Kids' Choice Awards Makes Its CBS Debut, With a Slime-Splashed Stage

The 2026 Kids' Choice Awards will air on CBS for the first time, alongside Nickelodeon and the streaming service Paramount+. The Hollywood Reporter reported the broadcast move this week. The show is set for Saturday, November 14, at 8pm Eastern and 5pm Pacific, according to Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards page.

The stage is the first thing viewers will notice. Set designer Florian Wieder built it around this year's theme, "Everyone's a Kid at Heart." The Hollywood Reporter describes a swing and a slide, both with slime elements, sitting on the set.

Wieder is no stranger to big televised shows. He has worked on the Kids' Choice Awards before, and his design credits include the MTV Video Music Awards, the Eurovision Song Contest and the upcoming Grammys. Each of those shows has its own crowd and its own rules, so a set has to read well both in the room and on screen.

Nickelodeon's Paul Medford, vice president of live-action unscripted kids and family programming, is also named in the preview. Unscripted means shows that run on live moments and audience reactions rather than a written script. The Kids' Choice Awards fits that category, and the network's kids' lineup is built around it.

Fans can already take part. Voting is open to choose this year's winners, and the Nickelodeon site says fans can vote more than once. New voting rewards unlock until November 13, the day before the show.

For families, the practical details are simple. The ceremony airs on CBS, Nickelodeon and Paramount+, so it can be watched on broadcast television or through a streaming subscription.