Looks like it's 5 on 3 now. Uh oh...
It's April now, and things are heating up throughout the sports world. College basketball is set to crown its next national champions, the race to the hockey playoffs is in full swing, and baseball teams across the country are celebrating the start of their new season. But The Numbers Game is always on fire, and this issue, we take a look back to an episode focusing on hockey and a new beginning.
Phineas and Ferb had the Opening Day of its fourth season back on Friday, December 7, 2012 with "For Your Ice Only / Happy New Year!" And while its connection to this time of year may be rather tenuous, its ratings were rock solid, checking in with 3.704 million viewers, up 52 percent from the previous week and 12 percent over the previous season premiere. This was good for No. 21 on the week's Cable Top 25, reaching those heights on the strength of a 2.2 household rating. It was 3rd among Disney Channel programming on the week, trailing its lead-in Austin & Jessie & Ally All-Star New Year and a rerun of Secret of the Wings.
Now this is a party.
With such strong overall numbers, the season premiere also performed strongly among its target age group. Phineas and Ferb checked in at No. 3 among both Kids 6-11 and Tweens 9-14, ranking behind the two programs mentioned above. In the Kids 2-11 age group, the show ranked in at No. 6. Even Adults 18-49 got into the act on that night, posting a stronger-than-usual 0.6 demographic rating.
Unfortunately for the aforementioned college basketball finals, Phineas and Ferb doesn't really have any way to tie into it since it, after all, is not Liv and Maddie. (Speaking of which, we all know where the youngest Miss Rooney will be this Saturday and Monday nights...) As for The Numbers Game, it appears we'll have a couple Emoticon premieres to discuss in the next issue. Until then, leave your comments down below, GO BADGERS!!!, and remember...that the numbers never lie.