Cable TV Ratings: "SpongeBob" and "Phineas and Ferb" Lead

It really is starting to sound like a broken record, but this is how it typically is… Nickelodeon’s SpongeBob SquarePants was the only animated series in the cable top 25 with total viewers (age 2+) for the week of August 23 – 29. The great yellow ratings winner placed two spots at #20 and #21 with over 3.6 million viewers for each airing.

In the kids 2-11 top 10 chart, Phineas and Ferb placed the top two animated spots (at #2 and #3) with 2 million viewers (age 2-11) each. SpongeBob also has a hold on this chart too, placing five spots (#5-8 and a tie for #10). Nick’s The Penguins of Madagascar also placed in this chart with 1.9 million viewers 2-11, coming in at #9.

In the kids 6-11 top 10 chart, Phineas and Ferb was the only animated show, placing one spot at #7 with 1.3 million viewers.

No animated shows placed in the tweens 9-14 or teens 12-17 top 10 charts for the week.

Several Cartoon Network series ratings for the week:

• Adventure Time (Monday, 8 p.m.) – 2.167 million viewers, 3.3/12 kids 2-11
• The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack (Monday, 8:30 p.m.) – 1.527 million viewers, 2.4/8 kids 2-11
• Total Drama World Tour (Monday, 9 p.m.) – 1.468 million viewers, 2.2/8 kids 2-11
• Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated (Monday, 9:30 p.m.) – 1.285 million viewers, 1.8/7 kids 2-11
• Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated (Sunday, 7 p.m.) – 1.806 million viewers, 2.6/11 kids 2-11

(All times are Eastern. Unless specified, “viewers” = total viewers, which includes persons age 2+.)

[Sources: TVbytheNumbers.com, Cynopsis Kids and Travis Yanan]