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Nickelodeon (commonly shortened as Nick) is a South African 24-hour television channel owned by Paramount Networks EMEAA. The channel was launched on July 1, 2008. North Africa receives the Arabic-language version of the channel Nickelodeon MENA. Unlike other Nickelodeon feeds and much like the
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and Dutch feeds, the end credits on shows (except on interstitial shows) never appear. They were replaced by short credits including the show name, production year and production company and much like the
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feed, the promos and bumpers do not contain any text other than the Nickelodeon logo. This is also includes Nick Jr. since it launched on Nicktoons since 2021.


History

Before it was a channel, it was a block on the South African children's channel KTV and Koowee. Nickelodeon was launched as a channel on July 1, 2008. In 2012, it received new bumpers, promo, and continuity. Later in 2014, Nicktoons was launched as a replacement for the discontinued Kidsco alongside Nick Jr., another channel from Viacom (now Paramount). Nick Jr and Nicktoons share the same website as Nickelodeon until Nick Jr. launched its own website. In June 2017, the
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(KCFB), headed by CEO Ezekiel Mutua, ordered a ban on six cartoons airing on
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, Nickelodeon Africa and Nicktoons Africa for allegedly promoting LGBT themes to minors. The shows affected are the currently-running Cartoon Network shows ''
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'', '' Clarence'' and '' Steven Universe'', in addition to the already ended Nickelodeon shows '' Hey Arnold!'' and ''
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'', and the currently running Nickelodeon cartoon '' The Loud House'', although The Loud House returned to Nicktoons Africa in late 2021, similar to that of Cartoon Network Africa with Adventure Time and Disney Channel Africa with The Owl House. In 2018, Viacom merged official websites of Southeast Asian, Middle Eastern and African versions of Nickelodeon into nick.tv. Along the way Nickelodeon adapted two feeds with the South African feed airing series banned from the channel such as The Loud House and Bubble Guppies. On March 5, 2019, Nickelodeon (South Africa only) along with Comedy Central, BET,
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and MTV Base were available in HD on
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. The Nickelodeon channel in South Africa has a separate feed from the rest of Africa, with different programming and schedule. In 2020, the channel relaunched its
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programming block, airing from 5 a.m ( CAT) to 7 a.m (CAT) daily (previously 5 a.m (CAT) to 6:30 a.m (CAT) on weekdays and 5 a.m (CAT) to 7:00 a.m (CAT) on weekends). However, the block is not available on the South African feed. On May 17, 2021,
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was launched as a TV program on NickToons, airing on weekdays at 4 p.m.(CAT). In July 2022, Nickelodeon was made available on Startimes ON in selected countries as a supplement of
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which was removed from StarTimes and
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on February 17, 2022, and relaunched on DStv on March 18, 2022.


Feeds

Nickelodeon Africa is divided into two feeds for its broadcast in the Sub-Saharan African region with each feed carrying its own schedule and programming. *Feed 1: South Africa (Its headquarters is based from Johannesburg, South Africa). *Feed 2: Rest of Sub-Saharan Africa (its headquarters is based from Nigeria).


Programming


Current programming

*''
SpongeBob SquarePants ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' (or simply ''SpongeBob'') is an American animated comedy television series created by marine science educator and animator Stephen Hillenburg for Nickelodeon. It chronicles the adventures of the title character a ...
'' (July 1, 2008 – present) *''
Alvinnn!!! and the Chipmunks ''Alvinnn!!! and the Chipmunks'' is a computer-animated television series for kids produced by Bagdasarian Productions and Technicolor Animation Productions with the participation of the French channel M6. First announced by Bagdasarian Productio ...
'' (2019–present) *'' Danger Force'' (October 18, 2020 – present) *''
Tyler Perry's Young Dylan ''Tyler Perry's Young Dylan'' is an American comedy television series created by Tyler Perry that premiered on Nickelodeon on February 29, 2020. The series stars Dylan Gilmer, Celina Smith, Hero Hunter, Jet Miller, Mieko Hillman, Aloma Lesley ...
'' (2020–present) *''
Side Hustle ''Side Hustle'' is an American buddy comedy television series created by Dave Malkoff that premiered on Nickelodeon on November 7, 2020. It lasted two seasons, with the final episode airing on June 30, 2022. The series stars Jules LeBlanc, Jay ...
'' (2021–present) *'' The Casagrandes'' (2020–present) *'' Are You Afraid of the Dark?'' (revival) (October 2020 – present) *''Goldie's Oldies'' (2020–present) *'' Rugrats'' (2021–present) *'' Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years'' (2021–present) *''
The Smurfs ''The Smurfs'' (french: Les Schtroumpfs; nl, De Smurfen) is a Belgian comic franchise centered on a fictional colony of small, blue, humanoid creatures who live in mushroom-shaped houses in the forest. ''The Smurfs'' was first created and in ...
'' (2021–present) *''
Overlord and the Underwoods ''Overlord and the Underwoods'' is a Canadian television family sitcom co-created by Anthony Q. Farrell and Ryan Wiesbrock, and is a co-production between MarbleMedia and Cloudco Entertainment. The series first premiered in the United Kingdom on ...
'' (2022–present) *'' Star Trek: Prodigy'' (April 18, 2022 – present) *'' The Patrick Star Show'' (pre-premiere May 13, 2022; official premiere May 16, 2022 – present) *'' Warped!'' (May 30, 2022 – present) *''
The Barbarian and the Troll ''The Barbarian and the Troll'' is an American puppet comedy television series created by Mike Mitchell and Drew Massey that aired on Nickelodeon from April 2 to June 25, 2021. Premise In the land of Gothmoria, Brendar is a fierce warrior pri ...
'' (July 18, 2022 – present) *''
Middlemost Post ''Middlemost Post'' is an American animated comedy television series created by John Trabbic III that premiered on Nickelodeon on July 9, 2021. Premise Parker J. Cloud, a former raincloud, their friend Angus, and pet walrus Russell deliver ...
'' (August 8, 2022 – present) *'' The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder'' (September 5, 2022 – present) *''
Big Nate ''Big Nate'' (stylized as ''big NATE'' in the comic collections and ''BiG NATE'' in the books) is an American comic strip written and illustrated by Lincoln Peirce, syndicated since January 7, 1991. The strip follows sixth-grader Nate Wright, ...
'' (October 5, 2022 – present) *''
Rock Island Mysteries ''Rock Island Mysteries'' (originally announced as ''Taylor's Island'') is an Australian comedy television show for children and young teenagers, which premiered on 10 Shake on 2 May 2022 and Nickelodeon on the following day. It follows the adv ...
'' (October 17, 2022 – present) *'' Transformers: Earthspark'' (November 28, 2022 - present)


Shorts

*''Athleticious'' (2022–present) *''Zelly Go'' (2020–present)


Reruns

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Henry Danger ''Henry Danger'' is an American comedy television series created by Dan Schneider and Dana Olsen that aired on Nickelodeon from July 26, 2014 to March 21, 2020. The series stars Jace Norman, Cooper Barnes, Riele Downs, Sean Ryan Fox, Ella Anders ...
'' (2015 - October 18, 2020, October 19, 2020 – present) *'' Game Shakers'' (February 8, 2016 - June 8, 2019, June 9, 2019 – present) *'' The Thundermans'' (2014 - August 27, 2018, August 28, 2018 – present) *''
Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn ''Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn'' is an American comedy television series developed by Michael Feldman and created by Matt Fleckenstein that premiered on Nickelodeon on September 13, 2014. It ran for four seasons and 82 episodes, with the final epis ...
'' (2015 - 2018, 2018–present) *''
The Bureau of Magical Things ''The Bureau of Magical Things'' is an Australian drama television series created by Jonathan M. Shiff and developed by Jonathan M. Shiff and Mark Shirrefs that premiered in Australia on Eleven on 8 July 2018, and aired through 2 November 201 ...
'' (2018 - 2021, 2021–present) *''
Lego City Adventures ''Lego City Adventures'' is a computer-animated television series that premiered on Nickelodeon in the United States on June 22, 2019, loosely based on the long-running Lego City toyline theme. The third season of the series was released on Netf ...
'' (2019 - 2021, June 12, 2022 - present)


Nick Jr. programming

*'' PAW Patrol'' (2020–present) *''
Deer Squad ''Deer Squad'' () is a Chinese computer-animated children's television series produced by iQIYI in Beijing. The show started out as a series of shorts on China Central Television. The first episode of the full series premiered on iQIYI's vide ...
'' (2021–present) *''
Santiago of the Seas ''Santiago of the Seas'' is an American computer-animated children's television series created by Niki Lopez, Leslie Valdes, and Valerie Walsh Valdes that premiered on Nickelodeon on October 9, 2020. The series features the voices of Kevin Chacon ...
'' (December 2021 – present) *''
Baby Shark's Big Show! ''Baby Shark's Big Show!'' () is an animated children's television series based on the "Baby Shark" brand from the South Korean company Pinkfong. SmartStudy, Pinkfong's parent company, co-produces the show with Nickelodeon Animation Studio from t ...
'' (2022–present) *'' Blue's Clues & You'' (2021, June 1, 2022 – present) *''
Blaze and the Monster Machines ''Blaze and the Monster Machines'' is a computer-animated interactive children's television series with a focus on teaching science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) that premiered on Nickelodeon on October 13, 2014. The series r ...
'' (2020 - 2021, June 4, 2022 - present) *'' Bubble Guppies'' (2020 - 2021, June 4, 2022 - present)


Former programming

*'' The Fairly OddParents'' (July 1, 2008 - 2018, 2018 - 2021) *'' Cousins for Life'' (April 1, 2019 - June 2019) *''
iCarly ''iCarly'' is an American teen sitcom created by Dan Schneider, which originally aired on Nickelodeon from September 8, 2007, to November 23, 2012. The series tells the story of Carly Shay (Miranda Cosgrove), a teenager who creates and hosts ...
'' (2009 - April 12, 2013) *''
Big Time Rush ''Big Time Rush'' is an American musical sitcom television series created by Scott Fellows that originally aired on Nickelodeon from November 28, 2009, to July 25, 2013 and is currently available in Paramount+. It focuses on the Hollywood misa ...
'' (2010 - 2013) *'' Knight Squad'' (June 11, 2018 - May 24, 2019) *''
Bella and the Bulldogs ''Bella and the Bulldogs'' is an American comedy television series created by Jonathan Butler and Gabriel Garza that aired on Nickelodeon from January 17, 2015 to June 25, 2016. The series stars Brec Bassinger, Coy Stewart, Jackie Radinsky, Bud ...
'' (2016) *'' The Loud House'' (2016 - 2017) *''
Victorious ''Victorious'' (stylized as ''VICTORiOUS'') is an American sitcom created by Dan Schneider (TV producer), Dan Schneider that originally aired on Nickelodeon, debuting on March 27, 2010, and concluding on February 2, 2013 after four seasons. Th ...
'' (December 4, 2010 - November 30, 2013) *''
School of Rock ''School of Rock'' (titled onscreen as ''The School of Rock'') is a 2003 comedy film directed by Richard Linklater, produced by Scott Rudin, and written by Mike White. The film stars Jack Black, Joan Cusack, Mike White, and Sarah Silverman. Bl ...
'' (November 7, 2016- May 25, 2018, 2019–2021) *'' Sam & Cat'' (2013 - 2014, 2014 - 2021) *'' Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' (2018 - 2020) *'' Lego Jurassic World: Legend of Isla Nublar'' (2019 - 2020) *'' The Substitute'' (2020) *''
It's Pony ''It's Pony'' is a British animated television series created by Ant Blades that premiered on Nickelodeon in the United States on January 18, 2020. The series is storyboarded, designed, produced, and animated by Blue-Zoo Animation. Premise ''I ...
'' (2020 - 2021) *'' Achoo!'' (2020) *''
44 Cats ''44 Cats'' () is an Italian Computer animation, computer-animated children's television series created by Iginio Straffi. The series is mainly produced by the Rainbow S.r.l., Rainbow studio, which was co-owned by Viacom (2005-2019), Viacom at the ...
'' (2020 - 2021) *''
Ollie's Pack ''Ollie's Pack'' is a Canadian animated action comedy TV series created by Pedro Eboli and Graham Peterson. It was produced by Nelvana and aired on YTV in Canada. In the United States, it aired on Nickelodeon from April 6, 2020 to May 6, 2021. ...
'' (2020) *''
Instant Mom ''Instant Mom'' is an American sitcom produced for the NickMom block on the Nick Jr. channel. It was developed by Howard Michael Gould and stars Tia Mowry as a stepmother of three children alongside her husband. The series first aired on Septemb ...
'' (2020 - 2021) *'' See Dad Run'' (2020 - 2021) *''NOOBees'' (2020 - 2021) *''Spyders'' (2021) *'' The Astronauts'' (2021 - 2022) *''
Drama Club ''Drama Club'' is an American comedy mockumentary created by Monica Sherer and Madeline Whitby that aired on Nickelodeon from March 20 to May 22, 2021. Premise The Tookus Middle School Drama Club has Mack as the new student director, who is e ...
'' (2021)


Nick Jr. programming

*'' Butterbean's Cafe'' (2020 - 2021) *'' The Adventures of Paddington'' (2021) *'' Barbapapa: One Big Happy Family!'' (2021) *''
Top Wing ''Top Wing'' is a Canadian computer-animated television series created by Matthew Fernandes of Industrial Brothers. It was produced in-house by Industrial Brothers in connection with 9 Story Media Group. In Canada, the series debuted on Treehouse ...
'' (2021)


Sister channels


Nicktoons

Nicktoons Africa is a sister-channel of Nickelodeon that airs reruns of animated series from Nickelodeon along with other cartoons. The channel was launched on 30 September 2014 as a replacement to Kidsco on
DStv Digital Satellite Television, commonly abbreviated to DStv, is a Sub-Saharan African direct broadcast satellite service owned by MultiChoice and based in Randburg, South Africa. Launched on 6 October 1995, the service provides multiple audio, ...
.


Nick Jr.

Nick Jr. Africa is a sister-channel of Nickelodeon that is aimed at pre-school children. The channel was launched on 30 September 2014. The channel also has an Ethiopian feed.


See also

*
Nickelodeon (Middle Eastern & North African TV channel) Nickelodeon is an Arabic pay television channel for kids that is exclusively available on Emirati satellite provider OSN. It is the official Arabic-localised variant of Nickelodeon and until 2011, it was the last remaining channel to retain the ' ...
(also distributed in Africa) *
Nickelodeon (French TV channel) Nickelodeon is a French pay television channel, working as the local variant of US kids network Nickelodeon in France, as well as to other French-speaking countries such as of Switzerland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Monaco, Lebanon, Francophone Africa, ...
(also distributed in Africa) * Nickelodeon (Spanish & Portuguese TV channel) (also distributed in Africa)


Notes


References


External links

* {{ViacomCBS Networks EMEAA Children's television networks
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