Nickelodeon (Twists and Turns)

Nickelodeon (Often abrieviated to Nick) is a Children's cable network founded in 1977 by Vivian Horner and later purchased by Viacom in 1986. It currently serves in more than 96 million homes in the United States alone and also has access in Canada, Central America, South America, the United Kingdom, France, Danmark, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden-Norway, Finnland, Poland, Hungary, Rumania, Yugoslavia, Greece, the Soviet Union, Turkey, Palestine, Aegypt, Ethiopia, Morroco, South Afrika, Iran, Afghanistan, India, China, Corea, Siam, the Philippines, Australia, New Zealand, and Hawai'i.

Pinwheel (1977-1979)
Nickelodeon originally began as a channel called "Pinwheel" in 1977. Founded by Vivian Horner, the Channel mainly focused on Broadcast similar to that of children's puppet shows, similar to "Sesame Street." This name would only last for 2 years, however, as it soon faced a rebanding.

Rebranding (1979-1986)
In 1989, Pinwheel changed its name to "Nickelodeon," named after a series of theaters from the 1920s and 30s which only costed a Nickel to watch a Movie. Dispite the name change, the channel wouldn't become popular with families until 1985, when most of its properties were sold to the company, Viacom. During this period, more rebranding was made, including a change of the channel Logo as well as an introduction to a programming block called "Nick at Nite" which would showcase more adult oriented content.

Rising Success (1986-1991)
After the Viacom Buyout, the Channel became more and more popular due to Rebranding and new Programming. in 1991, the channel introduced its first original "Nicktoon," Doug, on August 11th, 1991. After two new Nicktoons called "Rugrats" and "The Ren and Stimpy Show" were introduced, the Channel especially started to take its foothold on the Media.

Influence on media (1991-Today)
Between 1991 and Today, Nickelodeon was seen as the forefront of Children's programming on Television. Many new Shows aired during this period, including Clarissa Explains it all, Kenan and Kel, Rocko's Modern Life, Hey Arnold, The Amanda Show, Ed Edd n Eddy, The Proud Family, Spongebob Squarepants, and much more. There were also growing ties between the network and Dan Schnieder, leading the the creation of Drake and Josh and Zoey 10''1. However, this relationship was cut short in 2008 when Dan Schnieder was fired by Marc Summers'' due to accusations of Sexual Harrassment and Pedophilia. This would also cause the network to cancel it's short-lived show made by Dan, named Icarly. Today, Nickelodeon still remains as the most viewed Kid's network on Television, but it is currently facing competition as a Kid-friendly property due to the popularity of Youtube and Netflix.