Nick Jr.
Nick Jr. (sometimes disambiguated as Nick Jr. on Nickelodeon) is a block of TV shows that is seen on Nickelodeon every weekday morning. It started playing on January 4, 1988. The shows in this block are made specially for preschoolers. Most of the shows are educational. Shows like Blue's Clues, Dora the Explorer, The Backyardigans and Ni Hao, Kai-Lan were made for the Nick Jr. block.
 Logo used since July 5, 2023[a] | |
| Launched | January 4, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Network | Nickelodeon |
| Country | United States |
| Format | Educational shows for preschoolers |
| Runtime | 5-7 hours |
| Website | www |
| Headquarters | New York City |
| Parent | Paramount Media Networks (Paramount Global) |
A separate Nick Jr. Channel was started on September 28, 2009. It plays many of the same shows as the block. Both the block and the channel are still airing.
Programming Edit
International versions Edit
United States Edit
The block started playing on Nickelodeon on January 4, 1988. In 2009, a separate channel was started (the Nick Jr. Channel), and it was named after the block.[1] The US version did not had the similar graphs, promos or design as the UK, Italy or Australia except the logo. Currently it airs some early and late Nick Jr. shows. The new logo is a lot different then the block's logo.
United Kingdom Edit
Launched on September 1, 1993 as the first Nick Jr. channel. Until 1999 But it was in widescreen it aired from 6:00a.m. to 8:00p.m. Then in February 2002 a classic children's programming block called Nick Jr. Classics was launched, airing was also increased to 10:00p.m. After Nick Jr. Classics was Closed in 2019, it began airing for 24 hours.
There is a similar service titled Nick Jr. Too. It launched in April 2002 as Nick Jr. 2, but the name was changed in November 2014.[source?]
Australia Edit
Launched on March 2004.[2] The Australian version includes some PBS Kids series like WordWorld and Sid the Science Kid.
France Edit
Similar to the US version. Launched on January 26, 2010.[3] Name stylized as Nickelodeon Junior so it doesn't sound like a French swear word.
Latin America Edit
Launched on July 1, 2018, like US version it have the late Nick JR shows, name stylized as Nick JR.
Notes Edit
- ↑ The logo's wordmark has been in use since September 28, 2009. Additionally, the main variant has a white (for Nick) and blue (for Jr.) wordmark in conjunction with a fully orange splat.
References Edit
- ↑ Nickelodeon Unveils New Logo, Variety.com, July 29, 2009
- ↑ "FOXTEL - About FOXTEL - What We Do - Shareholdings". Foxtel. 2009. Archived from the original on 2010-01-17. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
- ↑ Nick Jnr to launch in France | Rapid TV News