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Programming block on the Nickelodeon television channel
This article is about the American morning block on Nickelodeon. For the 24/7 channel, seeNick Jr. Channel. For other uses, seeNick Jr. (disambiguation).

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Nick Jr.
Logo used since 2023[a]
NetworkNickelodeon
LaunchedJanuary 4, 1988; 37 years ago (1988-01-04)
Country of originUnited States
OwnerParamount Media Networks (Paramount Global)
HeadquartersNew York City
Formerly known as
  • Nick Junior (1988)
  • Nick Jr.'s Play Date/Nick Jr. Play Date (2007–09)
  • Nickelodeon's Play Date/Nickelodeon Play Date/Play Date (2009–12)
  • Weekday Mornings on Nick: The Smart Place to Play (2012–14)
Running time7:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Original language(s)
  • English
  • Spanish (viaSAP audio track)
Official websitewww.nickjr.com

Nick Jr. (sometimes disambiguated asNick Jr. on Nickelodeon orNick Jr. on Nick, and sometimes referred to asNick, Jr.) is an American morning programming block that airs onNickelodeon every weekday. It was launched on January 4, 1988. Nick Jr. features a lineup of shows aimed at children aged 2 through 8.

In 2009, Nickelodeon launched a separate channel named after the Nick Jr. block as a replacement for the originalNoggin cable channel. The channel is known on air as the "Nick Jr. Channel" to differentiate the two services.

Evolution of Nickelodeon
1977Pinwheel broadcasts onQube
1979Nickelodeon is launched byWarner-Amex Satellite Entertainment
1984A&E is launched as a block on Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon introduces itsBalloon font logo
1985Nick at Nite is launched after A&E spins off into a 24-hour channel
1986Viacom acquiredMTV Networks, giving it ownership of Nickelodeon
1987The Big Ballot (later known as theNickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards) premieres
1988The programming blockNick Jr. is launched
1991Nickelodeon debuted their "Nicktoons" brand
1992The programming blockSNICK is launched
Nickelodeon Animation Studio is founded
1994Nickelodeon launchesThe Big Help
1995Nick.com, Nickelodeon's official website, is launched
1996Nickelodeon released its firstNickelodeon Movies film in theaters
1999Noggin, a joint venture withSesame Workshop, is launched
2000Nickelodeon introduced split-screen credits
Nick Jr. on CBS is launched
2001TEENick is launched
2002The N is launched on Noggin and theNicktoons channel is launched
Sesame Workshop sells their stake in Noggin to Viacom
Nick Jr. on CBS becomes Nick on CBS
TheNickelodeon 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 merged to createTeenNick, Noggin was replaced by theNick Jr. Channel, and Nicktoons Network becomes Nicktoons
Nickelodeon acquires theTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise
2010Nickelodeon begins co-producing theWinx Club franchise
2012NickMom is launched on theNick Jr. Channel
Viacom andDirecTV have a contract dispute, causing Nickelodeon to be taken off the service for several days while an agreement was reached
2015NickMom shuts down
2016Nickelodeon Suites Resorts becomesHoliday Inn Resort Orlando Suites – Waterpark
2021NFL on Nickelodeon premieres in partnership withCBS Sports
2023Nickelodeon introduced a new take on their classic splat branding after the2023 Kids' Choice Awards
2024NickJr.com shut down and its content is moved toNick.com

History

Early years (1988–93)

Since its launch on April 1, 1979, and throughout the 1980s, Nickelodeon aired programs for preschoolers (most prominentlyPinwheel andToday's Special) on weekdays from 8:00 am – 2:00 pm and weekend mornings. After Nickelodeon's preschool block premiered a slew of new shows in 1987, it began using theNick Junior branding on January 4, 1988 (1988-1-4), coinciding with the premiere of the Spanish programThe World of David the Gnome. A new rebrand for the block that abbreviated its name toNick Jr. was gradually rolled out from September 5, 1988 to the summer of 1989.[1] Nick Jr.'s new logo was orange for 'Nick' and blue for 'Jr.', and it varied in the shape or species (e.g.: two gears, trains, robots, planets, insects, comets, or elephants). Like with Nickelodeon, Nick Jr.'snetwork IDs featured the block's logo in different shapes and styles. At launch, the block aired from 8:30 am – 2:30 pm. On weekends, preschool programs aired at earlier hours of the day, and in the case ofEureeka's Castle went unbranded.

Until June 29, 1990,Pinwheel was featured, originally for three hours (two in the morning and one at noon), then for one hour starting in spring 1989. When Nick Jr.'s original seriesEureeka's Castle premiered in September,Pinwheel was split into two separate half hours in the morning and afternoon, where it remained until June 29, 1990, after which the block was truncated to run from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm on July 2, 1990, another solidified timing from 9:30 am to 2:00 pm on June 15, 1992, and lastly from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm on October 5. Much of Nick Jr.'s other programs at the time were of Japanese or foreign origin (includingFred Penner's Place,Sharon, Lois & Bram's Elephant Show,Adventures of the Little Koala,Noozles,Maya the Bee, andThe Littl' Bits).

Grow, Learn, and Play (1993–94)

On April 5, 1993 (1993-4-5), Nick Jr. premiered a new series,Cappelli & Company, and received a new rebrand which prominently featured a new logo consisting of an orange parent and a blue child, and the sloganGrow, Learn, and Play. Several Nick Jr. bumpers featured kids playing near a Nick Jr. logo and a theme song with the slogan sung to the melody ofLondon Bridge, and interstitials were created featuringCappelli & Company hostFrank Cappelli on the set. Nick Jr. also started using a female announcer (who was replaced by a different one) in its promos and bumpers. Nick Jr. began to invest more into producing original interstitial series (including 1994'sMuppet Time, forty two-minute shorts fromThe Jim Henson Company) in order to stay within a self-imposed limit of five minutes of commercials per hour.

On April 4, 1994, the "Jim Henson's Muppet Hour" sub-block was created by pairingMuppet Babies reruns with the new acquisitionThe Muppet Show. Due to Nick Jr.'s declining ratings as well as competition fromPBS'children's programs andTLC's Ready Set Learn block, Nickelodeon spent $30 million revamping the Nick Jr. block over the next three years.[2] On June 13, older-skewing Nickelodeon seriesRugrats,The Alvin Show,Dennis the Menace, andLassie joined Nick Jr.'s lineup, as the block's branding was temporarily de-emphasized in favor of regular Nickelodeon branding until October 21.

Just for Me/Play to Learn (1994–2003)

On October 24, 1994 (1994-10-24), the Nick Jr. block returned with new on-air branding and premiered two new original series,Gullah Gullah Island andAllegra's Window, resulting in 50% rating gains for the block. Nick Jr. also introduced Face, an animated mascot that introduced shows and interstitials and led into commercial breaks. In the context of his segments, Face was capable of materializing objects such as an astronaut, a robot, a clown, a window, a traffic light, stars, and even wood. He was also capable of creating a number ofFoley sound effects and voices including an iconic signature three-notetrumpet noise usually following the name "Nick Jr." at the end of almost every bumper. Also, he changed colors, moods, and feelings. Face was voiced byChris Phillips, who also narrated several Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. promos.

In 1995, Nick Jr. acquired broadcast rights toThe Busy World of Richard Scarry from sister networkShowtime, and later premieredRupert on September 11 andLittle Bear on November 6 (both were produced by the Canadian animation studioNelvana).

Nick Jr. received a new rebrand produced by Pittard Sullivan on April 1, 1996 (1996-4-1). On September 8, the first episode ofBlue's Clues premiered in primetime onNick at Nite, then aired on Nick Jr. the next day.Blue's Clues quickly deposedGullah Gullah Island as Nick Jr.'s most popular series.Rugrats was pushed out of Nick Jr.'s lineup after May 2, 1997, to make room for second showings ofLittle Bear andBlue's Clues.The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss replacedPapa Beaver's Storytime on October 7, 1997, after a series of occasional airings on the block from October 21, 1996, to February 1997. On March 16, 1998, the "nickjr.com" website was launched. Later that year, Nick Jr. rebranded again and introduced the "Just for Me" slogan. A sign-on and sign-off bumper featuring the "Just for Me" slogan was used on Nick Jr. video releases from 2000–04.

In the first quarter of 1999, Nick Jr. premiered three new series based on books,Franklin on January 11, andKipper andMaisy in February, which helped increase the block's ratings.Little Bill premiered later in 1999; the series' first episodes premiered on Nickelodeon Sunday nights before airing on Nick Jr. the next day. Nick Jr. briefly aired reruns ofShining Time Station beginning June 5, 2000 (Maggie and the Ferocious Beast premiered on the same day) to promote the filmThomas and the Magic Railroad, before replacing it withDora the Explorer on August 14, which became one of Nick Jr.'s most successful series.

The US dub ofBob the Builder premiered on Nickelodeon on January 13, 2001, before airing on Nick Jr. two days later;Oswald premiered on August 20. On September 24, 2001 (2001-9-24), Nick Jr. received a new rebrand produced by AdamsMorioka (who had previously rebranded Nickelodeon andNick at Nite) and Editional Effects, intended to have a greater appeal towards parents. In the spring of 2002, Nick Jr. altered the format of its commercial breaks, resulting in the removal of older network IDs dating back to 1994. Beginning on January 10, 2003,Dora the Explorer andBlue's Clues were placed in Nick Jr.'s "Play Along Time" sub-block. On April 7, the day that sister networkNoggin rebranded and introduced mascotsMoose and Zee, Nick Jr. aired some of Noggin's new original series (Oobi,Tweenies, andMiffy and Friends) as a cross-promotion. Nick Jr. continued to airTweenies from July to September 25.

On August 29, 2003, the original Face interstitials ended their almost 9-year run.

Play Along (2003–04)

Former logo used from September 1, 2003 to January 30, 2009.

On September 1, 2003 (2003-9-1), Nick Jr. received a rebrand that introduced more than a dozen new logos; British programRubbadubbers premiered the next day. A new interstitial series calledNick Jr. Play Along was introduced, hosted by two live-action hosts: Robin (played by actressHillary Hawkins[3]) and Zack (played by actor Travis Guba[4]). Along with Robin and Zack were twosock puppets called the Feetbeats. Face was given a brand new look which added eyebrows and a chin and straightened his eyes by inverting their colors from white dots on black eyes to actual-looking eyes, and was voiced byNick on CBS announcer Babi Floyd. The new Face promos were produced by Virtual Persuasion. Starting the following year in September, Nick Jr. used a new on-screen bug to promote its website until two years later on February 28.

On October 8, 2004, the new Face interstitials ended their 1-year run alongside most of Nick Jr.'s older interstitial series.[5]

Love to Play! (2004–07)

On October 11, 2004 (2004-10-11), Nick Jr. received another rebrand containing interstitials co-produced withLittle Airplane Productions featuring the block's new mascot Piper O'Possum (voiced byAli Brustofski and created byJosh Selig), and the new slogan "Love to Play!". Nick Jr.'s female announcer was replaced with Kobie Powell and Chris Phillips.LazyTown,Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends,Blue's Room, andThe Backyardigans (the latter of which premiering alongside the rebrand) premiered on Nick Jr. Nick Jr.'s commercial limit increased to 8 minutes per hour, and the block began airing more interstitials that were clips from its' shows.Dora the Explorer spin-offGo, Diego, Go! premiered, whilstWonder Pets! andWow! Wow! Wubbzy! debuted the following year.Yo Gabba Gabba! debuted the following year, and was the only Nick Jr. series to premiere that year.

On September 7, 2007, the Piper O'Possum interstitials ended their almost 3-year run.

Play with Us!/Play Date (2007–09)

On September 10, 2007 (2007-9-10), Nick Jr. received another rebrand nicknamedNick Jr. Play Date. A new slogan,Play with Us!, was also included. The bumpers encouraged preschoolers to play along and featured the Nick Jr. logo in the form of two stop-motion plushies. This marked the first time that Nick Jr. had no mascot since 13 years. 5 months later on February 18, the March '06 on-screen bugs were replaced with three new bugs reflecting the branding. Nick Jr. began its broadcast at 8:30 am starting the following week.

On January 30, 2009, thePlay Date interstitials ended their 1.5-year run.

Nickelodeon rebranding (2009–14)

Former logo used from September 28, 2009 to May 18, 2018.

On February 2, 2009 (2009-2-2), the Nick Jr. block rebranded asNickelodeon Play Date, as part of an effort to unite the Nickelodeon channel's programs under a single brand. The block's commercial limit increased again to 10 minutes per hour. NickJr.com continued to use the Nick Jr. brand name to categorize all of Nickelodeon's preschool programming. The block initially retained thePlay with Us! brand, alongside new branding designed by Melinda Beck, and many bumpers featured drawings, finger puppets or cupcakes. The bumpers' music was a choir of kids vocalizing, andNicolette Pierini was the announcer of each bumper. The Nickelodeon splat logo was edited onto the block's split-screen credits design and interstitials predating thePlay with Us! brand. Starting on June 29 of that year, the split-screen credits were replaced to match the branding, officially retiring thePlay with Us! branding. On September 28 of that year, the Nick Jr. channel was launched, replacing Noggin. That same day, the block became simply known asNick's Play Date or justPlay Date.Nick's Play Date began its broadcast at 7:00 am a year later starting in the summer. The following year,Nick's Play Date received a new rebrand featuring characters from the block's shows. That same year,Nick’s Play Date stopped using the branding’s split-screen credits, and started using Nickelodeon’s split-screen credits design. The following year, thePlay Date branding was replaced with a modified version of the Nick Jr. channel's new branding known asNick: The Smart Place to Play, and the block stopped airing most interstitials. Despite Nickelodeon displaying its shows' credits during the last 30 seconds before it, the branding retained the split-screen credits for Nick Jr. shows airing on the block until May 2, 2014 (2014-5-2).

Return of Nick Jr. branding (2014–23)

Logo used since May 21, 2018; in which the logo is in slightly darker color. Concurrently used alongside the 2023 logo since July 5, 2023.

On May 5, 2014 (2014-5-5),Nick: The Smart Place to Play reverted back to the normal Nick Jr. name and began calling itself "Nick Jr. on Nickelodeon" or "Nick Jr. on Nick" while still using a Nickelodeon screen bug. When aired on the Nick Jr. channel, commercials for programs broadcast on Nickelodeon's Nick Jr. block usually end with "Over on Nick" or "Over on Nickelodeon" to differentiate the titles. On the same day, the Nick Jr. block also began to use Nickelodeon's on-screen credits to include more commercials (now 12 minutes per hour). The following year on June 10, the Nick Jr. website was fully redesigned to match up with the Nick Jr. app.[6]

On May 21, 2018 (2018-5-21), the Nick Jr. block rebranded with new bumpers and curriculum boards. Nick Jr. began its broadcast at 7:00 am once again for the first time since a decade two years later starting in the fall. As of fall two years later, the Nick Jr. block has been extended to sign off at 3:00 pm, but by January 2, it reverted to having a 2 p.m. sign off time.

Return of Nickelodeon branding (2023–present)

On July 5, 2023 (2023-7-5), the Nick Jr. block was rebranded to include a refreshed splat logo and used the Nickelodeon name in the refreshed bumpers, as well as refreshed curriculum boards, while the Nick Jr. channel eventually adopted the full rebrand on September 4.[7]

Programming

Main article:List of programs broadcast by Nick Jr. (block)

Other Nick Jr. blocks for broadcast networks

Nick Jr. programs and interstitial segments appeared as a Saturday morning block onCBS entitled Nick Jr. on CBS. It was part of the generalNick on CBS block, which also included programming from the main Nickelodeon channel until 2 years later on September 18, when it switched back to its previous format. It ended after Viacom and CBS Corporation were separated (but re-merged in later years) and was replaced by theKOL Secret Slumber Party block.

Spanish-language US networkTelemundo has airedBlue's Clues (SpanishPistas De Blue) (as part of theNickelodeon en Telemundo block) andDora the Explorer (SpanishDora la Exploradora) (as part of theTelemundo Kids block) in Spanish. Competing Spanish networkUnivision added Spanish-dubbed versions ofDora the Explorer and its spin-offGo, Diego, Go! to their Saturday morningPlaneta U line-up. A Spanish-dubbed version ofThe Backyardigans was later added to the lineup.

Tr3s, a sister network toNickelodeon, aired a daily block of Spanish-dubbed Nick Jr. programs under the nameTr3s Jr. to meet E/I requirements for its broadcast affiliates. Shows likePistas de Blue (the Spanish version ofBlue's Clues) andWonder Pets! were featured in the block.

Face's reappearances

The 90s Face made an appearance during the New Year edition ofThe '90s Are All That,TeenNick's former retro-oriented late-night block. Face's appearances consisted of out-of-context clips that make him appear to be drunk or making adult comments (e.g.: "Yeah, grow a pair!").

For the Halloween/Nick or Treat season, the "Face the Monster" bumper would play on the block as a transition of introducing episodes ofAaahh!!! Real Monsters onThe Splat. The same bumper would be used on the block as an April Fools' Day prank two years later on April 1.

Face also appeared in an Easter promo forThe Splat, encouraging viewers to look for the Easter bunny in 90s Nickelodeon shows.

A re-designed Face voiced by Cedric Williams hosted the Nick Jr. showFace's Music Party. Face's original voice actor Chris Phillips continued to narrate promos for Nick Jr.

See also

Notes

  1. ^The logo's wordmark has been in use since September 2009. Additionally, this logo is a variant meant to be used for white backgrounds; the main variant has a white (for Nick) and blue (for Jr.) wordmark in conjunction with a fully orange splat.

References

  1. ^"The Rugrats Timeline -- Through 1989". June 16, 2012. Archived fromthe original on June 16, 2012. RetrievedJuly 29, 2015.
  2. ^Nick to spend $30 million on kids (page 53) from Broadcasting & Cable
  3. ^"Hillary Hawkins".Hillary Hawkins. RetrievedJuly 29, 2015.
  4. ^"About".www.travisguba.com. RetrievedJuly 29, 2015.
  5. ^"Nickelodeon's '90s Mascot Face Returns inFace's Music Party, Brand-New Music Variety Show Premiering Monday, June 6, at 11 A.M. (ET/PT)" (Press release).Nickelodeon. May 5, 2022 – viaPR Newswire.
  6. ^"Nick Jr. site gets a redesign, debuts new preschool series". RetrievedSeptember 5, 2018.
  7. ^Albiniak, Paige (July 5, 2023)."Nickelodeon Returns to Its Roots with Preschool Rebrand".Promax. RetrievedSeptember 1, 2023.

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