Nick Greenlights Sixth Season of PAW Patrol, Fifth Season of Blaze
and the Monster Machines, Third Season of Rusty Rivets and
Second Season of Top Wing
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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Nickelodeon
has renewed some of the biggest hits in preschool TV: PAW
Patrol, Blaze
and the Monster Machines, Rusty
Rivets and Top
Wing. The renewals--a sixth season of PAW Patrol, a fifth
season of Blaze and the Monster Machines, a third season of Rusty
Rivets and a second season of Top Wing--are part of the
network's largest preschool content pipeline ever of more than 300
returning hit shows and new series for the 2018-2019 season.
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Nickelodeon is currently home to eight of the top 10 preschool shows on
all TV, including number-one ranked PAW Patrol, followed by
Blaze and the Monster Machines, Rusty Rivets, Shimmer and Shine and Thomas
and Friends. Year to date, Nick ranks as the number-one basic cable
network for Kids 2-5, Kids 2-11 and Kids 6-11.
In the sixth season of PAW Patrol (26 half-hour episodes,
produced by Spin Master Entertainment), the heroic pack of pups--Chase,
Marshall, Rubble, Skye, Rocky, Zuma and Everest--transform into the
greatest team of superheroes the world has ever seen--Super PAW. Joined
by new superpowered friend Tracker, no danger in Adventure Bay will be a
match for the rescue pups' incredible speed, high-flying or
super-strength abilities. PAW Patrol features a curriculum that
focuses on citizenship, social skills and problem solving.
Season five of Blaze and the Monster Machines (20
half-hour episodes) takes all terrain to a new level with monster-sized
racing adventures. Monster truck Blaze and his eight-year-old driver AJ
will travel over land, under the sea and into orbit as Blaze transforms
into awesome new vehicles designed to push the limit while helping his
friends cross the finish line. 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 third season of Rusty Rivets (26 half-hour
episodes, produced by Spin Master Entertainment), Rusty and Ruby
go on all-new, larger-than-life adventures as they discover new
locations with their amazing robotic dinosaur builds which include an
awesome brontosaurus Mobile Rivet Lab, a speedy robotic raptor, and a
daredevil robotic pterodactyl. Inspired by the DIY culture of the maker
movement, Rusty Rivets helps preschoolers gain confidence and
fuel their creativity with a focus on inventing, creating and problem
solving.
Season two of Top Wing (26 half-hour episodes, produced by
9 Story Media Group) follow the cadets--Swift, Penny, Rod and Brody—as
they graduate to a new level and tackle all-new, action-packed rescues
on land, through the sea and in the air. With the help of their upgraded
HQ Command Flyer, and brand-new uniforms and vehicles, the pilots will
put their new-found rescue skills and teamwork to the test as they help
those in need. Top Wing features storylines that help
preschoolers build self-confidence, and includes lessons about
perseverance and hard work.
Nickelodeon, now in its 39th 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 the United States and around
the world, plus consumer products, digital, recreation, books and
feature films. Nickelodeon's U.S. television network is seen in more
than 90 million households and has been the number-one-rated kids' basic
cable network for 22 consecutive years. For more information or artwork,
visit http://www.nickpress.com.
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of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB).
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Nickelodeon
Maggie Wang, 212-846-6381
maggie.wang@nick.com
or
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McCollin, 212-846-7592
dio.mccollin@nick.com
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