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Nick Jr.
American morning programming block that airs on Nickelodeon every weekday / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the separate channel named after this block, see Nick Jr. Channel.
Nick Jr. (sometimes called Nick Jr. on Nickelodeon or Nick Jr. on Nick) is a block of TV shows on Nickelodeon every weekday morning. It started on January 4, 1988. The shows in this block are specially for preschoolers. Most of the shows are educational. Shows like Blue's Clues, Dora the Explorer, The Backyardigans and Ni Hao, Kai-Lan were made for the Nick Jr. block.
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Network | Nickelodeon |
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Launched | January 4, 1988; 36 years ago (1988-01-04) |
Country of origin | United States |
Owner | Paramount Media Networks (Paramount Global) |
Headquarters | New York City |
Formerly known as | Nick Junior (1988) Nick Jr.'s Play Date (2007–2009) Nickelodeon's Play Date/Nick's Play Date (2009–2012) Nick: The Smart Place to Play (2012–2014) |
Original language(s) | English Spanish (via SAP audio track) |
Official website | www |
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A separate Nick Jr. Channel started on September 28, 2009. It plays many of the same shows as the block. Both the block and the channel are still airing.
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