Nickelodeon UK and Ireland has announced the Nickelodeon UK News in
Nick Jr. UK's "What's On" schedule section on the official Nickelodeon UK and Ireland website, Nick.co.uk, that Nickelodeon UK and Ireland's preschool channels, Nick Jr. UK and Ireland and Nick Jr. 2, will start to premiere and show the brand new German-Australian animated preschool series "
Guess How Much I Love You – The Adventures of Little Nutbrown Hare" from
Monday 4th February 2012 as part of "
2013 on Nick Jr. UK". Nick Junior UK will show the brand new series, "Guess How Much I Love You", everyday on Nick Jr. UK at 6.00pm (repeated one-hour later at 7.00pm on Nick Jr. UK's +1 (plus-one) timeshift channel, Nick Jr. +1), and show an encore later in the evening everyday at 8.00pm on Nick Jr. 2:
6:00pm - Guess How Much I Love You: Follow the adventures of Little Nutbrown Hare as he explores the meadows, forests and streams, discovering the wonder that the world holds.
"Guess How Much I Love You – The Adventures of Little Nutbrown Hare" (52 x 11 minute episodes) is based on the bestselling picture book by Sam McBratney and published by the Walker Books Group, and features the love-themed seasonal adventures of Nutbrown Hare's family and their friends, in which the father and son attempt to measure how much they love each other.
Tim Patterson, VP and scheduling director at Nickelodeon UK, described the cartoon as "A beautiful interpretation of the popular book series, GUESS HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU – The Adventures of Little Nutbrown Hare, is a fantastic property that has a warmth and charm that we love. The success of the show in other territories is testament to the great work achieved by everyone involved and we look forward to working closely with SLR Productions and CCI to launch this beguiling property on Nick Jr."
"Nick Jr. is a terrific home for this series in the UK and Ireland" said Jill Keenleyside EVP at CCI Entertainment. "We are delighted to be working with them once again, on such a charming and beautiful classic property."
"I am thrilled to see the continued acquisition of GUESS HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU – The Adventures of Little Nutbrown Hare for countries across the globe. It has become a much-loved and treasured series by parents and preschoolers in countries where it has already gone to air and I know its broadcast on Nick Jr. will have just the same success" said Executive Producer and CEO of SLR Productions, Suzanne Ryan.
