[Via Press Release from Disney Channel...]
Ratings Highlights for Summer 2012
(June-August) Final National Ratings
Disney Channel Earns Historic Summer
Win - Cable TV's #1 Network in Total Day in Total Viewers and TV's #1 Network
in Kids 2-11; Closes Out Summer on 12-Week Win Streak
TV's #1 Network in Total Day Among
Tweens 9-14 for the 7th Consecutive Summer and for the 4th Straight Among Kids
6-11
"Good Luck Charlie" and
"Jessie" Are the Top 2 TV Series in Kids 2-11, Kids 6-11 and Tweens;
"Phineas and Ferb" and "Gravity Falls" Are the Top 2
Animated TV Series
Disney Channel - Summer 2012
During Summer 2012, Disney Channel
scorched the competition, ranking as the #1 cable TV network for the first time
in the network's history in Total Day in Total Viewers (1.95 million) and as
TV's #1 network in Kids 2-11 (1.12 million/2.7 rating), closing out the summer
on a 12-week streak. Disney Channel ranked as TV's #1 network for the 7th
consecutive summer in Tweens 9-14 (676,000/2.8 rating) and for the 4th straight
summer in Kids 6-11 (805,000/3.3 rating), and is on a current 62 week
win-streak in the demos.
Fronted by "Good Luck
Charlie" and "Jessie," Disney Channel delivered the Top 2 TV
series across Kids 2-11, Kids 6-11 and Tweens 9-14, with "Phineas and
Ferb" and "Gravity Falls" the Top 2 animated TV series of the
summer in the target demos. In fact, on the final Friday this summer,
"Phineas and Ferb" hit a series high in Tweens 9-14 (1.65 million/6.9
rating).
Paul DeBenedittis, senior vice
president, Programming, Disney Channels Worldwide, said: "Our
multiplatform summer plan catered to our viewers by showcasing unique and
compelling stories and characters and attention-worthy programming events that
they love. We have a diverse group of hit series to work with, and connected
with kids age 2-14 and their families with content that is relevant and entertaining
to them."
· Disney Channel owned TV's Top 6
series during summer in Kids 2-11:
· Disney Channel owned TV's Top 8
series in Kids 6-11 (Top 5 below):
· Disney Channel owned TV's Top 7
series in Tweens 9-14 (Top 5 below):
Source: NTI, U.S. ratings, most
current; Summer 12: 5/28/12-8/26/12; Summer 11: 5/30/11-8/28/11; Total Day
ranks includes ties based on rating. Kids 6-11/Tween 9-14 program ranks based
on trackage level data, minimum 5 telecasts.
