Blues Clues returns to Nickelodeon

Nickelodeon has announced that it will be airing a reboot of the iconic '90s children's cartoon Blues Clues.

Blue’s Clues originally aired in 1996. The show, which was marketed toward preschool-age students, followed Blue the dog and a host as they searched for clues and solved puzzles.

Viacom, owner of the channel, said in a press release that, “Nickelodeon will have a new generation of preschoolers searching for clues, as it brings back the beloved puppy Blue in a remake of its groundbreaking series, Blue’s Clues.”

“With Blue’s Clues, Nickelodeon launched what became TV’s first generation of interactivity for preschoolers and set the bar for quality, curriculum-driven shows we have made since,” Cyma Zarghami, president of Nickelodeon Group said in the press release. “The new, modern version of Blue’s Clues will capture all the original’s creativity and visual identity for a whole new audience ready for its fun adventures and expertly designed problem-solving curriculum.”

Open call auditions for the show will begin in mid-April in Southern California. The main character Blue will return with a revised look in 20 new episodes, which Nickelodeon will air sometime this summer, according to the press release.