Ratings for the May sweeps period released by the Cartoon Network Press Department show that the network continues to gain ground, especially during the daily Toonami block from 5-7 p.m. The Toonami block scored its best ever ratings with tweens (9-14), with a solid 36% increase over last year's totals. The ratings for boys 9-14 were up a whopping 39%, while ratings for all kids from 2-11 grew 22% and kids 6-11 increased 26%. The Cartoon Network will expand the Toonami block to three hours starting June 3. While the Cartoon Network's numbers were up overall, the total day ratings for kids 6-11 rose only 5% in May, considerably less than the growth that Toonami enjoyed.