From the Turner Press Release: Kicking off Adult Swim’s popular TOONAMI block in 2014 on Saturday night, Bleach (12 a.m.), One Piece (1 a.m.), and Soul Eater (1:30 a.m.) each ranked #1 in their respective timeslots among adults 18-24 and men 18-24 & 18-34. The series premiere of Space Dandy (11:30 p.m.) ranked #1 in its time period with men 18-24 & 18-34. Naruto (12:30 a.m.) and Sword Art Online (2 a.m.) ranked #1 in their respective timeslots among men 18-24.

Time Slot Show Slot Rating Slot Household #s 11:30p Space Dandy

1,153,000 0.8 12:00a Bleach

1,084,000 0.8 12:30a Naruto Shippuden

933,000 0.7 1:00a One Piece

856,000 0.6 1:30a Soul Eater

866,000 0.6 2:00a Sword Art Online

773,000 0.6 2:30a FLCL

605,000 0.5 3:00a Naruto

685,000 0.5 3:30a FMA Brotherhood

532,000 0.4 4:00a Ghost In The Shell

500,000 0.4 4:30a IGPX

462,000 0.4 5:00a Star Wars TCW

531,000 0.4 5:30a InuYasha

547,000 0.4

January 5th, 2013

Time Show Ratings Household 11:30pm Boondocks 1,311,000 0.9 12:00am Bleach 1,164,000 0.8 12:30am Naruto 1,235,000 0.8 1:00am Thundercats 951,000 0.7 1:30am Samurai 7 929,000 0.7 2:00am SymBionic Titan 814,000 0.6 2:30am Eureka 7 704,000 0.5 3:00am Tenchi Muyo GXP 722,000 0.6 3:30am Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood 728,000 0.5 4:00am Cowboy Bebop 730,000 0.5 4:30am Cowboy Bebop 701,000 0.5 5:00am InuYasha 719,000 0.6 5:30am InuYasha 688,000 0.6

Per Week Differences:

Time Difference 12:00am -88,000 2:00am 9,000 2:30am -70,000 3:00am 75,000 3:30am -21,000 4:00am -32,000 4:30am -81,000 5:00am -16,000 5:30am 44,000

Source: Son of the Bronx/TV Media Insights

Editor’s Note: First Nielsen numbers of the year, folks. Do note that Toonami was coming off the heels of Saturday’s NFL Wild Card matches, so keep that in mind for those concerned. Otherwise, is Space Dandy and Shippuden off to a good start, ratings wise? Let us know in the comments below.