Cartoon Network’s “Young Justice” Animated Series Continues High Ratings Run
Cartoon Network’s latest addition to its Friday night line-up is drawing in solid ratings according to data released by Nielsen Media Research and Turner Broadcasting System. Since its debut in November 2010, and the regular airings that started in January 2011, Young Justice has been pulling in consistent and solid numbers. The official press details can be found below.
Please note the following ratings are for the week ending January 29th, 2011.
Cartoon Networks Friday night line-up of animated action-adventure series captured double-digit growth among older kids and boys vs. last years time period: average kids 9-14 delivery (460,000) expanded by 14% and ratings (1.9) by 12%, while boys 9-14 delivery (377,000) and ratings (3.0) both expanded by 20%. Among the individual programs, Young Justice (7 p.m.) scored 37% growth among kids 9-14 delivery (539,000) and 38% among ratings (2.2), and 45% growth among boys 9-14 delivery (424,000) and 48% among ratings (3.4). Ben 10: Alien Force (7:30 p.m.) achieved 7% growth among kids 9-14 delivery (407,000), and 19% growth among boys 9-14 delivery (344,000). Similarly, Star Wars: The Clone Wars (8:30 p.m.) improved kids 9-14 delivery (609,000) by 14%, and boys 9-14 delivery (521,000) by 21%.
Young Justice airs on Cartoon Network every Friday at 7:00pm (ET), with the network airing special encore presentations the following Sunday at 8:00pm (ET). An all-new episode of Young Justice, “Infiltrator,” airs this Friday, February 11th, 2011 at 7:00pm (ET) on Cartoon Network, with images and episode details to be made available later this week. Stay tuned for further coverage on Young Justice here soon at The World’s Finest.
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Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment passed along the following Batman: Arkham City content featuring new images for the upcoming sequel to the acclaimed 2009 video game Batman: Arkham Asylum, all of which are available below. Batman: Arkham City is slated to appear on all major home video consoles Fall 2011. Please click on the thumbnails below for a closer look at each image.
Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill reprise their respective roles as Batman and Joker in Batman: Arkham City, the highly-anticipated sequel to the critically acclaimed Batman: Arkham Asylum video game, along with Emmy Award-winning Batman writer Paul Dini again penning the story. The initial Batman: Arkham City press release and teaser trailer are both available here. The second Batman: Arkham City trailer, full-length and revealing the villain, is available here. Further details on this upcoming video game release are expected in the near future, including new content.
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New Images For “All-Star Superman” Direct-To-Video Animated Feature Released
New images from the upcoming All-Star Superman animated feature, adapting the acclaimed Grant Morrison-penned comic series of the same name, have been made available by Warner Home Video. Additionally, a look at the back cover art for the single-disc DVD release of All-Star Superman has been made available. Click on the thumbnails below for a closer look at each image.
Click here to view the trailer for the All-Star Superman animated feature and click here to view the press release for the forthcoming animated feature. Click here for a breakdown of the seperate home video releases for All-Star Superman, including hi-res artwork for each edition.
Additionally, Warner Home Video has also recently announced the bi-coastal premieres of All-Star Superman, presented by Warner Home Video and ComicBookResources.com, details of which are available here.
A co-production of Warner Premiere, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, DC Comics and Warner Bros. Animation, the direct-to-video All-Star Superman animated feature debuts February 22nd, 2011 on DVD and Blu-ray disc from Warner Home Video. Stay tuned for further updates here soon at The Worlds Finest.
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“Justice League,” “Batman: The Brave And The Bold” For Teletoon February 2011
Teletoon has provided the following schedule details for episodes of the Batman: The Brave and The Bold animated series slated to air on the Canadian network during February 2011, including a new-to-the-network episode of the acclaimed cartoon, “The Siege of Starro, Part One!” Please note the episode details listed below are provided by Teletoon.
Friday, February 4th, 2011 at 7:00pm (ET)- “The Siege of Starro, Part One!”
The Starro Invasion comes on full swing. Only Batman and a handful of unlikely heroes remain uninfected to thwart the alien parasites and their mind-controlled hosts before all of Earth is sucked dry.
Friday, February 11th, 2011 at 7:00pm (ET) – “The Long Arm of the Law!”
Kite Man, comes back for revenge against Plastic Man. With the help of his unstoppable henchmen Rubberneck, he imperils Plastic Man’s loved ones and threatends to remove the heroes powers forever.
Friday, February 18th, 2011 at 7:00pm (ET) – “Revenge of the Reach!”
Blue Beetle is finally ready for a mission of his own and things go smoothly until he tries to deliver his captured villain to Oa, where he is attacked by the Green Lanterns! Blue’s scarab is revealed to be linked to an army of evil aliens known as the Reach–does he have the power to resist their influence?
Friday, February 25th, 2011 at 7:00pm (ET) – “Death Race to Oblivion!”
Mongul holds Earth ransom, forcing its greatest heroes–and villains!–to race for the planet’s survival. It’s a crooked bargain wherein even if Batman wins, he dooms his fellow heroes–if the villains don’t doom them first!
Batman: The Brave and The Bold airs every Friday at 7:00pm (ET) on the Teletoon “Superfan Friday” programming block, with Friday-premiering episodes re-airing Sundays at 8:30am (ET) as part of the “Action Block” programming block. Schedule details are subject to change without notice.
Continuing, below are official descriptions and airdates for episodes of the classic Justice League animated series slated to air for February 2011 on Teletoon. The information listed below is provided by Teletoon.
Friday, February 4th, 2011 – “War World, Part One”
Superman is apprehended and taken to War World to fight in gladiatorial games staged for the amusement of the planet’s ruthless conqueror. Superman struggles to stay alive while the rest of the Justice League tries to rescue him.
Friday, February 11th, 2011 – “War World, Part Two”
Superman is apprehended and taken to War World to fight in gladiatorial games staged for the amusement of the planet’s ruthless conqueror. Superman struggles to stay alive while the rest of the Justice League tries to rescue him.
Friday, February 18th, 2011 – “The Brave and The Bold, Part One”
Joining forces, Flash and Green Lantern fight to save Central City from the mind control of an evil supergenius named Gorilla Grodd.
Friday, February 25th, 2011 – “The Brave and The Bold, Part Two”
Joining forces, Flash and Green Lantern fight to save Central City from the mind control of an evil supergenius named Gorilla Grodd.
Justice League regularly airs every Friday at 7:30pm (ET) on the Teletoon “Superfan Fridays” programming block. Teletoon is expected to air new-to-the-network episodes of Justice League later this year. Click here for further details on the Justice League animated series.
In additional Batman: The Brave and The Bold news, representatives for Cartoon Network confirm actor Roger Rose will voice Superman in at least two upcoming episodes of Batman: The Brave and The Bold. Batman: The Brave and The Bold is currently on hiatus from Cartoon Network, though is expected to return before mid-year with new episodes. Stay tuned for further schedule updates, including further Teletoon and Cartoon Network programming details, here soon at The World’s Finest.
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Video Clips, Images, Details From Upcoming All-New “Young Justice” Episode
Cartoon Network has passed along the episode synopsis, two video clips, and a collection of images from the upcoming all-new Young Justice episode “Schooled.” The new Young Justice episode is scheduled to air Friday, February 4th, 2010 at 7:00pm (ET) on Cartoon Network. Click on the thumbnails below to view the complete library of hi-res images and Quicktime-format video clips. Please note the first two thumbnails link to the aforementioned Quicktime video clips. The official episode description is also provided below.
Images:
YOUNG JUSTICE
“Schooled”
Friday, February 4th, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. on Cartoon Network
Synopsis:
Superboys anger over his non-relationship with Superman is getting out of control. He refuses to train with Black Canary, and when the team faces an opponent that even the Justice League had trouble defeating, the Boy of Steel goes rogue.
Photo credit – Young Justice Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Young Justice and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and DC Comics.
Young Justice airs on Cartoon Network every Friday at 7:00pm (ET), with the network airing special encore presentations the following Sunday at 8:00pm (ET). Stay tuned for further coverage on Young Justice here soon at The World’s Finest.
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“Batman: Mad Love And Other Stories” Collection To Be Re-Released In Softcover
The recent hardcover Batman: Mad Love and Other Stories collection from DC Comics is set to be re-released as a softcover trade paperback in August 2011. The collection featured the acclaimed Batman: Mad Love one-shot, the origin story of Harley Quinn from Batman: The Animated Series, along with reprints from assorted The Batman Adventures titles. The hardcover release is currently out of print and the publisher currently has no plans for additional printing. Further details on the collection are available below.
BATMAN: MAD LOVE AND OTHER STORIES
Written by: Paul Dini, Bruce Timm and Glen Murakami
Art by: Bruce Timm, Mike Parobeck, Matt Wagner, Dan DeCarlo, Klaus Janson and Glen Murakami
Cover by: Bruce Timm
Tales by two of the creators behind the acclaimed Batman: The Animated Series TV series are collected here! The centerpiece of this fantastic collection is the Eisner Award-winning Batman: Mad Love, the surprisingly dark origin of Harley Quinn, co-starring The Joker and Poison Ivy as well as Batman. Also included are tales by Dini, Timm and others that feature the Scarecrow, Ra’s al Ghul, Mr. Freeze, Batgirl and more, from Batman Adventures Annual #1-2 and stories from the Batman Adventures Holiday Special, Adventures in the DC Universe #3 and Batman: Black and White #1!
The softcover collection, hitting shelves in August 2011, features a cover price of $17.99US. Cover art for the hardcover edition is featured above. Click here for further details on Batman: The Animated Series.
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Details For Upcoming New “Young Justice” Episodes Slated For February 2011
Cartoon Network has released early schedule details for the February 2011 installments of Young Justice, the new animated series from Warner Bros. Animation. Young Justice is airs Fridays at 7:00pm (ET) on Cartoon Network, with special encore presentations airing Sundays at 8:00pm (ET). The schedule break-down is as follows below.
February 4th, 2011 at 7:00pm (ET)
Young Justice – “Schooled”
Superboy’s anger over his non-relationship with Superman is getting out of control. He refuses to train with Black Canary, and when The Team faces an opponent that even the Justice League had trouble defeating, the Boy of Steel goes rogue.
February 11th, 2011 at 7:00pm (ET)
Young Justice – “Infiltrator”
Artemis faces an uphill battle winning over her new teammates, as she tries to fill Red Arrow’s boots on a mission he initiated: saving a brilliant young scientist from the League of Shadows.
February 18th, 2011 at 7:00pm (ET)
Young Justice – “Denial”
When The Team investigates the disappearance of Kent Nelson, formerly Doctor Fate, the scientific-minded Wally West is forced to confront his disbelief in magic while battling Abra Kadabra and Klarion the Witch Boy, for the ultra-powerful Helmet of Fate.
Please note that Young Justice will be pre-empted on Friday, February 25th, 2011, but will return Friday, March 4th, 2010 at 7:00pm (ET) with the new episode “Downtime.”
Young Justice airs on Cartoon Network every Friday at 7:00pm (ET), with the network airing special encore presentations the following Sunday at 8:00pm (ET). Stay tuned for further coverage on Young Justice here soon at The World’s Finest.
Additionally, The World’s Finest would like to express our condolences to the friends and family of Boyd Kirkland, who passed away last week while waiting for a lung transplant at UCLA Medical Center. Kirkland played an integral part in many different animated shows and features beloved by countless fans over the years, including Batman: The Animated Series among many others. He will truly be missed.
Services have been scheduled for Tuesday, February 1st, 2011.
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New “Young Justice” Animated Series Pulls In Strong Ratings, Episode Details
Cartoon Network’s latest addition to its Friday night line-up is drawing in solid ratings according to data released by Nielsen Media Research and Turner Broadcasting System. Since its debut in November 2010 and regular airings starting in January 2011, Young Justice has been pulling in consistent and solid numbers. The official press details can be found below.
Please note the following ratings are for last week.
Last week, Cartoon Network achieved the #1 destination on all television among Boys 9-14 on Friday night (7-9 p.m.), which charted double-digit growth among kids and boys 9-14 versus the same time period last year. The animated action-adventure block earned 29% delivery gains among kids 9-14 (468,000) and 27% ratings gains (1.9). Across the block, boys 9-14 delivery (391,000) surged by 44% and ratings (3.1) by 41%, while boys 6-11 delivery (464,000) grew by 4% and ratings (3.7) by 6%.
Leading the Friday night line-up, Young Justice (7 p.m.) scored 22% growth among kids 9-14 (495,000) and 18% growth among ratings (2.0). Boys 9-14 delivery (382,000) increased by 26% and ratings (3.1) by 29%. Even more impressive, Ben 10: Alien Force (7:30 p.m.) achieved 27% growth among kids 9-14 delivery (387,000), 23% growth among ratings (1.6), and 56% growth among boys 9-14 delivery (345,000) and ratings (2.8). And to crown the evening, Star Wars: The Clone Wars (8:30 p.m.) improved kids 9-14 delivery (603,000) and ratings (2.5) by 39%, and boys 9-14 delivery (491,000) and ratings (3.9) by 44%.
Young Justice airs on Cartoon Network every Friday at 7:00pm (ET), with the network airing special encore presentations the following Sunday at 8:00pm (ET). An all-new episode of Young Justice, “Drop Zone,” airs tonight at 7:00pm (ET) on Cartoon Network. Images, details and two video clips from the episode are available here at The World’s Finest.
Additionally, The World’s Finest has learned that the Young Justice episode scheduled to air February 11th, 2011 is titled “Infiltrator.” The episode will air at 7pm (ET) on Cartoon Network. Other upcoming episode titles include “Denial” and “Downtime.” Stay tuned for further coverage on Young Justice here soon at The World’s Finest.
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“Batman: Under The Red Hood” World Broadcast Debut On Teletoon March 2011
The 2010 direct-to-video Batman: Under the Red Hood animated feature will make its Canadian network debut and world broadcast premiere on Friday, March 17th, 2011 at 7:00pm (ET) as a special Teletoon presentation. Please note schedule details are subject to change without notice. Batman: Under the Red Hood is part of the acclaimed direct-to-video DC Universe Animated Original Movie line released by Warner Home Video. Official details on the Batman: Under the Red Hood animated feature, released by Teletoon, are available below.
Batman: Under the Red Hood (World Broadcast Premiere)
Teletoon, Friday, March 17th, 2011 at 7:00pm (ET)
A twisted, disfigured character known as the Black Mask has seized control of Gotham City’s criminal underworld, but his supremacy is undermined by the arrival of the mysterious Red Hood. As the violence escalates and the truth unfolds, the Caped Crusader soon comes to the painful, shocking realization as to whose face is really under the hood.
Complete details on the direct-to-video Batman: Under the Red Hood animated feature can be found at the Batman: Under the Red Hood subsite here at The World’s Finest. Stay tuned for further schedule updates and details on the latest DC Universe Animated Original Movie titles here soon at The World’s Finest.
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“Batman Beyond: Return Of The Joker” Animated Title Hitting Blu-ray April 2011
The controversial and acclaimed direct-to-video animated feature Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker is set to hit Blu-ray on April 5th, 2011 from Warner Home Video for $19.98. The Blu-ray feature will include the PG-13 “uncut” edition of the first feature-length Batman Beyond animated feature. For further details on “uncut” controversy with Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker, more details can be found here at The World’s Finest, the site that first reported and originally spearheaded the idea to campaign for Warner Home Video to release Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker in its original intended format. Cover artwork and initial details, provided by the studio, are included below.
BATMAN BEYOND: RETURN OF THE JOKER
Synopsis: The greatest villain of all comes out of the past to threaten Batman, Bruce Wayne and all of Gotham City in Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker, the first feature-length Batman Beyond movie.
The sleeker, deadlier and seemingly immortal Clown Prince of Crime is back with his own unique brand of havoc and mayhem. While trying to uncover the Joker’s secrets, the new Batman, Terry McGinnis, discovers the greatest mystery in the life of the original Caped Crusader: What happened the night he fought the Joker for the last time. When Bruce Wayne is almost killed in one of the Joker’s latest attacks, Batman vows to avenge his mentor and put the Joker to rest forever.
Get ready for heart-stomping action, awesome adventure and amazing revelations in Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker.
Special Features:
-Commentary by the Filmmakers
-Featurette Batman Beyond: The Legend Lives
-Animation Tests
-Music Video
-Animated Character Bios
Main Feature:
-1080p High Definition 4×3 matted
-DTS-HD MA-English 5.1, Dolby Digital French, Spanish
-76 Mins.
-Rated PG-13 for Violence
-Street Date: 4/05/2011
-MSRP: $19.98
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker will be available on Blu-ray beginning April 5th, 2011 from Warner Home Video for $19.98. Stay tuned for further updates, including new DVD and Blu-ray home video announcements from Warner Home Video.
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Video Clips, Images, Details From Upcoming All-New “Young Justice” Episode
Cartoon Network has passed along the episode synopsis, two video clips, and a collection of images from the upcoming all-new Young Justice episode “Drop Zone.” The new Young Justice episode is scheduled to air Friday, January 28th, 2010 at 7:00pm (ET) on Cartoon Network. Click on the thumbnails below to view the complete library of hi-res images and Quicktime-format video clips. Please note the first two thumbnails link to the aforementioned Quicktime video clips. The official episode description is also provided below.
Images:
YOUNG JUSTICE
“Drop Zone”
Friday, January 28th, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. on Cartoon Network
Synopsis:
On their first official assignment a covert recon mission to the Venom-producing island of Santa Prisca the team finds itself caught in a struggle between the deadly Bane and cult leader Kobra for possession of something far worse than they suspected.
Photo credit – Young Justice Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Young Justice and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and DC Comics.
Young Justice airs on Cartoon Network every Friday at 7:00pm (ET), with the network airing special encore presentations the following Sunday at 8:00pm (ET). Stay tuned for further coverage on Young Justice here soon at The World’s Finest.
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