From March 12 2018 - December 30th 2019, Thomas & Friends was aired on Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. in the United States. The airings were similar to the former PBS airings, but with the Mr. Perkins or Quiz segments, cut out and replaced with a song between episodes. The Broadcasts stopped airing once Nickelodeon lost the rights to air Thomas content at the end of the year in 2019. Most broadcasts have been archived.
Airings (Summer 2000)
During the summer of 2000, Nickelodeon aired Thomas content to promote the release of Thomas and the Magic Railroad. The second and third seasons of the spinoff-series Shining Time Station was aired on the channel during this time, additionaly some episodes of Thomas from the first and second season aired alone as small segments during commercial breaks, before the next broadcast of Shining Time Station commenced.
Airings (2018-2019).
Pre-Phase 1
The Christmas Coffeepot/Terence Breaks the Ice (12/18/17;Nickelodeon)
Over the Hill/Terence Breaks the Ice (12/18/17;Nick Jr.)
Over the Hill/Daisy's Perfect Christmas (12/19/17;Nick Jr)
Emily in the Middle/Over the Hill (12/20/17;Nick Jr.)
Emily in the Middle/The Big Freeze (12/21/17;Nick Jr.)
Phase 1
The Adventure Begins (3/12/18;Nickelodeon/Nick Jr.)
Unscheduled Stops/Springtime for Diesel (3/13/18;Nickelodeon/Nick Jr.)
Dowager Hatt's Busy Day/Stuck in Gear (3/14/18;Nickelodeon/Nick Jr.)
Blown Away/Wild Water Rescue (3/15/18;Nickelodeon/Nick Jr.)
The Little Engine Who Raced Ahead/Philip to the Rescue (3/16/18;Nickelodeon/Nick Jr.)
P.A. Problems/Hasty Hannah (3/19/18;Nickelodeon/Nick Jr.)
Runaway Engine/Confused Coaches (3/20/18;Nickelodeon/Nick Jr.)
Slow Stephen/Two Wheels Good (3/21/18;Nickelodeon/Nick Jr.)
Reds vs. Blues/Best Engine Ever (3/22/18;Nickelodeon/Nick Jr.)
Engine of the Future/Hugo and the Airship (3/29/18;Nickelodeon/Nick Jr.)
Three Steam Engines Gruff/Henry in the Dark (4/17/18;Nickelodeon/Nick Jr.)
Skiff and the Mermaid/The Missing Breakdown Train (4/19/18;Nickelodeon/Nick Jr.)
Pouty James/The Way She Does It(5/15/18;Nickelodeon/Nick Jr.)
Other Side of the Mountain/Who’s Geoffrey (5/17/18;Nickelodeon/Nick Jr.)
Journey Beyond Sodor Part 1 (7/2/18;Nickelodeon/Nick Jr.)
Journey Beyond Sodor Part 2 (7/3/18;Nickelodeon/Nick Jr.)
Journey Beyond Sodor Part 3 (7/4/18;Nickelodeon/Nick Jr.)
Diesel and the Ducklings/Toad and the Whale(7/5/18;Nickelodeon/Nick Jr.)
Mike's Whistle/Useful Railway (7/6/18;Nickelodeon/Nick Jr.)
Sodor’s Legend of the Lost Treasure Part 1 (7/23/18;Nick Jr.)
Sodor’s Legend of the Lost Treasure Part 2 (7/24/18;Nick Jr.)
Sodor’s Legend of the Lost Treasure Part 3 (7/25/18;Nick Jr.)
Philip’s Number/A Most Singular Engine (7/26/18;Nick Jr.)
Very Important Sheep/Mucking About (7/27/18;Nick Jr.)
The Great Race Part 1 (8/13/18; Nick Jr.)
The Great Race Part 2 (8/14/18;Nick Jr.)
The Great Race Part 3 (8/15/18;Nick Jr.)
Cranky at the End of the Line/New Crane on the Dock (8/16/18;Nick Jr.)
The Fastest Red Engine on Sodor/A Shed for Edward (8/17/18;Nick Jr.)
Phase 2
Big World! Big Adventures! (9/7/18;Nickelodeon/Nick Jr)
Slow Stephen (Single airing;9/8/18;Nick Jr.)
Wild Water Rescue (Single airing;9/8/18;Nick Jr.)
Number One Engine/What Rebecca Does (9/17/18;Nickelodeon)
Number One Engine/Thomas in the Wild (10/1/18;Nick Jr.)
Trusty Trunky/School of Duck (12/3/18;Nick Jr.)
Outback Thomas/The Case of the Puzzling Parts (12/4/18; Nick Jr.)
Runaway Car/Hunt the Car (12/5/18;Nick Jr.)
Thomas Goes to Bollywood/Confusion Without Delay (12/6/18;Nick Jr.)
Forever and Ever/What Rebecca Does (12/7/18;Nick Jr.)
Kangaroo Christmas/Thomas' Animal Ark (12/15/18;Nickelodeon)
Thomas and the Dragon/Seeing is Believing (2/4/19;Nickelodeon)
Thomas and the Monkey Palace/Apology Impossible (2/23/19;Nick Jr.)
Banjo and the Bushfire/Counting on Nia (3/23/19;Nick Jr.) (10:30 AM)
Cyclone Thomas/Samson and the Fireworks (4/4/2019;Nickelodeon) (11:30 AM)
The Water Wheel/An Engine of Many Colors (4/13/2019;Nickelodeon) (10:30 AM)
Rosie is Red/Tiger Trouble (5/4/2019;Nick Jr.) (8:30 AM)
The Other Big Engine/Grudge Match (5/18/2019;Nick Jr) (8:30 AM)
Crowning Around/Thomas Makes a Mistake (6/8/2019;Nick Jr.) (8:30 AM)
Batucada/Gordon Gets the Giggles(6/22/2019;Nick Jr.) (8:30 AM)
Laid Back Shane/Chucklesome Trucks (7/6/2019;Nick Jr.) (8:30 AM)
Wish You Were Here/Diesel Glows Away (7/20/2019;Nick Jr.) (8:30 AM)
Free The Roads/Heart of Gold (8/3/2019;Nick Jr.) (8:30 AM)
Panicky Percy/Diesel Do Right (8/17/2019;Nick Jr.) (8:30 AM)
Out of Site/First Day on Sodor! (8/31/2019;Nick Jr.) (8:30 AM)
All Tracks Lead to Rome (9/21/2019;Nick Jr.) (10:30 AM)
Mines of Mystery (9/28/2019; Nick Jr.) (10:30 AM).
Lorenzo's Solo/Too Loud, Thomas! (10/12/2019; Nick Jr.) (10:30 AM).
Deep Trouble/Rangers of the Rails (12/30/2019; Nickelodeon)
Television Descriptions
Below are many of the television listings and online listings for these broadcasts. Note that some episodes never received TV Guide descriptions, and were simply blank, or featured the old sprout default description.
The Christmas Coffeepot/Terence Breaks the Ice
A voice cries out in alarm and Marion thinks she's found a talking Christmas tree.
The Adventure Begins
A look at Thomas' arrival on the Island of Sodor, and he became Sir Topham Hat's top engine. <small> (Note: the misspelling of 'Hat'.) </small>
Unscheduled Stops/Springtime for Diesel
Thomas helps Bertie's passengers after Bertie breaks down. Diesel learns he will have to change his ways if he wants to be friends with Daisy.
Dowager Hatt's Busy Day/Stuck in Gear
When Sir Topham Hatt is unwell, Dowager Hatt learns that it is not easy to run a railway. Harvey doesn’t ask for help when a branch gets stuck in his gears.
Blown Away/Wild Water Rescue
Skiff helps everyone to prepare for a big storm. When The Search and Rescue Center is celebrating its 1000th rescue, Percy and Diesel try to get their picture in the local paper.
P.A. Problems/Hasty Hannah
There's confusion and delay when Sir Topham Hatt buys a new P.A system. When Henrietta is out of action and Toby has to work with Hannah instead, he finds that Hannah's speed is too much for him.
Runaway Engine/Confused Coaches
Stephen worries that he's caused Millie to run away; and Gordon and Spencer's rivalry leads to a mix-up. (TV Guide)
Mistakes happen when Stephen and Glynn don’t pay attention to instructions. Spencer and Gordon’s argument about which platform they should be on causes a lot of trouble. (Online TV Guide)
Slow Stephen/Two Wheels Good
Stephen notices the suspension bridge is damaged; Spencer breaks down, so the Duke and Duchess are stranded and need the other engines' help. (TV Guide).
Stephen notices the suspension bridge is damaged - can he prevent an accident? When Spencer breaks down, the Duke and Duchess are stranded and need the other engines' help. (Online TV Guide).
Reds vs. Blues/Best Engine Ever
Emily tries to help Caitlin after she has an accident; Thomas and James get very competitive on match day. (TV Guide).
Emily wants to be just like Caitlin, who she thinks is the best engine ever, but when Caitlin has an accident, Emily tries to help her hero. On match day, Thomas and James get so competitive, there may not be a match at all! (Online Description)
Engine of the Future/Hugo and the Airship
Hugo arrives on Sodor, and Stephen declares him an engine of the future; Henry and Percy see a zeppelin flying over sodor, and Hugo is convinced that he is meant to fly too. (TV Guide).
When new engine Hugo arrives on Sodor, Stephen declares him an engine of the future! When Henry and Percy see a zeppelin flying over Sodor, Hugo is convinced that he is meant to fly too! (Online TV Guide)
Pouty James/The Way She Does It
James' showing off goes too far and gets him into trouble. Daisy gets carried away when she is given an exciting job.
Journey Beyond Sodor
Part 1 of 3: Thomas Travels to the mainland to deliver some cars, but he gets lost on the way. Then he meets some experimental engines, who look like no engines he has ever seen before.
Part 2 of 3: Thomas is still lost on the Mainland, when he comes across a Steelworks where he is put to work by some Experimental engines. James decides to head to the Mainland.
Conclusion: On his search for Thomas, James gets trapped at the Steelworks, and it's up to Thomas and his new friends to rescue him.
Diesel and the Ducklings/Toad and the Whale
The engines encounter animals as Diesel comes across some little ducklings. (TV Guide/Online Description).
Mike's Whistle/Useful Railway
Mike loses his temper and blows his own whistle right off. (TV Guide/Online Description)
Big World! Big Adventures
Thomas sets off from Sodor to become the first engine to travel the world. (TV Guide/Online Description).
Tiger Trouble/Rosie is Red
Thomas, Shankar and Rajiv team up to catch some tiger poachers.
The Other Big Engine/Grudge Match
In Brazil, Thomas meets another big blue engine in Brazil that reminds him of Gordon. Raul wants a chance to beat Thomas in a game, but his super-competitive nature soon gets him into trouble.
Crowning Around/Thomas Makes a Mistake
Rajiv learns that he can be really useful with or without his crown in India. Thomas causes confusion an delay by not seeking help when he makes a mistake. (Note: The "Makes" in the title of the second episode, was mislabeled as "Masks" on every broadcast).
Batucada/Gordon Gets the Giggles
Thomas joins the Brazilian music carnival;Gordon gets a serious case of giggles (TV Guide).
Thomas finds a way to take part in the Brazilian carnival music. On Sodor, Gordon becomes very worried when he gets a serious case of the giggles. (On Demand Description;Note: Gordon's name was misspelled as "Gordan" in the title of the second episode, for this description).
Laid Back Shane/Chucklesome Trucks
In Australia, Shane is having too much fun to stop and refuel; that is, until he runs out of coal and is stranded in the desert. In Sodor, Rebecca works with the Troublesome Trucks.
Wish You Were Here/Diesel Glows Away
Thomas misses his best friend Percy whilst working on the Chinese railway. When Diesel hides from the other engines, his plans backfire, and it's him that gets a surprise in Sodor.
Free the Roads/Hearts of Gold
Bulgy thinks that people should travel by bus instead of rail, until he learns that having so many passengers is not easy for the buses on their own! (Note: 'The' was mistakenly capitalized in the title of the first episode for every airing).
Panicky Percy/Diesel Do Right
Percy causes confusion and delay by panicking over nothing. On Sodor, Diesel plays a trick on Rebecca to try to get the other engines in trouble for a change.
Out of Site/First Day on Sodor!
Brenda discovers that it is essential to work as a team. Darcy tries to do her best on her job.
Digs & Discoveries: All Tracks Lead to Rome
Thomas is keen to prove to his new friend Gina that he is an expert in all things Italian.