Doing so keeps these programs alive, but one service decided to purge a few. Initially known as Pinwheel, Nickelodeon hit small screens on December 1, 1977. It focused on providing worldwide ...

Nickelodeon was originally a type of theater in the early 1900s, named for its five-cent admission cost and Greek roots. The network started in 1977 as Pinwheel Network, later changing to ...