Nick Jr.

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Nick Jr.

Logo used since July 5, 2023[a]
Network	Nickelodeon
Launched	January 4, 1988; 36 years ago (1988-01-04)
Country of origin	United States
Owner	Paramount Media Networks (Paramount Global)
Headquarters	New York City
Formerly known as	Nick Junior (1988) Nick Jr. Play Date (2007–09) Nickelodeon's Play Date/Nickelodeon Play Date (February-September 2009) Play Date (2009–12) Weekday Mornings on Nick: The Smart Place to Play (2012–14)
Running time	7:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Original language(s)	English Spanish (via SAP audio track)
Official website	www.nickjr.com

Nick Jr. (sometimes disambiguated as Nick Jr. on Nickelodeon or Nick Jr. on Nick, and sometimes referred to as Nick, Jr.) is an American morning programming block that airs on Nickelodeon every weekday. It was launched on January 4, 1988. Nick Jr. features a lineup of shows aimed at children aged 2 through 8.

In 2009, Nickelodeon launched a separate channel named after the Nick Jr. block as a replacement for the original Noggin cable channel. The channel is known on air as the "Nick Jr. Channel" to differentiate the two services.

Evolution of Nickelodeon

1977	Pinwheel broadcasts on Qube
1979	Nickelodeon is launched by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment
1984	Nickelodeon introduces its Balloon font logo
1985	Nick at Nite is launched
1986	Double Dare premieres; Viacom gains full ownership of the network
1987	The Big Ballot (later known as the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards) premieres
1988	The programming block Nick Jr. is launched
1991	Nickelodeon debuted their "Nicktoons" brand with Doug, Rugrats and Ren & Stimpy premiering
1992	The programming block SNICK was launched
1994	Nickelodeon launches The Big Help
1996	Nickelodeon released its first feature-length film in theaters, Harriet the Spy
1996	Blue's Clues premieres on Nick Jr.
1999	Noggin, a joint venture with Sesame Workshop, is launched
1999	SpongeBob SquarePants premieres
2000	Dora the Explorer premieres on Nick Jr.
2001	TEENick is launched
2002	The N is launched on Noggin and the Nicktoons channel is launched
2005	Nickelodeon premieres Avatar: The Last Airbender
2009	Nickelodeon goes through a major rebrand: TEENick and The N merged to form TeenNick, Noggin was replaced by the Nick Jr. Channel, and Nicktoons Network became Nicktoons
2009	Nickelodeon acquired the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise
2010	Nickelodeon began co-producing the Winx Club franchise
2012	Viacom and DirecTV have a contract dispute, causing Nickelodeon to be taken off the service for several days while an agreement was reached.
2015	Nickelodeon revived Noggin as a streaming service
2019	Nickelodeon acquires Paws, Inc. & the rights to Garfield (except for the first three shows and the movies.)
2023	Nickelodeon introduced a new take on their classic splat branding
2024	Noggin shut down
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