nickelodeon vs. cartoon network

Cartoon network and Nickelodeon are both cable television broadcasts. The original American broadcasting began in the 1990's. Reaching out to all age groups both cartoon network and nickelodeon has shows to satisfy people of all ages. Although they both show cartoons their shows arte very different. Nickelodeon has shows such as: Spongebob Squarepants, The fairly oddparents, and Back at the barnyard, just to name a few. Where as Cartoon NEtwork has shows such as: Tom & Jerry, Looney Tunes, Scooby Doo, and Ed,Edd, and Eddy. With these two cable programs their broadcastings are the same with a few differences that you can see by watching the programs.

Both broadcastings show cartoons in the day and and reality t.v at night. Nickelodeon has educational shows for the kids to watch in the morning. Not only are they educational, they are also fun for the kids to watch. Nickelodeon has cartoon shows that can entertain all age groups during the mid day, and Nick at Nite for anyone else. While Cartoon Network on the other hand don't really show as much reality t.v., but still gets the ratings that it needs to get.

As in most cable broadcastings they all need ratings to keep the program going. In nickelodeons case although they try to target all age groups, their main attraction during the morning and the mid day are kids and adolescents. Where as at night their main attraction are teens and grown-ups. Cartoon Network's case is a little different; it is possible that they try to attract all age groups, but their main attraction are preteens and kids. This is because they don't show reality shows. They only show cartoons. When the cartoon goes off in the day time around 11 o'clock adult swim comes on to reach the teens and adults.

As in most cartoon broadcasting networks, their cartoons are meant for entertainment. Both cable broadcastings show cartoons for the entertainment and the ratings. What age group they attract or what they show at night is quite different. When nickelodeon is on in the morning, or should I say "Nick jr." they have different shows to try and reach out to the younger kids to try and help them learn different things. Then it shows Nickeoldeon during the day for the entertainment of teens and preteens although it is not as educational as nick jr. it still attracts alot of people. Then there is nick at nite, this part of the broadcasting is probably for the teens and adults but it attracts all age groups. Cartoon network is mostly for the kids during the day and adults during the night. They show cartoons such as Tom and Jerry, Scooby doo, And Ed, Edd, and Eddy for the kids during the day and shows like Family Guy, and American Dad for the adults at night.

Both broadcastings have great shows. It just seems as though they all try to reach to different age groups at different times of the day. Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network has created great cartoons but they always entertain different age groups at different times of the day. Which is a good thing because all age groups are being entertained no matter what time of the day it is.