Nick at Nite international versions

Nick at Nite, a network that was originally established as a nighttime cable channel/programming block broadcasting over the channel space of the flagship Nickelodeon channel in the United States, has expanded to include worldwide versions.

Despite the success of Nick at Nite in the United States, most international versions of Nickelodeon do not carry their own Nick at Nite programming block, as those local versions of Nickelodeon outside of the United States either carry children's programming 24 hours a day or run a non-Nick at Nite program block during the nighttime hours. While Nick at Nite's U.S. flagship primarily focuses on reruns of discontinued primetime network sitcoms, some of these international versions have aired reruns of discontinued Nickelodeon series.

America

Latin America

In Latin America, Nick at Nite aired every weeknight on Nickelodeon from 10:00pm until 6:00am since February 13, 2006. Since January 2007, shows included: ALF, Mork & Mindy, The Addams Family, The Munsters, Bewitched, I Dream of Jeannie, Growing Pains, The Facts of Life, Diff'rent Strokes, Get Smart and Perfect Strangers, which have been broadcast on other Latin American broadcast and cable channels. It replaced the programming block "Fantabuloso", which aired series aimed at teenagers and was very similar to the U.S. Nickelodeon flagship's now-defunct TEENick block. Until July 4, 2009, the block aired seven nights a week.

From July 4, 2009 until April 4, 2010, Nick Hits, a block featuring classic Nicktoons and Nick live-action series, took over the nighttime schedule on weekends. On April 5, 2010, Nick at Nite began airing on weekends once again, with the addition of classic Nicktoons to the lineup removing a few shows from the schedule and replaced by two former Nickelodeon sitcoms; Zoey 101 and Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide.

Get Smart, Bewitched and I Dream of Jeannie, were removed from the block on April 4, 2011. On weekdays, it airs ended Nickelodeon sitcoms. On weekends, it airs ended Nickelodeon animated series. On September 3, 2012, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and ALF were removed from the block.

Currently the block in Latin America went off the air on December 31, 2014 with a replacement called Classic Nick. It started airing on January 1, 2015.

Australia and New Zealand

In Australia and New Zealand, Nick at Nite aired from October 23, 1995 until July/August 2000. It shared the same channel as Nickelodeon broadcasting from 8 p.m. until 6 a.m. on weeknights and 10 p.m. until 6 a.m. on weekends. Shows included Get Smart, Sanford and Son, The Courtship of Eddie's Father, The Fugitive, Bonanza, The Prisoner, The Saint, Thunderbirds, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Flying Nun, Gilligan's Island, Mister Ed, and The Bob Newhart Show.^[1]

Europe

UK and Ireland

Nick at Nite was one of the planned, and advertised, stations as part of Sky's new Multichannels package, but was never launched.^[2][3][4]

Germany, Austria and Switzerland

In Germany, Nick nach Acht (Nick after Eight) aired on Nickelodeon Germany after 8:15 p.m. CET. It aired documentaries, drama series, movies and sitcoms. It used an adapted logo of its American counterpart. Many parts of the block included reruns of Ren and Stimpy and CatDog. This is only on Nick Germany's website, though. Since December 2008, Nick and Comedy Central share the same programming block, with Comedy Central airing after 8:15 p.m., effectively replacing Nick nach Acht.^[5]

In July 2014 it was announced Nickelodeon will become a 24-hour-channel again with the overnight-schedule being branded as "Nicknight" from October 2014. Comedy Central moves to the channel of VIVA where it will broadcast from 5 pm to 6 pm the following day.^[6]

Netherlands

In the Netherlands, Nick @ Nite aired on Nickelodeon Netherlands from mid 2004 to early 2005, as Nickelodeon got access to airing 24 hours a day. It mostly aired Nickelodeon shows with their original language (as they would be aired in Dutch during the day), but at midnight they would often show vintage children-programmes like Bassie en Adriaan, De Bereboot and Calimero. The animationseries Argaï was only aired during these hours on the channel.

Nick @ Nite ran for the lifespan of their 24/7 channel. Its run in the Netherlands ended in 2005, when Nickelodeon from that point on had to share its channel with Talpa. As a result, they decided to move to the channel occupied by The Box, first sharing it with The Box and later sharing it with the Dutch Comedy Central. Since February 14, 2011 (when Nickelodeon got to air 24 hours a day again) TeenNick debuted on the channel, which resembles much of the original Nick at Nite formula as was used back in 2004 and 2005.

Asia

Russia & the CIS Countries

In Russia & the CIS countries, Nick At Nite airs on Nickelodeon (CIS) everyday from 9:30pm until 11:30pm Moscow Time. Shows include Drake & Josh, iCarly, Unfabulous, The Elephant Princess, Doctor Who, Russian News with Leslie Bricusse, True Jackson, VP.

Japan

In Japan, Nick at Nite airs everyday from 9:00pm until 6:00am. The block premiered on August 4, 2008. Shows included The Addams Family, Charles In Charge, Gilligan's Island, The Adventures of Pete & Pete, Bewitched, The Lucy Show, The Brady Bunch, The Dick Van Dyke Show and Sanford and Son.

India

Currently, Nick at Nite is Sonic launched on December 20, 2011 in India.

Southeast Asia

In Southeast Asia, Nick at Nite airs Monday to Friday. It airs 8-9:30 p.m. (PHIL/SING time). Shows include My Family's Got Guts, Dance on Sunset, Dennis the Menace, and Heathcliff in 2009.

References

1. Nick AU
2. Nick at Nite For UK Now in Doubt
3. Sat trio in U.K. debut - Entertainment News, International News, Media - Variety
4. ftp.funet.fi/pub/dx/text/sfnet.harrastus.dx-kuuntelu/1700-1799/1724
5. NICK Programm

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