Nickelodeon USA Is Week's Top Cable Network With Kids And Total Viewers, Net Posts Year-On-Year Gains With Kids

Nickelodeon, the number-one entertainment brand for kids and families, has announced, in the following press release, from TVbytheNumbers, that Nick USA closed the week as the number-one cable network with Kids aged 2-11 (2.8/915K) and total viewers (1.7M)! The net also posted double-digit year over year gains for the week with Kids 2-11 (+12%) and was up +6% with total viewers.

The network's solid weekly ratings performance was fueled by brand-new Halloween-themed special episodes of its hit animation (Nicktoons) roster of "SpongeBob SquarePants", "Sanjay & Craig", "Fairly OddParents" and "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", which rank as the week's top four animated series with Kids 2-11, respectively. "SpongeBob SquarePants", "SpongeBob ScarePants" (Monday 14th October 2013 at 7pm all times ET/PT) ranked as the top animated series for the week with Kids 2-11 (5.6/1.8M) and drew 3.4M total viewers. A new episode of "Sanjay & Craig", "Blackout/Family Re-Noodman" (Saturday 19th October 2013 at 10:30am), scored the number-two spot with Kids 2-11 for the week (4.9/1.6M) and drew 2.8M total viewers. "The Fairly OddParents", "Scary GodCouple" (Saturday 19th October 2013 at 9:30 am) ranked third with Kids 2-11 (4.8/1.6M) and drew 3.0M total viewers. "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", "Invasion of the Squirrelnoids" came in fourth with Kids 2-11 for the week (4.3/1.4M) and drew 2.6M total viewers.

Additionally, Nickelodeon Preschools "Bubble Guppies" and "Paw Patrol" rank as the top two preschool series or the week. "Bubble Guppies" took the top spot with an average of 7.3/938K with Kids 2-5 and "Paw Patrol" averaged a 7.1/909K with K2-5.

Nick at Nite posted double-digit year over gains with Adults 18-49 (+12% in delivery) and Women 18-49 (+16% in delivery) for the week. The net's increases were fueled by its hit original family comedies, a new episode of "Instant Mom" (Saturday 20th October 2013 at 8:30pm) delivered a solid ratings performance, drawing 1.3M total viewers and posting double-digit increases with Kids 6-11 (+32%). A brand-new episode of "See Dad Run" (Saturday 20th October 2013 at 8:30pm) drew 1.4M total viewers and posted double-digit gains with M18-49 (+50%).

Original Nickelodeon Press Release:

NICKELODEON IS WEEK’S TOP CABLE NET WITH KIDS AND TOTAL VIEWERS, NET POSTS YEAR-OVER-YEAR GAINS WITH KIDS

SpongeBob SquarePants, Sanjay & Craig, Fairly OddParents and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Rank as Week's Top Animated Series with Kids; Bubble Guppies and Paw Patrol Are Top Preschool Series

Instant Mom and See Dad Run Fuel Double-Digit Gains for Nick at Nite

NEW YORK – Oct. 22, 2013 – Nickelodeon closed the week as the number-one cable net with Kids 2-11 (2.8/915K) and total viewers (1.7M). The network also posted double-digit year over year gains for the week with Kids 2-11 (+12%) and was up +6% with total viewers.

The network’s solid weekly ratings performance was fueled by brand-new Halloween-themed episodes of its hit animation roster of SpongeBob SquarePants, Sanjay & Craig, Fairly OddParents and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which rank as the week’s top four animated series with Kids 2-11, respectively. SpongeBob SquarePants, “SpongeBob ScarePants” (Monday, Oct. 14 at 7 p.m. all times ET/PT) ranked as the top animated series for the week with Kids 2-11 (5.6/1.8M) and drew 3.4M total viewers. A new episode of Sanjay & Craig, “Blackout/Family Re-Noodman” (Saturday, Oct. 19 at 10:30 a.m.), scored the number-two spot with Kids 2-11 for the week (4.9/1.6M) and drew 2.8M total viewers. The Fairly OddParents, “Scary GodCouple” (Saturday, Oct. 19 at 9:30 a.m.) ranked third with Kids 2-11 (4.8/1.6M) and drew 3.0M total viewers. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, “Invasion of the Squirrelnoids” came in fourth with Kids 2-11 for the week (4.3/1.4M) and drew 2.6M total viewers.

Additionally, Bubble Guppies and Paw Patrol rank as the top two preschool series or the week. Bubble Guppies took the top spot with an average of 7.3/938K with Kids 2-5 and Paw Patrol averaged a 7.1/909K with K2-5.

Nick at Nite posted double-digit year over gains with Adults 18-49 (+12% in delivery) and Women 18-49 (+16% in delivery) for the week. The net’s increases were fueled by its hit original family comedies, a new episode of Instant Mom (Saturday, Oct. 20 at 8:30 p.m.) delivered a solid ratings performance, drawing 1.3M total viewers and posting double-digit increases with Kids 6-11 (+32%). A brand-new episode of See Dad Run (Saturday, Oct. 20 at 8:30 p.m.) drew 1.4M total viewers and posted double-digit gains with M18-49 (+50%)

Nickelodeon, now in its 34th year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, online, recreation, books and feature films. Nickelodeon’s U.S. television network is seen in more than 100 million households and has been the number-one-rated basic cable network for 18 consecutive years. For more information or artwork, visit http://www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B).

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Popular Nickelodeon Shows And Official Nick UK Website Nominated For Awards In The 2013 British Academy Children's Awards

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has today, Tuesday 22nd October 2013, announced the nominations for the 2013 British Academy Children's Awards, its annual awards ceremony which honour the very best in children's media, which includes nominations for popular Nickelodeon shows! The ceremony will be held on Sunday 24 November 2013 at the London Hilton in Park Lane. The ceremony will be presented by Jake Humphrey.

The groundbreaking hit original Nickelodeon comedy series "iCarly", which recently concluded it's five-season run with the special hour-long series finale episode "iGoodbye", and Nickelodeon UK's official website, Nick.co.uk, have been nominated in the favourite "Television" show and favourite 'Website' categories, respectively, in the The BAFTA Kids' Vote, the part of the 2013 British Academy Children's Awards in which children aged between seven and 14 years have their say in a nationwide poll to choose their favourite film, television programme, website and game! Additionally, Nickelodeon and DreamWorks Animation's popular CG-animated Nicktoon "Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness" has been nominated in the best 'International' series British Academy Children's Award category, Nick Jr. UK's popular short-form preschool series "Cardboard Box Adventures" has been nominated to win the the best 'Short Form' Children's BAFTA award and Nick Junior's hit animated preschool series "Peppa Pig" has received multiple nominations - the series has been nominated for best 'Pre-School Animation', Nick Leather has been nominated for the best 'Writer' award, and the popular preschool App "Peppa Pig's Holiday" by P2 Games Limited has been nominated for the 'Multiplatform' award!

The BAFTA Kids' Vote in 2013 is supported by X Factor boy band and pop sensations, Union J, who will attend the ceremony to present to the Kids' Vote winners on the night. NickHeads can cast their votes for Nickelodeon and "iCarly" at www.baftakidsvote.org. Voting for the BAFTA Kids’ Vote opens today (22 October 2013) at 09:00 and closes at 18:00 on Friday 22 November 2013!

Congratulations and good luck to Nickelodeon UK and everyone who has been nominated for a Children's BAFTA award!

Nickelodeon star and actor Bobby Lockwood, who played the HoA character 'Mick Campbell' in the first two seasons of Nickelodeon's popular mystery series "House Of Anubis", has also been nominated for the 'Performer' for his role of Rhydian Morris in the popular CBBC and ZDF/ZDFE British drama series "Wolfblood". He has been nominated opposite actress Aimee Kelly, who plays 'Maddy Smith' in the same show.

Below is The British Academy of Film and Television Arts' official 2013 British Academy Children's Awards press release and a full list of Children's BAFTA nominations, from the official BAFTA website, bafta.org:

Nominations Announced: British Academy Children’s Awards

BAFTA announces the nominations for its annual British Academy Children’s Awards, which honour the very best in children’s media.

* Supernatural drama Wolfblood leads the pack with four nominations
* Jake Humphrey to host Awards for the first time
* Union J to present 'Kids' Vote’ Awards

London, 22 October 2013: The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has today announced the nominations for its annual British Academy Children’s Awards, which honour the very best in children’s media. The ceremony will be held on Sunday 24 November at the London Hilton, Park Lane.

Leading the way with four nominations is supernatural drama Wolfblood, with Drama, Writer and Performance nominations for Aimee Kelly and Bobby Lockwood.

Peppa Pig follows a close second with three nominations for Pre-School Animation and Writer as well as Multiplatform for the Peppa Pig’s Holiday mobile app.

Amongst the programmes with double nominations this year are The Amazing World of Gumball, which features in the Writer and Animation categories; Hacker Time, for Comedy and Performer for Phil Fletcher as Hacker the Dog; Stepping Up, with nominations in the Drama and Writer categories; Horrible Histories, with a nomination in the Comedy category and one for its spin-off programme Horrible Histories: Gory Games in Entertainment; and Something Special, picking up nominations in Pre-School Live Action and Presenter for Justin Fletcher.

Justin Fletcher, BAFTA’s most-awarded children’s presenter, is himself double-nominated this year, as he picks up a second nomination in the Performer category for Justin’s House. Fletcher is joined in the Presenter category by Sam Nixon and Mark Rhodes, who are nominated together for Sam and Mark’s Big Friday Wind-Up, which also receives a nomination in Entertainment. Completing the Presenter category are Blue Peter’s Barney Harwood and Show Me Show Me’s Chris Jarvis, who receives his first BAFTA nomination this year.

Nintendo receives three nominations in the Game category for Animal Crossing New Leaf, Lego City Undercover and Luigi’s Mansion 2, with Activision's Skylanders Giants completing the nominations. Brave, Life of Pi, ParaNorman and Wreck-it Ralph each receive a nomination in the Feature Film category.

This year's new host, TV presenter Jake Humphrey, said: "Presenting the British Academy Children's Awards is a way for me to say thank you to children's TV for the career it has given me, and I can't wait! We all remember the shows we watched as children; for me it was Pigeon Street, Knightmare, and Live & Kicking. The fact these memories are so strong 25 years later is a reminder of the deep impact children's programming has on the audience."

In addition, the BAFTA Kids' Vote launches today, in which children aged between seven and 14 years have their say in a nationwide poll to choose their favourite film, television programme, website and game.

Over half a million votes were cast in 2012. Amongst the ten films on this year’s Film shortlist, the major franchises go head-to-head with Despicable Me 2, Monsters University, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 all included. In Television, the 2011 and 2012 winner Good Luck Charlie will have to stave off the competition from The Amazing World of Gumball, Jessie and Phineas and Ferb, who were all shortlisted last year as well.

The BAFTA Kids’ Vote in 2013 is supported by X Factor boy band and pop sensations, Union J, who will attend the ceremony to present to the Kids' Vote winners on the night. Children can cast their votes at www.baftakidsvote.org. Voting for the BAFTA Kids’ Vote opens today (22 October 2013) at 09:00 and closes at 18:00 on Friday 22 November.

Further Information

For further information, please contact Esther Patterson at freuds on:
T: 0203 003 6382 / M: 07909 892 366
E: esther.paterson@freuds.com

For red carpet and press room accreditation on the night please email Esther Patterson clearly stating your name, organisation and access required

Notes to Editors

The BAFTA Children’s Awards were introduced as a stand-alone ceremony in 1996 and they have been held at the London Hilton on Park Lane since 1999. They attract an industry audience of approx. 650. The Awards are predominantly supported by broadcasters and independent production companies but guests are drawn from all areas of children’s media including film, television, games and online. The Awards are traditionally held the last Sunday in November and have become a well-established date for the children’s industry. Hosts have included Barney Harwood, Keith Chegwin, Fearne Cotton, Reggie Yates, Richard Blackwood and Emma Bunton.

The following categories will be presented at the ceremony in November: Animation, Channel of the Year, Comedy, Drama, Entertainment, Factual, Feature Film, Game, Independent Production Company of the Year, International, Learning – Primary, Learning – Secondary, Multiplatform, Original Interactive, Performer, Pre-School Animation, Pre-School Live Action, Presenter, Short Form and Writer. BAFTA Kids’ Vote Awards will also be presented for Feature Film, Television, Game and Website

About BAFTA

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts is an independent charity that supports, develops and promotes the art forms of the moving image by identifying and rewarding excellence, inspiring practitioners and benefiting the public. In addition to its Awards ceremonies, BAFTA has a year-round Learning & Events programme that offers unique access to some of the world’s most inspiring talent through workshops, masterclasses, lectures, scholarships and mentoring schemes, connecting with audiences of all ages and backgrounds across the UK, Los Angeles and New York. BAFTA relies on income from membership subscriptions, individual donations, trusts, foundations and corporate partnerships to support its ongoing outreach work. For further information, visit www.bafta.org and www.bafta.org/guru

[...] [Full] list of British Academy Children's Awards Nominees

Children's in 2013

Children's | Animation in 2013 (British Academy Awards (BAFTAs) - Competitive)

The Amazing World Of Gumball
Ben Bocquelet, Mic Graves, Sarah Fell

Room on the Broom
Production Team

Strangehill High
Phil Chalk, Josh Weinstein, Kat Van Henderson

The Snowman and the Snowdog
Hilary Audus, Ruth Fielding, Camilla Deakin

Children's | BAFTA Kids' Vote - Feature Film in 2013 (Other Award Types - Publicly Voted)

Man of Steel
Monsters University
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Wreck-It Ralph
The Croods
Life of Pi
Iron Man 3
Despicable Me 2
Star Trek Into Darkness

Children's | BAFTA Kids' Vote - Television in 2013 (Other Award Types - Publicly Voted)

The Amazing World of Gumball
Good Luck Charlie
Show Me What You're Made of
Jessie
The Dumping Ground
iCarly
Wizards vs. Aliens
Horrid Henry
Wolfblood
Phineas and Ferb

Children's | BAFTA Kids' Vote - Video Game in 2013 (Other Award Types - Publicly Voted)

Minecraft
Need for Speed Most Wanted
Despicable Me: Minion Rush
Angry Birds Star Wars
Cut the Rope: Time Travel
New Super Mario Bros. 2
FIFA 13
Just Dance 4
LEGO The Lord of the Rings
Skylanders Giants

Children's | BAFTA Kids' Vote - Website in 2013 (Other Award Types - Publicly Voted)

Girlsgogames.co.uk
Moshi Monsters
Club Penguin
Bin Weevils
LEGO Worlds
Miniclip
Stardoll
Disney
CBBC
Nickelodeon

Children's | Channel of the Year in 2013 (BAFTAs - Competitive)

Cartoon Network
Disney Junior
CBeebies
Cyw

Children's | Comedy in 2013 (BAFTAs - Competitive)

Fit
Production Team

DNN
Production Team

Horrible Histories
Production Team

Hacker Time
Sid Cole, Jamie Wilson, Annette Williams

Children's | Drama in 2013 (BAFTAs) - Competitive)

Wizards vs Aliens
Production Team

Stepping Up
Colin McKeown, Donna Molloy

The Dumping Ground
Production Team

Wolfblood
Production Team

Children's | Entertainment in 2013 (BAFTAs - Competitive)

Help! My Supply Teacher Is Still Magic
Anthony Owen, Nick Hutchings, Anthony Waldron

Horrible Histories: Gory Games
Production Team

Officially Amazing
Production Team

Sam and Mark's Big Friday Wind-up
David Beardsell, Tony Grech

Children's | Factual in 2013 (BAFTAs - Competitive)

Absolute Genius with Dick and Dom
Owenna Griffiths, Lee English, James Millar

Newsround: Hard Times
Alex Leech, Ricardo Boleto, Daniel Clarke

My Life – Breaking Free
Production Team

Operation Ouch
Simone Haywood, Ian France

Children's | Feature Film in 2013 (BAFTAs - Competitive)

Wreck-It Ralph
Rich Moore, Clark Spencer, John Lasseter

ParaNorman
Arianne Sutner, Travis Knight, Sam Fell, Chris Butler

Life of Pi
Ang Lee, Gil Netter, David Womark

Brave
Production Team

Children's | Game in 2013 (BAFTAs - Competitive)

Skylanders Giants
Development Team

Lego City Undercover
Development Team

Luigi's Mansion 2
Development Team

Animal Crossing New Leaf
Development Team

Children's | Independent Production Company in 2013 (BAFTAs - Competitive)

Kindle Entertainment
Complete Control UK
Darrall MacQueen
Somethin' Else

Children's | Interactive in 2013 (BAFTAs - Competitive)

Lifesaver
Martin Percy, Piero Frescobaldi, Yates Buckley

Teach Your Monster to Read: First Steps
Development Team

Sneak
James Huggins, Mike Outlaw, Steve Taylor

Moshi Monsters
Tony Yang

Children's | International in 2013 (BAFTAs - Competitive)

Doc McStuffins
Production Team

Adventure Time
Pendleton Ward, Larry Leichliter, Kelly Crew

Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
Production Team

Regular Show
Production Team

Children's | Learning - Primary in 2013 (BAFTAs - Competitive)

What Makes Me Me? And Other Interesting Questions
Andy Glynne, Kerry McLeod

Children of World War II
Harvey Woolfe, Dominic Sant, Tim Duck

You Too Can Be an Absolute Genius
Martin Riley, Rima Sen, James Millar

Found
Production Team

Children's | Learning - Secondary in 2013 (BAFTAs - Competitive)

Just a Few Drinks
Harvey Woolfe, Dominic Sant, Tristan Anderson

The Imagineers
Chris Harries, Jane Dibblin, Richard Osborne

L8R Youngers 3
Derek Brown, John White, Malcom Campbell

Romeo and Juliet – In Performance
Production Team

Children's | Multiplatform in 2013 (BAFTAs - Competitive)

Y Lifft (The Lift)
Angharad Garlick, Aled Mills, Aled Parry

Championsheeps2
Catherine McAllister, Jake Manion, Laura Chilcott

Kinect Sesame Street TV
Development Team

Peppa Pig's Holiday
Development Team

Children's | Performer in 2013 (BAFTAs - Competitive)

Justin Fletcher (Justin)
Justin's House

Bobby Lockwood (Rhydian Morris)
Wolfblood

Aimee Kelly (Maddy Smith)
Wolfblood

Phil Fletcher (Hacker)
Hacker Time

Children's | Pre-School Animation in 2013 (BAFTAs - Competitive)

Octonauts
Nicky Phelan, Stephanie Simpson, Kurt Mueller

Timmy Time
Jackie Cockle, Liz Whitaker, David Scanlon

Sarah and Duck
Sarah Gomes Harris, Tim O’Sullivan, Jamie Badminton

Peppa Pig
Phil Davies, Philip Hall, Joris van Hulzen

Children's | Pre-School Live Action in 2013 (BAFTAs - Competitive)

Mr Bloom's Nursery: Get Set, Grow
Jon Hancock, Charlotte Bushell, Simon Hall

CBeebies Ugly Duckling
Angela Young, Iwan Watson, Tony Reed

Ha Ha Hairies
Mellie Buse, Jan Page, Martin Franks

Something Special
Production Team

Children's | Presenter in 2013 (BAFTAs - Competitive)

Justin Fletcher
Something Special

Chris Jarvis
Show Me Show Me

Barney Harwood
Blue Peter

Sam Nixon and Mark Rhodes
Sam and Mark's Big Friday Wind-up

Children's | Short Form in 2013 (BAFTAs - Competitive)

Cardboard Box Adventures
Akin Akinsiku, Kim Majkut, Peter Drake

What's the Big Idea?
Frédéric Puech, Alan Gilbey, Tanguy de Kermel

Aim High
Production Team

Share a Story
Production Team

Children's | Writer in 2013 (BAFTAs - Competitive)

Writing Team
The Amazing World of Gumball

Sam Morrison, Neville Astley, Mark Baker
Peppa Pig

Nick Leather
Stepping Up

Debbie Moon
Wolfblood

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Viacom Names Mike Tedone as Executive Vice President, National And Direct Response Sales, Viacom Media Networks Music And Entertainment

Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA), the parent company of the Nickelodeon brand, announced in the following press release, from PRNewswire, that the company today, Tuesday 22nd October 2013, named Mike Tedone as Executive Vice President (EVP), National and Direct Response Sales, Viacom Media Networks Music and Entertainment. In his role, Tedone will oversee the group's Direct Response business and provide sales leadership and guidance for the company in the Upfront and scatter markets. He will report to Jeff Lucas. Most recently, Tedone served as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Ad Sales for Viacom Media Networks Music and Entertainment.

Tedone is an eight-year veteran of Viacom, where he has worked in various sales positions ranging from direct management of sales teams to operational oversight and senior sales management. Prior to joining Viacom, Tedone was Executive Vice President of Advertising Sales at NBC Universal, where he oversaw the sales teams of USA, SyFy and Bravo. Additionally, Tedone has held positions at Lifetime Television and in NBC's Corporate Finance Group.

Original Viacom Press Release:

Viacom Names Mike Tedone as Executive Vice President, National and Direct Response Sales, Viacom Media Networks Music and Entertainment

NEW YORK, Oct. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA) today named Mike Tedone as Executive Vice President, National and Direct Response Sales, Viacom Media Networks Music and Entertainment. In his role, Tedone will oversee the group's Direct Response business and provide sales leadership and guidance for the company in the Upfront and scatter markets. He will report to Jeff Lucas. Most recently, Tedone served as Chief Operating Officer of Ad Sales for Viacom Media Networks Music and Entertainment.

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"Mike is one of the best and most strategic salespeople in our organization. We're thrilled to have him in focused solely in a client-facing role where he can leverage his experience and great relationships to build our business," said Lucas.

Tedone is an eight-year veteran of Viacom, where he has worked in various sales positions ranging from direct management of sales teams to operational oversight and senior sales management. Prior to joining Viacom, Tedone was Executive Vice President of Advertising Sales at NBC Universal, where he oversaw the sales teams of USA, SyFy and Bravo. Additionally, Tedone has held positions at Lifetime Television and in NBC's Corporate Finance Group.

About Viacom

Viacom is home to the world's premier entertainment brands that connect with audiences through compelling content across television, motion picture, online and mobile platforms in over 160 countries and territories. With media networks reaching approximately 700 million global subscribers, Viacom's leading brands include MTV, VH1, CMT, Logo, BET, CENTRIC, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., TeenNick, Nicktoons, Nick at Nite, COMEDY CENTRAL, TV Land, SPIKE, Tr3s, Paramount Channel and VIVA. Paramount Pictures, America's oldest film studio and creator of many of the most beloved motion pictures, continues today as a major global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment. Viacom operates a large portfolio of branded digital media experiences, including many of the world's most popular properties for entertainment, community and casual online gaming.

For more information about Viacom and its businesses, visit www.viacom.com. Keep up with Viacom news by following Viacom's blog at blog.viacom.com and Twitter feed at www.twitter.com/Viacom.

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Nicktoons UK To Premiere New Animated Series "Sanjay and Craig" On Monday 4th November 2013 November 2013

Grab your Best Friend and Hold on to your Butt! Nickelodeon UK, the number one commercial kids TV network in the UK, has announced and confirmed in the following Press Release the exciting Nickelodeon UK News that Nick UK's animation and action channel, Nicktoons UK and Ireland, will start to premiere and show Nickelodeon's brand new original animated series (Nicktoon) "Sanjay and Craig" weekdays at 4:30pm from Monday 4th November 2013, as part of "November 2013 on Nicktoons UK"! Repeats of each episode will be shown later the same day at 6:30pm.

Original Nickelodeon UK Press Release:

Grab your Best Friend and Hold on to your Butt as Sanjay & Craig Comes to Nickelodeon

London, 21st October 2013 - Mix together one talking snake, an adventurous boy and the world’s first-ever butt transplant and you have the brand-new animated show Sanjay and Craig. The 20-episode series, produced by Nickelodeon Animation Studios, follows the misadventures of Sanjay, a cheeky 12-year-old boy (Maulik Pancholy, 30 Rock) and his best friend Craig, a smooth-talking snake (Chris Hardwick, Nerdist, Back at the Barnyard) who is a master of disguise. Together they embark on epic quests that are regularly ridiculous, hilarious and fantastical. Sanjay and Craig premieres on Monday 4th November at 4:30pm on Nicktoons.

Sanjay and Craig features a stellar line-up of voice talent alongside Pancholy and Hardwick with additional cast members including: Linda Cardellini (Mad Men, Freaks and Geeks) as Megan, Matt Jones (Breaking Bad) as Hector, Tony Hale (Veep, Arrested Development) as Mr. Noodman, Kunal Nayyar (The Big Bang Theory) as Vijay, Grey DeLisle (The Fairly OddParents) as Darlene and Sandy Dickson and Remington Tufflips as himself.

Sanjay and Craig's relationship is a true alliance with Sanjay relying on his best buddy to aid his misadventures through their suburban neighborhood. From perfecting the ultimate bike skid or tight-roping across a pool of garbage on a dare, their routine hijinks often cross into the land of the whimsical and the absurd. The only thing that stands in their way is their unhinged, snake-phobic neighbor, Mr. Noodman, who is always on the verge of figuring out that Craig can talk.

During the half-hour series premiere, Sanjay and Craig infiltrate the hospital to see the world's first butt transplant in “Brett Venom MD,” followed by "Laugh Quake," where the best friends embark on a quest to find the ultimate laugh. The series will air regularly weekday afternoons at 4:30pm and fans can play games and view clips at nicktoons.co.uk.

Created and co-executive produced by Jay Howell, Jim Dirschberger, and Andreas Trolf, the trio were inspired by the Nickelodeon cartoons they grew up watching such as The Ren & Stimpy Show and The Adventures of Pete & Pete. These first-time creators were teamed with award-winning writers and producers Will McRobb and Chris Viscardi (The Adventures of Pete & Pete, Alvin and the Chipmunks) to make an original animated series for a new generation of Nickelodeon kids.

Available in over 13 million homes, Nicktoons showcases the world’s best comedy animation. Launched in 2002 and part of the Nickelodeon network of channels, Nicktoons broadcasts the very best in funny cartoons to audiences across the UK and Ireland, featuring top shows such as SpongeBob SquarePants, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, T.U.F.F. Puppy, Fairly OddParents and Kung Fu Panda. More information is available at nicktoons.co.uk Nicktoons is available on Sky 606, Virgin 717 and through BT Vision.

The Nickelodeon Network is a top-performing commercial kids TV network in the UK and Ireland with Nickelodeon channels available in over 14 million cable and satellite homes. Having launched in 1993 Nickelodeon UK comprises seven dedicated entertainment channels for kids aged 4-15 and their families, and is a joint venture between Viacom International Media Networks and BSkyB.

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Nickelodeon Germany To Premiere "Monsters vs. Aliens" On Monday 11th November 2013

Nickelodeon Germany (Deutschland) has announced on their brand new official "Monsters vs. Aliens" show website the very exciting Nickelodeon Northern Europe news that Nick Germany will start to premiere and show Nick and DreamWorks Animation's brand new CGI-animated Nicktoon series "Monsters vs. Aliens" every weekday at 7:10pm (19:10) from Monday 11th November 2013, as part of Nickelodeon Germany's Autumn (Herbst)/Winter (Winterreifen) 2013 highlights!

Nick Germany's official "Monsters vs. Aliens" website currently features information about the Nickelodeon and DreamWorks' brand new CG-animated show, a "Meet the Characters" section which features information about each character in MvA - B.O.B., Dr. Cockroach, The Missing Link, Coverton, Sqweep, Sta'abi, and Vornicarn - and a photo gallery featuring pictures of the cast.

"Monsters vs. Aliens" – Inspired by DreamWorks Animation's 2009 blockbuster feature film ($383 million worldwide gross), this new series follows the further adventures of the beloved monsters -- B.O.B., the gelatinous blob without a brain; Link, the prehistoric fish-man; Dr. Cockroach (locally called Prof. Dr. Kakerlake), the half-man/half-insect mad scientist; and Susan (aka Ginormica; locally named Gigantika), the incredible growing woman — as they learn to adapt to a new world filled with bizarre aliens. This series, which is greenlit for 26 episodes, marks the third partnership between Nickelodeon and DreamWorks Animation.

Look out for the continuing fun and action from these four monsters this November, only on Nickelodeon!

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