Nick Jr. Channel

For the original block that this channel is named after, see Nick Jr.

The Nick Jr. Channel (sometimes shortened to Nick Jr.) is an American pay television channel owned by the Nickelodeon Group, a sub-division of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Skydance Corporation. An offshoot of Nickelodeon's Nick Jr. programming block, the channel launched on September 28, 2009, in the space previously held by Noggin, and primarily targets children ages 2 to 6 years old. Its lineup features a mix of original programming along with series from the Nick Jr. block. To avoid confusion between the two entities, the channel has been identified on-air as the "Nick Jr. Channel" since March 2018 and on-screen until September 2023.

Nick Jr.

Logo used since 2023[a]
Country	United States
Broadcast area	Nationwide
Headquarters	One Astor Plaza New York City, New York, U.S.
Programming
Language(s)	English Spanish (with SAP)
Picture format	4:3 (2009-2013) 16:9 (2013-present)
Timeshift service	Nick Jr. East Nick Jr. West
Ownership
Owner	Paramount Media Networks
Sister channels	Nickelodeon Nick at Nite Nicktoons TeenNick NickMusic
History
Launched	September 28, 2009; 16 years ago (2009-09-28)
Replaced	Noggin (channel)
Links
Website	www.nickjr.com (archived, currently unresponsive)
Availability
Streaming media
Affiliated Streaming Service	Paramount+
YouTube TV, FuboTV, Philo, Sling TV, DirecTV Stream, Hulu + Live TV, Vidgo TV

Noggin was relaunched in 2015 as a streaming media service and operated as a separate sister brand until its shutdown in 2024. Noggin's programming is distinct from Nick Jr.'s, carrying pre-teen programs in its early years as a channel, while the revived streaming service featured a variety of exclusive series. From May 2021 to March 2022, the Nick Jr. Channel aired a "Noggin Hour" block of programming every Friday, featuring series such as Noggin Knows and Kinderwood.

Both the Nick Jr. block and channel are currently running, with the former airing weekdays on Nickelodeon from 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. ET (hours vary during summer months, other school breaks, and major national holidays), featuring traditional commercial breaks for certain programs. As of November 2023, the Nick Jr. Channel is available to approximately 54 million pay television households in the United States — down from its peak of 77 million households in 2013.

Programming

• List of programs broadcast by the Nick Jr. Channel

International versions

United Kingdom

Launched on 1 September 1999 as the first full Nick Jr. channel. It aired from 6:00a.m. to 8:00p.m. Then in February 2002 a classic children's programming block called Nick Jr. Classics was launched, airing was also increased to 10:00p.m. After Nick Jr. Classics was removed, it began airing for 24 hours.

There is a similar service titled Nick Jr. Too. It launched in April 2002 as Nick Jr. 2, but the name was changed in November 2014.^[source?]

Australia

Launched on March 2004.^[1] The Australian version includes some PBS Kids series like WordWorld and Sid the Science Kid.

France

Similar to the US version. Launched on January 26, 2010.^[2] Name stylized as Nickelodeon Junior so it doesn't sound like a French swear word.

Latin America

Launched on July 1, 2008, like US version it have the late Nick JR shows, name stylized as Nick JR.

Notes

1. The logo's wordmark has been in use since September 28, 2009. Additionally, this logo is a variant meant to be used for white backgrounds; the main variant has a white (for Nick) and blue (for Jr.) wordmark in conjunction with a fully orange splat.