The Legend of Korra premiered this past Saturday on Nickelodeon with back-to-back episodes, and now the show’s ratings are out.
The following press release from the network touts the impressive turn out:
Nickelodeon’s highly anticipated premiere of The Legend of Korra (Saturday, April 14, 11a.m. ET/PT), scored a strong 4.5 million total viewers, ranking as basic cable’s number-one kids’ show and top animated program for the week with total viewers. The series, which continues the mythology of the beloved animated franchise Avatar: The Last Airbender, also posted double and triple-digit increases across all kid and tween demos, averaging a 5.7/1.2 million K6-11 (+36%), 6.3/1.3 million T9-14 (+125%) and 5.5/1.9 million K2-11 (+17%). The Legend of Korra also ranks as the network’s most-watched animated series premiere in three years.
We’re happy to see the show has done so well, and we’re thrilled to continue covering it here on Hypable!
The next episode airs this Saturday at 11 AM ET.
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