Nickelodeon USA Named 2013's Most-Watched Ad-Supported Basic Cable Channel (Total Day Programming)

The entertainment news website TheWrap is reporting the exciting Nickelodeon News in the following article that, according to the Nielsen Company, a leading global information and measurement company which provides market research, insights and data about what people watch and what people buy, Nickelodeon USA was one of the most-watched ad-supported basic cable channels of 2013!

According to Nielsen, the American basic cable and satellite channel USA Network is the most-watched among basic cable channels in primetime (Monday through Sunday, 8pm-11pm) for the past year, averaging 2.4 million total viewers, with the professional wrestling television program "WWE Monday Night Raw" being the networks most popular series. ESPN, History, TBS and TNT round out the Top 5.

Nick USA snagged the number one spot of the list for total day programming (Monday through Sunday, 6am to 6am)! The US version of the world's number one kids' network earned 1.7 million average viewers, with Nick's original animated series (Nicktoon) series "SpongeBob SquarePants" being one of the networks most-watched shows.

Congratulations Nickelodeon USA!!

Following Nick USA and USA Network in No. 2 are Cartoon Network's Adult Swim, the Fox News Channel and TNT round out the Top 5. Nick at Nite, Nickelodeon's nighttime programming block that features popular hit family comedies including the Emmy Award-winning series Friends, My Wife & Kids, George Lopez, The Nanny, Yes, Dear, See Dad Run and most recently, Instant Mom, snagged sixth place.

In a seperate article from Deadline.com which reports the top cable networks of 2013 in total viewers and adults 18-49, based on Nielsen Media Research data, also below, Nick At Nite experienced viewer growth and was watched by 1.091 million viewers, up 25% on 2012!

From TheWrap:

Nickelodeon, USA Network Are 2013's Most-Watched Basic Cable Channels

TheWrap looks at the Top 20 basic cable channel rankings for both primetime and total day from the past year

Nickelodeon and USA Network are the most-watched ad-supported basic cable channels of 2013.

According to Nielsen, USA Network is the most-watched among basic cable channels in primetime (Monday through Sunday, 8 p.m.-11 p.m.) for the past year, averaging 2.4 million total viewers. “WWE Monday Night Raw” is its most popular series.

ESPN, History, TBS and TNT round out the Top 5.

USA almost topped the list for total day programming (Monday through Sunday, 6 a.m. to 6 a.m.) as well, but Nickelodeon snagged the No. 1 spot. The youth-skewing network earned 1.7 million average viewers. “Spongebob Squarepants” is one of its most-watched shows.

Following Nick and USA in No. 2 were some interesting results: Adult Swim, Fox News Channel and TNT round out the Top 5. Notably, Nickelodeon offshoot, Nick at Nite, snagged sixth place.

How did your favorite network fare in 2013? See both lists below.

Note: These numbers are for ad-supported basic cable channels

Primetime
1. USA, 2.4 million average viewers
2. ESPN, 2.2
3. History, 1.9
4. TBS, 1.9
5. TNT, 1.9
6. Fox News Channel, 1.8
7. A&E, 1.6
8. FX, 1.3
9. AMC, 1.2
10. HGTV, 1.2
11. Discovery, 1.2
12. Adult Swim, 1.2
13. ABC Family, 1.1
14. Lifetime, 1.1
15. Nick at Nite, 1.1
16. Syfy, 1.0
17. Food Network, 1.0
18. TLC, .96
19. TruTV, .86
20. Bravo,.84

Total Day
1. Nickelodeon, 1.7 average viewers
2. USA Network, 1.3
3. Adult Swim, 1.3
4. Fox News Channel, 1.1
5. TNT, 1.1
6. Nick at Nite, 1.0
7. Cartoon Network, 1.0
8. ESPN, .97
9. History, .94
10. A&E, .83
11. TBS, .77
12. HGTV, .73
13. FX, .69
14. AMC, .63
15. ID, .59
16. Discovery, .59
17. Food Network, .58
18. ABC Family, .58
19. TVLand, .54
20. Lifetime, .53

BEST & WORST 2013, NICKELODEON TV, RATINGS, USA NETWORK

Also, from Deadline.com:

2013 Basic Cable Ratings: USA Tops Again In Primetime But Down 8%; Nick At Nite, AMC Up Double Digits As Fox News & ABC Family Fall; TBS Leads Demo

Here are the top cable networks of 2013 in total viewers and adults 18-49, based on Nielsen Media Research data:

Network: Total Viewers (in millions), % change from 2012

1. USA: 2.680, -8%
2. Disney: 2.438, -2%
3. ESPN: 2.210, -6%
4. History: 2.114, -2%
5. TNT: 2.070, -5%
6. TBS: 2.014, -3%
7. Fox News: 1.785, -13%
8. A&E: 1.781, +9%
9. FX: 1.466, +4%
10. AMC: 1.382, +18%
11. Discovery: 1.361, +5%
12. Home&Garden: 1.274, +7%
13. Lifetime: 1.270, +7%
14. Adult Swim: 1.230, +3%
15. ABC Family: 1.222, -11%
16. Syfy: 1.192, -8%
17. Food Network: 1.122, -7%
18. Nick at Nite: 1.091, +25%
19. TLC: 1.059, -2%
20. Bravo: 0.999, +6%

Network: Adults 18-49 Ratings (Viewership in millions), % change from last year

1.TBS: 1.052, -1%
2.USA: 1.036, -4%
3.ESPN: 0.995, -11%
4.TNT: 0.822, -9%
5.A&E: 0.805, +5%
6.FX: 0.800, +1%
7.History: 0.777, -12%
8.Discovery: 0.683, +2%
9.AMC: 0.668, +32%
10. Adult Swim: 0.605, +11%
11. ABC Family: 0.597, -9%
12. Bravo: 0.577, +3%
13. Comedy Central: 0.540, -1%
14. Lifetime: 0.525, +1%
15. MTV: 0.519, -12%
16. Syfy: 0.505, -10%
17. Disney Channel: 0.494, +6%
18. Food Network: 0.492, -12%
19. TLC: 0.463, -7%
20. Spike TV: 0.456, +6%

Source: Nielsen Media Research
(Live+7 blended with Live+SD from December 16-29)

Tags: Cable Ratings, Fox News Channel, Nick At Nite, TBS, USA

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Nickelodeon Portugal To Premiere "Sanjay & Craig" On Monday 3rd February 2014

Nick Portugal has announced in their latest new cover photo on the channels official Facebook profile page, facebook.com/nickelodeonportugal, the exciting Nickelodeon Europe news that Nickelodeon Portugal, the Portuguese version of the world's number one kids' channel, will start to show Nickelodeon's brand new original animated series (Nicktoon) "Sanjay & Craig" from Monday 3rd February 2014 at 7:20pm (19.20)!:

Estreia Segunda 3 Fevereiro 19.20

Uma serie que nao vais querer ver!

Nickelodeon Portugal has also announced in their brand-new "Sanjay and Craig", stylized as "Sanjay & Craig", Facebook cover photo, above, and on their all-new official S&C show website that a selection of characters have been renamed for the Portuguese translation of the show: 'Hector Flanagan' will locally be called 'Hector Tapa-Olho' (which translates into English as 'Hector Eye Patch'), and 'Megan Sparkles' has been renamed to 'Megan Coriscos' ('Megan Hot Thunderbolts'), 'Remington Tufflips' will ne named 'Remington Beiçaforte' (a direct translation of his name), and 'Belle Pepper' will be called 'Bela Pimenta' ('Beautiful Pepper').

Nickelodeon Portugal's official "Sanjay & Craig" webpage on nickelodeon.pt features information about Nick' brand new animated comedy show, a 'Personagens' section which features information about each character in "Sanjay and Craig" - Sanjay Patel, Craig, Megan Coriscos, Hector Tapa-olho, Remington Beiçaforte, Os Dicksons, Leslie Noodman and Bela Pimenta - plus a exclusive online streaming video clip featuring a karaoke version of the "Sanjay & Craig" theme tune, and a exclusive online game called "Médicos do Rabo" ("Doctors of the Tail")!

(Portuguese to English translations provided by Google Translate)

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Nickelodeon South East Asia To Premiere "Rabbids Invasion" Weekends From Saturday 11th January 2014

Nickelodeon South East Asia has announced in their latest new cover photo on the channels official Facebook profile page, facebook.com/nickasia, the exciting Nickelodeon International News that Nickelodeon South East Asia will start to show Nickelodeon and Ubisoft's brand new CG-animated series "Rabbids Invasion" every weekend from Saturday 11th January 2014!

Nickelodeon Singapore & Nickelodeon Malaysia will premiere all-new episodes of "Rabbids: Invasion" every Saturday at 8:00am and Nickelodeon Philippines will debut each brand new episode weekends at 10:00am. Commenting on the news, a spokesperson for the Raving Rabbids told reporters that residents of South-East should "Keep Calm and Bwaaah":

Rabbids Invasion

Begins 11 Jan (Weekends)

8am (SG/MY) / 10am (PH)

"Rabbids Invasion" is a all-new 26 half-hour episode series that follows the Rabbids as they discover, explore, and often wreak havoc in the human world. For the Rabbids, everything is a source of wonder and amusement, and these indestructible and uncontrollable creatures have absolutely no respect for the social rules that govern society. There are no laws, no rules of the road. They are all about having fun and their only language is a crazy-sounding "Bwaaaaaah!". The show is based on Ubisoft's popular "Raving Rabbids" video game franchise.

To celebrate Nick SEA starting to premiere Nickelodeon's all-new CGI-animated "Rabbids Invasion" series, the networks official website has unveiled their official brand-new "Rabbids Invasion" show webpage, which you can visit here on nick-asia.com!

Nick Asia's official all-new "Rabbids Invasion" website features information about the brand-new show, a 'Meet the Characters' section featuring bios and animated GIF's of each character in the series, a exclusive online game called "Rabbids Raid", exclusive online streaming video clips, and exclusive photo galleries featuring pics of the Raving Rabbids in action!

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Nickelodeon Africa To Premiere New Comedy "Wendell & Vinnie" On Monday 20th January 2014

Nick Africa has announced in a post on their official Facebook profile page, Facebook.com/NickelodeonAfrica, the exciting Nickelodeon International news that Nickelodeon Africa, the African version of the world's number one kids' channel, will start to show Nickelodeon's new live-action family comedy series "Wendell & Vinnie", which stars and is co-produced with Nickelodeon Productions by Nickelodeon Star and "iCarly" actor Jerry Trainor, from Monday 20th January 2014 at 7:10pm (19:10)!:

Our New Sitcom Wendell & Vinnie premieres on Nickelodeon on the 20th of January at 19:10

Nickelodeon's all-new comedy series "Wendell & Vinnie" is a multi-camera scripted half-hour sitcom that follows 30-year-old Vinnie Bassett (Trainor) living the life of a carefree bachelor, when he suddenly becomes the legal guardian of his precocious, wise-beyond-his-years nephew, Wendell (Buddy Handleson, "Shake It Up") forming a hysterical odd-couple family dynamic. Nicole Sullivan ("Rita Rocks", "MadTV", "The King of Queens", "The Penguins of Madagascar") also stars as Vinnie's older unlucky-in-love sister, Wilma, with Haley Strode ("Gangster Squad") as Vinnie's newly divorced neighbor and love interest, Taryn.

Additionally, Nickelodeon Africa has launched a brand-new and exclusive competition to celebrate the start of 2014 where NickHeads located in Africa can win a great Nickelodeon hamper full of Nick goodies! Simply tell Nick Africa your New Year resolutions for 2014 are - such as doing all your homework, eating all your vegetables and cleaning your room - on the contests official webpage here on http://www.nickelodeonafrica.com! The very best entries will win fantastic prizes! (Competition only open to residents of South Africa and Nigeria).

Plus, Friday is a holiday on Nickelodeon, and has Nick Africa has also announced that every Friday afternoon starting at 16:35 CAT, Nickelodeon will be airing both your favorite Nickelodeon movies as well as your favorite television specials from the hit Nick original comedy series "Victorious" and "Big Time Rush", including "Tori Goes Platinum", as part of a all-new programming stunt called "Popcorn Time"!

Every sunset on a Friday will be filled with the best programming that your favorite channel to offer, including your favorite series with your favorite characters, ensuring that Friday is the best day of the week! Thank Nick It's Friday!

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Nickelodeon France To Premiere "Sanjay and Craig" On Saturday 1st February 2014

Nickelodeon France has announced the exciting Nickelodeon Europe News in a post on their official Facebook profile page, facebook.com/nickelodeonfrance, that Nick France, the French version of the popular kids channel, will start to show Nickelodeon's brand new original animated series (Nicktoon) "Sanjay and Craig", locally titled "Sanjay et Craig", from Saturday 1st February 2014 at 10:30am (10h30)!:

Wouhouuuu ils débarquent sur #NICKELODEON cette année ! Rendez-vous le 1er février à 10h30 ! #SanjayEtCraig
http://ow.ly/scNJV

Wouhouuuu they land on #NICKELODEON this year! Appointment on February 1 at 10:30 am! #SanjayEtCraig
http://ow.ly/scNJV

(French to English translation provided by Google Translate)

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