Nick Jr. Channel
Logo used since September 4, 2023[a] | |
| 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 Skydance Corporation) |
| 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+ |
| Other service(s) | DirecTV Stream, FuboTV, Hulu + Live TV, Philo, Sling TV, YouTube TV |
The Nick Jr. Channel (sometimes shortened to Nick Jr.) is an American pay television channel owned by the Nickelodeon Group, a sub-division of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Skydance Corporation. An offshoot of Nickelodeon's Nick Jr. programming block, the channel launched on September 28, 2009, in the space previously held by Noggin, and primarily targets children 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 entities, the channel has been identified on-air as the "Nick Jr. Channel" since March 2018 and on-screen until September 2023.
Noggin was relaunched in 2015 as a streaming media service and operated as a separate sister brand until its shutdown in 2024. Noggin's programming is distinct from Nick Jr.'s, carrying pre-teen programs in its early years as a channel,[1] while the revived streaming service featured a variety of exclusive series. From May 2021 to March 2022, the Nick Jr. Channel aired a "Noggin Hour" block of programming every Friday, [2][3][4] featuring series such as Noggin Knows and Kinderwood.[5]
Both the Nick Jr. block and channel are currently running, with the former airing weekdays on Nickelodeon from 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. ET (hours vary during summer months, other school breaks, and major national holidays), featuring traditional commercial breaks for certain programs. As of November 2023, the Nick Jr. Channel is available to approximately 54 million pay television households in the United States — down from its peak of 77 million households in 2013.[6]
| 1977 | First Pinwheel broadcast on Qube |
|---|---|
| 1979 | Nickelodeon is launched by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment |
| 1984 | A&E merges two networks onto Nickelodeon's prime time schedule |
| 1985 | Launch of prime time and overnight programming through Nick at Nite with A&E's spin-off to 24-hour operation |
| 1986 | Viacom acquires network parent MTV Networks |
| 1987 | The first Big Ballot, which would became the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards |
| 1988 | Nick Jr. launches in mornings |
| 1990 | Opening of Nickelodeon Studios at Universal Studios Florida |
| 1991 | The first Nicktoons premiere |
| 1992 | SNICK, the network's Saturday night block, begins Nickelodeon Animation Studio is founded |
| 1993 | Nickelodeon UK debuts |
| 1994 | Nickelodeon launches The Big Help |
| 1995 | Nick.com is launched |
| 1996 | First theatrical release by Nickelodeon Movies |
| 1999 | Noggin, a joint venture with CTW launches |
| 2000 | Nickelodeon on CBS airs from 2000–2006 |
| 2001 | TEENick is launched |
| 2002 | The N is launched on Noggin and Nicktoons TV is launched Sesame Workshop sells their stake in Noggin to Viacom MTV Hits is launched |
| 2005 | SNICK shuts down Nickelodeon Studios closes |
| 2007 | Nick GAS shuts down, The N takes over its channel space |
| 2009 | Nickelodeon acquires the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise TEENick and The N merged to create TeenNick, Noggin is replaced by the |
| 2010 | Nickelodeon begins co-producing the Winx Club franchise |
| 2011 | NickRewind launches on TeenNick as The 90's Are All That |
| 2012 | NickMom is launched overnight on the Nick Jr. Channel |
| 2015 | NickMom closes Noggin relaunches as a streaming service |
| 2016 | MTV Hits becomes NickMusic |
| 2021 | NFL on Nickelodeon premieres in partnership with CBS Sports More Nickelodeon content becomes available on Paramount+ |
| 2022 | NickRewind is discontinued, although it is still active on social media |
| 2024 | Noggin shuts down; the brand is later sold to CEO Kristen Kane Closure of NickJr.com and its content is moved to Nick.com Closure of Pakistani channel |
| 2025 | Closure of international Nickelodeon websites Noggin relaunches as an independent platform |
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- ^ Barker, Kate. "Noggin spawns original education for older kids". Kidscreen. Brunico Communications.
- ^ "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.