Disney Junior‘s breakout hit Sofia The First broke its own record late last week. The pre-school animated series had 2.95 million viewers watching its 9 Am show on August 2. With a guest appearance by Viola Davis as the Buttercup troop leader, the episode topped the Latina princess’ previous high of 2.73 million viewers garnered on its January 11, 2013 premiere. The airing had a 6.1 rating among Kids 2-5 with 983,000 viewers in the demo. While in the top 5 demo results the show has had since its debut, Friday’s show didn’t meet the high of a 7.1 rating and 1.15 million viewers among Kids 2-5 from the February 22 episode. Renewed for a second season on March 5, Sofia The First follows the about a girl, voiced by Ariel Winter, who becomes a princess when her mother marries the king of Enchancia. Airing on November 18, 2012, the special Sofia The First: Once Upon A Princess delivered 5.2 million total viewers on Disney Channel.
- 8/6/2013
- by DOMINIC PATTEN
- Deadline TV
On the heels of Disney Junior‘s breakout hit Sofia The First hitting series highs for two consecutive weeks, the pre-school animated series has been renewed for a second season. Sofia the First, which airs on Disney Channel‘s daily programming block for preschoolers Disney Junior as well as the 24-hour channel Disney Junior, is the top cable TV series among Kids 2-5, Girls 2-5 and Boys 2-5. It launched with the ratings records-breaking TV movie Sofia The First: Once Upon A Princess and has spawned a successful soundtrack album. Sofia The First toy and apparel lines and theme park attractions are also in the works.
- 3/5/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
If America's two-to-five-year-olds were reading this, they would surely be rejoicing: Disney Junior has given a second season to its hit animated "Sofia the First." The series follows Princess Sofia, an ordinary little girl who must adjust to royal life after her mother marries the king. The series, spawned from the movie "Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess," premiered in January. It is voiced by "Modern Family" star Ariel Winter, Wayne Brady, Tim Gunn and Sara Ramirez, among others. Related Articles: ...
- 3/5/2013
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
Friday’s premiere of Disney Junior‘s Sofia The First on Disney Channel ranked as the No. 1 preschool series launch in cable TV history in girls 2-5 (673,000/8.6 rating), adults 18-49 (948,000/0.8 rating) and women 18-49 (710,000/1.1 rating). It also was the No. 2 weekday preschool cable launch in more than 12 years in total viewers (2.7 million) since August 2000 behind only Disney Channel’s Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (2.8 million). In kids 2-5, Sofia The First virtually tied Doc McStuffins as the network’s No. 1 weekday series launch ever in kids 2-5 (1.0 million/6.3 rating). In November, the animated special Sofia The First: Once Upon A Princess delivered 5.2 million total viewers on Disney Channel, becoming the top cable telecast of 2012 among kids 2-5 (1.5 million/9.1 rating) and girls 2-5 (954,000/12.2 rating).
- 1/14/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
She's not just an overnight princess, she's an overnight success! The new Disney Channel fairytale series Sofia the First, about a simple village girl whose mom marries the king, will premiere Friday morning (9:30am/8:30c) to great expectations. This is not only one of the most ambitious and sophisticated animated series ever attempted for the preschool crowd — the Broadway-esque song score alone is a marvel of pop, swing, bossa nova, jazz and hip hop — but it's already a ratings monster. The pilot movie, Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess, drew 5.2 million viewers in its November premiere and was the highest-rated program for children ages 2-5 in the last five years.
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- 1/10/2013
- by Michael Logan
- TVGuide - Breaking News
The animated series debuts on Friday, January 11 at 9:30 Am on Disney Channel and at 5:30 Pm on Disney Junior. The premiere dates announcement comes just more than a week after the series’ special Sofia The First: Once Upon A Princess delivered 5.2 million total viewers on Disney Channel, becoming the top cable telecast of 2012 among kids 2-5 and girls 2-5. Created for kids ages 2-7, Sofia The First tells the story of Princess Sofia, an adventurous girl who is adjusting to royal life after her mom marries the king and she becomes a princess overnight. The series features the voices of Ariel Winter as Sofia; Sara Ramirez as Queen Miranda, Sofia’s loyal and caring mother; Wayne Brady as Clover, Sofia’s wise-talking rabbit sidekick; and Tim Gunn as Baileywick, the castle’s royal steward. The guest voice cast includes Eric Stonestreet, Viola Davis, Bonnie Hunt, Ellie Kemper, Megan Mullally,...
- 11/27/2012
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Some Disney Princesses have special abilities. I hear Sofia of Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess has an enchanted necklace bearing the Amulet of Avalor, which allows her the power to speak to animals. Sofia is also gifted in earning viewership!
THR explained that the little princess was drawing crowds of youngsters when her TV movie, Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess, became the top cable telecast among kids aged 2 to 5 in the past five years. She won over about 1.5 million. Over 1.4 million adults aged 18 to 49 demo also tuned in and over 3 million children from age 2 to 11 were watching. Of course Disney princess are especially alluring to girls and about 1 million little ladies from 2 to 5 were glued to Princess Sofia’s story.
The animated feature included voice performances by Ariel Winter, Sara Ramirez, Wayne Brady and Tim Gunn. Though speculation rose that Sofia was the first Latina princess,...
THR explained that the little princess was drawing crowds of youngsters when her TV movie, Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess, became the top cable telecast among kids aged 2 to 5 in the past five years. She won over about 1.5 million. Over 1.4 million adults aged 18 to 49 demo also tuned in and over 3 million children from age 2 to 11 were watching. Of course Disney princess are especially alluring to girls and about 1 million little ladies from 2 to 5 were glued to Princess Sofia’s story.
The animated feature included voice performances by Ariel Winter, Sara Ramirez, Wayne Brady and Tim Gunn. Though speculation rose that Sofia was the first Latina princess,...
- 11/20/2012
- by Sasha Nova
- Boomtron
Most people can reel off the 10 Disney princesses but not the nine Supreme Court justices.
(Except for Mulan, everyone always forgets Mulan ... and Breyer - for those able to name the justices.)
Sure, one group has infinitely more power, but the group in the sparkly outfits always wins. And that group is about to get larger with the arrival of Sofia.
She's introduced in "Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess," a one-hour movie premiering on Disney Channel Sunday, Nov. 18. Early next year, the TV show launches.
"Sofia is a young girl faced with difficult situations and becomes a princess overnight," Ariel Winter ("Modern Family"), who voices Sofia, tells Zap2it. "She has to learn manners and how to grow up overnight and learn how to make sibling relationships and social relationships."
Incidentally, Ariel, 14, was indeed named for the red-haired Disney mermaid princess.
"It is so much fun" playing Sofia,...
(Except for Mulan, everyone always forgets Mulan ... and Breyer - for those able to name the justices.)
Sure, one group has infinitely more power, but the group in the sparkly outfits always wins. And that group is about to get larger with the arrival of Sofia.
She's introduced in "Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess," a one-hour movie premiering on Disney Channel Sunday, Nov. 18. Early next year, the TV show launches.
"Sofia is a young girl faced with difficult situations and becomes a princess overnight," Ariel Winter ("Modern Family"), who voices Sofia, tells Zap2it. "She has to learn manners and how to grow up overnight and learn how to make sibling relationships and social relationships."
Incidentally, Ariel, 14, was indeed named for the red-haired Disney mermaid princess.
"It is so much fun" playing Sofia,...
- 11/18/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Ever wonder why woodland creatures are always drawn to animated princesses? There's a simple answer, and it's revealed in a musical number featured in Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess, Disney's first little-girl princess movie. In this sneak peak, exclusive to The Hollywood Reporter, a rabbit named Clover (voiced by Wayne Brady) sings a song whose title hints at the attraction: "A Little Bit of Food." The animated, music-filled movie, set in the storybook world of Enchancia, introduces Sofia (voiced by Modern Family's Ariel Winter), an average girl whose life suddenly transforms when her mother marries
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- 10/12/2012
- by Kimberly Nordyke
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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