- Kids’ WB Launches “Poké-Read-A-Rama Challenge” PSA
February 8, 2001 | In an effort to encourage kids to read, Kids’ WB! is proud to invite kids and schools around the country to participate in the network’s first-ever national educational reading initiative.
- “Invader ZIM” Premieres Friday, March 30 on Nickelodeon
January 17, 2001 | Nickelodeon's first animated science-fiction fantasy series, Invader ZIM premieres Friday, March 30, 2001 at 9:00PM (ET/PT). From the inventive mind of comic book creator Jhonen Vasquez, and co-executive produced by animation veteran Mary Harrington, the series focuses on a paranoid alien named ZIM from planet Irk who believes he is at the forefront of a sinister plan of galactic conquest.
- Interactive Nick and Nick.com Game “BubbleCast” Launches February 5
January 17, 2001 | Nickelodeon and Nick.com create the first interactive TV/online game experience for kids when BubbleCast debuts February 5, 2001.
- Nickelodeon’s “Taina” Premiere Ratings
January 17, 2001 | Taina, Nickelodeon's newest live-action comedy series, scored a 5.5 rating/18 share (1.7 million kid viewers) for its Sunday, Jan. 14, premiere--marking triple-digit increases of 169% in rating and 181% in kid viewers as compared to prior-year levels.
- Viewers Decide SpongeBob Ending in “You Wish” March 9
January 17, 2001 | Kids will get to choose the official ending to a special prime-time presentation of SpongeBob SquarePants airing on Friday, March 9, 2001 at 8:00 PM (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon.
- “The Fairly OddParents” Premieres March 30
January 17, 2001 | Nickelodeon's new irreverent, action-packed animated comedy series The Fairly OddParents, premiering Friday, March 30, 2001 at 8:30 p.m. (ET/PT), follows the adventures of 10-year-old Timmy Turner and his newly arrived fairy godparents.
- Kids’ WB Schedules New Series “The Zeta Project”
January 10, 2001 | Kids’ WB! will bring its newest mission to Saturday mornings with the debut of the new high-adventure animated series “The Zeta Project” on Saturday, January 27.
- Donna Friedman Promoted at Kids’ WB
January 6, 2001 | Donna L. Friedman, who has been in charge of Kids’ WB! during both seasons that it ranked #1 among all broadcast networks, has been promoted to Executive Vice President.
- Kids’ WB Adds “Jackie Chan Adventures” to Weekdays
January 6, 2001 | Kids' WB will bring more of Jackie Chan’s action-comedy-adventure to its schedule with a total of 52 episodes of the new Saturday morning breakout hit series “Jackie Chan Adventures” from Sony Pictures Family Entertainment Group.
- Kids’ WB Renews “Static Shock” for Second Season
December 7, 2000 | Kids’ WB!, a leader in kids’ television, has ordered an additional 13 original episodes of this season’s high-adventure series “Static Shock” from Warner Bros. Animation for a second season in Fall 2001.