‘Quiet on Set’ No Longer: Child Star Grooming, Sexual Assault at Nickelodeon Exposed in New Docuseries

Investigative Discovery released its four-part series “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Children’s TV” on March 25, sending Nickelodeon fans of several generations into a tailspin. The documentary features former child performers and production players at the company characterizing a profoundly disappointing workplace culture under the reign of Dan Schneider. A decade ago, Mr. Schneider—showrunner on “All That,” “The Amanda Show,” “Drake & Josh,” “Zoey 101,” “iCarly,” “Victorious,” and “Sam & Cat”—received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2014 Kids’ Choice Awards. Four years later, he and the network where he fledged his creative kingdom as—per the New York Times—“the Norman Lear of Children’s Television,” parted ways....