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What Was Nicktoons Network? - A Thread
Nicktoons is the branding for Nickelodeon’s original cartoons, debuting in 1991 with the premieres of Rugrats, Doug, and Ren & Stimpy. As the years went on, the brand spawned popular series like Rocko’s Modern Life, Hey Arnold!, CatDog, and (of course) SpongeBob.
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On May 1, 2002, Nick gave Nicktoons its own 24-hour home with the launch of Nicktoons TV. The service was originally part of Viacom’s ‘MTV Digital Suite’, a group of channels exclusive to digital cable. By 2004, however, Nicktoons TV would be added to satellite providers.
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Though Nicktoons TV at first focused on Nick-produced content, starting in 2004 the channel began to acquire cartoons from outside studios. This programming expansion led into 2005, when in September, the channel was relaunched as Nicktoons Network.
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From this point onward, Nicktoons Network placed a heavy emphasis on imported content (like Martin Mystery, The Secret Show, and Edgar and Ellen) and its own originally-produced programs (like Making Fiends, Speed Racer: The Next Generation, and Kappa Mikey).
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The channel also created various programming gimmicks and blocks for these series, including BattleMart, Laser Awesome, and Three-Headed Monster. Furthermore, newer Nicktoons from Nickelodeon continued to be added in the years ahead.
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On September 28, 2009, Nicktoons Network was renamed Nicktoons and introduced a new logo, as part of Nickelodeon's larger rebrand. The new bumpers featured the new Nicktoons logo being deconstructed and re-assembled in many different ways.
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In the coming years, Nicktoons’ programming continued to skew towards the action genre, with series like LBX, NFL Rush Zone, Dragon Ball GT & Z Kai, Hero Factory, Zevo-3, Voltron Force, Monsuno, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Digimon, and more.
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September 2014 saw the debut of NickSports, a primetime block which featured sports-themed programming centered around the NFL, MLB, and NASCAR. NickSports also hosted new episodes of the original series Wild Grinders.
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Since 2015, the Nicktoons channel has begun to resemble Nickelodeon in terms of programming, airing repeats of its live-action content and simulcasting other major events, much like its sister channel TeenNick.
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