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1977 | Pinwheel broadcasts on Qube |
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1979 | Nickelodeon is launched by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment |
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1984 | Nickelodeon introduces its Balloon font logo |
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1985 | Nick at Nite is launched |
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1986 | Double Dare premieres; Viacom gains full ownership of the network |
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1987 | The Big Ballot (later known as the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards) premieres |
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1988 | The programming block Nick Jr. is launched |
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1991 | Nickelodeon debuted their "Nicktoons" brand with Doug, Rugrats and Ren & Stimpy premiering |
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1992 | The programming block SNICK was launched |
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1994 | Nickelodeon launches The Big Help |
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1996 | Nickelodeon released its first feature-length film in theaters, Harriet the Spy |
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1996 | Blue's Clues premieres on Nick Jr. |
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1999 | Noggin, a joint venture with Sesame Workshop, is launched |
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1999 | SpongeBob SquarePants premieres |
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2000 | Dora the Explorer premieres on Nick Jr. |
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2001 | TEENick is launched |
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2002 | The N is launched on Noggin and the Nicktoons channel is launched |
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2005 | Nickelodeon premieres Avatar: The Last Airbender |
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2009 | Nickelodeon goes through a major rebrand: TEENick and The N merged to form TeenNick, Noggin was replaced by the Nick Jr. Channel, and Nicktoons Network became Nicktoons |
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2009 | Nickelodeon acquired the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise |
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2015 | Nickelodeon revived Noggin as a streaming service |
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2023 | Nickelodeon introduces a new take on their classic splat branding |
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