Paramount+ Has Removed Over A Dozen Nickelodeon Shows From Their Catalog

Paramount+ has begun removing numerous beloved Nickelodeon shows from its streaming catalog, including iconic series like Doug and Big Time Rush. Nickelodeon, which launched in 1979, has been a cornerstone of children’s television entertainment for decades and continues to produce countless animated and live-action series.

According to Deadline, over a dozen Nickelodeon titles are being removed from Paramount+, including classic Nicktoons like Doug, popular live-action series such as Big Time Rush, and newer shows like Breadwinners and Sanjay & Craig. The removal affects shows from various eras, including Doug, which ran for four seasons after its 1991 premiere, and Big Time Rush, which aired from 2009 to 2013. Additional removals include My Life As A Teenage Robot, Blue’s Room (the puppetry spin-off series of Blue’s Clues), and DreamWorks Animation adaptations like Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness and The Penguins of Madagascar. Here is the list of some shows removed:

• Doug
• Blue’s Room
• Big Time Rush
• My Life As A Teenage Robot
• Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
• The Penguins of Madagascar
• AwesomenessTV
• Breadwinners
• Game Shakers
• House of Anubis
• Let’s Just Play: Go Healthy Challenge,
• Welcome to the Wayne
• Wonder Pets
• Zoofari

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These removals aren’t happening in a vacuum. Streaming services across the board are taking a hard look at their libraries, with Max and Disney+ both recently pulling shows from their platforms with a large portion of the removed media targeted towards children. Despite their popularity with families and nostalgic viewers, removing these particular television series and feature-length projects presents an opportunity to cut costs and prioritize the platform’s more expensive and popular content.

Paramount has recently started letting Netflix stream some of Nickelodeon’s most famous sitcoms from the early 2000s, such as iCarly, Victorious, and Zoey 101. These removals could thus be part of a bigger plan to spread Nickelodeon content across different streaming services, similar to how production studios like Warner Bros. have been licensing their shows on Netflix.

Nonetheless, over the last two years, long-running classics like Scooby-Doo and Sesame Street have fallen victim to sudden streaming removals and cancelations, leaving few ways to access content that existed pre-streaming. Yet, Paramount+ seems to be deciding that for some of these classics since the viewing numbers may not justify the expense anymore.

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This decision continues to raise concerns about the future of classic content in the streaming era. While finances secure the longevity of a platform, the removal of these shows creates a frustrating situation for viewers, especially families looking to share nostalgic content across generations. The removal of Doug, one of the original “Nicktoons,” is particularly noteworthy as a piece of animation history that helped establish Nickelodeon’s identity in the 1990s. By removing such foundational content, Paramount+ risks diminishing its unique position in the streaming market.

In the long run, this strategy might prove shortsighted. While newer Nickelodeon content remains available, the loss of classic shows weakens Paramount+‘s appeal as a comprehensive destination for family entertainment. As streaming services continue to compete for subscribers, maintaining a strong library of legacy content could be more valuable than the immediate financial benefits of their removal.

Source: Deadline