Paramount COO Andrew Gumpert Expands Role to Include Nickelodeon Studios

Gumpert will report to Paramount Pictures Head Brian Robbins

Paramount Pictures Chief Operating Officer Andrew Gumpert will be expanding his role to encompass Nickelodeon Studios, the studio announced on Monday, March 28.

Gumpert will now serve as Chief Operating Officer, Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Studios, reporting to Paramount Pictures Head Brian Robbins, who made the announcement in a companywide memo.

Read the memo below:

Team,

As we continue to identify synergies and optimize the strengths of our business across theatrical, streaming, and linear, leaning into the goal of future proofing our financials that I outlined for 2022, I want to let you know about a key leadership update. Effective immediately, Andrew Gumpert, Paramount Pictures Chief Operating Officer, will be expanding his role to encompass Nickelodeon Studios, serving now as Chief Operating Officer, Paramount Pictures & Nickelodeon Studios, reporting into me.

Andrew first joined Paramount Pictures as COO in 2017. He oversees business affairs, labor relations, legal, studio operations, and strategic planning for the film studio. During his tenure, Andrew has played an integral role in returning the studio to strength and profitability by helping fuel growth in our franchises and iconic brands including Mission: Impossible, Sonic, Star Trek, and Transformers. He has overseen negotiations with our key creative, strategic, and financial partners, growing our revenue sources and evolving our business models in the pandemic and streaming era.

Prior to joining Paramount, Andrew was president of worldwide business affairs and operations for the SPE Motion Picture Group, where he oversaw negotiations for many of the studio’s most high-profile productions, and structured and managed the studio’s financial partnerships with entities including Lonestar Capital, Village Roadshow, and MGM. Andrew began his career as business litigator with the law firm of Hill, Wynne, Troop and Meisinger.

As we continue to position our company for growth and success, Andrew’s leadership and deep relationships will be a vital component. Please join me in congratulating him on this next chapter.

–Brian

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Originally published: March 28, 2022.

Original source: TheWrap.

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Nickelodeon UK Ratings for Week of Monday 14th - Sunday 20th March 2022

Nickelodeon UK Network Ratings for week of Monday 14th - Sunday 21st March 2022.

Ratings were down across the Nickelodeon network this week compared to the previous week (March 7-13). No viewing data for Nickelodeon is currently available for this week, I'll update this post if/when viewing data for Nick becomes available.

Nickelodeon Total:

No ratings data currently available

NickToons Total:

1. SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS (THU 13:29) - 70,300

2. SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS (WED 10:00) - 59,300

3. HORRID HENRY (SAT 10:14) - 56,800

4. HORRID HENRY (SUN 10:00) - 53,500

5. HORRID HENRY (TUE 28:59) - 49,700

6. HORRID HENRY (SUN 10:15) - 41,200

7. THE CASAGRANDES (TUE 17:44) - 37,600

8. HORRID HENRY (SUN 18:45) - 37,000

9. HORRID HENRY (SUN 18:30) - 33,600

10. THE PATRICK STAR SHOW (SAT 19:30) - 33,600

11. HORRID HENRY (SAT 10:29) - 32,000

12. HORRID HENRY (SAT 09:59) - 32,000

13. HORRID HENRY (MON 22:30) - 31,800

14. HORRID HENRY (SUN 16:15) - 31,500

15. HORRID HENRY (SUN 17:00) - 30,500

Nick Jr. Total:

1. PAW PATROL (MON 17:30) - 73,625

2. PAW PATROL (THU 17:30) - 65,800

3. BLUE'S CLUES & YOU (WED 16:29) - 60,100

4. RICKY ZOOM (WED 17:14) - 59,516

5. PAW PATROL (WED 17:29) - 59,500

6. BABY SHARK'S BIG SHOW (WED 18:00) - 59,500

7. PAW PATROL (WED 17:45) - 59,500

8. THE ADVENTURES OF PADDINGTON (WED 16:59) - 59,500

9. PEPPA PIG (THU 26:45) - 55,900

10. PAW PATROL (THU 08:15) - 51,800

11. PAW PATROL (THU 08:00) - 51,800

12. BLAZE AND THE MONSTER MACHINES (THU 09:00) - 51,800

13. BLUE'S CLUES & YOU (THU 08:34) - 51,800

14. PAW PATROL (THU 07:45) - 51,800

15. PAW PATROL (MON 10:00) - 49,400

Nick Jr. Too:

1. PEPPA PIG (SAT 07:59) - 78,400

2. PEPPA PIG (SAT 08:04) - 74,200

3. PEPPA PIG (SAT 07:49) - 71,200

4. PEPPA PIG (SAT 11:05) - 68,600

5. PEPPA PIG (SAT 08:14) - 64,000

6. PEPPA PIG (WED 17:20) - 62,800

7. PEPPA PIG (THU 12:50) - 61,600

8. PEPPA PIG (FRI 29:30) - 59,500

9. PEPPA PIG (SAT 09:15) - 59,200

10. PEPPA PIG (SAT 08:59) - 57,800

11. PEPPA PIG (SAT 08:50) - 56,100

12. PEPPA PIG (SAT 09:04) - 55,200

13. PEPPA PIG (WED 17:05) - 52,000

14. PEPPA PIG (WED 16:50) - 51,500

15. PEPPA PIG (FRI 10:45) - 51,100

Note: Nick Jr. Too is listed as Nick Jr 2 on BARB; Nick Jr. Too is currently called Nick Jr. Peppa.

Nickelodeon Network:

1. PEPPA PIG (SAT 07:59) - Nick Jr 2 - 78,400

2. PEPPA PIG (SAT 08:04) - Nick Jr 2 - 74,200

3. PAW PATROL (MON 17:30) - Nick Jr Total - 73,625

4. PEPPA PIG (SAT 07:49) - Nick Jr 2 - 71,200

5. SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS (THU 13:29) - NickToons Total - 70,300

6. PEPPA PIG (SAT 11:05) - Nick Jr 2 - 68,600

7. PAW PATROL (THU 17:30) - Nick Jr Total - 65,800

8. PEPPA PIG (SAT 08:14) - Nick Jr 2 - 64,000

9. PEPPA PIG (WED 17:20) - Nick Jr 2 - 62,800

10. PEPPA PIG (THU 12:50) - Nick Jr 2 - 61,600

11. BLUE'S CLUES & YOU (WED 16:29) - Nick Jr Total - 60,100

12. RICKY ZOOM (WED 17:14) - Nick Jr Total - 59,516

13, BABY SHARK'S BIG SHOW (WED 18:00) - Nick Jr Total - 59,500

14. PAW PATROL (WED 17:29) - Nick Jr Total - 59,500

15. THE ADVENTURES OF PADDINGTON (WED 16:59) - Nick Jr Total - 59,500

Ratings data provided by BARB.

Programmes of less than 5 minutes duration are excluded from these reports.

Linear TV viewing only; Data for viewing programming on PC/laptops, Tablets and Smartphones is currently unavailable.

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Originally published: March 28, 2022.

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Mr. Crocker Returns in New 'The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder' Sneak Peek

Mr. Crocker makes his triumphant return in a new sneak peek for the Paramount+ live-action series, The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder! The spinoff of the Nickelodeon animated series The Fairly OddParents drops its entire 13-episode first season on Thursday, March 31st, exclusively on Paramount+. Voice actor Carlos Alazraqui (Rocko's Modern Life) returns to voice Mr. Crocker in The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder, which uses a combination of live-action and animation to bring the beloved characters back to viewers' screens. Mr. Crocker is joined by the live-action Vicky, played by Mary Kate Wiles, for a musical number.

The new preview clip, available to watch on ComicBook.com, comes from Episode 13, titled "Fairies Away! Part 2." Mr. Crocker barges in to give Vicky his "master plan," which he decides to instead deliver in a rousing song. Vicky tries to greet Mr. Crocker with a hug, but is told, "Singing first, then hug." Ty (James Hatanaka) and Rachel (Laura Bell Bundy) are being remote-controlled by Vicky to dance and sing along as well.

A description of The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder reads: "All 13 episodes of the debut season of The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder will be available to stream beginning Thursday, March 31, exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S., Canada, Australia, Nordics and Latin America.

"Combining live action and animation and produced by Nickelodeon Studios, The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder will pick up years after the original ended by following Timmy Turner's cousin, Vivian "Viv" Turner, and her new stepbrother, Roy Raskin, as they navigate life in Dimmsdale with the help of their fairy godparents, Wanda and Cosmo.

"In the series, Ty Turner uproots his life to reunite with his high school sweetheart, Rachel Raskin, in the town of Dimmsdale, thrusting his cautious 13-year-old daughter, Viv, into a new world where she does not fit in. Once there, Viv's cousin, Timmy, entrusts his fairy godparents, Wanda and Cosmo, to help her adjust by taking her under their wings. Witnessing the fairy transfer take place, Viv's charismatic new stepbrother, Roy, also inherits them, and the two siblings must take turns making wishes. Together, they learn to overcome the obstacles in their path, all with the help from their new wand-wielding and wish-granting fairy godparents.

"Nickelodeon's beloved animated The Fairly OddParents series, which ran from 2001-2017 with 172 episodes, followed the magical adventures of 10-year-old Timmy Turner and his well-meaning fairy godparents who grant him wishes. During its run, The Fairly OddParents became one of Nickelodeon's most beloved properties from both fans and critics alike, having won and been nominated for dozens of awards. All 10 seasons of the original The Fairly OddParents are available to binge on Paramount+."

All 13 episodes of The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder arrive on Paramount+ March 31st.

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Paramount Plus to Premiere 10 New Episodes of 'Rugrats' on April 15

Hold on to your diapees, babies, as Paramount+ will premiere 10 brand new episodes of Nickelodeon's CG-animated Rugrats reboot series on Friday, April 15!

From Nickelodeon Animation Studio, the brand-new RUGRATS series is a reimagining of the classic ‘90s hit that features rich and colorful CG-animation and follows the babies—Tommy, Chuckie, Angelica, Susie, and Phil and Lil—as they explore the world and beyond from their pint-sized and wildly imaginative point-of-view. Currently in its first season, the all-new RUGRATS first premiered on Paramount+ in May 2021, and a second season has been commissioned.

The series stars EG Daily (Tommy Pickles), Nancy Cartwright (Chuckie Finster), Cheryl Chase (Angelica Pickles), Cree Summer (Susie Carmichael), and Kath Soucie (Phil and Lil DeVille), all of whom are reprising their iconic roles in this new series.

The original adventurous babies’ voice cast is joined by new voices, including Ashley Rae Spillers and Tommy Dewey (Tommy’s parents, Didi and Stu Pickles); Tony Hale (Chuckie’s father, Chas Finster); Natalie Morales (Phil and Lil’s mother, Betty DeVille); Anna Chlumsky and Timothy Simons (Angelica’s parents, Charlotte and Drew Pickles); Nicole Byer and Omar Miller (Susie’s parents, Lucy and Randy Carmichael); and Michael McKean (Grandpa Lou Pickles).

Produced by Nickelodeon Animation Studio, the all-new RUGRATS is based on the series created by Arlene Klasky, Gabor Csupo, and Paul Germain. Kate Boutilier (“Rugrats”) and Casey Leonard (“Breadwinners”) are executive producers and Dave Pressler (“Robot and Monster”) and Rachel Lipman (“Rugrats”) serve as co-executive producers, with Kellie Smith (“The Fairly OddParents”) as line producer on season two. Charlie Adler (“Rugrats”) serves as the voice director. Production is overseen by Mollie Freilich, Senior Manager, Current Series Animation, Nickelodeon.

The original “Rugrats” series launched August 11, 1991 and instantly became a groundbreaking phenomenon, spawning consumer products and three hit theatrical releases, cementing its place in pop culture history through its iconic characters, storytelling and unique visual style. “Rugrats” was in production for nine seasons over the course of 13 years. The series earned four Daytime Emmy Awards, six Kids' Choice Awards, and its own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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Originally published: March 28, 2022.

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