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News Credits: 972 · Wed Jan 09, 2008 4:55 pm

Ratings statistics have been revealed by PressMediaWire.com relating to how the regular 30 minute broadcast of Transformers: Animated fared, and the news is very good!

According to the Neilson Media Research data, the Episode which aired 17 10.30am Eastern on January 5th: "Home is where the Spark is" was the #1 rating show in it's timeslot for it's key target demographics of Boys 2-11 and Boys 6-11, beating all other shows across all other channels.

Not only that, but Transformers: Animated has helped boost Cartoon Network's ratings from the same period in 2007 by up to (and over) 50%.

- Kids 6-11 delivery (657,000) grew by 14%, and ratings (2.7) by 13%
- Kids 2-11 delivery (956,000) improved by 29%, and ratings (2.4) by 33%
- Boys 6-11 delivery (528,000) expanded by 28%, and ratings (4.2) by 27%—#1 in its time period on all TV
- Boys 2-11 delivery (762,000) catapulted by 55%, and ratings (3.7) by 54%—#1 in its time period on all TV

You can read the full report by clicking here.

News Credits: 3 · Wed Jan 09, 2008 5:00 pm

Nice, Animated is probably the best show on CN now.

Wed Jan 09, 2008 5:07 pm

and i was one of them

News Credits: 387 · Wed Jan 09, 2008 5:22 pm

There is a lot of bored people out there isn’t there? Meh regardless, nice that its doing good, I guess.

News Credits: 409 · Wed Jan 09, 2008 5:24 pm

Great news. Just too bad that Hasbro can't get their toys out fast enough.

Wed Jan 09, 2008 5:25 pm

dang it broke all those records so quickly. one episode and its better than everything that was on CN for the last few years.

News Credits: 387 · Wed Jan 09, 2008 5:32 pm

Stormrider wrote:Great news. Just too bad that Hasbro can't get their toys out fast enough.

Which is another reason I don’t think the animated toys will do well, or at least as well. I remember Gundam wing did great in ratings but Bandai took forever to get the toys out and it did affect sells if I recall.

News Credits: 1 · Wed Jan 09, 2008 5:41 pm

All right! This show connects with kids. Naysayers concerning the style will just have to get over it, since this show will be sticking around. Animated, Beast Wars, and G1 now count as the strongest television put forth by the franchise. I hope TF:A keeps the quality high. Kids will be clamoring for those toys. Take note, Hasbro!

News Credits: 1 · Wed Jan 09, 2008 6:06 pm

Probably becuase nothing else is on. Eon Kid, Dinosaur King, Tak and the Power of Juju? That's the competition.

Wed Jan 09, 2008 6:35 pm

I've allways had faith in the show, as it works from an animator's point of view, and focuses on things that dubs (Realistic and influential in my art style they may be) did not, like characterisation (Exceptions being Cyclonus, Demolisher, Ransack & Crumplezone, Thunderblast. My favourite Red Alert's not even on there, though I've never heard of the token British doctor as a character arcitype), and expressions (Cybertron is guilty of such... noticing a pattern?). And the people complained that is was kiddy? Well, that's a flawed logic, it is for kids, and kids can't seem to get enough of it.

Wed Jan 09, 2008 7:02 pm

Yes kids no longer have to suffer the crap from the Unicron trilogy. The new generation of TF fans is growing

Wed Jan 09, 2008 7:10 pm

Yes... Transformers ROCKS!!!... even on not very Transformer's old style, Animated I agree the show and plots are very well done. But the toys and their look nah... any way... good for Transformers!!!...

Vote for Optimus Prime for president

News Credits: 8 · Wed Jan 09, 2008 8:11 pm

I watched it too, but that don't mean I liked it.

Hell Harry Potter beat TFs in the box office, but hell once the DVD battle came around, who beat who after both products where actualy seen...

Now if they hurry up and start retooling this show, I have no doubt they could keep these ratings up and then some.

Wed Jan 09, 2008 8:26 pm

Well they deserve it. animated is a great show just as I predicted.

Wed Jan 09, 2008 9:17 pm

Yes kids no longer have to suffer the crap from the Unicron trilogy. The new generation of TF fans is growing.

QFT.

Anyway, this is great news. Glad this is getting ratings like these. The show rocks!...So far.

News Credits: 7 · Wed Jan 09, 2008 9:43 pm

Transformers Animated...It's a success!

Very Good, sir.

News Credits: 97 · Wed Jan 09, 2008 11:55 pm

Satan's Camaro wrote:Well they deserve it. animated is a great show just as I predicted.

Not to be nitpicky, but spellcheck your signature. His name's Frank Welker.

News Credits: 129 · Thu Jan 10, 2008 8:05 am

That's great news for everyone.

News Credits: 1 · Thu Jan 10, 2008 7:08 pm

Liege Evilmus wrote:I watched it too, but that don't mean I liked it.

Hell Harry Potter beat TFs in the box office, but hell once the DVD battle came around, who beat who after both products where actualy seen...

Now if they hurry up and start retooling this show, I have no doubt they could keep these ratings up and then some.

yeah, but these are the ratings for the fourth episode.
If it were for "Transform and Roll Out" your argument would have a stronger standing.

I happen to be part of the Neilson ratings program.

Too bad I'm in the 16-28 range( i think that's it), so I probably don't effect it that much.

Fri Jan 11, 2008 10:49 am

Now is time for all us to vote for Optimus Prime for PRESIDENT

News Credits: 1 · Fri Jan 11, 2008 3:23 pm

Who would be his running mate?
I think some likely candidates are Prowl,Jazz, Ultra Magnus and Ironhide.

Maybe Huffer.

Sat Jan 12, 2008 9:03 pm

If it gets people who were previously not interested in Transformers to be interested in Transformers, I'm all for it. Growing numbers of Transformers fans can't be a bad thing!