Nicktoons (American TV channel)
| Country | United States |
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| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Headquarters | One Astor Plaza New York City, U.S. |
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| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Paramount Skydance |
| Parent | Nickelodeon Group |
| Sister channels | List
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| History | |
| Launched | May 1, 2002 |
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| Links | |
| Website | nicktoonsnetwork.nick.com/home.html |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Affiliated streaming service | Paramount+ |
| Service(s) | DirecTV Stream, Hulu + Live TV, Philo, Sling TV, YouTube TV |
Nicktoons (formerly Nicktoons TV and Nicktoons Network) is an American pay television channel owned by the Nickelodeon Group, a sub-division of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Skydance. Launched on May 1, 2002, the channel is geared towards children aged 7 to 11,[1] and serves as an extension of the eponymous brand used by Nickelodeon for its original animated programming.
As of December 2023, Nicktoons is available to approximately 43 million pay television households in the United States, down from its peak of 69 million households in 2013.[2]
| 1977 | First Pinwheel broadcast on Qube |
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| 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 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 Nick Jr. Channel |
| 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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