Seth
06-21-2003, 11:17 PM
'Even Stevens' Propels Disney to No. 1 in Nielsens
Burbank, Calif.— Buoyed by the premiere and encore editions of original telefilm The Even Stevens Movie, Disney Channel ranked first from June 9-15 with household ratings.
Disney averaged a 2.2 household rating during that span, placing it ahead of 2003 primetime leader Turner Network Television, which scored a 1.9, according to an ABC Cable Networks Group analysis of Nielsen Media Research data.
Lifetime Television and USA Network were tied for third with a 1.7, ahead of the 1.6 recorded by Nickelodeon.
Rounding out the top 10: Cartoon Network with a 1.5; TBS Superstation at a 1.4; Fox News Channel and Discovery Channel, the latter aided by the 3.7 scored by the June 15 premiere of its Walking with Cavemen special, both with a 1.3; and A&E Network at a 1.1.
Source:
http://multichannel.com/index.asp?layout=story_stocks&articleId=CA306455&pubdate=06/23/2003&stt=001&display=searchResults
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And suddenly, Disney's 65 episodes policy is now coming back to bite them on the ###
Burbank, Calif.— Buoyed by the premiere and encore editions of original telefilm The Even Stevens Movie, Disney Channel ranked first from June 9-15 with household ratings.
Disney averaged a 2.2 household rating during that span, placing it ahead of 2003 primetime leader Turner Network Television, which scored a 1.9, according to an ABC Cable Networks Group analysis of Nielsen Media Research data.
Lifetime Television and USA Network were tied for third with a 1.7, ahead of the 1.6 recorded by Nickelodeon.
Rounding out the top 10: Cartoon Network with a 1.5; TBS Superstation at a 1.4; Fox News Channel and Discovery Channel, the latter aided by the 3.7 scored by the June 15 premiere of its Walking with Cavemen special, both with a 1.3; and A&E Network at a 1.1.
Source:
http://multichannel.com/index.asp?layout=story_stocks&articleId=CA306455&pubdate=06/23/2003&stt=001&display=searchResults
(Please note, you will have to register for a free trial subscription to read the full article)
And suddenly, Disney's 65 episodes policy is now coming back to bite them on the ###