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This is a list of television programs currently and formerly broadcast by the U.S. cable television channel Discovery Family Channel.

Current programming

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Acquired programming

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Animated

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Title Premiere date Source(s)
Pound Puppies October 10, 2010 [a]
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic [a]
Transformers: Rescue Bots December 17, 2011 [a]
Littlest Pet Shop November 10, 2012 [a]
Petronix Defenders October 15, 2022
S.M.A.S.H.! February 18, 2023
Hanni and the Wild Woods April 1, 2023

Preschool

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Title Premiere date Source(s)
The Adventures of Chuck and Friends October 15, 2010 [a]

Programming from Cartoon Network/Kids' WB!

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Cartoon Network Studios

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Title Premiere date Source(s)
Summer Camp Island July 1, 2024
Steven Universe September 2, 2024

Warner Bros. Animation

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Title Premiere date Source(s)
The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries May 6, 2023
Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies December 4, 2023

Hanna-Barbera Cartoons

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Title Premiere date Source(s)
The Smurfs August 7, 2023
Jabberjaw September 14, 2024

Preschool

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Title Premiere date Source(s)
Lucas the Spider October 5, 2024

Programming from other WBD networks

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Title Premiere date Source(s)
America's Cutest August 17, 2014 [1]
Cake Boss* October 16, 2014 [b][2]
BBQ Pitmasters November 8, 2014
Ultimate Cake Off September 6, 2015
Bake It Like Buddy September 8, 2018
Kids Baking Championship December 4, 2018

Former programming

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This is a list of programs that have formerly aired on Discovery Kids (1996–2010), Hub Network (2010–14), and Discovery Family (since 2014).

An asterisk (*) indicates that the program had new episodes aired on Discovery Family.

Original programming

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Animated

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Title Premiere date End date Source(s)
Kenny the Shark November 1, 2003 August 28, 2022 [note 1]
Tutenstein December 30, 2012 [c]
Time Warp Trio July 9, 2005 June 26, 2011 [c]
Growing Up Creepie September 9, 2006 May 29, 2011 [c]
The Future Is Wild October 13, 2007 June 24, 2012 [c]

Live-action

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Title Premiere date End date Source(s)
Jaws & Claws 1997 1998
No, Really! 1999
Pop-Sci
The Adventures of A.R.K. 1998 2000
Bonehead Detectives of the Paleoworld October 9, 2010
Mega Movie Magic 2000
Real Kids, Real Adventures
Outward Bound USA September 30, 1999 January 5, 2003
Sci Squad 1999
Sail Away May 26, 2001 July 7, 2001
Ultimate Guide to the Awesome October 21, 2001 November 6, 2004
Truth or Scare October 27, 2001 October 29, 2012 [c]
Prehistoric Planet October 5, 2002 February 28, 2010
Operation Junkyard February 15, 2003
Endurance July 21, 2013 [c]
Scout's Safari June 25, 2011 [c]
Strange Days at Blake Holsey High [c]
Zach's Ultimate Guide 2003
Adventure Camp May 17, 2003 March 25, 2012 [c]
Trading Spaces: Boys vs. Girls June 25, 2011 [c]
Jeff Corwin Unleashed September 13, 2003 January 24, 2004
Skunked TV July 24, 2004 August 1, 2004
Darcy's Wild Life October 2, 2004 February 28, 2010
Flight 29 Down October 1, 2005 December 24, 2011 [note 2]
Bindi the Jungle Girl June 9, 2007 October 9, 2010
Dinosapien July 7, 2007 March 24, 2012 [c]

Preschool

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Title Premiere date End date Source(s)
Animal Jam February 24, 2003 December 28, 2007
Hi-5 October 8, 2010
Paz
The Save-Ums! April 13, 2007
Peep and the Big Wide World April 12, 2004 October 8, 2010 [note 3]
ToddWorld November 8, 2004 June 27, 2008
Hip Hop Harry September 25, 2006 October 9, 2010
Meteor and the Mighty Monster Trucks
Wilbur April 16, 2007 June 24, 2012 [note 4]

Acquired programming

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Animated

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Title Premiere date End date Source(s)
Tracey McBean October 3, 2004 September 28, 2007
Grossology January 13, 2007 June 26, 2011 [c]
The Twisted Whiskers Show October 10, 2010 February 28, 2014 [d]
Dennis and Gnasher October 6, 2013
Cosmic Quantum Ray
Deltora Quest December 29, 2013
Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures * May 31, 2020 [d][e]
The Transformers October 11, 2010 January 28, 2022 [a][e]
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero May 30, 2022 [a][e]
Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? October 16, 2010 September 2, 2012
Transformers: Prime November 26, 2010 November 24, 2023 [a][e]
G.I. Joe: Renegades January 4, 2015 [a]
Dan Vs. January 1, 2011 October 3, 2014
Jem and the Holograms May 28, 2011 November 15, 2015 [a][e]
Conan the Adventurer May 31, 2011 October 16, 2011 [a]
Secret Millionaires Club October 23, 2011 October 12, 2014
Kaijudo May 5, 2012 [a]
Care Bears: Welcome to Care-a-Lot June 2, 2012 October 5, 2014 [d]
G.I. Joe: Sigma 6 July 9, 2012 February 28, 2014 [a]
SheZow June 1, 2013 January 31, 2016 [note 5] [e]
Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch October 12, 2013 October 31, 2015 [e]
Teenage Fairytale Dropouts May 31, 2014 November 26, 2014 [e]
The Jungle Book July 11, 2015 March 25, 2018
Holly Hobbie & Friends September 12, 2015 March 4, 2016 [3]
Blazing Team: Masters of Yo Kwon Do November 13, 2015 May 31, 2022 [a]
The New Adventures of Peter Pan June 5, 2016 April 30, 2017
Robin Hood: Mischief in Sherwood July 3, 2016 December 17, 2017
Zak Storm October 14, 2017 May 26, 2019
Littlest Pet Shop: A World of Our Own April 14, 2018 November 17, 2023 [a]
Hanazuki: Full of Treasures December 1, 2018 November 27, 2020 [a]
Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy January 5, 2019 March 26, 2023 [a]
Pirata & Capitano June 16, 2019 May 31, 2022 [4]
Luna Petunia July 1, 2019 November 27, 2020 [5]
Popples
The Polos July 6, 2019 September 6, 2020 [6][7]
Super Monsters October 19, 2019 October 11, 2024 [8][9]
Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures November 16, 2019 August 27, 2023 [10][11]
True and the Rainbow Kingdom August 2, 2020 July 30, 2021
My Little Pony: Pony Life November 7, 2020 December 30, 2023 [a][12][13][14][15]

Live-action

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Title Premiere date End date Source(s)
Wild Guess 1997 2001
Incredible Story Studios 1999 June 27, 2003
Lassie 2000 September 9, 2007
Popular Mechanics for Kids January 1, 2001
Screech Owls February 8, 2001 September 2, 2006
The Saddle Club January 4, 2002 March 24, 2012 [c]
Mentors June 7, 2002 September 3, 2006
Mystery Hunters June 30, 2003 October 9, 2010
Timeblazers October 4, 2004 June 24, 2011 [c]
Serious January 2, 2006
Crash, Bang, Splat! January 7, 2006 October 9, 2010
Family Game Night* October 10, 2010 September 30, 2017 [a][e]
Pictureka! October 11, 2010 September 6, 2020 [a][note 6]
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show September 13, 2013
Family Ties September 26, 2014
The Wonder Years August 31, 2012
Doogie Howser, M.D. May 26, 2013
Happy Days September 26, 2014
Laverne & Shirley January 12, 2014
Batman September 1, 2012
Journey to Fearless October 22, 2010 December 30, 2011 [a]
The Haunting Hour: The Series* October 29, 2010 October 31, 2016 [e]
Hubworld November 5, 2010 October 29, 2011 [a]
The Game of Life September 3, 2011 April 30, 2019 [a][note 7]
Scrabble Showdown September 6, 2020 [a][note 8]
Goosebumps September 6, 2011 October 5, 2014
Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? September 19, 2011 September 13, 2013
Majors & Minors September 23, 2011 May 26, 2013
Clue November 14, 2011 June 8, 2014 [a]
The Aquabats! Super Show! March 3, 2012 October 4, 2014
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch April 2, 2012 March 28, 2014
The Facts of Life March 22, 2013
Mork & Mindy January 12, 2014
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman June 3, 2012 May 25, 2014
ALF June 4, 2012 October 12, 2014
Sliders September 3, 2012 August 30, 2014
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation January 12, 2013 December 28, 2013
Who's the Boss? April 1, 2013 July 12, 2013
Wizards vs Aliens May 27, 2013 June 15, 2013
Step by Step October 7, 2013 October 12, 2014
Spooksville October 26, 2013
Sister, Sister March 3, 2014
Kid President: Declaration of Awesome June 21, 2014 October 5, 2014
Blossom July 7, 2014 December 23, 2016 [note 9] [e]
Parents Just Don't Understand* August 23, 2014 November 30, 2014 [e]
Survival of the Weirdest October 13, 2014 November 17, 2014
Buying the Galaxy October 14, 2014 October 28, 2014
Extreme Engineering: Big Reveals November 18, 2014
That's Superhuman! October 22, 2014 November 19, 2014
Big, Bigger, Biggest: Supersized October 28, 2014 November 18, 2014
How the Earth Got Its Shapes November 24, 2014
Ocean Mysteries with Jeff Corwin December 8, 2014 July 5, 2015
Jesus: The Untold Story December 26, 2014 [16]
Ancient Case Files January 2, 2015 February 6, 2015
Explosive! January 6, 2015 January 27, 2015
Hand Made History February 24, 2015
Funniest Pets & People January 8, 2015 October 30, 2017
Dinosaurs: The Untold Story March 16, 2015 March 23, 2015 [17]
My Dog's Crazy Animal Friends April 9, 2015 May 14, 2015
The World's Most Outrageous Pets May 7, 2015
Horrible Histories (2015) April 10, 2015 February 26, 2018
Weird, Wild and Deadly April 15, 2015 May 20, 2015
American Family vs. Wild June 3, 2015 July 1, 2015
From Wags to Riches with Bill Berloni August 6, 2015 August 27, 2015
Animals LOL August 7, 2015 September 17, 2015
Surprising Lives of Billionaires September 2, 2015 June 11, 2018
Babies Behaving Badly September 4, 2015 November 27, 2015
Why We Do Stuff? October 2, 2015 [18]
The Game Plane* September 29, 2015 March 22, 2016
Beasts Behaving Badly October 16, 2015 December 4, 2015
Lost & Found with Mike & Jesse November 11, 2015 January 3, 2016
Secrets of America's Favorite Places July 3, 2016 August 21, 2016 [19]
Game of Homes September 6, 2016 October 23, 2017 [20]
The Renovation King October 25, 2016
The Dengineers January 3, 2017 January 31, 2017
Post My Party
Undercover Boss May 16, 2017 November 28, 2018
Reno, Set, Go! June 19, 2017 November 13, 2017
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition April 26, 2020 September 25, 2022 [21]
The Ponysitters Club September 5, 2020 December 26, 2021 [22]

Preschool

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Title Premiere date End date Source(s)
Chicken Minute October 7, 1996 1998
Brum February 24, 2003 December 31, 2006
Balamory September 5, 2005 September 22, 2006
Animal Mechanicals October 11, 2010 May 31, 2013
Maryoku Yummy May 31, 2012 [d]
In the Night Garden... October 6, 2013
The WotWots December 29, 2013
Bubu and the Little Owls February 17, 2019 December 26, 2020 [23]

Programming from Cartoon Network/Kids' WB!

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Cartoon Network Studios

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Title Premiere date End date Source(s)
Transformers: Animated July 9, 2012 February 28, 2014

Warner Bros. Animation

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Title Premiere date End date Source(s)
Batman Beyond October 10, 2010 February 28, 2014
Batman: The Animated Series September 6, 2011 November 29, 2013
The New Batman Adventures December 6, 2011 November 11, 2013 [24]
Superman: The Animated Series September 3, 2012 February 28, 2014
Animaniacs (1993) November 4, 2012 October 10, 2014
Tiny Toon Adventures July 1, 2013 June 27, 2015 [e]
Baby Looney Tunes May 1, 2023 May 31, 2024

Hanna-Barbera Cartoons

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Title Premiere date End date Source(s)
Paddington Bear October 7, 2023 September 29, 2024

Programming from other WBD networks

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Title Premiere date End date Source(s)
Iris, The Happy Professor October 7, 1996 1998
Kitty Cats
Little Star
Acorn the Nature Nut 1997 2004
Buck Staghorn's Animal Bites 2001
Mother Nature
Zooventure July 2, 2005
Bingo and Molly 1998 August 30, 2002
Pappyland February 21, 2003
Salty's Lighthouse
Skinnamarink TV
Ni Ni's Treehouse September 25, 2000
Croc Files January 1, 2001 June 23, 2008
Fraggle Rock October 10, 2010 October 4, 2014
Meerkat Manor March 24, 2012
Bad Dog! August 17, 2014 August 22, 2014 [25]
It's Me or the Dog
Too Cute August 18, 2014 June 28, 2024
The Incredible Food Race September 7, 2016 October 12, 2016
Girl Starter May 4, 2017 June 8, 2017
Beachside Brawl June 4, 2024 June 26, 2024

Programming from PBS Kids

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Title Premiere date End date Source(s)
The Magic School Bus February 24, 2003 February 28, 2010
Timothy Goes to School August 30, 2004 December 31, 2006
Sesame Street October 22, 2023 December 23, 2023

Acquired programming from Cartoon Network/Kids' WB!

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Animated

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Title Premiere date End date Source(s)
Atomic Betty October 10, 2010 December 29, 2013
Men in Black: The Series June 1, 2012
The Super Hero Squad Show January 30, 2012 January 29, 2015 [e]

Short-form programming

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Title Year(s) aired Source(s)
Factoid 1997–2003
What An Animal!
Braintwister 1998–2003
Double Take
Laboratory
Ready Set Learn Short Stuff
Hugo Takes A D-Tour 1999–2003
Kenny the Shark shorts 2000–04
Mister Chi Chi's Guide To The Universe 2000–03
My Little Pony Equestria Girls: Summertime Shorts 2017

Blocks

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Title Premiere date End date Source(s)
Scary Saturday Night Sleepovers September 29, 2001 January 7, 2006
Animal Afternoons 2002 2009
The Gaggle
Ready Set Learn! February 24, 2003 October 8, 2010
Real Toons November 1, 2003 October 9, 2010
@DK 2006 October 10, 2010
Hub Family Movie October 10, 2010 October 12, 2014
Hub Primetime October 11, 2010
HubBub September 2, 2011
Huboom! May 31, 2013
Discovery Family Movies October 13, 2014 November 16, 2019
Summer Splash June 11, 2016 August 27, 2017
Sing-A-Long Sundays! September 11, 2016 October 1, 2017
Frightober October 3, 2016 October 31, 2016
My Little Pony Summer Karaoke! June 16, 2018 September 1, 2018
Wild Days of Summer June 3, 2018 June 24, 2018 [26]
Summer Surprises July 6, 2018 August 31, 2018

Special programming

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Specials

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Title Premiere date End date Source(s)
Saving a Species 2004 January 20, 2008
Byou August 19, 2006 September 2, 2006
A Year on Earth December 3, 2006 December 10, 2006
Doki Rocks Rio August 5, 2016 August 7, 2016 [27]
My Little Pony: Equestria Girls June 24, 2017 July 8, 2017
The Making of My Little Pony: The Movie September 30, 2017

Films

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Title Initial broadcast date Source(s)
My Little Pony: Equestria Girls September 1, 2013
My Little Pony: The Princess Promenade August 8, 2014 [28]
My Little Pony Crystal Princess: The Runaway Rainbow [29]
My Little Pony: Twinkle Wish Adventure [30]
My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Rainbow Rocks October 17, 2014
My Little Pony: A Very Minty Christmas December 13, 2014 [31]
My Little Pony: The Movie (1986) April 4, 2015
My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Friendship Games September 26, 2015
My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Legends of Everfree October 1, 2016
My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Forgotten Friendship February 17, 2018
My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Rollercoaster of Friendship July 6, 2018
My Little Pony: Best Gift Ever October 27, 2018
My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Spring Breakdown March 30, 2019
My Little Pony: Rainbow Roadtrip June 29, 2019
My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Sunset's Backstage Pass July 27, 2019
My Little Pony: A Decade of Pony October 11, 2019
My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Holidays Unwrapped November 2, 2019
Kong: King of the Apes December 6, 2019 [32]
Tarzan and Jane: Genesis December 13, 2019
Tarzan and Jane: Tale of Two Jungles December 21, 2019

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ First run ended on March 25, 2012 (The Hub). Reruns resumed August 26, 2017 to August 28, 2022 (Discovery Family).
  2. ^ First ended on May 3, 2010. Also aired on The Hub from June 3, 2011 to December 24, 2011.
  3. ^ Seasons 1-3 only
  4. ^ First run ended on October 8, 2010. Also aired on The Hub from June 5, 2011 to June 24, 2012.
  5. ^ First run ended on October 4, 2014. Reruns resumed on November 22, 2015 and ended on January 31, 2016.
  6. ^ Reruns ended on December 29, 2013. Also aired on Discovery Family.
  7. ^ Regular reruns ended on June 30, 2014. Also aired on Discovery Family.
  8. ^ Regular reruns ended on December 29, 2013. Also aired on Discovery Family.
  9. ^ First run ended on October 12, 2014. Reruns resumed on April 2, 2016 and ended on December 23, 2016.
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y Produced under Hasbro Studios.
  2. ^ Ended but still airing reruns.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Also aired on The Hub
  4. ^ a b c d Produced under American Greetings.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Also aired on Discovery Family

References

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  1. ^ https://media-prod.press.discovery.com/ugc/highlights/August_2014_Highlights_FINAL.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ "Discovery Family May 2019 Programming Highlights" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-10-23.
  3. ^ "Hasbro News". 18 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Discovery Family June 2019 Programming Highlights" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-04-22.
  5. ^ "Discovery Family July 2019 Programming Highlights" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-06-20.
  6. ^ "Multiple Deals Secured for MarcoPolo Learning's STEAM Educational Television Series "The Polos"". The Futon Critic. June 18, 2019.
  7. ^ "Discovery Family July 2019 Programming Highlights" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-06-20.
  8. ^ Franks, Nico (July 5, 2019). "Discovery Family takes 41 toons". C21 Media.
  9. ^ "Discovery Family OCTOBER 2019 PROGRAMMING HIGHLIGHTS" (PDF).
  10. ^ "Discovery Family picks up 41E IPs".
  11. ^ "Discovery Family November 2019 Programming Highlights" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-10-15.
  12. ^ "'My Little Pony' to launch new animated series and toy line — see exclusive first look". EW.com. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
  13. ^ "My Little Pony Pony Life ⭐️ NEW ⭐️ Pony Life Trailer | MLP Pony Life | Coming Summer 2020 - 60s". YouTube. 18 June 2020.
  14. ^ "MIP Month! Global TV & Streaming News". 7 October 2020.
  15. ^ Discovery Family [@discoveryfamily] (October 12, 2020). "Good things come in small packages! The brand-new series My Little Pony: Pony Life is coming to Discovery Family on Saturday, November 7 at 11:30AM ET! #MyPonyLife #MyLittlePony #PonyLife #MLP" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  16. ^ "Jesus: The Untold Story - Series - TV Tango".
  17. ^ "Dinosaurs: The Untold Story - Series - TV Tango".
  18. ^ "Why We Do Stuff! - Series - TV Tango".
  19. ^ "Secrets of America's Favorite Places - Series - TV Tango".
  20. ^ Albert, Jared (August 3, 2016). "Discovery Family Channel Expands Its Home & Food Programming Slate This September With New Series Game of Homes And The Incredible Food Race". discovery.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 16, 2021.
  21. ^ "Discovery Family April 2020 Programming Highlights" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-03-19.
  22. ^ "Discovery Family September 2020 Programming Highlights" (PDF). Discovery Family.
  23. ^ "Discovery Family February 2019 Programming Highlights" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-04-22.
  24. ^ "The Hub "The New Batman Adventures" Network Premiere Coming December 2011 - the World's Finest". 25 November 2011.
  25. ^ https://media-prod.press.discovery.com/ugc/highlights/August_2014_Highlights_FINAL.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  26. ^ "Discovery Family June 2018 Programming Highlights" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-09-20.
  27. ^ "Discovery Family - Bumpers and Promos (August 5, 2016)". YouTube. 2 January 2019.
  28. ^ "50 Hour "My Little Pony" Mega Mare-athon Runs August 4 – August 8, 2014". Anime Superhero Forums. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
  29. ^ "50 Hour "My Little Pony" Mega Mare-athon Runs August 4 – August 8, 2014". Anime Superhero Forums. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
  30. ^ "50 Hour "My Little Pony" Mega Mare-athon Runs August 4 – August 8, 2014". Anime Superhero Forums. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
  31. ^ "Discovery Family Premieres My Little Pony: A Very Minty Christmas December 13 At 7 P.M." PR Newswire (Press release). Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  32. ^ "Discovery Family December 2019 Programming Highlights" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-11-26.
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