The network 's name changed to Nick Jr. Channel to differentiate itself form Nickelodeon 's Nick Jr .
In December 2017 , Nickelodeon made a deal with Mattel Creations to move the British show Thomas & Friends to Nick Jr. from its longtime U.S. TV home of PBS Kids starting in 2018. On May 21 , 2018 , the network refreshed their imaging with new interstitial pieces and updated curriculum notices , and began to promote themselves as the `` Nick Jr. Channel '' audibly and visually to avert confusion with the Nickelodeon block that referred its self to be called Nick Jr.