Where to Watch the 2026 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards and Who’s Hosting
When the ceremony airs
The awards are scheduled for Saturday, November 14. The broadcast begins at 8 p.m. Eastern time and 5 p.m. Pacific time. The ceremony is set to last an hour and 30 minutes, ending at 9:30 p.m. Eastern and 6:30 p.m. Pacific. November is an unusual month for the event: it was previously held then only once, in 1992.
A new Los Angeles venue
This year’s ceremony will take place at Television City, a 25-acre studio compound in Los Angeles’ Fairfax neighborhood. It is the first time the awards have been held there.
The show has used venues including the Barker Hangar, the Hollywood Bowl and Universal Studios Hollywood. Parts of past ceremonies also took place in Orlando in 1994 and aboard the S.S. Nickelodeon in New York Harbor in 1996.
Warren hosts as nominees compete
Singer and YouTuber Alex Warren will host for the first time. Earlier in 2026, he appeared on “The Voice” as an advisor to contestants on Adam Levine’s team.
“Stranger Things” leads the television nominees with seven nods, including one for favorite family TV show. Taylor Swift has six individual nominations, while Sabrina Carpenter is competing for five awards.
Key points
- The ceremony airs November 14 at 8 p.m. Eastern and 5 p.m. Pacific.
- Television City in Los Angeles will host the awards for the first time.
- Alex Warren is hosting the Kids’ Choice Awards for the first time.
- “Stranger Things” has seven nominations, and Taylor Swift has six.