Nickelodeon Orders Third Season Of "Instant Mom"; Nick At Nite And NickMom To Debut New Episodes From 10/2

The entertainment news website Deadline.com is reporting the exciting Nickelodeon news that Nickelodeon, the number-one entertainment brand for kids and families, has announced they have ordered a 20-episode third season of its hit family comedy series "Instant Mom" ahead of the shows second-season premiere!

The second season of "Instant Mom" is due to debut in its new Thursday 8:00pm (ET/PT) time slot on Nick at Nite on Thursday 2nd October 2014. Following each episodes debut on Nick@Nite, each brand-new episode will be repeated on NickMom, Nickelodeon USA's adult-targeted comedy programming block on Nick Jr. USA.

The pre-emptive Season 3 renewal is Nickelodeon's latest vote of confidence to "Instant Mom", which also received an order for seven additional episodes before its series premiere. The latest pickup brings the show's episode total to 66 episodes.

"Instant Mom" is a multi-camera, scripted half-hour series starring Tia Mowry-Hardrict ("Sister Sister") as Stephanie, a party girl who trades in Cosmos for carpools when she marries Charlie (Michael Boatman, "Spin City"), who already has three kids. "Instant Mom" follows Stephanie as she struggles to maintain some sense of her fun-loving, slightly irresponsible life while managing being a full-time stepmom. Sheryl Lee Ralph ("Moesha") stars as Stephanie's mother Maggie, and rounding out the cast are Charlie's three kids played by Sydney Park ("CSI: NY"), Tylen Williams and Damarr Calhoun:

Nick Comedy ‘Instant Mom’ Renewed For Third Season

Breakout Nick at Nite/NickMom family comedy series Instant Mom has been picked up for a 20-episode third season ahead of its second-season premiere on Oct. 2, when it will debut in its new Thursday 8 PM time slot on Nick at Nite. The multi-camera series stars Tia Mowry-Hardrict as Stephanie, a former party girl who becomes a full-time stepmom to three kids when she marries the more traditional Charlie (Michael Boatman). “Instant Mom has proven to be the perfect breakout series for families to enjoy together on Nick at Nite,” said Russell Hicks, Nickelodeon’s President of Content Development and Production.

The pre-emptive Season 3 renewal is the latest vote of confidence to Instant Mom, which also received an order for seven additional episodes before its series premiere. The latest pickup brings the show’s episode total to 66 episodes. Season 1 posted double-digit year-to-year growth and drew 1.2 million total viewers. Additionally, the series launch of Instant Mom on the adult-targeted NickMom nighttime comedy block on the Nick Jr. channel was the block’s highest-rated premiere ever with W18-49 and total viewers. Instant Mom is executive-produced by Howard Michael Gould, Aaron Kaplan of Kapital Entertainment and Regina Hicks. The series’ cast also includes Sheryl Lee Ralph, Sydney Park, Tylen Jacob Williams and Damarr Calhoun.

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Nickelodeon USA Debuts New "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" Episode "A Chinatown Ghost Story" Online

To celebrate Nick USA starting to premiere and show the remaining four episodes of the second season of the networks hit CG-animated "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" series every Friday at 7:00pm (ET/PT) from 12th September 2014, Nickelodeon USA has digitally premiered the first new episode, "A Chinatown Ghost Story", online a week early on the networks official website, which fans in North America can watch in full here on Nick.com!

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Nickelodeon USA Wins First Week Of September 2014 With Kids; TeenNick and Nicktoons Post Gains With Core Audiences

Nickelodeon, the number-one entertainment brand for kids and families, has announced in the following press release, from TVByTheNumbers.com, the exciting Nickelodeon News that Nick USA closed the first week of September 2014 (Monday 1st to Sunday 7th September 2014) as basic cable's number-one network in total day with Kids 2-11 (2.2/676K)!

Additionally, TeenNick, Nickelodeon USA's 24-hour network exclusively for and about teens and tweens, scored double-digit increases in delivery for the week with Teens 12-17 (0.3/48K, +12% versus year ago impressions) and averaged 163K total viewers (+9%). Nicktoons, Nick USA's animation and action channel, also posted gains, scoring a 0.5/62K (+25%) with Kids 6-11, a 0.7/48K (+40%) with Boys 6-11 and 186K with P2+ (+11%).

Original Nickelodeon Press Release:

NICKELODEON IS WEEK’S TOP BASIC CABLE NET WITH KIDS

TeenNick and Nicktoons Post Gains with Core Audiences

NEW YORK – September 9, 2014 – Nickelodeon closed the first week of September (9/1/14-9/7/14) as basic cable’s number-one network in total day with Kids 2-11 (2.2/676K). Additionally, TeenNick scored double-digit increases in delivery for the week with Teens 12-17 (0.3/48K, +12% versus year ago impressions) and averaged 163K total viewers (+9%). Nicktoons also posted gains, scoring a 0.5/62K (+25%) with Kids 6-11, a 0.7/48K (+40%) with Boys 6-11 and 186K with P2+ (+11%).

Nickelodeon, now in its 35th 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 19 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. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIA.B).

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Nick Jr. UK Premiering New Episodes Of "Zack and Quack" And "Pajanimals"; To Premiere New Episodes Of "Dinosaur Train" Soon

Nick Jr. UK has announced the exciting news in their new "Hold on to your party hats" trailer that Nickelodeon UK's preschool channel, Nick Jr. UK and Ireland, is currently premiering and showing brand-new episodes of Nickelodeon's popular CG-animated preschool series "Zack and Quack" every weekday at 7:35am (repeated at 8:35am on Nick Junior UK's plus-one (+1) timeshift channel, Nick Jr.+1)!

Additionally, Nick Jr. UK has also announced in their new "This September, get ready to wiggle and jiggle" promo that Nick Jr. UK and Ireland are currently premiering brand-new episodes of the popular preschool series "Pajanimals" every weekday (Monday to Friday) at 6:45pm (replayed at 7:45pm on Nick Jr.+1)!

Plus, Nick Jr. UK has announced in a trailer on their official website, nickjr.co.uk, that Nick Jr. UK & Eire will be premiering brand-new episodes of the Emmy Award-nominated "Dinosaur Train", a popular CG-animated preschool series created by Craig Bartlett, the creator of the popular Classic Nickelodeon original animated series (Nicktoon) "Hey Arnold!", soon!

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Nick Jr. UK To Premiere "Wallykazam!" In October 2014

Nick Jr. UK has announced the exciting news in their new "Meet Wally" promo/trailer that Nickelodeon UK's preschool channel, Nick Jr. UK and Ireland, will start to premiere and show Nickelodeon Preschool's brand-new CG-animated literacy series "Wallykazam!" in October 2014 (exact transmission (TX) air date and time to be announced), as part of the channels Autumn/Winter 2014 programming highlights!

(Download Image - Photo - Wally and Norville in Nickelodeon's Wallykazam! (PRNewsFoto/Nickelodeon): http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140114/NY46234)

In "Wallykazam!", Nick Jr. invites preschoolers to discover the magic of words. "Wallykazam!" follows the adventures of a troll named Wally and his pet dragon, Norville, who live in a forest with giants, goblins, ogres, sprites and other mythical creatures. Wally uses his magic stick to make words come to life on screen that start with a specific letter, sound or rhyme. Each episode features a new set of magic words that Wally uses to playfully transform the world around him.

"Wallykazam!" is Nickelodeon's first preschool series that embeds a literacy curriculum into a full-length story, introducing skills such as letter and sound identification, rhyming, vocabulary development and comprehension strategies. Celebrity guests featured in season one include Vanessa Bayer ("Saturday Night Live"), Weird Al Yankovic, John O'Hurley (J. Peterman in "Seinfeld"), Kate Micucci (Lucy in "The Big Bang Theory") and Alanna Ubach (Amy Hobbs in Nick at Nite's "See Dad Run", Manny Rivera / El Tigre in Nickelodeon's "El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera", and Boo, Cletus, Fresca and the voice of Miss. Daisy in Nickelodeon Movies Oscar-winning animated film "Rango"). "Wallykazam!" is created by producer/writer Adam Peltzman (Emmy Award-winning "The Backyardigans" and "Bubble Guppies").

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