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Josh Peck Shows Support for Drake Bell, Survivors After ‘Quiet on Set’

Josh Peck showed his support for his former Nickelodeon peers who shared allegations of abuse and misconduct — including his former Drake and Josh co-star Drake Bell — in the new docuseries, Quiet on Set.  In a note on Instagram, Peck said he needed a”few days to process” the four-part Investigation Discovery series after he finished watching it. Peck said he “reached out to Drake privately,” then said he wanted “to give my support for the survivors who were brave enough to share their stories of emotional and…

Nickelodeon’s Dark History: Sexual Misconduct, Hush Money

Before Nickelodeon showrunner Dan Schneider parted ways with the slime-covered network in 2018, Schneider served as the face of the network. He spearheaded several successful tween shows like The Amanda Show, starring Amanda Bynes, Drake & Josh, Zoey 101 (starring Jamie Lynn Spears), iCarly, and Victorious. Despite the incredible success of the tween-angst comedies, a new docuseries has revealed the stark reality behind the scenes within Schneider-affiliated shows. In the four-part docuseries, Quiet on Set: The Dark…

Dan Schneider Apologizes Following Nickelodeon Docuseries

Former Nickelodeon showrunner Dan Schneider sat down for a video interview with BooG!e, who starred as T-Bo in iCarly, on Tuesday. In the interview, he apologized for the gender discrimination, “overlooked” actors of color, massage requests, and other allegations made by his former colleagues, in new docuseries Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV. “Watching over the past few nights was very difficult,” Schneider said of the four-part Investigation Discovery series. “Me facing my past behaviors, some of which…

Dan Schneider’s Assistant Talks Toxic Work

Following the release of Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV, a Jack Ryan producer has shared her experience on working with the Nickelodeon hitmaker Dan Schneider. Berg, who served as Schneider’s assistant for less than a year, called the Nickelodeon writer and producer a “fucking asshole” and “psychological tormentor” on Monday in a statement on X, formerly known as Twitter. Berg alleges Schneider brought on her “panic attacks” and led her to develop a “significant heart arrhythmia,” or irregular…

Paramount anticipates profitability on streaming by 2025

Paramount is anticipating being profitable on streaming by the end of 2025, company leadership told investors Wednesday. As part of a report to investors on fourth-quarter earnings from last year, the company said it had reached 67.5 million subscribers on Paramount+ after netting 4.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2023. Subscription revenue grew 43 percent, Paramount said, attributing the increase to new subscriber growth and pricing increases for its direct-to-consumer streamer Paramount+.…

The Sequel to One of 2023’s Best Animated Movies Has Its Release Date

Image: ParamountLast year brought us lots of fantastic animated films and while Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem was the outlier in terms of Oscar nominations, it might be the first to get a sequel.Turtle Power with Melissa Navia | First FandomsParamount just announced a bunch of future release dates and among them was an October 9, 2026 date for the sequel to Mutant Mayhem. Director Jeff Rowe will return, as will the producers from Point Grey including Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. There’s no word yet on the

How Nickelodeon Brought Spongebob to the Super Bowl

When the Kansas City Chiefs scored the winning touchdown during a historic overtime nail-biter at the Super Bowl on Sunday, viewers were on the edge of their seats — including none other than SpongeBob Squarepants and his best friend, Patrick Star. An unlikely pair to have anything to do with one of the biggest sporting events of the year, one might think, but the beloved animated characters turned out to be the breakout sports commentators of the night. In a Super Bowl and Nickelodeon first, the network, owned by…

Nickelodeon Stars Allege Abuse in ‘Quiet on Set’ Trailer

In the first trailer for Investigation Discover’s forthcoming docuseries Quiet On Set: The Dark Side Of Kids TV, Nickelodeon‘s green slime is apparently not the stickiest part of the network’s legacy. The four-part series, premiering March 17, pulls back the curtain as former child stars and employees detail the trauma and alleged abuse they say they encountered on some of the most popular kids series. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvyULepxgw4 The trailer for Quiet on Set describes the writer and producer…

The Next Generation’s’ Banned Abortion Episode Changed TV

In 2004, Degrassi: The Next Generation aired what would become their most controversial episode with “Accidents Will Happen,” which premiered in Canada in two parts on January 26 and February 9, 2004. However, the episode would not see the light of day on Degrassi’s U.S. network, The N, for another two years. This sparked outrage among Degrassi fans and confusion among the show’s stars, who couldn’t understand why, out of every sensitive topic Degrassi had touched upon, the storyline in “Accidents Will Happen” was too…

Everyone Wants to Work With Leon Thomas – The Hollywood Reporter

Ariana Grande’s 2013 debut album, Yours Truly, not only marked a seminal breakthrough for the former Nickelodeon actress, but it also helped launch the careers of its creators behind the scenes. A decade later, two of those acts are taking center stage at the Grammy Awards. Victoria Monét co-wrote two songs on Grande’s debut and has written on every Grande album since. She’s competing for a whopping seven Grammys, including best new artist and record of the year with “On My Mama.” Leon Thomas, who…