This is a list of notable events, premieres, releases, series cancellations and endings, and other business ventures for Nickelodeon in the year 2002.
Shows
Pilots
- unknown date - LazyTown
Series premieres
- Original shows
- January 19 - The Nick Cannon Show
- March 22 - ChalkZone
- July 20 - The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius airs its first episode following an expositional transition special. The series would begin regularly airing on September 6th.
- August 25 - Nickelodeon Robot Wars
- August 26 - Max & Ruby
- October 27 - Scaredy Camp
- Acquired shows
- February 24 - Inside TV Land
- March 4 - The Cosby Show
- April 1 - Play With Me Sesame
- April 28 - Batman (1966) (aired as part of Nick at Nite, but alos aired on Nick for 1 week starting on July 8, 2002)
- June 2 - Splash TV
- July 29 - Wild and Crazy Kids (2002) (also known by it's acronym, WACK)
- August 16 - Charles in Charge
- August 25 - Speed Racer X
- September 28 - Coach
- October 13 - Super Duper Sumos
- November 10 - Clueless
- November 17 - Men in Black: The Series
- November 24 - Barbie (movies and specials)
- November 26 - Carol Burnett and Friends
Season premieres
- January 19
- All That season 7 (relaunch)
- The Amanda Show season 3
- March 11 - Dora the Explorer season 2
- March 22 - SpongeBob SquarePants season 3
- April 30 - Blue's Clues season 5
- September 21
- All That season 8
- The Nick Cannon Show season 2
Series finales
- February 10 - Action League Now! (series)
- September 21st - The Amanda Show
- May 11th - Taina
Season finales
- October 5 - Rugrats season 9
Programming blocks
- July 26 - Friday Night Nicktoons premieres.
- September 14 - Nick on CBS begins airing on CBS
Movies
Theatrical
- March 29 - Clockstoppers
- June 28 - Hey Arnold!: The Movie
- December 20 - The Wild Thornberrys Movie
Made-for-TV
- February 16 - Rocket Power: Race Across New Zealand
- December 15 - Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure
Video games
- June 14 - Nicktoons Racing (Game Boy Advance)
- September 10 - SpongeBob SquarePants: Revenge of the Flying Dutchman (Game Boy Advance)
- September 20 - The Wild Thornberrys Movie (PC)
- September 23 - Rugrats: MunchinLand (PC)
- October 1 - SpongeBob SquarePants: Employee of the Month
- October 31 - Nickelodeon Party Blast
- November 4 - The Fairly OddParents: Enter the Cleft!
- November 16 - Rugrats: Royal Ransom
- November 21 - SpongeBob SquarePants: Revenge of the Flying Dutchman (PlayStation 2)
- December 18 - SpongeBob SquarePants: Revenge of the Flying Dutchman (GameCube)
Books
- April 1 - Twister's Big Break
Home video releases
VHS
- January 1
- Nickelodeon Super Toons
- January 29
- Blue's Clues: Telling Time with Blue
- Little Bear: Little Artist Bear
- February 5
- Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Prince
- Little Bill: I Love Animals
- Rugrats: Easter
- March 12
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Nautical Nonsense
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Sponge Buddies
- May 7
- Blue's Clues: Reading with Blue
- Little Bear: Campfire Tales
- May 28 - Dora the Explorer: Dora's Backpack Adventure
- June 24
- Blue's Clues: Big, Blue and Just for You! Volume 6 (Blockbuster exclusive)
- Blue's Clues: Big, Blue and Just for You! Volume 7 (Blockbuster exclusive)
- Little Bear: Favorite Tales, Volume 4 (Blockbuster exclusive)
- Little Bill: All About Little Bill, Volume 2 (Blockbuster exclusive)
- Dora the Explorer: Adventures with Dora Volume 2 (Blockbuster exclusive)
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Undersea Antics (Blockbuster exclusive)
- July 2 - Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
- August 27
- Blue's Clues: Meet Joe!
- Little Bear: Snacktime Tales
- Rugrats: Halloween
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Halloween
- September 24
- Dora the Explorer: Christmas!
- Little Bill: Merry Christmas, Little Bill
- Rugrats: Christmas
- November 5
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Sea Stories
- Blue's Clues: It's Joe Time!
- Dora the Explorer: Move to the Music
- December 26 - Hey Arnold!: The Movie
DVD
- March 12 - SpongeBob SquarePants: Nautical Nonsense and Sponge Buddies
- July 2 - Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
- August 27 - SpongeBob SquarePants: Halloween
- September 24
- Rugrats: Decade in Diapers
- Nick Jr. Holiday DVD Sampler
- November 5
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Sea Stories
- Blue's Clues: Get To Know Joe!
- December 26 - Hey Arnold!: The Movie
Events
- May 1 - Nicktoons TV, Nickelodeon's third cable channel, debuts
Business
- Sesame Workshop sells its half of Noggin to Nickelodeon.
Nickelodeon character debuts
- FeetFace
- ChalkZone: Skrawl
- The Fairly OddParents: Anti-Cosmo & Anti-Wanda, Remy Buxaplenty, Juandissimo Magnifico, Sanjay
- Blue's Clues: Joe
People
- February 5 - Davis Cleveland is born
- February 24 - Louis Tomeo is born
- May 9 - Cree Cicchino is born
- May 16 - Jessica Belkin is born
- May 29 - Aidan Miner is born
- June 17 - Jake Goodman is born
- July 11 - Lolli Sorenson is born
- June 16 - Matthew Zhang is born
- June 25 - Mason Vale Cotton is born
- August 30 - Grant Palmer is born
- July 23 - Benjamin Flores Jr. is born
- September 12 - DeVion Harris is born
- September 30 - Maddie Ziegler is born
- October 10 - Thomas Kuc is born
- October 29 - Jackie Frazey is born
- October 30 - Jake Brennan is born
- November 15 - Laura Krystine is born
- November 20 - Madisyn Shipman is born
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