The Splat, Nickelodeons new throwback programming block starting Monday, October 5 on TeenNick, has released their first weeks schedule.
The Splats premiere week will include 27 different series ranging from the 1980s to early 2000s.
The first weeks schedule is focused on first episodes, and each series will air in hour blocks. The schedule runs each night on TeenNick from 10pm to 2am with a repeat of that same schedule from 2am to 6am.
The premiere week schedule as it currently looks (as always, things can change):
Monday, Oct. 5
10-11pm The Adventures of Pete & Pete and You Cant Do That On Television
11pm-12am Kenan & Kel
12-1am Doug
1-2am The Ren & Stimpy Show
(2-6am is repeat of 10pm-2am)
Tuesday, Oct. 6
10-11pm Rockos Modern Life
11pm-12am CatDog
12-1am Are You Afraid of the Dark?
1-2am Welcome Freshmen
(2-6am is repeat of 10pm-2am)
Wednesday, Oct. 7
10-11pm Clarissa Explains It All
11pm-12am All That and The Adventures of Pete & Pete
12-1am Hey Arnold!
1-2am The Angry Beavers
(2-6am is repeat of 10pm-2am)
Thursday, Oct. 8
10-11pm Rugrats
11pm-12am Rocket Power
12-1am Hey Dude
1-2am Salute Your Shorts
(2-6am is repeat of 10pm-2am)
Friday, Oct. 9
10-11pm Double Dare
11pm-12am Legends of the Hidden Temple
12-1am As Told By Ginger
1-2am Doug
(2-6am is repeat of 10pm-2am)
Saturday, Oct. 10
10-11pm The Wild Thornberrys
11pm-12am Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
12-1am Roundhouse
1-2am Weinerville
(2-6am is repeat of 10pm-2am)
Sunday, Oct. 11
10-11pm Nickelodeon GUTS
11pm-12am Figure It Out
12-1am All Grown Up
1-2am Rugrats
(2-6am is repeat of 10pm-2am)
My thoughts:
~ Very impressed by the first weeks range of programs. I didnt expect to see 27 different shows. Good sign moving forward.
~ While the focus is still on 90s programming, as it has much to offer, I am glad to see this isnt going to be a strictly 90s block. There are some 80s and early 00s in the mix. Remember: The Nick splat logo lasted until 2009, but I doubt this block will reach too deep in the 2000s.
Some schedule facts:
~ Shows airing on The Splat that have never aired on The N / TeenNick / The 90s Are All That before: You Cant Do That On Television, Welcome Freshman, Double Dare (the original series), As Told By Ginger, Roundhouse and All Grown Up.
~ You Cant Do That On Television hasnt been seen on television since half an episode aired Tuesday, June 8, 2004 during U-Pick Lives celebration of Nicks 25th anniversary. Another (full) episode aired before that on Wednesday, June 2, 2004. The reason the June 8th episode was cut is unknown, but the second half was replaced by The Fairly OddParents. The Old School feature on U-Pick Live was removed after that week. Before those 1.5 episodes were seen in 2004, YCDTOTV was last seen in 1999 for Nicks 20th anniversary and before that in the mid-1990s. Therefore, only 2.5 episodes have been aired on TV in the United States in over 20 years. So, basically this is a rarity!
~ Welcome Freshmen hasnt been seen since September 1996.
~ The Adventures of Pete & Pete was last seen on Nickelodeon on Thursday, June 10, 2004 for Nicks 25th anniversary celebration on U-Pick Live. Before that, it ran in 2002 and up to October 2, 2003 on The N.
~ The original Double Dare hasnt been seen since the fall of 2004 on the defunct Nick GAS channel.
~ Roundhouse was last seen for two episodes during Nicks 20th anniversary celebration on June 26, 1999. Before that was December 31, 1995.
~ Weinerville was actually seen this April Fools Day on TeenNicks 90s Are All That block. Before that though, it was last seen on Nick in 1997.
Suffice it to say, we are getting some rarely seen shows out the gate on The Splat. Lets hope the trend will continue!