Nickelodeon premieres a brand-new out of this world live-action comedy series, MARVIN MARVIN, on Saturday, Nov. 24, at 8:30 p.m. (ET/PT). Starring internet sensation Lucas Cruikshank in his first lead role since the beloved Fred Figglehorn, the half-hour multi-camera series follows the adventures of Marvin, an intergalactic alien teenager who clumsily tries to adapt to his new life on Earth.
Columbia Records and Nickelodeon celebrate the most wonderful time of the year with the release of MERRY NICKMAS, available Tuesday, Nov. 20.
Columbia Records and Nickelodeon celebrate the most wonderful time of the year with the release of Merry Nickmas, available Tuesday, Nov. 20. Join Nickelodeon favorites Big Time Rush, Rachel Crow, the casts of Victorious and How to Rock, Drake Bell and SpongeBob SquarePants, as they get into the holiday spirit with their own recordings of 'All I Want For Christmas,' 'Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town' and 'Jingle Bells' (see full track-listing below).
Within 48 hours of being live, Nickelodeon's newest educational app, Bubble Guppies: Animal School Day, skyrocketed to the number-one educational app list in the U.S. and Canada and number-two paid app list domestically.
Just in time for the holidays, Nickelodeon and Sony Music Entertainment's (SME) release IT'S A SPONGEBOB CHRISTMAS! Album.
THE CHRISTMAS SCHOONER returns to the Mercury Theater (3745 N. Southport, Chicago), from November 23 through December 30, 2012. The press opening will be on Thursday, November 29 at 7:30 p.m. and includes a tribute to the late Julie Shannon, who wrote the music and lyrics of the beloved musical. The whole family will enjoy this heart-warming story of the first Christmas tree ship and the family who risked their lives to fill Chicago with the Christmas spirit. This critically acclaimed production features a powerful, moving story, an exquisite score of original music and traditional holiday favorites, and a company of 25 actors and musicians. This year's production commemorates the 100-year anniversary of the historic voyage of the Christmas Tree Ship.
The kids were right... again. On Oct. 22, Nickelodeon announced that kids had elected President Barack Obama as the winner of the network's 2012 Kids Pick the President 'Kids' Vote.' Since it began in 1988, kids have now correctly picked the winner (in advance of the national election) six out of the last seven times. More than half a million votes were cast in the network's online poll as part of Nickelodeon's Kids Pick the President initiative to build young citizens' awareness of, and involvement in, the election process. In the 'Kids' Vote,' President Obama received 65% of the vote and former Governor Mitt Romney received 35%. The voting was limited to one vote per electronic device and kids were able to cast their votes online from Oct. 15 to Oct. 22.
The book with the largest first printing of 2012-over 6 million copies- has the most extensive tour of the year. Bestselling author Jeff Kinney will visit seven bookstores a day for seven days in Midwestern markets for the release of his seventh book, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel. Beginning on the release day, November 13, and concluding on November 19, Kinney will sign books for 49 booksellers in a mix of large party events and smaller meet-and-greets in the greater market areas of Kansas City, Mo., Minneapolis ,Milwaukee, Chicago, Cincinnati, Detroit, and Grand Rapids, Mich. The tour leads up to the third appearance of the Greg Heffley giant helium balloon in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York on November 22.
Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) continued their winning streak for a third straight week with SpongeBob topping all TV with kids 2-11 and TMNT winning its time period by double digits among K 2-11 across all TV for the week of Oct. 28 - Nov. 4, 2012.
For the week of October 29, 2012, Disney Channel once again emerged as the TV destination for kids and Tweens, extending its record-streak as the #1 Total Day TV network to 73 consecutive weeks in Kids 6-11 (569,000/2.4 rating) and Tweens 9-14 (484,000/2.0 rating), surpassing Nickelodeon by double digits for a respective 52nd (+32%, vs. 430,000) and 54th (+55%, vs. 313,000) consecutive week.
Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) nabbed top honors for the week of Oct. 22-28, 2012, with SpongeBob topping all TV with kids 2-11 and TMNT winning its time period for the second straight week by double digits among K 2-11 across all TV.
Get ready to sing and party with the cast of Nickelodeon's VICTORIOUS when Victorious 3.0: Even More Music From The Hit TV Show hits stores today, November 6.
Nickelodeon invites kids on a knightly adventure with Dora and Boots to save Don Quixote in the brand-new hour-long special, 'Dora's Royal Rescue,' premiering tonight, Nov. 5, at 7:00 p.m. (ET/PT).
Nickelodeon celebrates the holidays with its first full-length stop-motion animated special, It's A SpongeBob Christmas!, premiering on Nickelodeon Sunday, Dec. 9, at 7:30 p.m. (ET/PT), following its CBS television premiere (11/23). It's A SpongeBob Christmas! was inspired by the classic Rankin/Bass specials (Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Santa Claus is Comin' to Town) and the popular SpongeBob song released in 2009, 'Don't Be a Jerk (It's Christmas),'co-written by Tom Kenny (voice of SpongeBob) and Andy Paley. The half-hour special features John Goodman as Santa Claus.
Below are the ratings for the 29 ad-based primetime cable shows that aired on Sunday, 10/28:
During October 2012, Disney Channel ranked as the #1 TV network in Total Day for the 5th straight month in Kids 2-11 (846,000/2.1 rating - dates back to June 2012), the 18th consecutive month in Kids 6-11 (560,000/2.4 rating - dates back to May 2011) and 30th month in a row Tweens (468,000/1.9 rating - dates back to May 2010) - all records for the network - bolstered by Disney Channel Original Movie "Girl Vs. Monster" and launch of newest comedy series "Dog With A Blog." Furthermore, on a weekly basis Disney Channel extended its record-#1-streak to 72 consecutive weeks in Kids 6-11 and Tweens 9-14.
It was announced today that Michael Madsen ('Reservoir Dogs,' 'Kill Bill: Vol. 1,' 'Kill Bill: Vol. 2'), Lacey Chabert ('Mean Girls,' 'Part of Five'), Scott Grimes ('Robin Hood,' 'American Dad') and Clare Kramer ('Bring It On,' 'The Rules of Attraction') will star alongside Thomas Ian Nicholas ('American Pie,' 'American Reunion,' 'The Rules of Attraction') in Brian A. Metcalf's new horror/drama THE LOST TREE.
Tyra Banks, Justin Bieber, Josh Duhamel and Emma Stone join creator, host and executive producer Nick Cannon in celebrating four exceptional teens in this year's TeenNick HALO Awards.
Tyra Banks, Justin Bieber, Josh Duhamel and Emma Stone join creator, host and executive producer Nick Cannon in celebrating four exceptional teens in this year's TeenNick HALO Awards. Recognizing real-life teens who are 'Helping and Leading Others' (HALO), the fourth annual awards show pairs each honoree with a mega-celebrity who shares their commitment to service. The TeenNick HALO Awards will be taped live from the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, Calif., on Saturday, Nov. 17 and premiere Monday, Nov. 19, at 8 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nick at Nite. The 90-minute special will feature musical performances, celebrity presenters and special surprises. The TeenNick HALO Awards will encore Tuesday, Nov. 20, at 10 p.m. (ET) on TeenNick.
The Pasadena Playhouse and Lythgoe Family Productions, announced today that, due to popular demand, an extra week of holiday performances of A SNOW WHITE CHRISTMAS has been added for this limited engagement.
