Nickelodeon Saturday programming block: Difference between revisions

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* 8:00 p.m.–9:30 p.m. ET (1 1/2 hours; Fall 2012 – November 2021)

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The '''Nickelodeon Saturday programming block''' (known as '''Gotta See Saturdays''' from 2012 to 2013, '''Nick's New Saturday Night''' from 2014, '''Nick's Saturday Night''' from 2015 to 2017 and '''A Night of Premieres''' from 2018 to 2021) was the [[block programming|programming block]] for [[Nickelodeon]]'s [[Saturday morning cartoon|Saturday morning]] and Saturday night programming on its flagship channel in the [[United States]] from 2012 to 2021. The morning block (airing from 10:00&nbsp;a.m.-12:30 p.m ET/PT) mainly featured new premieres of [[Nicktoons]] programming, while the evening block (from 7:30&nbsp;p.m.-10:00 p.m ET/PT) consisted of the network's original live-action sitcoms. The block launched on September 22, 2012, with season premieres of the respective series in both dayparts.<ref>{{cite web|title= Nickelodeon Teases Gotta See Saturdays This Fall|url=http://www.hitzoneonline.com/1/post/2012/08/nickelodeon-teases-gotta-see-saturdays-this-fall.html|publisher=Hit Zone|access-date=September 2, 2012|date=August 19, 2012}}</ref> ''Gotta See Saturdays'', the original name for its Saturday night block, was a direct successor to the former Saturday night blocks [[SNICK]] (1992–2005) and [[TEENick]] (2001–2009).<ref>{{cite web|last=Reynolds|first=Mike|title=New Nick Block Aims for Tweens|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-71874376.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105162615/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-71874376.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 5, 2012|work=Cable World|publisher=HighBeam Research|access-date=February 25, 2011|date=February 19, 2001}}</ref>

From February 25 to March 23, 2017, Nickelodeon promoted its Saturday morning block as ''The Saturday Morning Hang Zone with Lincoln Loud'', which was themed after ''[[The Loud House]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ilht0NUhvIQ |title=Nickelodeon USA: Hang Zone with Lincoln Loud - Promo 3}}</ref> On March 31, 2018, the branding for the Saturday night block became known as ''A Night of Premieres'', with the premiere of the original series ''[[Star Falls]]'', alongside new episodes of [[Henry Danger|''Henry Danger'']] and [[Knight Squad|]]''Knight Squadand ''[[Henry Danger]]''.

In late 2020, Nickelodeon moved premiere episodes of its animated series from Saturday mornings to Friday nights. The block was fully discontinued on November 20, 2021, with Nickelodeon moving its live-action comedy premieres to Thursday nights starting on January 6, 2022, marking the first time since 1992 that Nickelodeon did not air new episodes on a Saturday programming block.

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* ''[[Sam & Cat]]'' (2013–2014)

* ''[[AwesomenessTV (TV series)|AwesomenessTV]]'' (2013–2015)

* ''[[The Haunted Hathaways]]'' (2013 20152013–2015)

* ''[[The Thundermans]]'' (2013–2018)

* ''[[Henry Danger]]'' (2014–2020)