Such bottom-line thinking seemed anathema to an empire built on green slime. And it still was, to a certain extent, based on the shows that premiered on Nickelodeon in 1996.

On Monday, Cable’s Nickelodeon channel brought back its “Nick in the Afternoon” (2 to 4 p.m. weekdays), a two-hour mix of cartoons and live-action shows and interstitial pieces. T… ...

Chuck-a-mation. Actually, chuck-a-mation is a funny new term introduced by the creators of “KABLAM!,” a new show on Nickelodeon that starts Friday.

Scannell, 39, will oversee daytime children’s programing, Nick at Nite and a new 24-hour channel Nick at Nite’s TV Land, which is to debut in April.