PBS Kids
Type | Kids program block Channel aired from 1999 to 2005 |
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Branding | PBS KIDS |
Country | |
First air date | October 11, 1993 |
Broadcast area | All of North America |
Key people | Eric Hollies (founders by PBS KIDS GO), Sara Shepard (founder by PBS kids), Diane Chagnon (PBS Kids Sprout) |
Launch date | 1993 (block) 1999 (channel) September 26, 2005 (PBS Kids Sprout) |
Dissolved | 2005 (channel) |
Former names | PTV (1993-1999) |
Affiliation(s) | PBS |
Official website | http://pbskids.org |
PBS Kids is the brand for children's programming aired by the Public Broadcasting Service in the United States founded in 1993. As with all PBS programming, PBS Kids programming is non-commercial.
History
Along with the block of programming on PBS, PBS Kids was a separate television network, founded in the fall of 1999,[1] and was targeted to children aged 2-7 years. The PBS Kids Channel ran for six years and was largely funded by DirecTV. The channel ceased broadcast on September 26, 2005, in favor of a new commercial joint venture, PBS Kids Sprout, which is a partnership owned by Comcast[2] About half of PBS TV stations still program a children's channel themselves over their multicasting service,[3] such as WNET, WHYY, WNED, UNC-TV, Georgia Public Broadcasting, Twin Cities Public Television, WGBH, WQED, and WMHT. On PBS, two blocks of programming are currently included in PBS Kids, including PBS Kids GO! and the PBS Kids preschool block, and the former block, PBS Kids Bookworm Bunch, which was launched in 2000 and canceled in 2004.
Programs
Current programs
- Barney & Friends
- Between the Lions
- The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!
- Curious George
- Dinosaur Train
- Martha Speaks
- Sesame Street
- Sid the Science Kid
- Super Why!
- Word World
- Caillou
- Clifford the Big Red Dog
PBS Kids GO! Programs
- Arthur
- Cyberchase
- Design Squad
- The Electric Company (2009–)
- FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman
- Fizzy's Lunch Lab (web only)[4]
- Maya & Miguel
- Postcards from Buster
- R U There?
- Wild Kratts
- WordGirl
PBS Kids Sprout programs
Past Programs
- Adventures from the Book of Virtues
- The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon
- Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps
- Animalia
- Berenstain Bears
- Betsy's Kindergarten Adventures
- The Big Comfy Couch
- Bill Nye the Science Guy
- Bob the Builder
- Boohbah
- Charlie Horse Music Pizza
- Clifford's Puppy Days
- Corduroy
- Dragon Tales
- DragonflyTV
- The Electric Company
- Elliot Moose
- Franny's Feet
- George Shrinks
- Gerbert
- Ghostwriter (TV series)
- The Huggabug Club
- In the Mix
- It's a Big Big World
- Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks
- Jay Jay: The Jet Plane
- Katie and Orbie
- Kidsongs
- Kratts' Creatures
- Lamb Chop's Play-Along
- Liberty's Kids
- Lomax, the Hound of Music
- Long Ago & Far Away
- The Magic School Bus
- Make Way for Noddy
- Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies
- Mark Kistler's Imagination Station
- Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse
- Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
- Newton's Apple
- Panwapa
- Pappyland
- PBS Kids Bookworm Bunch
- Peep and the Big Wide World
- Powerhouse
- The Puzzle Place
- Reading Rainbow
- Redwall
- The Saddle Club
- Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat
- Seven Little Monsters
- Shining Time Station
- Square One Television
- Storytime
- Teletubbies
- Theodore Tugboat
- Timothy Goes to School
- Toopy and Binoo
- Tots TV
- Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? (1991-1996)
- Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego? (1996-1998)
- Wimzie's House
- Wishbone
- Zoobilee Zoo
- Zooboomafoo
- ZOOM (1999 TV series)
References
- ^ Karen Everhart Bedford (August 30, 1999). "Multi-purpose PBS Kids takes flight next week". Originally published in Current. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
- ^ Singel, Ryan (December 3, 2009). "Comcast Buys NBC, Clouding Online TV's Future". Retrieved 9 December 2010.
- ^ Katy June-Friesen (January 12, 2009). "Many stations packaging their own kids' channels They've got something for tots on DTV menu". Originally published in Current. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
- ^ "CloudKid, LLC's statement about their work on Fizzy's Lunch Lab". Retrieved 14 January 2011.