The Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards will air live from Los Angeles’ Television City this evening, with the ceremony appearing on CBS for the first time in the show’s history as well as on Nickelodeon. Alex Warren is scheduled to host the fan-voted awards, which span film, television, music, gaming and sports.
How to watch in Los Angeles
The ceremony is scheduled for 5 to 6:30 p.m. Pacific time, or 8 to 9:30 p.m. Eastern, according to Paramount Press Express and MyNewsLA.com. Paramount+ Premium subscribers can stream it live; an on-demand version is scheduled for Sunday for Premium and Essential subscribers in the United States. Before the main show, CBS LA’s KCAL and CBS News Los Angeles are scheduled to carry an orange-carpet program from 4 to 5 p.m. Pacific.
A new broadcast arrangement at a familiar L.A. studio
This year’s live CBS and Nickelodeon simulcast differs from the arrangement described in Paramount Press Express’ account of the 2025 ceremony. That June 21 show took place at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, was hosted by Tyla and was tape-delayed for West Coast viewers. The comparison documents a change for these two editions; it does not establish a broader pattern in the awards’ broadcast history.
The 2026 event is at Television City, a site with its own Los Angeles history. The Los Angeles Times reported in 2018 that the city’s Cultural Heritage Commission had approved a plan to declare the studio complex a historic and cultural monument, subject at that time to City Council approval. That background describes the venue, not the production arrangements for tonight’s broadcast.
Performances, award and nominees
Jamie Miller is scheduled to open the show with the U.S. television debut of “Babydoll,” accompanied by a dance medley, according to organizers. Ashe and SOFI TUKKER are also on the performance lineup, as Billboard reported. Chris Pratt is set to receive the King of Comedy Award and, organizers say, the traditional slime treatment. Ice Spice, Keke Palmer, Tony Hawk and Jerry Trainor are among the scheduled participants.
Taylor Swift leads individual nominees with six nods, while Ariana Grande and Sabrina Carpenter each have five, according to the Paramount Press Express tip sheet. The announced contenders include titles such as “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie,” “Toy Story 5,” “Wednesday” and “Wicked: For Good.” This year’s additions are Watch Party: Kids’ Choice, Favorite On-Screen Duo/Trio and Favorite Clutch Player of the Year.
Nominations are not a prediction of the winners
The show’s voting rules offer an important qualification to the nominee count: Nickelodeon says winners are determined by voter preferences and other considerations, and that the nominee receiving the most votes is not necessarily the winner. Swift’s six nominations therefore mark the top count among individual nominees, but do not by themselves establish how any category will be decided.
