NF (TV channel)

NF (formerly an abbreviation of Nickelodeon Family) is an American basic cable and satellite television network that launched on October 27, 2013 as GorgeTV. In June 2015, the network rebranded as Nickelodeon Family. The network also has an adult-oriented block, AuraNightfall, which operates during the network's overnight hours.

On December 2nd, 2020, Nickelodeon Family began abbreviating itself as "NF" via unveiling a new logo. The "NF" abbreviation was already used for then-spin-off channel NFGaming, marking the main Nickelodeon Family channel the second channel to use the abbreviation. As AuraNightfall had essentially become a separate network from Nickelodeon Family by that point, the nighttime hours weren't affected; instead, AuraNightfall would introduce a separate branding refresh later in the night. Aura later announced that the channel would be fully rebranded under the abbreviation in 2022, with the Nickelodeon Family name being used as a sub-branding from that point until 2023; the current logo, introduced in December 2020, would also be dropped from the branding upon the branding license expiration at the end of 2024.

As of December 2015, approximately 81 million households in the United States (70.3% of households with at least one television set) receive Nickelodeon Family.

Since November 2021, Nickelodeon Family has held a virtual upfront known as the NFUpfront, beginning with NFUpfront 2021; all NFUpfront events are livestreamed on Flare+.

On December 7th, 2022, it was announced that the channel would drop any remaining uses of "Nickelodeon Family" and "NickFamily" from its branding entirely at the start of 2023, with the logo also to be changed following the Nickelodeon branding license expiration at the end of 2024.

Programming
Main articles: List of programs broadcast by NF (TV channel), List of anime broadcast by NF (TV channel), List of programs broadcast by AuraNightfall

Original programming
The majority of Nickelodeon Family's original series (and by extension, AuraNightfall's) are produced by Aura Television Studios (doing business as "NickFamily Studios" and "NFStudios" until 2024), having been the case since the studio's founding in 2015. Shows the studio worked on for the channel include the first season of Science Squadron, the second season of Islands of Wakfu (which was aired as an acquisition due to originally airing on YTV 2), and Robot Warriors.

Nickelodeon Family has also co-funded or been in the production committees for multiple anime titles, such as Heroes of Light: A Story about Magic, Sweets: Successor Fairies, the second season of AligaPocket and sequel Quest for the Alligator King, Dragon Sisters, Nano Invaders II, the second and third seasons of Pukupuku Natural Circular Notice, and the 2022 re-adaptation for Happy Happy Clover.

Current

 * EXO (2015 - present)
 * AuraNightfall (2015 - present)
 * AnimeNation (2019 - present)
 * AnimeNation Action (2019 - present)
 * Girl Power (2019 - present)
 * NFGo! (July 5th, 2021 - present)

Former

 * Club NF (2021-22; block's name written-off as a loss following the block's removal)
 * NFMornings (2021-22; block's name written-off as a loss following the block's removal)
 * Nickelodeon Family Movies (2015; 2016 - 2017)
 * NickFamily Summer (2017)
 * NickFamily Anime (2018 - 2020)
 * SurgeAnime on Nickelodeon Family (2018 - 2022)

Schedule
Main article: Nickelodeon Family/Schedule