Disney Channel's JESSIE Cross-Over Event Reigns Supreme
By: Caryn Robbins Dec. 04, 2013
Merrily boosted by "Good Luck Jessie: NYC Christmas" (8:00 p.m.), a one hour programming event that blended two hit comedy series ("Good Luck Charlie" and "Jessie"), Disney Channel ranked as Friday's #1 TV network in Prime among Kids 2-11 (1.2 million/2.9 rating), Kids 6-11 (891,000/3.7 rating) and Tweens 9-14 (822,000/3.4 rating), and was cable TV's #1 entertainment network in Total Viewers (2.1 million).
"Good Luck Jessie: NYC Christmas" towered over the premiere of Nickelodeon's original movie "Jinxed" (7:00 p.m.) by 81% in Total Viewers (5.8 million vs. 3.2 million), by 53% in Kids 2-11 (2.9 million/7.4 rating vs. 1.9 million/4.9 rating), by 60% in Kids 6-11 (2.4 million/10.0 rating vs. 1.5 million/6.4 rating) and by 67% in Tweens 9-14 (2.0 million/8.4 rating vs. 1.2 million/4.9 rating). Moreover, "Good Luck Jessie: NYC Christmas" became the #1-ranked cable TV telecast in over four months across the target kid demos, becoming the #3 cable TV telecast year to date in Kids 6-11 and Tweens - behind only the debuts of DCOM "Teen Beach Movie" and original comedy series "Liv and Maddie" (7/19/13). · "Good Luck Jessie: NYC Christmas" was Friday's #1 scripted TV telecast in Total Viewers (5.8 million) and TV's #1 telecast across Kids 2-11 (2.9 million/7.4 rating), Kids 6-11 (2.4 million/10.0 rating) and Tweens 9-14 (2.0 million/8.4 rating). · Disney Channel delivered Friday's Top 3 cable TV telecasts in Total Viewers and the Top 2 TV telecasts across Kids 2-11, Kids 6-11 and Tweens:Videos