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{{Short description|American digital cable and satellite television network}}
{{Infobox TV channel
{{About|the American television channel|the animated series branding from Nickelodeon|Nicktoons}}
| name = Nicktoons Network|
{{Use American English|date=August 2023}}
| logofile = Nicktoons Network.svg|
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2016}}
| logosize = 100px
{{Infobox television channel
| logoalt =
| name = Nicktoons
| caption = The Current Logo (2005-)
| logo = Nicktoons Logo 2023.svg
| launch = [[May 1]], [[2002]] (as Nicktoons TV)<br>[[2003]] (as Nicktoons)<br>[[September 23]], [[2005]] (as Nicktoons Network)
| logo_size =
| former names = Nicktoons TV (2002-2003)<br/>Nicktoons (2003-2005)
| launch_date = {{Start date and age|2002|5|1}}
| picture format = [[SDTV]] (2002-2009)<br/>[[HDTV]] (2009-present)
| picture_format = [[1080i]] [[HDTV]]<br>(downscaled to [[Letterboxing (filming)|letterbox]]ed [[480i]] for the [[SDTV]] feed)
| owner = ([[Viacom]])
| owner = [[Paramount Global]]
| slogan = Not Just Cartoons, Nicktoons (2007-current)<br/>The Animation Capital of the World (2005-2007)<br/>We Love Cartoons (2003-2005)
| parent = [[Paramount Media Networks]]
| former_name =
| country = [[United States]]
| country = United States
| area = Nationwide
| headquarters = [[New York City]] <br> ([[Nickelodeon Animation Studios]] in [[Burbank, California]] is promoted on air)|
| language = {{ubl|English|Spanish (via [[Secondary audio program|SAP]] audio track)}}
| sister names = [[Nickelodeon (TV channel)|Nickelodeon]], [[Nickelodeon (TV channel)|Nick Too]], [[Noggin (TV channel)|Noggin]], [[The N]] |
| headquarters = [[One Astor Plaza]]<br />[[New York, New York]], U.S.
| web = [http://www.nicktoonsnetwork.com/ Official Site]|
| sister_channels = {{collapsible list|
| sat serv 1 = [[DirecTV]]|
* [[Nickelodeon]]
| sat chan 1 = Channel 302|
* [[Nick Jr. Channel|Nick Jr.]]
| sat serv 2 = [[Dish Network]]|
* [[TeenNick]]
| sat chan 2 = Channel 178|
| cable serv 1 = Available on most cable systems|
| cable chan 1 = Check Local Listings for channels|
| cable serv 2 = [[Cablevision]]
| cable chan 2 = Channel 122|
| cable serv 3 = [[Charter Communications]]|
| cable chan 3 = Channel 111|
| cable serv 4 = [[Time Warner Cable]] NY
| cable chan 4 = Channel 138<br>Channel 835<br>Channel 104
}}
}}
| former_names = {{ubl|Nicktoons TV (2002–03)|Nicktoons Network (2005–09)}}
'''Nicktoons Network''', also known as '''Nicktoons TV''' and '''Nicktoons''', is a [[digital cable]] and [[satellite television|satellite]] [[television network]]. It is a sister service of the [[Nickelodeon (TV channel)|Nickelodeon]] cable channel.
| website = {{URL|http://www.nick.com}}
| online_serv_1 = Affiliated Streaming Service
| online_chan_1 = [[Paramount+]]
| online_chan_2 = [[YouTube TV]], [[Sling TV]], [[DirecTV Stream]], [[Philo (company)|Philo]], [[Hulu#Hulu + Live TV service|Hulu + Live TV]], [[Vidgo]]
}}
'''Nicktoons'''{{efn|formerly '''Nicktoons TV''' and '''Nicktoons Network'''}} is an American [[pay television]] [[television channel|channel]] owned by [[Paramount Media Networks]], a division of [[Paramount Global]]. The channel is geared towards children aged 7 to 11.<ref>{{cite web|title=Viacom|url=http://www.viacom.com/brands/pages/nicktoons.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728042044/http://www.viacom.com/brands/pages/nicktoons.aspx|archive-date=July 28, 2013|website=Viacom}}</ref>


{{As of|2023|12}}, Nicktoons is available to approximately 43,000,000 pay television households in the United States-down from its 2013 peak of 69,000,000 households.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wrestlenomics.com/u-s-cable-network-households-universe-1990-2023-nielsen-data/|title=U.S. cable network households (universe), 1990 – 2023|website=wrestlenomics.com|date=May 14, 2024|access-date=July 28, 2019}}</ref>{{Evolution of Nickelodeon}}
This network is similar to [[Disney Channel]]'s sister-related project [[Toon Disney]] and [[Cartoon Network]]'s sister-related project ''[[Boomerang (TV channel)|Boomerang]]''. Unlike [[Noggin (TV channel)|Noggin]] and [[The N]], it is not to face rebranding anytime soon.


== History ==
== History ==
{{More citations needed section|date=September 2023}}
[[Image:NicktoonsTV.jpg|100px|thumb|left|''Nicktoons TV'' logo (2002-2003); alternate versions featured other Nicktoon characters.]]
[[File:Nicktoons-Network-original-balloon-text-logo.png|200x200px|thumb|Wordmark used from September 23, 2005 to September 28, 2009|left]]
[[Image:Logo nicktoons.png|thumb|left|''Nicktoons'' logo (2003-2005); alternate versions used different colors]]
Nicktoons was launched as a standalone channel on May 1, 2002, as Nicktoons TV, part of the digital cable-exclusive [[MTV]] Digital Suite, in order to entice cable operators to pick up the network and give them a marketing advantage over satellite services.{{citation needed|date=August 2011}} However, by early 2004, Nickelodeon management changed course and offered it to [[Digital Satellite Service|digital satellite services]] [[DirecTV]] and [[Dish Network]]. The network was originally marketed as commercial-free, with comedic promos involving Nickelodeon Animation Studios, two-minute cartoon shorts from foreign markets, and former program promotions that had previously been used on Nickelodeon taking up commercial time. By September 23, 2005, as the network's distribution increased, it began to carry regular advertising.{{citation needed|date=August 2011}}


On September 28, 2009, the network's logo changed as part of Nickelodeon's universal rebranding effort.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090802094659/https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118006659.html?categoryid=14&cs=1 Nickelodeon Unveils New Logo], ''Variety.com'', July 29, 2009</ref> A high-definition feed was launched on August 13, 2013, and is available on several providers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dbstalk.com/topic/205985-directv-hd-channel-anticipation-official-q3-13-thread/page-16|title=DIRECTV HD Channel Anticipation (Official Q3-13 Thread)|work=DBSTalk|access-date=27 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Official AVS National HD Channel Lineups – Cable/DBS/Fiber/IPTV – Updated 8/3/13|url=http://www.avsforum.com/t/1462894/official-avs-national-hd-channel-lineups-cable-dbs-fiber-iptv-updated-8-3-13|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130810235651/http://www.avsforum.com/t/1462894/official-avs-national-hd-channel-lineups-cable-dbs-fiber-iptv-updated-8-3-13|archive-date=August 10, 2013|access-date=27 October 2014}}</ref> Like Viacom's other HD channels, any programming produced in 4:3 SD is [[pillarbox]]ed on this feed. As the network blended in more Nickelodeon programming into its schedule, the Nicktoons website was [[Sunset (computing)|sunset]] to a [[parked domain|parking page]] directing viewers to [[Nick.com]] before it was eventually redirected quietly to the latter website.
Nicktoons Network was launched on [[May 1]], [[2002]] using the same name from the previous block on Nickelodeon, at first only available on [[digital cable]] until early [[2005 in television|2004]], when it began its broadcast on [[satellite television]] as well. In February [[2005 in television|2005]], Nickelodeon announced that the channel would become ad-supported.


== Programming ==
In [[2003]], the channel was re-named ''Nicktoons''. Also, the renaming made the channel focusing on just Nicktoons and non-Nicktoons programming with shorts in between programs. In addition, bumpers featured real-life and or 3D clips with images of Nicktoons characters and or the 2003-2005 network logo in 3D or 2D.
{{main|List of programs broadcast by Nicktoons}}
{{More citations needed|section|date=October 2024}}
Since its inception, Nicktoons has mainly aired programs carried over from the main Nickelodeon channel, with some occasional airing of Nickelodeon's live-action programming depending on Viacom's programming direction at the time.


Beginning in the mid-2000s, many older shows such as ''[[Rocko's Modern Life]]'' and ''[[CatDog]]'', were removed from the schedule as more acquired programming and Nicktoons Network originals were premiering, many were cancelled by the early-2010s, with some having different reasons, for example, ''[[Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes]]'', ''[[Iron Man: Armored Adventures]]'', and ''[[Wolverine and the X-Men (TV series)|Wolverine and the X-Men]]'' were effectively cancelled when [[The Walt Disney Company]] acquired [[Marvel Studios]] in 2009.
Nicktoons re-launched itself on [[September 23]], [[2005]], as '''Nicktoons Network''', introducing a brand new logo of a globe with the familiar Nickelodeon "Splat" that had been a Nick trademark since that network re-launched in [[1984 in television|1984]], and adapted a [[Hollywood]]-esque theme and a new campaign slogan of "Animation Capital of the World. On February 25, 2006, Nicktoons Network introduced their first original series, ''[[Kappa Mikey]]'', which lasted for 52 episodes.


Starting in the summer of 2024, the network's entire schedule is exclusively episodes of ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' and ''[[The Patrick Star Show]]'', promoted as ''Non-Stop SpongeBob''. The episodes air in a random and unthemed order.
In 2007, Nicktoons Network changed its website again, this time the website has a monster-themed webpage filled with Nicktoons Network commercials and ads.


Since 2006, Nickelodeon has used Nicktoons to burn-off the remaining episodes of under-performing shows. Including shows both acquired and initially created for the Nickelodeon channel. Some first run shows include ''[[As Told By Ginger]]'', ''[[Back at the Barnyard]]'', ''[[Breadwinners (TV series)|Breadwinners]]'', ''[[Bunsen Is a Beast]]'', ''[[Harvey Beaks]]'', ''[[It's Pony]]'', ''[[The Mighty B!]]'', ''[[Pig Goat Banana Cricket]]'', ''[[Planet Sheen]]'', ''[[Robot and Monster]]'', ''[[T.U.F.F. Puppy]]'', ''[[Welcome to the Wayne]]'', and [[The Fairly OddParents season 10|season 10]] of ''[[The Fairly OddParents]]''. Some acquired shows that were moved over and finished their runs on the network include ''[[Alvinnn!!! and the Chipmunks]]'', ''[[Ollie's Pack]]'' and ''[[Rabbids Invasion]]'' (though the series moved to [[Netflix]] for its fourth and final season).
== Programming ==
{{main|List of programs broadcast by Nicktoons Network}}
Its original programming consists nearly all of [[animated television program]]s formerly or currently broadcasted on its parent network. As has been the pattern with many children's networks over the years as they make forays into original programming and build up an archive of their newer series, older Nicktoons programs, along with those which had low sustaining popularity, have moved off the network's schedule. Advertising was also added after the 2005 relaunch.


=== NickSports ===
For a Halloween theme week in October 2008, the network aired the 90's live-action program ''[[Are You Afraid of the Dark?]]'' on October 20, the first non-animated program to air on the network, although live-action segments involving the Nicktoons studio and animators have aired in the past in short form during commercial breaks. And on October 29, some original shows aired between 11:30-1:00.
On September 3, 2014, a two-hour Wednesday prime time programming block named NickSports was launched on the channel, tying into the [[2014 Kids' Choice Sports|Kids' Choice Sports]] inaugurated that year.<ref name="ksn">{{cite news|last1=Dickson|first1=Jeremy|title=Nicktoons adds weekly sports block|url=http://kidscreen.com/2014/09/03/nicktoons-adds-weekly-sports-block/|access-date=December 16, 2016|work=Kidscreen|publisher=Brunico Communications Ltd.|date=September 3, 2014}}</ref> The block presented mainly licensed programming focusing on sports, including the [[Rob Dyrdek]]-starring ''[[Wild Grinders]]'' and ''[[NFL Rush Zone: Guardians of the Core]]'', along with sports-related feature films such as ''[[Bend It Like Beckham]]'', ''[[Cool Runnings]]'', and ''[[Space Jam]]''.<ref name="ksn"/> Sometime in 2015, the block was moved to a Friday prime time slot. The block ended in September 2018.


== International versions ==
Season 3 episodes of the series [[My Life As A Teenage Robot]] have been airing as never before seen episodes on the station starting on October 4, 2008.
=== Active channels ===
* [[Nicktoons (British and Irish TV channel)|UK and Ireland]] – launched on 22 July 2002
* [[Nicktoons (Dutch TV channel)|Netherlands]] – launched in 2007
* [[Nicktoons (German TV channel)|Germany]] – launched in March 2010
* [[Nicktoons (Sub-Saharan African TV channel)|Africa]] – launched on September 30, 2014
* Scandinavia – launched on February 1, 2017
* [[Nicktoons (Middle Eastern and North African TV channel)|Arabia]] – launched on February 15, 2017
* [[Nicktoons (European TV channel)|Turkey]] – launched on February 20, 2017
* [[Nicktoons (European TV channel)|Poland]] – launched on 15 February 2018
* [[Nicktoons (European TV channel)|Hungary and Romania]] – launched on 15 April 2019
* [[Nicktoons (European TV channel)|Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Albania]] - launched on 14 July 2020
* Australia - launched on 1 August 2023 ([[Free ad-supported streaming television|FAST channel]] on [[10Play]])
* Canada - launched on December 22, 2023 (FAST channel on [[Pluto TV]])


=== Defunct channels ===
On February 9, 2009, Nicktoons Network showed Nick News with Linda Ellerbee as part of Black History Month 2009 on Nicktoons Network. The episode was "We Shall Not Be Moved," which aired originally on Nickelodeon the day before. That would make this the second non-animated show to air on Nicktoons Network.
* [[N-Toons (French TV programming block)|France]] – launched on January 1, 2003, as a programming block on [[Canal J]], rebranded as N-Toons on October 21, 2011, and closed down on July 31, 2015
* [[Nickelodeon (Latin American TV channel)#Nicktoons|Latin America]] – launched on February 4, 2013, and closed down in late 2020, being replaced in major cable providers by the US feed of [[NickMusic]]
* [[Nicktoons (European TV channel)|Russia]] – launched on December 12, 2018, and closed down on April 28, 2022 because of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.


== International versions ==
== Mascot ==
From 2006 until 2009, Nicktoons Network used a robot mascot in bumpers and advertisements for the channel.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nicktoons Network Homepage, 2009|url=http://nicktoonsnetwork.nick.com/home.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228193106/http://nicktoonsnetwork.nick.com/home.html|archive-date=28 February 2009|work=nick.com}}</ref> The mascot, named "ACOW," which stands for Animation Capital of the World, was a complex robot character with a large singular eye, animated using "photo-puppetry."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maissito.com/Nickelodeon-ACOW|title=Nickelodeon's ACOW - www.maissito.com|work=maissito.com}}</ref> ACOW was prominently featured on the NicktoonsNetwork.com website<ref>{{cite web|title=2007/ACOW on Nicktoons – Carlos Ordonez|url=http://carlos-ordonez.com/2007-ACOW-Nicktoons|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213182359/http://carlos-ordonez.com/2007-ACOW-Nicktoons|archive-date=13 February 2015|work=carlos-ordonez.com}}</ref> and was used as part of the "Nicktoons Network: Animation Capital of the World" logo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trademarkia.com/animation-capital-of-the-world-78725074.html|title=Animation Capital of the World – Viacom|work=trademarkia.com}}</ref> Several similar-looking eyeball-based characters were seen in promos for the network.
''[[Nicktoons UK|Nicktoons]]'' was launched in the [[United Kingdom]] in July of 2002, although, unlike the [[United States]] version, it has been ad-supported since it launched. Also unlike the US version, it does not broadcast 24/7. Nicktoons Network will also launch in [[Australia]] along with its competitor ''[[Toon Disney]]'' on [[Foxtel]] and [[Austar]] in mid 2009.


== See also ==
== See also ==
{{Portal|Animation|Television|United States|Cartoon}}
* [[Nicktoons]]

* [[Nickelodeon (TV channel)|Nickelodeon]]
* [[Noggin (brand)|Noggin]]
* [[N-Toons (French TV programming block)|N-Toons]]
* [[Nicktoonsters]]
* [[NickRewind]]

== Notes ==
{{notelist}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}


== External links ==
== External links ==

* [http://www.nicktoonsnetwork.com/ Official Site]
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* [http://www.nickrewind.com/ NICK Rewind]
{{commons category|Nicktoons|Nicktoons (TV network)}}
* [http://decider.com/2016/06/14/the-oral-history-of-nicktoons-part-i-how-the-storied-animation-block-came-to-be/ 2016 Decider's Oral History of "Nicktoons" interviews with cast and crew]

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Latest revision as of 16:03, 28 December 2024

This article is about the American television channel. For the animated series branding from Nickelodeon, see Nicktoons.

Nicktoons
CountryUnited States
Broadcast areaNationwide
HeadquartersOne Astor Plaza
New York, New York, U.S.
Programming
Language(s)
  • English
  • Spanish (via SAP audio track)
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerParamount Global
ParentParamount Media Networks
Sister channels
List
History
LaunchedMay 1, 2002; 22 years ago (2002-05-01)
Former names
  • Nicktoons TV (2002–03)
  • Nicktoons Network (2005–09)
Links
Websitewww.nick.com
Availability
Streaming media
Affiliated Streaming ServiceParamount+
YouTube TV, Sling TV, DirecTV Stream, Philo, Hulu + Live TV, Vidgo

Nicktoons[a] is an American pay television channel owned by Paramount Media Networks, a division of Paramount Global. The channel is geared towards children aged 7 to 11.[1]

As of December 2023, Nicktoons is available to approximately 43,000,000 pay television households in the United States-down from its 2013 peak of 69,000,000 households.[2]

Evolution of Nickelodeon
1977Pinwheel broadcasts on Qube
1979Nickelodeon is launched by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment
1984Nickelodeon introduces its Balloon font logo
1985Nick at Nite is launched
1986Double Dare premieres; Viacom gains full ownership of the network
1987The Big Ballot (later known as the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards) premieres
1988The programming block Nick Jr. is launched
1991Nickelodeon debuted their "Nicktoons" brand with Doug, Rugrats and Ren & Stimpy premiering
1992The programming block SNICK was launched
1994Nickelodeon launches The Big Help
1996Nickelodeon released its first feature-length film in theaters, Harriet the Spy
1996Blue's Clues premieres on Nick Jr.
1999Noggin, a joint venture with Sesame Workshop, is launched
1999SpongeBob SquarePants premieres
2000Dora the Explorer premieres on Nick Jr.
2001TEENick is launched
2002The N is launched on Noggin and the Nicktoons channel is launched
2005Nickelodeon premieres Avatar: The Last Airbender
2009Nickelodeon goes through a major rebrand: TEENick and The N merged to form TeenNick, Noggin was replaced by the Nick Jr. Channel, and Nicktoons Network became Nicktoons
2009Nickelodeon acquired the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise
2010Nickelodeon began co-producing the Winx Club franchise
2012Viacom and DirecTV have a contract dispute, causing Nickelodeon to be taken off the service for several days while an agreement was reached.
2015Nickelodeon revived Noggin as a streaming service
2019Nickelodeon acquires Paws, Inc. & the rights to Garfield (except for the first three shows and the movies.)
2023Nickelodeon introduced a new take on their classic splat branding
2024Noggin shut down

History

[edit]
Wordmark used from September 23, 2005 to September 28, 2009

Nicktoons was launched as a standalone channel on May 1, 2002, as Nicktoons TV, part of the digital cable-exclusive MTV Digital Suite, in order to entice cable operators to pick up the network and give them a marketing advantage over satellite services.[citation needed] However, by early 2004, Nickelodeon management changed course and offered it to digital satellite services DirecTV and Dish Network. The network was originally marketed as commercial-free, with comedic promos involving Nickelodeon Animation Studios, two-minute cartoon shorts from foreign markets, and former program promotions that had previously been used on Nickelodeon taking up commercial time. By September 23, 2005, as the network's distribution increased, it began to carry regular advertising.[citation needed]

On September 28, 2009, the network's logo changed as part of Nickelodeon's universal rebranding effort.[3] A high-definition feed was launched on August 13, 2013, and is available on several providers.[4][5] Like Viacom's other HD channels, any programming produced in 4:3 SD is pillarboxed on this feed. As the network blended in more Nickelodeon programming into its schedule, the Nicktoons website was sunset to a parking page directing viewers to Nick.com before it was eventually redirected quietly to the latter website.

Programming

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Main article: List of programs broadcast by Nicktoons

Since its inception, Nicktoons has mainly aired programs carried over from the main Nickelodeon channel, with some occasional airing of Nickelodeon's live-action programming depending on Viacom's programming direction at the time.

Beginning in the mid-2000s, many older shows such as Rocko's Modern Life and CatDog, were removed from the schedule as more acquired programming and Nicktoons Network originals were premiering, many were cancelled by the early-2010s, with some having different reasons, for example, Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes, Iron Man: Armored Adventures, and Wolverine and the X-Men were effectively cancelled when The Walt Disney Company acquired Marvel Studios in 2009.

Starting in the summer of 2024, the network's entire schedule is exclusively episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants and The Patrick Star Show, promoted as Non-Stop SpongeBob. The episodes air in a random and unthemed order.

Since 2006, Nickelodeon has used Nicktoons to burn-off the remaining episodes of under-performing shows. Including shows both acquired and initially created for the Nickelodeon channel. Some first run shows include As Told By Ginger, Back at the Barnyard, Breadwinners, Bunsen Is a Beast, Harvey Beaks, It's Pony, The Mighty B!, Pig Goat Banana Cricket, Planet Sheen, Robot and Monster, T.U.F.F. Puppy, Welcome to the Wayne, and season 10 of The Fairly OddParents. Some acquired shows that were moved over and finished their runs on the network include Alvinnn!!! and the Chipmunks, Ollie's Pack and Rabbids Invasion (though the series moved to Netflix for its fourth and final season).

NickSports

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On September 3, 2014, a two-hour Wednesday prime time programming block named NickSports was launched on the channel, tying into the Kids' Choice Sports inaugurated that year.[6] The block presented mainly licensed programming focusing on sports, including the Rob Dyrdek-starring Wild Grinders and NFL Rush Zone: Guardians of the Core, along with sports-related feature films such as Bend It Like Beckham, Cool Runnings, and Space Jam.[6] Sometime in 2015, the block was moved to a Friday prime time slot. The block ended in September 2018.

International versions

[edit]

Active channels

[edit]

Defunct channels

[edit]
  • France – launched on January 1, 2003, as a programming block on Canal J, rebranded as N-Toons on October 21, 2011, and closed down on July 31, 2015
  • Latin America – launched on February 4, 2013, and closed down in late 2020, being replaced in major cable providers by the US feed of NickMusic
  • Russia – launched on December 12, 2018, and closed down on April 28, 2022 because of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.

Mascot

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From 2006 until 2009, Nicktoons Network used a robot mascot in bumpers and advertisements for the channel.[7] The mascot, named "ACOW," which stands for Animation Capital of the World, was a complex robot character with a large singular eye, animated using "photo-puppetry."[8] ACOW was prominently featured on the NicktoonsNetwork.com website[9] and was used as part of the "Nicktoons Network: Animation Capital of the World" logo.[10] Several similar-looking eyeball-based characters were seen in promos for the network.

See also

[edit]

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^ formerly Nicktoons TV and Nicktoons Network

References

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  1. ^ "Viacom". Viacom. Archived from the original on July 28, 2013.
  2. ^ "U.S. cable network households (universe), 1990 – 2023". wrestlenomics.com. May 14, 2024. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  3. ^ Nickelodeon Unveils New Logo, Variety.com, July 29, 2009
  4. ^ "DIRECTV HD Channel Anticipation (Official Q3-13 Thread)". DBSTalk. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
  5. ^ "Official AVS National HD Channel Lineups – Cable/DBS/Fiber/IPTV – Updated 8/3/13". Archived from the original on August 10, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
  6. ^ a b Dickson, Jeremy (September 3, 2014). "Nicktoons adds weekly sports block". Kidscreen. Brunico Communications Ltd. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  7. ^ "Nicktoons Network Homepage, 2009". nick.com. Archived from the original on February 28, 2009.
  8. ^ "Nickelodeon's ACOW - www.maissito.com". maissito.com.
  9. ^ "2007/ACOW on Nicktoons – Carlos Ordonez". carlos-ordonez.com. Archived from the original on February 13, 2015.
  10. ^ "Animation Capital of the World – Viacom". trademarkia.com.
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