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Nickelodeon (often shortened as Nick) is an American television network that was first tested on December 1, 1977 on the experimental cable system QUBE before nationally launching on April 1, 1979. The channel airs a variety of original animated ("Nicktoons") live-action shows, and acquired programming.

Nickelodeon's most popular shows include SpongeBob SquarePants, The Loud House, iCarly, The Fairly OddParents, and All That. Nickelodeon primarily targets preschoolers and children, while some of it's blocks target a broader audience.

History

1970s

The concept was formed by Dr. Vivian Horner, an educator and director research on the PBS series The Electric Company. The first series to ever air on Nickelodeon was a show called Pinwheel, which inaugurated on December 1, 1977. The show originally ran as a preschool program until 1979. Pinwheel became successful enough to expand the idea of turning Nickelodeon into a full time channel on a national broadcast in 1980.

Nickelodeon officially launched on April 1, 1979, even though it was originally planned to launch two months prior. Launch titles featured Pinwheel, Video Comic Book, America Goes Bananaz, Nickel Flicks, and By The Way.

Content

Much like other television networks, such as Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon uploads clips or moments from different shows on their network. They also upload promotions and sneak peeks for upcoming shows as well.

Controversies

Sexualizing

Deadline Hollywood reported that there were complaints about Dan Schneider's alleged behavior. This included his alleged "well-documented temper issues for years" and his activities on Twitter, where he often posted pictures of the feet of the young actresses who worked for him. Nickelodeon did not respond to Deadline's report and Schneider's representative refused to comment.

A person "close to Schneider" said Schneider "regrets ever asking anyone (for a massage) and agrees it was not appropriate". Russell Hicks, a former executive at Nickelodeon, denied allegations of "sexualized" scenes in Schneider's shows and claimed that "parents and caregivers and their friends (were) watching every single frame of footage and listening to every joke (and) every single thing that Dan ever did on any of his shows was carefully scrutinized and approved".

Verbal Abuse

In June 2021, the New York Times reported that Nickelodeon's decision to cut ties with Schneider came after its parent company ViacomCBS completed an internal investigation that found evidence of Schneider verbally abusing his colleagues. Some of his colleagues told the newspaper that they found him to be difficult to work with and "prone to tantrums and angry emails". When asked about the allegations, Schneider defended his work and said that if people found him to be hard to work with, it was because he maintained "high standards" as show runner.

Quiet on Set

The 2024 documentary mini-series Quiet on Set exposed Schneider's toxic workplace behavior at Nickelodeon. He responded by apologizing for his aggressive and misogynistic behavior in the workplace, but denied other allegations.

Hiring Sex Offenders

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Channels

Sister Channels

• Nicktoons (Formerly Nickelodeon Cartoon Universe and Nick Animation)
• Nick Jr.
• TeenNick
• NickRewind
• NickMusic
• TV Land
• MTV
• Comedy Central

Show Channels

• SpongeBob SquarePants Official
• Henry Danger Official
• Avatar: The Last Airbender
• The Loud House
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• Toymation

Nickelodeon channels in other languages

• Nickelodeon France - French
• Nickelodeon en Español - Latin American Spanish
• Nickelodeon em Português - Brazilian Portuguese
• Nickelodeon Nederlands - Dutch
• Nickelodeon Deutschland - German
• Nickelodeon Italia - Italian
• Nickelodeon Polska - Polish
• Nickelodeon Arabia - Arabic
• ערוץ ניקלודיאון - Hebrew (with Hebrew subtitles)
• Nickelodeon India - Hindi
• Nickelodeon Bahasa - Indonesian
• ニコロデオンジャパン - Japanese
• 니켈로디언 코리아 - Korean
• Nickelodeon Cyrillic (Formerly Nickelodeon Russia) - Ukrainian (Formerly Russian)

Trivia

• It became the first cable channel for children when it launched.
• The channel didn't invest in it's own animated shows until 1991.
• Despite the channel targeting kids, it's nighttime block Nick at Nite targets an adult audience.