- “Planet Sheen” Premieres October 2; Site Launches on Nick.com
August 26, 2010 | Nickelodeon will premiere the new CGI-animated series, Planet Sheen, a spin-off from Jimmy Neutron on Saturday, October 2 at 11:30AM ET/PT!
- Nickelodeon Ratings Highlights for August 16 – 22, 2010
August 24, 2010 | Nickelodeon closed the week (8/16/10-8/22/10) as basic cable’s number-one network in total day with kids 2-11(3.6/1.3 million) and total viewers (2.4 million). The net was also up double-digits for the week with kids 6-11 (+13%) and tweens 9-14 (+17%). Nick’s weekly win was driven by a solid performance by Big Time Rush’s (Friday, August 20, 8 p.m. ET/PT) hour-long TV movie “Big Time Concert,” which drew 3.3 million total viewers and averaged a 5.4/1.9 million K2-11, 7.0/1.5 million K6-11, and 6.0/1.3 million T9-14.
- Friday 8/20 Cable Ratings: “Big Time Rush” Season Finale Falls Behind New “Suite Life” and “Wizards”
August 23, 2010 | The premiere of Big Time Rush’s one-hour finale, “Big Time Concert,” scored 3.342 million viewers, coming in behind new episodes of The Suite Life on Deck (4.026 million) and Wizards of Waverly Place (3.746 million) in total viewers. With kids 2-11, Big Time Rush was first with a 4.7/19, followed by Suite Life with a 4.6/20 and Wizards with 4.3/17. The teens 12-17 demo had Suite Life first (3.4/18), Wizards second (3.3/16) and Big Time Rush third (2.6/12).
- “My Wife and Kids” Comes to Nick at Nite on August 30
August 23, 2010 | Nickelodeon welcomes My Wife and Kids to Nick at Nite, TV's home for the modern-day family sitcom, every weeknight from 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. (ET/PT) beginning Monday, Aug. 30. The half-hour series stars Damon Wayans (In Living Color, Major Payne) as a modern-day patriarch who rules his household with a unique brand of wisdom, discipline and humor. Wayans executive produced and created the series with Don Reo (Blossom, Everybody Hates Chris), and also served as a writer on the show. The complete 123-episode library of My Wife and Kids will join Nick at Nite's slate of stellar family comedies, which includes George Lopez, its original time-slot neighbor during the series' initial broadcast run.
- Nickelodeon Airs “Big Time Rush” and “The Troop” Season Finales This Weekend
August 20, 2010 | Two of Nickelodeon’s freshman series, Big Time Rush and The Troop, will have their season finales this weekend.
- New VICTORiOUS Episode “Wi-Fi in the Sky” Premieres August 27
August 19, 2010 | Tori’s plan for a simple in-flight video chat to complete a school project results in all-out havoc for the Hollywood Arts gang in Nickelodeon’s brand-new episode of Victorious premiering Friday, August 27, at 8 p.m. (ET/PT). “Wi-Fi in the Sky” also features a cameo by celebrity blogger Perez Hilton, who has a first-class fight with Trina on board the plane.
- “Dora’s Big Birthday Adventure” Scores 3.3 Million Viewers
August 17, 2010 | Dora the Explorer marked her first decade on-air by drawing 3.3 million total viewers (+88%) to her Big Birthday Adventure (Sunday, Aug. 15, 8-9 p.m. ET/PT) special. Big Birthday Adventure also averaged an 8.1/1.1 million kids 2-5 (+305%), scoring the high-rated Dora primetime special in almost two years and the top spot in its time period with kids 2-5 and kids 2-11 on both broadcast and basic cable television. Dora the Explorer currently ranks as the number-one preschool program on all television.
- More Than 30 U.S. Cities and States Declare Aug. 14 as “Dora the Explorer” Day!
August 11, 2010 | As part of Nickelodeon’s celebration of Dora the Explorer‘s 10th Anniversary, more than 30 cities and states across the United States are proclaiming Saturday, Aug. 14, as “Dora the Explorer Day.” Citizens in these locales will be encouraged to embrace Dora’s spirit of inclusion and cooperation, her love of exploration and learning and to join in celebrating one of the most influential Latina characters in the history of television.
- “Back to the Future” and “Turtles Forever” Movies Coming to Nickelodeon and Nick at Nite Later This Month
August 10, 2010 | Nick at Nite will air the Back to the Future film trilogy three nights in a row starting Monday, August 23 at 8PM ET/PT. Nickelodeon will also premiere the movie Turtles Forever on Sunday, August 29 at 1PM ET/PT, marking the first airing of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on the network. As you may know, Nickelodeon bought the franchise rights last October (including the 2003 4Kids series).
- “Fred: The Movie” Premieres Friday, September 17 on Nickelodeon
August 6, 2010 | "Fred" (a.k.a. "Fred Figglehorn"), one of the most popular internet characters of all time, will land on Nickelodeon in his first-ever film, Fred: The Movie, premiering Friday, Sept. 17, at 8:00 P.M. (ET/PT). Similar to real-life teenager Lucas Cruikshank's fast-talking, hyperactive videos that have received upwards of 530 million views, the film will center on Fred's biggest adventure yet in trying to win over his unrequited love, Judy.
