TeenNick
Launched	December 31, 2007 (as The N) September 28, 2009 (as Teen Nick)
Network	MTV Networks
Owned by	Viacom
Picture format	480i (SDTV)
Slogan	The all new TeenNick
Country	United States
Formerly called	The N (2002-2009)
Sister channel(s)	Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., Nicktoons
Website	http://www.teennick.com
Availability
Satellite
DirecTV	Channel 303 Channel 1303 (VOD)
Dish Network	Channel 181
Verizon FiOS	Channel 255
AT&T U-verse	Channel 322
Cable
Available on most cable systems	Check local listings

TeenNick is the name of a cable channel in the United States that was converted from The N on September 28, 2009 at 6:00AM Eastern/5:00AM Central, with the first show broadcast being Caitlin's Way. The channel's logo, which is part of a universal branding effort across all four Nickelodeon channels,^[1] was revealed at a launch party for the channel on June 18, 2009.

[edit] History

[edit] As The N (2002-2009)

The N logo from October 5, 2007 to September 28, 2009

When the channel originally debuted on April 1, 2002, The N ran from 6:00PM–6:00AM Eastern/5:00PM–5:00AM Central, sharing time on the same channel with Noggin, which had started as a service of Viacom and the Children's Television Workshop as a mix of a channel meant to show CTW and Nick Jr.'s archived programming.

By 2002 however as Viacom showcased its own programming and made clear that they wanted Noggin (now Nick Jr.) to compete with longtime CTW partner PBS Kids, CTW, by then known as Sesame Workshop, decided to reduce their interest in the network due to several factors, including the network's prime time ratings with "retro programming" to appeal to both baby boomers and young children not being as high as Viacom or Sesame Workshop expected them to be. With this move, MTV Networks was free to launch the concept of The N.

In October 2006, Viacom bought the quiz website Quizilla.^[2] It then became a part of The N "network."

In August 2007, MTV Networks announced the discontinuation of The N's sister network Nickelodeon Games and Sports for Kids, which had removed all their original programming and become an automated loop of only a few of Nickelodeon's lower-profile archived game shows. MTV Networks decided to retain the satellite space and split Noggin and The N into two separate channels on December 31, 2007, with The N taking the place of Nick GAS.^[3]

[edit] TV channel (2009-present)

Longtime Nickelodeon personality Nick Cannon (declared in publicity materials as the "Chairman of TeenNick") has a presence on the channel, along with new programming exclusive to the channel. TeenNick's after school to prime time blocks have been divided into two distinct blocks:^{[citation needed]}

• 3pm-9pm ET/4pm-8pm CT/12pm (noon)-6pm PT Programming meant for early to mid teenage audiences (13-16), mainly older originals from The N era, and acquired sitcoms and other teen dramas.^{[citation needed]}
• 9pm-12am (midnight) ET/8pm-11pm CT/6pm-9pm PT - Programming meant for older teen and young adult audiences (17 and up), including new episodes of TeenNick programming and acquired programming.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Programming

Most of the programming which had been on The N remained on TeenNick with some slight changes for both scheduling purposes and possible new future programming, including the acquisition of cable rights for early 2000s sitcom One on One and a shift of former Nick at Nite program Full House, which began to air on the channel in August 2009. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, a longtime mainstay of The N moved to Disney XD in September 2009 upon the expiration of Viacom's carriage of the series.

[edit] See also

• TEENick (block)
• Nickelodeon

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official website