Nick Jr.
Launched	September 28, 2009
Closed	N/A
Network	MTV Networks
Owned by	Viacom
Slogan	Like Preschool on TV (current)
Country	United States
Language	English
Broadcast area	United States, United Kingdom
Headquarters	New York City
Formerly called	Noggin
Sister channel(s)	Nick, Nick 2, Nicktoons, TeenNick, Nick HD, Nick @ Nite, Nick @ Nite HD
Website	http://www.nickjr.com
Availability
Satellite
DirecTV	Channel 301 Channel 1301 (VOD)
Dish Network	Channel 169
Cable
Available on most cable systems	Check Local Listings for channels
time warner cable	106
IPTV
Verizon FiOS	Channel 256

Noggin was a 24/7 cable television network in both the United States and the United Kingdom intended to help kids learn. This channel debuted on 2 February 1999 and features Moose A. Moose and Zee. It is one of Nickelodeon's sister channels, concentrating on preschool programs.

From April 1, 2002 to December 31, 2007, the channel only aired between 6:00AM and 6:00PM Eastern/5:00AM and 5:00PM Central, with The N airing through the rest of the channel's airtime. Noggin is now 24/7 on Dish Network since May 6, 2009.

On February 24, 2009 Nickelodeon announced they would be rebranding Noggin on September 28, 2009 as Nick Jr., which would be aimed at preschoolers.

Contents 1 Programs 1.1 Programming from Nick Jr. 1.2 Lineup 2 History 3 The United Kingdom channel 4 Hosts 5 External links

ProgramsEdit

Programming from Nick Jr.Edit

Show	First Air Date	Discontinued
Blue's Clues	September 8, 1996	Present
Dora the Explorer	August 14, 2009	Present
Go, Diego, Go!	September 6, 2009	Present
Jack's Big Music Show	September 12, 2005	April 1, 2007
Lazytown	August 16, 2004	October 15, 2007
Little Bear	November 6, 1995	February 1, 2000
Maggie and the Ferocious Beast	June 5, 2000	April 25, 2005
Max & Ruby	October 21, 2002	Present
Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends	September 7, 2004	December 3, 2006
Oswald	September 22, 2001	September 7, 2002
Pinky Dinky Doo	April 11, 2005	Present 2009
The Backyardigans	November 22, 2004	Present
The Upside Down Show	September 4, 2006	Present
Wonder Pets	March 3, 2006	Present
Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!	August 28, 2006	Present
Franklin	November 3, 1997	Present
Gullah Gullah Island	January 19, 1994	January 2, 1999
Yo Gabba Gabba	August 20, 2007	Present
Oobi	April 1, 2003	Present
Toot & Puddle	November 16, 2008	Present
The Fresh Beat Band	August 24, 2009	Present

LineupEdit

In addition to classic episodes of Nickelodeon favorites such as Blue's Clues and Dora the Explorer, and original shows such as Oobi and Jack's Big Music Show, many preschool-oriented shows originating from non-U.S. English-speaking countries that would otherwise not likely be seen on American TV are shown. Some examples include Franklin from Canada and Tweenies, Connie the Cow, Tiny Planets, and 64 Zoo Lane from the UK. However, in 2006, this is being de-emphasized; Tweenies was permanently pulled from the schedule in January, and Tiny Planets was pulled in April 2006. Tiny Planets was previously shown intermittently — but not every day — at 6am Eastern/3am Pacific, as Tweenies was for a year until it was pulled. Since July 2006 this is also being done with 64 Zoo Lane, suggesting that it too may disappear eventually (however, unlike the other two shows, they also sometimes are showing it at 7am Eastern/4am Pacific). However, they have also recently introduced The Upside Down Show, which is from Australia (though like the British Tiny Planets, has American origins via Sesame Workshop).

Noggin claims it does not run commercials, but it has shown ads between shows. The most memorable of these were for Mud N' Bugs Cereal, Connie the Cow's Milk Break, and a music video that tied in with the film Curious George. The channel's only other apparent revenue comes from fees paid by cable television distributors, and it is presumably allowed by Viacom to run at a financial loss because of its role in introducing preschoolers to the concept of music videos and the important Nickelodeon brands Dora the Explorer and Blue's Clues.

The network has also become a launching point for the music videos of pop musician/children's performers like Laurie Berkner, Lisa Loeb and Dan Zanes, initially as filler between 23-minute-long shows run commercial-free, and (because of their success in that format) now as music video shows like Move to the Music. Also, when Sesame Workshop’s classic shows aired on Noggin, they had to be edited for running time (see The Electric Company).

HistoryEdit

Noggin was originally created as a joint venture between Viacom's Nickelodeon and the Children's Telev

ision Workshop (now Sesame Workshop), but Sesame Workshop's interest was sold to Nickelodeon in 2002, though Sesame Workshop continues to develop content for the network, including Play With Me Sesame, an interactive show based on the original Sesame Street. At one point, Noggin was targeted at preteens, but the format was changed, due to low ratings. The network takes its name from a slang term for "brain" over as June 3rd 2012 as you can See Nick at Night and (see Wikipedia:noggin), reflecting its original purpose as an educational channel. Until the autumn of 2003, the network aired classic episodes of Sesame Street, as well as classic Sesame Workshop productions such as Sesame Street Unpaved and

The Electric Company. As of August 31, 2005, Noggin no longer airs any show produced by Sesame Workshop, except for Play With Me Sesame and The Upside Down Show (which like Tiny Planets was a foreign production by them).

The United Kingdom channelEdit

Nick jr UK was a children's television slot broadcast on MTV's free-to-air music channel, TMF, from 7am to 9am daily. It launched in its most recent format on January 30, 2006. It was the first commercial children's television channel to air on the UK's DTT platform, Freeview, followed by CITV, then lastly Playhouse Disney on ABC1. Prior to its launch on TMF, it was carried as part of Nick Jr. between 8pm and 10pm, but focused on classic animated children's programmes from the late 1960s to early 1990s. This strand has since been replaced with Nick Jr Classics. It is based on the USA-owned channel nick jr.

On Monday September 25, 2006, Noggin was replaced by a new strand named Nick Jr on TMF, which is identical to its predecessor with the exception of the new branding.

Hosts Edit

• Feetface - Feetface was the host when Noggin was for kids and teenagers. He was replaced by Moose and Zee. He was the first ever Noggin host. He said goodbye when Moose and Zee were the new hosts. as June 1st 2012 of Them All on Evening and Night on Nick at Night as Channel Space with Noggin at Morning and Noon
• Moose A. Moose and Zee - The former mascot of Nick Jr. (formerly Noggin) who is a yellow moose and a blue bird respectively. they were retired on march 1, 2012

External linksEdit

• Official Site
• Noggin (UK) on Nick Jr. (UK)