1992

This is a list of notable events, premieres, releases, series cancellations and endings, and other business ventures for Nickelodeon in the year 1992.

Shows

Series premieres

• January 3 - Nick Arcade
• August 15 - Roundhouse premieres as part of SNICK, accompanied by the official series premiere of Are You Afraid of the Dark?
• August 16 - Nickelodeon Wild Side Show
• September 19 - Nickelodeon GUTS

Acquired shows

• March 21 - Donny and Marie (the 1976 version)
• April 6 - The Lucy Show
• June 15
  • Underdog
  • Bullwinkle's Moose-o-Rama
• September 12 - The Mary Tyler Moore Show
• September 28 - Muppet Babies
• October 10 - Beyond Belief
• November 29 - The Jim Henson Hour

Season premieres

• February 14 - Clarissa Explains It All, season 2
• June 1 - Salute Your Shorts, season 2
• August 15 - The Ren & Stimpy Show, season 2
• September 6 - Rugrats, season 2
• September 13 - Doug, season 2

Network departures

• August 31 - Inspector Gadget (a second run would begin on November 4, 1996)

Programming blocks

• August 15 - SNICK (Saturday Night Nickelodeon)

Comics

• October - Marvel Comics begins publishing a monthly comic book series based on The Ren & Stimpy Show

Books

• The Perfect Lunch

Video games

• November - The Ren & Stimpy Show: Space Cadet Adventures

Behind the scenes

• September 29 - John Kricfalusi and the original production team behind The Ren & Stimpy are fired due to creative differences; Games Animation is set up by Nick to continue production on the show. Billy West assumes the role of Ren Höek.

Events

• April 30 - A time capsule is buried at Nickelodeon Studios. The burial is televised, and is hosted by Mike O'Malley.

Merchandise

• Gak is introduced.

People

• February 9- Avan Jogia is born
• March 26 - Haley Ramm is born
• April 4- Alexa Nikolas is born
• June 14 - Daryl Sabara is born
• June 21- Max Schneider is born
• June 26 - Jennette McCurdy is born
• July 3 - Nathalia Ramos is born
• August 9 - Burkely Duffield is born
• August 21 - Brad Kavanagh is born
• October 9 - Tyler James Williams is born
• November 18 - Nathan Kress is born
• November 25 - Zack Shada is born

Nickelodeon character debuts

• The Ren & Stimpy Show: Svën Höek

Accolades

• Rugrats wins its first Emmy Award.