List of programs broadcast by Nick Jr. (block)

Nick Jr.'s logo used since 2023

This is a list of television programs currently or formerly broadcast on Nickelodeon's morning block, Nick Jr. from 1988 to 2009 and since 2014 under its current name, 2009 to 2012 under the Nick Play Date name, and 2012 to 2014 under the Nick: The Smart Place to Play name.

Current programming

Original programming

Title Premiere date End date Source(s)
Pinwheel January 4, 1988 July 6, 1990
Eureeka's Castle August 27, 1989 November 10, 1991
Allegra's Window October 24, 1994 December 8, 1996 [1]
Gullah Gullah Island March 7, 2000
Blue's Clues1 September 9, 1996 August 6, 2006
Binyah Binyah![broken anchor] February 2, 1998 February 6, 1998
Little Bill1 November 29, 1999 October 15, 2004
Dora the Explorer1 August 14, 2000 August 9, 2019
Oswald1 August 20, 2001 September 19, 2003
Whoopi's Littleburg January 18, 2004 June 7, 2004
Blue's Room August 2, 2004 March 29, 2007
The Backyardigans1 October 11, 2004 July 12, 2013
Go, Diego, Go!1 September 6, 2005 September 16, 2011
Holly Hobbie & Friends (specials) February 10, 2006 September 7, 2007 [2]
Wonder Pets! March 3, 2006 April 8, 2016
Ni Hao, Kai-Lan February 7, 2008 August 21, 2011
The Fresh Beat Band August 24, 2009 December 7, 2013
Team Umizoomi January 25, 2010 April 24, 2015
Bubble Guppies January 24, 2011 present [3]
Wallykazam! February 3, 2014 September 9, 2017
Dora and Friends: Into the City! August 18, 2014 February 5, 2017
Mutt & Stuff March 6, 2015 November 1, 2017
Fresh Beat Band of Spies June 15, 2015 February 24, 2016
Shimmer and Shine August 24, 2015 February 9, 2020
Nella the Princess Knight February 6, 2017 July 21, 2021
Sunny Day August 21, 2017 March 1, 2020
Zoofari February 5, 2018 October 19, 2018
Butterbean's Café November 12, 2018 November 1, 2020
Santiago of the Seas October 9, 2020 present [4][5]
Face's Music Party June 3, 2022 present [6][7][8]

Acquired programming

Title Premiere date End date Source(s)
Belle and Sebastian January 4, 1988 September 1, 1989
Maple Town
Sharon, Lois & Bram's Elephant Show October 21, 1994
Today's Special April 30, 1991
The World of David the Gnome June 30, 1995
Adventures of the Little Koala January 6, 1988 April 2, 1993
Doctor Snuggles April 4, 1988 March 31, 1990 [9]
Fred Penner's Place September 4, 1989 August 31, 1993
The Adventures of the Little Prince September 13, 1988 December 29, 1989
Noozles November 8, 1988 April 2, 1993
Maya the Bee January 1, 1990 December 31, 1992
The Littl' Bits May 1, 1991 April 30, 1995
Nick Jr. Lunchbreak Theater
Nick Jr. Storytime
June 15, 1992 June 2, 1995
Jim Henson's Muppet Babies October 5, 1992 December 31, 1998
Cappelli & Company April 5, 1993 June 10, 1994
Janosch's Dream World December 5, 1993
Papa Beaver's Storytime March 2, 1994 October 3, 1997
The Muppet Show April 4, 1994 March 29, 1996 [10]
The Alvin Show June 13, 1994 October 21, 1994
Dennis the Menace [11]
Lassie August 31, 1995
The Busy World of Richard Scarry March 9, 1994 December 19, 1997
Rupert September 11, 1995 November 13, 1998
Little Bear1 November 6, 1995 December 25, 2002
The Adventures of Timmy the Tooth May 17, 1996 [12]
The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss October 13, 1996 December 28, 1998 [13]
The Little Twins June 22, 1997 July 3, 1998
You're on Nickelodeon, Charlie Brown November 16, 1997 February 26, 1999
Franklin1 November 3, 1997 July 30, 2004
Kipper1 February 8, 1999 December 25, 2001
Maisy February 8, 1999 November 2, 2000
Shining Time Station June 5, 2000 August 11, 2000
Maggie and the Ferocious Beast August 26, 2000 June 9, 2002
Bob the Builder1 January 13, 2001 September 22, 2004
Max & Ruby May 3, 2002 April 9, 2020 [note 1]
Rubbadubbers September 2, 2003 September 22, 2005
LazyTown1 August 16, 2004 October 15, 2007
Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends1 September 7, 2004 August 9, 2009 [note 1]
Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! August 28, 2006 February 21, 2010 [note 1]
Yo Gabba Gabba! August 20, 2007 November 12, 2015 [note 1]
Olivia January 14, 2009 July 15, 2013 [note 1]
Dino Dan January 4, 2010 December 18, 2015 [14]
Mike the Knight September 8, 2011 January 13, 2017 [15]
Franklin and Friends March 4, 2011 December 20, 2013 [15]
Tickety Toc April 19, 2012 December 21, 2015 [note 1][16]
Peter Rabbit December 14, 2012 May 6, 2016 [note 1]
Lalaloopsy March 29, 2013 September 14, 2013
Little Charmers January 12, 2015 April 15, 2017
Rusty Rivets November 8, 2016 September 18, 2020 [note 1]
Top Wing November 6, 2017 July 2, 2020
Thomas & Friends October 9, 1984 (pre-launch) January 20, 2021 [17]
Abby Hatcher December 31, 2018 April 2, 2022 [note 1]
Corn & Peg February 22, 2019 October 8, 2020 [note 1]
Ryan's Mystery Playdate April 19, 2019 April 16, 2023 [note 1]
44 Cats November 12, 2018 September 14, 2020
Ricky Zoom June 28, 2019 present
The Adventures of Paddington December 20, 2019 present [note 1]
Deer Squad January 25, 2021 present [note 1][18]
Kiri & Lou May 11, 2020 September 15, 2023
Gabby's Dollhouse January 5, 2021 present

Upcoming programming

Former programming

Programming from Nickelodeon

Animated ("Nicktoons")

Title Premiere date End date Source(s)
Rugrats1 June 13, 1994 May 2, 1997

Acquired programming from Nickelodeon

Animated

Title Premiere date End date Source(s)
The Smurfs July 10, 2023 August 3, 2023

Programming from Noggin

Title Premiere date End date Source(s)
Oobi April 2002[19] (shorts) April 7, 2003 [20]August December 23, 2005
Miffy and Friends September 7, 2007
Tweenies September 25, 2003
Jack's Big Music Show September 12, 2005[21] February 7, 2007
Pinky Dinky Doo April 10, 2006 December 20, 2010
The Upside Down Show October 13, 2006 [22] March 7, 2007
Kinderwood December 3, 2020 May 6, 2021 [23]

Short-form programming

Title Premiere date End date Source(s)
Abby's Friends 1998 September 2004
Amby & Dexter June 2, 1997 2004
Ants, Ants, Ants (one-off short) 1998 2001
Ask the Cat October 1997 1999
The BeatBuds, Let's Jam! June 7, 2021 July 16, 2021 [24][25][26]
The Bedtime Business Song (one-off short) 1999 2001
Belle, Bix and Barker 1992 1994
Blue's Room shorts February 9, 2004 2005
Bob the Builder shorts 2003 September 2004
Count Along Time April 5, 1993 1994
Countin' Carl 1996 1999
Everyday Play 2006 2008
Favorite Foods 2001 2003
Flexy's Little Big Question 1996 1999
Frank Cappelli on Nick Jr. April 5, 1993 1994
Gullah Gullah Island Jam Sessions March 2000 2001
Hocle and Stoty 1992 1996
Joey's Lunch 1996 2003
Jungle Boogie 1995 2003
Just Ask! 2000 2004
Just For Me Stories 2001 2004
Linny the Guinea Pig 2003 2006
Little Big Room September 5, 1994 1997
Loretta the Letter Lady 1993 1996
The Mad Caps September 1, 2003 2004
Maggie and the Ferocious Beast shorts 1998 2004
Max and his Alphabet Adventures 1993 September 2004
Mighty Bug 5 September 13, 2004 2006
Muppet Time September 5, 1994 1999
My World September 13, 2004 2006
Nanalan' 1999 2003
Nick Jr. Hispanic Heritage Month September 15, 2006 October 13, 2006
Nick Jr. Play Along September 1, 2003 February 2004
Nick Jr. Presents 2000 September 2004
Nick Jr. Presents Bill Cosby 1999 2002
Nick Jr. Rocks 1991 1993
Nick Jr. Show and Tell 1998 2002
Nick Jr. Sings 1995 2003
Nick Jr.'s I Can Do It! 2002 September 2004
Nick Jr.'s Questions April 3, 2000 2002
Nickellennium (excerpts) 2000 2002
Oobi shorts April 2002 [19]
Picture Pages January 4, 1988 April 2, 1993
Playful Parent 2001 2007
A Pup Grows Up 2005 2006
Reed's Sound Jars 1996 1999
Snappy Larry's Showtime 2001 2002
Sparky N'Arfman (one-off short) 1999
Sports Cartoons January 4, 1988 April 2, 1993
Thomas & Friends 2000 2000 [27]
Tricky Trousers 1991 1994
What Can You Imagine? 2001 2003
What's the Buzz with Philomena Fly 1995 September 2004
Winky Love 1994 1999
Wordville with Marc Weiner and Friends February 1998 2000

Mascots

Title Premiere date End date Source(s)
Face September 5, 1994 October 8, 2004
Piper O'Possum October 11, 2004 September 7, 2007

Notes

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