The announcer from 1994 to 2007, Bill St. James, is used for the premium movie channel Showtime, The Movie Channel, as well as the ratings announcer for HBO. 9:30 - The Donna Reed Show . In 2008, the channel announced that it was developing a family-oriented revival of the 1990s game show GUTS titled My Family's Got GUTS, as well as a dog competition show. Nick at Nite has also occasionally experimented with creating its own shows, sometimes with bizarre and surrealistic results. However, some millennials like myself have grown disenfranchised with the programming since getting older. When some older shows were retired, Nick at Nite would also frequently have a marathon send-off. 1.1 Original programming. After the Hearst Corporation, NBC and ABC announced in the summer of 1984 that they would spin off A&E (which occupied the timeslot formerly occupied by the Alpha Repertory Television Service prior to its merger with The Entertainment Channel earlier that year) into a separate 24-hour cable channel and cease transmitting its programming over Nickelodeon's channel space to take better advantage of valuable satellite time, MTV Networks President Bob Pittman asked Nickelodeon general manager Geraldine Laybourne to develop programming for the time period (once A&E became a separate channel in January 1985, Nickelodeon ran text promos for their daytime shows during the night and started broadcasting 24 hours a day in June,[3][4] though some cable providers substituted the primetime schedule of a niche-interest network that had no room on a system onto the channel space, with BET being among the most popular choices). Also new--and currently on the newstands--is a Nick at Nite magazine. On August 26, it also aired a simulcast of the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards for the first time. Turning Nick into a comedy channel was considered--long before Comedy Central, says Cronin--as was a family film channel. November 4, 1998 But still they were a known quantity. Nick at Nite has also spun off a niche network, TV Land, which features a variety of rerun programming. Later IDs started with either a woman setting up her backyard behind a "city" background, which was made of cardboard, or a couple setting up their living room. New on DVD/Blu-ray (November-March) And getting away from the crazy--and real--world is as good a reason as any to tune into Nick at Nite and its classic, sometimes campy, entertainment. Ten years ago, old TV shows werent promoted on the tube at all. It also briefly reran the 1970s mock local talk show Fernwood 2Night. Modern Family Star Heads to Season 2 of The Santa Clauses; 29th Annual SAG Awards Winners Nick at Nite received a rebrand in January 1999 (which was used until March 2001) produced by Scott Stowell and Chip Wass (who previously designed a set of CGI IDs for the network in 1996). 5:00AM - Cable in the Classroom 5:30AM - Aaahh!!! 11/08 - Young Rock - Season Two (Blu-ray) (DVD) In 1991, Nick at Nite debuted its own sitcom based around the rerun genre it had developed. Transitioning from The Wonder Years to Happy Days.Back when Nick at Nite showed shows older than the 90s. The series never emerged, but the special, later renamed Christmas in Tattertown, was aired every Christmas on Nick at Nite for several years. Nick at Nites also gone on location. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. November 25, 1998 According to Nick stats, since last year alone, its viewers have increased by 37%, jumping from 470,000 to 697,000 homes on the average per night. On February 13, 2006, the Latin American version of Nickelodeon started broadcasting Nick at Nite for the first time. 6:00AM - The Alvin Show; 6:30AM - Weinerville; 7:00AM - Flipper; 7:30AM - The Woody Woodpecker Show (1987) . More Recent and Upcoming TV DVD Releases / DVD Reviews Archive / SitcomsOnline Digest At the end of this segment he mentions that he forgot to tell the viewers to place a piece of plastic over their screen while doing this and made jokes about the viewers futilely trying to clean the magic marker off their screens for the rest of the show. Sean Sotaridona, Owen Holt, and Pierson Wodzynski guide us through the Kids' Choice Awards 2023 nominees! In 1990, the channel briefly aired a show called On the Television,[2] a mock TV critic show hosted by Siskel and Ebert-type characters and featured bizarre, sometimes disturbing clips from parodied TV shows supposedly beginning that week. November 12, 1998 Occasionally, episodes of Rugrats and SpongeBob SquarePants have aired regularly or as marathons during Nick at Nite special events in the 1990s and 2000s. Nick@Nite was also planned from early 1994 but never implemented; off-air Nickelodeon would air static logos, schedule information and teletext. 02/21 - The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet - The Complete Season Nine / The Complete Season Ten Many parts of the block included reruns of Ren and Stimpy and CatDog. 12/13 - Hogan's Heroes - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) [5] Nickelodeon's and Nick at Nite's respective ratings periods encompass only the hours they each operate under the total day rankings, though Nick at Nite is rated only for the primetime ratings; this is due to a ruling by Nielsen in July 2004 that networks have to program for 51% or more of a particular daypart to qualify for ratings for that daypart.[6]. Each episode was introduced with its milestone history, episode number, and pop culture references to the individual program's original run on Nick at Nite. The station also had a wide variety of "bugs" or logos displayed in the corner of the screen during logos would be on the lower left side of the TV screen, and from 1998 on, it would be on the lower right side of the TV screen. From 1997 to 2002, the bumpers had either a cartoon drawing of a family watching TV, a tropical zoo with tucans or a drawing of moons and stars. Shows have included SpongeBob SquarePants, Get Smart, Sanford and Son, The Courtship of Eddie's Father, The Fugitive, Bonanza, The Prisoner, The Saint, Thunderbirds, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Flying Nun, and The Bob Newhart Show. Phil was seen doing several stunts, such as dressing up as a crab during Block Party Summer bumpers. It used an adapted logo of its American counterpart. Other holidays that the network often features themed marathons include Mother's Day, Father's Day, and Christmas. In June 2007, Nick at Nite began airing a game show called Bet the House. The Next Generation 3:01 am - 3:54 am Click icon to watch or own this Movie. A series of five "promises" were organized into four 30 second spots each hour, each emphasizing an attribute of the innovative programming format. The Thundermans Return; TMZ's New Game Show A 30-year reunion special of Double Dare aired on November 23, 2016. 39 Favorites. The channel still uses this technique today, although often in a more hybrid way. Search Sitcoms Online: