On this day 11 YEARS AGO, the Nick Jr USA channel was first launched onto the screens. The channel kept its Moose & Zee characters and Melinda Beck animation design for the channel's first three years. Since March 2012, all of Nick Jr's programs have been just out of vision commercial break announcers with no invision hosts showing up in sight.
Some of the highlights of the channel's run include broadcasting its first (and so far only) Mega Music Fest children's concert, The Fresh Beat Band Concert special in 2013, the network television premiere of Yo Gabba Gabba Live in 2011 and being the USA broadcaster of Thomas & Friends from 2017 to 2019.
The most terrible thing that has happened to the channel is once again airing programs for adults for no reason on an unsuccessful programming block called NickMom. Thankfully that adult block trash (my opinion) is gone from the channel after 2015 and Nick Jr is now 24 hours a day and 7 days a week again, which has continued to this day.
Happy 11th Anniversary Nick Jr Channel USA!
Launched Monday September 28th, 2009
Monday, September 28, 2020
On This Day - Nick Jr USA Channel Launched
PIRATAS AHOY! Santiago of the Seas Premieres October 9th On Nickelodeon, Sneak Peek Streaming Exclusively On NOGGIN SVOD
And on the heels of Spanish teaching successes such as Dora the Explorer and Canticos, as well as the acquition of Spanish dubbed programs including Connie the Cow and Cleo & Cuquin, it's only natural that Nickelodeon incorporates more Spanish teaching.
In the new series, originally greenlit in 2018 under the protype title of The Swashbucklling Adventures of Capitan Calavero, the titular hero and her pirate crew set sail on the high seas of adventure and Espanol culture.
The new series is scheduled to air its first episode "The Legend of Capitan Calavero" on Friday October 9th at 12:30PM ET/11:30c on Nickelodeon. Any viewers who miss the episode might be able to catch it again on the Nick Jr. Channel during its "Super New Saturdays" programming block which airs Saturday mornings at 8AM and is a recap of that week's latest programming episodes.
To get you and your kids hyped for the new series, the show has just launched its ship of precious booty onto the NOGGIN SVOD service as a sneak peek. By clicking on Santiago's icon in the NOGGIN SVOD network app inbetween Bubble Guppies and Nella, viewers can watch the show's official theme song graphics and play the first online game based on the series "Islas des los Tesoros" (that means "Treasure Islands" in Spanish.)
The show is created by Valerie Walsh of Dora fame and Niki Lopez. John Leguizamo who has previously worked with Nickelodeon, NOGGIN and Nick Jr. before on projects including Dora and the 2010 Mega Music Fest concert is among the star studded cast for the swashbucklling pirate adventures
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
NOGGIN Launches On Amazon Prime Europe
NOGGIN has officially launched on Amazon.com Prime Video channels in Europe. The five-year running SVOD network from Nickelodeon which has since lanched in over 65 countries and territories is now available to stream on the Prime Video channels in the UK & Ireland, Germany, France and Austria.
The news comes fron ViacomCBS recently launching the SVOD network onto Apple TV+ channels in the Netherlands, Central & Eastern Europe, the Middle East (United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman), Africa and Asia.
The shows available to watch on NOGGIN Amazon Prime Europe includes:
Angelina Ballerina
Milkshake Monkey Bananas About Food
Becca's Bunch
Blaze and the Monster Machines
Blue's Clues
Blue's Clues & You!
Milkshake Bop Box
Milkshake Bopping About
Bubble Guppies
Daisy and Ollie
The Day Henry Met
Digby Dragon
Dora & Friends Into the City
Dora the Explorer
Milkshake Festive Fun
The Floogals
Frankie & Frank
Go, Diego, Go!
Kid-E-Cats
Kiva Can Do!
Meet the Hedgehogs
Milkshake Monkey: The Series
Milkshake Monkey Amazing Adventures
Mio Mao
Mofy
Mya GO
Nella the Princess Knight
Olly the Little White Van
PAW Patrol
Peppa Pig
Pirata & Capitano
Poppy Cat
Puffin Rock
Rusty Rivets
The Secret Life of Kitties
The Secret Life of Puppies
Shane the Chef
Shimmer & Shine
Milkshake Summertime Fun
Sunny Bunnies
Team Umizoomi
Thomas & Friends
Top Wing
Wissper
Wonder Pets!
Zack & Quack
Unfortunately for the time being, David Holt is currently not planning to reprise his voice for the British dub of Moose & Zee despite being available on NOGGIN in other parts of the globe.
Monday, September 21, 2020
Start The Clock - BBC's The Weakest Link IS BACK: Premieres September 29 on NBC USA
The game show known for hillariously roasting its contestants is back. The classic Weakest Link game show originally from the dawn of the millennium of the British ponds is back for a whole new generation in America on NBC. The new reboot series is set to premiere on Tuesday, September 29.
However, this one will be different. Jane Lynch has been selected as the new host for the show's American counterpart and the logo has been redesigned.
But most things remain the same. A team of contestants struggling to get as many questions correct and as much money earned as possible, the voting, the host constantly roasting the series' own contestants and the classic elimination process which ends in the host lamenting the iconic immortal line "You Are The Weakest Link. Goodbye."
This is the series' first episode since the BBC Children In Need Foundation special back in November 2017 and its first regular run of episodes since the series originally ended on April Fools Day weekend in 2012.
Unfortunately, Anne Robinson, the show's original host who made the franchise so special and even got the offer to work on an international counterpart of her own creation during the second 2 years of its run from 2001-2003 unfortunately is not returning for the American dub. It's also currently inknown who the announcer guy is for the reboot who opens up the series by spoiling the plotline of the game.
Watch the all new, all improved Weakest Link game show 9/29 on NBC USA. Goodbye.
Quotes from the iconic series
"Here are the eight contestants prepairing for tonight's show. One of them will be able to win up to $1,000,000. The rest will leave with nothing as one by one they're voted off as The Weakest Link." - Jon Briggs, August 2000
"Welcome to the Weakest Link. Any of the eight people in the studio today could be able to win up to $1,000,000 dollars. They don't know each other, but however if they want to win the cash, they will have to work together as a team, BUT SEVEN will leave with NOTHING. As round by round we lose the player voted off as The Weakest Link. Let's meet the team."
"Now the rules. In each round, your goal is to reach your $125,000 dollars target. The fastest way to do that is to make up a chain of nine correct answers. Get your question wrong and you will break the chains all together. However, if you say the word "BANK", the money is safe but you will start a new chain from scratch. Remember team, only the money that is banked can be carried on to the next round. The first round lasts for 3 minutes. We start the first round with the first player that's alphabeticallym that's you (insert name here)/we start the next round with the player who was the strongest link from the previous round, that's you (insert name here)"
"Let's play The Weakest Link."
"The first question is for $1,000 dollars. Start the clock.""
"With (number) votes, (name) You Are The Weakest Link. Goodbye!"
"Join us again for the Weakest Link. Goodbye!" - Anne Robinson, August 2000
Dog School Is In Session - Mutt & Stuff Season 1B now airing on NOGGIN
The dogs school is back in session for the new terms. The second half of episodes of Mutt & Stuff Season 1 is now airing on NOGGIN SVOD in the USA! Join Calvin & Cesar Millan, their talking dog pal Stuff, Jumpy (Zippy) and all their puppy friends on a brand new batch of adventures as they go to space, celebrate Christmas, have a pool party create their own movie and lots more!
Among the episodes added is the memorable crossover with fellow Kroft Brothers property HR Pufnstuf a famous children's program that aired back in 1969.
Episodes include
1-22: Take Me To Your Pack Leader
1-23: Game of BONES
1-24: Dogs on an Airplane
1-25: HR Pufnstuf Visits Mutt & Stuff
1-26: Welcome Noodles
1-27: Lights! Camera! Action! BARK!
1-28: Sheerdog Bones
1-29: GOAT in 60 Seconds
1-30: Pool Party!
1-31: Super Doggy Adoption
1-32: Puppy Pirates
1-33: Amusement BARK
1-34: World PUP
1-35: Gabi's Groom-A-Thon
1-36: Dogs in SPACE
1-37: Ruffing It Camping
1-38: Baaaack to School
1-39: Sick As A Dog
1-40: Dinner with Cesar
1-41: Firefighter Dogs
Mutt & Stuff's second and final season will be released soon to the NOGGIN SVOD platform so stay tuned and keep your paws up.
Saturday, September 19, 2020
Nickelodeon To Release Remaining Blue's Clues & You! Season 1 Episodes on DVD Before TV Airings
Nickelodeon will be releasing the remaining three episodes of Blue's Clues & You! on DVD on September 22 and October 6, a few weeks before they air on Nickelodeon.
The Halloween and Thanksgiving specials "Costume Party with Blue" (118)" and "Thankful with Blue" (119) will be released on the latest Nick Jr. Favorites DVD compilation "Fantastic Fall/Autumn" to be released on September 22nd.
The Season 1 final episode "Getting Healthy with Blue" (120) which deals with the coronavirus stuff as of recently will be included on the Blue's Clues & You second DVD release "Caring with Blue" released on October 6th.