Nick Jr.
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Nick Jr. is a block of programming on the U.S. Nickelodeon cable television networks. In the United Kingdom, it is a channel in its own right, which launched on 1 September 1999; it also has a second channel, Nick Jr. 2, which launched April 24, 2006. In Australia, it is also a standalone channel, part of the Foxtel Digital lineup. In all incarnations, it is aimed at a preschool-age audience.
In the United States, preschool-targeted TV shows were marketed under the Nickelodeon name brand through most of the 1980s. However, as cable TV increased in popularity, a potential association of such shows with Nickelodeon's older-aged content had the potential to damage pre-teen viewership, and because of that, the preschool shows started to be marketed under the Nick Jr. brand in 1988 (an actual founding date was very loose and varies from source to source).
Nick Jr. originally had a mascot named Face (1994-2004), a personified, 2D face that changed color throughout his segments. In the US, it now has a new mascot named Piper, a possum. Face continues to appear on the Australian version.
There is a CD with music from Nick Jr. shows available titled Dance and Sing: The Best of Nick Jr..
From 2000 to 2001 and from 2004 to 2006, Nick Jr. also ran a Saturday morning children's block for CBS entitled Nick Jr. on CBS, featuring shows from the programming block. Between 2001 and 2004, it was part of the general Nick on CBS block, which also included programming from the main Nickelodeon channel. The block will be replaced September 16, 2006, when the DiC-programmed CBS's Secret Saturday Morning Slumber Party begins.
Current programs in US block
- Go, Diego, Go!
- Blue's Clues
- Dora the Explorer
- LazyTown
- The Backyardigans
- Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends
- Max and Ruby
- Oobi
- Wonder Pets
Other programs
These have been featured either as part of the US block, or on the UK or Australian channels.
- The Adventures of the Little Koala
- Allegra's Window
- Angelina Ballerina
- Bob the Builder
- DangerMouse
- David the Gnome
- Doctor Snuggles
- The Elephant Show
- Eureeka's Castle
- Franklin
- Fred Penner's Place
- Gullah Gullah Island
- Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics
- Kipper
- Little Bear
- Little Bill
- The Little Prince
- Maisy
- Maple Town
- Maya the Bee
- Maggie and the Ferocious Beast
- Noozles
- Oswald
- Papa Beaver's Storytime
- Pinwheel
- Rubbadubbers
- Rupert Bear
- Shining Time Station
- The Busy World of Richard Scarry
- Tikkabilla
- Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends
- TUGS
- David the Gnome
- Today's Special
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