- “SpongeBob” and “Ninja Turtles” Top TV With Kids for Week of October 15 – 21, 2012
October 23, 2012 | Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) nabbed top honors this week (10/15-21/2012), with SpongeBob topping all TV with kids 2-11 and TMNT winning its time period by double digits among K 2-11 across all TV.
- Nickelodeon Pulls Several Premieres This Weekend
October 19, 2012 | After Cartoon Network’s epic fail last week, it looks like Nickelodeon wants to be the network everyone is upset with this week.
- CBS to Premiere “It’s a SpongeBob Christmas!” Special on Friday, November 23
October 18, 2012 | CBS will present a new stop-motion animated special, IT'S A SPONGEBOB CHRISTMAS!, based on the hit Nickelodeon animated series "SpongeBob SquarePants," on Friday, Nov. 23 (9:30 - 10:00 PM, ET/PT). John Goodman lends his voice to Santa Claus in this special.
- Romeo Miller Guest Stars on Tomorrow’s New “How to Rock”
October 12, 2012 | Romeo Miller, brother of How to Rock star Cymphonique Miller, and former Nickelodeon star (Romeo!) will guest star on tomorrow's new episode of How to Rock ("How to Rock High School Sensation").
- “Figure It Out” Returns With New Season on Monday, October 15
October 4, 2012 | Nickelodeon's popular game show Figure it Out returns to the network with 30 all-new episodes of unique hidden talents, celebrity panelists and slime beginning Monday, October 15, at 7p.m. (ET/PT). Since its 2012 reboot, Figure it Out ranks as the top program in its time slot with tweens 9-14 across all TV and averaging 2.1 million total viewers. Season two will feature celebrity panelists Cody Simpson, Tony Hawk, Rachel Crow, Metta World, Candace Parker, Noah Munck and Ariana Grande as they try to guess the rare and secret talents of everyday kids. Hosted by Jeff Sutphen (BrainSurge), Figure it Out airs Monday through Friday at 7 p.m. (ET/PT).
- Nick Schedules Saturday Morning and Night of Premieres Starting October 13
October 3, 2012 | Nickelodeon’s new fall “Gotta See Saturdays” programming gets into full swing starting on Saturday, October 13. In the morning, new episodes of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness, T.U.F.F. Puppy, Robot and Monster and Power Rangers Samurai will air from 11am-1:30pm. At night, new iCarly, VICTORiOUS, Big Time Rush and How to Rock will air from 8-10pm. No sign of the video series You Gotta See This (for which the block seems to be named after) on any night.
- Nickelodeon Announces Cast for New Original TV Movie “Swindle”
October 2, 2012 | Kids' will have a chance to see all their favorite Nickelodeon stars together for the first time in the original TV movie, Swindle. Jennette McCurdy (iCarly), Noah Crawford (How to Rock, You Gotta See This) and Noah Munck (iCarly) will team up with Ariana Grande (Victorious), Chris O'Neal (How to Rock, You Gotta See This) and Ciara Bravo (Big Time Rush) in this original comedy caper. Based on a popular children's book by Gordon Korman, production is slated for October 2012 in Vancouver, Canada.
- Nick’s “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” Scores 3.9 Million Viewers, Tops Kid Demos; Orders 2nd Season
October 2, 2012 | Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo and Donatello – aka the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – made a triumphant return to television in their new Nickelodeon series premiere this weekend (Saturday, Sept. 29, at 11 a.m., ET/PT), ranking as the week’s top telecast with kids 2-11 (6.2/2.1 million) and boys 6-11 (8.2/837,000) across broadcast and cable TV, and the number-one kids program on basic cable with total viewers (drawing 3.9 million) for the week. Additionally, the new CG-animated version of the series hit a ratings high for Nickelodeon with boys 2-11 (7.5/1.3 million), and was the network’s top-rated premiere for an animated series since 2009. During its premiere weekend the series reached nearly 12 million total viewers.
- Nickelodeon Co-Producing New Animated Series “Blake and the Aliens” With Marathon Media
September 25, 2012 | Marathon Media (Totally Spies, Monster Buster Club, etc.), Nickelodeon and French kids TV network Gulli are co-producing a new animated series, Blake and the Aliens.
- Saban Brands Acquires “Digimon” Brand, Including New “Digimon Fusion” Season
September 25, 2012 | Saban Brands has acquired the Digimon
franchise, adding the long-running Japanese anime property to its growing portfolio of
entertainment assets. The acquisition, which encompasses rights to the property
outside of Asia, continues Saban Brands’ dramatic growth since reacquiring the Power
Rangers property and purchasing lifestyle brand Paul Frank in 2010, amongst others.
Saban Brands will work with MarVista Entertainment for distribution of the series
outside of Asia. Japanese animation studio, Toei Animation Co., Ltd. will handle
licensing and distribution of the property in Asia.
- Nickelodeon’s Networks & Websites Go Dark for 9th Annual “Worldwide Day of Play” on Oct. 6
September 18, 2012 | For the ninth consecutive year, Nickelodeon is empowering kids to get up and get active when its TV channels and websites go off-air and offline for its annual Worldwide Day of Play (WWDoP) on Saturday, Oct. 6, from 12 to 3 p.m. (all times ET/PT).
- Nick@Nite Officially Premieres “See Dad Run” on Sunday, October 14
September 18, 2012 | Nick at Nite will premiere its brand-new live-action family comedy executive produced by and starring Scott Baio, See Dad Run on Sunday, Oct. 14, at 8p.m. (ET/PT). A multi-camera scripted half-hour, the series follows David Hobbs (Baio) an actor who, after ten years of starring as America's favorite TV dad, becomes a stay-at-home father while his soap star wife (Alanna Ubach, Legally Blonde) makes her return to the limelight. Mark Curry (Hangin' with Mr. Cooper) also stars as David's friend, Marcus. Nick at Nite will air the pilot of See Dad Runon Saturday, Oct. 6 at 9p.m. (ET/PT), with the series airing regularly on Sundays at 8p.m. (ET/PT).
- “Penguins,” “Wizards” Among Creative Arts Emmy Winners
September 16, 2012 | Last night The 64th Annual Primetime Creative Arts Emmy winners were announced.
- “Drake & Josh” Episodes Return to Nick’s Regular Schedule Starting Monday
September 14, 2012 | After Nickelodeon aired the Drake & Josh TV movie “Go Hollywood” last Saturday, September 8 and it scored 2.601 million viewers (of which 1.123 million were kids age 2-11, making it the #4 program on all of TV in that demo for the week), it’s no surprise they want to air more now.
- New Preschool Series “Tickety Toc” Premieres Monday, Sept. 10 on Nickelodeon
September 5, 2012 | Nickelodeon presents Tickety Toc, a brand-new CG-animated preschool series (26 episodes) that follows the comedic adventures of twins, Tommy and Tallulah. The half-hour series premiering Monday, Sept. 10, teaches kids about friendship, problem-solving and teamwork. New episodes will roll out Monday, Sept. 10 - Thursday, Sept. 13, at 9 a.m. (ET/PT). Tickety Toc is created and directed by FunnyFlux Entertainment founder and president, Gil Hoon Jung and executive-produced by Nigel Pickard and Vanessa Hill for The Foundation. The series is produced by the Zodiak Kids production company, The Foundation, and FunnyFlux Entertainment. Tickety Toc will regularly air weekdays at 9 a.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon.
- “How to Rock” Not Being Renewed
August 27, 2012 | Nickelodeon has decided not to renew freshman comedy How to Rock for a second season, the show’s executive producer David Israel blogged on his Tumblr.
- Nickelodeon Adds Repeats of “Ned’s Declassified,” “BrainSurge”; Nick@Nite Schedules Movie Week
August 23, 2012 | Starting next Monday, Nickelodeon will be making some significant schedule changes, including the return of two series.
- Nickelodeon and MarVista Entertainment Team for “Nicky Deuce” TV Movie
August 20, 2012 | Welcome to the family... Nickelodeon, R&R Productions and MarVista Entertainment have united a star-studded cast including iCarly's Noah Munck and The Sopranos' Steve Schirripa, Michael Imperioli, Vincent Curatola and Tony Sirico, in addition to Rita Moreno, for the original kids TV movie Nicky Deuce. Based on the same-titled popular children's book by Schirripa and Charles Fleming, the movie also features Cristine Prosperi (Degrassi) and Cassius Crieghtney, with potentially more guest appearances to come. Production is underway in Montreal, Canada with a premiere set for 2013 on Nickelodeon and on YTV in Canada.
- Nickelodeon Cancels “VICTORiOUS”
August 10, 2012 | After learning that iCarly would end this year, we’ve now found out that Dan Schneider’s other live-action series currently on the network, VICTORiOUS, is also ending too.
- Nickelodeon Greenlights Fourth Season of “Big Time Rush”
August 6, 2012 | As music sensation Big Time Rush crosses the U.S. this summer performing to sold-out audiences and arenas, and with their hit single "Windows Down" climbing the charts, Nickelodeon has ordered a fourth season of their self-titled hit comedy series Big Time Rush. Created by Scott Fellows and produced in partnership with Sony Music, the series chronicles the adventures of four best friends living the dream in Los Angeles, balancing their newfound fame, fans, music and girlfriends. Starring Kendall Schmidt, James Maslow, Carlos Pena and Logan Henderson, Big Time Rush is slated to commence production on 13 episodes early 2013 in Los Angeles.
