Nickelodeon News

Nickelodeon premiered the first in a series of star-studded promos this weekend for Nickelodeon's 25th Annual Kids' Choice Awards!

The National Black Touring Circuit's Black History Month Play Festival will present "Zora Neal Hurston," written by Laurence Holder, starring Kim Brockington and directed by Wynn Handman from February 10 - 12 at the Castillo Theatre, 543 West 43rd Street.

Nickelodeon celebrates Valentine's Day with international recording artists and stars of the hit series Big Time Rush as they host 'Crush Night,' Saturday, Feb. 11. Viewers will have a date night with Kendall, James, Carlos and Logan, as Nick premieres a brand-new episode of the hit series Victorious ('The Worst Couple,' 8:00 p.m. all times ET/PT), followed by an all-new How to Rock ('How to Rock a Guest List,' 8:30 p.m.).

TV Land announced today its line-up of small screen vets that will guest star on season two of the network's hit original sitcom, 'Happily Divorced,' which premieres on Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at 10:30pm ET/PT immediately following all-new episodes of 'Hot in Cleveland.'

Nickelodeon announced a new series pick-up and its development slate for NICKMOM, the prime-time, advertiser-supported television comedy block and convergent web site designed specifically for today's moms.

TADA! YOUTH THEATER, the Drama Desk and Coming Up Taller Award-winning organization, will host a live fundraising event and performance on Sunday, March 4, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. The event will be at the Midtown Loft and Terrace (267 Fifth Avenue, 11th Floor, between 29th and 30th). Tickets are $25-$1000 and available at tadatheater.com.

The National Black Touring Circuit's Black History Month Play Festival will present "Zora Neal Hurston," written by Laurence Holder, starring Kim Brockington and directed by Wynn Handman from February 10 - 12 at the Castillo Theatre, 543 West 43rd Street.

Nickelodeon celebrates Valentine's Day with international recording artists and stars of the hit series Big Time Rush as they host 'Crush Night,' Saturday, Feb. 11. Viewers will have a date night with Kendall, James, Carlos and Logan, as Nick premieres a brand-new episode of the hit series Victorious ('The Worst Couple,' 8:00 p.m. all times ET/PT), followed by an all-new How to Rock ('How to Rock a Guest List,' 8:30 p.m.).

The National Black Touring Circuit's Black History Month Play Festival will present "Zora Neal Hurston," written by Laurence Holder, starring Kim Brockington and directed by Wynn Handman from February 10 - 12 at the Castillo Theatre, 543 West 43rd Street.

Nickelodeon, the number-one entertainment brand for kids, announced today a global broadcast acquisition with Classic Media and Corus Entertainment's Nelvana for the new half-hour series, LIFE WITH BOYS.

Coinciding with National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (Feb. 7), Greater Than AIDS is debuting new public service ads (PSAs), coordinated social media posts and other messages from popular Black television and film actors, directors, producers, and others in Hollywood about the devastating effect of HIV/AIDS in the Black community.

Nicktoons launches MONSUNO(TM), a half-hour action-adventure series debuting with two back-to-back episodes on Thursday, Feb. 23, at 8:00 p.m. (ET).

The battle of the bands is on as Nickelodeon premieres its brand-new live-action comedy series, How to Rock (http://www.nick.com/shows/how-torock) on Saturday, Feb. 4 with back-to-back episodes airing at 8:30 and 9:00 p.m. (ET/PT). The series, featuring original music performed by Cymphonique Miller (http://www.nick.com/celebrity/cymphonique-miller.html), centers on Kacey Simon, a talented teenager who takes her rhythmic pop band to new heights as their lead singer, while navigating the shark-infested social waters of high school.

PROJECT Trio joins the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) and guest conductor Jacomo Bairos for the first of LACO's 2012 Family Concerts series on Sunday, February 26, 2012, 2 pm, at the Alex Theatre in Glendale. PROJECT Trio, with its wildly eclectic mix of jazz, hip-hop and rock sounds and appearances on Nickelodeon and MTV, performs a high-octane twist on Copland's Appalachian Spring and other original works in its debut as LACO's Family Concerts artists-in-residence for the next three seasons. Bairos, who enjoys an international career as a conductor and educator, makes his LACO debut with this performance.

TV Land has picked up its hit original sitcom, THE EXES for a second season, it was announced today by Larry W. Jones, president, TV Land.

Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele make their mark on COMEDY CENTRAL with the new half-hour sketch comedy show KEY & PEELE, debuting on Tuesday, January 31 at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT, following the fourth season premiere of 'Tosh.0.'

Nickelodeon's iCARLY scored the top entertainment telecast for the week (1/16-1/22/12) with a new episode titled 'iToe Fat Cakes,' (Saturday, Jan. 21 at 8p.m. ET/PT), drawing 4.8 million viewers (up +62% over last year's time period).

Nickelodeon, in partnership with Televisa, has ordered 80 episodes of a groundbreaking, original one-hour U.S. adaptation of the popular Mexican telenovela, Reach for a Star (Alcanzar una Estrella) for Nick at Nite, it was announced today by Cyma Zarghami, President of Viacom's Nickelodeon Group; and Jose Baston President of Television and Content from Televisa.

Paramount Home Entertainment kicks off the studio's centennial celebration in 2012 by releasing the inaugural Best Picture Academy Award® winner WINGS for the first time ever on Blu-rayTM and DVD January 24, 2012.

Yesterday the Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced this year's winning motion picture and television productions at the 23rd Annual Producers Guild Awards ceremony held at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles.