Original New Series "Chowder" Earns Cartoon Network's #1 Telecast of the Year Among Kids 6-11, Boys 6-11

November 13, 2007 -- Scoring even stronger delivery and ratings since its launch last week on Nov. 2, Cartoon Network's new animated series Chowder rocketed to the network's #1 telecast of the year on Sunday night, Nov. 11 (7:30 p.m.), according to preliminary data from Nielsen Media Research. The latest animated creation from C. H. Greenblatt (SpongeBob SquarePants) attracted 1,201,000 kids 6-11 and a 4.9 rating—the top 2007 telecast year-to-date with the key demo. Among boys 6-11, the telecast earned a 5.3 rating and delivered 899,000 viewers, also a new 2007 network record.

Chowder's second episode premiere on Friday night (7:30 p.m.) also out-performed the original series' premiere delivery and ratings performance among kids 6-11 by a significant 25%. The Nov. 9 Chowder episode also charted huge triple-digit growth among targeted kids demos compared to the same time period one year ago. Finally, Chowder led Cartoon Network's newest primetime franchise, Fried Dynamite (Friday, 7-11 p.m.), to strong double-digit growth vs. last year's programming across the same timeframe.

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Highlights of Chowder's and Fried Dynamite's performances vs. the same time periods last year include the following:

Chowder (Sunday, 7:30 p.m.) vs. the same time period last year:

* • Kids 6-11 delivery (1,201,000) increased by 93%, and ratings (4.9) by 88%--both 2007 network records! • Kids 2-11 delivery (1,513,000) expanded by 76%, and ratings (3.8) by 81%
* • Boys 6-11 delivery (899,000) improved by 99%, and ratings (7.2) by 100%--both 2007 network records!
* • Boys 2-11 delivery (1,089,000) surged ahead by 90%, and ratings (5.3) by 89%

Chowder New Episode Premiere (Friday, 7:30 p.m.) vs. the same time period last year:

* • Kids 6-11 delivery (976,000) catapulted by 143%, and ratings (4.0) by 135% • Kids 2-11 delivery (1,347,000) jumped by 146%, and ratings (3.3) by 136%

Fried Dynamite (Friday, 7-11 p.m.) vs. the same time period last year:

* • Kids 6-11 delivery (734,000) increased by 44%, and ratings (3.0) by 43% • Kids 2-11 delivery (1,038,000) expanded by 57%, and ratings (2.6) by 53%

The new animated comedy series Chowder chronicles the magical misadventures of a young chef's apprenticeship in the fantastical city of Marzipan, where each day is filled with amazing and surreal situations and avoiding one disaster after another.

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About Turner Broadcasting System
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