Delivery, Ratings Gains
Cartoon Network Also Ranks #3 in Total Programming Day Delivery Among All Basic Cable

Adding a fifth month to its 2005 streak of record-breaking Kids’ Total Day performances, Cartoon Network set new May delivery and ratings records across its target demographics—kids 6-11, kids 2-11 and tweens 9-14—according to Nielsen Media Research. The network also charted its best-ever May Kid’s Total Day (Monday-Sunday, 6 a.m.-6 a.m.) delivery and ratings among boys and girls 6-11, and boys and girls 2-11. Overall among all ad-supported basic cable networks, Cartoon Network ranked #4 in May delivery of persons 2+ in total programming day.

Leading the way among its May success stories, Cartoon Network’s FRIDAYS (6:30 p.m.-12 a.m.) earned double-digit delivery and ratings growth thanks to the outstanding continuing performances of its key original series, Codename: Kids Next Door, Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends and Hi, Hi Puffy Ami Yumi. Similarly, TOONAMI (Saturday, 7-11 p.m.) proved its delivery and ratings power among older kids fueled by the top performances from its original series Teen Titans and Justice League Unlimited.

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TOONAMI (May 2005, Saturday, 7-11 p.m.)

* Tweens 9-14 delivery (535,000) bounded ahead by 36% and ratings (2.2) by 38%.
* Kids 6-11 delivery (605,000) surged by 30% and ratings (2.5) by 25%.

Teen Titans (May 2005, Saturday, 8 p.m.)

* Tweens 9-14 delivery (406,000) and ratings (1.7) both increased by 13%.
* Kids 6-11 delivery (533,000) improved by 24% and ratings (2.2) by 22%.

Justice League Unlimited (May 2005, Saturday, 9 p.m.)

* Tweens 9-14 delivery (498,000) raced ahead by 21% and ratings (2.0) by 18%.
* Kids 6-11 delivery (597,000) grew by 26% and ratings (2.5) by 25%.

Cartoon Network (CartoonNetwork.com), currently seen in 88 million U.S. homes and 160 countries around the world, is Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.’s ad-supported cable service offering the best in original, acquired and classic animated entertainment for kids and families. Overnight from 11 p.m.-6 a.m. (ET, PT), Cartoon Network shares its channel space with Adult Swim, a late-night destination showcasing original and acquired animation for young adults 18-34.

Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company, is a major producer of news and entertainment product around the world and the leading provider of programming for the basic cable industry.

RATING PERIOD: 4/25/05-5/29/05





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