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The following is a list of programs that are currently airing or have formerly aired on public television in the United States on the 24/7 PBS Kids Channel (the original channel and its revival) and the PBS Kids block on local PBS stations.
Title | Premiere date | Current season | Source(s) |
---|---|---|---|
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood 1 | February 19, 1968 | Reruns | [note 1] |
Sesame Street | November 10, 1969 | 53 | [note 2] |
Arthur 1 | October 7, 1996 | Reruns | |
Cyberchase 1 | January 21, 2002 | 14 | |
Curious George | September 4, 2006 | Reruns | [note 3] |
Super Why! 1 | September 3, 2007 | Reruns | [note 4] |
WordGirl 1 | Reruns | [note 5] | |
Dinosaur Train 1 | September 7, 2009 | Reruns | [note 6] |
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! | September 6, 2010 | Reruns | [note 7] |
Wild Kratts 1 | January 3, 2011 | 7 | |
Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood 1 | September 3, 2012 | 6 | |
Peg + Cat 1 | October 7, 2013 | Reruns | [note 8] |
Odd Squad 1 | November 26, 2014 | 3 | [2] [3] [4] |
Nature Cat 1 | November 25, 2015 | Reruns | [5] |
Ready Jet Go! 1 | February 15, 2016 | Reruns | [note 9] |
Pinkalicious & Peterrific 1 | February 19, 2018 | 6 | [6] |
Let's Go Luna! 1 | November 21, 2018 | Reruns | [note 10] [7] |
Molly of Denali 1 | July 15, 2019 | 4 | [8] |
Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum 1 | November 11, 2019 | 2 | [9] |
Clifford the Big Red Dog (2019) | December 7, 2019 | Reruns | [note 11] [10] |
Hero Elementary 1 | June 1, 2020 | Reruns | [note 12] [11] |
Elinor Wonders Why 1 | September 7, 2020 | 1 | |
Donkey Hodie 1 | May 3, 2021 | 2 | |
Alma's Way 1 | October 4, 2021 | 2 | [12] |
Rosie's Rules 1 | October 3, 2022 | 1 | [13] |
Work It Out Wombats! 1 | February 6, 2023 | 1 | [14] |
The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo 1 | February 10, 2023 | Reruns | [note 13] [15] |
Lyla in the Loop 1 | February 5, 2024 | 1 | [16] |
The following programs are currently airing on select local PBS stations only. They are no longer distributed nationally, though are still available for local stations to air independently.
Title | Premiere date | National run end date | Source(s) |
---|---|---|---|
Clifford the Big Red Dog (2000)2 | September 4, 2000 | October 2, 2022 | [note 14] |
The Berenstain Bears 12 3 | January 6, 2003 | February 1, 2009 | [note 15] [17] |
Maya & Miguel 2 | October 11, 2004 | December 31, 2010 | [note 16] |
Martha Speaks 12 | September 1, 2008 | October 2, 2022 | [note 17] |
SciGirls 12 | February 11, 2010 | June 23, 2023 | [note 18] |
The following programs are distributed by American Public Television, not PBS itself. These programs are broadcast by select local PBS stations.
Title | Premiere date | Source(s) |
---|---|---|
Biz Kid$ 2 | January 6, 2008 | |
Roey's Paintbox2 | February 4, 2015 | |
Kid Stew2 | May 1, 2018 | |
Albie's Elevator | September 4, 2023 | [18] [19] |
The Infinite Art Hunt | [18] [20] |
The following programs are distributed by National Educational Telecommunications Association, not PBS itself. These programs are broadcast by select local PBS stations.
Title | Premiere date | Source(s) |
---|---|---|
Curious Crew 2 | 2017 | |
Into the Outdoors2 | June 3, 2020 | |
Let's Learn | December 14, 2020 | |
DIY Science Time2 | May 31, 2021 | |
Camp TV | June 16, 2021 | |
Kids for Positive Change2 | July 1, 2021 |
The following interstitials run for a minute and are usually shown at the start or end of a traditional, full-form program.
Title | Premiere date | Source(s) |
---|---|---|
PBS Kids Rocks! | September 6, 2010 | [note 19] |
You Can Be Anything! | 2016 | |
You, Me, and Community | October 1, 2017 | [21] |
The Really Really Awesome Activity Challenge | ||
Get Moving! | August 3, 2020 |
Title | Premiere date | Source(s) |
---|---|---|
Oh Noah! | September 17, 2012 | [22] |
Plum Landing1 | April 22, 2014 | |
Ruff Ruffman: Humble Media Genius | November 26, 2014 | [23] |
The Ruff Ruffman Show 1 | September 28, 2017 | [24] |
Scribbles and Ink1 | December 16, 2019 | |
Team Hamster | December 28, 2020 | |
Elinor Wonders Why's That's So Interesting! 1 | May 3, 2021 | |
Through the Woods 1 | June 4, 2021 | |
Jelly, Ben and Pogo | October 4, 2021 | [12] |
Molly of Denali: The Big Gathering1 | November 1, 2022 | |
City Island1 | December 26, 2022 | [25] |
What Can You Become? | March 3, 2023 | |
Super Why's Comic Book Adventures1 | October 18, 2023 | [26] |
Tiny Time Travel | March 15, 2024 |
Title | Premiere date | Source(s) |
---|---|---|
PBS Kids Family Night | April 21, 2017 |
Title | Premiere date | Source(s) |
---|---|---|
Carl the Collector | Fall 2024 | [27] |
Weather Hunters | February 2025 | [28] |
Skillsville | 2025 | [29] [30] |
Acoustic Rooster and His Barnyard Band | TBA | [31] |
Untitled literary curriculum series | [32] |
Title | Premiere date | Source(s) |
---|---|---|
Milo | May 13, 2024 | [33] [34] [35] |
Title | Premiere date | End date | Source(s) |
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3-2-1 Contact | January 14, 1980 | September 27, 1992 | |
Square One Television | January 26, 1987 | October 7, 1994 | |
Shining Time Station | January 29, 1989 | June 11, 1998 | |
Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? | September 30, 1991 | October 4, 1996 | |
Lamb Chop's Play-Along | January 13, 1992 | August 29, 1997 | |
Ghostwriter | October 4, 1992 | September 5, 1999 | |
Storytime | October 11, 1992 | 1999 | [note 20] |
The Magic School Bus | September 10, 1994 | September 25, 1998 | |
Bill Nye the Science Guy 2 | October 10, 1994 | September 3, 1999 | |
Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego? | October 7, 1996 | September 25, 1998 | |
The Charlie Horse Music Pizza | January 5, 1998 | September 3, 1999 |
Title | Premiere date | End date | Source(s) |
---|---|---|---|
Pappyland | May 25, 1993 | September 3, 1999 | |
Kidsongs | April 4, 1994 | October 24, 1998 | |
The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon | September 18, 1994 | September 5, 1999 | |
Preschool Power | 1995 | 1998 | |
The Swamp Critters of Lost Lagoon | November 4, 1995 | December 27, 1997 | |
Bloopy's Buddies | January 6, 1996 | 1998 | |
The Reppies | September 28, 1996 | November 2, 1996 | |
Cave Kids | September 29, 1996 | 1999 | [36] [37] |
Groundling Marsh | 1997 |
Title | Premiere date | End date | Source(s) |
---|---|---|---|
Katie and Orbie | October 9, 1995 | November 6, 1997 | |
Salty's Lighthouse | December 6, 1997 | 1998 | [38] |
Block title | Launch date | End date | Source(s) |
---|---|---|---|
The Game | October 7, 1996 | September 6, 1999 |
Title | Premiere date | End date | Source(s) |
---|---|---|---|
Reading Rainbow 1 | July 11, 1983 | August 28, 2009 | [39] [40] [41] |
Barney & Friends | April 6, 1992 | November 14, 2015 | [note 21] |
The Puzzle Place | January 16, 1995 | March 31, 2000 | |
Plaza Sesamo 2 | April 3, 1995 | January 4, 2010 | [note 22] |
Wishbone | October 9, 1995 | August 31, 2014 | [note 23] |
Kratts' Creatures 1 | June 3, 1996 | June 9, 2000 | |
Adventures from the Book of Virtues | September 2, 1996 | September 26, 2005 | |
Tots TV 2 | October 7, 1996 | September 1, 2002 | |
Theodore Tugboat | October 20, 1996 | ||
Wimzie's House | September 1, 1997 | September 2, 2001 | |
Teletubbies 2 | April 6, 1998 | August 29, 2008 | |
Noddy 2 | August 31, 1998 | September 1, 2002 | [note 24] |
Zoom | January 4, 1999 | September 2, 2007 | |
Zoboomafoo 1 | January 25, 1999 | February 1, 2009 | [note 25] |
Dragon Tales | September 6, 1999 | August 31, 2010 | |
Between the Lions | April 3, 2000 | August 31, 2011 | |
Caillou 1 2 | September 4, 2000 | November 13, 2015 | [note 26] |
Corduroy | September 30, 2000 | October 28, 2001 | |
Elliot Moose | |||
Timothy Goes to School | September 5, 2004 | ||
Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse | |||
Seven Little Monsters | September 15, 2003 | [note 27] [17] | |
George Shrinks | September 2, 2007 | [note 28] | |
Jay Jay the Jet Plane | June 11, 2001 | May 31, 2009 | [note 29] |
Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series | September 2, 2001 | September 30, 2015 | [note 30] |
Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat | September 3, 2001 | February 1, 2009 | [note 31] |
DragonflyTV | January 19, 2002 | September 6, 2009 | [note 32] |
Angelina Ballerina | May 4, 2002 | August 29, 2009 | |
Liberty's Kids | September 2, 2002 | October 10, 2004 | |
Clifford's Puppy Days | September 1, 2003 | April 23, 2022 | [note 33] [42] |
Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks 1 | September 7, 2003 | August 31, 2008 | |
Boohbah 2 | January 19, 2004 | ||
Thomas & Friends 2 | September 5, 2004 | December 31, 2017 | |
Postcards from Buster 1 | October 11, 2004 | February 24, 2012 | |
Bob the Builder | January 1, 2005 | November 6, 2015 | [note 34] [43] [44] |
Make Way for Noddy 2 | July 2, 2005 | September 6, 2009 | |
It's a Big Big World 1 | January 2, 2006 | April 30, 2010 | |
Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman 1 | May 29, 2006 | November 20, 2018 | [note 35] |
Franny's Feet | July 8, 2006 | September 6, 2009 | [note 36] |
Design Squad 1 | February 28, 2007 | March 20, 2011 | |
Peep and the Big Wide World 1 2 | April 1, 2007 | December 26, 2021 | [note 37] [45] [46] |
WordWorld 1 | September 3, 2007 | October 2, 2022 | [note 38] |
Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies | September 8, 2007 | September 6, 2009 | [note 39] |
Animalia 2 | January 5, 2008 | ||
Betsy's Kindergarten Adventures | January 13, 2008 | May 31, 2009 | [note 40] [47] |
Sid the Science Kid 1 | September 1, 2008 | June 25, 2023 | [note 41] |
Lomax, the Hound of Music | October 11, 2008 | December 29, 2008 | [48] |
The Electric Company (2009) | January 19, 2009 | August 31, 2014 | [49] |
Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps 1 | September 5, 2009 | November 14, 2015 | [note 42] |
Bob the Builder (2015)2 | November 7, 2015 | November 20, 2018 | [44] [50] [51] |
Splash and Bubbles 1 | November 23, 2016 | October 2, 2022 | [note 43] [52] |
Esme & Roy | August 30, 2019 | June 27, 2021 | [note 13] [53] |
The following programs were distributed by American Public Television, not PBS itself. These programs were broadcast by select local PBS stations.
Title | Premiere date | End date | Source(s) |
---|---|---|---|
The Huggabug Club | January 2, 1995 | July 28, 2000 | |
The Big Comfy Couch | January 9, 1995 | May 24, 2009 | |
Someday School | 1998 | May 31, 2001 | |
Adventures with Kanga Roddy | April 4, 1999 | March 4, 2001 | |
Wish*A*Roo Park | June 6, 1999 | June 5, 2001 | |
Hello Mrs. Cherrywinkle | July 12, 1999 | September 6, 2001 | |
The Dooley and Pals Show | April 3, 2000 | June 5, 2003 | |
Alef...Bet...Blast-Off! | September 3, 2000 | September 2, 2009 | |
Redwall | April 1, 2001 | 2006 | [54] |
The Toy Castle | 2002 | 2005 | |
Real Wheels | 2003 | 2004 | |
The Shapies | 2004 | 2006 | |
My Bedbugs | March 1, 2004 | November 2, 2005 | |
Mustard Pancakes | 2005 | 2007 | |
Auto-B-Good | January 17, 2005 | December 23, 2005 | |
Ribert and Robert's Wonderworld | September 4, 2005 | 2016 | |
The Zula Patrol | September 10, 2005 | 2022 | |
Danger Rangers | September 5, 2005 | December 26, 2006 | |
Signing Time! | January 1, 2006 | January 19, 2008 | |
Sheira & Loli's Dittydoodle Works | April 22, 2006 | February 22, 2009 | |
SeeMore's Playhouse | September 10, 2006 | January 15, 2008 | |
The Saddle Club | September 3, 2006 | September 6, 2012 | [55] |
Raggs | February 4, 2008 | February 18, 2009 | |
Wunderkind Little Amadeus | September 7, 2008 | September 6, 2020 | |
Scientastic! | September 2, 2010 | 2014 | |
Bali 1 | September 12, 2010 | 2021 | |
Wild Animal Baby Explorers | October 3, 2010 | June 29, 2014 | |
Space Racers | May 2, 2014 | October 31, 2016 | [note 44] [56] |
Thomas Edison's Secret Lab | September 7, 2015 | 2019 | |
Bug Bites | January 4, 2016 | 2018 | |
Ruby's Studio | January 7, 2016 | 2021 | |
Mack & Moxy | February 5, 2016 | February 16, 2020 | |
Blue Chip Kids | March 1, 2017 | 2021 |
Title | Premiere date | End date | Source(s) |
---|---|---|---|
Newton's Apple | October 15, 1983 | October 31, 1999 | |
Mark Kistler's Imagination Station | October 14, 1991 | July 10, 1998 | [note 45] |
The Eddie Files | 1995 | 2000 | |
Ricky's Room | 1999 | 2000 | |
Mary Lou's Flip Flop Shop | August 25, 2002 | September 22, 2002 | [note 46] |
MythQuest | 2002 | 2004 | |
Curiosity Quest | July 16, 2004 | 2021 | [note 47] |
Nanalan' | July 2006 | 2013 | [57] [58] |
Miffy and Friends | 2007 | 2009 | |
Shalom Sesame | October 5, 2010 | October 11, 2011 | |
Title | Premiere date | End date | Source(s) |
---|---|---|---|
Dash's Game of the Day | September 4, 2006 | May 16, 2008 | |
Dot's Story Factory | September 3, 2007 | October 4, 2013 | |
Dash's Secret Treasure | May 19, 2008 | July 18, 2022 | |
Music Time with SteveSongs | |||
Dash's Dance Party | September 7, 2009 | ||
Adventures with Hooper | September 3, 2010 | ||
Coach Hooper | September 6, 2010 | 2020 | |
PBS Kids Field Trip | |||
Where in the World is Hooper? | |||
PBS Kids Spotlight | January 15, 2016 | July 18, 2022 |
Title | Premiere date | End date | Source(s) |
---|---|---|---|
The Amazing Colossal Adventures of WordGirl | November 10, 2006 | October 10, 2007 | [59] |
Wilson & Ditch: Digging America | Fall 2009 | 2018 | [60] |
Fizzy's Lunch Lab | November 16, 2009 | February 2021 | [61] |
Pocoyo | January 4, 2010 | December 26, 2021 | [note 48] [62] |
Chuck Vanderchuck's "Something Something" Explosion | 2011 | 2018 | [22] |
Block title | Launch date | End date | Source(s) |
---|---|---|---|
PBS Kids Bookworm Bunch | September 30, 2000 | September 5, 2004 | |
PBS Kids Go! | October 11, 2004 | October 7, 2013 | |
PBS Kids Preschool Block | September 4, 2006 |
Programs with marked with an asterisk (*) have been featured on the Family Night weekend primetime block on PBS Kids 24/7.
Title | Initial broadcast date | Source(s) |
---|---|---|
Davy Jones' Locker | November 1, 1997 | |
Barney's Great Adventure | October 1, 2000 | |
The Redwall Movie | c. 2002 | [78] |
VeggieTales: The Star of Christmas | December 23, 2002 | [78] |
VeggieTales: Duke and the Great Pie War | April 1, 2005 | [79] |
Heidi 4 Paws: A Furry Tale | November 23, 2008 | [80] |
Science Mission 101 | February 1, 2010 | |
Biz Kids: Three Minutes to Change the World | May 20, 2012 | [81] |
Lost Treasure Hunt | October 1, 2014 |
Title | Initial broadcast date | Source(s) |
---|---|---|
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving | November 22, 2020 | [note 49] [82] |
A Charlie Brown Christmas | December 13, 2020 | [note 50] [82] |
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown | October 24, 2021 | [note 51] [83] |
MeteoHeroes: The Adventure Begins - Earth Day Special | April 22, 2022 | [note 52] [84] |
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