Paramount Comedy: Chicken Tonite / Nickelodeon start-up, September 1997.

In the old days on Sky Nick and Paramount used to share channels, but what happened between 4am and 6am when the channel was off the air? Paramount showed a Testcard that was called Chicken Tonite.

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Entertainment

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• ParamountComedy
• Nickelodeon
• BSkyB
• 1997

[jamesdelboy]

To tell the truth I hated this testcard but when I seen it the cars were honking there horns insted of that bleeping noise

[steviegTVreturns]

I do remember seeing that version aswell, don't know if it was a weekday/weekend split. I recorded this on a weekend, as Nick used to come on air an hour later (7am) than weekdays.

[TheAnnihilator778]

Do you have this, but the other way around? Nick handing over (with that classic cows outro) into Paramount? I have been wanting to see that again for years!

[steviegTVreturns]

I may have it lying about somewhere, although I'm a little busy at the moment, all I can say is keep watching.

[eurovisionuk2008]

why was the testcard called chicken tonite

[steviegTVreturns]

At a guess because the testcard was a Chicken and it was only ever broadcast from 4am to 6am, 7am at weekends. AIUI Paramount officially called it Chicken Tonite on their Astra channel list page on their Teletext service.

[myanthony1]

Any more Paramount stuff?

[Wezzo1990]

@fadfax Yep - it's still online at newmailbox.co.uk

[fadfax]

That takes me back. Anyone remember Mailbox on Paramount Text?

[giorgosabsolute]

illuminati paramount

[loveslogos]

NICKELODEON

[vidpro23]

With Nick Sings ID

[rogerswift1983]

They still don't have everything on it and it's only nicktoons no old live action nick stuff

[jamesdelboy]

Well it was usally at weekends I saw the version I told u about yes Nick used to be 6am-7pm Mon-Fri 7am-7pm Sat and Sun