PAW Patrol is a Canadian animated television series created by Keith Chapman. The series first aired on August 12, 2013, on Nickelodeon in the United States and in Canada on TVOKids on August 27, 2013. The series is produced by Spin Master Entertainment in association with TVOKids and Nickelodeon, with animation provided by Guru Studio. On November 14, 2013, Nickelodeon announced that PAW Patrol had been renewed for a second season, which began airing on August 13, 2014. On June 9, 2015, Nickelodeon announced that PAW Patrol had been renewed for a third season, which began airing on November 20, 2015. A ten-year-old-boy named Ryder leads a pack of dogs known as the "PAW Patrol." They work together on rescue missions to protect the city of Adventure Bay. Season Episodes Originally aired (U.S. dates). First aired Last aired. 1 26 August 12, 2013 August 18, 2014. 2 26 August 13, 2014 December 4, 2015[3]. 3 20 November 20, 2015 TBA. The first and second seasons have been sold to Nickelodeon channels in over 126 countries, including TVOKids, Knowledge Kids and City Kids in Canada. In 2014, the series' theme song was nominated for "Outstanding Original Song – Main Title and Promo" in the 41st Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards. In 2016, the season two episode "Pups Save a Mer-Pup" was nominated for "Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production for Preschool Children" in the 43rd Annie Awards. Later the same year, PAW Patrol received two nominations at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards, winning one of them..