Nickelodeon (Sub-Saharan African TV channel)

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Nickelodeon

MTV Base Comedy Central BET BET International
History
Launched	June 12, 1999; 24 years ago (1999-06-12) (block) July 1, 2008; 15 years ago (2008-07-01) (channel)
Links
Website	www.nickelodeonafrica.com
Availability
Terrestrial
StarSat/StarTimes	Channel 357 (recently removed)
GOtv	Channel 62
DStv	Channel 305, Channel 312 (Southern Africa except South Africa)
Zuku TV	Channel 640
AzamTV	Channel 220

Nickelodeon (commonly shortened as Nick) is a South African 24-hour television channel owned by

.

Unlike other Nickelodeon feeds and much like the

since 2021.

History

Before it was a channel, it was a block on the South African children's channel

, another channel from Viacom (now Paramount). Nick Jr and Nicktoons share the same website as Nickelodeon until Nick Jr. launched its own website.

In June 2017, the

In 2018, Viacom merged official websites of Southeast Asian, Middle Eastern and African versions of Nickelodeon into nick.tv. Along the way Nickelodeon adapted two feeds with the South African feed airing series banned from the channel such as The Loud House and Bubble Guppies.

On March 5, 2019, Nickelodeon (South Africa only) along with Comedy Central, BET,

. The Nickelodeon channel in South Africa has a separate feed from the rest of Africa, with different programming and schedule.

In 2020, the channel relaunched its Nick Jr programming block, airing from 5 a.m (CAT) to 7 a.m (CAT) daily (previously 5 a.m (CAT) to 6:30 a.m (CAT) on weekdays and 5 a.m (CAT) to 7:00 a.m (CAT) on weekends). However, the block is not available on the South African feed.

On May 17, 2021, NickMusic was launched as a TV program on NickToons, airing on weekdays at 4 p.m.(CAT).

In July 2022, Nickelodeon was made available on Startimes ON in selected countries as a supplement of DreamWorks Channel which was removed from StarTimes and StarSat on February 17, 2022, and relaunched on DStv on March 18, 2022.

On August 1, 2023, the channel rebranded to its current era nearly 5 months after its rebrand in the U.S.

Feeds

Nickelodeon Africa is divided into two feeds for its broadcast in the Sub-Saharan African region with each feed carrying its own schedule and programming.

• Feed 1: South Africa (Its headquarters is based from Johannesburg, South Africa).
• Feed 2: Rest of Sub-Saharan Africa (its headquarters is based from Nigeria).

Programming

Current programming

• SpongeBob SquarePants (July 1, 2008 – present) (PG)
• Alvinnn!!! and the Chipmunks (2019–present) (PG)
• Danger Force (October 18, 2020 – present) (16)
• Tyler Perry's Young Dylan (2020–present) (PG)
• Side Hustle (2021–present) (PG)
• The Loud House (2016 - present) ^[b] (PG)
• The Casagrandes (2020–present) (PG)
• Are You Afraid of the Dark? (revival) (October 2020 – present) (16)
• Goldie's Oldies (2020–present) (PG)
• Rugrats (2021–present) (GE)
• Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years (2021–present) (PG)
• The Smurfs (2021–present) (GE)
• Overlord and the Underwoods (2022–present) (PG)
• Star Trek: Prodigy (April 18, 2022 – present) (PG)
• The Patrick Star Show (pre-premiere May 13, 2022; official premiere May 16, 2022 – present) (PG)
• Warped! (May 30, 2022 – present) (PG)
• The Barbarian and the Troll (July 18, 2022 – present)^{[3] [c]} (GE)
• Middlemost Post (August 8, 2022 – present) ^[c] (PG)
• The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder (September 5, 2022 – present) (PG)
• Big Nate (October 5, 2022 – present) (PG)
• Rock Island Mysteries (October 17, 2022 – present) (PG)
• Transformers: EarthSpark (November 28, 2022 - present) (PG)
• Monster High (April 8, 2023 - present) (PG)
• The Twisted Timeline of Sammy & Raj (July 3, 2023 - present) ^[c] (PG)
• Best & Bester (July 31 , 2023 - present) ^[c] (PG)

Shorts

• Athleticious (2022–present) (PG)
• Zelly Go (2020–present) ^[c] (PG)

Reruns

• Henry Danger (2015 - October 18, 2020, October 19, 2020 – present) (16)
• Hunter Street (May 22nd, 2017 - Present) (16)
• Game Shakers (February 8, 2016 - June 8, 2019, June 9, 2019 – present) (PG)
• The Thundermans (2014 - August 27, 2018, August 28, 2018 – present) (PG)
• Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn (2015 - 2018, 2018–present) (PG)
• The Bureau of Magical Things (2018 - 2021, 2021–present) (16)
• 100 Things To Do Before High School
  (January 4th 2016 - present) (PG)
• Lego City Adventures (2019 - 2021, June 12, 2022 - present) (PG)

Nick Jr. programming

• PAW Patrol (2020–present) (GE)
• Deer Squad (2021–present) (GE)
• Santiago of the Seas (December 2021 – present) (GE)
• Baby Shark's Big Show! (2022–present) (GE)
• Blue's Clues & You! (2021, June 1, 2022 – present) (GE)
• Blaze and the Monster Machines (2020 - 2021, June 4, 2022 - present) (GE)
• Bubble Guppies (2020 - 2021, June 4, 2022 - present) (GE)

Former programming

• The Fairly OddParents (July 1, 2008 - 2018, 2018 - 2021) ^[d] (PG)
• Danny Phantom (July 1, 2008 - 2012) (PG)
• The Penguins of Madagascar (2010 - 2015) (PG/16)
• Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness (2011 - 2016) (PG/16)
• Cousins for Life (April 1, 2019 - June 2019) (16)
• iCarly (2009 - April 12, 2013) ^[e] (PG)
• Big Time Rush (2010 - 2013) (PG/16)
• The Troop (2010 - 2014) (PG)
• True Jackson VP
  (2009 - 2012) (PG)
• Supah Ninjas (2011-2014) (PG)
• Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures (2011 - 2013) (PG)
• House of Anubis (June 13, 2011 - 2014) (PG)
• Unfabulous (2008 - 2012) (PG)
• The Mighty B! (2009 - 2012) (PG)
• Tuff Puppy
  (2011 - 2014) (PG/16)
• Planet Sheen (2011 - 2013) (PG)
• Back at the Barnyard (2009 - 2012) (PG)
• The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius ( July 1, 2008 - 2013) (PG)
• Avatar:The Last Airbender
  (July 1, 2008 - 2012) (PG)
• The Legend of Korra (September 1,2012 - 2015) (PG)
• Catdog
  (July 1, 2008 - 2012) (PG)
• Fanboy and Chum Chum
  (2010 - 2013) (PG)
• Knight Squad (June 11, 2018 - May 24, 2019) (PG/16)
• Bella and the Bulldogs (2016) (PG)
• Victorious (December 4, 2010 - November 30, 2013) ^[e] (PG)
• School of Rock (November 7, 2016- May 25, 2018, 2019–2021) ^[e] (PG)
• Sam & Cat (2013 - 2014, 2014 - 2021) ^[e] (PG)
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (November 25th, 2012 - 2018) (PG/16)
• Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2018 - 2020) ^[d] (PG/16)
• Lego Jurassic World: Legend of Isla Nublar (2019 - 2020) (PG)
• The Substitute (2020) (PG)
• It's Pony (2020 - 2021) ^[d] (PG)
• Achoo! (2020) ^[c] (PG)
• 44 Cats (2020 - 2021) ^[f] (GE/PG)
• Ollie's Pack (2020) ^[d] (PG/16)
• Instant Mom (2020 - 2021) ^[g] (16)
• See Dad Run (2020 - 2021) (PG/16)
• NOOBees (2020 - 2021) ^[h] (PG)
• Spyders (2021) (PG/16)
• The Astronauts (2021 - 2022) (PG)
• Drama Club (2021) (PG)

Nick Jr. programming

• Butterbean's Cafe
  (2020 - 2021) (GE)
• The Adventures of Paddington (2021) ^[i] (GE/PG)
• Barbapapa: One Big Happy Family! (2021) ^[i] (GE)
• Top Wing (2021) ^[d] (GE/PG)

Sister channels

Nicktoons

Nicktoons Africa is a sister-channel of Nickelodeon that airs reruns of animated series from Nickelodeon along with other cartoons. The channel was launched on 30 September 2014 as a replacement to

.

Nick Jr.

Nick Jr. Africa is a sister-channel of Nickelodeon that is aimed at pre-school children. The channel was launched on 30 September 2014. The channel also has an Ethiopian feed.^[4]

See also

• Nickelodeon (Middle Eastern & North African TV channel)
  (also distributed in Africa)
• Nickelodeon (French TV channel) (also distributed in Africa)
• Nickelodeon (Spanish & Portuguese TV channel) (also distributed in Africa)

Notes

References

External links

• Official website