The Best TV Shows on Nickelodeon

Every Nickelodeon Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Nickelodeon has delivered an expansive roster of over 20 shows, dating from 1991 all the way to 2021. Rugrats and Nickelodeon GUTS represent the pinnacle of Nickelodeon’s programming, launching in 1991 and 1992. Discover the best of Nickelodeon with our list of over 20 series, meticulously updated for October 2025.

  • Avatar: The Last Airbender
    Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005)8.8

    In a war-torn world of elemental magic, a young boy reawakens to undertake a dangerous mystic quest to fulfill his destiny as the Avatar, and bring peace to the world.

  • Drake & Josh
    Drake & Josh (2004)8.4

    Fifteen-year-old Drake and Josh are schoolmates, but not close friends. Drake views Josh as weird and a bit of a goof. So, imagine Drake's shock when he finds out that this "goof" is about to become his new step-brother and roommate when his mother marries Josh's father. A spin off of The Amanda Show.

  • Danny Phantom
    Danny Phantom (2004)8.3

    Danny Fenton was once your typical kid until he accidentally blew up his parents' laboratory and became ghost-hunting superhero Danny Phantom. Now half-ghost, Danny's picked up paranormal powers, but only his sister, Jazz, and best friends, Samantha and Tucker, know his secret. Danny's busy fighting ghosts, saving Casper High and hiding his new identity all while trying to graduate.

  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012)8.3

    The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are back in an all-new animated series on Nickelodeon! Surfacing topside for the first time on their fifteenth birthday, the titular turtles, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael and Donatello, find that life out of the sewers isn't exactly what they thought it would be. Now the turtles must work together as a team to take on new enemies that arise to take over New York City.

  • Henry Danger
    Henry Danger (2014)8.3

    When 13-year-old Henry Hart lands a job as Danger, the sidekick-in-training to superhero Captain Man, he must learn to navigate a double life balancing the challenges of 8th grade with the crazy adventures of a real-life crime fighter!

  • Victorious
    Victorious (2010)8.2

    Aspiring singer Tori Vega navigates life while attending a performing arts high school called Hollywood Arts.

  • The Legend of Korra
    The Legend of Korra (2012)8.2

    Avatar Korra, a headstrong, rebellious, feisty young woman who continually challenges and breaks with tradition, is on her quest to become a fully realized Avatar. In this story, the Avatar struggles to find balance within herself.

  • Hey Arnold!
    Hey Arnold! (1996)8.0

    The daily life of Arnold--a fourth-grader with a wild imagination, street smarts and a head shaped like a football.

  • iCarly
    iCarly (2007)8.0

    Watch Carly, Sam, and Freddie, as they try to balance their everyday 8th grade lives with their newfound fame managing and starring in the most awesome show on the web.

  • The Loud House
    The Loud House (2016)7.8

    Welcome to the Loud House, where life can get pretty crazy. One boy, TEN girls?! Lincoln Loud wouldn’t change it for the world!

  • Blue's Clues
    Blue's Clues (1996)7.7

    Blue's Clues is a colorful and learning series that is targeted at the younger crowd, but can be enjoyed by all. The host, Steve Burns, invites viewers daily into the Blue's Clues house to help him out, learn and have fun. The show is based around the host looking for three clues that Blue provides by labelling them with a pawprint to figure something out and in the process, having an adventure.

  • Rugrats
    Rugrats (1991)7.6

    Focuses on a group of toddlers, most prominently Tommy, Chuckie, Phil, Lil, and Angelica, and their day-to-day lives, usually involving common life experiences that become adventures in the babies' imaginations. Adults in the series are almost always unaware of what the children are up to; however, this only provides more room for the babies to explore and discover their surroundings.

  • The Fairly OddParents
    The Fairly OddParents (2001)7.6

    The zany, fast-paced adventures of a 10-year-old boy and his fairy godparents, who inadvertently create havoc as they grant wishes for their pint-sized charge.

  • The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
    The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2002)7.4

    Jimmy Neutron is the smartest kid in town. As a genius, Jimmy thinks most things can be solved with the invention of a new gizmo. But Jimmy usually takes the easy way out, and his backfiring gadgets result in comedic adventures.

  • The Penguins of Madagascar
    The Penguins of Madagascar (2008)7.4

    The Penguins of Madagascar is an American CGI animated television series airing on Nickelodeon. It stars nine characters from the DreamWorks Animation animated film Madagascar: The penguins Skipper, Kowalski, Private, and Rico; the lemurs King Julien, Maurice, and Mort; and Mason and Phil the chimpanzees. Characters new to the series include Marlene the otter and a zookeeper named Alice. It is the first Nicktoon produced with DreamWorks Animation. A pilot episode, "Gone in a Flash", aired as part of "Superstuffed Nicktoons Weekend" on November 29, 2008, and The Penguins of Madagascar became a regular series on March 28, 2009. The series premiere drew 6.1 million viewers, setting a new record as the most-watched premiere. Although the series occasionally alludes to the rest of the franchise, The Penguins of Madagascar does not take place at a precise time within it. McGrath, who is also the co-creator of the film characters, has said that the series takes place "not specifically before or after the movie, I just wanted them all back at the zoo. I think of it as taking place in a parallel universe."

  • Nickelodeon GUTS
    Nickelodeon GUTS (1992)7.1

    This action-packed half-hour lets kids loose in a fantasy sports landscape filled with crazy obstacles. Basketball is taken to its limits in Slam Dunk while rock climbing reaches new heights on the Aggro Crag.

  • The Wild Thornberrys
    The Wild Thornberrys (1998)7.0

    Travel the world with the Thornberrys and come face-to-face with blue sheep in Nepal, emus in Australia, marmots in Pakistan, flash floods in Siberia, Egyptian burial chambers, a runaway hot air balloon, a rock slide on the Karakoram Highway and more!

  • PAW Patrol
    PAW Patrol (2013)7.0

    Marshall, Rocky, Rubble, Zuma and Skye are doing their best to protect the people of their town. Led by Ryder, a tech-savvy 10-year-old boy, each of them is equipped with special equipment and together they help anyone who finds themselves in trouble. No task is too big for them and no puppy is too small.

  • Baby Shark's Big Show!
    Baby Shark's Big Show! (2021)6.1

    Follow Baby Shark Brooklyn and his best friend William as they journey on fun-filled comedic adventures in their community of Carnivore Cove, meet new friends, and sing original catchy tunes along the way.

  • The Patrick Star Show
    The Patrick Star Show (2021)5.7

    Follow a younger Patrick Star living at home with his family, where he hosts his own variety show for the neighborhood from his television-turned-bedroom.