- Nickelodeon Stars Take to NYC Streets for 86th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
November 13, 2012 | For the first time ever, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will emerge from the sewers of Manhattan with their very own float and join some of Nickelodeon's most popular stars in the 86th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade(R) on Thursday, Nov. 22. The Dora the Explorer float, inspired by the "Dora's Christmas Carol Adventure" television special, will have a return appearance at the Parade and will feature a performance by Nick star and Columbia recording artist Rachel Crow. iCarly's Jennette McCurdy will perform on Pepperidge Farm's Goldfish(R) on Parade float and SpongeBob SquarePants will make his ninth appearance as the only "square" balloon.
- Nickelodeon Ratings Highlights for November 5 – 11, 2012
November 13, 2012 | Nickelodeon’s SpongeBob SquarePants and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) grew their winning streak to a fourth straight week, with SpongeBob topping all TV with K2-11 and TMNT winning its time period by double digits among K2-11 across all TV for Nov. 5-11, 2012. Nickelodeon’s preschool properties also posted solid ratings, with “Dora’s Royal Rescue” nabbing Nick the top preschool program for the week. Nickelodeon also was basic cable’s top-rated network in total day with kids 2-11 and total viewers this week.
- Nickelodeon’s New Series “Marvin Marvin” Premieres Saturday, November 24
November 9, 2012 | Nickelodeon premieres a brand-new out of this world live-action comedy series, Marvin Marvin, on Saturday, Nov. 24, at 8:30 p.m. (ET/PT). Starring internet sensation Lucas Cruikshank in his first lead role since the beloved Fred Figglehorn, the half-hour multi-camera series follows the adventures of Marvin, an intergalactic alien teenager who clumsily tries to adapt to his new life on Earth. Marvin Marvin will air regularly on Saturdays at 8:30 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon.
- Nick Schedules “Jimmy Neutron,” “Zoey 101” Specials; “Backyardigans” Returns
November 9, 2012 | Nickelodeon has scheduled repeats of hour-long specials for Jimmy Neutron and Zoey 101 this weekend. The first Neutron hour-longer “The Eggpire Strikes Back” is on the schedule to air Saturday at 3pm and the second Zoey hour-long special “The Curse of PCA” is on for Sunday at 1:30pm (both ET/PT). As always, Nickelodeon’s schedule deserves extra special notice for possibly changing at the last minute with little to no warning.
- Nickelodeon Ratings Highlights for October 29 – November 4, 2012
November 6, 2012 | Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) continued their winning streak for a third straight week 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 for the week of Oct. 28 - Nov. 4, 2012.
- “It’s A SpongeBob Christmas!” Will Make Its Nickelodeon Premiere on December 9
October 31, 2012 | Nickelodeon celebrates the holidays with its first full-length stop-motion animated special, It’s A SpongeBob Christmas!, premiering on Nickelodeon Sunday, Dec. 9, at 7:30 p.m. (ET/PT), following its CBS television premiere (11/23). It’s A SpongeBob Christmas! was inspired by the classic Rankin/Bass specials (Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town) and the popular SpongeBob song released in 2009, “Don’t Be a Jerk (It’s Christmas),”co-written by Tom Kenny (voice of SpongeBob) and Andy Paley. The half-hour special features John Goodman as Santa Claus.
- “Fanboy & Chum Chum” Get Slimed – Literally!
October 31, 2012 | I’m not a big fan of Fanboy & Chum Chum but I’m glad I tuned in Tuesday. I only did so because I’ve been recording all the new episodes that have been airing weekday mornings (at 7am) on Nickelodeon. Yes, they’re burning off the remaining episodes of the show, if you (likely) didn’t know. Why record them if I don’t like the show?
- Be Advised: “Frankenstorm” Causing Schedule Changes
October 29, 2012 | As is to be expected – when kids are out of school (for whatever reason) the kid-networks are going to be interested in getting their attention. They’ve done so in the past with large-area snow storms and are doing so with the current eastern-US hurricane/snowstorm dubbed “frankenstorm.”
- “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.
