“Green Lantern: The Animated Series,” ” Young Justice: Invasion” Cartoon Network Ratings Update
Both Young Justice: Invasion and Green Lantern: The Animated Series brought in viewers to the January 5th, 2013 return of the DC Nation programming block. While specific numbers are currently not available, details provided by Turner Broadcasting System stated both DC Comics-based cartoons brought in viewers to the Saturday 10am (ET/PT) DC Nation programming block. Below are official details provided by the company.
Across the first week of January 2013, Cartoon Network ranked as television’s #1 network for Total Day delivery of boys 6-11, & 9-14, and #1 in Early Prime (7-9 p.m.) delivery of boys 9-14. Scoring double-digit delivery gains compared the same week in 2012, Total Day delivery of kids 2-11 grew by 20%, kids 6-11 by 33% and kids 9-14 by 33%.
Ranking #1 for boys 6-11 & 9-14 vs. all other networks on Monday, Thursday and Friday Night (7-9 p.m.), Cartoon Network’s Friday night programming line-up grew target kids/boys demos by double digits across the board, ranging between 19% and 96% vs. the same week last year.
Saturday Morning (7-11 a.m.) animated action-adventure programming was up double digits across all key kids and boys vs. last year, ranging between 12% and 36%. Premiere episodes of original series Ben 10: Omniverse (9 a.m.), Star Wars: The Clone Wars (9:30 a.m.), Green Lantern (10 a.m.) and Young Justice: Invasion (10:30 a.m.) grew by double and triple digits across kids/boys 2-11, 6-11 & 9-14, ranging between 33% and 119%.
Further details are expected to be released shortly.
Details on the new installments of Green Lantern: The Animated Series and Young Justice: Invasion slated to air January 12th, 2013 beginning at 10:00am (ET/PT) on Cartoon Network can be found here.
The DC Nation airs Saturdays at 10:00am (ET/PT) on Cartoon Network, with an encore Sunday at 10:00am (ET/PT). The block kicks off with an all-new episode of Green Lantern: The Animated Series at 10:00am (ET/PT), followed with an all-new episode of Young Justice at 10:30am (ET/PT). DC Nation shorts air during commercial breaks of the two above-mentioned show, and rotate and change every week.
Stay tuned for further schedule updates and coverage on Young Justice, Green Lantern: The Animated Series and the DC Nation programming block – including exclusive content and much more – right here soon at The World’s Finest.
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Don’t make much of this news.
The reason the ratings were so high this week is because it was a “premiere” of sorts. Premiere weeks typically have higher ratings than usual – fans have waited a long time to see new episodes of their favorite show, and the premiere is a big event. Given the outrage over the DC Nation hiatus, expectations for these episodes of YJ and GL:TAS were moreso than usual. Also consider how many people tuned in for the live broadcast just as a show of support for these shows – people who felt the ratings needed to increase imminently to save these shows from cancellation, and this was their last chance. Given all that, these two episodes had the potential for a gigantic audience
But soon after the premiere (sometimes even as soon as the next week) do the ratings drop dramatically. People are tired and may want to go to bed early (well, sleep in in this case), and alternatives to watching the live broadcast – DVR, legitimate online sources, and less legitimate online sources exist, none of which are counted towards a show’s ratings.
Also, comparing it to what was happening at this time a year ago is unfair, since neither show was airing new episodes at this point last year (January 7, 2012). Heck, GL:TAS didn’t even premiere until March.