Nickelodeon has launched its Nick app on Roku TVs and Roku players, expanding the reach of an authenticated streaming offering that features full-length episodes and clips from live-action and animated series and shows such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Spongebob SquarePants, Henry Danger, Bella and the Bulldogs, and Harvey Beaks.

The TV Everywhere app, which requires MVPD credentials, is offered at the Roku Channel Store under Kids & Family. Roku has shipped north of 10 million devices in the U.S.

The Nick app is also supported on iOS and Android mobile devices, Amazon Fire OS devices, the Xbox 360 and Windows 8.

According to Nickelodeon, which launched a mobile-centric subscription service called Noggin in March, the Nick app has been downloaded 16 million times.

The worldwide leader was on top of Nielsen’s primetime cable world in 2014.

Averaging nearly 2.32 million watchers, ESPN set the cable pace in the daypart during 2014, according to Nielsen data. The sports network unseated USA Network, which averaged 2.13 million watchers. TNT, Disney Channel and History rounded out the top five, with 1.99 million, 1.91 million and 1.824 million watchers, respectively.

According to a Disney Media Networks analysis of Nielsen (reflecting a blend of live+seven-day data from Dec. 30, 2013 through Dec. 14 and live+same-day data from Dec. 15 through Dec. 28), TBS was sixth with 1.817 million, ahead of Fox News Channel’s 1.78 million. FX was eighth with 1.40 million, slightly ahead of Discovery Channel’s 1.39 million. HGTV completed the top 10, averaging 1.34 million watchers.

Finishing just outside the top 10: AMC, whose zombie skein The Walking Dead dominated the upper echelon of programming rankings, averaging 1.33 million watchers; Cartoon Nework, with 1.28 million; A&E, which tallied almost 1.26 million; and ABC Family at 1.20 million.

Gauged on a total-day basis, perennial winner Nickelodeon took home the prize again with 1.51 million watchers on average, ahead of rival Disney Channel, which closed the Nielsen calendar with just under 1.4 million. Adult Swim (1.18 million), USA (1.16 million) and Fox News (1.06 million) rounded out the top 5 in this measure.

How dominant was The Walking Dead? The show, which benefits greatly from time-shifted viewing, chomped 16 of the top 20 spots, including nine of the top 10, headed by almost 23.4 million for the bow of its fifth campaign on Oct. 12. That installment was illustrative of how the show grows with delayed viewing, The premiere garnered 17.3 million watchers, a record for a cable drama, but the installment tacked on an additional 6.1 million watchers to its total on the live+7-day measure.

ESPN’s college and pro football coverage scored the other eight spots. The final BCS Championship game, Florida State’s last-second win over Auburn on Jan. 6 (pictured), was cable’s top show of 2014, tomahawk-chopping over 25.7 million watchers.

Nickelodeon has renewed a series pair and greenlit two live-action comedic pilots, targeting the 6-to-11 set.

Viacom’s flagship kids services has ordered second seasons of Henry Danger and Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn (pictured), and will put The Dunes Club and Future Shock into production in January, according to president of content development and production Russell Hicks.

Nick has finished first in the demo among live-action for the past two weeks, with the combo of Henry Danger and Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn, as well as The Thundermans and The Haunted Hathaways, scoring as the top four-rated live-action shows with kids 6 to 11, respectively, the week of Nov. 3, according to Nielsen.

“Each new pilot exemplifies what we look for as we continue to build our live-action slate – relatable concepts with unique voices, bold, breakout characters and fresh humor with heart,” said Hicks. “Our greatest hits that have stood the test of time have always been creator-driven kid stories told from show runners who understand the Nick brand, and we’re excited that Henry Danger and Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn have connected with our audience in such a strong way.” 

Henry Danger tracks the adventure of 13-year-old Henry Hart (Jace Norman) whose life takes a wild turn when he is selected by superhero Captain Man (Cooper Barnes) to become his apprentice.

For its part, Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn centers on the 10-year-old Harper quadruplets, each with a distinct personality, but who share the commonality of working together.

The following are Nick’s descriptions of the upcoming pilots:  

The Dunes Club (working title): Set in a high-end beach club, an unlikely friendship forms between a sheltered, privileged boy and a street-smart local girl who takes a job for the summer to earn extra cash. The pilot is created by Heather Flanders (Undateable, Lab Rats) and will begin production in January.

Future Shock (Working Title): Created by Mitchel Katlin and Nat Bernstein (See Dad Run), two brothers get the shock of their lives when a girl from the future accidentally transports them with their mom to the year 2070. The pilot also will begin production in January. 

TNT rode its original series to the top of the third-quarter primetime ratings charts, the second straight quarterly win for the drama network.

TNT, whose second-quarter win broke USA Network’s record of 31 straight winning quarters dating back to the mid-2000s, made it two in a row by averaging 2.2 million viewers (down 3% from Q3 2013) during the period of June 30 to Sept. 28, according to Nielsen ratings figures. TNT was paced by strong performances from established original series Major Crimes and Rizzoli & Isles, as well as new series The Last Ship.

USA finished second, averaging 2.1 million viewers, which was off 23% from the same period last year. Helped by strong performances from WWE Monday Night Raw and Suits, USA took the top spot among entertainment networks in key demos, including adults 18-49, adults 25-54 and adults 18-34, according to Nielsen.

Disney Channel finished third among all basic-cable networks, averaging 1.9 million viewers, down 24% from last year, followed by ESPN (down 8%) and Fox News Channel (up 11%), which tied with 1.8 million viewers each, according to Nielsen.

History fell 16% from Q3 2013 in finishing fifth, with 1.7 million viewers, while TBS (1.6 million viewers, down 12%), HGTV (1.4 million, up 8%), FX (1.3 million, down 2%), Discovery Channel (1.3 million, down 1%) and A&E Network (1.2 million, down 32%) rounded out the top 10.

On a 24-hour basis, Disney Channel and Nickelodeon finished in a virtual tie, both averaging 1.4 million viewers and both falling off 20% from the same period last year. Adult Swim (1.1 million viewers, down 9%) finished third, while USA lost 11% of its audience, Cartoon Network broken even and Fox News was up 2% as the three networks tied with 1.0 million viewers.

On the cable news front, Fox News continued its dominance of the category, averaging 1.8 million viewers to top all comers. CNN barely nipped MSNBC for second-place honors, with CNN posting a 3% increase to 562,000 viewers and MSNBC dropping 4% to 561,000 watchers, according to Nielsen. HLN finished fourth with 357,000 viewers, which was down 3% from last year.

ESPN’s Monday Night Football games and its July 1 FIFA World Cup telecast represented the top five most-watched shows during the quarter, with a Sept. 9 episode of FX’s drama series Sons of Anarchy, MTV’s Aug. 24 Video Music Awards telecast and three summer episodes of TNT’s Rizzoli & Isles making up the top 10 shows for the quarter, according to Nielsen.

Nickelodeon will team with Paramount Television to produce a new live-action, musical-comedy series School of Rock, the network said Monday.

The 13-episode series, which is based on the 2003 hit film from Paramount Pictures of the same name (pictured), will premiere in the spring of 2015. School of Rock will follow the adventures and misadventures of Dewey Finn, a down-on-his-luck rocker who poses as a substitute teacher at a prestigious prep school as he teaches his eccentric, unconventional and overachieving students to play and love rock ‘n’ roll. 

“School of Rock is one of those great movies that always felt quintessentially Nickelodeon in its tone and humor, and we jumped at the opportunity to partner with Paramount Television and bring it to life as a TV series,” said Russell Hicks, President, Content and Development, Nickelodeon in a statement. “Once again, kids will be able to laugh and rock!”

School of Rock will be written by Jim and Steve Armogida (Crash & Bernstein, My Family), who will also serve as executive producers and show runners. The movie’s director Richard Linklater and producer Scott Rudin will executive produce the television series, said Nickelodeon.