`iCarly' Special Tops 8.8 Million Viewers

By R. Thomas Umstead
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Kids and tweens didn't quit on Nickelodeon's Dec. 5 iCarly prime time special, which posted a series record 8.8 million viewers.

The iQuit iCarly special set series records among tweens (3.7 million), kids 6-11 (3.9 million)
and kids 2-11 (4.7 million), and was the most watched show within those demos on all cable and broadcast channels during the week of Nov. 30 to Dec. 6, according to network officials.

Overall the show ranked third among the most watched cable shows last week behind ESPN's Nov. 30 New England Patriots-New Orleans Saints Monday Night Football telecast (21.4 million) and the Dec. 4 series finale of USA Network's Monk (9.4 million).
Including iQuit iCarly, six iCarly specials in 2009 have averaged more than 7.1 million viewers.

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.