Adult Swim's female audience grows

Via ICv2.com comes word that the female audience for Cartoon Network's influential Adult Swim block has grown substantially. According to ratings information for November, the 18- to 34-year-old audience grew some 24 percent over last year. Within that group, the female audience jumped 88 percent:

These numbers imply a growing over-all market and a growing female market for the products associated with the shows on Adult Swim. The block continued to be the #1 programming on basic cable for adults 18-24.

The Toonami block, which has been moved to Saturday evenings, saw 8 percent more viewers than the same time slot did a year ago. Teen Titans was the strongest Toonami program, with a 37-percent increase over the same time slot a year ago.