This is a list of notable events, premieres, releases, series cancellations and endings and other business ventures for Nickelodeon in the year 2014.
Television shows[]
Series premieres[]
- Original shows
- January 1: Every Witch Way
- February 3: Wallykazam!
- February 17: Breadwinners
- April 5: Zack & Quack (Nick Jr. Channel)
- May 3: Mia and Me (Nick Jr. Channel)
- June 2: Webheads
- July 26: Henry Danger premieres with a one-hour TV special; the series officially begins on September 13
- August 18: Dora and Friends: Into the City
- September 13: Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn
- October 6: Max & Shred
- October 13: Blaze and the Monster Machines
- November 11: 100 Things to Do Before High School
- December 15: ReactToThat
- Acquired shows (premieres)
- Acquired shows (reruns)
- September 8: How I Met Your Mother
Season premieres[]
- June 7: Lalaloopsy begins airing its second season
- June 27: The Legend of Korra begins airing its third season
- June 28: The Haunted Hathaways begins airing its second season
- July 19: Sanjay and Craig begins airing its second season
- August 18: PAW Patrol begins airing its second season
- September 13: The Thundermans begins airing its second season
- October 3rd: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles begins airing its third season
- October 11: Rabbids Invasion begins airing its second season
- December 19: Peppa Pig begins airing its sixth season
Series finales[]
- July 12: Fanboy & Chum Chum and You Gotta See This on NickToons
- July 17: Sam & Cat
- December 19: The Legend of Korra, four seasons
Specials[]
- March 29: 2014 Kids' Choice Awards
- July 17: 2014 Kids' Choice Sports
- October 11: The Thundermans & The Haunted Hathaways: "The Haunted Thundermans" (crossover)
International series[]
- January 6: The Greenhouse premiered on Nickelodeon UK
- February 7: Zack & Quack premiered on Nick Jr. in the UK and Ireland
- October 6: Hi-5 House Series 2 premiered on Nick Jr.
Network departures[]
- Winx Club airs for the last time on TeenNick
- February 21: Little Bill airs for the last time on the Nick Jr. Channel
- April 14: Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! airs for the last time on the Nick Jr. Channel
- June 29: Robot and Monster airs for the last time on Nickelodeon
- July 28: Rugrats (1991) airs for the last time on the Nick Jr. Channel
- December 5: Gullah Gullah Island airs for the last time on the Nick Jr. Channel (last regular airing was in 2012)
- December 11: Oswald airs for the last time on the Nick Jr. Channel (last regular airing was in 2013)
- December 12: Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends airs for the last time on the Nick Jr. Channel (last regular airing was earlier in 2014)
- December 18: Drake & Josh airs for the last time on Nickelodeon
- December 26: Jack's Big Music Show airs for the last time on the Nick Jr. Channel (last regular airing was in 2013)
- December 27: Pocoyo airs for the last time on the Nick Jr. Channel
Movies[]
Theatrical[]
Made-for-TV[]
Books[]
- July 1: Learn to Draw The Legend of Korra
- September 16: The Legend of Korra: The Art of the Animated Series
Video games[]
- November 11: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Danger of the Ooze
- December 31: The Legend of Korra: A New Era Begins
Programming blocks[]
- May 2: The Nick Jr. block starts using the name "Nick Jr. on Nick" to differentiate itself from the spin-off channel
- September 3: The NickSports block premieres on NickToons
Home video releases[]
Retail releases[]
- January 14: SpongeBob and Friends: Patrick SquarePants DVD
- January 28: Danny Phantom: The Complete Series DVD
- February 4
- Lalaloopsy: Friends Are Sew Special! DVD
- The Angry Beavers: The Final Season DVD
- February 11: Max & Ruby: Everybunny Loves Spring DVD
- March 4: Dora the Explorer: Dora in Wonderland DVD
- March 11: Bubble Guppies: Animal Everywhere! DVD
- March 18: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutagen Mayhem DVD
- March 23: Sam & Cat DVD
- April 29: SpongeBob SquarePants: SpongeBob, You're Fired! DVD
- May 13: PAW Patrol DVD
- May 27: Dora the Explorer: Dora & Boots, Best Friends Forever DVD
- June 10: Aaahh!!! Real Monsters: The Final Season DVD
- June 24: Dora the Explorer: Dora's Magical Sleepover DVD
- July 1
- The Legend of Korra: Book Two: Spirit DVD & Blu-ray
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Good, the Bad, and Casey Jones DVD
- July 8
- Heroes in Action DVD
- Robot Invasion! DVD
- Rugrats: Outdoor Shenanigans! DVD
- Rugrats: Reptar Returns! DVD
- July 29: Bubble Guppies: Get Ready for School DVD
- August 5
- Let's Learn Patterns and Shapes DVD
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Pulverizer Power DVD
- August 7: Dora the Explorer: The Shy Rainbow DVD (Nordics)
- August 19: Hey Arnold!: The Complete Series DVD
- September 9
- Dora's Tricks and Treats Collection DVD box set
- Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Blu-ray
- Scary Good Halloween Collection DVD box set
- SpongeBob ScaryPants Collection DVD box set
- October 7
- PAW Patrol: Winter Rescues DVD
- Rocko's Modern Life: The Good, the Bad, and the Wallaby DVD
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Complete 1st Season DVD box set
- October 14
- CatDog: The Complete Series DVD
- Danny Phantom: The Final Season DVD
- December 2
- The Legend of Korra: Book Three: Change DVD & Blu-ray
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Showdown in Dimension X DVD
- December 9: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles DVD & Blu-ray
Manufacture-on-demand releases[]
- February 14
- House of Anubis: Season 3, Volume 1 DVD
- House of Anubis: Season 3, Volume 2 DVD
- March 3: Are You Afraid of the Dark?: Volume 2 DVD
- March 19: Swindle DVD
- March 25
- The Fairly OddParents: Season 8 DVD
- House of Anubis: Touchstone of Ra DVD
- April 3: The Fairly OddParents: Season 6 DVD
- April 8
- The Fresh Beat Band: Season 3 DVD
- Jinxed DVD
- May 9
- Rugrats: Season 2 DVD
- Rugrats: Season 9 DVD
- May 20: Kenan & Kel: The Best of Seasons 1 & 2 DVD
- May 21: Rocket Power: The Complete First Season DVD
- June 11: Every Witch Way: Season One DVD
- June 12: Rocket Power: The Complete Second Season DVD
- June 20: Rocket Power: The Complete Fourth Season DVD
- June 23
- Are You Afraid of the Dark?: Season 1 DVD
- My Brother and Me: The Complete Series DVD
- T.U.F.F. Puppy: Season One DVD
- June 26
- Are You Afraid of the Dark?: Season 2 DVD
- Doug: The Complete Nickelodeon Series DVD
- June 27: See Dad Run: The Complete First Season DVD
- September 24: Are You Afraid of the Dark?: Season 3 DVD
- September 25: Planet Sheen: The Complete Series DVD
- October 1
- Are You Afraid of the Dark?: Season 4 DVD
- Rocket Power: The Complete Third Season DVD
- October 13: ChalkZone: The Complete Series DVD
- October 15: Are You Afraid of the Dark?: Season 5 DVD
- October 28: A Fairly Odd Summer DVD
- November 6: Kenan & Kel: The Best of Seasons 3 & 4 DVD
- November 11: Robot and Monster: The Complete Series DVD
- November 21: A Fairly Odd Movie Trilogy DVD
- November 24: The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo: The Complete Series DVD
Business[]
- January 17: Paula Kaplan and Sal Maniaci leave Nickelodeon.[1]
- May 5: For the first time since Nickelodeon rebranded its channel and its sister channels on September 28, 2009, NickToons completely rebranded its promos, bumpers, and fonts from 3D/CGI to a 2D/Flashy/Paper more style similar towards big Nick. The rebrand also included a new color to the "toons" part of Nicktoons.
Nickelodeon character debuts[]
- Henry Danger: Ray Manchester, Henry Hart, Jasper Dunlop, Charlotte Page, Schwoz Schwartz, Piper Hart, Sharona Shapen, Kris Hart, Jake Hart, The Toddler, Dr. Minyak, Nurse Cohort, Jeff Bilsky, Gooba Gooch, Sidney Birnbaum, Oliver Pook, Chloe Hartman, Bork
- Wallykazam!: Wally Trollman, Norville Trollman, Bobgoblin, Gina Giant, Ogre Doug, Libby Light Sprite, Borgelorp, Stan of the Swamp
- Breadwinners: SwaySway, Buhdeuce, Jelly, T-Midi, Ketta, Breadmaker, Rambamboo, Oonski the Great, Mr. Pumpers
- Blaze and The Monster Machines: Blaze, AJ, Crusher, Pickle, Gabby, Stripes, Starla, Darington, Zeg
- Welcome to the Wayne: Ansi Molina, Olly Timbers, Saraline Timbers, Yelena Bishop, Masterson
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tiger Claw
- Paw Patrol: Everest
Behind the scenes[]
- June 5: Dora the Explorer goes on hiatus after "Dora's Super Soccer Showdown"; it would air its last six episodes in 2019.
People[]
Births[]
- Mia SwamiNathan (actress on PAW Patrol, Corn and Peg, and Blue’s Clues & You!)
- Ayden Elijah (actor on Blaze and the Monster Machines)
- April 14: Quintún Muñoz (actor in Dora and the Fantastical Creatures)
- December 5: Dashiell Messitt (actor on Danger Force)
- December 23: Levi Mynatt (actor on the Really Loud House)
Deaths[]
- February 12: Sid Caesar (actor in Globehunters: An Around the World in 80 Days Adventure)
- February 13: Ralph Waite (actor on Rocket Power)
- March 18: Joe Lala (actor on Hey Arnold!, The Angry Beavers, The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius, Oh Yeah! Cartoons, All Grown Up!, and ChalkZone)
- March 21: James Rebhorn (actor on The Adventures of Pete and Pete)
- April 30: Larry Ramos (guitarist on Face's Music Party)
- June 9: Rik Mayall (voice actor on SpongeBob SquarePants)
- June 11: Ruby Dee (voice actress on Little Bill)
- June 15: Casey Kasem (voice actor in Rugrats in Paris: The Movie and Blue's Clues)
- June 23: Steve Viksten (writer and voice actor on Rugrats (1991) and Hey Arnold!)
- June 28: Meshach Taylor (actor on Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide)
- July 28: James Shigeta (actor on Avatar: The Last Airbender)
- August 11: Robin Williams (guest star on SpongeBob SquarePants)
- August 31: Jimi Jamison (singer on Face's Music Party)
- October 24: Marcia Strassman (actress on Noah Knows Best, Rugrats (1991), and Aaahh!!! Real Monsters)
- November 11: Carol Ann Susi (voice actress on Robot and Monster)
- December 22: Christine Cavanaugh (voice actress on Rugrats (1991), Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, Oh Yeah! Cartoons, and The Wild Thornberrys, and actress on Salute Your Shorts)
References[]
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