| Premiered | July 25, 2011 |
|---|---|
| Channel | TeenNick |
| Origin | United States |
| Format | 1990s block |
| Runtime | Weeknights 12am–4am ET (July 25, 2011 – October 6, 2011) Nightly 10pm–2am ET (October 7, 2011 – October 23, 2011) Nightly 12am–4am ET (October 24, 2011 – Present) |
The '90s Are All That is a programming block that airs nightly on TeenNick. The block shows requested Nickelodeon shows from the 1990s, airing in a two-hour block running every night from midnight to 2 a.m., with an encore from 2 to 4 a.m.[1][2] The block derives its name and logo from All That, a popular sketch comedy series that ran on Nickelodeon from 1994 to 2005.
The creation of the block, which debuted the night of July 25, 2011 (early July 26), was inspired by a large amount of interest in classic Nickelodeon series by users of social media outlets such as Facebook.[3] From October 7 through October 23, the block aired in an earlier time slot, from 10 p.m. to midnight.[4] Response to the debut was very positive; hash tags pertaining to the block became trending topics on Twitter[5] and the Nielsen Ratings for TeenNick on the debut night increased to between eight and 60 times the ratings TeenNick received in previous weeks, beating numerous higher-profile basic cable programs in the same time slot.[6]
Some of the animated programming that is scheduled to be included in the block in the future was, at the time of the block's launch, already airing in overnight marathons on sister network Nicktoons, a practice that began in summer 2010. The Nicktoons marathons continued alongside The '90s Are All That through August 2011, but have since been removed from the schedule.
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| Time Slot | Show title | Original run | The '90s Are All That run |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00AM | All That | 1994-2005 | July 25, 2011 - present |
| 12:30AM | Kenan & Kel | 1996-2000 | July 25, 2011 - present |
| Various (primarily 1:30) | Doug | 1991-1994 | July 25 - September 2, 2011; September 26, 2011 - present |
| Various | Rugrats | 1991-2004 | November 29, 2011 - present |
| Various (primarily 1:30) | Hey Arnold | 1996-2004 | September 5-23, 2011; November 2011 - present |
All That and Kenan & Kel have been fixtures of the block since its inception, having been on the block every night in their current time slots since the block's debut (with the exception of holiday interruptions [see below] and the first few U-Picks, see below). As of the last week of November 2011, the second hour of the block has been rotating various Nicktoons (Doug, Rugrats and Hey Arnold!) in two-episode blocks. Ironically Hey Arnold! and Doug were originally considered to rotate back when the former was introduced to the block in September. However the plan was scrapped.
Note: These are broadcasting dates, which begin at 6am and end 24 hours later.[7]
Programming that has aired on the block only in one-off episodes, or that have been scheduled to do so, include the following series :
Are You Afraid of the Dark? has also aired in at least two multiple-day stretches (October 28-31 and December 26-28, 2011), but has not had a permanent spot on the schedule.
On October 7, 2011, Stick Stickly, who hosted the Nick in the Afternoon block during the mid-90's, returned to host the block on Friday night. The Friday night block revives "U-Pick" from the afternoon block, allowing viewers to vote online to decide which shows they want to see. Stickly often pops out at certain times when a program is airing. For the first several weeks of U-Pick, the ballot included programs that were not in the regular lineup.
Labor Day (September 5, 2011) featured double episodes of Hey Arnold! and Rocko's Modern Life to mark their debut on the lineup.
The weekend of Halloween featured a special edition of U-Pick, in which viewers chose horror-themed shows and specials. The previously lost film Cry Baby Lane, which was aired once on Nickelodeon in 2000, aired on The 90s Are All That on October 31, 2011. While the network stated it was a "write-in candidate," the U-Pick process offers no options for write-ins.
In addition to the U-Pick lineups, The '90s Are All That also scheduled marathons for Thanksgiving week. Programs scheduled for the marathons included Salute Your Shorts, Rugrats, Hey Arnold!, All That, and Kenan and Kel. For the first time in the block's history, all eight slots were filled by different episodes, whereas on the regular schedule, the second two hours repeat the first.
Early Christmas eve was marked with "Merry Stickmas", featuring several Nick Christmas specials and original ID's. The final week of 2011, dubbed "Party Like It's the '90s" will feature shows originally featured in the 1995 through 1999 incarnations of SNICK (KaBlam! and Animorphs were excluded and replaced with other SNICK programs of the era). This also included '90s Nick ID's. The December 31 edition, called "Stick Clark's New Year's Sticking Eve", featured the revival of "U-Dip," another Nick in the Afternoon feature, as an homage of the large list of objects dropped on New Year's Eve across the United States (Stickly was dipped in Nickelodeon's trademark slime). The block started at 10PM and end at 2AM (with a re-air from 2AM–6AM) to accommodate the occasion[8] To symbolize the end of 2011, four shows' regular-length series finales aired from 10 to midnight, and to symbolize the beginning of 2012, the same shows aired their series premieres from 12 to 2. The night also featured Woodknot and Face, the latter of whom was the host of Nick Jr. for several years (it is, to date, the only likely appearance of a Nick Jr. property on the block).
Programming that has previously had a regular part of the schedule on the block, but have since been removed, include the following series. These programs have made occasional reappearances on U-Pick ballots and in holiday special program blocks (see above).
| Time Slot | Show title | Original run | The '90s Are All That run |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1:00AM | Clarissa Explains it All | 1991-1994 | July 25 – September 2, 2011; September 26, – October 6, 2011 |
| 1:00AM | Rocko's Modern Life | 1993–1996 | September 5–23, 2011,[9] made 1 time return for the holidays. |
| 1:00AM | Hey Dude | 1989–1991 | October 8–November 20, 2011 |
Shows that have been released exclusively on the block's website and are expected to be included in the block in the future include:
The posting of programming on the Web site was once a regular feature of the block, but has decreased in recent weeks.
Other shows expected to be rotated into the block in subsequent weeks include:[10][11][12][13]
The Amanda Show was originally set to be included in the block but has instead been added to TeenNick's daytime lineup.
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