{{short description|American pay television channel}} {{Pp-sock|small=yes}} {{Other uses}} {{About|the pay television channel|the former block on Nickelodeon|TEENick}} {{More citations needed|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox television channel | name = TeenNick | logo_size = 250px | logo = TeenNick_logo_2023_(outline).svg | logo_caption = Logo used since January 1, 2024{{efn|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 yellow (for Teen) and white (for Nick) wordmark in conjunction with a fully orange splat.}} | launch_date = {{Start date and age|2009|09|28}} | closed_date = | picture_format = 1080i HDTV<br />(downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed) | network = Nickelodeon | owner = Paramount Skydance Corporation | parent = Paramount Media Networks | country = United States | language = English<br>Spanish (via SAP audio track) | area = Nationwide | headquarters = One Astor Plaza<br />New York City, U.S. | replaced = {{Plainlist| * Nick GAS * The N}} | replaced_by = | sister_channels = {{collapsible list| * Nickelodeon * Nick Jr. Channel * Nicktoons * NickMusic }} | online_serv_1 = Affiliated Streaming Service | online_chan_1 = Paramount+ | online_serv_2 = Service(s) | online_chan_2 = Hulu + Live TV, Philo, Sling TV, YouTube TV }} '''TeenNick''' is an American pay television channel owned by Nickelodeon Group, a sub-division of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Skydance Corporation. Aimed primarily at teens and tweens,<ref>{{cite web|last=Barnes|first=Brooke|date=October 31, 2010|title=Making Sure Nickelodeon Hangs With Cool Kids|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/31/business/media/31nick.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023153301/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/31/business/media/31nick.html|archive-date=October 23, 2012|work=The New York Times|quote=TeenNick has climbed 10 percent among its target audience, ages 12 to 17.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Romero|first=Thamar|date=2014|title=Nickelodeon Wins 2Q14 with Kids and Total Viewers, Marks Third Straight Quarter at Number One|url=https://ir.viacom.com/static-files/3d3835c7-553f-414b-82df-ee379141f1bb|publisher=Viacom International|quote=Nickelodeon's niche nets, TeenNick and Nicktoons both notched record quarterly performances and double-digit gains with their core demos: TeenNick scored double-digit quarterly gains with Teens 12-17 (0.5/80K, +67%) and averaged 260K total}}</ref> its lineup includes a variety of live-action series from sister channel Nickelodeon. The channel launched on September 28, 2009, merging programming from two defunct blocks which also targeted a teenage audience: TEENick on Nickelodeon and The N on Noggin. Before its launch, TeenNick's channel space was held by Nick GAS (March 1, 1999 – December 31, 2007) and a 24-hour version of The N (December 31, 2007 – September 28, 2009).

The TeenNick channel was first announced in early 2009, and its name was originally spelled as "TEENick" much like the Nickelodeon block.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.paramount.com/press/nickelodeon-signs-groundbreaking-deal-with-multi-talented-nick-cannon-as-honorary-chairman-of-teenick | title=Nickelodeon Signs Groundbreaking Deal with Multi-Talented Nick Cannon as Honorary Chairman of TEENick &#124; Paramount | access-date=2022-09-21 | archive-date=2022-09-21 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921203901/https://www.paramount.com/press/nickelodeon-signs-groundbreaking-deal-with-multi-talented-nick-cannon-as-honorary-chairman-of-teenick | url-status=live }}</ref> Nick Cannon, the original host of the TEENick block, was described in publicity materials as the "chairman of TeenNick",<ref name="chairman"/> as well as its programming consultant. Cannon also hosted several shows on the channel, including ''TeenNick Top 10''.

{{As of|2023|11}}, TeenNick is available to approximately 44 million pay television households in the United States—down from its peak of 75 million households in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wrestlenomics.com/u-s-cable-network-households-universe-1990-2023-nielsen-data/|title=U.S. cable network households (universe), 1990 – 2023|website=wrestlenomics.com|date=May 14, 2024|access-date=July 28, 2019}}</ref>

== History == === As programming blocks (2001–2009) === {{main|TEENick}}

thumb|left|TEENick logo (with a splat version used from January 7, 2007 to February 1, 2009) during its run as a programming block TeenNick is the successor to '''TEENick''' and '''The N''', two programming blocks that aired on Nickelodeon and Noggin, respectively. TEENick was a programming block on Nickelodeon aimed at tweens.<ref name="TEENick-launch">{{cite web|last=Reynolds|first=Mike|title=New Nick Block Aims for Tweens|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-71874376.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105162615/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-71874376.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 5, 2012|work=Cable World|access-date=February 25, 2011|date=February 19, 2001}}</ref> The block launched on March 4, 2001,<ref name="TEENick-launch"/> and lasted until February 1, 2009. TEENick originally aired on Sunday nights from 6 to 9{{nbsp}}p.m. ET/PT. Starting in 2005, a Saturday night version of TEENick aired from 8 to 10{{nbsp}}p.m. ET/PT (replacing SNICK). Saturday night editions were broadcast as "TEENick Saturday Night" until the end of 2006 where it rebranded as simply "TEENick" for both broadcasts. It was first hosted by Nick Cannon, followed by Jason "J. Boogie" Everhart. TEENick's programming mainly consisted of live-action comedies, such as ''Drake & Josh'', ''Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide'', ''Zoey 101'', ''True Jackson, VP'' and ''iCarly'', as well as occasional reruns of animated shows such as ''All Grown Up!'' and ''My Life as a Teenage Robot''.

Meanwhile, The N was an overnight block on Noggin that launched on April 1, 2002, running from 6:00&nbsp;p.m. to 6:00&nbsp;a.m. ET every day. Series that previously aired during Noggin's time as an all-ages channel (such as ''A Walk in Your Shoes'' and ''Sponk!)'' migrated to The N. The block spawned several original series, including the animated comedy ''O'Grady'' and the live-action dramas ''Out There'' and ''South of Nowhere''. The N was also the U.S. broadcast home of Canada's ''Degrassi: The Next Generation''. Like the Noggin channel, The N's original shows were created with educational goals,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sesameworkshop.org/programs/out_there|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080809101800/http://www.sesameworkshop.org/programs/out_there|archive-date=August 9, 2008|title=''Out There''|work=Sesame Workshop}}</ref> which was uncommon for teen programming at the time.

On August 13, 2007, Viacom announced that it would shut down Nick GAS at the end of the year, with a 24-hour version of The N taking over its channel space. The N's standalone network ran for less than two years, from December 31, 2007 to September 28, 2009. A block called "TEENick on The N" introduced several TEENick series into the channel's lineup, including ''Drake & Josh'', ''Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide'', and ''Zoey 101''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2008-05-09|title=Shows {{!}} The N — TV Schedule|url=http://www.the-n.com/ntv/schedule.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509185214/http://www.the-n.com/ntv/schedule.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=2008-05-09|access-date=2020-09-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Breaking News - MTVn's Noggin and the N Channels to Split Into Two Separate 24-Hour Services, DeC. 31, '07 {{!}} TheFutonCritic.com|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2007/08/13/mtvns-noggin-and-the-n-channels-to-split-into-two-separate-24-hour-services-dec-31-07-25193/20070813nick01/|access-date=2020-09-26|website=www.thefutoncritic.com}}</ref> According to ''Polygon'', "Nickelodeon began phasing out The N's programming and replacing it with TEENick, an entertainment block with no educational curriculum and zero involvement from Noggin. The N lost its footing by 2009, and both [The N] and its website closed down completely."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/23005206/nickelodeon-the-n-degrassi-avatar-high-fans |title=Nickelodeon's The-N.com created a blueprint for fandom in the early 2000s |publisher=Polygon |date=2022-04-03 |accessdate=2022-05-26 |last=Adesanya |first=Abby |archive-date=2022-04-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220403142514/https://www.polygon.com/23005206/nickelodeon-the-n-degrassi-avatar-high-fans |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== TeenNick channel (2009–present) === thumb|right|The TeenNick logo from January 1, 2019 to January 1, 2024

thumb|right|Splatless version of the 2023 TeenNick logo, with "teen" in yellow, concurrently used alongside the main version since January 1, 2024

The TeenNick channel debuted on September 28, 2009, at 6{{nbsp}}a.m. ET, accompanied by the debut of a new logo, designed by New York-based creative director/designer Eric Zim. Nick Cannon, who was the original host of the TEENick block itself,<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/04/tv/for-young-viewers-sunday-bests.html | title=FOR YOUNG VIEWERS; Sunday Bests | newspaper=The New York Times | date=4 March 2001 | archive-date=24 September 2024 | access-date=21 September 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240924022857/https://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/04/tv/for-young-viewers-sunday-bests.html | url-status=live }}</ref> was declared in publicity materials as the "Chairman of TeenNick."<ref name="chairman">{{cite web|date=August 11, 2010|title=Nick Cannon Extends Stay as TeenNick Chairman|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nick-cannon-extends-stay-as-teennick-chairman-100470064.html|work=PR Newswire}}</ref> Cannon had a major presence on the channel, appearing in network promotions, continuing to be associated in some way with the network until the cancellation of the ''TeenNick Top 10'' in 2018.<ref>[http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/09/25/nickelodeon_names_nick_cannon_chairman_o_1 starpulse.com]{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Nickelodeon Names Nick Cannon 'Chairman Of TeenNick'</ref> Several shows from TEENick and The N's program libraries were carried over to the TeenNick channel, though the majority of the programming came from TEENick's library rather than The N's.

On February 1, 2010, TeenNick began incorporating music videos into its morning and afternoon schedule on a regular basis, airing between certain programs and effectively reducing commercial breaks within programs where a music video is to be aired afterward from 6{{nbsp}}a.m. to 3{{nbsp}}p.m. ET (this had been done periodically for some time before that date, usually airing between 6 and 8{{nbsp}}a.m. ET, although not every day), same thing as Nickelodeon did with programs such as ''iCarly'', ''Big Time Rush'', ''Victorious'', and ''How to Rock''. In July 2011, TeenNick began carrying programs originally filmed for high-definition broadcast in a letterboxed format, due to the absence of an HD simulcast feed of the channel at the time. After Nicktoons and Nick Jr. launched HD services in 2013, TeenNick was the only Nickelodeon-branded network without an HD simulcast network until September 2016; this remains limited to IPTV providers and some cable company mobile and digital media player apps, such as that of Spectrum.

On January 1, 2024, TeenNick (along with Nicktoons) rebranded to use the refreshed Splat logo and new on-air interstitials, similar to Nickelodeon, which debuted this logo on March 4, 2023. This refresh also changes the color for "Teen" from pink to yellow.{{Citation needed|date=July 2025}}

==== Nighttime programming block ====

From 2011 to 2022, TeenNick aired a "retro" programming block dedicated to reruns of classic Nickelodeon series. It was inspired by a large amount of interest in Nickelodeon's programs from the 1990s on social media outlets.<ref>[http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/03/10/teennick-goes-retro-with-90s-programming-exclusive/ TeenNick goes retro with '90s programming – EXCLUSIVE] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103061436/http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/03/10/teennick-goes-retro-with-90s-programming-exclusive/ |date=2014-11-03 }}, ''Entertainment Weekly'', March 10, 2011.</ref> The block was originally known as "The '90s Are All That," in reference to the sketch comedy series ''All That'' that was a fixture on Nickelodeon throughout the 1990s and 2000s. To align itself with Nickelodeon's cross-platform branding, the block was renamed three times: to "The Splat" on October 5, 2015;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/tv/news/a55711/all-that-cast-reunion-the-splat/|title=The Cast of 'All That' Is Reuniting for New Sketches|work=Cosmopolitan|publisher=Hearst Communications|last=Friedman|first=Megan|date=March 24, 2016|access-date=September 24, 2020|archive-date=September 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210930012236/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/tv/news/a55711/all-that-cast-reunion-the-splat/|url-status=live}}</ref> to "NickSplat" on May 1, 2017;<ref name="rebrand">{{cite web|url=http://www.nickandmore.com/2017/05/01/the-splat-is-now-nicksplat/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180424182624/http://www.nickandmore.com/2017/05/01/the-splat-is-now-nicksplat/|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 April 2018|title=The Splat is now NickSplat|work=Nick and More|date=1 May 2017|access-date=1 May 2017}}</ref> and to its final name "NickRewind" on March 18, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/NickRewind/status/1107713976782209026|title=@NickRewind: "NickSplat is now NickRewind! All your favorite Nickelodeon shows from every era are now in one place. Catch it every night on TeenNick"|publisher=Twitter|date=March 18, 2019|access-date=March 18, 2019}}</ref> NickRewind was closed on January 31, 2022, returning the channel to a 24-hour regular channel with no specific theming or programming blocks.

== Programming == {{Main|List of programs broadcast by TeenNick}}

As of 2024, the network's main programming consists of reruns of Nickelodeon-produced series and specials, feature films, and acquired programs broadcast in multi-hour blocks.

=== Programming history === {{more citations needed|section|date=February 2020}} In the first few years following its launch in 2009, TeenNick had somewhat lightened programming content standards than the other Nickelodeon channels. In addition to reruns of the TEENick block's tween-targeted shows, the TeenNick channel acquired several foreign shows with more mature content (such as profanity or suggestive dialogue), like ''Open Heart'' and ''Degrassi.'' Following ''Degrassi''{{'s}} cancelation in summer 2015, the channel had removed most of the other programming to almost exclusively air reruns of Nickelodeon's original series. By 2019, TeenNick ''de facto'' shared the same content standards as other Nickelodeon networks. This year also marked another rebranding, which saw the network billed as "Viacom's ''tween''-oriented cable network" instead of a network for teenagers.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.newscaststudio.com/2019/01/23/teennick-branding/ | title=TeenNick rebrand takes typography on new twists and turns | date=23 January 2019 | access-date=21 September 2022 | archive-date=21 September 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921010921/https://www.newscaststudio.com/2019/01/23/teennick-branding/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

Many programs that had aired on TEENick, and several programs that had aired on The N, were carried over to TeenNick. These were mixed with some syndicated shows from other networks. On April 20, 2011, TeenNick announced that it had acquired the rights to air ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' starting in May, though this was short-lived and it returned to FX (and later Pivot) within a matter of months.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.teennick.com/blog/btvs-coming-to-teennick.html |title=Blog &#124; Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Coming to TeenNick! |publisher=Teennick.com |date=2011-04-23 |access-date=2012-08-08}}</ref>

TeenNick produced few original shows. The first original series produced under the TeenNick name, the half-hour teen drama ''Gigantic'', ran from October 2010 to April 22, 2011. The last original program exclusive to TeenNick, the music video countdown show ''TeenNick Top 10'', was cancelled in 2018, commiserate with Viacom's "six prime networks" strategy introduced the previous year effectively cutting out all but Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. from airing original children's series on their network spaces. First-run episodes of series airing on TeenNick since then have been primarily unaired episodes of Nickelodeon series that were canceled due to low ratings on the flagship channel, such as ''Hollywood Heights'', ''House of Anubis'', ''Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures'', and ''Star Falls''. Also, ''Alien Dawn'', and foreign shows from international Nickelodeon networks which receive a minimum US run to fulfill contracts, such as ''Life with Boys'', ''Dance Academy'', ''H|2O}}: Just Add Water|H<sub>2</sub>O: Just Add Water'', and ''Alien Surf Girls''. As TeenNick has a high definition feed with very limited distribution, and is nearly exclusive to higher-cost digital cable tiers, ratings for those shows traditionally have a drastic fall with a move to TeenNick, alongside the network producing few promotions referring the transplanted programming.

On July 15, 2019, the network began to broadcast in primetime a mixture of content from MTV, including reruns of ''Teen Wolf'' and ''My Super Sweet 16'', and series which originated as YouTube Originals from AwesomenessTV (a company founded by Nickelodeon president Brian Robbins and frequent co-collaborator Joe Davola). Season three of ''Hunter Street'' (which airs on weeknights over a month), initially meant for Nickelodeon, began to air on the channel on July 29, 2019. By December 2019, regular Nickelodeon repeats had returned to the primetime lineup.

Nick Cannon's on-air role as chairman of the network ended after ''TeenNick Top 10'' was canceled in March 2018. This was the last series produced by Cannon's company, NCredible Entertainment, for the network. In July 2020, Cannon was fired from all roles at ViacomCBS due to anti-Semitic statements, though later returned after making several apologies and amends for his behavior.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2020/07/15/nick-cannon-fired-viacom/|title=Nick Cannon fired by ViacomCBS for 'hateful speech' and 'anti-Semitic conspiracy theories' in recent podcast|newspaper=The Washington Post|publisher=Nash Holdings|date=July 15, 2020|last=Butler|first=Bethonie|quote=TeenNick, where Cannon was executive producer and chairman, regularly hosting the network's annual HALO Awards.}}</ref>

=== NickRewind === {{main|NickRewind}}

NickRewind was TeenNick's late-night programming block dedicated to Nickelodeon's former programs, mainly from the 1990s. Originally launched on July 25, 2011, as ''The '90s Are All That'', NickRewind operated in much the similar way as Nick at Nite, which serves as a separate identity for the overnight programming on Nickelodeon, though NickRewind was not considered its own network in Nielsen ratings due to targeting the same demographic as TeenNick.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/nickelodeon-splat-1990s-tv-1201601411/|title=Nickelodeon Hopes 'The Splat!,' A Late-Night Serving of 90s Favorites, Makes New Mark|work=Variety|access-date=September 24, 2015}}</ref> After relaunching as ''The Splat'' in 2015, the block expanded to include programming from the 1980s to early-mid 2000s.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/09/24/nickelodeon-takes-fans-back-to-the-90s-with-the-launch-of-the-splat/471174/|title=Nickelodeon Takes Fans Back to the '90s With the Launch of 'The Splat'|access-date=September 24, 2015|archive-date=September 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925014325/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/09/24/nickelodeon-takes-fans-back-to-the-90s-with-the-launch-of-the-splat/471174/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The block was closed on January 31, 2022.

== International versions == === Current === * Israel – launched on March 20, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kidscreen.com/2017/03/20/israeli-kids-get-teennick-channel/|work=Kidscreen|publisher=Brunico Communications|date=March 20, 2017|title=Israeli kids get TeenNick channel: Operated by yes DBS, the new channel is the first to focus exclusively on teens and tweens in the country|last=Foster|first=Elizabeth}}</ref> * Poland – launched on September 1, 2021 as a television channel. * Germany, Austria, and Switzerland – in May 2020, Pluto TV launched international feeds in these countries. * Australia – launched on August 1, 2023 as a FAST channel on 10Play (as ''NickTeen'')

=== Defunct === * Middle East & North Africa – launched on April 15, 2017. Closed on November 25, 2024 * UK & Ireland – Launched on 2009 as a programming block on Nickelodeon. Closed on July 30, 2010. * Netherlands and Flanders – launched on February 14, 2011, as a programming block on Nickelodeon. Closed down on September 30, 2015 and replaced by Spike, now Paramount Network. * India – launched on November 21, 2012, as a programming block on Nick Jr. Closed on February 1, 2017. * Italy – launched on December 4, 2015. Closed down on May 2, 2020. * France – launched on November 19, 2014, as Nickelodeon 4Teen, rebranded as Nickelodeon Teen on August 26, 2017. Replaced by Nicktoons on July 15, 2025. * Vietnam – a TeenNick block was launched on HTV3 on September 28, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kidscreen.com/2018/09/28/teennick-launches-first-branded-block-in-asia/|work=Kidscreen|publisher=Brunico Communications|date=September 28, 2018|title=TeenNick launches first branded block in Asia|last=Hobson|first=Jane}}</ref> Closed in 2022. * Greece – available as a programming block on Rise TV. Closen in July 2022. * Brazil – launched on Pluto TV on September 21, 2021 as NickTeen.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vcfaz.tv/novo-canal-nick-teen-chega-ao-mercado-brasileiro/|work=VCFAZ|date=September 21, 2021|title=Novo canal "Nick Teen" chega ao mercado brasileiro|language=pt|access-date=September 22, 2021|archive-date=September 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210922081017/http://vcfaz.tv/novo-canal-nick-teen-chega-ao-mercado-brasileiro/|url-status=live}}</ref> * Latin America – launched on September 14, 2020, replacing the former Nick HD feed known as Nick 2. Closed on December 31, 2025. * Hungary – launched on January 12, 2021, replacing RTL Spike. Closed on December 31, 2025. * Romania – launched on January 12, 2021, replacing Paramount Channel. Closed on December 31, 2025.

== References == {{reflist}}

==Notes== {{notelist}} {{Nickelodeon|TeenNick on HTV3=}} {{TeenNick}} {{U.S. family-oriented television channels}} {{Paramount Media Networks}}

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