Nick Jr.
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This article is about the American morning block on Nickelodeon. For the 24/7 channel, see Nick Jr. Channel. For other uses, see Nick Jr. (disambiguation).
Nick Jr. (sometimes disambiguated as Nick Jr. on Nickelodeon or Nick Jr. on Nick) is an American morning programming block that airs on Nickelodeon every weekday. It was launched on January 4, 1988. Nick Jr. features a lineup of shows aimed at children aged 2 through 6.
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Network | Nickelodeon |
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Launched | January 4, 1988; 36 years ago (1988-01-04) |
Country of origin | United States |
Owner | Paramount Media Networks (Paramount Global) |
Headquarters | New York City |
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Official website | www |
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In 2009, Nickelodeon launched a separate channel named after the Nick Jr. block as a replacement for the original Noggin cable channel. The channel is known on air as the "Nick Jr. Channel" to differentiate the two services.
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1977 | Pinwheel broadcasts on Qube |
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1979 | Nickelodeon is launched by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment |
1984 | Nickelodeon introduces its Balloon font logo |
1985 | Nick at Nite is launched |
1986 | Double Dare premieres |
1987 | The Big Ballot (later known as the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards) premieres |
1988 | The programming block Nick Jr. was launched |
1991 | Nickelodeon debuted their "Nicktoons" brand |
1992 | The programming block SNICK was launched |
1994 | Nickelodeon launches The Big Help |
1996 | Nickelodeon released its first feature-length film in theaters in 1996, an adaptation of Louise Fitzhugh's novel, Harriet the Spy |
1999 | Noggin, a joint venture with Sesame Workshop, is launched |
1999 | SpongeBob SquarePants premieres |
2001 | TEENick is launched |
2002 | The N is launched on Noggin and the Nicktoons channel is launched |
2005 | Nickelodeon premiered Avatar: The Last Airbender |
2009 | Nickelodeon went through a major rebrand: TEENick and The N merged to form TeenNick, Noggin was replaced by the Nick Jr. Channel, and Nicktoons Network became Nicktoons |
2009 | Nickelodeon acquired the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise |
2010 | Nickelodeon began co-producing the Winx Club franchise |
2015 | Nickelodeon revived Noggin as a streaming service |
2023 | Nickelodeon introduces a new take on their classic splat branding |
2024 | Noggin shuts down |
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