Best and Worst of 2023 on Nickelodeon

[Superfemg1rl]

Well here's the Best and Worst of 2023 on Nickelodeon seasonal Thread. What was the best and what was the worst? Write your opinions below.

Here's Mine.

Best
Nickelodeon's rebrand and revival of the Splat Logo.
Bossy Bear.
The Aftertoons.
Monster High 2
The summer schedule on Nickelodeon did slightly better than last year.

Worst
Paw Patrol Spam in Fall 2023.
No new Animated series premieres on Nickelodeon
Erin & Aaron seemed like a total rip off.
No Thursday nor Friday night premieres in Fall except during the Holidays


Based on above, I believe Nickelodeon has did slightly better than last year due to the new Splat rebrand, slight improvement of summer schedule and the new Aftertoons block.

 

[PF9]

Best:
TLH road trip

Worst:
First full year without Casagrandes episodes since cancellation (this is what happens when you put SpongeBob above all else).

I think if TLH takes more risks that SpongeBob isn't willing to take it could become Nick's new kingpin and put the sponge on life support. One thing I had in mind was a crossover with sister channel Comedy Central's South Park where in the Louds take a vacation to the titular Colorado town, thinking it's a nice, quaint place but not all is as it seems. The more extreme elements of South Park would be toned down to keep the show TV-Y7. I mean if a family-friendly property can be made into a TV-MA series (like Winx Club, a former Nick property, was), then certainly the opposite - making an adults-only property family-friendly - is possible.

 

[Silverstar]

BEST:
Nick's new logo and rebrand.
The AfterToons block.

WORST:
What's happening with Paramount.

 

[JMTV]

Best: Nickelodeon's Splat logo comeback!

Worst: Don't care. Same old, same old.

 

[Spacething7474]

best:
-erin & aaron
-good burger 2
-a really haunted loud house
-teenage mutant ninja turtles mutant mayhem

middle of the road:
-zoey 102

worst:
-alvin and the chipmunks 2015 being dropped and then having seasons 6 and 7 cancelled
-fairly odder being completely wiped from paramount plus
-of all sitcoms, the vehicles for rappers (young dylan and lay lay) are still going (at least danger force still is!)

 

[kanc]

Worst:
First full year without Casagrandes episodes since cancellation (this is what happens when you put SpongeBob above all else).

Actually Nickelodeon did air Casagrandes rerun for only Halloween special in 2023 so far.

September 26, 2023

nickstory.fandom.com

 

[Elijah Abrams]

WORST:
What's happening with Paramount.

Why is that the worst? What are you talking about? If this is about the rumors of David Ellison acquiring Paramount, that's actually not a bad thing. What Steve Cahall thinks should happen after that makes it sound bad. Seriously, screw him!

 

[Silverstar]

Why is that the worst? What are you talking about? If this is about the rumors of David Ellison acquiring Paramount, that's actually not a bad thing. What Steve Cahall thinks should happen after that makes it sound bad. Seriously, screw him!

I admit I don't know all the details, as I really don't follow Nick or Paramount outside of the one or two shows they have that actually interest me, but after what's been transpiring with all these major studios in the past two years, my knee-jerk reaction to the thought of another big corporate shakeup is "Not this crap again!".

 

[Goldstar!]

Best
The latest version of the Nickelodeon Splat logo looks very cool.
Kel Mitchell gets some more work.

Worst
SpongeBob SquarePants and The Loud House have become zombie shows because TV executives are afraid of new ideas.

Worst:
First full year without Casagrandes episodes since cancellation

Casagrandes was a lame, uninspired knockoff. That show was nothing more than The Loud House Too. Why should Nick keep airing Casagrandes when a) it's already cancelled, and b) TLH is already being spammed to death? Removing that show was a mercy killing.

 

[kanc]

Casagrandes was a lame, uninspired knockoff. That show was nothing more than The Loud House Too. Why should Nick keep airing Casagrandes when a) it's already cancelled, and b) TLH is already being spammed to death? Removing that show was a mercy killing.

I already told him that Nickelodeon did air Casagrandes one time only in September 26, 2023.

September 26, 2023

nickstory.fandom.com

 

[Goldstar!]

I already told him that Nickelodeon did air Casagrandes one time only in September 26, 2023.

September 26, 2023

nickstory.fandom.com

I know that you did, kanc. My point was that if Nickelodeon already cancelled the show, what's the network's incentive to keep airing it in regular rotation?

 

[LinusFan303]

Best: Big Nate Season 2, part 1, Erin and Aaron, A Really Haunted Loud House

Worst: no new animated shows, like at all. One new live-action show.

TLH is already being spammed to death? Removing that show was a mercy killing.

Is not, it barely aired on Nickelodeon this year, they didn't even air the entire month of August

 

[kanc]

Worst: no new animated shows, like at all.

Actually there were three animated shows. Only two were preschool shows: Rubble & Crew, and Bossy Bear.

The other one is technically a mini short series: Well Versed.

Other than that, there hasn't been any Nickelodeon regular animated shows. Rock Paper Scissors were delayed to next year.

Zokie was supposed to air in spring but were pulled.

 

[LinusFan303]

Actually there were three animated shows. Only two were preschool shows: Rubble & Crew, and Bossy Bear.

The other one is technically a mini short series: Well Versed.

Other than that, there hasn't been any Nickelodeon regular animated shows. Rock Paper Scissors were delayed to next year.

Zokie was supposed to air in spring but were pulled.

I should say no new animated series that weren't in the preschool side or shorts. Kind of dry.

 

[Ace]

The lack of new original animated stuff isn't new this year but it's definitely the worst of Nick. Although they are in a better position than CN overall.

I guess the rebrand is something cool I'll give them that and I'll still time to time get some enjoyment out of Spongebob even though it's seen better days.

 

[PF9]

Best
The latest version of the Nickelodeon Splat logo looks very cool.
Kel Mitchell gets some more work.

Worst
SpongeBob SquarePants and The Loud House have become zombie shows because TV executives are afraid of new ideas.



Casagrandes was a lame, uninspired knockoff. That show was nothing more than The Loud House Too. Why should Nick keep airing Casagrandes when a) it's already cancelled, and b) TLH is already being spammed to death? Removing that show was a mercy killing.

I already told him that Nickelodeon did air Casagrandes one time only in September 26, 2023.

September 26, 2023

nickstory.fandom.com

I meant new, first-run episodes.

Any I predict The Search for SquarePants will be the last theatrical SBSP movie if it bombs.

 

[kanc]

Best:
*The Nickelodeon, nick@nite, and NickJr channel and block splat rebranding
*KCA 2023
*Erin & Aaron
*Good Burger 2
*Zoey 102
*AfterToons block
*Nick@Nite is slowly managed to air never before seen Friends episodes on special occasional event.

Worst:
*Writers Strike/Actors Strike halted production of shows
*Schedule still lacking
*Loud House getting less airings this year
*Alvinnn being shipped to nicktoons then later quietly canceled
*Fairly Odder removed from paramont plus and other streaming, just after Nickelodeon finishes Fairly Odder season, quietly implied it's been canceled
*Nick@Nite never had new shows acquisitions since spring of last year: Seinfeld, and even last year Nov 2022, Seinfeld was taken off at last minute with no warning.

 

[Asa]

Best:

• Nickelodeon finally rebranded after nearly six years
• Compared to 2003 (6 episodes) and 2013 (9 episodes), Nick finally broke the trend by giving us a lot of brand new SpongeBob premieres (36 episodes)
• The Aftertoons

Worst:

• The iCarly reboot ending on a cliffhanger
• Alvin premieres being shipped to Nicktoons (though this was for the best, the series hasn’t aired on main Nickelodeon since June 2022)

 

[AdrenalineRush1996]

The best and worst from Nickelodeon this year is that for the former, the channel updated the logo with the return of the splat and for the latter, ending the iCarly revival with a cliffhanger.

 

[ToonsJazzLover]

Best
-The Splat Zone rebrand
-Whatever new content they released at all

Worst
-The scheduling
-The megaleaks

Overall, I found this year a letdown for Nick. I forget they even rebranded this year because it feels emptier than usual.