Nickelodeon, N, iTunes

The MTVN Kids and Family Group has announced that it will launch a lineup of new entertainment programming on Apple's iTunes Music Store, including six shows from Nickelodeon and the N nighttime network for teens. The N's Degrassi: The Next Generation has already launched on iTunes to offer a fictional, dramatic series aimed at tackling tough issues in a realistic way. Nickelodeon will add the TEENick series Drake & Josh, Unfabulous and Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide, as well as Nick Jr. series The Wonder Pets! and new seasons from TEENick's Zoey 101. The network is also rolling out a free sneak peek of its new series, Mr. Meaty, prior to its on-air network debut.

The new fall season primetime premieres of Drake & Josh, Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide and Zoey 101, take place on Nickelodeon TV Sunday, September 24th. Season passes, priced at $19.99, will be available for all three shows. As shows premiere on-air, they will be added to the iTunes season pass offering for download.

Mr. Meaty

Mr. Meaty is Nickelodeon's new buddy comedy/puppet series set in the mall food court bunker tended by teen "odd couple" Josh Redgrove and Parker Dinkelman, who "geek out" and concoct life-changing plans to escape the monotony of minimum wage.

Mr. Meaty's "Buffalo Burrito" will be available on iTunes as a sneak peek before it premieres on Nickelodeon. In "Buffalo Burrito," Josh can't stand to be near Parker - he stinks. Oblivious, Parker thinks they're simply 'growing apart' and need something to strengthen their friendship. That 'something' is cramming himself and Josh into a buffalo costume together to promote the latest Mr. Meaty taste sensation. But when Josh freaks out from the smell, they end up being tasered by Mr. Carney, and wake up on the wild plains a free buffalo.

Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide

Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide chronicles the adventures of Ned Bigby and his best pals Moze and Cookie at James K. Polk Middle School, as "every-kid" Ned shatters the fourth wall to share tips and tricks on jumping school hurdles.

Unfabulous

Unfabulous follows Addie Singer, a quick-witted, self-aware 13-year-old who is just trying to get through junior high school one day at a time. She's a typical teen with one exception: her penchant for sometimes silly, but poignant song-writing. Her home-grown music helps her make sense of the unexpected, unwelcome, uncomfortable and sometimes unexplainable events that go hand-in-hand with adolescence.

Zoey 101

Zoey 101 stars Jamie Lynn Spears as 13-year-old Zoey Brooks, a winsome leader whose independent nature is put to the test at the newly co-ed Pacific Coast Academy. In season three, Zoey and friends still strive to survive and thrive at the newly co-ed boarding school, despite boy detractors.

by MacNN Staff