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Nickelodeon preschool programming block

For the spin-off television channel, see [Nick Jr. Channel](/source/Nick_Jr._Channel). For other uses, see [Nick Jr. (disambiguation)](/source/Nick_Jr._(disambiguation)).

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Nick Jr. Logo used since 2023[a] Network Nickelodeon Launched January 4, 1988; 38 years ago (1988-01-04) Country of origin United States Owner Paramount Media Networks (Paramount Skydance Corporation) Headquarters New York City Formerly known as Nick Junior (1988) Nick Jr. Play Date (2007–09) Nickelodeon's Play Date/Nickelodeon Play Date/Play Date (2009–12) Weekday Mornings on Nick: The Smart Place to Play (2012–14) Running time 7:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Original languages English Spanish (via SAP audio track) Official website nickjr.com

**Nick Jr.** or **Nick, Jr.**, sometimes disambiguated as **Nick Jr. on Nickelodeon** or **Nick Jr. on Nick**, is a morning preschool [programming block](/source/Programming_block) that airs on [Nickelodeon](/source/Nickelodeon) every weekday. Launched on January 4, 1988, Nick Jr. features programming aimed at children aged 2 to 8.

On September 28, 2009, Nickelodeon launched a separate channel named after the Nick Jr. block as a replacement for the [Noggin](/source/Noggin_(brand)) cable channel, which was known occasionally on air as the "[Nick Jr. Channel](/source/Nick_Jr._Channel)" until 2023 for differentiation purposes.

## History

### Early years (1988–93)

Nick Jr.'s third logo ran from April 5, 1993 to September 12, 2003; concurrently used alongside the 2003 logo from September 15, 2003 to January 30, 2009.

Since its launch on April 1, 1979 and throughout the 1980s, Nickelodeon aired programs for preschoolers (most prominently *[Pinwheel](/source/Pinwheel_(TV_series))* and *[Today's Special](/source/Today's_Special)*) on weekdays 8:00 am – 2:00 pm and weekend mornings. After Nickelodeon's preschool block premiered a slew of new shows in 1987, it began using the **Nick Junior** branding on January 4, 1988 (1988-01-04), coinciding with the premiere of the Spanish program *[The World of David the Gnome](/source/The_World_of_David_the_Gnome)*. A new rebrand for the block that abbreviated its name to *Nick Jr.* was gradually rolled out from September 5, 1988 to the summer of 1989.[1] Nick Jr.'s new logo was orange for 'Nick' and blue for 'Jr.', and it varied in the shape or species (e.g.: two gears, trains, robots, planets, insects, comets, or elephants). Like with Nickelodeon, Nick Jr.'s [network IDs](/source/Station_identification) featured the block's logo in different shapes and styles. At launch, the block aired from 8:30 am – 2:30 pm. On weekends, preschool programs aired at earlier hours of the day, and in the case of *Eureeka's Castle* went unbranded.

Until June 29, 1990, *[Pinwheel](/source/Pinwheel_(TV_series))* was featured, originally for three hours (two in the morning and one at noon), then for one hour starting in spring 1989. When Nick Jr.'s original series *[Eureeka's Castle](/source/Eureeka's_Castle)* premiered in September, *Pinwheel* was split into two separate half hours in the morning and afternoon, where it remained until June 29, 1990, after which the block was truncated to run from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm on July 2, 1990, another solidified timing from 9:30 am to 2:00 pm on June 15, 1992, and lastly from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm on October 5. Much of Nick Jr.'s other programs at the time were of Japanese or otherwise foreign origin (including *[Fred Penner's Place](/source/Fred_Penner's_Place)*, *[Sharon, Lois & Bram's Elephant Show](/source/Sharon%2C_Lois_%26_Bram's_Elephant_Show)*, *[Adventures of the Little Koala](/source/Adventures_of_the_Little_Koala)*, *[Noozles](/source/Noozles)*, *[Maya the Bee](/source/Maya_the_Honey_Bee)* and *[The Littl' Bits](/source/The_Littl'_Bits)*).

### Grow, Learn, and Play (1993–94)

On April 5, 1993 (1993-04-05), Nick Jr. premiered a new series, *[Cappelli & Company](/source/Cappelli_%26_Company)*, and received a new rebrand which prominently featured a new logo consisting of an orange parent and a blue child, and the slogan *Grow, Learn, and Play*. Several Nick Jr. bumpers featured kids playing near a Nick Jr. logo and a theme song with the slogan sung to the melody of [*London Bridge*](/source/London_Bridge_Is_Falling_Down), and interstitials were created featuring *Cappelli & Company* host [Frank Cappelli](/source/Frank_Cappelli) on the set. Nick Jr. also started using a female announcer (who was replaced by a different one) in its promos and bumpers. Nick Jr. began to invest more into producing original interstitial series (including *Muppet Time*, forty two-minute shorts from [The Jim Henson Company](/source/The_Jim_Henson_Company)) in order to stay within a self-imposed limit of five minutes of commercials per hour.

A year later on April 4, the "Jim Henson's Muppet Hour" sub-block was created by pairing *[Muppet Babies](/source/Jim_Henson's_Muppet_Babies)* reruns with the new acquisition *[The Muppet Show](/source/The_Muppet_Show)*. Due to Nick Jr.'s declining ratings as well as competition from [PBS](/source/PBS)' [children's programs](/source/PBS_Kids) and [TLC](/source/TLC_(TV_network))'s Ready Set Learn block, Nickelodeon spent $30 million revamping Nick Jr. over the next three years.[2] On June 13, older-skewing Nickelodeon series *[Rugrats](/source/Rugrats)*, *[The Alvin Show](/source/The_Alvin_Show)*, *[Dennis the Menace](/source/Dennis_the_Menace_(1959_TV_series))*, and *[Lassie](/source/Lassie_(1954_TV_series))* joined Nick Jr.'s lineup, as the block's branding was temporarily de-emphasized in favor of Nickelodeon programming.

On October 21, 1994, the *Grow, Learn, and Play* interstitials ended their 1-year run.

### Just for Me/Play to Learn (1994–2003)

On October 24, 1994 (1994-10-24), Nick Jr. returned with new on-air branding and premiered two new original series, *[Gullah Gullah Island](/source/Gullah_Gullah_Island)* and *[Allegra's Window](/source/Allegra's_Window)*, resulting in 50% rating gains for the block. Nick Jr. also introduced Face, an animated mascot that introduced shows and interstitials and led into commercial breaks. In the context of his segments, Face was capable of materializing objects such as an astronaut, a robot, a clown, a window, a traffic light, stars, and even wood. He was also capable of creating a number of [Foley](/source/Foley_(filmmaking)) sound effects and voices including an iconic signature three-note [trumpet](/source/Trumpet) noise usually following the name "Nick Jr." at the end of almost every bumper. Also, he changed colors, moods, and feelings. Face was voiced by [Chris Phillips](/source/Chris_Phillips_(voice_actor)), who also narrated several Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. promos.

In 1995, Nick Jr. acquired broadcast rights to *[The Busy World of Richard Scarry](/source/The_Busy_World_of_Richard_Scarry)* from sister network [Showtime](/source/Showtime_(TV_network)), and later premiered *[Rupert](/source/Rupert_(TV_series))* on September 11 and *[Little Bear](/source/Little_Bear_(TV_series))* on November 6 (both were produced by the Canadian animation studio [Nelvana](/source/Nelvana)).

Nick Jr. received a new rebrand produced by Pittard Sullivan on April 1, 1996 (1996-04-01). On September 8, the first episode of *[Blue's Clues](/source/Blue's_Clues)* premiered in primetime on [Nick at Nite](/source/Nick_at_Nite), then aired on Nick Jr. the next day. *Blue's Clues* quickly deposed *[Gullah Gullah Island](/source/Gullah_Gullah_Island)* as Nick Jr.'s most popular series. *Rugrats* was pushed out of Nick Jr.'s lineup after May 2, 1997, to make room for second showings of *Little Bear* and *Blue's Clues*. *[The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss](/source/The_Wubbulous_World_of_Dr._Seuss)* replaced *[Papa Beaver's Storytime](/source/Papa_Beaver's_Storytime)* on October 7, 1997, after a series of occasional airings on the block from October 21, 1996, to February 1997. On March 16, 1998, the "nickjr.com" website was launched. Later that year, Nick Jr. rebranded again and introduced the "Just for Me" slogan. A sign-on and sign-off bumper featuring the "Just for Me" slogan was used on Nick Jr. video releases from 2000–04.

In the first quarter of 1999, Nick Jr. premiered three new series based on books, *[Franklin](/source/Franklin_(TV_series))* on January 11, and *[Kipper](/source/Kipper_(TV_series))* and *[Maisy](/source/Maisy_(TV_series))* in February, which helped increase the block's ratings. *[Little Bill](/source/Little_Bill)* premiered later in 1999; the series' first episodes premiered on Nickelodeon Sunday nights before airing on Nick Jr. the next day. Nick Jr. briefly aired reruns of *[Shining Time Station](/source/Shining_Time_Station)* beginning June 5, 2000 (*[Maggie and the Ferocious Beast](/source/Maggie_and_the_Ferocious_Beast)* premiered on the same day) to promote the film *[Thomas and the Magic Railroad](/source/Thomas_and_the_Magic_Railroad)*, before replacing it with *[Dora the Explorer](/source/Dora_the_Explorer_(TV_series))* on August 14, which became one of Nick Jr.'s most successful series.

The US dub of *[Bob the Builder](/source/Bob_the_Builder)* premiered on Nickelodeon on January 13, 2001, before airing on Nick Jr. two days later; *[Oswald](/source/Oswald_(TV_series))* premiered on August 20. On September 24, 2001 (2001-09-24), Nick Jr. received a new rebrand produced by AdamsMorioka (who had previously rebranded Nickelodeon and [Nick at Nite](/source/Nick_at_Nite)) and Editional Effects, intended to have a greater appeal towards parents. In the spring of 2002, Nick Jr. altered the format of its commercial breaks, resulting in the removal of older network IDs dating back to 1994. Beginning on January 10, 2003, *[Dora the Explorer](/source/Dora_the_Explorer_(TV_series))* and *[Blue's Clues](/source/Blue's_Clues)* were placed in Nick Jr.'s "Play Along Time" sub-block. On April 7, the day that sister network [Noggin](/source/Noggin_(brand)) rebranded and introduced mascots [Moose and Zee](/source/Moose_and_Zee), Nick Jr. aired some of Noggin's new original series (*[Oobi](/source/Oobi_(TV_series))*, *[Tweenies](/source/Tweenies)*, and *[Miffy and Friends](/source/Miffy_and_Friends)*) as a cross-promotion; British program *[Rubbadubbers](/source/Rubbadubbers)* premiered on September 2. Nick Jr. continued to air *Tweenies* from July to September 25.

On September 12, 2003, the original Face interstitials ended their almost 9-year run.

### Play Along (2003–04)

Nick Jr.'s fourth logo ran from September 15, 2003 to January 30, 2009.

On September 15, 2003 (2003-09-15), Nick Jr. received a rebrand that introduced more than a dozen new logos. A new interstitial series called *Nick Jr. Play Along* was introduced, hosted by two live-action hosts: Robin (played by actress [Hillary Hawkins](/source/Hillary_Hawkins)[3]) and Zack (played by actor Travis Guba[4]). Along with Robin and Zack were two [sock puppets](/source/Sock_puppet) called the Feetbeats. Face was given a brand new look which added eyebrows and a chin and straightened his eyes by inverting their colors from white dots on black eyes to actual-looking eyes, and was voiced by [Nick on CBS](/source/Nickelodeon_on_CBS) announcer Babi Floyd. The new Face promos were produced by Virtual Persuasion. On the same day, Nick Jr. also began to use split-screen credits for most shows, while *Dora the Explorer* and *Blue's Clues* would still play normal end credits. These two shows were later excluded from this format of credits since three years later on December 11. Starting the following year in September, Nick Jr. used a new on-screen bug to promote its website until two years later on February 28.

On October 8, 2004, the new Face interstitials ended their 1-year run alongside most of Nick Jr.'s older interstitial series.[5]

### Love to Play! (2004–07)

On October 11, 2004 (2004-10-11), Nick Jr. received another rebrand containing interstitials co-produced with [Little Airplane Productions](/source/Little_Airplane_Productions) featuring the block's new mascot Piper O'Possum (voiced by [Ali Brustofski](/source/Ali_Brustofski) and created by [Josh Selig](/source/Josh_Selig)), and the new slogan "Love to Play!". Nick Jr.'s female announcer was replaced with Kobie Powell and Chris Phillips. *[LazyTown](/source/LazyTown)*, *[Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends](/source/Miss_Spider's_Sunny_Patch_Friends)*, *[Blue's Room](/source/Blue's_Room)*, and *[The Backyardigans](/source/The_Backyardigans)* (the latter of which premiering alongside the rebrand) premiered on Nick Jr. Nick Jr.'s commercial limit increased to 8 minutes per hour, and the block began airing more interstitials that were clips from its shows. *Dora the Explorer* spin-off *[Go, Diego, Go!](/source/Go%2C_Diego%2C_Go!)* premiered, whilst *[Wonder Pets!](/source/Wonder_Pets!)* and *[Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!](/source/Wow!_Wow!_Wubbzy!)* debuted the following year. *[Yo Gabba Gabba!](/source/Yo_Gabba_Gabba!)* debuted the following year, and was the only Nick Jr. series to premiere that year.

On September 7, 2007, the Piper O'Possum interstitials ended their almost 3-year run.

### Play Date (2007–09)

On September 10, 2007 (2007-09-10), Nick Jr. received another rebrand nicknamed *Nick Jr. Play Date*. A new slogan, *Play with Us!*, was also included. The bumpers encouraged preschoolers to play along and featured the Nick Jr. logo in the form of two stop-motion plushies. This marked the first time that Nick Jr. had no mascot since 13 years. 5 months later on February 18, the March '06 on-screen bugs were replaced with three new bugs reflecting the branding. Nick Jr. began its broadcast at 8:30 am starting the following week.

On January 30, 2009, the *Play Date* interstitials ended their 1.5-year run.

### Nickelodeon rebranding (2009–14)

Nick Jr.'s fifth logo ran from September 28, 2009 to May 18, 2018.

On February 2, 2009 (2009-02-02), the Nick Jr. block rebranded as *Nickelodeon Play Date*, as part of an effort to unite the Nickelodeon channel's programs under a single brand. The block's commercial limit increased again to 10 minutes per hour. NickJr.com continued to use the Nick Jr. brand name to categorize all of Nickelodeon's preschool programming. The block initially retained the previous branding, alongside new branding (which was based on Noggin’s branding) designed by Melinda Beck, and many bumpers featured drawings, finger puppets or cupcakes. The bumpers' music was a choir of kids vocalizing, and [Nicolette Pierini](/source/Nicolette_Pierini) was the announcer of each bumper. The Nickelodeon splat logo was edited onto the block's split-screen credits design and interstitials predating the previous branding (although a few interstitials at the time retained the Nick Jr. name). Starting on June 29 of that year, the split-screen credits were replaced to match the new branding, officially retiring the previous branding. On September 28 of that year, the Nick Jr. channel was launched, replacing Noggin.

In 2011, *Nickelodeon Play Date* received a new rebrand featuring characters from the block's shows. That same year, *Nickelodeon Play Date* stopped using the branding’s split-screen credits and started using Nickelodeon's split-screen credits design. The following year, the *Play Date* branding was replaced with a modified version of the Nick Jr. channel's new branding known as *Nick: The Smart Place to Play*, and the block stopped airing most interstitials.[6] Despite Nickelodeon displaying its shows' credits during the last 30 seconds before it, the branding retained the split-screen credits for Nick Jr. shows airing on the block until May 2, 2014 (2014-05-02).

### Return of Nick Jr. branding (2014–23)

Nick Jr.'s sixth logo ran from May 21, 2018 to July 1, 2023; in which the logo is in slightly darker color.

On May 5, 2014 (2014-05-05), *The Smart Place to Play* name was later replaced with the regular Nick Jr. name and began calling itself "Nick Jr. on Nickelodeon" or "Nick Jr. on Nick" while still using a Nickelodeon screen bug. When aired on the Nick Jr. channel, commercials for programs broadcast on Nickelodeon's Nick Jr. block usually end with "Over on Nick" or "Over on Nickelodeon" to differentiate the titles. On the same day, the block also began to use Nickelodeon's on-screen credits to include more commercials (now 12 minutes per hour). The following year on June 10, the Nick Jr. website was fully redesigned to match up with the Nick Jr. app.[7]

### Return of Nickelodeon branding (2023–present)

Alternate logo with slightly different text placing concurrently used alongside the 2023 logo since July 5, 2023

On July 5, 2023 (2023-07-05), the Nick Jr. block was rebranded to include a refreshed splat logo and used a Nickelodeon name in the refreshed bumpers, as well as refreshed curriculum boards, while the Nick Jr. channel eventually adopted the full rebrand on September 4.[8]

## Programming

Main article: [List of programs broadcast by Nick Jr. (block)](/source/List_of_programs_broadcast_by_Nick_Jr._(block))

### Other Nick Jr. blocks for broadcast networks

Nick Jr. programs and interstitial segments appeared as a Saturday morning block on [CBS](/source/CBS) entitled [*Nick Jr. on CBS*](/source/Nickelodeon_on_CBS). It was part of the general *Nick on CBS* block, which also included programming from the main Nickelodeon channel until 2 years later on September 18, when it switched back to its previous format. It ended after Viacom and CBS Corporation were separated (but re-merged in later years) and was replaced by the *[KOL Secret Slumber Party](/source/KOL_Secret_Slumber_Party)* block.

Spanish-language US network [Telemundo](/source/Telemundo) has aired Spanish-dubbed versions of both *[Blue's Clues](/source/Blue's_Clues)* (*Pistas De Blue*) and *[Dora the Explorer](/source/Dora_the_Explorer_(TV_series))* (*Dora la Exploradora*) as part of the network's *[Nickelodeon en Telemundo](/source/Nickelodeon_en_Telemundo)* block. *Dora la Exploradora* would return to the network through its *[Telemundo Kids](/source/Telemundo_Kids)* block on October 2, 2004, but was eventually pulled off the lineup once more on September 3, 2006, with *Telemundo Kids* being replaced by a Spanish version of [Ion Media](/source/Ion_Media)'s [Qubo](/source/Qubo) block (which launched on the same day as *Nick Jr. on CBS*'s shutdown) the following week.

*Dora la Exploradora* would later return to Spanish-language broadcast television through competing Spanish network [Univision](/source/Univision) with the launch of its Saturday morning *[Planeta U](/source/Planeta_U)* line-up on April 5, 2008, joined by Spanish-dubbed versions of its spin-off *[Go, Diego, Go!](/source/Go%2C_Diego%2C_Go!)* and *[Pinky Dinky Doo](/source/Pinky_Dinky_Doo)* from Nickelodeon's sister network [Noggin](/source/Noggin_(brand)). Unlike Telemundo, Univision added on-screen captions of the Spanish words spoken in English during its broadcasts of *Dora la Exploradora*. A Spanish-dubbed version of *[The Backyardigans](/source/The_Backyardigans)* was later added to the lineup on June 25, 2011.

[Tr3s](/source/MTV_Tres), another sister network to [Nickelodeon](/source/Nickelodeon), aired a daily block of Spanish-dubbed Nick Jr. programs under the name *Tr3s Jr.* to meet E/I requirements for its broadcast affiliates. Shows like *Pistas de Blue* and *Las mascotas maravilla* (the Spanish version of *[Wonder Pets!](/source/Wonder_Pets!)*) were featured in the block.

### Face's reappearances

The 90s Face made an appearance during the New Year edition of [The '90s Are All That](/source/NickRewind), [TeenNick](/source/TeenNick)'s former retro-oriented late-night block. Face's appearances consisted of out-of-context clips that make him appear to be drunk or making adult comments (e.g.: "Yeah, grow a pair!").

For the Halloween/Nick or Treat season, the "Face the Monster" bumper would play on the block as a transition of introducing episodes of *[Aaahh!!! Real Monsters](/source/Aaahh!!!_Real_Monsters)* on [The Splat](/source/NickRewind). The same bumper would be used on the block as an April Fools' Day prank two years later on April 1.

Face also appeared in an Easter promo for [The Splat](/source/NickRewind), encouraging viewers to look for the Easter bunny in 90s Nickelodeon shows.

A re-designed Face voiced by Cedric Williams hosted the Nick Jr. show *[Face's Music Party](/source/Face's_Music_Party)*. Face's original voice actor Chris Phillips continued to narrate promos for Nick Jr.

## See also

- *[Dance and Sing! The Best of Nick Jr.](/source/Dance_and_Sing!_The_Best_of_Nick_Jr.)*

- [Nick Jr. Channel](/source/Nick_Jr._Channel)

- [Nickelodeon](/source/Nickelodeon)

## Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** The logo's wordmark has been in use since September 28, 2009. Additionally, there is a variant meant to be used for white backgrounds; the main variant has a white (for Nick) and blue (for Jr.) wordmark in conjunction with a fully orange splat.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Nick_Jr._Premieres_2-0)** ["The Rugrats Timeline -- Through 1989"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120616133929/http://www.rugratonline.com/timepr90.htm). June 16, 2012. Archived from [the original](http://www.rugratonline.com/timepr90.htm) on June 16, 2012. Retrieved July 29, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Nick to spend $30 million on kids (page 53)](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1994/BC-1994-03-28.pdf) from Broadcasting & Cable

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Hillary Hawkins"](http://www.hillaryhawkins.com/). *Hillary Hawkins*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20140726183857/http://www.hillaryhawkins.com/) from the original on July 26, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["About"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140729012227/http://www.travisguba.com/about.html). *www.travisguba.com*. Archived from [the original](http://www.travisguba.com/about.html) on July 29, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Nickelodeon's '90s Mascot Face Returns in *Face's Music Party*, Brand-New Music Variety Show Premiering Monday, June 6, at 11 A.M. (ET/PT)"](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nickelodeons-90s-mascot-face-returns-in-faces-music-party-brand-new-music-variety-show-premiering-monday-june-6-at-11-am-etpt-301541082.html) (Press release). [Nickelodeon](/source/Nickelodeon). May 5, 2022 – via [PR Newswire](/source/PR_Newswire).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Parents Rip Nick Jr. For 'Firing' Moose and Zee"](https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/parents-rip-nick-jr-for-firing-moose-and-zee/).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Nick Jr. site gets a redesign, debuts new preschool series"](http://kidscreen.com/2015/06/10/nick-jr-site-gets-a-redesign-debuts-new-preschool-series/). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20180620024342/http://kidscreen.com/2015/06/10/nick-jr-site-gets-a-redesign-debuts-new-preschool-series/) from the original on June 20, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Albiniak, Paige (July 5, 2023). ["Nickelodeon Returns to Its Roots with Preschool Rebrand"](https://brief.promax.org/index.php/article/nickelodeon-returns-to-its-roots-with-preschool-rebrand). *[Promax](/source/Promax_Awards)*. Retrieved September 1, 2023.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

## External links

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(30%) List of Paramount channels v t e Paramount Networks UK & Australia United Kingdom & Ireland Comedy Central1 Comedy Central Extra Legend2 MTV Nickelodeon Nicktoons Nick Jr. True Crime2 True Crime Xtra Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited 5 5Action 5Select 5Star 5USA Milkshake! streaming service Australia & New Zealand OzTAM3 Paramount Australia & New Zealand Network 10 Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth Northern NSW & Gold Coast Southern NSW & ACT Regional Victoria Regional Queensland 10 (VoD service) 10 Drama 10 Comedy Nickelodeon you.tv Defunct 5Spike 10 daily BET International CBS Justice2 CMT Comedy Central Australasia MTV Club Australasia Club UK & Ireland 80s 90s MTV Australasia Base Classic Australasia Classic UK & Ireland Extra Flux Hits Australasia Hits UK & Ireland Live Music Australasia Music UK & Ireland OMG Rocks Shows Nickelodeon Australasia Nick Jr. Australasia Nicktoonsters Smithsonian Channel Spike Spree TV Ten Guide TMF VH1 Classic VH2 Viva 175% with Sky Group 2with AMC Networks International UK 333% with Seven Network & Nine Network Miscellaneous holdings CBS Broadcast Center Ed Sullivan Theater The Free Press Paramount Consumer Products Paramount Global Content Distribution Philo (unknown stake) Porta dos Fundos (51%) Showcase Cinemas UCI Cinemas (Brazil) WhoSay Defunct/former holdings Awesomeness AXS TV Bellator MMA Blockbuster BNET La Cadena de las Américas CBS Cable CBS Eye on People CBS Films CBS Home Entertainment CBS Innertube CBS News Radio CBS Productions CBS Radio CBS Records CBS Telenoticias CBS Theatrical Films CIC Video CNET Chowhound CNET Video Download.com UrbanBaby ZDNET SmartPlanet TechRepublic Comedy Central Films ComicBook.com DreamWorks Epix Famous Music Fave TV FindArticles Free FM GameSpot GameFAQs GameRankings Giant Bomb GameTrailers Harmonix HDNet Movies IFilm Infinity Broadcasting Insurge Pictures King World Productions Metacritic MetroLyrics MovieTickets.com MTV Entertainment Studios Neopets Nickelodeon on Sunset Nick Records Noggin onGamers Paramount Digital Entertainment Paramount Famous Productions Paramount Parks Paramount Records Paramount Stations Group Paramount Vantage Rainbow S.p.A. 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v t e Nickelodeon A brand of Paramount Blocks Nick Jr. Nick at Nite Television networks Nickelodeon Nick Jr. Channel Nicktoons TeenNick NickMusic Programming Nickelodeon Nick at Nite Nick Jr. block Nicktoons Noggin TeenNick Brand extensions Nick.com Nickelodeon & Viacom Consumer Products Nickelodeon Records Nickelodeon Rewind Nicktoons Studios Nickelodeon Animation Studio Avatar Studios Nickelodeon Digital Nickelodeon Productions Nickelodeon Movies List of Nickelodeon Movies productions Awesomeness Outreach The Big Help Let's Just Play Go Healthy Challenge Worldwide Day of Play Amusement parks Nickelodeon Central Nickelodeon Cultural Resort Nickelodeon Land Blackpool Pleasure Beach Nickland Movie Park Germany Nickelodeon Universe International Sub-Saharan Africa Middle East and North Africa Asia India (HD+) Israel Malaysia Philippines Australia (free-to-air) Europe Central and Eastern Europe Croatia Denmark Flanders France and French-speaking Switzerland Germany Austria German-speaking Switzerland Greece Hungary Italy Netherlands Poland Russia Scandinavia Serbia Slovenia Spain Sweden Turkey UK and Ireland Ukraine Wallonia Latin America Nick Jr. Channel Sub-Saharan Africa Middle East and North Africa India Israel Southeast Asia Australia and New Zealand Europe France and French-speaking Switzerland Mon Nickelodeon Junior (France) Germany Greece Italy Netherlands and Flanders Portugal Russia Scandinavia Spain Turkey UK and Ireland Too Wallonia Latin America United States Nicktoons Sub-Saharan Africa Asia Nickelodeon Sonic (India) Europe France Germany Netherlands UK and Ireland United States TeenNick Sub-Saharan Africa Asia Vietnam Europe Israel Poland Streaming Paramount+ Pluto TV Other international Megavisión El Salvador Super! (Italy) Defunct Gotta See Saturdays HaHa Nick (China) Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast Kindernet (Netherlands) Nickelodeon Australia and New Zealand (pay-TV) Brazil Canada Greece Japan New Zealand Pakistan Nick GAS Nick Hits (Latin America) Nick in the Afternoon Nick on CBS/Nick Jr. on CBS Nick Jr. Brazil Nick Radio Nick Studio 10 Nick & You (YouTV Vietnam) Nickel-O-Zone Nickelodeon en Telemundo Nickelodeon Magazine Nickelodeon on Sunset Nickelodeon Resorts by Marriott Nickelodeon Splat! Nickelodeon Studios Nickelodeon Suites Resort NickMom (Nick Jr. USA) NickMusic EMEA NickRewind (TeenNick USA) Nicktoons Latin America Nicktoonsters Noggin (Viva UK block) Pinwheel Slime Time Live SNICK TEENick TeenNick France Hungary India Italy Latin America Romania Noggin The N U-Pick Live See also History of Nickelodeon List of most watched premieres on Nickelodeon List of presidents of Nickelodeon LGBT representation NFL on Nickelodeon Rainbow S.p.A. Paws, Inc. Garfield Paramount Media Networks

v t e Nick Jr. original programming Current Peppa Pig (since 2004) Paw Patrol (since 2013) Rubble & Crew (since 2023) Dora (since 2024) Super Duper Bunny League (since 2025) Former 1980s/1990s debuts Pinwheel (1988–1990) Eureeka's Castle (1989–1991) Nick Jr. Rocks (1991–1993) Nick Jr. Lunchbreak Theater (1992–1995) Allegra's Window (1994–1996) Gullah Gullah Island (1994–2000) Blue's Clues (1996–2006) Binyah Binyah! (1998) Little Bill (1999–2004) 2000s debuts Dora the Explorer (2000–2019) Oswald (2001–2003) Linny the Guinea Pig (2003) Whoopi's Littleburg (2004) Blue's Room (2004–2007) The Backyardigans (2004–2013) Go, Diego, Go! (2005–2013) Holly Hobbie & Friends (2006–2009) Wonder Pets! (2006–2016) Ni Hao, Kai-Lan (2008–2011) The Fresh Beat Band (2009–2012) 2010s debuts Team Umizoomi (2010–2015) Bubble Guppies (2011–2023) Wallykazam! (2014–2017) Dora and Friends: Into the City! (2014–2017) Blaze and the Monster Machines (2014–2025) Mutt & Stuff (2015–2017) Fresh Beat Band of Spies (2015–2016) Shimmer and Shine (2015–2018) Rusty Rivets (2016–2020) Nella the Princess Knight (2017–2019) Sunny Day (2017–2020) Butterbean's Café (2018–2020) Rainbow Rangers (2018–2022) Blue's Clues & You! (2019–2024) 2020s debuts Santiago of the Seas (2020–2023) Baby Shark's Big Show! (2020–2025) Face's Music Party (2022–2023) The Tiny Chef Show (2022–2025) Bossy Bear (2023–2024) Noggin series Jack's Big Music Show Kinderwood Noggin Knows Oobi Toot & Puddle The Upside Down Show See also Nick Jr. Channel programming Nickelodeon on CBS Nickelodeon Nicktoons Noggin Nickelodeon Animation Studio Category

v t e Current children's television blocks in the United States Broadcast CBS WKND (CBS) Go Time (Syndicated) One Magnificent Morning (The CW/The CW Plus) PBS Kids (PBS) The More You Know (NBC/Cozi TV) Toon In with Me (MeTV/MeTV Toons) Weekend Adventure (ABC) Xploration Station (Fox) Cable Cartoonito (Cartoon Network) Disney Jr. (Disney Channel) Nick Jr. (Nickelodeon) Religious TCT Kids (TCT) Spanish Planeta U (Univision) MiTelemundo Telemundo Toonturama (UniMás) Galamiguitos (Galavisión) Previous (by network) ABC CBS First-syndication NBC Telemundo TBS and TNT UniMás see Former children's television blocks in the United States See also Saturday-morning cartoon Weekday cartoon Regulations on children's television programming in the United States

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