Nicktoons (American TV channel)

Nicktoons
CountryUnited States
Broadcast areaNationwide
HeadquartersOne Astor Plaza
New York, New York, U.S.
Programming
Language(s)
  • English
  • Spanish (via SAP audio track)
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerParamount Media Networks
ParentNickelodeon Group
Sister channels
History
LaunchedMay 1, 2002; 22 years ago (2002-05-01)
Former names
  • Nicktoons TV (2002–03)
  • Nicktoons Network (2005–09)
Links
Websitewww.nick.com
Availability
Streaming media
Affiliated Streaming ServiceParamount+
YouTube TV, Sling TV, DirecTV Stream, Philo, Hulu + Live TV, Vidgo

Nicktoons[a] is an American pay television channel owned by the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global through the Nickelodeon Group. The channel is geared towards children aged 7 to 11.[1]

As of December 2023, Nicktoons is available to approximately 43,000,000 pay television households in the United States-down from its 2013 peak of 69,000,000 households.[2]

Evolution of Nickelodeon
1977Pinwheel broadcasts on Qube
1979Nickelodeon is launched by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment
1984A&E is launched as a block on Nick
Nickelodeon introduces its Balloon font logo
1985Nick at Nite is launched after A&E spins off into a 24-hour channel
1986Viacom acquires MTV Networks, giving it ownership of Nickelodeon
1987The Big Ballot (later known as the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards) premieres
1988The programming block Nick Jr. is launched
1991Nickelodeon debuts their "Nicktoons" brand
1992The programming block SNICK was launched
Nickelodeon Animation Studio is founded
1994Nickelodeon launches The Big Help
1995Nick.com, Nickelodeon's official website, is launched
1996Nickelodeon released its first Nickelodeon Movies film in theaters
1999Noggin, a joint venture with Sesame Workshop, is launched
2000Nickelodeon introduced split-screen credits
2001TEENick is launched
2002The N is launched on Noggin and the Nicktoons channel is launched
Sesame Workshop sells their stake in Noggin to Viacom
MTV Hits is launched
The Nickelodeon Group is founded
2005SNICK shuts down
Nicktoons becomes Nicktoons Network
2007Nick GAS shuts down after The N spins off into a 24-hour channel
2009Nickelodeon goes through a major rebrand: TEENick and The N merge to create TeenNick, Noggin shut down and was replaced with the Nick Jr. Channel, and Nicktoons Network becomes Nicktoons
Nickelodeon acquires the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise
2010Nickelodeon begins co-producing the Winx Club franchise
2012Viacom and DirecTV have a contract dispute, causing Nickelodeon to be taken off the service for several days while an agreement was reached
2015Noggin relaunches as a streaming service
2016MTV Hits becomes NickMusic
2021NFL on Nickelodeon premieres in partnership with CBS Sports
2023Nickelodeon introduced a new take on their classic splat branding after the 2023 Kids' Choice Awards
2024Noggin shut down again and its content is moved to Paramount+


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  1. ^ "Viacom". Viacom. Archived from the original on July 28, 2013.
  2. ^ "U.S. cable network households (universe), 1990 – 2023". wrestlenomics.com. May 14, 2024. Retrieved July 28, 2019.

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