Dark Horse Entertainment and New Line Cinema's new animated Saturday morning series, "The Mask," finished first in its time-slot in November among kids in the 2-11 age group, according to national Nielsen numbers released on November 27. "The Mask" has also retained the 5.4 rating it had a month before. Overall, "The Mask" finished third among the 39 network half-hours that aired on Saturday morning, November 25.

"This ratings success shows that `The Mask' is a bona-fide hit on Saturday morning," said Robert Freidman, president of New Line Television, which co-produces "The Mask" with Sunbow Productions and Dark Horse Entertainment for CBS. "We are obviously pleased with its success so far and expect interest in the animated series to continue to grow."

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