The Nickelodeon Saturday programming block (known as Gotta See Saturdays from 2012 to 2013, Nick's New Saturday Night from 2014, Nick's Saturday Night from 2015 to 2017 and A Night of Premieres from 2018 to 2021) was the
programming block
Block programming (also known as a strand in British broadcasting) is the arrangement of programs on radio or television so that those of a particular genre, theme, or target audience are united.
Overview
Block programming involves scheduling a ...
for
Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon (nicknamed Nick) is an American pay television channel and the flagship property of the Nickelodeon Group, a sub-division of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global. Launched on April 1, 1979, as the first ca ...
's
Saturday morning and Saturday night programming on its flagship channel in the
United States
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ...
from 2012 to 2021. The morning block (airing from 10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m ET/PT) mainly featured new premieres of
Nicktoons
Nicktoons is the brand name used by Nickelodeon for their original animated series. All Nicktoons are produced partly at the Nickelodeon Animation Studio and list Nickelodeon's parent company (Paramount Global) in their copyright bylines.
Since ...
programming, while the evening block (from 7:30 p.m.-10:00 p.m ET/PT) consisted of the network's original live-action sitcoms. The block launched on September 22, 2012, with season premieres of the respective series in both dayparts. ''Gotta See Saturdays'', the original name for its Saturday night block, was a direct successor to the former Saturday night blocks
SNICK
SNICK (short for Saturday Night Nickelodeon) was a two-hour programming block on the American children's cable television network Nickelodeon, aimed towards preteen and teen audiences, older than the target audiences of most Nickelodeon progra ...
(1992–2005) and
TEENick (2001–2009).
From February 25 to March 23, 2017, Nickelodeon promoted its Saturday morning block as ''The Saturday Morning Hang Zone with Lincoln Loud'', which was themed after ''
The Loud House
''The Loud House'' is an American animated sitcom created by Chris Savino that premiered on Nickelodeon on May 2, 2016. The series revolves around the chaotic everyday life of a boy named Lincoln Loud, who is the middle child and only son in a ...
''.
On March 31, 2018, the branding for the Saturday night block became known as ''A Night of Premieres'', with the premiere of the original series ''
Star Falls'', alongside new episodes of ''
Knight Squad
''Knight Squad'' is an American Television comedy, comedy television series created by Sean Cunningham and Marc Dworkin that premiered on Nickelodeon on February 19, 2018. The series, which ran for two seasons and concluded on April 20, 2019, st ...
'' and ''
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 ...
''.
In late 2020, Nickelodeon moved premiere episodes of its animated series from Saturday mornings to Friday nights. The block was fully discontinued on November 20, 2021, with Nickelodeon moving its live-action comedy premieres to Thursday nights starting on January 6, 2022, marking the first time since 1992 that Nickelodeon did not air new episodes on a Saturday programming block.
Programming
Final programming
Live-action series
* ''
Tyler Perry's Young Dylan'' (February 29, 2020 – August 21, 2021)
* ''
Danger Force'' (March 28, 2020 – November 20, 2021)
* ''
Side Hustle'' (November 7, 2020 – November 20, 2021)
* ''
Power Rangers Dino Fury
''Power Rangers Dino Fury'' are the twenty-eighth and twenty-ninth seasons of the American television series ''Power Rangers''. The first season premiered on Nickelodeon in the United States on February 20, 2021, and concluded on December 18, 20 ...
'' (February 20, 2021 – November 20, 2021)
Former programming
Animated series
* ''
SpongeBob SquarePants
''SpongeBob SquarePants'' is an American animated television series, animated comedy television series created by marine science educator and animator Stephen Hillenburg for Nickelodeon. It first aired as a sneak peek after the 1999 Kids' C ...
'' (September 22, 2012 – 2020)
* ''
The Penguins of Madagascar
''The Penguins of Madagascar'' is an American animated television series produced by DreamWorks Animation in collaboration with Nickelodeon Animation Studio. It stars nine characters from DreamWorks' animated film ''Madagascar'': the penguin ...
'' (September 22, 2012 – November 10, 2012)
* ''
T.U.F.F. Puppy'' (September 22, 2012 – 2012)
* ''
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness'' (September 22, 2012 – June 29, 2014)
* ''
Robot and Monster'' (September 22, 2012 – December 8, 2012)
* ''
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' (''TMNT'') is an American media franchise created by comic book artists Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. It follows Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Leonardo, Donatello (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), D ...
'' (September 29, 2012 – November 12, 2017)
* ''
The Fairly OddParents
''The Fairly OddParents'' is an American animated television series created by Butch Hartman for Nickelodeon. The series follows the adventures of Timmy Turner, a 10-year-old boy with two Fairy godmother, fairy godparents named List of The Fai ...
'' (March 23, 2013 – March 28, 2015)
* ''
Monsters vs. Aliens
''Monsters vs. Aliens'' is a 2009 American animated science fiction comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film was directed by Conrad Vernon and Rob Letterman from a screenplay written by Let ...
'' (March 23, 2013 – February 8, 2014)
* ''
Sanjay and Craig'' (May 25, 2013 – July 25, 2015)
* ''
Rabbids Invasion
''Rabbids Invasion'' () is a French-American animated television series based on Ubisoft's '' Rabbids'' video game series. It is a co-production of Ubisoft Film & Television, TeamTO and France Télévisions. The show was developed by Jean-Lou ...
'' (August 3, 2013 – February 7, 2016)
* ''
Breadwinners '' (February 17, 2014 – December 11, 2015)
* ''
Harvey Beaks'' (March 28 – July 25, 2015; October 15, 2016)
* ''
Pig Goat Banana Cricket'' (July 18 – August 8, 2015)
* ''
The Loud House
''The Loud House'' is an American animated sitcom created by Chris Savino that premiered on Nickelodeon on May 2, 2016. The series revolves around the chaotic everyday life of a boy named Lincoln Loud, who is the middle child and only son in a ...
'' (October 15, 2016; November 11, 2017; 2019 – May 23, 2020)
* ''
Bunsen Is a Beast'' (2017)
* ''
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
''Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' is an American animated television series developed by Ant Ward and Andy Suriano for Nickelodeon. Based on the ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, it is a re-im ...
'' (September 22, 2018 – October 13, 2019)
* ''
The Casagrandes'' (October 19, 2019 – May 30, 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 Studio. The fi ...
'' (January 18 – December 4, 2020)
Live-action series
* ''
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 ...
'' (2012)
* ''
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, featuring the band Big Time Rush portrayed as a fictional version of th ...
'' (2012–2013)
* ''
Victorious
''Victorious'' (stylized as ''VICTORiOUS'') is an American sitcom created by Dan Schneider that originally aired on Nickelodeon, debuting on March 27, 2010, and concluding on February 2, 2013 after four seasons. The series revolves around aspi ...
'' (2012–2013)
* ''
Power Rangers Samurai
''Power Rangers Samurai'' is the eighteenth season of the children's television series ''Power Rangers'', which is based on the Japanese ''Super Sentai Series''. The season was the first to be produced by Saban Capital Group, SCG Power Rangers, a ...
'' (2012)
* ''
How to Rock'' (2012)
* ''
Marvin Marvin'' (2012–2013)
* ''
Supah Ninjas'' (2013)
* ''
Power Rangers Megaforce
''Power Rangers Megaforce'' is the twentieth season of the long-running television series ''Power Rangers''. The show is produced by Saban Brands and began airing on Nickelodeon on February 2, 2013. The show was part of the ''Power Rangers'' 20t ...
'' (2013–2014)
* ''
Wendell & Vinnie'' (2013)
* ''
Sam & Cat'' (2013–2014)
* ''
AwesomenessTV'' (2013–2015)
* ''
The Haunted Hathaways'' (2013 2015)
* ''
The Thundermans'' (2013–2018)
* ''
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 ...
'' (2014–2020)
* ''
Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn'' (2014–2018)
* ''
100 Things to Do Before High School'' (2014–2016)
* ''
Bella and the Bulldogs'' (2015–2016)
* ''
Power Rangers Dino Charge'' (2015–2016)
* ''
Game Shakers'' (2015–2019)
* ''
School of Rock
''School of Rock'' (titled on screen as ''The School of Rock'') is a 2003 comedy film directed by Richard Linklater, produced by Scott Rudin and written by Mike White (filmmaker), Mike White. The film stars Jack Black, Joan Cusack, White and Sa ...
'' (2016–2018)
* ''
Legendary Dudas'' (2016)
* ''
Power Rangers Ninja Steel
''Power Rangers Ninja Steel'' is the twenty-fourth season of the television program ''Power Rangers''. The season was produced primarily using footage, costumes, and props from Japanese 39th Super Sentai series '' Shuriken Sentai Ninninger'' ...
'' (2017–2018)
* ''
Knight Squad
''Knight Squad'' is an American Television comedy, comedy television series created by Sean Cunningham and Marc Dworkin that premiered on Nickelodeon on February 19, 2018. The series, which ran for two seasons and concluded on April 20, 2019, st ...
'' (2018–2019)
* ''
Star Falls'' (2018)
* ''
Cousins for Life'' (2018–2019)
* ''
Power Rangers Beast Morphers
''Power Rangers Beast Morphers'' is the twenty-sixth and twenty-seventh seasons of the American television program ''Power Rangers''. The first season premiered on Nickelodeon on March 2, 2019, while the second season premiered on February 22, 2 ...
'' (2019–2020)
* ''
All That'' (2019–2020)
* ''
Group Chat'' (2020)
* ''
Nickelodeon's Unfiltered'' (2020–2021)
* ''
Tooned In'' (March 6, 2021)
* ''
Drama Club'' (2021)
Acquired programming
* ''
NFL Rush Zone'' (February 2, 2013)
* ''
Digimon Fusion
''Digimon Fusion'', known in Japan as , is the sixth anime television series in the ''Digimon'' franchise, produced by Toei Animation. The series aired on TV Asahi from July 2010 to March 2012.
Its storyline follows the adventures of Mikey K ...
'' (September 7, 2013 – October 5, 2013)
* ''
TeenNick Top 10'' (August 16, 2014 – November 22, 2014)
* ''
Alvinnn!!! and the Chipmunks'' (2015; 2017)
* ''
Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir'' (August 13, 2016 – October 22, 2016)
* ''
Regal Academy'' (August 13, 2016 – April 29, 2017)
* ''
Kuu Kuu Harajuku'' (October 8, 2016 – March 4, 2017)
* ''
Lego City Adventures'' (June 22, 2019 – 2020)
* ''
Lego Jurassic World: Legend of Isla Nublar'' (September 14, 2019 – 2020)
See also
*
SNICK
SNICK (short for Saturday Night Nickelodeon) was a two-hour programming block on the American children's cable television network Nickelodeon, aimed towards preteen and teen audiences, older than the target audiences of most Nickelodeon progra ...
*
TEENick
References
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Nickelodeon programming blocks
Saturday mass media