’90s Are All That’ Programming Block Smashes TeenNick Viewing Records
Visited Twitter late at night lately?
If so, you’ve probably noticed terms like “Kenan,” “Kel,” “All That,” “Clarissa Explains It All,” and “Patty Mayonnaise” are dominating the late-night trends list. And if you were still watching Blue’s Clues when the shows to which they refer were big, you might not have a massive appreciation for a revamp of TeenNick broadcasting from the 90′s.
Or maybe you do. The shows- now being broadcast in a block from midnight until 2am on Nick (or Nickelodeon) are finding a massive audience- not only among the original 90′s kids, but also in new audiences. The New York Times broke down the numbers:
On Monday, an average of 555,000 people tuned in between midnight and 2 a.m., fully double last year’s total during that time period, according to Nielsen data. Of the 555,000 viewers, 229,000 were between the ages of 18 and 34, the demographic that grew up watching the shows in the 1990s. Most of the others were under the age of 18.
The data suggests, then, that the old shows are finding a new audience as well as a nostalgic one.
According to a news release on Nick’s Facebook page, adding Clarissa Explains It All, Rugrats, Doug and All That has “doubled in fans overnight by 100,000.” Have you been tuning in to the 90′s Are All That hours after midnight?
Tags : 90s are all that, 90s are all that block, 90s are all that july, 90s are all that nick, 90s are all that nickelodeon, 90s are all that promo, all that, clarissa explains it all, kenan and kel
Posted: July 28, 2011
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Jul 28, 2011
it's because the 90's shows were way way better than the shows they make today…bring back all the 90s shows…even disney channel has gone down the tube with all their shows and original movies.
Jul 28, 2011
You are so true!! I had hope in Disney Channel but when they took That's So Raven off, I knew it was over. Hope they will increase the hours for the 90's shows. Don't nobody watch these boring shows on Nick.
Jul 29, 2011
Its because our shows are better…hopefully they bring back Catdog , Rocos modern life, The wild thorn berries angry bevers, Rocket Power etc.
Jul 29, 2011
alright, I know I'm going to get hate for this, but today's shows are just as good as the old ones. Shut up people. In 2020 everyone's going to be saying "Oh, the Nick/CN/Disney Channel in the 2000's was way better than today's crap!"
Jul 29, 2011
the shows now are way to cheesy and the acting is wayyy beyond dramatic and corny. very unrealistic shows…too unrealistic.
Jul 29, 2011
I love that they brought it all back to nick at night though I'm watching it all now.
Jul 29, 2011
how more unrealistic can you get than cow and chicken lmao.
Jul 29, 2011
im talking about the way like disney actors are just over the top stupid and dramatic…not cartoons…of course cartoons are going to be unrealistic I mean they are cartoons
Jul 29, 2011
i know that i effen hate disney even blues clues sucks with gorge…*%$… but what i was saying is that as far as unrealistic goes cow and chicken … would never happen and for disney…WTF are they thinking and WHO IN THERE RIGHT MIND WOULD WATCH IT?? i mean some ppl do but really
Jul 29, 2011
hell yeah WE BRINGIN NINETIES BACK! THEM MOTHER F*CKERS DON'T KNOW HOW TO ACT! lol
Jul 29, 2011
unless your parents were rich and just didnt care it wouldnt happen … like all those crazy situations they find themselfs in … no
Jul 29, 2011
hah skeeter<3
Jul 29, 2011
anyone watch the last episode of southpark where Tween music sounded like crap? these posts are very similar.
Jul 29, 2011
I like and appreciate all Nicktoons shows including the ones they have today. I love them as a whole and always will. They all have their own perk that make them special and if people could take off their nostalgia glasses for10 seconds they would see that. I'm just glad all of these forgotten shows are back on the air.
Jul 29, 2011
Welcome to the club brother.
Jul 29, 2011
None of the old shows are better than the new ones. They all each have a special flair that makes them unique in their own way. Nostalgia whores like you all wouldn't understand that.
Jul 29, 2011
Well at least you're sane.
Jul 29, 2011
Dear little boy, I'm sorry that you think the shows of today are just as good as the old ones, but you are sadly mistaken. The shows of today may entertain you, and that's what a show is supposed to do. But, the shows of the 90s had something special to them. The creators didn't care about the money, or making enough stupid jokes to get a few laughs.
The shows of the 90s tried to really connect to kids and what they go through. The characters were usually just normal kids. Not someone trying to become famous, who is famous, or the like. They were all original. Take, for example, shows like Clarissa and Doug. They taught kids to just be themselves, and not care what anyone else thinks of you. The actors on all of the shows weren't the best looking, they weren't super skinny, and they weren't "popular." They were the kid next door you could imagine hanging out with. Even the cartoons had meaning to them. Shows like Fanboy and Chum Chum have no purpose but to make some disgusting jokes.
iCarly and Victorious don't teach you to be yourself. They highlight kids who are "extraordinary" doing stupid things, then in the end they realize that what they did or wanted was stupid, and are grateful for what they have. It's the same rigamarole every time.
In the 90s, Nick was *for* kids *by* kids. They really made every kid at home feel like Nick was just for them, and that's because it was. Kids could actually go watch the magic happen at Nickelodeon Studios, they could be in the audience, and laugh without having a laugh track tell them that what they just heard was funny.
You're too young to have experienced it, but if millions upon millions of people have been asking for this for more than a decade, then I think that's evidence enough that the 90s shows were the best. You don't hear kids from the 80s (save the late 80s)/70s/60s begging for their shows back, do you? The proof's in the pudding. Or in this case, the voices of a generation of adults who want to watch shows that still entertain them, and reminisce of a simpler time when they could watch SNICK every Saturday night, and wake up to the sound of kids outside, not video games. A time when kids could be, well, kids.
Jul 29, 2011
I would like to comment for those that think that all of us will be thinking that the prior generation of stuff was better.
The 90's were very different for television. A time of experimentation and new blood flowing through the system. Before reality TV became the norm, before Disney channel was available to non-premium users, and before we came to the era of smart people doing stupid things, there were a slew of programs that didn't insult your intelligence or pride.
I personally think I was fortunate to grow up in the 90's because I remember how the media shaped my life. All That was one of my favorite shows. Along with Are you afraid of the dark, Rocko's Modern Life, and Roundhouse.
Getting off the Nickelodeon wagon, shows like X-men and Batman the Animated Series will forever inspire a generation people to question authority, be themselves, and realize that things are not always black and white.
Life lessons on TGIF. Nuff' said there.
Twin Peaks… I will leave that there. If you follow the lines of inspiration then you will see that it permeates the media to this day (Yes even in Japan). I live fairly close to the Double R diner. I should go there this weekend for some pie and coffee.
I doubt that I will be looking back on the current lineup of shows with such in depth analysis. However, it could happen. I know that I still am a sucker for 90's and 80's nostalgia and will still watch the shows I know that are merely good in my opinion.
And that's just what all this is… opinion.
Jul 29, 2011
Are You Afraid of the Dark? was the bomb. That shit kept me up a lot and I was like, 13 when it was popular.
Jul 29, 2011
Dear whoever you are, I've seen the classic Nick shows and I love them just as much as you do, and while some shows today are crap, Dan Schneider's shows today (iCarly, Victorious, Drake & Josh) are just as good as his previous 90s shows (All That, Kenan & Kel), Fanboy & Chum Chum, lord I hate that show so much, and you think today's shows have no messages at all in them? iCarly, about a girl who is tired of being told how to do everything, so she makes a show to do whatever she wants. That's a good message. Victorious is exactly the opposite of what you said. Have you even watched it? It's all about a girl who thinks she's not good enough to be at a school for the arts, everyone convinces her she's talented, and about everyone at the school on that show has something that makes them different from everyone else, you know, THEMSELVES. So say what you want, but there are crap shows now, but there are also shows that are outstanding and just as good as your precious 90s shows, and I'm sure there's been some crap shows in the 90s, just as there always will be crap shows. Also, do you really think all kids do nowadays is play video games? We go outside too!
Jul 29, 2011
Also, I remember some of the shows just like you. Rugrats, CatDog, Doug, Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Aaah! Real Monsters, Angry Beavers, Ren & Stimpy, All That, just a few of the early 00s, late 90s cartoons and live-action shows I remember.