The two-time Daytime Emmy winner and Nick Jr. exec said she put a lot of herself into the character Uniqua, whom she called a “ringleader.” By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Janice Burgess, the two-time ...

A major force in children's television has died. Janice Burgess oversaw popular Nick Jr. and Nickelodeon shows such as "Blue's Clues." As NPR culture correspondent Anastasia Tsioulcas reports, she was ...

When you are a parent, you quickly learn that your kids will inevitably get into shows or videos or learn songs that slowly chip away at your sanity because you will hear them over and over and over.

Austin is a robot repairman in Mega City, a futuristic metropolis where robots do everything. But one day, all of the robots start breaking down. Austin must track down the Evil Professor Bug (Pablo) ...

Calling all astronauts! When Tyrone and Tasha receive a strange signal at Mission Control, Commander Uniqua needs you to suit up with her, Science Officer Pablo, and Equipment Specialist Austin for ...

"T he Backyardigans" creator and former Nickelodeon executive Janice Burgess has died at 72. Representatives for Nickelodeon confirmed Burgess' death to USA TODAY in a statement on Tuesday. “We are ...

“Uniqua is me. Or at least who I was as a kid. She’s a ringleader. Out of the five, Uniqua is the main character, and we use her in every story. I think preschoolers have a sense of their own ...

She oversaw production of “Blue’s Clues” and drew on her childhood for the popular show in which five cartoon animals imagine their yard as a place of otherworldly adventure. By Remy Tumin and John ...