Nick Jr. is a 24-hour children's channel in Australia designed for pre-schoolers. Nick Jr. was a morning

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until 2004, when Foxtel launched it as a full 24-hour kids channel. The channel is run by Foxtel Networks, under license from

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, and is also available on

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History

Before Nick Jr. officially launched as a 24-hour TV channel, it was part of

's morning line-up which included such shows as ''

Blue's Clues ''Blue's Clues'' is an American live-action/animated children's television series, created by Angela C. Santomero, Todd Kessler, and Traci Paige Johnson, that premiered on Nickelodeon as part of its Nick Jr. block on September 8, 1996, and c ...

'', ''

Dora the Explorer ''Dora the Explorer'' is an American children's animated television series and multimedia franchise created by Chris Gifford, Valerie Walsh Valdes and Eric Weiner that premiered on Nickelodeon on August 14, 2000, went on hiatus on June 5, 20 ...

'' and ''

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'', the block itself was also joined by a presenter known as "Face" which presented the Australian-input from 1998 until 2006, the Australian-input was also the last of the few international Nick Jr. block to have Face being replaced, as others stopped using him by 2004 and 2005, the actor who voiced the Australian dubbed Face is currently unknown. On 21 January 2004, Foxtel announced a brand new digital service along with new channel line-ups which included Nick Jr. On 14 March 2004, Nick Jr. officially launched to be the first 24-hour Australian kids channel to play shows suited for pre-schoolers. For a few months after Nick Jr. became a full channel, it kept a two-hour time slot on Nickelodeon in the mornings from 8:00 am until 10:00 am, but the time allocated to the block was far shorter than it was before it became a full channel. The channel introduced some original short-form programming, including '' Cooking for Kids with Luis'' and '' Gardening for Kids with Madi''. The channel used the new Nick Jr. logo from Friday 26 March 2010. From 2004 until 2010, the channel used a localised logo with two kangaroos with the tradition of 'Nick' (representing the adult) and 'Jr.' (as the child). On 29 February 2012, a 60-second anthem aired. On 3 December 2013, Nick Jr. became available on Foxtel's streaming service

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. On 1 January 2014, Nick Jr. launched on Australian IPTV provider

. The channel aired for a time as a two-hour block in the afternoons on Sky Television in

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, until this ceased in 2013.

Programming

Current programming

* '' 44 Cats'' (2020–present) * ''

Abby Hatcher ''Abby Hatcher'' (originally titled ''Abby Hatcher, Fuzzly Catcher'') is a Canadian CGI-animated television series created by Rob Hoegee. Produced by Guru Studio in conjunction with Spin Master Entertainment, the series premiered on Nickelodeon ...

'' (2020–present) * '' The Adventures of Paddington'' (2020–present) * '' Baby Shark's Big Show!'' (2020–present) * '' Barbapapa: One Big Happy Family!'' (2020–present) * '' Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom'' (2010–present) * ''

Blaze and the Monster Machines ''Blaze and the Monster Machines'' is a computer-animated interactive children's television series with a focus on teaching science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) that premiered on Nickelodeon on October 13, 2014. The series rev ...

'' (2015–present) * ''

Blue's Clues & You! ''Blue's Clues & You!'' is a live-action/computer-animated interactive educational children's television series developed by Traci Paige Johnson and Angela C. Santomero for Nickelodeon. It is a revival of the 1996–2006 ''Blue's Clues'' tele ...

'' (2019–present) * ''

Bubble Guppies ''Bubble Guppies'' is a CGI-animated children's television series produced for Nickelodeon and created by Jonny Belt and Robert Scull. The series is a combination of the sketch comedy, edutainment, and musical genres, and revolves around the un ...

'' (2011–present) * '' Butterbean's Café'' (2019–present) * ''Calvin and Karson's Play Power'' * ''

Deer Squad ''Deer Squad'' () is a Chinese computer-animated children's television series produced by iQIYI in Beijing. The show started out as a series of shorts on China Central Television. The first episode of the full series premiered on iQIYI's vide ...

'' (2020–present) * ''

PAW Patrol ''PAW Patrol'' is a Canadian computer-animated children's television series created by Keith Chapman. It is produced by Spin Master Entertainment, with animation provided by Guru Studio. In Canada, the series is primarily broadcast on TVOKi ...

'' (2014–present) * ''

Peppa Pig ''Peppa Pig'' is a British preschool animated television series by Astley Baker Davies. The show follows Peppa, an anthropomorphic female piglet, and her family, as well as her peers portrayed as other animals. The show first aired on 31 May ...

'' (2004–present) * ''Play Along With Sam'' (2013–present) * '' Ready Set Dance'' * ''

Ricky Zoom ''Ricky Zoom'' is a computer-animated children's television series created by Alexander Bar and produced by Hasbro's Entertainment One subsidiary and Frog Box in collaboration with Maga Animation Studio. The series was first released on Youku Ki ...

'' * ''

Ryan's Mystery Playdate ''Ryan's Mystery Playdate'' is an American live-action children's television series created and produced by the company PocketWatch, Inc. The series is based on the Ryan's World YouTube channel, which signed an advertising deal with PocketWatch ...

'' * '' Santiago of the Seas'' (2020–present)

Former Programming

* ''

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'' (2005–2008) * ''

The Adventures of Paddington Bear ''The Adventures of Paddington Bear'' is an animated children's television series. It is based on the book ''Paddington Bear'' by Michael Bond and was written by Bruce Robb. It was produced by CINAR Corporation and Protecrea, in co-productio ...

'' (2004–2006) * ''

Allegra's Window ''Allegra's Window'' is an American children's television series that aired on Nickelodeon through its Nick Jr. block from October 24, 1994, to December 8, 1996, with reruns being shown until February 5, 1999; it was later shown on Noggin from ...

'' (2004–2005) * ''

Alvinnn!!! and the Chipmunks ''Alvinnn!!! and the Chipmunks'' is a computer-animated television series for kids produced by Bagdasarian Productions and Technicolor Animation Productions with the participation of the French channel M6. First announced by Bagdasarian Producti ...

'' (2015–present) * '' Angelina Ballerina'' (2004–2012) * ''

Archibald the Koala ''Archibald the Koala'' is a 1998 British animated children's television series produced by Millimages in association with HiT Entertainment. The show began in September 1998 and starting airing on ITV on its children's block CITV. The show i ...

'' (2004–2008) * ''Baby Animals'' (2004–2007) * ''

Bagpuss ''Bagpuss'' is a British animated children's television series which was made by Peter Firmin and Oliver Postgate through their company Smallfilms. The series of thirteen episodes was first broadcast from 12 February to 7 May 1974. The title char ...

'' (2004–2006) * ''

Barney & Friends ''Barney & Friends'' is an American children's television series targeted at young children aged 2–7, created by Sheryl Leach. The series premiered on PBS on April 6, 1992. The series features the title character Barney, a purple anthropomo ...

'' (2004-2010) * ''

The Backyardigans ''The Backyardigans'' is a Computer animation, computer-animated musical children's television series created by Janice Burgess. The series was written and recorded at Nickelodeon Animation Studio. It centers on five animal neighbors who imagine t ...

'' (2005–2019) * ''

Balamory ''Balamory'' is a British live-action children's programme on BBC One, BBC Two and CBeebies for pre-school children, about a fictional small island community off the west coast of Scotland, named ''Balamory''. Four series were produced between ...

'' (2004–2008) * ''

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'' (2012-2017) * ''

Beat Bugs ''Beat Bugs'' is an animated children's television series, created by Josh Wakely, and produced for Netflix by Grace: A Storytelling Company and Thunderbird Entertainment since 2016. The series is centred around five young anthropomorphised ins ...

'' (2016-2019) * ''

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'' (2004–2007) * ''

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'' (2018-2020) * '' Big & Small'' (2009-2010) * ''