- Nickelodeon’s 2002 “TEENick Summer Concert Series” Kicks Off June 23, 2002
June 19, 2002 | Nickelodeon’s 2002 TEENick Summer Concert Series sizzles this summer with original performances by some of today’s most popular teen musical artists including Lil’ Romeo, B2K, 3LW, O-Town, Mario and Avril Lavigne. Up and coming artist Lil’ J hosts the series and kicks off the first show on Sunday, June 23, at 8:30 pm (ET/PT) with a performance by Lil’ Romeo. The series will air on Sundays at 8:30 pm (ET/PT) throughout the summer.
- Kids’ WB Renews “Static Shock” for Third Season
June 18, 2002 | Kids’ WB! has ordered 13 original episodes for a third season of the returning hit “Static Shock” from Warner Bros. Animation to air on Saturday mornings during the 2002-2003 season.
- Cartoon Network Schedules “He-Man and the Masters of the Universe” Series Premiere
June 15, 2002 | He-Man® and the Masters of the Universe® will make its Cartoon Network debut at 4 p.m. (ET, PT) on Friday, August 16 with a 90-minute special featuring the never-before-told story of the origin of He-Man.
- “The Wiggles” Joins Playhouse Disney
June 12, 2002 | The international phenomenon "The Wiggles" will join Disney Channel's popular learning-based programming block, Playhouse Disney, as a summertime daily half-hour series.
- Cartoon Network Announces “Baby Looney Tunes” Premiere Date
June 11, 2002 | The world’s zaniest and most beloved group of inimitable cartoon personalities - Looney Tunes - will prove that true character is something you’re born with when Cartoon Network premieres its newest original animated series, BABY LOONEY TUNES, starting Monday, Sept. 16.
- Nickelodeon Celebrates Summer Solstice With First-Ever Nicktoon All-Nighter, June 21
June 10, 2002 | Summer Solstice won’t get short shrift this year, thanks to Nickelodeon. When the sun finally sets, in celebration of this longest day of the year -- Friday, June 21 -- the network will pre-empt regularly scheduled Nick at Nite programming to offer a Nicktoon All-Nighter (8 p.m.-6 a.m. ET/PT) for animation fans of all ages. The fun stretches through the power hours, sunset to sunrise, with favorite series including SpongeBob SquarePants, The Fairly OddParents, Rugrats, Hey Arnold! The Wild Thornberrys, Rocket Power, As Told by Ginger, Invader Zim and CatDog.
- Nick Celebrates Father’s Day With Nicktoons On June 16
June 5, 2002 | Pops are tops on Nickelodeon, Sunday, June 16 (12-4 p.m. ET/PT), when a special Nicktoons Father’s Day marathon features holiday themed offerings that touch the heart and tickle the funny bone. Dad gets his due in special episodes of the hit series SpongeBob SquarePants, Rugrats, Rocket Power, Hey, Arnold! The Fairly OddParents, The Wild Thornberrys and Angry Beavers.
- Nick’s Summer 2002 Programming Highlights
June 3, 2002 | Nickelodeon serves up a sizzling summer blend of new series, specials, sneak peeks and programming blocks to flavor kids’ viewing throughout their favorite season, including The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius’ "When Pants Attack." The hotly anticipated special zips onto airwaves Saturday, July 20, paving the way for the Oscar-nominated title hero’s series in September.
- First Nick GAS Original “Splash TV” Premieres June 2
May 28, 2002 | Nickelodeon GAS: Games and Sports for Kids and USA Swimming have joined together to produce Splash TV, the first Nick GAS original series. The show, a series about swimming and water sports, will premiere on the Nick GAS block on Nickelodeon on Sunday, June 2, at 3:30p.m. (ET/PT). The show will re-air on Nick GAS at 8pm & 11pm (ET).
- Nick Wins 2001-02 Kids’ Saturday-Morning Broadcast Season
May 23, 2002 | Broadcast television’s traditional Saturday-morning and weekday-afternoon kid dayparts belong this season to basic cable’s Nickelodeon, which took the Saturday-morning top spot on a national ratings basis and scored seven of broadcast and basic-cable television’s top 10 kids’ programs. Powered by television’s number-one kids’ show, SpongeBob SquarePants, Nick’s Saturday-morning performance this season beat the closest competitor, Kids’ WB, by +53%. Nickelodeon’s first-place domination of weekday afternoons also continued this season, beating number-two Kids’ WB in this daypart by +61% for the season.
