Template:Evolution of Nickelodeon
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| 1977 | Pinwheel broadcasts on Qube |
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| 1979 | Nickelodeon is launched by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment |
| 1984 | Nickelodeon introduces its Balloon font logo |
| 1985 | Nick at Nite is launched |
| 1986 | Double Dare premieres; Viacom gains full ownership of the network |
| 1987 | The Big Ballot (later known as the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards) premieres |
| 1988 | The programming block Nick Jr. is launched |
| 1991 | Nickelodeon debuted their "Nicktoons" brand with Doug, Rugrats and Ren & Stimpy premiering |
| 1992 | The programming block SNICK was launched |
| 1994 | Nickelodeon launches The Big Help |
| 1996 | Nickelodeon released its first feature-length film in theaters, Harriet the Spy |
| 1996 | Blue's Clues premieres on Nick Jr. |
| 1999 | Noggin, a joint venture with Sesame Workshop, is launched |
| 1999 | SpongeBob SquarePants premieres |
| 2000 | Dora the Explorer premieres on Nick Jr. |
| 2001 | TEENick is launched |
| 2002 | The N is launched on Noggin and the Nicktoons channel is launched |
| 2005 | Nickelodeon premieres Avatar: The Last Airbender |
| 2009 | Nickelodeon goes through a major rebrand: TEENick and The N merged to form TeenNick, Noggin was replaced by the Nick Jr. Channel, and Nicktoons Network became Nicktoons |
| 2009 | Nickelodeon acquired the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise |
| 2010 | Nickelodeon began co-producing the Winx Club franchise |
| 2012 | Viacom and DirecTV have a contract dispute, causing Nickelodeon to be taken off the service for several days while an agreement was reached. |
| 2015 | Nickelodeon revived Noggin as a streaming service |
| 2019 | Nickelodeon acquires Paws, Inc. & the rights to Garfield (except for the first three shows and the movies.) |
| 2023 | Nickelodeon introduced a new take on their classic splat branding |
| 2024 | Noggin shut down |
