Viacom’s Nickelodeon Mulls Return of Classic Shows

Variety: Before SpongeBob SquarePants, before Dora the Explorer, before “iCarly,” there was still Nickelodeon. The Viacom-owned kiddie outlet rose to notice on the backs of programs like “The Adventures of Pete & Pete,” “Double Dare” and “Hey Dude!” And now, its top programming exec suggested, the network is considering ways to bring a small handful of its oldest programs back to its schedule. “We are looking at our library to bring back ideas, shows that were loved, in a fresh new way.”