NickALive!: 09/30/14

Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Have A Turtley Awesome Time At Nickelodeon Land At Blackpool Pleasure Beach During October 2014

Cowabunga, dude! Pleasure Beach, Blackpool has announced the Booyakasha TMNT news in a blog entry on the amusement park and resorts official website, blackpoolpleasurebeach.com, that the UK's only Nickelodeon Land has got an Turtley awesome October lined up especially for "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" fans, just in time for Nickelodeon Movies and Paramount Pictures' upcoming "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" movie!

Arriving in their spectacular Shell Raiser combat van, the fearless Heroes in a Half Shell will be taking the six-acre attraction by storm during the month and over the October half term holidays!

Leo, Mikey, Raph and Donnie will be showing off their ninja moves, hosting Ninja dance competitions with guests, and taking part in face-painting activities every day throughout the month from Wednesday 1st October 2014 to Friday 31st October 2014!

Plus there's a chance to purchase an exclusive "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" goodie bag packed with awesome extras from your favourite fearless foursome, such as a swim bag, Turtle mask, Mutant Ooze canister, set of pencils and sharpners, Glo Stick, badge, trading cards, rock and a Squidgem Plasticine Figure - for just £15! The first 100 guests to get their hands on one of these bags will also win a Turtle-tastic Slush which comes in a special Turtles cup as part of their experience of Nickelodeon Land!

Visitors will be able to get up close and personal with Turtle mutagen ooze to win an exclusive Squidgem – a plasticine figure of one of the four awesome dudes. Just dip your hand into one of the ooze canisters at the Shell Raiser vehicle for your free chance to win!

The Turtle's Shell Raiser combat vehicle will be part of the action at Nickelodeon Land and fans can step aboard to check it out and take a look through the periscope to get a closer look at what else is happening at the UK's Number One Amusement Park, Blackpool Pleasure Beach.

Guests can see the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles throughout October 2014 and enjoy the rest of the 42-acre amusement park with Unlimited Ride wristbands available from £15.99 for juniors and £17.99 for adults when booking 10 days in advance at www.blackpoolpleasurebeach.com. Wristbands throughout the October half term (Saturday 25th October to Saturday 1st November 2014) are available to book online from £17.99 for Juniors and £19.99 10 days or more in advance. Family Wristband packages are also available online and at the gate.

Catch "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" in Digital 3D and 2D in cinemas across the UK from Friday 17th October 2014!

(All photos in this post from Team Nick on Twitter)

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Nickelodeon USA To Premiere "Sanjay and Craig" Halloween Special "Tufflips' Tales of Terror" On Saturday 25th October 2014

Submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society... The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) is reporting the totally rad-awesome Nickelodeon News that Nick USA will premiere and show the brand-new 30 minute "Sanjay and Craig" Halloween special "Tufflips' Tales of Terror" on Saturday 25th October 2014, as part of the networks spooktacular Halloween highlights!

Nickelodeon UK has also announced that they will be premiering the all-new "Sanjay and Craig" season two Halloween episode on Nicktoons UK and Ireland in October 2014!

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Nickelodeon UK To Premiere New TV Movie "A Fairly Odd Summer" In November 2014

The animation news website Toon Zone is reporting the very exciting Nickelodeon UK News that Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK, the number one commercial kids TV network in the UK, will premiere and show "A Fairly Odd Summer", Nickelodeon's brand-new live-action "The Fairly OddParents" television movie in which Drake Bell ("Drake & Josh") and Daniella Monet ("Victorious") reprise their starring roles as Timmy Turner and Tootie, in November 2014, as part of Nick UK's Autumn/Winter 2014 programming highlights! "A Fairly Odd Summer" follows Timmy on a daring mission to the tropical beaches of Hawaii to save his summer, his family, Tootie and all of fairy kind from the claws of evil anti-fairy Foop, played by Scott Baio ("See Dad Run").

In "A Fairly Odd Summer", Summer's here and the whole Fairly Odd gang is off to Hawaii... everyone except Timmy. Now a responsible adult, Timmy's new job in Fairly World is to watch over the precious Abracadabrium, the source of all fairy magic. But when Timmy decides to bring the Abracadabrium with him to Hawaii, he catches the evil eyes of Anti-fairy Foop and Denzel Crocker (David Lewis, "Man of Steel"), who form an evil alliance and steal the Abracadabrium to rule the world.

"A Fairly Odd Summer" is based on the animated series and characters created by Butch Hartman. It is executive produced by Hartman and Scott McAboy. The movie is directed by Savage Steve Holland. Teleplay by Hartman and Holland and story by Hartman. "A Fairly Odd Summer" is produced by Pacific Bay Entertainment.

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Nickelodeon USA Is Top-Rated Total Day Network For 3Q14 And September 2014

Nickelodeon, the number-one entertainment brand for kids and families, has announced the exciting Nickelodeon Ratings News in the following press release, from TVByTheNumbers.com, that Nick USA was the top-rated total day network for the third quarter of 2014 with Kids 2-11 (2.4/748K); and among total viewers, the network averaged 1.4M P2+ this quarter! Additionally, the network won the month of September 2014 with Kids 2-11, averaging a 2.0/636K with the demo, as well as securing 1.2M total viewers!

With Kids 2-11, Nickelodeon favorite "SpongeBob SquarePants" was the top animated series with a 3.7/1.2M in September.

In preschool for the quarter, the network landed three of the top four preschool series with Kids 2-5, including "PAW Patrol" (#1), "Team Umizoomi" (#2) and "Dora and Friends" (#4). Additionally, for September 2014, Nick secured three top-five programming spots with preschoolers with "PAW Patrol" (#1), "Dora and Friends" (#3) and "Bubble Guppies" (#5).

Original Nickelodeon Press Release:

NICKELODEON IS TOP-RATED TOTAL DAY NETWORK FOR 3Q AND SEPTEMBER 2014

Network Scores Top Programs in September with Kids 2-11 and Kids 2-5;

PAW Patrol Leads with Preschoolers for the Quarter

NEW YORK – Sept. 30, 2014 – Nickelodeon was the top-rated total day network for the 3Q14 with Kids 2-11 (2.4/748K); and among total viewers, the network averaged 1.4M P2+ this quarter. Additionally, the network won the month of September with Kids 2-11, averaging a 2.0/636K with the demo, as well as securing 1.2M total viewers.

With Kids 2-11, SpongeBob SquarePants was the top animated series with a 3.7/1.2M in September.

In preschool for the quarter, the network landed three of the top four preschool series with Kids 2-5, including PAW Patrol (#1), Team Umizoomi (#2) and Dora and Friends (#4). Additionally, for September, Nick secured three top-five programming spots with preschoolers with PAW Patrol (#1), Dora and Friends (#3) and Bubble Guppies (#5).

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 almost 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 To Premiere New Preschool Series "Wanda and the Alien" In January 2015

The animation news website Toon Zone is reporting that Nickelodeon UK has announced the exciting news that Nick Jr. UK and Ireland, Nickelodeon UK's popular preschool channel, will start to premiere and show the brand-new animated preschool series "Wanda and the Alien" from January 2015, as part of the channels Autumn/Winter 2014 programming highlights!

Friends come in all shapes and sizes. Based on the books by best selling author Sue Hendra, "Wanda and the Alien" is a pre-school animated series about wonder and unconditional friendship. When a young and scared alien crashes with his space rocket into the woods, little rabbit Wanda's world becomes even more interesting and exciting. After a few moments of hesitation, they are now the best friends in the universe.

The Alien has a unique gift that makes him very special: he can freeze a moment in time so that you can see the magical details in it from different points of view. Even a splash in the water can become special if you can catch it and wear it like a crown! Combining an enchanting story with the best 2D animation, every episode sees the two characters exploring the beauty and the wonders of Wanda's charming forest and the Alien's incredible and funny planet, while highlighting the importance of values such as friendship, trust and kindness. Follow Wanda and the little Alien as they discover things out of their worlds!

"Wanda and the Alien" (52 x 10 minutes) is co-produced by UK-based Random House and Komixx Entertainment.

Nickelodeon acquired the rights to Random House Children's Screen Entertainment's "Wanda and the Alien" under a global deal (excluding the US) with London-based distributor CAKE in 2013 that will see the new animated preschool series head to more than 70 Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. channels around the world (Nickelodeon International). The Nickelodeon deal marks the first key international agreement for "Wanda and the Alien" and a large step for Random House's first book-to-screen venture.

"Wanda and the Alien" Creative Team - Producers: Chris Bowden, Andrew Cole-Bulgin & Richard Randolph; Executive Producers: Ed Glauser, Ian Mackinnon & Peter Saunders; Series Directors: Will Brenton & Jez Hall.

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Nick Jr. UK Announces Plans To Premiere New Episodes Of "Paw Patrol" And "Lily's Driftwood Bay" Plus New "Barbie" Movies As Part Of Autumn/Winter 2014 Highlights

The animation news website Toon Zone is reporting that Nickelodeon UK has announced the exciting news that Nick Jr. UK and Ireland, Nickelodeon UK's preschool channel, will be airing brand-new episodes of "Paw Patrol" and "Lily's Driftwood Bay" plus three brand-new Barbie movies as part of the channels Autumn/Winter 2014 programming highlights!

As part of Nick Jr. UK's A/W 2014 programming highlights, Nickelodeon UK's popular preschool channel will be premiering and showing more brand-new episodes of Nickelodeon Preschools hit CG-animated series "Paw Patrol" in November 2014, featuring young Ryder and his team of rescue Dogs continuing to protect Adventure Bay from danger.

Nick Jr. UK's December 2014 highlights include the premiere of three brand-new "Barbie" movies - "Barbie and the Secret Door", "Barbie Mariposa & the Fairy Princess" and "Barbie and Her Sisters in A Pony Tale".

Additionally, Nick Jr. UK will be premiering more brand-new episodes of the channels popular mixed media animated preschool series "Lily's Driftwood Bay" in January 2015.

To celebrate Nick Jr. UK's Autumn/Winter 2014 programming highlights, which also includes the premiere of brand-new shows "Wallykazam!" and "Dora and Friends: Into the City!" in October and November 2014, respectively, the multi award-winning, London-based animation production company Blue Zoo has unveiled Nick Jr. UK's 2014 brand refresh, which features a brand-new set of channel bumpers and idents set in a colourful world that also change to match the time of day!:

Nick Jr. Identity from Blue Zoo on Vimeo.

Animation Studio: Blue Zoo

Director: Damian Hook
Animation Director: Lizzie Hicks
Production Design: Lauren Ellis
Executive Producer: Tom Box
Producer: Chantal Robbins
Modelling: Brieuc Geuonle & Lizzie Hicks
Rigging: Anthony Delliste
Animation: John Knowles, Lizzie Hicks, Matt Tea & Ben Steer,
Lighting Lead: Tom Flavelle
Additional Lighting: Alain Thay
Compositing: Tom Flavelle & Nicolas Canticus

Client: Nickelodeon UK
Executive Producer: Alison Bakunowich
Creatives: Derek Best & Jon Preston
Producer: Hannah Cartledge

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NickToons UK To Premiere New "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" Season Two Episodes From November 2014; TMNT Season Three From February 2015

The animation news website Toon Zone is reporting the Booyakasha TMNT news that Nickelodeon UK's animation and action channel, Nicktoons UK and Ireland, will start to premiere and show more brand new episodes from "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" season 2, including the thrilling two-part second season finale episode "The Invasion", which will bring TMNT season two to a dramatic conclusion, over November 2014 and December 2014, as part of the channels Autumn/Winter 2014 programming highlights!

Following Nicktoons UK and Ireland premiering the brand new two-part series finale of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" season two in December 2014, Nicktoons UK will start to premiere and show the explosive third season of Nickelodeon's hit CG-animated "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" series from February 2015, continuing the shell-raising crime-fighting adventures of the four mutant Heroes in a Half-Shell turtles - Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello and Michelangelo - as part of 2015 on Nickelodeon UK!

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NickToons UK To Premiere New Episodes Of "Sanjay and Craig" In October 2014; New Episodes Of "Fairly OddParents" And "Kung Fu Panda: Legends" In November 2014

Grab your Best Friend and Hold on to your Butt - the dude-snake best bud duo Sanjay and Craig, the first inductees to The Best Friends Hall of Fame*, are back with brand-new episodes this October on NickToons UK and Ireland!

* There is no Best Friends Hall of Fame, they made it up!

The animation news website Toon Zone is reporting the very exciting Nickelodeon UK News that Nicktoons UK and Ireland, Nick UK's animation and action channel, will be premiering and showing more brand-new episodes of Nickelodeon's hit original animated buddy comedy series (Nicktoon) "Sanjay and Craig", including the shows all-new half-hour Halloween special "Tufflips Tales of Terror", in October 2014, as part of NickToons UK's Autumn/Winter 2014 programming highlights!

Additionally, NickToons UK and Ireland will also be premiering more brand-new episodes of "Fairly OddParents" and "Kung Fu Panda: Legends Of Awesomeness" in November 2014, as part of the channels A/W 2014 highlights!

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Nickelodeon UK To Premiere "The Legend of Korra - Book Three: Change" In January 2015

The animation news website Toon Zone is reporting the very exciting Nickelodeon UK News that Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK, the number one commercial kids TV network in the UK, will start to premiere and show the third season of Nickelodeon's popular original animated series "The Legend of Korra", titled "Book Three: Change", in which Avatar Korra and her friends must contend with the consequences of her handling of the spirit world, from January 2015, as part of Nick UK and Eire's Autumn/Winter 2014 programming highlights!

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Nickelodeon UK Unveils Official "Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn" Website

To celebrate and promote Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK, the number one commercial kids TV network in the UK, starting to premiere and show Nickelodeon's brand-new original comedy series "Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn", beginning with the pilot episode, every Monday from 6th October 2014 at 4:30pm (repeated at 5:30pm on Nick UK's plus-one (+1) timeshift channel, Nickelodeon +1), Nick.co.uk has unveiled Nick UK & Eire's all-new official "Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn" show website to accompany the brand new show, which you can visit here at nick.co.uk/shows/nickyrickydickydawn!

Nickelodeon UK's all-new NRDD series webpage features a "Meet The Characters" section featuring bios of Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn Harper, plus a picture gallery featuring photos from the show and exclusive online streaming video clips!

"Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn", greenlit for 13 episodes, is the story of a 10-year-old girl Dawn Harper (Lizzy Greene), a born leader whose sibling rivalry with her three brothers is heightened by the fact that they are quadruplets who have wildly different personalities. Aidan Gallagher ("Modern Family") plays the germaphobic Nicky, joined by Casey Simpson ("The Goldbergs") as the overachieving and unbelievably smart Ricky, and Mace Coronel ("Bold and the Beautiful") as the pint-sized ladies man, Dicky. Brian Stepanek ("Two and a Half Men") and Allison Munn ("What I Like About You") star as the Haley parents. The series is created by Matt Fleckenstein ("Wendell & Vinnie", "iCarly", "Victorious") and executive produced by Fleckenstein and Michael Feldman ("See Dad Run"). Even though they seem different on the outside, there couldn't be a more tight-knit group.

Catch Nickelodeon's un-four-gettable brand-new show, "Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn", Mondays at 4:30pm from 6th October 2014, only on Nickelodeon UK and Ireland/HD!

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Dan Schneider Announces He's Currently Working On A Brand-New TV Show

Nickelodeon TV show creator Dan Schneider has today, Tuesday 30th September 2014, announced in a Tweet (post) on his official Twitter profile page, @DanWarp, that he is currently writing a brand-new television series from scratch!:

Sitting here, writing a brand new TV show from scratch. Always a huge challenge. Always fun and exciting. :)

It is currently unknown whether Dan's brand-new TV show will be a brand-new Nickelodeon series, however, Dan is currently in a three-year development deal with Nickelodeon which he signed in February 2013.

Dan Schneider is the creator, writer, and producer of many hit Nickelodeon shows such as "Sam & Cat", "iCarly", "Victorious", "Drake & Josh", "The Amanda Show", "Zoey 101", "Kenan & Kel", "All That" (plus "What I Like About You", which Nickelodeon UK showed in the mid-2000's), the Nickelodeon Movie "Good Burger", and founder of the television production company "Schneider's Bakery Productions, Inc.". Dan's latest hit Nick show, the crime-fighting comedy series "Henry Danger", premiered in September 2014.

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Nickelodeon USA Releases Second Sneak-Peek From First "The Legend of Korra" Book Four Episode "After All These Years"

To celebrate Nickelodeon USA starting to premiere "The Legend of Korra" Book Four, the fourth and final season of Nickelodeon's hit original animated series (Nicktoon), titled "Balance", digitally from Friday 3rd October 2014, Nickelodeon has unveiled a second exclusive video clip from the first episode of "Book Four: Balance", called "After All These Years", giving fans a first-look at a second scene from the premiere episode, which you can watch in the online streaming video clip below!

Nick's second exclusive video clip from "After All These Years", the first episode from "The Legend of Korra - Book Four: Balance", features Kai and Opal dishing out their own kind of justice:

Nickelodeon USA will start to premiere "The Legend of Korra" Book Four, "Balance", online on nick.com and on the networks Emmy Award-winning Nick App from Friday 3rd October 2014! Catch up with Avatar Korra's adventure so far by watching "Book One: Air", "Book Two: Spirits" and "Book Three: Change" on Nick.com, NickToons USA and TeenNick USA, plus watch Nick USA's first sneak-peek from the first episode from "Legend of Korra" season four here on NickALive!.

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Nickelodeon USA To Start To Premiere "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" Season Three From Friday 3rd October 2014

Nickelodeon USA has announced in a Tweet (post) on their official Twitter profile page, @NickelodeonTV, that Nick USA will start to premiere and show "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" season three, which will continue the adventures of Nickelodeon's justice-sworn, pizza-fuelled, half-shelled heroes from Friday 3rd October 2014 at 8pm (ET/PT)!:

.#TMNT is new on Friday with the season 3 premiere and the Turtles are heading... into the woods? http://at.nick.com/1tcmskZ.

In the third-season opener, "Within the Woods", after narrowly escaping from the Shredder and the Kraang, the turtles, April, and Casey take shelter at April's family farmhouse upstate to recover and figure out how to stop the Kraang. The turtles deal with not having Splinter around and the possibility of Leo not making a full recovery, and a mysterious creature stalks the group and abducts Raph.

To celebrate Nickelodeon USA starting to show season three of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" from 10/3, Nick USA's official website has unveiled the networks episodic trailer/promo for the first episode of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" season three, "Within the Woods", giving fans a sneak-peek first-look at the new episode, which ShellHeads located in North America can watch here on nick.com!

In season three of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", fans can look forward to new characters such as the Dream Beavers (voiced by Robert Englund) and Napoleon Bona-frog (voiced by Jon Heder). Additionally, Mondo Gecko will make an appearance, voiced by Robbie Rist, the voice of Michelangelo in the 1990's film trilogy. Nickelodeon previously announced that, beginning with season three, Seth Green ("Robot Chicken", "Tucker", "Austin Powers") has joined the voice cast as Leonardo, taking over from Jason Biggs and Dominic Catrambone.

According to TVGuide.com, the second episode from TMNT season 3, which Nick USA will premiere on Friday 10th October 2014 at 8:00pm (ET/PT), will be titled "A Foot Too Big".

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