As programming blocks (2001–2009) TeenNick is the successor to
TEENick and
The N, two programming blocks that aired on
Nickelodeon and
Noggin, respectively. TEENick was a programming block on Nickelodeon aimed at
tweens. The block launched on March 4, 2001, which was uncommon for teen programming at the time. On August 13, 2007, Viacom announced that it would shut down
Nick GAS at the end of the year, with a 24-hour version of The N taking over its channel space. The N's standalone network ran for less than two years, from December 31, 2007 to September 28, 2009. A block called "TEENick on The N" introduced several TEENick series into the channel's lineup, including
Drake & Josh, ''
Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide, and Zoey 101. According to Polygon'', "Nickelodeon began phasing out The N's programming and replacing it with TEENick, an entertainment block with no educational curriculum and zero involvement from Noggin. The N lost its footing by 2009, and both [The N] and its website closed down completely."
TeenNick channel (2009–present) The TeenNick channel debuted on September 28, 2009, at 6a.m. ET, accompanied by the debut of a new logo, designed by New York-based creative director/designer Eric Zim.
Nick Cannon, who was the original host of the TEENick block itself, was declared in publicity materials as the "
Chairman of TeenNick." Cannon had a major presence on the channel, appearing in network promotions, continuing to be associated in some way with the network until the cancellation of the
TeenNick Top 10 in 2018. Several shows from TEENick and The N's program libraries were carried over to the TeenNick channel, though the majority of the programming came from TEENick's library rather than The N's. On February 1, 2010, TeenNick began incorporating music videos into its morning and afternoon schedule on a regular basis, airing between certain programs and effectively reducing commercial breaks within programs where a music video is to be aired afterward from 6a.m. to 3p.m. ET (this had been done periodically for some time before that date, usually airing between 6 and 8a.m. ET, although not every day), same thing as Nickelodeon did with programs such as
iCarly,
Big Time Rush,
Victorious, and
How to Rock. In July 2011, TeenNick began carrying programs originally filmed for
high-definition broadcast in a
letterboxed format, due to the absence of an HD simulcast feed of the channel at the time. After Nicktoons and Nick Jr. launched HD services in 2013, TeenNick was the only Nickelodeon-branded network without an HD simulcast network until September 2016; this remains limited to
IPTV providers and some cable company mobile and
digital media player apps, such as that of
Spectrum. On January 1, 2024, TeenNick (along with
Nicktoons) rebranded to use the refreshed Splat logo and new on-air interstitials, similar to Nickelodeon, which debuted this logo on March 4, 2023. This refresh also changes the color for "Teen" from pink to yellow.
Nighttime programming block From 2011 to 2022, TeenNick aired a
"retro" programming block dedicated to reruns of classic Nickelodeon series. It was inspired by a large amount of interest in Nickelodeon's programs from the 1990s on social media outlets. The block was originally known as "The '90s Are All That," in reference to the sketch comedy series
All That that was a fixture on Nickelodeon throughout the 1990s and 2000s. To align itself with Nickelodeon's cross-platform branding, the block was renamed three times: to "The Splat" on October 5, 2015; to "NickSplat" on May 1, 2017; and to its final name "NickRewind" on March 18, 2019. NickRewind was closed on January 31, 2022, returning the channel to a 24-hour regular channel with no specific theming or programming blocks. == Programming ==