- Nickelodeon Starts Production on New Live-Action Comedy Series “Victorious”
October 26, 2009 | via Nickelodeon press release: NICKELODEON AND COLUMBIA/EPIC LABEL GROUP COMMENCE PRODUCTION ON VICTORIOUS, NEW COMEDY SERIES FROM HITMAKER DAN SCHNEIDER HEADLINED BY TEEN STAR VICTORIA JUSTICE Series Features Ensemble Cast Showcasing Original Music, Dance, Improv and More Santa Monica, Calif. – October 26, 2009 – Nickelodeon partners with Columbia/Epic Label Group (a label group of […]
- Nickelodeon Acquires “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” – Makes New TV Series & Movie
October 21, 2009 | via Nickelodeon press release: NICKELODEON ACQUIRES GLOBAL RIGHTS TO TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES NickelodeontoDevelop New CG-Animated Television Seriesand Paramount Pictures to Develop Feature Film of Renowned Global Property NEW YORK—Oct. 21, 2009—Furthering its mission to provide premium content to its audiences, Nickelodeon—part of MTV Networks, a division of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B)—has acquired the […]
- Nickelodeon Commences Production on All-New Original TV Movie “Best Player”
October 20, 2009 | Jerry Trainor and Jennette McCurdy, stars of Nickelodeon’s hit series iCarly, will headline the cast of an all-new, original television movie, Best Player. The Nickelodeon movie centers on two cyber athletes who inadvertently learn that the real world can be just as exciting and rewarding as a virtual one. Shooting will begin Oct. 24 in Vancouver, BC, for a 2010 premiere on Nickelodeon.
- Disney XD Premieres Original Movie “Skyrunners” on Nov. 27 With Preview of New Series
October 19, 2009 | via Disney XD press release: MOVIE PREMIERE AND SERIES PREVIEW PREMIERE OF ORIGINAL SCI-FI ADVENTURE MOVIE “SKYRUNNERS” IS PAIRED WITH PREVIEW OF LIVE-ACTION COMEDY SERIES“I’M IN THE BAND,” FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27 ON DISNEY XD A thrilling original movie ushers in an exciting original series with the premiere of the science-fiction adventure “Skyrunners” and the special […]
- Disney Renews “The Suite Life on Deck” for Third Season
October 19, 2009 | Disney Channel has ordered more high seas antics with a third season of "The Suite Life on Deck," the hit comedy series set on a cruise ship.
- “Fanboy & Chum Chum” Premieres Nov. 6, 2009 on Nickelodeon
October 16, 2009 | Nickelodeon will premiere Fanboy and Chum Chum, a new CG animated comedy spin-off from the Nicktoons Network anthology series Random! Cartoons, on Friday, Nov. 6.
- Nickelodeon Canada Launches November 2, 2009
October 16, 2009 | Nickelodeon officially joins Corus Entertainment's collection of kid-targeted services in Canada on Monday, November 2.
- ‘Courage the Cowardly Dog’ Joins Boomerang on Oct. 19
October 15, 2009 | Coming to the commercial-free Boomerang network on Monday, Oct. 19 at 9 p.m. (ET), Courage the Cowardly Dog is the latest Cartoon Network original series classic to join the primetime lineup.
- SpongeBob’s Truth or Square Premieres November 6 on Nickelodeon
October 13, 2009 | Nickelodeon culminates the 10th anniversary celebration of pop-icon and top-rated kids’ series SpongeBob SquarePants with the premiere of “Truth or Square” a star-studded one-hour prime time television event.
- Nick Celebrates Halloween With “Shriek Week”
October 12, 2009 | Nickelodeon will have kids from tots to tweens on the edge of their seats with Halloween marathons of hit series and new chill-filled episodes of their favorite shows, beginning Friday, Oct. 23 through Saturday, Oct. 31. Additionally, Nickelodeon’s websites, Nick.com, NickJr.com, Neopets, Shockwave and Parents Connect will feature new Halloween-themed online content and games in the spirit of the haunted holiday.
- Cartoon Network Picks Up More “Dude, What Would Happen”
October 5, 2009 | Cartoon Network announced today it has picked up ten additional episodes of the live-action alternative series Dude, What Would Happen.
- Nickelodeon’s Fall Programming: The Troop, BrainSurge, iCarly, True Jackson
September 10, 2009 | Nickelodeon packs its new fall schedule with laughs, adventures and slime, premiering two new series.
- Nick’s New Game Show “BrainSurge” Premieres Sept. 28
September 1, 2009 | Nickelodeon calls upon kids’ power of memory and concentration to play BrainSurge, a new fun-filled game show premiering weekday afternoons.
- Cartoon Network Greenlights “Regular Show” and “Horrorbots”, More “Flapjack”
August 13, 2009 | Cartoon Network announced greenlights for two new original comedy animated series, Regular Show and Horrorbots, in addition to a picking up more episodes of The Marvelous MisAdventures of Flapjack and additional writing for Adventure Time.
- iCarly’s iFight Shelby Marx Scores 7.9 Million Viewers
August 9, 2009 | Nickelodeon’s iCarly–basic cable’s number-one kids’ program among total viewers quarter to date, was the champ with total viewers, kids and tweens with its “iFight Shelby Marx” special.
- “Sprout’s Wiggly Waffle” Block Debuts August 24
July 29, 2009 | Sprout will debut Sprout's Wiggly Waffle, hosted by the most beloved family entertainers in the world, The Wiggles, on Monday, August 24
- Cartoon Network Announces “Tower Prep” Cast
July 21, 2009 | Cartoon Network has announced casting for the live-action scripted pilot Tower Prep (working title). Production on the network’s first hour-long live-action drama is slated to begin this August in Vancouver, Canada.
- Nickelodeon Greenlights “Planet Sheen”, “T.U.F.F. Puppy” and Three Pilots
June 10, 2009 | Nickelodeon, the number-one producer of animation in the U.S., is expanding its world-class animation slate with the order of 26 episodes of Steve Oedekerk’s (Bruce Almighty, Back at the Barnyard) Planet Sheen, a spin-off of The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius; and 13 half-hour episodes of T.U.F.F. Puppy from Emmy Award-nominated creator Butch Hartman (The Fairly OddParents). Additionally, the network has greenlit three pilots, Robot & Monster: Best Friends Forever, a CG animated buddy comedy; The Fleeps, a 2-D animated story about two musicians who hitch a ride with an alien warlord and his mother; and You’re a Bad Man, Mr. Gum, a 2-D animated adaptation based on the series of best-selling books by Andy Stanton.
- Cartoon Network Announces “CN Real” Live-Action Programming Block
May 21, 2009 | Cartoon Network unveils four new live-action alternative series this summer as part of its “CN Real” block of programming.
- Boomerang Hosts “Teen Titans” Memorial Day Marathon
May 20, 2009 | Fighting for truth, justice and the last slice of pizza, the D.C. Comics TEEN TITANS are five super heroes who are living proof that you're never too young to save the planet.
