Nickelodeon USA Tops Cable Ratings For Fifth Straight Week With Kids And Total Viewers, Power By Networks New Generation Of Hits

Nickelodeon, the number-one entertainment brand for kids and families, has today, Tuesday 5th November 2013, announced in the following press release, from TVByTheNumbers.com, the exciting Nickelodeon News that Nickelodeon USA marked its fifth straight week as the number-one basic cable network with Kids 2-11 (2.7/880K) and total viewers (1.6M), while also continuing its 9-month streak of year-over-year ratings gains!

The network's solid weekly ratings performance was driven by Nick's winning Saturday primetime live-action block, featuring the debut of "The Thundermans" (Saturday 2nd November 2013 at 9pm, all times ET/PT). "Thundermans" won its time period with 2.6M total viewers, which represents strong double-digit gains with Kids 2-11 (4.9/1.6M, +75%) and Kids 6-11 (6.3/1.2M, +58%). A new episode of "Sam & Cat" (8pm), titled "#PeezyB", which guest starred Classic Nickelodeon Star Kel Mitchell ("All That", "Kenan & Kel", "Good Burger", "Wild Grinders".) as Peezy B, drew 3.0M total viewers and also won its time period with Kids 2-11 (5.2/1.7M, +8%) and Kids 6-11 (6.4/1.3M). The Haunted Hathaways (8:30 p.m.) drew 2.4M total viewers and won its time period with K2-11 (4.4/1.4, +22%) and Kids 6-11 (5.4/1.1M, +8%).

Overall, "SpongeBob SquarePants" ranks as the top program with Kids 2-11 (5.9/1.9M) for the week, and Nickelodeon Preschools popular CG-animated series "Paw Patrol" is the top preschool series for the third consecutive week on all TV, averaging a 6.9/877K with K2-5.

Nick at Nite's original Sunday night lineup continues to post gains: "See Dad Run" (Nov. 3 at 8p.m.) drew 1.4M total viewers and posted double-digit increases with Adults 18-49 (0.4/466K, +33%), Kids 2-11 (2.0/657K, +54%) and Kids 6-11 (2.0/402K, +25%). "Instant Mom" (8:30 p.m. ET) averaged 1.3M total viewers and posted +14% delivery gains with Adults 18-49 (0.4/449K), a +50% gain in rating among Women 18-49 (0.6/338K) and grew its ratings triple digits with Kids 2-11 (1.8/579K, +125%) and Kids 6-11 (1.9/383K, +111%).

Original Nickelodeon Press Release:

NICKELODEON TOPS CABLE FOR FIFTH STRAIGHT WEEK WITH KIDS AND TOTAL VIEWERS, POWERED BY NEW GENERATION OF HITS

Debut of The Thundermans Posts Double-Digit Gains, Wins Time Period; Sam & Cat and The Haunted Hathaways Notch Winning Performances

SpongeBob SquarePants is Week’s Overall Top Series with Kids; Paw Patrol is Number-one with All Preschool

NEW YORK – Nov. 5, 2013 – Nickelodeon marked its fifth straight week as the number-one basic cable net with Kids 2-11 (2.7/880K) and total viewers (1.6M), while also continuing its 9-month streak of year-over-year ratings gains.

The network’s solid weekly ratings performance was driven by Nick's winning Saturday primetime live-action block, featuring the debut of The Thundermans (Saturday, Nov. 2 at 9 p.m., all times ET/PT). Thundermans won its time period with 2.6M total viewers, which represents strong double-digit gains with Kids 2-11 (4.9/1.6M, +75%) and Kids 6-11 (6.3/1.2M, +58%). A new episode of Sam & Cat (8 p.m.) drew 3.0M total viewers and also won its time period with Kids 2-11 (5.2/1.7M, +8%) and Kids 6-11 (6.4/1.3M). The Haunted Hathaways (8:30 p.m.) drew 2.4M total viewers and won its time period with K2-11 (4.4/1.4, +22%) and Kids 6-11 (5.4/1.1M, +8%).

Overall, SpongeBob SquarePants ranks as the top program with Kids 2-11 (5.9/1.9M) for the week, and Paw Patrol is the top preschool series for the third consecutive week on all TV, averaging a 6.9/877K with K2-5.

Nick at Nite's original Sunday night lineup continues to post gains: See Dad Run (Nov. 3 at 8p.m.) drew 1.4M total viewers and posted double-digit increases with Adults 18-49 (0.4/466K, +33%), Kids 2-11 (2.0/657K, +54%) and Kids 6-11 (2.0/402K, +25%). Instant Mom (8:30 p.m. ET) averaged 1.3M total viewers and posted +14% delivery gains with Adults 18-49 (0.4/449K), a +50% gain in rating among Women 18-49 (0.6/338K) and grew its ratings triple digits with Kids 2-11 (1.8/579K, +125%) and Kids 6-11 (1.9/383K, +111%).

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 18 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. (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B).

Tags: Paw Patrol Ratings, Sam & Cat Ratings, SpongeBob SquarePants Ratings, The Thundermans Ratings

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Sneak Peek Of Brand New "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" Episode "Mutagen Man Unleashed" - Introducing Casey Jones (Josh Peck)

The entertainment news website IGN UK has today, Tuesday 5th November 2013, unveiled a brand new online streaming video clip which features a exclusive sneak peek at the upcoming brand new season two episode of Nickelodeon's hit CG-animated "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" series, titled "Mutagen Man Unleashed", which introduces TMNT fan-favorite Casey Jones, voiced by Nickelodeon Star Josh Peck ("Drake & Josh", "The Amanda Show"), that Nick USA will premiere and show on Saturday 9th November 2013 at 11:00am (ET/PT)! Booyakasha!

In the special preview of the brand new "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" season 2 episode "Mutagen Man Unleashed", which you can watch below here on NickALive!, newcomer Casey Jones (Josh Peck) and April O'Neil (Mae Whitman) get confronted by Mutagen Man:

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Appy Food And Drinks Co. Launches Brand New Line Of Healthy And Interactive Kids' Fruit Juice Range Featuring Nickelodeon Stars At Poundland UK

The global food and beverage industry news website FoodBev.com is reporting the exciting Nickelodeon UK news that Appy Food & Drinks Co. has launched the beverage company's brand new Nickelodeon Juice Drink pouches line at Poundland in the UK!

Appy Food & Drinks' all-new Nickelodeon-branded Juice Drink line, the first ever UK juice range to incorporate characters from Nickelodeon properties, is currently available to buy in two flavours - "SpongeBob SquarePants" (Orange & Pineapple flavour) and "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" (Apple & Blackcurrant flavor).

Appy Food & Drinks are also planning to release a soon, partner with , and unveil more new flavours later in the year.

Additionally, the company has announced it is in plans to produce new flavors, including a "Dora the Explorer"-themed flavour (Tropical Vitamin Boost), in the range later in 2013 and will also be partnering with Entertainment One Family for a range of juice pouches inspired by the popular Nick Jr. star "Peppa Pig" in 2014.

Each juice pouch includes just 18 calories and is low in fat, saturated fat, salt and sugar. The juice pouches also contain no artificial preservatives and are the first kids drink to use the recently acclaimed natural sweetener Stevia – a zero calorie ingredient that tastes like sugar, whilst keeping the drink all green on the new incoming drinks traffic light system:

Appy Food & Drinks launches range of juice drink pouches in Poundland

Appy Food & Drinks has unveiled the first UK range of kids' juice drinks to use stevia instead of sugar, and feature Nickelodeon characters on the packaging. The pouches are available to buy from Poundland in the UK.

Appy has recently won the Best Juice Product for Kids and Best Retail Packaging Innovation awards at the World Juice Awards 2013.

It is the first ever UK juice range to incorporate Nickelodeon characters, with SpongeBob SquarePants (Orange & Pineapple) and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Apple & Blackcurrant) licences appearing on the drinks packaging.

Appy will also partner with Peppa Pig in 2014 and will reveal new flavours later in the year.

To celebrate the launch of Appy Food & Drinks' Nickelodeon Fruit Juice Drink line, the beverage company commissioned creative agency Clooci Studios, who also designed the branding for Appy's fruit juice line, to design a selection of promotional materials to promote their brand new Nick juice line, including "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" cupcakes and "Dora the Explorer" and TMNT paper toys!:

Additionally, Poundland shops in the UK are currently selling a great selection of Nickelodeon DVD's, including "Rugrats", "Clarissa Explains It All", "All Grown Up!", "Big Time Rush" ("Big Time Movie"), "Best Player", "True Jackson, VP", "The Naked Brothers Band Movie", "Fairly OddParents", "A Fairly Odd Movie - Grow Up, Timmy Turner", "Blues Clues", and "The Boy Who Cried Werewolf"!

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Nickelodeon Launches An All-New "The Legend of Korra" Avatar Line For Xbox Live Marketplace

Nickelodeon, the number-one entertainment brand for kids and families, today, Tuesday 5th November 2013, announced in the following press release, from TVbytheNumbers, the launch of a dedicated "The Legend of Korra" avatar line for Xbox Live Marketplace!

"Legend of Korra" fans and video gamers everywhere can customize their avatars with costumes, apparel and character props inspired by Nickelodeon's hit original animated series (Nicktoon), including Korra's signature outfit from the show; character bending powers and t-shirts. Developed by Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, the creators of Nick's "The Legend of Korra" series, the avatars are available now in the Xbox Live Marketplace, the line features 10 downloadable items, ranging from $1.00 - $4.99. Additionally, the collection will be available on Xbox One, Microsoft's next generation video game console, in December 2013.

Nick's "The Legend of Korra" XBLM Avatar Line features Korra, Mako and Bolin costumes, Air-bending, water-bending, fire-bending and earth-bending props, and Women and Men t-shirts, hoodies and baseball caps apparel.

It is currently unknown whether Nickelodeon will be releasing the "The Legend of Korra" Xbox Live Marketplace avatar line internationally, and on other gaming networks, including the PlayStation Network (PSN).

Original Nickelodeon Press Release:

NICKELODEON LAUNCHES AN ALL-NEW THE LEGEND OF KORRA AVATAR LINE FOR XBOX LIVE MARKETPLACE

Customize Xbox avatars with Legend of Korra inspired costumes, props and apparel

New York – Nov. 5, 2013 – Nickelodeon today announced the launch of The Legend of Korra avatar line for Xbox Live Marketplace. Fans and gamers everywhere can customize their avatars with costumes, apparel and character props inspired by the hit animated series, including Korra’s signature outfit from the show; character bending powers and t-shirts. Developed by The Legend of Korra series creators Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, the avatars are available now in the Xbox Live Marketplace, the line features 10 downloadable items, ranging from $1.00 - $4.99. Additionally, the collection will be available on Xbox One, next month.

"We are thrilled to release The Legend of Korra Avatar line for Xbox Live Marketplace," said Sherice Torres, Senior Vice President of Entertainment Products, Nickelodeon Consumer Products. “These avatars give fans yet another way to interact with one of their favorite properties.”

The Legend of Korra Avatar Line features:

Costumes: Korra, Mako and Bolin
Props: Air-bending, water-bending, fire-bending and earth-bending
Apparel: Women and Men t-shirts, hoodies and baseball caps

About The Legend of Korra

Launched in April 2011, the first season of The Legend of Korra was one of Nickelodeon's top animated series with tweens 9-14 across all TV and as basic cable's top kids' program with total viewers averaging 3.8 million viewers per episode. The hit series follows the new Avatar named Korra, a 17-year-old headstrong and rebellious girl who continually challenges and bucks tradition on her quest to become a fully realized Avatar in a world where benders are under attack. The Legend of Korra Book 1 voice cast features Janet Varney (Burning Love) as Korra, David Faustino (Married...with Children) as Mako, P.J. Byrne (Horrible Bosses) as Bolin, J.K. Simmons (The Closer) as Tenzin, Seychelle Gabriel (Falling Skies) as Asami Sato, Kiernan Shipka (Mad Men) as Jinora and Eva Marie Saint (Superman Returns) as Katara. The series is created and executive produced by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko. Joaquim Dos Santos serves as co-executive producer. Become a fan of The Legend of Korra on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/legendofkorra.

About Nickelodeon

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 18 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). 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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