TNBC

This article is about the children's programming block. For other uses, see TNBC (disambiguation).

TNBC
Teen NBC

TNBC logo used from 2000-2002
Premiered	September 12, 1992
Closed	September 7, 2002 (replaced by Discovery Kids on NBC)
Channel	NBC (owned by NBC Universal)
Origin	United States
Format	Saturday morning block Live-action teen programming block
Runtime	3 hours

TNBC (Teen NBC) was a Saturday morning programing block of television shows geared toward teenagers and young adults that aired on NBC from 1992 to 2002.

History

The idea for TNBC sprang from the popularity of Saved by the Bell. This ultimately persuaded NBC to cancel all of its animated programs in favor of live action teen-oriented shows on Saturday mornings, making NBC the first network to drop children's programming entirely. As a result of this change, California Dreams, originally a sitcom about a family was changed to a sitcom about a group of teenage friends, setting the template for future TNBC shows to follow this same format.

The sitcom USA High (1997–1999, produced by Peter Engel) was originally intended to air on the lineup, however the series aired on USA Network along with Saved by the Bell: The New Class which aired concurrently on both networks. Another Engel-produced sitcom Malibu, CA (1998–2000) only aired on local syndication. That series was packaged with Saved by the Bell and California Dreams and aired on local syndication markets. USA High and Malibu, CA are the only Engel-produced series that did not air on TNBC, post-Saved by the Bell: The College Years.

During the lineup's history only three non-fiction series were produced Brains & Brawn, Name Your Adventure and NBA Inside Stuff, the latter series was the only series that aired throughout the lineup's existence.

In 2000, the Thomas W. Lynch-produced series Just Deal was the first TNBC scripted series not to be produced by Peter Engel since Running the Halls (1993) and the first series to be shot in single-camera format. The following year Sk8, (also produced by Lynch) aired for one season before being canceled. Reruns continued to air until the lineup folded in 2002 and the time was leased to Discovery Communications, which aired the Discovery Kids on NBC programming block until the launch of qubo in September 2006.

List of TNBC shows

• Hang Time (1995–1999)
• Saved by the Bell: The New Class (1994–2000)
• Running the Halls (1993)
• Name Your Adventure (1993–1995)
• Brains & Brawn (1993)
• California Dreams (1994–1996)
• One World (1998–1999)
• All About Us (2001)
• City Guys (1997–2001)
• Just Deal (2000–2002)
• Sk8 (2001–2002)
• NBA Inside Stuff (1993–2002; Moved to ABC)

Logos

• TNBC (1992-2000) logo.png

  From 1992-2000

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  From 2000-2002