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| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Headquarters | One Astor Plaza New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English Spanish (via SAP audio track) |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Paramount Media Networks (Paramount Global) |
| Parent | Nickelodeon Group |
| Sister channels | List
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| History | |
| Launched | September 28, 2009 |
| Replaced | Noggin (channel) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Affiliated Streaming Service | Paramount+ |
| YouTube TV, FuboTV, Philo, Sling TV, DirecTV Stream, Hulu + Live TV, Vidgo | |
The Nick Jr. Channel, sometimes shortened to Nick Jr., is an American pay television channel spun off from Nickelodeon's Nick Jr. programming block and owned and operated by the Nickelodeon Group, a sub-division of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global. Launched on September 28, 2009 in the channel space previously held by Noggin, the channel primarily targets preschoolers and toddlers ages 2 to 6 years old. Its lineup features a mix of original programming, along with series from the Nick Jr. block; to avoid confusion between the two different entities, the separate channel has been identified on-air as the "Nick Jr. Channel" since March 2018 to the present day for promos and until September 2023 for the on-screen graphic.
The Noggin brand was relaunched in 2015 as a streaming media service and acts as a separate sister brand. Programming from Noggin is distinct from those of Nick Jr.'s: it mainly carried pre-teen programs at its launch,[1] and the revived streaming service features a variety of exclusive series. From May 2021 to March 2022, the Nick Jr. channel aired an hour-long block of programming from the Noggin app every Friday.[2][3][4] The block, titled "Noggin Hour",[2] featured shows such as Noggin Knows and Kinderwood.[5]
Both the Nick Jr. channel and the Nick Jr. block are currently running, with the latter airing weekdays on Nickelodeon from 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. ET (those hours vary during the summer months, other school break periods and on major national holidays), having traditional commercial breaks for certain programs.
As of November 2023[update], Nick Jr. is available to approximately 54,000,000 pay television households in the United States-down from its 2013 peak of 77,000,000 households.[6]
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| 1977 | Pinwheel broadcasts on Qube |
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| 1979 | Nickelodeon is launched by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment |
| 1984 | A&E is launched as a block on Nickelodeon Nickelodeon introduces its Balloon font logo |
| 1985 | Nick at Nite is launched after A&E spins off into a 24-hour channel |
| 1986 | Viacom acquired NY-based MTV Networks (now Paramount Media Networks), giving full ownership of Nickelodeon |
| 1987 | The Big Ballot (later known as the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards) premieres |
| 1988 | The preschool-aimed morning programming block Nick Jr. is launched |
| 1991 | Nickelodeon introduced their "Nicktoons" brand |
| 1992 | The weekend night programming block SNICK is launched Nickelodeon Animation Studio is founded |
| 1993-94 | Nickelodeon goes global, launched its first international channel in the UK Nickelodeon launches The Big Help |
| 1995 | Nick.com, Nickelodeon's official website, is launched |
| 1996 | Nickelodeon released its first, live-action Nickelodeon Movies film in theaters |
| 1999 | Noggin, a joint venture with Sesame Workshop (formely CTW), is launched Nickelodeon premiered SpongeBob SquarePants |
| 2000 | Nickelodeon introduced split-screen credits Nick Jr. on CBS is launched |
| 2001 | Weekend night block TEENick is launched |
| 2002 | The N is launched on Noggin and the Nicktoons channel is launched Sesame Workshop sells their stake in Noggin to Viacom Nick Jr. on CBS becomes Nick on CBS The Nickelodeon Group is founded |
| 2005 | SNICK shuts down Nicktoons becomes Nicktoons Network |
| 2007 | On New Year's Eve, Nick GAS shuts down after The N spins off into a 24-hour channel, but two years later (April 23) on Dish |
| 2009 | Nickelodeon goes through a major rebrand: TEENick and The N merged to create TeenNick, Noggin was replaced by the Nick Jr. Channel, and Nicktoons Network becomes Nicktoons Nickelodeon acquires the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise |
| 2010 | Nickelodeon begins co-producing the Winx Club franchise |
| 2012 | Female-aimed nighttime block NickMom is launched on the Nick Jr. Channel Viacom and DirecTV have a contract dispute, causing Nickelodeon to be taken off the service for several days while an agreement was reached |
| 2015 | Nickelodeon revives Noggin as a streaming service NickMom shuts down |
| 2016 | Nickelodeon plans 24/7 music video channel that replaced MTV Hits Nickelodeon Suites Resorts becomes Holiday Inn Resort Orlando Suites – Waterpark |
| 2021 | NFL on Nickelodeon premieres in partnership with CBS Sports |
| 2023 | Nickelodeon introduced a new take on their classic splat branding after the 2023 Kids' Choice Awards |
| 2024 | Noggin shuts down NickJr.com shuts down and its content is moved to Nick.com |
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- ^ Barker, Kate. "Noggin spawns original education for older kids". Kidscreen. Brunico Communications.
- ^ a b "NickJr.com TV Schedule 2021". NickJr.com. May 28, 2021. Archived from the original on May 28, 2021.
- ^ "Nick Jr. TV Schedule 2022". NickJr.com. March 11, 2022. Archived from the original on March 11, 2022.
- ^ "Noggin Knows on Nick Jr". The Futon Critic. 2021.
completed airing its first season on 6/11/21
- ^ "Kinderwood on Nick Jr". The Futon Critic. 2021.
6/4/21: Dandy Dandelion (R)
- ^ "U.S. cable network households (universe), 1990 – 2023". wrestlenomics.com. May 14, 2024. Retrieved July 28, 2019.