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This page details both the original Nick Jr. programming block and the separate channel. Programs on the list may have aired on either service.

Nick Jr. is Nickelodeon's pre-school brand. It premiered as a weekday morning block on the Nickelodeon channel in 1988. The block is well-known for launching pre-school juggernauts like Blues Clues and Dora the Explorer, as well as being the US home of Canada's PAW Patrol. In its early years, it aired Pinwheel and some fondly-remembered anime such as The Noozles, The Adventure Of The Little Koala and Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics.

While the Nick Jr. block has existed since the late 1980s, Nick Jr. didn't get its own network until 2009, when it took over the channel space held by Noggin. (Noggin itself was eventually relaunched as a streaming app in 2015, serving as a separate brand.) The Nick Jr. block still airs every weekday on Nickelodeon. To help differentiate the two services, the channel is known on-air as the "Nick Jr. Channel." This name is used on the channel's screen bug (in the lower right corner of shows) and commercials.

Before creating its own original shows, the block was home to many classic off-network cartoons and foreign anime such as The World of David the Gnome, Muppet Babies, Belle and Sebastian and Rupert. The block was revamped in 1994 with mostly Nickelodeon-made programming with a new host, Face, who later was replaced by Piper O' Possum. Nowadays, the block has no host. Face was brought back, albeit with a new design, in a 2022 show called Face's Music Party, but his appearances are limited to that show and he does not appear in between other programs.

In the past, the Nick Jr. brand has extended to other channels. When Viacom (re-)merged with CBS in 2000, a new block was launched: Nick Jr. on CBS, complete with Face as its host. 2001 saw the block add programs from "normal" Nickelodeon, mostly programs to help stations meet the E/I quota, and it was renamed Nick on CBS, at least until 2004 when it reverted to only Nick Jr. shows. The block on CBS ended in 2006. Nick Jr. offshoots exist in other countries, namely the UK, where there is not one but two Nick Jr. channels: Nick Jr. and the appropriately-named Nick Jr. Too. Nick Jr. Too is known for airing extremely long-term marathons (usually one month) of various shows, including Peppa Pig (during which the channel rebrands itself as "Nick Jr. Peppa") and PAW Patrol (rebranding the channel to "Nick Jr. PAW Patrol").

From October 2012 to September 2015, the Nick Jr. Channel aired a late-night block called NickMom. As the name implies, it aired shows aimed at parents. The block's timing caused some controversy, as the Nick Jr. Channel only carried an Eastern Time Zone feed at the time, meaning that the block aired earlier in the day in some areas. This problem was solved in February 2013, with the launch of a separate West Coast feed for the Nick Jr. Channel.

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-''This page details both the [[Nick Jr]] channel and former programming block. Programs on the list may be currently on airing the channel or may have aired in the past on either, both, or the channel when it was known as "Noggin."''
+''This page details both the original Nick Jr. programming block and the separate channel. Programs on the list may have aired on either service.''
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-[[File:200px-Noggin_logo_svg_4443.png|frame|Formerly known as Noggin.]]
+[[File:Nickjr_logo_7402.jpg|frame|One of the old logo's many shapes.]]
+Nick Jr. is [[Nickelodeon]]'s pre-school brand. It premiered as a weekday morning block on the Nickelodeon channel in 1988. The block is well-known for launching pre-school juggernauts like ''[[Blue's Clues|Blues Clues]]'' and ''[[Dora the Explorer]]'', as well as being the US home of Canada's ''[[PAW Patrol]]''. In its early years, it aired ''Pinwheel'' and some fondly-remembered anime such as ''[[The Noozles]]'', ''[[The Adventure Of The Little Koala]]'' and ''Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics''.
+While the Nick Jr. block has existed since the late 1980s, Nick Jr. didn't get its own network until 2009, when it took over the channel space held by Noggin. (Noggin itself was eventually relaunched as a streaming app in 2015, serving as a separate brand.) The Nick Jr. block still airs every weekday on Nickelodeon. To help differentiate the two services, the channel is known on-air as the "Nick Jr. Channel." This name is used on the channel's screen bug (in the lower right corner of shows) and commercials.
-Nick Jr. is a sister network of [[Nickelodeon]] primarily focused for preschoolers and young children. It was formerly known as Noggin, until 2009, when Nickelodeon re-branded the channel for synergy purposes.
+Before creating its own original shows, the block was home to many classic off-network cartoons and foreign [[Programming/anime|anime]] such as ''[[The World of David the Gnome]]'', ''[[Muppet Babies]]'', ''[[Meiken Jolie|Belle and Sebastian]]'' and ''[[Rupert]]''. The block was revamped in 1994 with mostly Nickelodeon-made programming with a new host, Face, who later was replaced by Piper O' Possum. Nowadays, the block has no host. Face was brought back, albeit with a new design, in a 2022 show called ''Face's Music Party'', but his appearances are limited to that show and he does not appear in between other programs.
-The channel, launched in 1999, was a joint venture between the Children's Television Workshop and Nickelodeon until 2002, when CTW sold its share to Viacom when the [[Nostalgia Filter]] programming they brought in such as ''[[Sesame Street]]'' and ''[[The Electric Company]]'' reruns didn't do much for ratings according to Viacom. Then in 2002, Nickelodeon launched The-N as a timeshare channel sharing space with Noggin. Noggin programming ran from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. EST, and then The-N would take over. When The-N (now known as TeenNick) split off from Noggin in 2008, Noggin ran preschool programming 24/7.
-Nick Jr. has commercial-free programming (without a standard schedule). The network was hosted by Moose A. Moose and Zee, a moose and bird combo who also have onscreen games and activities for kids to play. In March 2012, Nickelodeon retired the pair from both the television network and its official website, and replaced the interstitial content and themes with the "The Smart Place to Play" branding already seen in their morning block on Nickelodeon. This has already [http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2012/03/07/parents-rip-nick-jr-for-firing-moose-and-zee/ prompted a backlash] amongst some long-time fans.
+In the past, the Nick Jr. brand has extended to other channels. When Viacom (re-)merged with CBS in 2000, a new block was launched: Nick Jr. on CBS, complete with Face as its host. 2001 saw the block add programs from "normal" Nickelodeon, mostly programs to help stations meet the E/I quota, and it was renamed Nick on CBS, at least until 2004 when it reverted to only Nick Jr. shows. The block on CBS ended in 2006. Nick Jr. offshoots exist in other countries, namely the UK, where there is not one but ''two'' Nick Jr. channels: Nick Jr. and the appropriately-named Nick Jr. Too. Nick Jr. Too is known for airing ''extremely long-term'' marathons (usually one month) of various shows, including ''[[Peppa Pig]]'' (during which the channel rebrands itself as "Nick Jr. Peppa") and ''PAW Patrol'' (rebranding the channel to "Nick Jr. PAW Patrol").
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+From October 2012 to September 2015, the Nick Jr. Channel aired a late-night block called NickMom. As the name implies, it aired shows aimed at parents. The block's timing caused some controversy, as the Nick Jr. Channel only carried an Eastern Time Zone feed at the time, meaning that the block aired earlier in the day in some areas. This problem was solved in February 2013, with the launch of a separate West Coast feed for the Nick Jr. Channel.
-The Nick Jr. programming block lasted from 1988 to 2009. This block contained programming for a preschool audience and typically ran from 7 a.m./8 a.m. to 2 p.m. CST/3 p.m. EST. The block was home to many classic off-network cartoons and foreign [[Programming/anime|anime]] such as ''[[The World of David the Gnome]]'', ''[[Muppet Babies]]'', ''[[Meiken Jolie|Belle and Sebastian]]'' and ''[[Rupert (Animation)|Rupert]]''. The block was revamped in 1994 with mostly Nickelodeon-made programming with a new host, Face, who later was replaced by Piper 'O Possum.
-The block was mainly known for launching the pre-school juggernauts ''[[Blues Clues (Animation)|Blues Clues]]'' and ''[[Dora the Explorer (Animation)|Dora the Explorer]]'', as well as airing some early fondly remembered anime such as ''[[The Noozles]]'', ''[[The Adventure Of The Little Koala]]'' and ''Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics''.
-In 2009, Nickelodeon re-branded its preschool channel Noggin as Nick Jr. and took away the branding on the pre-existing block. It is now a block of preschool shows with very little branding separating it from the rest of the schedule, and much more advertising, likely a purposeful move to drive viewers to the new channel and reclaim the airtime for regular Nick programming.
 === Notable Nick Jr. channel programming includes: ===
-* ''[[Allegras Window]]''
+* ''[[Allegra's Window]]''
-* ''[[The Backyardigans (Animation)|The Backyardigans]]''
+* ''[[The Backyardigans]]''
 * ''[[Bob the Builder]]''
-* ''[[Blues Clues (Animation)|Blues Clues]]''
+* ''[[Blue's Clues|Blues Clues]]''
+* ''Blue's Room''
-* ''[[Bubble Guppies (Animation)|Bubble Guppies]]''
+* ''[[Bubble Guppies]]''
 * ''[[Dino Dan]]''
-* ''[[Dora the Explorer (Animation)|Dora the Explorer]]''
+* ''[[Dora the Explorer]]''
 * ''The Elephant Show''
-* ''[[Eureekas Castle (TV)|Eureekas Castle]]''
+* ''[[Eureeka's Castle|Eureekas Castle]]''
-* ''[[Fifi and The Flowertots]]'' (Non-USA)
+* ''[[Fifi and the Flowertots]]'' (Non-USA)
 * ''[[Franklin]]''
-* ''[[The Fresh Beat Band (TV)|The Fresh Beat Band]]''
+* ''[[The Fresh Beat Band]]''
-* ''[[Go Diego Go (Animation)|Go Diego Go]]''
+* ''Fresh Beat Band of Spies''
+* ''[[Go, Diego, Go!]]''
 * ''[[Gullah Gullah Island]]''
 * ''[[Jacks Big Music Show]]''
-* ''[[Lazy Town]]''
+* ''[[LazyTown]]''
-* ''[[The Littl Bits]]''
+* ''[[The Littl' Bits]]''
-* ''[[Little Bear (Literature)|Little Bear]]''
+* ''[[Little Bear]]''
-* ''[[Little Bill (Animation)|Little Bill]]''
+* ''[[Little Bill]]''
 * ''Maggie and the Ferocious Beast''
 * ''Maisy''
 * ''[[Max and Ruby]]''
-* ''[[Miss Spiders Sunny Patch Friends (Animation)|Miss Spiders Sunny Patch Friends]]''
+* ''[[Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends|Miss Spiders Sunny Patch Friends]]''
 * ''[[Muppet Babies]]''
-* ''[[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' (Germany)
+* ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' (Germany)
-* ''[[Ni Hao Kai Lan]]''
+* ''[[Ni Hao, Kai-Lan]]''
 * ''Olivia''
 * ''Oobi''
 * ''Oswald''
+* ''[[PAW Patrol]]''
 * ''Pinky Dinky Doo''
+* ''Pinwheel''
 * ''[[Rugrats]]''
-* ''[[Rupert (Animation)|Rupert]]''
+* ''[[Rupert]]''
 * ''[[Team Umizoomi]]''
 * ''Toot & Puddle''
 * ''[[Wonder Pets]]''
 * ''[[The World of David the Gnome]]''
-* ''[[Wow Wow Wubbzy]]''
+* ''[[Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!]]''
-* ''[[Yo Gabba Gabba]]''
+* ''[[Yo Gabba Gabba!]]''
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 [[Category:index]]
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