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Jimmy Neutron is Nick’s highest-rated premiere
New York: Nickelodeon’s Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius raked in record ratings for its 6 September debut in the US, ranking as Nick’s highest rated premiere in the network’s 23 year history.
Drawing a third of all kids watching cable TV last Friday night and placing first with kids among broadcast and basic-cable television, The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius established itself among the gallery of Nick hits that includes SpongeBob SquarePants and the networks previous premiere record-holder, ChalkZone.
Jimmy Neutron scored a 9.3/33 rating and share (2.9 million kid viewers) among its target kids 2-11 audience, an increase of 37% in rating over prior-year levels and a rise of 8% over the ChalkZone record (8.6/27 kids 2-11 rating and share; 2.8 million kid viewers) set in March. Among total viewers, Jimmy Neutron also ranks as the networks most-watched premiere ever, delivering 4.3 million persons in the age group of over two year olds, 48 per cent more than the prior-year levels. The programme eclipsed the previous record of four million total viewers, also set by ChalkZone last March, by six per cent.
The big screen version of Jimmy Neutron was Oscar nominated . The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius, is produced at DNA Productions in Dallas, Texas.
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News18 India to air Sabse Bada Dangal on 4 May counting day
Channel promises fastest results, live trends and analysis across five states.
MUMBAI: Ballots will do the talking and screens will do the shouting. As counting day approaches for high-stakes Assembly elections across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry, News18 India is gearing up for an all-day broadcast of its flagship election show, Sabse Bada Dangal, on 4 May from 6 am onwards. The Hindi news channel plans to deliver continuous, real-time updates as votes are tallied, combining live counting data with on-ground reporting and studio analysis. With political fortunes set to shift through the day, the coverage will track every swing, surge and surprise as trends turn into results.
The broadcast will feature a mix of senior political leaders, analysts and experts, offering instant reactions and decoding the evolving electoral picture. Expect heated debates, quick takes and detailed breakdowns as the numbers settle across all five states.
For News18 India, counting day has long been a high-visibility moment. The network is banking on its reporting reach, editorial bandwidth and technology-driven coverage to stay ahead in what is often a fiercely competitive news cycle.
With multiple battlegrounds and shifting narratives, the day promises both drama and data in equal measure. And if all goes to plan, Sabse Bada Dangal will once again turn the counting of votes into prime-time spectacle.
