This is a list of notable events, premieres, releases, series cancellations and endings, and other business ventures for Nickelodeon in the year 1996.

Contents 1 Shows 1.1 Series premieres 1.2 Season premieres 1.3 Series finales 2 Movies 3 Comics 4 Albums 5 VHS releases 6 Business 7 Comments

Shows

Series premieres

• March 2 - Space Cases
• March 16 - The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo
• July 15 - Kenan and Kel airs it pilot episode; the series would begin regularly airing on October 12th
• September 8 - Blue's Clues
• October 7 - Hey Arnold!
• October 11 - KaBlam!

Season premieres

• July 8 - Rocko's Modern Life season 4
• September 15 - Aaahh!!! Real Monsters season 3
• October 8 - The Secret World of Alex Mack season 3
• November 16 - All That season 3

Series finales

• November 24 - Rocko's Modern Life
• December 28 - The Adventures of Pete & Pete

Movies

• July 10 - Harriet the Spy, the first feature film from Nickelodeon Movies, is released. The Hey Arnold! pilot is shown right before the film in theaters.

Comics

• The Ren & Stimpy Show comic book is cancelled.

Albums

• November 26 - All That: The Album

VHS releases

• January 30 - The Secret World of Alex Mack: In the Nick of Time
• October 1
  • Rugrats: Tommy Troubles
  • Rugrats: Phil and Lil Double Trouble

Business

• Herb Scannell becomes the network's president, replacing long-time president Geraldine Laybourne, who left for Disney to run children's programming at ABC and the Disney Channel.
• Nickelodeon moves the home video license for their shows to Paramount Home Entertainment.

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