Weekly Ratings Highlights for July 12-18, 2010 - Final National Ratings

July 10 Becomes Disney Channel's Most-Watched July Ever and
2nd Most-Watched Month on Record in Total Day in Total Viewers

Stands as July's No. 1 TV Network in Total Day in Kids 6-11 and Tweens 9-14

Ranks No. 1 in Prime for the 65th Consecutive Month in Kids 6-11
and for the 63rd Straight Month in Tweens 9-14

Claims 9 of TV's Top 10 Telecasts of the Month in Kids 6-11 and Tweens 9-14

Playhouse Disney's "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse" Ranks Among TV's
Top 10 Programs of the Month in Target Kids 2-5 Demo

Disney Channel (July 2010)

Powered by the season premiere of "Hannah Montana Forever" and series-high performances by "Sonny With a Chance" and "Good Luck Charlie," July 2010 wrapped as Disney Channel's most-watched July ever in Total Day in Total Viewers (2.1 million), ranking as the net's 2nd most-watched month on record, behind only "High School Musical 2"-fueled August 2007. Disney Channel stood as the month's No. 1 TV network in Total Day in Kids 6-11 (837,000/3.4 rating) and Tweens 9-14 (730,000/3.0 rating), topping runner-up Nickelodeon by 9% (837,000 vs. 769,000) and by a huge 26% (730,000 vs. 581,000), respectively.

In Prime, Disney Channel's reign as TV's No. 1 network on a monthly basis extended to 65 consecutive months in Kids 6-11 (1.2 million/4.8 rating) and to 63 months in Tweens 9-14 (951,000/3.9 rating). 

  • In Kids 6-11, original episodes of "Sonny With a Chance," "Hannah Montana Forever" and "Good Luck Charlie" ranked as the top 3 TV telecasts of July, while Disney Channel was home to 9 of TV's top 10:

 

 

 

 

 

P6-11

P6-11

PROGRAM

NET

START

END

DAY

US AA%

AA(000)

SONNY WITH A CHANCE-07/18/2010

DSNY

8:30 PM

9:30 PM

......S

10.5

2,581

HANNAH MONTANA FOREVER-07/11/2010

DSNY

8:00 PM

8:30 PM

......S

9.7

2,374

GOOD LUCK CHARLIE-07/11/2010

DSNY

8:30 PM

9:00 PM

......S

9.5

2,338

SPONGEBOB-07/05/2010

NAN

8:00 PM

8:30 PM

M......

8.7

2,140

HANNAH MONTANA FOREVER-07/18/2010

DSNY

8:00 PM

8:30 PM

......S

8.3

2,033

HANNAH MONTANA FOREVER-07/25/2010

DSNY

10:00 PM

10:30 PM

......S

7.6

1,856

SONNY WITH A CHANCE-07/19/2010

DSNY

9:00 PM

10:00 PM

M......

7.1

1,737

JONAS L.A.-07/11/2010

DSNY

9:00 PM

9:30 PM

......S

6.9

1,697

HANNAH MONTANA FOREVER-07/19/2010

DSNY

8:30 PM

9:00 PM

M......

6.9

1,684

HANNAH MONTANA FOREVER-07/25/2010

DSNY

8:00 PM

8:30 PM

......S

6.6

1,626

 

 

  • In Tweens 9-14, Disney Channel delivered 9 of the month’s top 10 telecasts on TV, led by original episodes of "Sonny With a Chance," "Hannah Montana Forever" and "Good Luck Charlie":

 

 

 

 

 

P9-14

P9-14

PROGRAM

NET

START

END

DAY

US AA%

AA(000)

SONNY WITH A CHANCE-07/18/2010

DSNY

8:30 PM

9:30 PM

......S

10.6

2,591

HANNAH MONTANA FOREVER-07/18/2010

DSNY

8:00 PM

8:30 PM

......S

8.6

2,098

HANNAH MONTANA FOREVER-07/11/2010

DSNY

8:00 PM

8:30 PM

......S

8.5

2,073

GOOD LUCK CHARLIE-07/11/2010

DSNY

8:30 PM

9:00 PM

......S

8.1

1,982

HANNAH MONTANA FOREVER-07/25/2010

DSNY

10:00 PM

10:30 PM

......S

7.1

1,731

JONAS L.A.-07/11/2010

DSNY

9:00 PM

9:30 PM

......S

6.9

1,671

SONNY WITH A CHANCE-07/19/2010

DSNY

9:00 PM

10:00 PM

M......

6.8

1,657

SPONGEBOB-07/05/2010

NAN

8:00 PM

8:30 PM

M......

6.8

1,649

HANNAH MONTANA FOREVER-07/25/2010

DSNY

8:00 PM

8:30 PM

......S

6.3

1,528

CAMP ROCK-07/18/2010

DSNY

9:30 PM

11:15 PM

......S

6.3

1,528

  • In Kids 2-5, a perennial Top 10 TV program among preschoolers, Playhouse Disney's "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse" ranked No. 10 in the target Kids 2-5 demo (540,000/3.3 rating).

Source: Nielsen Media Research, July 10: 6/28/10-7/25/10 -- Live+7 blended with Live+SD where available. Ratings based on national rating unless otherwise noted. Program ranks based on all plays, sorted by 000s, then rating.

Contacts:
Salima Merchant (818) 460-6628 salima.merchant@disney.com
Patti McTeague (818) 955-6743 patti.mcteague@disney.com