2017

I Am Frankie

Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie

Welcome to the Wayne

Bunsen Is a Beast

Mysticons

The Legend of Korra returns in comic book form...

...and so do Rugrats...

...and Rocko's Modern Life.

This is a list of notable events, premieres, releases, series cancellations, endings, and other business ventures for Nickelodeon in the year 2017.

Shows

Series premieres

Original shows

• January 16 - Bunsen Is a Beast
• January 30 - Ride
• February 6 - Nella the Princess Knight
• March 11 - Hunter Street
• July 7 - Sunny Day
• July 16 - The Dude Perfect Show
• July 24 - Welcome to the Wayne
• August 28 - Mysticons
• September 4 - I Am Frankie
• October 15 - Lip Sync Battle Shorties (pilot/special aired on December 11, 2016)
• November 6 - Top Wing

Acquired shows

• January 21 - Power Rangers Ninja Steel
• February 23 - Sun Records
• March 18 - The After Party
• April 2 - Nobodies
• September 18 - The Goldbergs
• December 6 - Two and a Half Men
• December 15 - Thomas and Friends

Series finales

• April 2 - Jagger Eaton's Mega Life, one season
• June 23 - Rabbids Invasion, three seasons
• July 26 - The Fairly OddParents, ten seasons
• November 12 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, five seasons
• December 29 - Harvey Beaks, two seasons

Season premieres

• January 7 - Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn, Season 3
• February 6 - PAW Patrol, Season 4
• May 5 - Shimmer and Shine, Season 3
• June 24 - SpongeBob SquarePants, Season 11
• July 8 - School of Rock, Season 3
• October 21 - Henry Danger, Season 4
• November 13 - Paradise Run, Season 3

Specials

• March 11 - 2017 Kids' Choice Awards
• July 13 (taped)/July 16 (aired) - 2017 Kids' Choice Sports
• October 14 - Nickelodeon's Ultimate Halloween Haunted House 2017
• November 25 - Danger Games

Programming blocks

• February 25 - Saturday Morning Hang Zone with Lincoln Loud begins
• March 23 - Saturday Morning Hang Zone with Lincoln Loud ends
• May 1 - The Splat is renamed NickSplat
•  June 3 - Do the New Saturday Mornings begins
•  June 24 - Do the New Saturday Mornings ends

Movies

Theatrical

• January 13 - Monster Trucks

Made-for-TV

• October 9 - Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library
• November 24 - Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie
• December 2 - Tiny Christmas

Comics

• February 7 - Avatar: The Last Airbender: North and South - Part 2
• February 28 - Harvey Beaks #3: More Than Meets the Eye'
• May 9
  • Avatar: The Last Airbender: North and South - Part 3
  • The Loud House #1: There Will Be Chaos
• August 8
  • The Legend of Korra: Turf Wars - Part 1
  • Nickelodeon Pandemonium #3
• September 5 - Nickelodeon Pandemonium #4
• October 18 - Boom! Studios began publishing a new Rugrats comic book
• November 7 - Avatar: The Last Airbender: North and South
• November 21 - The Loud House #2: There Will Be More Chaos
• December 6 - Boom! Studios began publishing a new Rocko's Modern Life comic book

DVD releases

• February 21 - Blaze and the Monster Machines: Race Into Velocityville
• March 7 - Paw Patrol: Pups Save the Bunnies
• March 21 - Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Super Shredder
• April 11 - Monster Trucks
• April 25 - Nickelodeon 6-Movie Collection (box set)
• May 2
  • Rugrats: Season 1
  • Rugrats: Season 2
• May 16 - Bubble Guppies: Super Guppies
• May 23 - The Loud House: Season 1, Volume 1: Welcome to the Loud House
• August 1 - The Secret World of Alex Mack: The Complete Series
• September 12 - Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Wanted: Bebop & Rocksteady
• October 10 - SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete Ninth Season
• November 14 - Albert
• December 5 - Rusty Rivets
• December 12 - Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Final Chapters

Nickelodeon character debuts

• The Loud House: Maria Santiago, Rosa Casagrande, Hector Casagrande, Carlos Casagrande, Frida Puga Casagrande, Carlota Casagrande, CJ Casagrande, Carl Casagrande, Carlitos Casagrande, Sam Sharp, Chaz, Benny, Wilbur Huggins, Vito Filliponio
• Bunsen is a Beast: Bunsen, Mikey Munroe, Amanda Killman, Darcy, Miss Flap, Commander Cone, Beverly, Sophie Sanders, Jerk Von Handsome

Behind the scenes

• Mid-October - The Loud House creator Chris Savino is suspended from production on the show due to allegations from co-workers of harassment
• March 13 - SpongeBob SquarePants creator Stephen Hillenburg got diagnosed with ALS.
• October 19 - Nickelodeon fires Chris Savino from directing a cartoon after conducting an investigation

People

• May 31 - Tino Insana (voice actor on Back at the Barnyard) dies
• June 9 - Adam West (guest voice on Rugrats and The Fairly OddParents) dies
• July 26 - June Foray (guest voice on Rugrats) dies

References

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