- One-Hour “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” Premiere Event Airs September 29 on Nickelodeon
August 3, 2012 | Nickelodeon launches an all-new, CG-animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series on Saturday, Sept. 29, at 11:00 a.m. (ET/PT) in a special one-hour television event, bringing the turtles up from the sewers with the mythology and comedic sensibility for a new generation of fans. The series stars Jason Biggs (American Pie) as "Leonardo," Sean Astin (Lord of the Rings) as "Raphael," Rob Paulsen (Planet Sheen) as "Donatello" and Greg Cipes (Teen Titans) as "Michelangelo." Additional cast members rounding out this iconic hit franchise include Mae Whitman (Parenthood) as "April O'Neil," Hoon Lee (Royal Pains) as "Master Splinter" and Kevin Michael Richardson (Penguins of Madagascar) as "Shredder." The half-hour weekly series is layered with action, fantasy and comedy and draws inspiration from both American and Japanese animation, showcasing a stylistic effect of a printed comic. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will air regularly on Saturdays at 11:00 a.m. (ET/PT).
- Nickelodeon Greenlights 14 New Live-Action and Animated Series, TV Movies and Pilots
August 3, 2012 | Nickelodeon announced today that it has greenlit over a dozen new live-action, animation and TV movie projects – featuring top creative talent in front of and behind the camera, iconic characters from its most popular series and an animated talking snake – that will begin rolling out this fall and into 2013.
- Nickelodeon Picks Up Two “iCarly,” “VICTORiOUS” Spin-Off Pilots Created by Dan Schneider
August 2, 2012 | EW.com has the scoop on Dan Schneider’s new pilots at Nickelodeon – both are spinoffs of iCarly!
- Nick Continues Olympic Celebration With “Dora” and “Team Umizoomi” Primetime Specials August 13
August 1, 2012 | Nickelodeon continues to celebrate a sports-filled summer with new primetime specials of preschool favorites Dora the Explorer and Team Umizoomi on Monday, Aug. 13. First, Dora gets the chance to perform a special ribbon dance in "Dora's Fantastic Gymnastics Adventure," at 7:00 p.m. (ET/PT). Then, the mighty miniature math superheroes, Team Umizoomi, go for the gold in "Team Umizoomi: The Umi Games," at 7:30 p.m. (ET/PT).
- The Hub and Disney XD Only Networks to Post Yearly Gains With Kids 6-11 in July
August 1, 2012 | July wasn’t such a hot month with kids 6-11, the primary demo for many of the networks we cover, as every network was down besides two – The Hub and Disney XD.
- Nickelodeon Orders Three New Comedy Pilots
July 30, 2012 | Nickelodeon has ordered three multi-camera sitcoms, one for Nick at Nite and two for the main channel.
- New Video Clips from “FRED 3: Camp Fred”
July 26, 2012 | Nickelodeon has released the following two video clips from FRED 3: Camp Fred which premieres this Saturday at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
- “Robot and Monster” Premieres Saturday, August 4 on Nickelodeon
July 26, 2012 | Nickelodeon has begun airing teasers for their new 26-episode animated series Robot and Monster. The series will premiere Saturday, August 4 at 11 a.m. ET/PT.
- Nickelodeon Schedules Week of “FRED: The Show” Premieres After Third Movie
July 26, 2012 | After the premiere of the third Fred movie this Saturday, Nickelodeon will premiere six all new episodes of FRED: The Show next Monday through Friday at 6 p.m. ET/PT.
- Viacom Networks Return to DIRECTV
July 20, 2012 | After 9 full days of darkness, the Viacom networks (including Nickelodeon, Nicktoons, TeenNick and Nick Jr.) have returned to the air on DIRECTV.
- New Series “You Gotta See This” Premieres Saturday on Nickelodeon
July 18, 2012 | This Saturday, Nickelodeon premieres a new series called You Gotta See This. The video-focused show is hosted by How to Rock stars Chris O’Neal and Noah Crawford.
- “Splatalot” Premieres on Nickelodeon Tuesday, July 17
July 14, 2012 | Nickelodeon is bringing the Canadian game show Splatalot stateside starting next Tuesday, July 17.
- Clips from Monday’s New Episode of Big Time Rush “Big Time Merchandise”
July 13, 2012 | Nickelodeon has posted the following clips from Monday's new episode of Big Time Rush ("Big Time Merchandise") airing at 7:30 p.m. ET/PT.
- “FRED 3: Camp Fred” Premieres Saturday, July 28 on Nickelodeon
July 12, 2012 | School's out for the summer and the fast-talking, hyper teenager "Fred Figglehorn" is headed to camp in the brand-new TV movie starring internet sensation Lucas Cruikshank, Fred 3: Camp Fred, premiering Sat., July 28, at 8 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon.
- Nick Orders More “Korra”
July 11, 2012 | Nickelodeon has picked up 26 additional episodes of The Legend of Korra.
- Viacom Nets Go Dark on DirecTV
July 11, 2012 | Viacom, the media giant that owns MTV Networks (which owns Nickelodeon), has pulled their networks off satellite company DirecTV’s line-up. That means Nickelodeon, Nicktoons, TeenNick and Nick Jr. are all unavailable to DirecTV subscribers as of 11:46pm ET on Tuesday, July 10.
- Nickelodeon Honors Ernest Borgnine with a “SpongeBob SquarePants” Marathon
July 10, 2012 | Nickelodeon honors the late Ernest Borgnine with a two-hour SpongeBob SquarePants marathon featuring the actor as Mermaid Man, from 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. (ET/PT) on Wednesday, July 11.
- Saban Brands’ “Power Rangers” to POWER Up San Diego Comic-Con International
July 10, 2012 | Saban Brands' Power Rangers will be back again at this year's San Diego Comic-Con International 2012, taking place July 12-15. The brand will have a bigger presence at SDCC than ever before, with POWERED Up news and events to celebrate the past, present, and future of the Power Rangers brand.
- New Big Time Rush “Big Time Double Date” Video Clips
July 6, 2012 | Nickelodeon has released the following two video clips for Monday's new episode of Big Time Rush ("Big Time Double Date") airing at 7:30 p.m. ET/PT.
- Nickelodeon’s “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” Premieres Saturday, September 29
July 6, 2012 | Nickelodeon will debut the all-new, CG-animated series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with a one-hour special event on Saturday, Sept. 29, at 11:00 a.m. (ET/PT).
