Nickelodeon Doubles Down on Preschool Slate with Season Renewals of Hit Series Blaze and the Monster Machines, PAW Patrol and Shimmer and Shine
Nick Greenlights Fourth Seasons of Blaze and the Monster Machines and PAW Patrol, and Third Season of Shimmer and Shine, in Biggest Preschool Content Pipeline Ever
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Nickelodeon's Blaze and the Monster Machines
Nickelodeon currently owns three of the top five preschool shows on all TV, led by Blaze and the Monster Machines at number one, and ranks as the number-one network for preschoolers and kids 2-11 year to date. Most recently, the just-launched second season of Shimmer and Shine scored a series high, garnering nearly 2 million total viewers (1.8) and increasing ratings with kids 2-5 (5.3/600k) by 40% over last year.
In season four of Blaze and the Monster Machines (20 episodes), the amazing monster truck Blaze and his eight-year-old driver AJ will embark on even more thrilling, action-packed adventures. Blaze will transform into a special vehicle designed to tackle the toughest terrains, and execute epic rescues to save his friends and Axle City. The series is the first preschool show on TV to comprehensively cover all areas of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) in every episode.
In the fourth season of PAW Patrol (26 episodes, produced by
Season three of Shimmer and Shine (20 episodes) will follow twin
genies-in-training, Shimmer and Shine, as they travel beyond the Rainbow
Waterfalls in
Nickelodeon, now in its 37th year, is the number-one
entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by
putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes
television programming and production in
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