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- “Fanboy & Chum Chum” Premieres Nov. 6, 2009 on Nickelodeon
October 16, 2009 | Nickelodeon will premiere Fanboy and Chum Chum, a new CG animated comedy spin-off from the Nicktoons Network anthology series Random! Cartoons, on Friday, Nov. 6.
- Nickelodeon Canada Launches November 2, 2009
October 16, 2009 | Nickelodeon officially joins Corus Entertainment's collection of kid-targeted services in Canada on Monday, November 2.
- ‘Courage the Cowardly Dog’ Joins Boomerang on Oct. 19
October 15, 2009 | Coming to the commercial-free Boomerang network on Monday, Oct. 19 at 9 p.m. (ET), Courage the Cowardly Dog is the latest Cartoon Network original series classic to join the primetime lineup.
- SpongeBob’s Truth or Square Premieres November 6 on Nickelodeon
October 13, 2009 | Nickelodeon culminates the 10th anniversary celebration of pop-icon and top-rated kids’ series SpongeBob SquarePants with the premiere of “Truth or Square” a star-studded one-hour prime time television event.
- Nick Celebrates Halloween With “Shriek Week”
October 12, 2009 | Nickelodeon will have kids from tots to tweens on the edge of their seats with Halloween marathons of hit series and new chill-filled episodes of their favorite shows, beginning Friday, Oct. 23 through Saturday, Oct. 31. Additionally, Nickelodeon’s websites, Nick.com, NickJr.com, Neopets, Shockwave and Parents Connect will feature new Halloween-themed online content and games in the spirit of the haunted holiday.
- Cartoon Network Picks Up More “Dude, What Would Happen”
October 5, 2009 | Cartoon Network announced today it has picked up ten additional episodes of the live-action alternative series Dude, What Would Happen.
- Nickelodeon’s Fall Programming: The Troop, BrainSurge, iCarly, True Jackson
September 10, 2009 | Nickelodeon packs its new fall schedule with laughs, adventures and slime, premiering two new series.
- Nick’s New Game Show “BrainSurge” Premieres Sept. 28
September 1, 2009 | Nickelodeon calls upon kids’ power of memory and concentration to play BrainSurge, a new fun-filled game show premiering weekday afternoons.
- Cartoon Network Greenlights “Regular Show” and “Horrorbots”, More “Flapjack”
August 13, 2009 | Cartoon Network announced greenlights for two new original comedy animated series, Regular Show and Horrorbots, in addition to a picking up more episodes of The Marvelous MisAdventures of Flapjack and additional writing for Adventure Time.
- iCarly’s iFight Shelby Marx Scores 7.9 Million Viewers
August 9, 2009 | Nickelodeon’s iCarly–basic cable’s number-one kids’ program among total viewers quarter to date, was the champ with total viewers, kids and tweens with its “iFight Shelby Marx” special.
