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- “The Fairly OddParents” Premieres March 30
January 17, 2001 | Nickelodeon's new irreverent, action-packed animated comedy series The Fairly OddParents, premiering Friday, March 30, 2001 at 8:30 p.m. (ET/PT), follows the adventures of 10-year-old Timmy Turner and his newly arrived fairy godparents.
- Kids’ WB Schedules New Series “The Zeta Project”
January 10, 2001 | Kids’ WB! will bring its newest mission to Saturday mornings with the debut of the new high-adventure animated series “The Zeta Project” on Saturday, January 27.
- Donna Friedman Promoted at Kids’ WB
January 6, 2001 | Donna L. Friedman, who has been in charge of Kids’ WB! during both seasons that it ranked #1 among all broadcast networks, has been promoted to Executive Vice President.
- Kids’ WB Adds “Jackie Chan Adventures” to Weekdays
January 6, 2001 | Kids' WB will bring more of Jackie Chan’s action-comedy-adventure to its schedule with a total of 52 episodes of the new Saturday morning breakout hit series “Jackie Chan Adventures” from Sony Pictures Family Entertainment Group.
- Kids’ WB Renews “Static Shock” for Second Season
December 7, 2000 | Kids’ WB!, a leader in kids’ television, has ordered an additional 13 original episodes of this season’s high-adventure series “Static Shock” from Warner Bros. Animation for a second season in Fall 2001.
- Nickelodeon Announces 2000 Christmas Schedule
December 1, 2000 | Nickelodeon unwraps a bounty of prime-time presents to make kids merry throughout December, including new and favorite Yuletide episodes of various Nick series to be telecast Monday - Thursday, December 4-28 at 8:30 p.m. (ET/PT). Among these are all new holiday episodes of "100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd" (December 5), "SpongeBob SquarePants" (December 6), "Pinky & the Brain" (December 14) and "The Wild Thornberrys" (December 27).
- Cartoon Network Schedules “Sheep in the Big City” Series Premiere
November 1, 2000 | Cartoon Network will premiere its ninth original half-hour animated series, SHEEP IN THE BIG CITY, on November 17, 2000.
- Kids’ WB Renews “Jackie Chan Adventures” for Second Season
October 12, 2000 | Kids' WB has ordered an additional 13 original episodes of this season’s breakout Saturday morning hit “Jackie Chan Adventures” from Sony Pictures Family Entertainment Group for a second season in Fall 2001.
- Nickelodeon Acquires “Pinky and the Brain,” “Animaniacs” and “Tiny Toon Adventures”
August 29, 2000 | Nickelodeon has acquired the exclusive television rights to three Emmy Award-winning animated series created and produced by Steven Spielberg and Warner Bros. Animation from Warner Bros. Domestic Pay-TV, Cable & Network Features, it was announced today by Cyma Zarghami, Executive Vice President, Nickelodeon.
- Nickelodeon to Launch First New On-Air Look in More Than a Decade
August 29, 2000 | Timed to kids' back-to-school season, Nickelodeon will launch its first new on-air look in more than 10 years, beginning Monday, Sept. 4.