Nicktoonsters was a short-lived British and Irish television channel which launched on 18 August 2008. It was a spin-off channel of Nicktoons, targeted to a slightly younger audience. It broadcast twelve hours per day from 7am to 7pm daily, with Paramount Comedy 2 +1 (later 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. The channel launched on Sky Digital on 18 August 2008 with a Rugrats marathon week before it commenced its regular schedule. Nicktoonsters ended its run on 31 July 2009 at 7pm, nearly a year after its launch. Nicktoons +1, known as Nicktoons Replay, replaced it in August 2009. 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. +1.

Programming

Nicktoonsters' programming consisted of older library content from Nicktoons, including Rugrats, Hey Arnold!, The Wild Thornberrys, CatDog, and As Told by Ginger. In the later months of the channel's existence, newer programmes such as The Fairly OddParents and SpongeBob SquarePants aired on holidays and weekends.