“Ben 10″ live action film is highest rated program in Cartoon Network history
via Animation Magazine
It’s official. The most-watched telecast in Cartoon Network history is a live-action movie. The 90-minute telepic premiered in prime-time on Wednesday night and drew in nearly 4 million viewers ages two and up, out-performing the network’s 2002 presentation of Dragon Ball Z, which previously held the record.
Citing Nielsen ratings data, Cartoon Network says Race Against Time was also the top telecast of the day on all television—both cable and broadcast—with boys 6-11 and boys 2-11. The show also led the Network to post its most-watched day ever in total day delivery with kids 6-11 (785,000), kids 2-11 (1,101,000), boys 6-11 (615,000) and boys 2-11 (840,000).
What does this mean for the animated series? What does it mean for all animated series? What does it mean for Cartoon Network? Only time will tell.
Maybe Tim Ingle was right? Maybe there IS a Cartoon Network conspiracy?
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On November 28th, 2007 at 12:00 am
So a live-action movie holds the highest ratings on a network for cartoons. I’ve never watched Ben 10, nor did I watch the movie, but I guess if the network’s gonna give the kids what they want, they’re going to do it whether it’s animated or not.
On November 28th, 2007 at 12:00 am
Yes, Cartoon Network is becoming the MTV of animation.
On November 28th, 2007 at 12:00 am
I like ben10 the cartoon show. I very much dislike these live action movies. The movies (out of jimmys head movie, ben 10 movie, last day of summer) seem to be all the same with what seems to be the same director just by watching, different bad/unexperienced kid actors and scripts that don’t seem to be that interesting to me and only seem to have funny punch-lines only every so often. Cartoon Network is better at cartoons in my opinion, even if those don’t get as good of ratings. What do these ratings mean? Isn’t it just the amount of people watching? How do you know %100 of the people watching liked it or disliked it?
On November 30th, 2007 at 12:00 am
What’s with live action Ben’s expression? Did he just eat something sour?
On November 30th, 2007 at 12:00 am
I think he’s just annoyed with Lee Majors always going on about working for Oscar Goldman.