Nick Jr. To 'Sneak Peek' Upcoming New Animated Series Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! With Unique Multiplatform Pre-Launch Beginning Tuesday, June 20

Nick Jr. To 'Sneak Peek' Upcoming New Animated Series Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! With Unique Multiplatform Pre-Launch Beginning Tuesday, June 20

Nick Jr. To Simulcast Original Short-Form Content On Wireless Carriers, Nick Jr. Video and 'The Wubbcast,' The First Video Podcast of Preschooler Programming

NEW YORK, June 19 /PRNewswire/ -- In anticipation of Nick Jr.'s upcoming new animated series, Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!, the network has announced it will "sneak peek" its newest preschool show across several media platforms, beginning Tuesday, June 20. The 26-episode series will premiere on Nick Jr. on Monday, August 28.

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From June 20 through August 22, never-before-seen music videos and character segments from Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! will launch simultaneously every Tuesday on wireless carriers, Nick Jr. Video, Nick Jr.'s broadband video service available on Nickjr.com, on-air on Nick Jr. and on "The Wubbcast," the first video podcast of preschooler programming. A total of 10 music videos and character segments will premiere over the course of the 11-week pre-launch period.

Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!, created by Bob Boyle, stars a curious little guy named Wubbzy and his two pals Widget and Walden who live in the mythical city of Wuzzleburg. The offbeat loveable friends live in a world which is a whimsical and imaginative version of our own. Wubbzy wants to have fun and spend his time chasing flutterflys, eating ice cream and playing hippity-hopscotch! But when he runs into everyday kid problems, he calls on his friends for help and advice. Widget is a mechanical whiz who owns a fix-it shop and is always ready to lend a hand. Her solution to any problem is to build something big and complicated, but her inventions don't always work! Walden is a quirky scientist who finds great wisdom in everything from ancient philosophy to tarot card reading. He has a unique way of looking at the world, but his brainy approach doesn't always produce practical results.

Each half-hour episode of Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! will feature two, 10-minute adventures with Wubbzy, Widget and Walden. As each journey comes to a close, the themes of the day are reinforced through a direct-to-camera segment where the characters address the preschoolers at home, followed by an original music video.

Nick Jr. is a specially designed programming block airing on Nickelodeon weekdays from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. (ET/PT) and weekends on CBS (check local listings). Completely dedicated to preschoolers ages 2-5, Nick Jr.'s Emmy, Peabody and Parents' Choice Award-winning programs are curriculum based, fun and commercial free. At Nick Jr., kids play to learn with innovative, original shows created just for them.

Nickelodeon, in its 27th year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, online, recreation, books, magazines and feature films. Nickelodeon's U.S. television network is seen in more than 90 million households and has been the number-one-rated basic cable network for more than ten consecutive years. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NYSE:VIA)(NYSE:VIA.B).

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