Nick at Nite is celebrating 40 years of keeping families laughing. The beloved programming block would bring viewers from primetime to late-night with some of the best sitcoms from back in the day.

One can just imagine the brainstorming sessions that go on behind closed doors at Nick at Nite's headquarters in New York: Deep, intense discussions about Donna Reed's impact on the Feminist Movement.

1985 saw the first dedicated attempt to bring the “oldies” format from radio to television, and it wasn’t long before Nick at Nite became as popular with adult audiences as Nickelodeon is with kids.

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Nick at Nite has partnered with “Seinfeld” scribe Carol Leifer on an original sitcom — the network’s first stab at a laffer in more than 15 years. Kickstarting the half-hour biz will be “The Darlene ...

Sicne 1985, viewers have been tuning in to sitcom classics NBCU Photo Bank/Getty; CBS Photo Archive/Getty; Ron Thal / TV Guide / courtesy Everett Collection Nick at Nite is celebrating 40 years of ...