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| - At one time, there were questions as to how the Phineas and Ferb format would hold up in a longer episode. They were laid to rest on August 6, 2010 with the show's first ever hour-long special, "Summer Belongs to You!". 3.862 million viewers bounced around the world with the boys and their friends behind a strong 2.3 household rating. This was good for 5th on the week among Disney Channel programming, behind the Sunday night lineup of Hannah Montana Forever, Sonny with a Chance and JONAS L.A., and a Thursday night airing of Ice Age which edged Phineas and Ferb for the final line on the Cable Top 25. It was more successful against its direct competition, topping offerings from ABC, NBC and FOX to finish 2nd in the hour for total viewership.
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| - At one time, there were questions as to how the Phineas and Ferb format would hold up in a longer episode. They were laid to rest on August 6, 2010 with the show's first ever hour-long special, "Summer Belongs to You!". 3.862 million viewers bounced around the world with the boys and their friends behind a strong 2.3 household rating. This was good for 5th on the week among Disney Channel programming, behind the Sunday night lineup of Hannah Montana Forever, Sonny with a Chance and JONAS L.A., and a Thursday night airing of Ice Age which edged Phineas and Ferb for the final line on the Cable Top 25. It was more successful against its direct competition, topping offerings from ABC, NBC and FOX to finish 2nd in the hour for total viewership. Somewhat surprisingly, the special did not perform especially well in the target age groups. It only managed to crack the top 10 among Kids 6-11, where it placed No. 6 with a 6.5 age group rating. (For comparison, "Mission Marvel" had a 7.1 with lower total viewership.) Age group ratings of 5.0 among Kids 2-11 and 2.7 in Teens 12-17 were not good enough to make those lists. Instead, Phineas and Ferb shined among Adults 18-49, where a strong 0.8 rating tied for the top spot among all cable on the night. Phineas and Ferb makes its long-awaited return to Disney Channel with its first premiere since January, "Phineas and Ferb Save Summer", on Friday, June 20 at 9:00PM Eastern (8:00 Central), and The Numbers Game will have a full breakdown of its ratings next issue. Also be sure not to miss "It's No Picnic", premiering on Emoticon Monday, June 23 at 10:00AM Eastern (9:00AM Central). Until then, leave your comments down below, and remember that revenge is a dish best served in the 86th minute. Or that the numbers never lie. Either one.
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