The Nickelodeon Saturday programming block (known as Gotta See Saturdays from 2012 to 2013, Nick's New Saturday Night from 2014, Nick's Saturday Night from 2015 to 2017 and A Night of Premieres from 2018 to 2021) was the program block branding for Nickelodeon's Saturday morning and Saturday evening programming on its flagship channel in the United States. The morning block (airing from 10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m ET/PT) mainly featured new premieres of Nicktoons programming, while the evening block (from 7:30 p.m.-10:00 p.m ET/PT) consisted of the network's original live-action sitcoms. The branding launched on September 22, 2012, with season premieres of the respective series in both dayparts.[1] The evening version of Gotta See Saturdays was a direct successor to the former Saturday night SNICK (1992–2005) and TEENick (2001–2009) blocks.[2]
| Network | Nickelodeon |
|---|---|
| Launched | September 22, 2012 |
| Closed | November 20, 2021 |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Owner | MTV Networks (Viacom) |
| Formerly known as | Saturday nights:
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| Format | Children/teen/young adult block |
| Running time | Saturday mornings:
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From February 25 to March 23, 2017, Nickelodeon promoted its Saturday morning block as The Saturday Morning Hang Zone with Lincoln Loud, which was themed after The Loud House.[3] On March 31, 2018, the branding for the Saturday night block became known as A Night of Premieres, with the premiere of the original series Star Falls and Knight Squad alongside season 4 of Henry Danger.
In late 2020, Nickelodeon moved premiere episodes of its animated series from Saturday mornings to Friday nights. The block was fully discontinued on November 20, 2021, with Nickelodeon moving its live-action comedy premieres to Thursday nights starting on January 6, 2022 (marking the first time since 1992 that Nickelodeon hasn't aired new episodes on Saturdays).
Programming
editFinal programming
editLive-action series
edit- Tyler Perry's Young Dylan (February 29, 2020 – August 21, 2021)
- Danger Force (March 28, 2020 – November 20, 2021)
- Side Hustle (November 7, 2020 – November 20, 2021)
- Power Rangers Dino Fury (February 20, 2021 – November 20, 2021)
Former programming
editAnimated series
edit- SpongeBob SquarePants (May 1, 1999 – 2020)
- The Fairly OddParents (March 30, 2001 – March 28, 2015)
- The Penguins of Madagascar (November 29, 2008 – November 10, 2012)
- T.U.F.F. Puppy (October 2, 2010 – 2012)
- Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness (November 7, 2011 – June 29, 2014)
- Robot and Monster (August 4, 2012 – December 8, 2012)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (September 29, 2012 – November 12, 2017)
- Monsters vs. Aliens (March 23, 2013 – February 8, 2014)
- Sanjay and Craig (May 25, 2013 – July 25, 2015)
- Rabbids Invasion (August 3, 2013 – February 7, 2016)
- Breadwinners (February 17, 2014 – December 11, 2015)
- Harvey Beaks (March 28 – July 25, 2015; October 15, 2016)
- Pig Goat Banana Cricket (July 18 – August 8, 2015)
- The Loud House (October 15, 2016; November 11, 2017; 2019 – May 23, 2020)
- Bunsen is a Beast (2017)
- Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (September 22, 2018 – October 13, 2019)
- The Casagrandes (October 19, 2019 – May 30, 2020)
- It's Pony (January 18 – December 4, 2020)
Live-action series
edit- iCarly (2012)
- Big Time Rush (2009–2013)
- Victorious (2012–2013)
- Power Rangers Samurai (2012)
- Supah Ninjas (2011–2013)
- How to Rock (2012)
- Marvin Marvin (2012–2013)
- Power Rangers Megaforce (2013–2014)
- Wendell & Vinnie (2013)
- Sam & Cat (2013–2014)
- AwesomenessTV (2013–2015)
- The Haunted Hathaways (2013 2015)
- The Thundermans (2013–2018)
- Henry Danger (2014–2020)
- Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn (2014–2018)
- 100 Things To Do Before High School (2014–2016)
- Bella and the Bulldogs (2015–2016)
- Power Rangers Dino Charge (2015–2016)
- Game Shakers (2015–2019)
- School of Rock (2016–2018)
- Legendary Dudas (2016)
- Power Rangers Ninja Steel (2017–2018)
- Knight Squad (2018–2019)
- Star Falls (2018)
- Cousins for Life (2018–2019)
- Power Rangers Beast Morphers (2019–2020)
- All That revival (2019–2020)
- Group Chat (2020)
- Nickelodeon's Unfiltered (2020–2021)
- Tooned In (March 6, 2021)
- Drama Club (2021)
Acquired programming
edit- NFL Rush Zone (February 2, 2013)
- Digimon Fusion (September 7, 2013 – October 5, 2013)
- TeenNick Top 10 (August 16, 2014 – November 22, 2014)
- Alvinnn!!! and the Chipmunks (2015; 2017)
- Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir (August 13, 2016 – October 22, 2016)
- Regal Academy (August 13, 2016 – April 29, 2017)
- Kuu Kuu Harajuku (October 8, 2016 – March 4, 2017)
- Lego City Adventures (June 22, 2019 – 2020)
- Lego Jurassic World: Legend of Isla Nublar (September 14, 2019 – 2020)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Nickelodeon Teases Gotta See Saturdays This Fall". Hit Zone. August 19, 2012. Retrieved September 2, 2012.
- ^ Reynolds, Mike (February 19, 2001). "New Nick Block Aims for Tweens". Cable World. HighBeam Research. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved February 25, 2011.
- ^ "Nickelodeon USA: Hang Zone with Lincoln Loud - Promo 3".