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Nick Jr. Channel

The Nick Jr. Channel, sometimes shortened to Nick Jr., is an American pay television channel spun off from Nickelodeon's Nick Jr. programming block. It is run by Paramount Global through its networks division's Kids and Family Group. The channel launched on September 28, 2009, replacing Noggin. The channel primarily targets preschoolers and toddlers ages 2 to 6 years old. Its lineup features a mix of originally-produced programming, along with series from the Nickelodeon weekday block; to avoid confusion between the two different entities, the separate channel has been identified on-air as the "Nick Jr. Channel" since March 2018 to the present day for promos and until September 2023 for the on-screen graphic.

This article is about the 24/7 American channel. For the weekday morning block on Nickelodeon, see Nick Jr.

Country

United States

Nationwide

English
Spanish (via SAP audio track)

1080i HDTV
(downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed)

Nick Jr. East
Nick Jr. West

September 28, 2009 (2009-09-28)

Noggin (channel)

The channel replaced Noggin, which was relaunched as a streaming service in 2015 and acts as a separate sister brand. Noggin's programming is distinct from the Nick Jr. channel's: it mainly carried pre-teen-oriented programs at its launch,[1] and its 2015 streaming service features a variety of exclusive series. From May 2021 to March 2022, the Nick Jr. channel aired an hour-long block of programming from the Noggin app every Friday.[2][3][4] The block, titled "Noggin Hour,"[2] featured shows such as Noggin Knows and Kinderwood.[5]


The Nick Jr. channel and the Nick Jr. block are both currently running. The latter airs weekdays on Nickelodeon from 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. ET (those hours vary during the summer months, other school break periods and on major national holidays), having traditional commercial breaks for certain programs. As of September 2018, Nick Jr. is available to approximately 70.310 million pay television households in the United States.[6]

Nick Jr. (UK and Ireland)

– Introduced in 1995

Nick Jr. (Germany)

– Introduced in 1997

Nick Jr. (Latin America)

– Introduced in 1998

Nick Jr. (Australia and New Zealand)

Nick Jr. (Turkey) – Introduced in 1998

– Introduced in 2003

Nick Jr. (Israel)

– Introduced in 2003

Nick Jr. (The Netherlands)

(France) – Introduced in 2005

Nickelodeon Junior

– Introduced in 2008

Nick Jr. (Middle East and North Africa)

– Introduced in 2009

Nick Jr. (Italy)

– Introduced in 2009 (as a programming block)

Nick Jr. (Canada)

– Introduced in 2010

Nick Jr. (Scandinavia)

– Introduced in 2010

Nick Jr. (Greece)

– Introduced in 2010

Nick Jr. (Southeast Asia)

– Introduced in 2011

Nick Jr. (Russia and CIS)

– Introduced in 2012

Nick Jr. (India)

– Introduced in 2014

Nick Jr. (Sub-Saharan Africa)

– Introduced in 2017

Nick Jr. (Portugal)

On May 16, 2011, MTV Networks launched two new channels, Nick Jr. and MTVNHD, in Asia. These 24-hour channels began to be available on StarHub TV in Singapore on May 18, 2011, and on Telekom Malaysia Berhad's Unifi TV in Malaysia on June 1, 2011. The channel launched aggressively to the rest of Southeast Asia later.[20]


An African version of Nick Jr. was launched on September 30, 2014, along with Nicktoons.[21] In Poland, Nick Jr. is available on Platforma Canal+ since March 2013. In Romania, Nick Jr. is available on UPC Romania since October 24, 2014. In Canada, Nick Jr. was launched as a programming block on the local version of Nickelodeon.


Versions of Nick Jr. also exist in the United Kingdom and Ireland, Germany, The Netherlands & Flanders, India, France, Italy, Latin America, and Australia. On November 3, 2017, Nick Jr. launched in Portugal.[22]


Nick Jr. is also available in Japan in the form of a programming block on the Japanese version of Nickelodeon.


International versions of the TV channel include:

Nick Jr. (TV programming block)