Nickelodeon wasn't just a kids' channel—it was a cultural behemoth, birthing iconic figures from Amanda Bynes to Ariana Grande, Kenan Thompson to Keke Palmer, and Melissa Joan Hart to Miranda Cosgrove. But despite defining several generations of TV viewers since Nick's advent in the late 1970s, the history of the network has a shockingly dark side, which a new true-crime documentary digs into on TV tonight.
Quiet on the Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV "pulls back the curtain on an empire, built by creator Dan Schneider, that had an undeniable grip on popular culture. Series such as All That and The Amanda Show, among others, were obsessively consumed by children across the country and defined comedy for a generation," reads a press release. "But behind the upbeat onscreen presence on these shows," this four-part docuseries reveals "an insidious environment rife with allegations of abuse, sexism, racism, and inappropriate dynamics with its underage stars and crew.”
