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
1984Nickelodeon introduces its Balloon font logo
1985Nick at Nite is launched after A&E spins off into a 24-hour channel
1986Viacom gains full ownership of the network
1987The Big Ballot (later known as the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards) premieres
1988The programming block Nick Jr. is launched
1991Nickelodeon debuted their "Nicktoons" brand with Doug, Rugrats and Ren & Stimpy premiering
1992The programming block SNICK was launched
1994Nickelodeon launches The Big Help
1996Nickelodeon released its first feature-length film in theaters, Harriet the Spy
1999Noggin, a joint venture with Sesame Workshop, is launched
2001TEENick is launched
2002The N is launched on Noggin and Nicktoons TV is launched
2002Sesame Workshop sells their stake in Noggin to Viacom
2009Nickelodeon goes through a major rebrand: TEENick and The N merged to form TeenNick, Noggin was replaced by the Nick Jr. Channel, and Nicktoons Network became Nicktoons
2009Nickelodeon acquired the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise
2010Nickelodeon began 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.
2015Nickelodeon revives Noggin as a streaming service
2019Nickelodeon acquires Paws, Inc.
2021NFL on Nickelodeon premieres in partnership with CBS Sports
2023Nickelodeon introduced a new take on their classic splat branding
2024Noggin shut down


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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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