Nickelodeon on CBS

Nick on CBS
Nick Jr. on CBS
Network CBS
Launched
  • September 16, 2000 (2000-09-16) (Nick Jr. on CBS) (original)
  • September 14, 2002 (2002-09-14) (Nick on CBS)
  • September 11, 2004 (2004-09-11) (Nick Jr. on CBS) (revived)
Closed
  • September 7, 2002 (2002-09-07) (Nick Jr. on CBS) (original)
  • September 4, 2004 (2004-09-04) (Nick on CBS)
  • September 9, 2006 (2006-09-09) (Nick Jr. on CBS) (revived)
Country of origin United States
Owner Nickelodeon[1] (Viacom)
Formerly known as
  • Nick Jr. on CBS (original) (September 16, 2000–September 7, 2002)
  • Nick on CBS (September 14, 2002–September 4, 2004)
Format Saturday morning children's program block
Running time
  • 4 hours (September 16, 2000 – June 9, 2001)
  • 3 hours (June 16, 2001 – September 9, 2006)
Original Language(s) English

Nick on CBS (also known as Nick Jr. on CBS) is a defunct American Saturday morning children's programming block that ran on CBS from September 16, 2000 to September 9, 2006.[1] The block featured programming from Nickelodeon, which was a sister cable television property to CBS under Viacom for the majority of the block's run.

History

In June 2000, a few months after Viacom (which CBS founded in 1952 as television syndication distributor CBS Films, Inc., and later spun off in 1971 after the then-recently implemented Financial Interest and Syndication Rules barred networks from holding financial interest in syndicated programming content) completed its $37 billion merger with CBS Corporation, CBS reached an agreement with new corporate sister Nickelodeon to air programming from its Nick Jr. block beginning that September.[1]

The new four-hour block, Nick Jr. on CBS, debuted on September 16, 2000, replacing the Nelvana-produced animation block CBS Kidshow, which ended its run the week prior on September 9. For the first two years of the Nickelodeon agreement, the block exclusively aired preschool-targeted programming from Nick Jr., including interstitials from the Nickelodeon block's animated mascot, Face. In June 2001, the block was reduced by one hour, to allow for The Saturday Early Show, reducing its length to three hours. On September 14, 2002, the block was rebranded from Nick Jr. on CBS to simply Nick on CBS; at that time, its programming content expanded to animated Nickelodeon series aimed at children between 7 and 16 years of age, in addition to two Nick Jr. series.

As with the predecessor CBS Kidshow and Think CBS Kids blocks, all of the programs within the block complied with educational programming requirements defined by the Children's Television Act, although the educational content in some of the programs was tenuous in nature. It was partly for this reason why some of Nickelodeon's most popular programs (most notably, SpongeBob SquarePants – at the time the cable channel's most popular series) were not included as part of the CBS block, even during the more open-formatted Nick on CBS era. However, some airings of SpongeBob SquarePants, The Fairly OddParents, Doug, Rocko's Modern Life, CatDog, The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, and Rocket Power appeared during special holiday events on the block. Rugrats also aired briefly in 2003, when it was added as a regular series within the block. Somewhere in early 2004, the network had a relaunch, making additions like live-action shows, such as The Brothers García.

The older-skewing Nickelodeon series were removed from the block and Nick on CBS was rebranded back to Nick Jr. on CBS in September 2004,[2] refocusing the block back exclusively toward preschooler-oriented series; the block also began incorporating interstitial hosted segments featuring Piper O'Possum. On December 31, 2005, Viacom formally split under the shared control of National Amusements (owned by Sumner Redstone), with CBS and all related broadcasting, television production and distribution properties as well as some non-production entities becoming part of the standalone company CBS Corporation, while Nickelodeon and its parent subsidiary MTV Networks became part of a new company under the Viacom name.

Less than a month later on January 19, 2006, CBS announced that it would enter into a three-year programming partnership with DIC Entertainment to produce a new children's program block for the three-hour Saturday morning time slot featuring new and recent series from its program library, to begin airing in Fall 2006.[3] Nick Jr. on CBS ended its run on September 9, 2006 and was replaced with a new block the following weekend called KOL Secret Slumber Party.[4]

Programming

Nick Jr.

Live-action/animated series

Program Premiere date Finale date
Blue's CluesSeptember 16, 2000September 9, 2006
LazyTownSeptember 11, 2004September 9, 2006

Animated series

Program Premiere date Finale date
The BackyardigansSeptember 11, 2004September 9, 2006
Bob the BuilderSeptember 15, 2001September 7, 2002
Dora the ExplorerSeptember 16, 2000September 9, 2006
FranklinSeptember 16, 2000September 7, 2002
Go, Diego, Go!September 17, 2005September 9, 2006
KipperSeptember 16, 2000September 8, 2001
Little BearSeptember 16, 2000September 8, 2001
Little BillSeptember 16, 2000September 7, 2002
February 1, 2003March 6, 2004
September 11, 2004September 9, 2006
Maggie and the Ferocious Beast aSeptember 16, 2000June 9, 2001
Maisy aSeptember 16, 2000June 9, 2001
Miss Spider's Sunny Patch FriendsSeptember 11, 2004September 10, 2005
OswaldSeptember 15, 2001September 7, 2002

Nickelodeon

Live-action series

Program Premiere date Finale date
The Brothers GarcíaMarch 13, 2004September 4, 2004

Animated series

Program Premiere date Finale date
All Grown Up!March 13, 2004September 4, 2004
As Told by GingerSeptember 14, 2002January 25, 2003
ChalkZoneFebruary 1, 2003September 4, 2004
Hey Arnold!September 14, 2002September 4, 2004
PelswickSeptember 14, 2002January 25, 2003
RugratsFebruary 1, 2003September 6, 2003
The Wild ThornberrysSeptember 14, 2002March 6, 2004

Notes

a. ^ Selected stations only

References

  1. 1 2 3 Michael Schneider (June 15, 2000). "CBS picks Nick mix". Variety. Reed Business Information. Retrieved August 13, 2009.
  2. ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=4pF9x-cDGsoC&dat=20041009&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
  3. ↑ Elizabeth Guider (January 19, 2006). "Synergy not kid-friendly at Eye web". Variety. Reed Business Information. Retrieved August 13, 2009.
  4. ↑ "DIC, KOL to Produce on CBS". Mediaweek. June 21, 2006.
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