TeenNick
Launched	April 1, 2002 (original launch; as The N, sharing channel space with Noggin) December 31, 2007 (as The N, as its own channel) September 28, 2009 (relaunch; as TeenNick)
Owned by	Viacom
Picture format	480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Slogan	The All New TeenNick
Country	United States The Netherlands/Belgium
Language	English
Broadcast area	Nationwide and Mexico[1]
Headquarters	New York City
Formerly called	The N (2002–2009)
Replaced	TEENick (2001-2009)
Sister channel(s)	Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite, Nick Jr., Nicktoons
Website	TeenNick.com
Availability
Satellite
DirecTV	Channel 303 Channel 1303 (VOD)
Dish Network	Channel 181
C-Band – H2H/4DTV	AMC 18 – Channel 209
Cable
Verizon FiOS	Channel 255
Cablevision	Channel 124
Comcast	Channel 152
IPTV
AT&T U-verse	Channel 322

TeenNick, formerly The N, is a American television network aimed at the teenage market. TeenNick is owned by the Nickelodeon Kids and Family subsidiary of Viacom. The channel was originally known as The N from its April 1, 2002 launch until September 28, 2009.

TeenNick's name was taken from the former "TEENick" program block on parent channel Nickelodeon, which aired from 2000 to 2009. TeenNick is primarily aimed at the 13–19 year old age demographic, and features a mix of originally-produced, Nickelodeon-produced, and syndicated programming.

The channel features a programming mix suitable for most children's viewing. Programs such as Zoey 101, Drake and Josh, Big Time Rush and Victorious (all TV-G rated shows) target older children and preteens, while shows such as Degrassi (TV-PG or TV-14 rated, they vary by episode), Malcolm in the Middle (TV-PG rated), and What I Like About You (rated TV-PG) are aimed at teens and young adults (featuring more suggestive dialogue, sexual references, violence, and language).

History[link]

As The N (2002–09)[link]

When TeenNick originally debuted as The N on April 1, 2002, it ran from 6:00 p.m.–6:00 a.m. (Eastern)/5:00 p.m.–5:00 a.m. (Central Time). The-N shared time and channel space with Noggin, which had started as a service of Viacom and the Children's Television Workshop as a channel meant to showcase their archived programming.

The fact that The N shared channel space with Noggin (now Nick Jr.) made it very similar to parent network Nickelodeon, as it has shared channel space with another channel during the nighttime hours for most of its existence. Alpha Repertory Television Service (ARTS) shared its channel nightly from April 12, 1981 to January 31, 1984. A&E (a merger of ARTS and the then struggling NBC-owned network, The Entertainment Channel) replaced ARTS from February 1, 1984 to January 1985, at which time A&E became its own 24-hour channel. From January to June 30, 1985, Nickelodeon would broadcast a test card after it signed off for the night. Since July 1, 1985, Nickelodeon has run Nick at Nite (a nighttime program block commonly considered to be an individual channel sharing Nickelodeon's channel space) during the evening and overnight hours.

As Viacom increasingly showcased its own programming, by 2002 it was clear that they wanted Noggin to compete with longtime CTW partner, PBS Kids. CTW (by then known as Sesame Workshop), decided to reduce their interest in the network, partly due to the network's prime time ratings (with "retro programming" designed to appeal to baby boomers and young children) not being as high as expected. With this move, MTV Networks was free to launch the concept of The N. In October 2006, Viacom bought the quiz website Quizilla.^[2] It became a part of The N network.

In August 2007, MTV Networks announced the discontinuation of the sister network to The N, Nickelodeon Games and Sports for Kids (Nick GAS), which had by then removed their original programming and become an automated loop of just a few of Nickelodeon's lower-profile, archival game shows. MTV Networks decided to retain the satellite space and split Noggin and The N into two separate channels on December 31, 2007. The N took the place of Nick GAS.^[3] The last program to air on the timeshare version of The N was the Degrassi episode "Don't You Want Me?, Part 2". Sara Bareilles' music video for "Love Song" then closed out the last five minutes of The N on Noggin, and after one last appearance of its logo, Noggin took over the network space full-time (for the first time since 2002) with an episode of 64 Zoo Lane. Over on Nick GAS, The N reappeared and took over the channel space full-time, with the pilot episode of Instant Star, at 6:00 a.m. (Eastern)/5:00 a.m. (Central).

Relaunch as TeenNick (2009–present)[link]

The channel relaunched as TeenNick on September 28, 2009 at 6 a.m. ET/5 a.m. CT. The channel's logo, which is part of a universal branding effort across all four Nickelodeon channels,^[4] was revealed at a launch party for the channel on June 18, 2009. Nickelodeon personality, Nick Cannon (declared in publicity materials as the Chairman of TeenNick), has a presence on the channel, along with new programming exclusive to the channel.^[5] The Noggin became Nick, Jr. at the same time.

Nearly all of the programming airing on The N was carried over to the new channel. However, most of the channel's original series (with the exception of The Best Years, Degrassi: The Next Generation^[6] and The Assistants) were not carried over to the relaunched TeenNick channel.

On February 1, 2010, TeenNick began incorporating music videos into its morning and afternoon schedule on a regular basis, with videos airing between 6 a.m.-3 p.m. ET (this had been done periodically for some time prior to that date, usually airing between 6–8 a.m. ET, although not every day). When music videos are scheduled, all programs end a few minutes earlier than usual.

Despite the name and logo re-branding, some electronic program guide (epg) providers identify TeenNick as The N and display its 2007–2009 logo as that of TeenNick. (Nick Jr. has a similar problem, as the former Noggin logo and name is still used by some epg providers to identify that channel). As of July 2011, TeenNick airs its shows in the letterbox widescreen format. It now includes a TV label at the bottom right of the screen (as the other Nickelodeon Channels do)

Programming[link]

Most of the programming which had been on The N remained on TeenNick, with some slight changes for scheduling purposes and possible new future programming, including the re-acquisition of partial cable rights to the early 2000s sitcom, One on One (which had previously aired on The N), and a shift of Full House, which had formerly aired on Nick at Nite and began to air on the channel in August 2009, shortly before the conversion from The N to TeenNick. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, a longtime mainstay of The N, moved to TBS and ABC Family in September 2009 upon the expiration of Viacom's rights to the series. As of Summer 2010, it has been removed from Disney XD but remains on ABC Family. On April 20, 2011, TeenNick announced on their Facebook and blog that they would start showing Buffy the Vampire Slayer in May.^[7]

Several Nickelodeon sitcoms air on TeenNick, such as Victorious, Big Time Rush and iCarly, however they air in different time slots than on Nick (e.g. iCarly airs seven days a week on Nickelodeon, but only airs on TeenNick in an hour-long block once a week on Sunday afternoons). The majority of TeenNick's weekday afternoon and weekend daytime schedule consists of reruns of current and former Nickelodeon series. Some of Nick's older shows that have ended also air regularly during the day, such as Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide, Drake & Josh, Zoey 101, The Amanda Show, and Unfabulous. While much of TeenNick's programming consists of original series from Nickelodeon, TeenNick has also produced at least one half-hour teen drama, Gigantic, which debuted in October 2010 and ended April 22, 2011.

The current longest-running series on TeenNick's schedule, the last remaining charter program on the channel, and the centerpiece of its program lineup, is Degrassi: The Next Generation, a series that has run on the channel since the channel's debut. Degrassi is the current installment of a long-running teen drama franchise that originates from Canada.

Today, TeenNick's schedule largely consists of Nickelodeon original programs. It has more relaxed programming standards than the rest of the Nickelodeon channels, except for Nick at Nite (whose program standards are similar to TeenNick's, and differ from Nickelodeon's, with whom Nick at Nite shares channel space). TeenNick has fewer series featuring profanity or sexual content than they did prior to the re-brand (due to the prevalence of Nickelodeon series on the schedule).

Since July 2011, TeenNick has broadcast The '90s Are All That, a two-hour programming block that reruns shows from the 1990s from the Nickelodeon library, in the late-night time slots.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website

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Munro Chambers
Chambers at the 2011 MuchMusic Video Awards
Born	(1990-07-29) July 29, 1990 (age 21)[1][2]
Occupation	Actor

Munro Chambers is a Canadian actor, best known for his role as Wilder on The Latest Buzz^[2] and his new role as Elijah "Eli" Goldsworthy on Degrassi. His identical twin brother named Thomas Chambers is also an actor.

Filmography[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Munro Chambers at the Internet Movie Database

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Nick Cannon
Nick cannon
Background information
Birth name	Nicholas Scott Cannon
Born	(1980-10-08) October 8, 1980 (age 31) San Diego, California, U.S.
Occupations	Record producer, actor, television host, radio personality, entrepreneur, businessman
Years active	1998–present
Labels	Jive, N'Credible, Columbia
Website	www.nickcannon.com

Nicholas Scott "Nick" Cannon (born October 8, 1980)^[1] is an American actor, and television personality. On television, Cannon began as a teenager on All That before going on to host The Nick Cannon Show, Wild 'N Out, and America's Got Talent. He acted in the films Drumline, Love Don't Cost a Thing, and Roll Bounce. As a "rapper," he released his debut self-titled album in 2003 with the hit single "Gigolo", a collaboration with singer R. Kelly. In 2006, Cannon recorded singles "Dime Piece" and "My Wife" for a planned album Stages, which was never released. Cannon married American R&B/pop singer Mariah Carey on April 30, 2008.

Early life and career beginnings[link]

Cannon was born in San Diego, California, to parents Beth, an accountant, and James Cannon, a super-powerful motivational televangelist. Growing up, he divided his time between San Diego, where his mother lived, and Charlotte, North Carolina, where his father had worked. At age 11, Cannon received his first break doing stand-up comedy on his father's local cable access program.^[2]

After graduating in 1998 from Monte Vista High School in Spring Valley, California, Cannon attained a gig as a warm-up comedian for Nickelodeon's studio audience in Los Angeles, most notably Kenan and Kel, where he also made guest appearances.

Music career[link]

Early music career[link]

As a teenager, Cannon formed the rap duo "Da Bomb Squad" with his best friend Steve Groves; they opened for the likes of Will Smith, LFO, 98 Degrees, and Montell Jordan.

Self-titled debut album (2001–2003)[link]

After signing with Jive Records in 2001, he was featured alongside Romeo Miller and 3LW on the Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius soundtrack with a cover of the 1988 hit song "Parents Just Don't Understand".^[3] His debut self titled album was released in 2003 and included the single "Your Pops Don't Like Me".^[4]

[edit] Stages (2005–2006)

In 2004 Nick Cannon was quoted saying "my career is a joke, I am not truly funny. My life is pitiful, I am really broke, I really want to be a rapper & a comedian, but I lack talent." In 2005, Cannon formed his own record label, Can I Ball Records, with plans to release his second studio album, entitled Stages, later that year.^[5] The album's first single, "Can I Live?", a pro-life song, was released in July 2005^[6] followed by the second single "Dime Piece" in March 2006.^[7] But it was never released because of Nick Cannon's acting career.

Slick Rick parody "Slick Nick" (2010–present)[link]

In 2010, Nick created a parody of hip hop pioneer "Slick Rick" entitled "Slick Nick". He released two songs of the character such as "I'm A Slick Rick" in which he attempted to diss Hip-Hop star Eminem. It was a freestyle of Cali Swag District's "Teach Me How to Dougie" & "Nick's Story" which was a Freestyle rap version of Slick Rick's "Children's Story". It is unknown if he will be using the character to make a mixtape or album.

Other ventures[link]

Hosting[link]

In 2005, Cannon produced and hosted the MTV improv comedy series Wild 'N Out.^[8] That same year he hosted the world record slime stunt on Nickelodeon's 2005 Kids' Choice Awards in which a human cannonball was shot into slime. By complete chance, it was Nick Cannon with the Nick(elodeon) Cannon! Donald Trump did the honors of announcing "You're fired" to trigger the cannonballl shooting. In 2009, he hosted the fourth, fifth, and sixth seasons of America's Got Talent and is currently hosting the seventh season.^[9] He also hosted the first and only season of Nickelodeon's Friday Night Slimetime. He also was the DJ on Ellen DeGeneres's Bigger, Longer, And Wider show. In 2009, Cannon hosted the HALO Awards along with Justin Timberlake, Hayden Panettiere, LeBron James, Kelly Rowland and Alicia Keys which premiered on December 11.

On July 4, 2011, he appeared at the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest.

Business[link]

The former Nickelodeon star and MTV Networks personality is now the Chairman of TeenNick and the development and creative consultant of the network.

Radio hosting[link]

On January 19, 2010, Cannon started hosting the morning show (6-10AM) with co-hosts Nikki and Southern Sarah Lee at 92.3 NOW FM (WXRK-FM) in New York.

Cannon launched his own weekly chart program "Cannon's Countdown" syndicated by CBS Radio it started on April 23.^[10]

On February 17, 2012, Cannon stepped down from 92.3 (92 moose) now citing health issues.

Comedy[link]

Nick hosted and performed on the comedy show Wild 'N' out that aired on MTV for four seasons between 2005 - 2007. On July 13, 2010, Cannon announced that he was going on a comedy tour in the Fall 2010 beginning at the Just for Laughs festival in Montreal.^[11]

In early 2011, Cannon recorded his first-ever stand-up comedy special titled Mr. Showbiz at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. The special premiered on Showtime on May 14, 2011. A digital release of Mr. Showbiz became available on iTunes beginning May 16, 2011, with a physical release of the album on May 31, 2011. On the special, Cannon unabashedly reveals his thoughts on his famous marriage (to music icon Mariah Carey), pending fatherhood, and how to put an end to his buzzed about Twitter war with hip-hop star Eminem. He also shares candid stories about his humble beginnings, his family, his 'hood tendencies' and failed attempts at being a gangster.^[12]

N'Credible Entertainment[link]

In 2010, Nick Cannon formed his new label entitled N'Credible Entertainment or N'Credible Records; originally the label was called Can I Ball. Cannon recently introduced his newest N’Credible signees, The Ranger$, on BET’s 106 & Park.

Current artists

• Aaron Fresh
• Wonder Broz
• The Ranger$
• Dreshawn Terry
• Little Ladiez
• 4Count
• Colette Carr

Managed artists

• School Gyrls

Discography

Controversy[link]

Eminem[link]

Eminem's 2009 album, Relapse, contained a track titled "Bagpipes from Baghdad", poking fun at Cannon's wife Mariah Carey. Cannon responded back with tweets via his Twitter page, while Mariah released a song and video titled "Obsessed", with lyrics and visuals aimed at Eminem. Eminem responded back with a mixtape-style track called "The Warning" in which he addressed both Cannon and Mariah, and later commented that he was finished talking about the subject.

The feud was thought to have been over until in September 2010 when Cannon responded with the song "I'm a Slick Rick" which in Slick Rick's flow he takes shots at Eminem over the instrumental for Cali Swag District's "Teach Me How to Dougie".^[13] This was followed by a campaign via Facebook, Twitter, and his radio show proposing a boxing ring fight between Eminem and Cannon for charity.

In late September 2011, over a year after "I'm A Slick Rick" was released, Cannon took another lyrical jab at Eminem by releasing a song called "I Remember".^[14][15]

On October 3, 2011, Cannon released another diss song called "Warning (Remix)" which also features Uncle Murda aimed at Eminem, radio host Charlamagne Tha God, and the feud between R&B singer Ray J and rapper Fabolous. Cannon fires lyrical shots at Eminem and also featured an audio clip of Eminem with Tim Westwood back in 2009 where Eminem backtracked on the beef saying: “I had no idea Nick Cannon was going to start wiling out on me" which Eminem referred to Cannon's canceled Wild N Out television show. Cannon retorted to the clip by saying: “You said it Marshall, that’s all you had to do!” and that Slim Shady is “forgiven".^{[16][17][18][19]}

Charlemagne Tha God[link]

On the same freestyle song titled "Warning (Remix)" which also featured Uncle Murda released on October 3, 2011, Nick Cannon issued a "warning" to popular New York's Power 105.1 morning show radio host Charlamagne Tha God after he previously named him his 'Donkey Of The Day.'^[16]

Cannon's retaliation track clowns Charlemagne for one of his interviews with Lil Mama that left her in tears. Cannon responded with the lyrics

"Charlamagne made girls cry, so who's the donkey of the day?
Man, you about as gay as d*ck pics
I'm on mansion number six by the time you get rich."

citing Charlamagne and his lack of money compared to Cannon himself being called Mr. Mariah Carey.^[17][18][19]

Charlemagne later during the day responded to song with multiple tweets aimed at Cannon and plans to retailiate to with a diss song of his own responding to Cannon.^[18] On October 4, 2011, on the Breakfast Club radio show, Charlemagne as his alter ego "Lil Young Shorty" released his own diss record “Wack on Wack” towards Cannon^[20]

Personal life[link]

With no prior announcement on April 30, 2008, Cannon married Mariah Carey at her private estate on Windermere Island in The Bahamas after just six weeks of dating.^{[21][22][23][24]} Cannon and Carey had initially first met in 2005 at the Billboard Music Awards as he presented her with the award for Best Selling Female Artist of the year.The two had remained friends for the years following. On October 28, 2010 Carey confirmed that she and Cannon were expecting their first child. She claims she conceived naturally. Carey revealed that she had been pregnant shortly after her wedding during the time of the 2008 World Music Awards, but that she miscarried, so Carey and Cannon decided to keep the matter private.^[25]

On April 30, 2011, the couple's third wedding anniversary, Carey gave birth to fraternal twins.^[26] The daughter is named Monroe Cannon (after Marilyn Monroe), the son Moroccan Scott Cannon (because Cannon proposed to Carey in her Moroccan-style room; Scott is Cannon's middle name and his grandmother's maiden name; Monroe doesn't have a middle name as Mariah herself doesn't have one).^[27] Mariah has referred to the twins with the nicknames "Roc and Roe" (Rock and Roll).

On January 4, 2012, Nick Cannon was hospitalized after suffering from mild kidney failure. He was then hospitalized on February 17, 2012 for blood clots in his lungs.^[28][29] On Monday, March 5, 2012 he announced that he was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease called lupus nephritis, which was the cause of his recent kidney problems.^[30]

Charitable work[link]

In 2011, Cannon filmed a public service announcement for Dosomething.org encouraging teens to find a cause about which they are passionate and take action in their communities.^[31]

Discography[link]

Studio albums[link]

Singles[link]

Mixtapes[link]

• Child of the Corn (2011)

Filmography[link]

Rags

 himself

Awards and nominations[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• Nick Cannon at Allmusic
• Nick Cannon at the Internet Movie Database

Nathan Kress
Kress in March 2011
Born	Nathan Karl Kress (1992-11-18) November 18, 1992 (age 19) Glendale, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor, voice actor, model
Years active	1998–present

Nathan Karl Kress (born November 18, 1992) is an American actor. He is also a professional child model and actor since the age of three, he is best known for his role as Freddie Benson on the Nickelodeon television series iCarly.

Early life[link]

Nathan Kress was born on November 18, 1992, in Glendale, California.^[1][2][3] He has two older brothers, Andrew (born October 23, 1987) and Kevin (born May 30, 1990) who are not involved in show business.^[4][5][6][7]

Kress began his professional career at the age of three when he displayed a natural talent for memorizing and re-enacting the shows he saw on television, prompting his mother to take him to an open "cattle call" showcase where he was quickly signed with a talent agent.^[6][7][8] Over the next three years, Kress modeled for various print advertisements, as well as performing in numerous commercials and voice-over roles; the most notable of which was his dual role as the voices of "Easy" and "Tough Pup" in the 1998 feature film Babe: Pig in the City.^{[3][7][8][9][10]} At the age of six, he decided to take a break from acting and return to regular school, where he led a relatively "normal" life for the next five years until deciding to return to acting professionally at the age of eleven.^[7][8][9]

Career[link]

At the age of eleven, Kress was cast in the lead role as "The Emperor" in a school production of The Emperor's New Clothes.^[7] The role rekindled his interest in performing, and at the end of his fifth grade school year, he asked his parents if he could be home-schooled so he could return to acting.^[7][9] A friend from school put him in touch with an agent, and after attending a summer acting "boot camp", Kress was soon going on professional auditions once again.^[7][8][9]

In 2005, Kress made his first television appearance since returning to acting in a comedy sketch on Jimmy Kimmel Live! where he played a young Simon Cowell of American Idol, and would continue to appear in various comedy sketches on the show a total of 5 times over the next year.^[3][11] Kress continued to land steady work over the next two years, appearing in guest-starring roles on dramatic series such as House M.D., Standoff, and Without a Trace as well as the Disney Channel comedy series The Suite Life Of Zack and Cody.^{[3][6][11][12]} Kress also appeared in several short films including Pickled, Magnus, Inc., and Bag, for which he was awarded a 168 Film Festival Jury Award for his portrayal of a small-fry drug dealer with a conscience.^[7][11][13] In addition to live-action roles, Kress continued to work as a voice-actor, lending his voice to various characters in the animated feature film Chicken Little and on the Nickelodeon animated series Shuriken School.^[11]

In 2006, Kress landed a small role on the popular Nickelodeon comedy series Drake & Josh.^{[3][6][7][8][14]} He played the role of Toplin, a "geeky" kid at a birthday party with a crush on Drake and Josh's younger sister Megan Parker (played by Miranda Cosgrove) in the episode Battle of Panthatar.^[6][8][11] Kress did not know it at the time, but this small role would lead to an opportunity that would catapult him to stardom.^{[6][7][8][15]} While filming his scenes for Drake & Josh, television show creator and executive producer Dan Schneider took an interest in him and called him over to talk with him and to introduce him to some network executives.^[3][7][8] At the time, Schneider was developing a new series for Nickelodeon, and was on the lookout for someone to play one of the lead roles in the untitled project, which would later become known as iCarly.^[7][8][14]