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{{Short description|Short-lived British and Irish television channel}}
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{{Infobox television channel
| name            = Nicktoonsters
| logo            = Nick Toonsters.png
| logo_size       = 200px
| logo_alt        =
| launch_date     = {{Start date and age|2008|08|18|df=yes}}
| closed_date     = {{End date and age|2009|07|31|df=yes}}
| replaced_by     = [[Nicktoons (UK & Ireland)#Nicktoons Replay|Nicktoons Replay]]
| sister_channels = [[Nicktoons (UK & Ireland)|Nicktoons]] <br> [[Nickelodeon (UK & Ireland)|Nickelodeon]] <br> [[Nick Jr. (UK & Ireland)|Nick Jr.]] <br> [[Nick Jr. Too]]
| country         = {{ublist|Ireland|United Kingdom}}
| owner           = '''[[Nicktoons UK]]'''<br>([[Viacom International Media Networks Europe|MTV Networks Europe]]/[[Sky Group|BSkyB]])
| picture_format  = [[576i]] [[SDTV]]
}}
'''Nicktoonsters''' was a short-lived British and Irish [[television channel]] which launched on 18 August 2008. It was a spin-off channel of [[Nicktoons (UK & Ireland)|Nicktoons]], targeted to a slightly younger audience.<ref name="c21">{{Cite web |date=2008-07-17 |title=Nick UK unveils new toon net |url=https://www.c21media.net/news/nick-uk-unveils-new-toon-net/ |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=C21media |language=en-GB}}</ref> It broadcast twelve hours per day from 7am to 7pm daily, with Paramount Comedy 2 +1 (later [[Comedy Central Extra|Comedy Central Extra +1]]) taking the other twelve hours in a channel-sharing arrangement.

== History ==
Nicktoonsters' licence first appeared on the [[OFCOM]] website in September 2007.<ref name="NT">[http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/tvlicensing/cs/1673.htm Licence Details for Nick Toonsters] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080405171922/http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/tvlicensing/cs/1673.htm |date=2008-04-05 }}</ref> The channel launched on [[Sky UK|Sky Digital]] on 18 August 2008 with a ''[[Rugrats]]'' marathon week before it commenced its regular schedule.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-07-17 |title=Nickelodeon to open new UK toon channel |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tech/a112097/nickelodeon-to-open-new-uk-toon-channel/ |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=Digital Spy |language=en-GB}}</ref>

Nicktoonsters ended its run on 31 July 2009 at 7pm, nearly a year after its launch. [[Nicktoons (UK & Ireland)|Nicktoons +1]], known as '''Nicktoons Replay''', replaced it in August 2009.<ref name="Nicktoonsters">{{cite web
 |url       = http://www.agbnielsen.co.uk/agb/files/ClientServices/New%20BARB%20Channels/Ceasing%20of%20Reporting%20-%20Nicktoonsters(1).doc
 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230406142824/http://www.agbnielsen.co.uk/agb/files/ClientServices/New%20BARB%20Channels/Ceasing%20of%20Reporting%20-%20Nicktoonsters(1).doc
 |url-status = dead
 |archive-date = April 6, 2023
 |title     = Ceasing of Reporting - Nicktoonsters
 |publisher = AGB Nielsen Media
 |date      = 2009-07-28
}}</ref><ref name="Nicktoons Replay">{{cite web
|url=http://www.agbnielsen.co.uk/agb/files/ClientServices/New%20BARB%20Channels/Implementation%20-%20NickToons%20ReplayB.doc
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406142825/http://www.agbnielsen.co.uk/agb/files/ClientServices/New%20BARB%20Channels/Implementation%20-%20NickToons%20ReplayB.doc
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=April 6, 2023
|title=Implementation - Nicktoons ReplayB
|publisher=AGB Nielsen Media
|date=2009-07-08
}}</ref>
Comedy Central Extra +1 eventually reclaimed the full 24 hours of channel space in October 2012 when Nicktoons Replay was discontinued and replaced by [[Nick Jr. (UK and Ireland)|Nick Jr. +1]].

==Programming==
Nicktoonsters' programming consisted of older library content from Nicktoons, including ''[[Rugrats]]'', ''[[Hey Arnold!]]'', ''[[The Wild Thornberrys]]'', ''[[CatDog]]'', and ''[[As Told by Ginger]]''.<ref name="c21"/> In the later months of the channel's existence, newer programmes such as ''[[The Fairly OddParents]]'' and ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' aired on holidays and weekends.{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}}

==See also==
* [[Nickelodeon (UK and Ireland)]]
* [[Nicktoons (UK and Ireland)]]
* [[Nick Jr. (UK and Ireland)]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080912201031/http://microsites.nick.co.uk/toonsters/ NickToonsters microsite from nick.co.uk]

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[[Category:Children's television channels in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Defunct television channels in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Nicktoons (TV network)]]
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[[Category:Television channels and stations established in 2008]]

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