Nick Jr.

Nick Jr. is an American morning programming block on Nickelodeon and a television channel owned by Paramount Global. They aired Thomas & Friends in the UK, Ireland, Australia, the Netherlands, India and the US. They also helped to produce the seventh series of Thomas & Friends.

United Kingdom and Ireland
In January 1999, Nickelodeon UK acquired the British pay broadcast rights to Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends from Cartoon Network. They began airing the series on the Nick Jr. block and channel from 1999 in the UK and Ireland daily. However, Cartoon Network would continue to air the series until their license fully expired in 2001.

Beginning with the sixth series, Nick Jr. was the first-run broadcaster for the series in the United Kingdom. They first ran every series up until the eleventh series in 2007. Nick Jr. aired the HIT and CGI-era seasons in the same half-hour format that was already shown in the United States and Canada on PBS Kids and Treehouse TV respectively. Initially, Series 8 and 9 only aired during weekends, but they began to air during weekdays as well beginning in 2005.

From 2004 to 2010, they had a night-time block called Nick Jr. Classics (formerly known as Noggin from 2004-2005) that aired episodes of David Mitton's time as director.

In April 2006, Nick Jr. Too (formally known as Nick Jr. 2) was launched, with Thomas & Friends as one of its launch programmes.

In 2014, Thomas & Friends was removed from Nick Jr., although Nick Jr. Too continued to air the series. The CGI-era episodes in the half-hour airings on Nick Jr. Too remained the same as the PBS Kids airings, but were shortened to fit in more advert breaks, which meant the Mr. Perkins' Storytime and Postcards segments were removed, only leaving in two episodes with a song in the middle.

In October 2016, Turner Broadcasting System Europe acquired the pay broadcast rights to Thomas & Friends. The series was removed from Nick Jr. Too at the beginning of 2017, and Cartoonito began airing the series in March 2017. However, the Nick Jr. Website still featured the Thomas & Friends activities for a time.

In October 2021, Mattel announced various broadcasters who had acquired All Engines Go in their respective countries, with Nick Jr. acquiring the pay broadcast rights to the series in the United Kingdom, and as such, it premiered in May 2022.

United States
In the US during the Summer of 2000, they aired the second and third series of Shining Time Station to promote Thomas and the Magic Railroad. Some episodes of Thomas & Friends also played as small segments during commercial breaks before the next show while Shining Time Station was on the air.

The Thomas & Friends partnership with PBS ended on 31 December 2017 and the Christmas/Winter episodes of the twenty-first series were broadcast on Nick Jr. as a special holiday program. Starting on 12 March 2018, Nick Jr. and the main Nickelodeon channel started regularly airing Thomas & Friends again nearly eighteen years after the 2000 airings, beginning with an airing of The Adventure Begins.

As of early 2020, the Thomas & Friends partnership with Nick Jr. ended, and all traces of it were removed from the website. Shortly after the Nick Jr. partnership ended, Mattel made a deal with Netflix to stream Thomas & Friends in the US, starting from March 2020. After the announcement of the 2021 reboot, Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go, Cartoon Network acquired the broadcast rights for the show in the US.

Other Regions
In the Netherlands, Nick Jr. aired the first series up until the thirteenth series as part of Nickelodeon's main programming and on Nick Jr.'s own 24/7 TV channel. Nick Jr. always aired standalone episodes. Nick Jr.'s logo was featured on the front cover of the Dutch DVD releases of the first series to the fourth series by Bridge Entertainment.

Thomas & Friends also came to Nick Jr. in Australia for a while.

UK/IRL

 * Nick Jr. (1999–15)
 * Nick Jr. Classics (Formerly Noggin) (2004–10)
 * Nick Jr. Too (2006–17)

US

 * Nick Jr. (June-August 2000; 2017–19)

AUS

 * Nick Jr. (2003-2010)

Airings

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2004

 * - Percy Takes the Plunge
 * - Thomas and the Guard
 * - James and the Express
 * - Thomas and the Tuba / Peace and Quiet / Percy's New Whistle
 * - Thomas to the Rescue / Emily's New Coaches / Henry and the Wishing Tree
 * - James Gets a New Coat / Best Dressed Engine / Thomas Saves the Day
 * - Percy's Big Mistake / Gordon and Spencer / Thomas, Emily and the Snowplough
 * - Don't Tell Thomas / James and the Queen of Sodor / Emily's New Route
 * - Thomas and the Firework Display / Bill, Ben and Fergus / Gordon Takes Charge
 * - Spic and Span / Not So Hasty Puddings / Edward the Great
 * - Squeak, Rattle and Roll / Percy Gets it Right / Thomas and the Circus
 * - Thomas Gets it Right / What's the Matter with Henry? / As Good as Gordon
 * - Fish / The Old Bridge / Emily's Adventure
 * - Halloween / Trusty Rusty / You Can Do it, Toby!
 * - James Goes Too Far / Three Cheers for Thomas / Chickens to School
 * - Too Hot for Thomas / Salty's Stormy Tale / Percy and the Magic Carpet

2005

 * - Percy and the Oil Painting / James and the Red Balloon / Thomas and the Rainbow
 * - Thomas' Milkshake Muddle / The Spotless Record / Mighty Mac
 * - Molly's Special Special / Edward the Very Useful Engine / Respect for Gordon
 * - Thomas and the Birthday Picnic / Harold and the Flying Horse / Tuneful Toots
 * - Thomas and the Toy Shop / Something Fishy / Rheneas and the Dinosaur
 * - Thomas and the New Engine / Bulgy Rides Again / Toby Feels Left Out
 * - Thomas Tries His Best / No Sleep for Cranky / The Magic Lamp
 * - Thomas and the Statue / Toby's Windmill / Henry and the Flagpole
 * - Emily Knows Best / Gordon Takes a Tumble / Thomas' Day Off
 * - Thomas' New Trucks / Toby Had a Little Lamb / Duncan and the Old Mine
 * - Bold and Brave / Fergus Breaks the Rules / Skarloey the Brave
 * - Saving Edward / A Bad Day for Harold / Thomas and the Golden Eagle
 * - Keeping Up with James / Edward's Brass Band / Flour Power

2006

 * - Follow that Flour / A Smooth Ride
 * - Thomas and the Jet Plane / Percy and the Funfair
 * - The Green Controller / Duncan Drops a Clanger
 * - Thomas' Tricky Tree / Toby's Afternoon Off
 * - It's Good to be Gordon / Seeing the Sights
 * - Fearless Freddie / Toby's New Shed
 * - Big Strong Henry / Sticky Toffee Thomas
 * - Which Way Now? / Thomas and the Shooting Star
 * - Edward Strikes Out / Topped Off Thomas
 * - Wharf and Peace / Thomas' Frosty Friend
 * - Emily and the Special Coaches / Thomas and the Colours
 * - Thomas and the Birthday Mail / Duncan's Bluff
 * - Missing Cars / Thomas and the Treasure
 * - James the Second Best / Thomas and Skarloey's Big Day Out

2007

 * - Thomas and the Storyteller / Emily's Rubbish
 * - Dream On / Dirty Work
 * - Hector the Horrid / Gordon and the Engineer
 * - Thomas and the Spaceship / Henry's Lucky Day
 * - Thomas and the Lighthouse / Thomas and the Big Bang
 * - Smoke and Mirrors / Thomas Sets Sail
 * - Don't be Silly, Billy / Edward and the Mail
 * - Hide and Peep / Toby's Triumph
 * - Thomas and the Runaway Car / Thomas in Trouble
 * - Thomas and the Stinky Cheese / Percy and the Left Luggage

2013

 * - Blue Mountain Mystery

2017

 * - Tale of the Brave


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Shining Time Station

 * 1)  - Double Trouble and Gordon and the Famous Visitor
 * 2)  - Donald and Douglas
 * 3)  - Trust Thomas and Whistles and Sneezes
 * 4)  - Bertie's Chase
 * 5)  -Henry's Forest
 * 6)  - Thomas, Percy and the Mail Train
 * 7)  - A Scarf for Percy
 * 8)  - Mavis
 * 9)  - Edward, Trevor and the Really Useful Party
 * 10)  - All at Sea
 * 11)  - Percy, James and the Fruitful Day
 * 12)  - Bulgy
 * 13)  - James Goes Buzz Buzz
 * 14)  - A New Friend for Thomas
 * 15)  - Thomas and Percy's Mountain Adventure
 * 16)  - Thomas and the Conductor and A Cow on the Line
 * 17)  - A Close Shave for Duck
 * 18)  - Percy Takes the Plunge
 * 19)  - Gordon Takes a Dip
 * 20)  - Escape
 * 21)  - Thomas Gets Tricked
 * 22)  - Tender Engines
 * 23)  - Wrong Road
 * 24)  - Percy Runs Away
 * 25)  - Come Out, Henry! and Henry to the Rescue
 * 26)  - Henry's Special Coal and The Flying Kipper
 * 27)  - Better Late Than Never
 * 28)  - James Learns a Lesson and Foolish Freight Cars
 * 29)  - Duck Takes Charge
 * 30)  - Toby the Tram Engine and Thomas Breaks the Rules

December 2017

 * - The Christmas Coffeepot
 * - Over the Hill
 * - Daisy's Perfect Christmas
 * - Emily in the Middle
 * - The Big Freeze
 * - Terence Breaks the Ice

2018

 * - The Adventure Begins
 * - Unscheduled Stops / Springtime for Diesel
 * - Dowager Hatt's Busy Day / Stuck in Gear
 * - Blown Away / Wild Water Rescue
 * - The Little Engine Who Raced Ahead / Philip to the Rescue
 * - P.A. Problems / Hasty Hannah
 * - Runaway Engine / Confused Coaches
 * - Slow Stephen / Two Wheels Good
 * - Reds vs Blues / Best Engine Ever
 * - Engine of the Future / Hugo and the Airship
 * - Three Steam Engines Gruff
 * - Henry in the Dark
 * - Skiff and the Mermaid
 * - The Missing Breakdown Train
 * - Pouty James
 * - The Way She Does It
 * - The Other Side of the Mountain
 * - Who's Geoffrey?
 * - Journey Beyond Sodor: 3 Parts
 * - Diesel and the Ducklings / Toad and the Whale
 * - Mike's Whistle / Useful Railway
 * - Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure: 3 Parts
 * - Philip's Number / A Most Singular Engine
 * - Very Important Sheep / Mucking About
 * - The Great Race: 3 Parts
 * - Cranky at the End of the Line / New Crane on the Dock
 * - The Fastest Red Engine on Sodor / A Shed for Edward
 * - Big World! Big Adventures!
 * - Number One Engine / Thomas in the Wild
 * - Trusty Trunky / School of Duck
 * - Outback Thomas / The Case of the Puzzling Parts
 * - Runaway Car / Hunt the Car
 * - Thomas Goes to Bollywood / Confusion Without Delay
 * - Forever and Ever / What Rebecca Does
 * - Kangaroo Christmas / Thomas' Animal Ark
 * - Trusty Trunky / School of Duck
 * - Outback Thomas / The Case of the Puzzling Parts
 * - Runaway Car / Hunt the Car
 * - Thomas Goes to Bollywood / Confusion Without Delay
 * - Forever and Ever / What Rebecca Does
 * - Kangaroo Christmas / Thomas' Animal Ark

2019

 * - Thomas and the Dragon / Seeing is Believing
 * - Thomas and the Monkey Palace / Apology Impossible
 * - Banjo and the Bushfire / Counting on Nia
 * - Cyclone Thomas / Samson and the Fireworks
 * - The Water Wheel / An Engine of Many Colors
 * - Tiger Trouble / Rosie is Red
 * - The Other Big Engine / Grudge Match
 * - Crowning Around / Thomas Makes a Mistake
 * - Batucada / Gordon Gets the Giggles
 * - Laid Back Shane / Chucklesome Trucks
 * - Wish You Were Here / Diesel Glows Away
 * - Free the Roads / Heart of Gold
 * - Panicky Percy / Diesel Do Right
 * - Out of Site / First Day on Sodor!
 * - Digs and Discoveries: All Tracks Lead to Rome
 * - Digs and Discoveries: Mines of Mystery
 * - Lorenzo's Solo / Too Loud, Thomas!
 * - Rangers of the Rails / Deep Trouble
 * - Panicky Percy / Diesel Do Right
 * - Out of Site / First Day on Sodor!
 * - Digs and Discoveries: All Tracks Lead to Rome
 * - Digs and Discoveries: Mines of Mystery
 * - Lorenzo's Solo / Too Loud, Thomas!
 * - Rangers of the Rails / Deep Trouble
 * - Rangers of the Rails / Deep Trouble

Trivia

 * In 2000, during Shining Time Station's airtime to promote Thomas and the Magic Railroad, Nick Jr. held a sweepstakes for children to enter to win a train-themed party in their home for their friends, along with Mara Wilson and a life-sized model of Thomas as special guests. Several winners would also have won a Wooden Railway Stop & Go Figure 8 set.
 * Some episodes from the first series were shown on this channel in the UK and Ireland with their unaltered opening titles, whilst others were shown in the digitally remastered format. All second and third series episodes were shown with remastered opening titles. However, the fourth series episodes were shown with their Australian opening titles.
 * The half hour editions of the eighth series from when they aired on Nick Jr. UK were made available on DVD in South Africa by Next Video, with the exception of "Patience".
 * Between 2004 and 2005, Michael Angelis would provide voice overs in some promos.
 * The Nick Jr. Thomas & Friends Party aired on 26th June 2005 as a 6 hour marathon of classic Thomas & Friends episodes at 12.00 midday after the failed 60th Anniversary attempt at Hatfield House.