Cartoon Network Scores with Adventure Time

ATLANTA: The new Cartoon Network original series Adventure Time debuted Monday night to triple-digital gains compared to the same 2009 time slot, with the strong performance leading to a second-season order for 13 more episodes.

Adventure Time was 8 p.m.’s number one show on all of TV with kids 2 to 11 and 6 to 12 and boys 2 to 11, 6 to 12 and 9 to 14. The series’ debut was Cartoon Networks top rated telecast of the year to date among kids and boys 6 to 11 and kids and boys 2 to 11. Cartoon Network ranked number one on Monday in total day with boys 6 to 11 among all networks. Adventure Time introduces viewers to the unlikely heroes Finn & Jake, buddies who traverse the mystical Land of Ooo and encounter its colorful inhabitants.

"We are thrilled with the television and online response to Adventure Time and our Monday night comedy animation shows," said Rob Sorcher, the chief content officer of Cartoon Network. "This is a great start for our diverse array of new animated comedies coming soon from Cartoon Network Studios."