- Victoria Justice to Perform “Beggin’ on Your Knees” During KCA Countdown; New “VICTORiOUS” After KCAs
March 11, 2011 | Nickelodeon star and "Favorite TV Actress" nominee Victoria Justice will headline the network's hour-long pre-show for Nickelodeon's 2011 Kids' Choice Awards, with a performance of her brand-new single "Beggin' On Your Knees" on Saturday, April 2. For the first-time ever, Countdown to Kids' Choice can be viewed live on multiple platforms – Nick.com, Facebook, Android and iPhone smartphones and iPads – beginning at 7 p.m. (ET) with key moments from the orange carpet also airing on Nickelodeon throughout the hour. Countdown to Kids' Choice kicks off the annual slimefest honoring the hottest celebrities in music, TV, sports and film. Nickelodeon's 2011 Kids' Choice Awards will air live at 8 p.m. (ET/tape delayed for West Coast) from the Galen Center at USC in Los Angeles.
- Nick Upfront 2011: “The ’90s Are All That!” Coming to TeenNick
March 10, 2011 | Nickelodeon will launch a new nighttime programming block this fall on TeenNick called "The '90s Are All That!," featuring a rotating selection of iconic live-action and animated shows from Nickelodeon's 1990s library including All That, Clarissa Explains it All, The Adventures of Pete & Pete, Rugrats, Rocket Power, Salute Your Shorts, The Amanda Show and Kenan & Kel. "The '90s Are All That!" has been developed in part as a response to overwhelming demand from fans of Nickelodeon's groundbreaking original series from the 1990s. There are more than 9 million fans of Nickelodeon's '90s programming on Facebook alone.
- Nick Upfront 2011: “iParty With Victorious” Premieres June 10; 100 New Eps of Live-Action Hits
March 10, 2011 | Nickelodeon, the number-one entertainment brand for kids, will unite the casts of mega-hit iCarly and Victorious for an epic primetime event, "iParty with Victorious," an original TV movie airing Friday, June 10. The TV movie spearheads a new season of more than 100 new episodes of the network's live-action hit series, including iCarly, Victorious, Big Time Rush, True Jackson, VP and the daily telenovela-style series House of Anubis, among others. The season also will feature the launch of two new Nickelodeon live-action series, Supah Ninjas and Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures.
- Nick Upfront 2011: 100 New Episodes of Preschool Series
March 10, 2011 | Nickelodeon, the number-one entertainment brand for kids, has ordered 125 new episodes of the network's top-rated preschool series, including new episodes of the latest hits Bubble Guppies, Team Umizoomi and The Fresh Beat Band and new episodes of the groundbreaking series Dora the Explorer. The network, which is home to four of the top five preschool shows on all TV--including top-ranked Bubble Guppies- has also ordered new seasons of Yo Gabba Gabba!, Max & Ruby and Olivia.
- Nick Upfront 2011: “Friends” and “Yes, Dear” Coming to Nick@Nite
March 10, 2011 | Nickelodeon's Nick at Nite line-up of modern comedies expands to include the complete libraries of beloved series Friends and Yes, Dear. The 236-episode catalogue of Friends, one of the most popular sitcoms of all time, will join Nick at Nite this September. Yes, Dear, the 122-episode family comedy that follows two couples with dramatically different parenting styles, stars Mike O'Malley (Glee, GUTS) and bows in 2012.
- Nick Upfront 2011: 450 Episodes of New Animated Programming
March 10, 2011 | Nickelodeon, the global leader in television animation, will introduce 450 episodes of new animation programming over the next three years, with nearly 200 episodes rolling out on Saturday mornings in 2012. Representing the largest amount of animation production in the network's history, the new roster includes current hits like SpongeBob SquarePants, The Penguins of Madagascar, Fanboy and Chum Chum, T.U.F.F. Puppy, and the brand-new series The Last Airbender: Legend of Korra--a spinoff of Avatar: The Last Airbender; Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness--Nick's latest partnership with DreamWorks Animation; a new CG series, Robot & Monster; and the Italian import Winx Club. And in fourth quarter 2012, Nickelodeon will premiere a new CG-animated version of the wildly popular franchise, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
- Nickelodeon Upfront 2011
March 10, 2011 | During its upfront presentation held today at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City, Nickelodeon underscored its leadership position by unveiling plans for brand-new content, more of its top-rated hits and big events that span its entire kids and family portfolio. Punctuated by celebrity appearances and exclusive music performances, Nick's upfront event opened with Victoria Justice, star of the hit Victorious, debuting her brand-new single, "Beggin' on Your Knees," live for the first time. Guest appearances included iCarly stars Miranda Cosgrove and Jerry Trainor--who is also the voice of Nick's hit T.U.F.F. Puppy; the cast of Victorious; and Nickelodeon alumnus Kenan Thompson (Saturday Night Live, All That, Kenan & Kel).
- TeenNick Thinks ‘The ’90s Are All That’; “Rocko” Coming to DVD; “Robot & Monster” Announced
March 10, 2011 | Just ahead of the Nickelodeon upfront, which is coming later today, several Nickelodeon-related news items have popped up.
- “Adventure Time” Premieres in Canada on TELETOON on March 20
March 10, 2011 | TELETOON's “3 Hours of Awesome” programming block is moving exclusively to Sundays from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. ET/PT, beginning Sunday, March 20. This block will kick off with the premiere of Adventure Time at 6 p.m. ET/PT and will showcase other popular TELETOON series Jimmy Two-Shoes, Johnny Test and Chowder and also becomes the exclusive place to find other TELETOON favourites Total Drama World Tour, Stoked, The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack and Camp Lazlo.
- Nickelodeon Ratings Highlights for February 28 – March 6, 2011
March 9, 2011 | Nickelodeon notched another weekly ratings win as basic cable's number-one total day network with total viewers (2.1 million) and kids 2-11 (3.3/1.2 million). The net's win was driven by solid ratings performances by SpongeBob SquarePants, which continues its 11-year reign as the number-one program with kids 2-11, and the Nick's latest preschool hit Bubble Guppies, which currently ranks as the top preschool show on all TV for year to date.
- Disney Junior Ratings Highlights for February 28 – March 6, 2011
March 8, 2011 | In its third week, Disney Junior continued to soar, delivering Disney Channel’s third highest preschool weekly ratings of all time among Kids 2-5 (470,000/2.8 rating; +46% vs. YA) and Boys 2-5 (259,000/3.0 rating; +70% vs. YA), behind only the previous two weeks.
- Sunday 3/6 & Monday 3/7 Cable Ratings: Good Luck Charlie, Shake It Up, Adventure Time, MAD & Regular Show
March 8, 2011 | Sunday, March 6 and Monday, March 7 final cable ratings for Good Luck Charlie, Shake It Up, Adventure Time, MAD and Regular Show.
- Cartoon Network Ratings Highlights for February 28 – March 6, 2011
March 8, 2011 | New episodes of current hit series continued to increase Cartoon Network’s hold among targeted boy demos, which scored as the #1 television network – broadcast and basic cable – for boys 2-11, 6-11 and 9-14 on Monday night (7-9 p.m.); boys 6-11 on Wednesday night (7-9 p.m.); and boys 9-14 on Friday night (7-9 p.m.).
- Disney Channel Ratings Highlights for February 28 – March 6, 2011
March 8, 2011 | Home to the week’s Top 3 scripted TV telecasts with original episodes of “Shake It Up,” “The Suite Life on Deck” and “Good Luck Charlie,” Disney Channel ranked as TV’s No. 1 network in Total Day for the 14th consecutive week among Tweens 9-14 (449,000/1.8 rating). In Kids 6-11 (598,000/2.4 rating), Disney Channel stood as TV’s No. 1network for the 2nd time in the previous 3 weeks, boasting TV’s Top 3 telecasts with “Good Luck Charlie,” “Shake It Up” and “The Suite Life on Deck.”
- Cable Ratings: February 28 – March 6, 2011
March 8, 2011 | Cable TV ratings for February 28 - March 6, 2011 with the top 25 shows and top 25 networks by total day, primetime and primetime 18-49 (via TVbytheNumbers.com).
- Friday 3/4 Cable Ratings: Suite Life, Fish Hooks, Phineas, Generator Rex and Star Wars
March 7, 2011 | Friday, March 4 final cable ratings for The Suite Life on Deck, Fish Hooks, Phineas and Ferb, Generator Rex and Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
- Cartoon Network Renews Live-Action Alternative Series
March 7, 2011 | Cartoon Network is ordering additional episodes of their hilarious new game show, Hole in the Wall and hit live-action series Dude, What Would Happen along with a third season of Destroy Build Destroy. Since their Fall 2010 season premieres (Oct. 6, 2010), Dude, What Would Happen (8:00 p.m. ET, PT) and Destroy Build Destroy (8:30 p.m. ET, PT) are the #1 programs in their timeslots with boys 2-11, boys 6-11 and boys 9-14 according to Nielsen Media Research*. Since its series premiere, Hole in the Wall (7:30 p.m. ET, PT) is the #1 program in its timeslot with boys 6-11 and boys 9-14. Overall, Wednesday nights on Cartoon Network has seen double-digit delivery growth versus last year with kids and boys 6-11 and 9-14.
- Wall Street Journal Posts First Image of Lead Character from Nick’s “Legend of Korra”
March 6, 2011 | The Wall Street Journal's Speakeasy has posted the first look at the lead character Korra from Nickelodeon’s follow-up of the Avatar: The Last Airbender series. The article says that the series is now going by the name of The Last Airbender: Legend of Korra and is now scheduled to premiere “next year”.
- Live-Action Sitcoms Coming to Nicktoons
March 4, 2011 | TVGuide.com is showing that two live-action sitcoms will be joining Nicktoons’ TV schedule starting Monday, March 7. Drake & Josh and Ned’s Declassified will air every morning with double episodes from 7-9am ET, following an hour of The Troop at 6am.
- “Nick News: Lies We Tell in Middle School” Premieres March 6 on Nickelodeon
March 3, 2011 | Liar! Liar! Pants on fire! Most people lie at one time or another, but according to recent research, the most deceitful age is 12. Nick News with Linda Ellerbee asked kids what they lied about, then kids went online to rank their lies in the half-hour special, “Lies We Tell in Middle School,” premiering Sunday, March 6, at 9:00 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon. The show features these most memorable tall tales from kids and celebrities Owen Wilson (Marley & Me), Donald Faison (Scrubs), Jeff Foxworthy (Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?), Guy Fieri (Minute To Win It), Victoria Justice (Victorious), Kendall, James, Carlos and Logan (Big Time Rush), Rosie Perez (White Men Can’t Jump) and Niecy Nash (Clean House).