Nickelodeon

Nickelodeon (often shortened to Nick) is an American pay television channel which was first tested on December 1, 1977,[1] before nationally launching on April 1, 1979 as the first cable channel for children.[2] It is owned by ViacomCBS through its domestic networks division and is based in New York City. The network's programming is primarily aimed at children and teenagers aged 2–17,[3] while some of its program blocks target a broader family audience.
The channel was first tested in 1977 as part of QUBE,[4] an early cable television system broadcast locally in Columbus, Ohio.[5] QUBE's Channel C-3 aired Pinwheel, an educational show developed by Vivian Horner. Pinwheel performed well with QUBE subscribers, and Horner sought to expand her program into a full channel on national television. The channel, now named Nickelodeon, launched to a new countrywide audience on April 1, 1979,[6] with Pinwheel as its inaugural program.[5] The network was initially commercial-free and remained without advertising until 1984.[7] QUBE's owner, Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment, eventually sold Nickelodeon, along with its sister networks MTV and VH1, to Viacom in 1986.[8]
Throughout its history, Nickelodeon has introduced sister channels and themed programming blocks. On January 4, 1988, Nickelodeon launched Nick Jr., a weekday-morning block aimed at preschool children. On August 11, 1991, the network introduced another flagship brand, the Nicktoons: original animated productions created specifically for the network.[9] The Nicktoons brand would eventually evolve to introduce its own sister channel, launched in 2002. In 1999, Nickelodeon partnered with Sesame Workshop to create Noggin,[10] an educational brand consisting of a cable channel and an interactive website. Two blocks aimed at a teenage audience, TEENick (previously on Nickelodeon) and The N (previously on Noggin) were merged into a standalone channel, TeenNick, in 2009.
As of September 2018, the channel is available to about 87.167 million households in the United States.[11]
== Shows: ==
* Doug
* Rugrats
* Ren and Stimpy
* Rocko's Modern Life
* Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
* Blue's Clues/Blue's Clues and You
* Hey Arnold!
* KABLAM!
* The Angry Beavers
* CatDog
* Oh Yeah! Cartoons
* The Wild Thornberrys
* Little Bill
* Spongebob Squarepants
* Rocket Power
* John Callahan's Pelswick
* Dora The Explorer/Dora and Friends: Into The City
* As Told By Ginger Foutley
* The Fairly Oddparents
* Invader Zim
* Jimmy Neutron
* Chalkzone
* Max and Ruby
* My Life as a Teenage Robot
* Danny Phantom
* The Backyardigans
* Peppa Pig
* Avatar The Last Airbender
* Catscratch
* Go Diego Go!
* Jack's BiG Music Show
* The X's
* Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!
* El Tigre
* Wayside
* The Mighty B!
* Planet Sheen
* TUFF Puppy
Category:Nickelodeon
Category:Channels for kids