James Harvey
11-16-2001, 11:21 AM
KIDS' WB! CONTINUES TO LEAD NOVEMBER SWEEP AMONG ALL SATURDAY MORNING COMPETITION IN BOYS 2-11 AND BOYS 6-11 AND RANKS AS #1 BROADCAST NETWORK IN KIDS 2-11 AND KIDS 6-11
"POKÉMON: JOHTO LEAGUE CHAMPIONS" DOMINATES ALL COMPETIITION TO RANK AS #1 SATURDAY MORNING PROGRAM IN BOYS 2-11 AND BOYS 6-11
Weekday Line-Up Tops All Competition With Best Numbers In Boys 6-11.
BURBANK, CA (November 15, 2001) On Saturday, November 10, as the November sweep entered its second week, Kids' WB! continued to lead all Saturday morning competition, including cable, in Boys 2-11 (4.7/18) and Boys 6-11 (5.0/20). The network achieved a 7% rating increase and 13% share increase over the parallel week last year in Boys 2-11, and 4% ratings growth and an 11% gain in share in Boys 6-11. The network ranked #1 among the broadcast competition for the morning in Kids 2-11 (3.3/13) and Kids 6-11 (3.6/15). Among Kids 2-11, Kids' WB! defeated Fox Kids (2.1/9), ABC (2.1/9) and CBS (2.1/9).
For the morning, Pokémon: Johto League Champions, in its 10:00 a.m. ET time period, captured the #1 program spot among all competition,including cable, in Boys 2-11 (6.1/22) and Boys 6-11 (7.1/25), and finished as the #1 broadcast program in Kids 6-11 (4.7/17). Posting its best numbers season-to-date, the 8:00 a.m. ET airing of Pokémon: Johto League Champions beat its time period competition, including cable, in Boys 2-11 (3.9/20) and Boys 6-11 (4.8/26), and among its time period broadcast competition, the animé series ranked #1 in Kids 6-11 (3.5/21) and Girls 6-11 (2.2/14).
Additional Kids' WB! Saturday morning highlights include:
<li>Finishing as the #2 program among Boys 2-11 (5.9/20) for the morning, Jackie Chan Adventures, at 9:00 a.m. ET, ranked as the #1 broadcast Saturday morning program in Kids 2-11 (4.1/15), tying ABC's "Disney's Recess" (4.1/14).
<li>X-Men: Evolution, in its 10:30 a.m. ET time period, teamed-up to rank as the #2 program among all competition in Boys 6-11 (6.3/25) for the morning. The high-adventure series topped its time period competition to lead in Boys 2-11 (5.5/21), and ranked #1 among the time period
broadcast competition in Kids 2-11 (3.9/15) and Kids 6-11 (4.5/17).
<li>The all-new thriller series The Nightmare Room, at 11:00 a.m. ET, dominated the time period broadcast competition in Kids 2-11 (3.0/13), Kids 6-11 (3.3/14), Boys 2-11 (4.3/18) and Boys 6-11 (4.4/20).
<li>Cubix, in its 8:30 a.m. ET time period, energized the competition, including cable, to rank #1 among Boys 2-11 (4.5/17), and ranked #1 among the broadcast competition in Kids 6-11 (3.4/15) and Girls 6-11 (2.3/11).
<li>Yu-Gi-Oh!, at 11:30 a.m. ET, dueled its broadcast competition to win among Kids 2-11 (2.1/10), Kids 6-11 (2.2/10) and Boys 2-11 (3.1/14).
For the week of November 5-9, Kids' WB! dominated the broadcast and cable competition to rank as the #1 network in Boys 6-11 (2.8/18), posting its best numbers season-to-date. The network led the broadcast competition to rank #1 in Kids 2-11 (1.8/11), Kids 6-11 (2.0/13), Boys 2-11 (2.4/13), Girls 2-11 (1.2/7) and Girls 6-11 (1.2/9). The Monday-Friday 4:00 p.m. airing of Pokémon: The Johto Journeys ranked as the #1 broadcast program for the week in Kids 2-11 (2.3/12), Kids 6-11 (2.8/16), Girls 2-11 (1.4/8), Girls 6-11 (1.5/10), and tied with Jackie Chan Adventures (M-F 4:30 p.m.) in Boys 2-11 (3.2/16) and Boys 6-11 (4.0/21). Additional series ranking among the top 10 broadcast programs in all demos were X-Men: Evolution (M-F 3:30 p.m.), Pokémon (M,T,Th,F 3:00 p.m.) and Rescue Heroes: Global Response Team (W 3:00 p.m.).
"POKÉMON: JOHTO LEAGUE CHAMPIONS" DOMINATES ALL COMPETIITION TO RANK AS #1 SATURDAY MORNING PROGRAM IN BOYS 2-11 AND BOYS 6-11
Weekday Line-Up Tops All Competition With Best Numbers In Boys 6-11.
BURBANK, CA (November 15, 2001) On Saturday, November 10, as the November sweep entered its second week, Kids' WB! continued to lead all Saturday morning competition, including cable, in Boys 2-11 (4.7/18) and Boys 6-11 (5.0/20). The network achieved a 7% rating increase and 13% share increase over the parallel week last year in Boys 2-11, and 4% ratings growth and an 11% gain in share in Boys 6-11. The network ranked #1 among the broadcast competition for the morning in Kids 2-11 (3.3/13) and Kids 6-11 (3.6/15). Among Kids 2-11, Kids' WB! defeated Fox Kids (2.1/9), ABC (2.1/9) and CBS (2.1/9).
For the morning, Pokémon: Johto League Champions, in its 10:00 a.m. ET time period, captured the #1 program spot among all competition,including cable, in Boys 2-11 (6.1/22) and Boys 6-11 (7.1/25), and finished as the #1 broadcast program in Kids 6-11 (4.7/17). Posting its best numbers season-to-date, the 8:00 a.m. ET airing of Pokémon: Johto League Champions beat its time period competition, including cable, in Boys 2-11 (3.9/20) and Boys 6-11 (4.8/26), and among its time period broadcast competition, the animé series ranked #1 in Kids 6-11 (3.5/21) and Girls 6-11 (2.2/14).
Additional Kids' WB! Saturday morning highlights include:
<li>Finishing as the #2 program among Boys 2-11 (5.9/20) for the morning, Jackie Chan Adventures, at 9:00 a.m. ET, ranked as the #1 broadcast Saturday morning program in Kids 2-11 (4.1/15), tying ABC's "Disney's Recess" (4.1/14).
<li>X-Men: Evolution, in its 10:30 a.m. ET time period, teamed-up to rank as the #2 program among all competition in Boys 6-11 (6.3/25) for the morning. The high-adventure series topped its time period competition to lead in Boys 2-11 (5.5/21), and ranked #1 among the time period
broadcast competition in Kids 2-11 (3.9/15) and Kids 6-11 (4.5/17).
<li>The all-new thriller series The Nightmare Room, at 11:00 a.m. ET, dominated the time period broadcast competition in Kids 2-11 (3.0/13), Kids 6-11 (3.3/14), Boys 2-11 (4.3/18) and Boys 6-11 (4.4/20).
<li>Cubix, in its 8:30 a.m. ET time period, energized the competition, including cable, to rank #1 among Boys 2-11 (4.5/17), and ranked #1 among the broadcast competition in Kids 6-11 (3.4/15) and Girls 6-11 (2.3/11).
<li>Yu-Gi-Oh!, at 11:30 a.m. ET, dueled its broadcast competition to win among Kids 2-11 (2.1/10), Kids 6-11 (2.2/10) and Boys 2-11 (3.1/14).
For the week of November 5-9, Kids' WB! dominated the broadcast and cable competition to rank as the #1 network in Boys 6-11 (2.8/18), posting its best numbers season-to-date. The network led the broadcast competition to rank #1 in Kids 2-11 (1.8/11), Kids 6-11 (2.0/13), Boys 2-11 (2.4/13), Girls 2-11 (1.2/7) and Girls 6-11 (1.2/9). The Monday-Friday 4:00 p.m. airing of Pokémon: The Johto Journeys ranked as the #1 broadcast program for the week in Kids 2-11 (2.3/12), Kids 6-11 (2.8/16), Girls 2-11 (1.4/8), Girls 6-11 (1.5/10), and tied with Jackie Chan Adventures (M-F 4:30 p.m.) in Boys 2-11 (3.2/16) and Boys 6-11 (4.0/21). Additional series ranking among the top 10 broadcast programs in all demos were X-Men: Evolution (M-F 3:30 p.m.), Pokémon (M,T,Th,F 3:00 p.m.) and Rescue Heroes: Global Response Team (W 3:00 p.m.).