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Launched | September 1, 2003 |
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Closed | September 17, 2011 |
Country of origin | United States |
Formerly known as | DIC Kids Network (2003–2009) The Incredible World of DiC (2003–2009), on-air name) |
The Cookie Jar Kids Network (formerly DIC Kids Network) was a syndicated children's programming block that airs selected Cookie Jar Group shows on local Fox, The CW, MyNetworkTV, and independent stations to provide them with a source of E/I programming required by federal law. The block is known on-air as simply Cookie Jar . It was first formed in 2003 as the DIC Kids Network, and was syndicated by Tribune Entertainment from 2003 to 2007, and then by Ascent Media from 2007 to 2011. [1] [2]
National ad sales for the syndicated blocks were handled by Tribune Entertainment with a barter basis available. [3] Ads could have stitched together other programs throughout the three blocks. [4]
In February 2003, DIC announced three syndicated children's programming E/I blocks called DIC Kids Network with 200 stations including those owned by Tribune, Sinclair, Clear Channel and Cox signed up to carry the blocks. Margaret Loesch and Donald Roberts, a specialist in kids and media at Stanford University, help develop the blocks. [3] By July, 400 stations had signed 3 to 5 year deals to air the block, and it was also announced that the block would launch on September 1. [4] [5] With its three feeds, DIC Kids was on Fox, The WB and UPN affiliates and out fulfilled the networks' Saturday morning blocks by December 1. [6]
On March 31, 2004, DIC acquired the North American broadcast rights to Ace Lightning from Alliance Atlantis, and would premiere the series on April 5th. [7] On the same day, Liberty's Kids was announced to be added to the block, alongside the return of Sabrina: The Animated Series . A holiday lineup consisting of specials and movies like A Christmas Carol and Inspector Gadget Saves Christmas was also planned. [8] [9] [10] DIC also planned to offer up acquired programmes for the block as well. [11]
In May 2004, DIC acquired the syndicated television rights to 26 select episodes of The Smurfs and the first three seasons of The Adventures of Captain Planet from Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution for a March 2005 broadcast window. [12] [13]
In May 2005, DIC announced that Strawberry Shortcake would be added to the strand beginning in January 2006 in order to broaden the screen reach for the series. [14] In October, it was confirmed that Strawberry would replace Captain Planet on the schedule. [15]
In mid-2008, the group announced that they would renew the focus of the block with an emphasis on offering DIC Entertainment programming to additional digital subchannels to meet their E/I needs. [16] On June 20, 2008, it has been announced that DIC Entertainment would be acquired by Canada-based Cookie Jar. On July 23, 2008, the deal was completed, and the block was later relaunched as the Cookie Jar Kids Network on August 31, 2009. The block quietly ended on September 17, 2011.
Notes:
-Shows marked with a * do not fulfill E/I requirements.
-The programming premiere and end dates are based on weekday broadcasts.
Title | Premiere date | End date | Original network | Source(s) |
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Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century † | September 1, 2003 | September 28, 2006 | Fox Kids (Fox) Syndication | |
April 9, 2008 | August 30, 2008 | |||
Stargate Infinity | September 1, 2003 | July 3, 2004 | FoxBox (Fox) | |
All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series | August 27, 2004 | Syndication Fox Family | ||
Sabrina: The Animated Series | November 4, 2003 | Disney's One Saturday Morning (ABC) Disney's One Too (UPN) | ||
August 30, 2004 | April 5, 2006 | |||
Archie's Weird Mysteries | September 3, 2003 | July 1, 2004 | PAX Kids (PAX) | |
October 7, 2005 | September 1, 2007 | |||
April 6, 2009 | August 27, 2009 | |||
The Littles | September 5, 2003 | April 4, 2009 | ABC | |
The Berenstain Bears | September 6, 2003 | September 26, 2005 | CBS | |
Sabrina's Secret Life | November 10, 2003 | August 25, 2004 | Originally aired | |
April 10, 2006 | August 30, 2006 | |||
October 2, 2006 | August 28, 2007 | |||
September 5, 2007 | April 5, 2008 | |||
September 4, 2008 | April 4, 2009 | |||
Ace Lightning | April 5, 2004 | December 31, 2004 | Originally aired | [17] |
Liberty's Kids † | July 8, 2004 | August 27, 2009 | PBS Kids (PBS) | |
Inspector Gadget's Field Trip | September 3, 2004 | August 30, 2007 | The History Channel | [17] |
Super Duper Sumos * | September 4, 2004 | Nickelodeon | ||
Mummies Alive! * | Syndication | |||
Sonic Underground * | BKN Kids II (Syndication) | |||
Captain Planet and the Planeteers | January 3, 2005 | December 31, 2005 | TBS Syndication | [17] |
The Smurfs | [17] | |||
Trollz † | October 3, 2005 | August 29, 2006 | Originally aired | |
September 1, 2008 | August 29, 2009 | |||
Strawberry Shortcake | January 2, 2006 | July 30, 2007 | Direct-to-video | |
Horseland | September 3, 2007 | April 3, 2009 | KOL Secret Slumber Party (CBS) | |
Madeline † | September 1, 2008 | August 29, 2009 | The Family Channel ABC Disney Channel |
† - Program transitioned to Cookie Jar
Title | Premiere date | End date | Original network | Source(s) |
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The Busy World of Richard Scarry | August 31, 2009 | September 22, 2010 | Showtime Nickelodeon | |
Wimzie's House | September 15, 2011 | PBS Kids (PBS) | [18] | |
DinoSquad | April 8, 2010 | September 25, 2010 | KEWLopolis (CBS) | |
Trollz † | Originally aired | |||
Noonbory and the Super Seven | September 27, 2010 | September 13, 2011 | Cookie Jar TV (CBS) | [19] |
Will and Dewitt | Kids' WB! (The CW) | [20] | ||
Liberty's Kids † | September 29, 2010 | September 15, 2011 | PBS Kids (PBS) | [21] |
Madeline † | October 1, 2010 | September 17, 2011 | The Family Channel ABC Disney Channel | [22] |
Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century † | Fox Kids (Fox) Syndication | [23] |
† - Program transitioned from The Incredible World of DiC
The following is a list of stations that carried the DiC Kids Network/Cookie Jar Kids Network block in syndication as of September 17, 2011.
City of license/market | Station | Affiliation | Owner | Years ran | Notes |
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Boise, Idaho | KTRV | Fox | Block Communications | 2003-2007 | KTRV-TV pushed the weekday lineup to 10:00 a.m. in April 2007 after KTRV launched the new two hour weekday morning newscasts from 6:00 a.m. to 8 a.m.. |
KNIN-TV | UPN The CW | Banks Broadcasting | 2003-2007 | Originally ran on weekdays. Moved to Saturday mornings in late 2004 due to expanded religious programming. This, along with other syndicated E/I programming preempted the Kids' WB programming after the affiliate switch from UPN to The CW in 2006. Kids' WB programming were seen in the Boise market via The CW+ affiliate KNIN-DT2. | |
KWOB (Cable Only) | The WB 100+ | Tribune Broadcasting | 2003-2005 | ||
Boston, Massachusetts | WSBK | UPN | CBS Television Stations | 2003-2005 | |
WLVI | The CW | Tribune Broadcasting | 2006-2007 | ||
Charleston, West Virginia Huntington, West Virginia | WVAH-TV | Fox | Cunningham Broadcasting | 2003-2009 | |
Charlotte, North Carolina | WWWB WMYT | The WB MyNetworkTV | Capitol Broadcasting Company | 2003-2007 | |
WJZY | UPN The CW | Capitol Broadcating Company | 2003-2007 | ||
Chicago, Illinois | WPWR | UPN | Fox Television Stations | 2003-2005 | |
WGN-TV | The WB The CW | Tribune Broadcasting | 2005-2007 | ||
Fort Wayne, Indiana | WFFT-TV | Fox | Allen Media Broadcasting | 2004-2007 | |
Los Angeles, California | KTLA | The WB | Nexstar Media Group | 2003-2008 | |
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota | WFTC | UPN MyNetworkTV | Fox Television Stations | 2003-2007 (WFTC) 2007-2008 (WUCW) | WFTC transitioned DIC Kids Network programming A to The CW-affiliate, WUCW starting in Fall 2007. |
KMSP-TV WUCW | Fox | Fox Television Stations | 2003-2006 (KMSP) 2006-2007 (WUCW) | KMSP transitioned DIC Kids Network programming B to WUCW after the station's affiliate switch from The WB to The CW in September 2006. | |
KMWB | The WB | Sinclair Broadcast Group | 2003-2006 | ||
Nashville, Tennessee | WUXP-TV | UPN | Sinclair Broadcast Group | 2003-2006 | |
New York City, New York | WNYW | Fox | Allen Media Broadcasting | 2003-2007 | |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | WPHL-TV | The WB | Nexstar Media Group | 2003-2007 | |
Portland, Oregon | KPTV | Fox | Meredith Corporation | 2006-2007 | The Portland market didn't pickup this lineup of DIC programs until September 2006. |
KPTV KRCW | Fox The CW | Meredith Corporation | 2003-2006 (KPTV) 2006-2007 (KRCW) | KPTV transitioned DIC Kids Network programming B to KWBP in September 2006. | |
KWBP | The WB | Tribune Broadcasting | 2003-2006 | ||
Phoenix, Arizona | KAZT-TV | Independent | London Media Group | 2003-2007 | |
KASW KTVK | The WB The CW Independent | Belo Corporation | 2003-2007 | ||
KUTP KSAZ-TV | Fox UPN MyNetworkTV | Fox Television Stations | 2003-2007 | ||
Spokane, Washington | KAYU-TV | Fox | Stainless Broadcasting Company | 2003-2006 | |
Tucson, Arizona | KMSB KTTU (TV) | Fox UPN MyNetworkTV | Belo Corporation | 2003-2007 | |
KWBA-TV | The WB The CW | Cascade Broadcasting Group | 2003-2007 | ||
Waco, Texas | KWKT-TV | Fox | Nexstar Media Group | 2003-2006 |
City of license/market | Station | Affiliation | Owner | Years ran | Notes |
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Asheville, North Carolina | WLOS | ABC | Sinclair Broadcast Group | 2009-2011 | |
Baltimore, Maryland | WBFF | Fox | Sinclair Broadcast Group | 2009-2011 | |
Buffalo, New York | WNYO-TV | MyNetworkTV | Sinclair Broadcast Group | 2009-2011 | |
WUTV | Fox | Sinclair Broadcast Group | 2009-2011 | ||
Charleston, South Carolina | WCIV | MyNetworkTV | Sinclair Broadcast Group | 2009-2011 | |
WTAT-TV | Fox | Sinclair Broadcast Group | 2009-2011 | ||
Charleston, West Virginia Huntington, West Virginia | WVAH-TV | Fox | Cunningham Broadcasting | 2009-2011 | |
Cincinnati, Ohio | WSTR-TV | MyNetworkTV | Deerfield Media | 2009-2011 | |
Columbus, Ohio | WTTE | Fox | Cunningham Broadcasting | 2009-2011 | |
Des Moines, Iowa | KDSM-TV | Fox | Sinclair Broadcast Group | 2009-2011 | |
Greensboro, North Carolina Winston-Salem, North Carolina High Point, North Carolina | WMYV | MyNetworkTV | Sinclair Broadcast Group | 2009-2011 | |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin | WVTV | The CW | Sinclair Broadcast Group | 2009-2011 | |
Nashville, Tennessee | WUXP-TV | MyNetworkTV | Sinclair Broadcast Group | 2009-2011 | |
WZTV | Fox | Sinclair Broadcast Group | 2009-2011 | ||
Norfolk, Virginia Hampton Roads, Virginia | WTVZ-TV | MyNetworkTV | Sinclair Broadcast Group | 2009-2011 | |
Paducah, Kentucky Cape Girardeau, Missouri Harrisburg, Illinois | WDKA | MyNetworkTV | Standard Media | 2009-2011 | |
KBSI | Fox | Standard Media | 2009-2011 | ||
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | WPNT | MyNetworkTV | Sinclair Broadcast Group | 2009-2011 | |
WPGH-TV | Fox | Sinclair Broadcast Group | 2009-2011 | ||
Raleigh, North Carolina Durham, North Carolina Fayetteville, North Carolina | WLFL-TV | The CW | Sinclair Broadcast Group | 2009-2011 | |
WRDC | MyNetworkTV | Sinclair Broadcast Group | 2009-2011 | ||
Richmond, Virginia Petersburg, Virginia | WRLH-TV | Fox | Sinclair Broadcast Group | 2009-2011 | |
Rochester, New York | WUHF | Fox | Sinclair Broadcast Group | 2009-2011 | |
Syracuse, New York | WNYS | MyNetworkTV | Northwest Broadcasting | 2009-2011 | |
WSYT | Fox | Imagicomm Communications | 2009-2011 | ||
Tampa, Florida St. Petersburg, Florida Sarasota, Florida | WTTA | MyNetworkTV | Nexstar Media Group | 2009-2011 |
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