List of programs broadcast by PBS Kids

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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.

Contents

Current programming

Original programming

TitlePremiere dateCurrent seasonSource(s)
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood 1February 19, 1968Reruns [note 1]
Sesame Street November 10, 196953 [note 2]
Arthur 1October 7, 1996Reruns
Cyberchase 1January 21, 2002 14
Curious George September 4, 2006Reruns [note 3]
Super Why! 1September 3, 2007Reruns [note 4]
WordGirl 1Reruns [note 5]
Dinosaur Train 1September 7, 2009Reruns [note 6]
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! September 6, 2010Reruns [note 7]
Wild Kratts 1January 3, 2011 7
Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood 1September 3, 2012 6
Peg + Cat 1October 7, 2013Reruns [note 8]
Odd Squad 1November 26, 2014 3 [2] [3] [4]
Nature Cat 1November 25, 2015Reruns [5]
Ready Jet Go! 1February 15, 2016Reruns [note 9]
Pinkalicious & Peterrific 1February 19, 2018 6 [6]
Let's Go Luna! 1November 21, 2018Reruns [note 10] [7]
Molly of Denali 1July 15, 2019 4 [8]
Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum 1November 11, 2019 2 [9]
Clifford the Big Red Dog (2019)December 7, 2019Reruns [note 11] [10]
Hero Elementary 1June 1, 2020Reruns [note 12] [11]
Elinor Wonders Why 1September 7, 2020 1
Donkey Hodie 1May 3, 2021 2
Alma's Way 1October 4, 2021 2 [12]
Rosie's Rules 1October 3, 2022 1 [13]
Work It Out Wombats! 1February 6, 2023 1 [14]
The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo 1February 10, 2023Reruns [note 13] [15]
Lyla in the Loop 1February 5, 2024 1 [16]

Local reruns

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.

TitlePremiere dateNational run end dateSource(s)
Clifford the Big Red Dog (2000)2September 4, 2000October 2, 2022 [note 14]
The Berenstain Bears 12 3January 6, 2003February 1, 2009 [note 15] [17]
Maya & Miguel 2October 11, 2004December 31, 2010 [note 16]
Martha Speaks 12September 1, 2008October 2, 2022 [note 17]
SciGirls 12February 11, 2010June 23, 2023 [note 18]

Programming from American Public Television

The following programs are distributed by American Public Television, not PBS itself. These programs are broadcast by select local PBS stations.

TitlePremiere dateSource(s)
Biz Kid$ 2January 6, 2008
Roey's Paintbox2February 4, 2015
Kid Stew2May 1, 2018
Albie's ElevatorSeptember 4, 2023 [18] [19]
The Infinite Art Hunt [18] [20]

Programming from NETA

The following programs are distributed by National Educational Telecommunications Association, not PBS itself. These programs are broadcast by select local PBS stations.

TitlePremiere dateSource(s)
Curious Crew 22017
Into the Outdoors2June 3, 2020
Let's LearnDecember 14, 2020
DIY Science Time2May 31, 2021
Camp TVJune 16, 2021
Kids for Positive Change2July 1, 2021

Interstitial programming

The following interstitials run for a minute and are usually shown at the start or end of a traditional, full-form program.

TitlePremiere dateSource(s)
PBS Kids Rocks!September 6, 2010 [note 19]
You Can Be Anything!2016
You, Me, and CommunityOctober 1, 2017 [21]
The Really Really Awesome Activity Challenge
Get Moving!August 3, 2020

Web series and short-form programming

TitlePremiere dateSource(s)
Oh Noah!September 17, 2012 [22]
Plum Landing1April 22, 2014
Ruff Ruffman: Humble Media Genius November 26, 2014 [23]
The Ruff Ruffman Show 1September 28, 2017 [24]
Scribbles and Ink1December 16, 2019
Team Hamster December 28, 2020
Elinor Wonders Why's That's So Interesting! 1May 3, 2021
Through the Woods 1June 4, 2021
Jelly, Ben and PogoOctober 4, 2021 [12]
Molly of Denali: The Big Gathering1November 1, 2022
City Island1December 26, 2022 [25]
What Can You Become?March 3, 2023
Super Why's Comic Book Adventures1October 18, 2023 [26]
Tiny Time TravelMarch 15, 2024

Blocks

TitlePremiere dateSource(s)
PBS Kids Family NightApril 21, 2017

Upcoming programming

Original programming

TitlePremiere dateSource(s)
Carl the CollectorFall 2024 [27]
Weather HuntersFebruary 2025 [28]
Skillsville2025 [29] [30]
Acoustic Rooster and His Barnyard BandTBA [31]
Untitled literary curriculum series [32]

Acquired programming

TitlePremiere dateSource(s)
Milo May 13, 2024 [33] [34] [35]

Former programming

PTV

Original programming

TitlePremiere dateEnd dateSource(s)
3-2-1 Contact January 14, 1980September 27, 1992
Square One Television January 26, 1987October 7, 1994
Shining Time Station January 29, 1989June 11, 1998
Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? September 30, 1991October 4, 1996
Lamb Chop's Play-Along January 13, 1992August 29, 1997
Ghostwriter October 4, 1992September 5, 1999
Storytime October 11, 19921999 [note 20]
The Magic School Bus September 10, 1994September 25, 1998
Bill Nye the Science Guy 2October 10, 1994September 3, 1999
Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego? October 7, 1996September 25, 1998
The Charlie Horse Music Pizza January 5, 1998September 3, 1999

Programming from American Program Service

TitlePremiere dateEnd dateSource(s)
Pappyland May 25, 1993September 3, 1999
Kidsongs April 4, 1994October 24, 1998
The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon September 18, 1994September 5, 1999
Preschool Power19951998
The Swamp Critters of Lost Lagoon November 4, 1995December 27, 1997
Bloopy's BuddiesJanuary 6, 19961998
The Reppies September 28, 1996November 2, 1996
Cave Kids September 29, 19961999 [36] [37]
Groundling Marsh 1997

Acquired programming

TitlePremiere dateEnd dateSource(s)
Katie and Orbie October 9, 1995November 6, 1997
Salty's Lighthouse December 6, 19971998 [38]

Blocks

Block titleLaunch dateEnd dateSource(s)
The GameOctober 7, 1996September 6, 1999

PBS Kids

Original programming

TitlePremiere dateEnd dateSource(s)
Reading Rainbow 1July 11, 1983August 28, 2009 [39] [40] [41]
Barney & Friends April 6, 1992November 14, 2015 [note 21]
The Puzzle Place January 16, 1995March 31, 2000
Plaza Sesamo 2April 3, 1995January 4, 2010 [note 22]
Wishbone October 9, 1995August 31, 2014 [note 23]
Kratts' Creatures 1June 3, 1996June 9, 2000
Adventures from the Book of Virtues September 2, 1996September 26, 2005
Tots TV 2October 7, 1996September 1, 2002
Theodore Tugboat October 20, 1996
Wimzie's House September 1, 1997September 2, 2001
Teletubbies 2April 6, 1998August 29, 2008
Noddy 2August 31, 1998September 1, 2002 [note 24]
Zoom January 4, 1999September 2, 2007
Zoboomafoo 1January 25, 1999February 1, 2009 [note 25]
Dragon Tales September 6, 1999August 31, 2010
Between the Lions April 3, 2000August 31, 2011
Caillou 1 2September 4, 2000November 13, 2015 [note 26]
Corduroy September 30, 2000October 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, 2001May 31, 2009 [note 29]
Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series September 2, 2001September 30, 2015 [note 30]
Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat September 3, 2001February 1, 2009 [note 31]
DragonflyTV January 19, 2002September 6, 2009 [note 32]
Angelina Ballerina May 4, 2002August 29, 2009
Liberty's Kids September 2, 2002October 10, 2004
Clifford's Puppy Days September 1, 2003April 23, 2022 [note 33] [42]
Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks 1September 7, 2003August 31, 2008
Boohbah 2January 19, 2004
Thomas & Friends 2September 5, 2004December 31, 2017
Postcards from Buster 1October 11, 2004February 24, 2012
Bob the Builder January 1, 2005November 6, 2015 [note 34] [43] [44]
Make Way for Noddy 2July 2, 2005September 6, 2009
It's a Big Big World 1January 2, 2006April 30, 2010
Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman 1May 29, 2006November 20, 2018 [note 35]
Franny's Feet July 8, 2006September 6, 2009 [note 36]
Design Squad 1February 28, 2007March 20, 2011
Peep and the Big Wide World 1 2April 1, 2007December 26, 2021 [note 37] [45] [46]
WordWorld 1September 3, 2007October 2, 2022 [note 38]
Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies September 8, 2007September 6, 2009 [note 39]
Animalia 2January 5, 2008
Betsy's Kindergarten Adventures January 13, 2008May 31, 2009 [note 40] [47]
Sid the Science Kid 1September 1, 2008June 25, 2023 [note 41]
Lomax, the Hound of Music October 11, 2008December 29, 2008 [48]
The Electric Company (2009)January 19, 2009August 31, 2014 [49]
Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps 1September 5, 2009November 14, 2015 [note 42]
Bob the Builder (2015)2November 7, 2015November 20, 2018 [44] [50] [51]
Splash and Bubbles 1November 23, 2016October 2, 2022 [note 43] [52]
Esme & Roy August 30, 2019June 27, 2021 [note 13] [53]

Programming from American Public Television

The following programs were distributed by American Public Television, not PBS itself. These programs were broadcast by select local PBS stations.

TitlePremiere dateEnd dateSource(s)
The Huggabug Club January 2, 1995July 28, 2000
The Big Comfy Couch January 9, 1995May 24, 2009
Someday School1998May 31, 2001
Adventures with Kanga Roddy April 4, 1999March 4, 2001
Wish*A*Roo ParkJune 6, 1999June 5, 2001
Hello Mrs. Cherrywinkle July 12, 1999September 6, 2001
The Dooley and Pals Show April 3, 2000June 5, 2003
Alef...Bet...Blast-Off!September 3, 2000September 2, 2009
Redwall April 1, 20012006 [54]
The Toy Castle 20022005
Real Wheels 20032004
The Shapies 20042006
My Bedbugs March 1, 2004November 2, 2005
Mustard Pancakes20052007
Auto-B-Good January 17, 2005December 23, 2005
Ribert and Robert's Wonderworld September 4, 20052016
The Zula Patrol September 10, 20052022
Danger Rangers September 5, 2005December 26, 2006
Signing Time! January 1, 2006January 19, 2008
Sheira & Loli's Dittydoodle Works April 22, 2006February 22, 2009
SeeMore's Playhouse September 10, 2006January 15, 2008
The Saddle Club September 3, 2006September 6, 2012 [55]
Raggs February 4, 2008February 18, 2009
Wunderkind Little Amadeus September 7, 2008September 6, 2020
Scientastic! September 2, 20102014
Bali 1September 12, 20102021
Wild Animal Baby ExplorersOctober 3, 2010June 29, 2014
Space Racers May 2, 2014October 31, 2016 [note 44] [56]
Thomas Edison's Secret LabSeptember 7, 20152019
Bug Bites January 4, 20162018
Ruby's StudioJanuary 7, 20162021
Mack & Moxy February 5, 2016February 16, 2020
Blue Chip KidsMarch 1, 20172021

Acquired programming

TitlePremiere dateEnd dateSource(s)
Newton's Apple October 15, 1983October 31, 1999
Mark Kistler's Imagination Station October 14, 1991July 10, 1998 [note 45]
The Eddie Files19952000
Ricky's Room19992000
Mary Lou's Flip Flop Shop August 25, 2002September 22, 2002 [note 46]
MythQuest 20022004
Curiosity Quest July 16, 20042021 [note 47]
Nanalan' July 20062013 [57] [58]
Miffy and Friends 20072009
Shalom Sesame October 5, 2010October 11, 2011

Interstitial programming

TitlePremiere dateEnd dateSource(s)
Dash's Game of the DaySeptember 4, 2006May 16, 2008
Dot's Story FactorySeptember 3, 2007October 4, 2013
Dash's Secret TreasureMay 19, 2008July 18, 2022
Music Time with SteveSongs
Dash's Dance PartySeptember 7, 2009
Adventures with HooperSeptember 3, 2010
Coach HooperSeptember 6, 20102020
PBS Kids Field Trip
Where in the World is Hooper?
PBS Kids SpotlightJanuary 15, 2016July 18, 2022

Web series and short-form programming

TitlePremiere dateEnd dateSource(s)
The Amazing Colossal Adventures of WordGirl November 10, 2006October 10, 2007 [59]
Wilson & Ditch: Digging AmericaFall 20092018 [60]
Fizzy's Lunch LabNovember 16, 2009February 2021 [61]
Pocoyo January 4, 2010December 26, 2021 [note 48] [62]
Chuck Vanderchuck's "Something Something" Explosion20112018 [22]

Blocks

Block titleLaunch dateEnd dateSource(s)
PBS Kids Bookworm Bunch September 30, 2000September 5, 2004
PBS Kids Go! October 11, 2004October 7, 2013
PBS Kids Preschool BlockSeptember 4, 2006

Special programming

Programs with marked with an asterisk (*) have been featured on the Family Night weekend primetime block on PBS Kids 24/7.

TitleInitial broadcast dateSource(s)
Noddy: Anything Can Happen At Christmas December 6, 1998
Party with Zoom 1999
Arthur's Perfect Christmas *November 23, 2000
Zoom: America's Kids Respond September 20, 2001 [63]
Barney's Christmas Star 2002
Elmo's World: Happy Holidays!
Arthur, It's Only Rock 'n' Roll September 2, 2002
Zoom: America's Kids Remember September 8, 2002
Bob the Builder Snowed Under: The Bobblesberg Winter Games 2005
Arthur's Missing Pal August 18, 2007
Panwapa 2008 [64] [65]
Abby in Wonderland November 28, 2008
Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas *November 25, 2009 [66]
Curious George November 23, 2011
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! *
WordGirl: The Rise of Miss Power *February 20, 2012
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Christmas! *November 21, 2012 [67]
Clifford's Really Big Movie December 14, 2012 [68]
Sid the Science Kid: The Movie *March 25, 2013
Curious George Swings Into Spring *April 22, 2013
Curious George: A Halloween Boo Fest *October 28, 2013
Elmo's Christmas Countdown November 27, 2013
The Cyberchase Movie April 15, 2014
The Cookie Thief *February 16, 2015 [69]
Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle *August 17, 2015
Wild Kratts: A Creature Christmas *November 25, 2015
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Camping! *July 25, 2016 [70]
Odd Squad: The Movie *August 1, 2016
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Halloween! *October 28, 2016 [71]
Wild Kratts: Creatures of the Deep Sea *November 23, 2016
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Space! *December 26, 2016 [72]
Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: A Tiger Family Trip *May 8, 2017
Ready Jet Go!: Back to Bortron 7 *August 14, 2017
Arthur: D.W. and the Beastly Birthday *May 29, 2017
Wild Kratts Alaska: Hero's Journey *July 24, 2017
Wild Alaska Live*July 29, 2017
Arthur and the Haunted Tree House *October 23, 2017 [73]
Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas *November 22, 2017 [74]
The Gruffalo *December 1, 2017
The Gruffalo's Child *
Stick Man *
Room on the Broom *
Odd Squad: World Turned Odd *January 15, 2018
Nature Cat: The Return of Bad Dog Bart *July 16, 2018
The Daniel Tiger Movie: Won't You Be My Neighbor? *September 17, 2018
The Highway Rat *December 7, 2018
Let's Go Luna!: Luna's Christmas Around the World *December 10, 2018
Odd Squad: Odds and Ends *January 21, 2019
The Magical Wand Chase: A Sesame Street Special *March 25, 2019
Cyberchase: Space Waste Odyssey *April 19, 2019
Ready Jet Go!: One Small Step *June 17, 2019
Pinkalicious and Peterrific: A Pinkaperfect Birthday *August 5, 2019
Nature Cat: A Nature Carol *November 29, 2019
Rhythm and Roots of Arthur *January 20, 2020
Odd Squad: Odd Beginnings *February 17, 2020
Xavier Riddle and the Secret Movie: I Am Madam President *March 16, 2020
Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate April 14, 2020 [75]
Wild Kratts: Amazin' Amazon Adventure *April 20, 2020
When You Wish Upon A Pickle: A Sesame Street Special *July 13, 2020
Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood Won't You Sing Along with Me? *August 17, 2020
PBS Kids Talk About: Race and Racism*October 9, 2020
The Power of We: A Sesame Street Special *October 15, 2020 [76]
An Arthur Thanksgiving *November 16, 2020
Pinkalicious and Peterrific: Cupid Calls It Quits *February 8, 2021
Dinosaur Train: Adventure Island April 12, 2021
Molly of Denali: Molly and the Great One *June 7, 2021
Wild Kratts: Cats and Dogs *July 12, 2021
Arthur's First Day *September 6, 2021
See Us Coming Together: A Sesame Street Special *November 25, 2021
Sesame Street: The Monster at the End of This Story *March 7, 2022
Elinor Wonders Why: A Wonderful Journey *April 18, 2022
Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: Daniel Visits a New Neighborhood *June 20, 2022
Curious George 4: Royal Monkey *July 1, 2022
Curious George 5: Go West, Go Wild *
Sesame Street: Furry Friends Forever: Elmo Gets a Puppy *March 13, 2023
Ready Jet Go!: Space Camp *July 20, 2023
Sesame Street: The Nutcracker: Starring Elmo & Tango *December 2023
Rocket Saves the Day December 26, 2023 [77]

Special programming from American Public Television

TitleInitial broadcast dateSource(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 101February 1, 2010
Biz Kids: Three Minutes to Change the WorldMay 20, 2012 [81]
Lost Treasure HuntOctober 1, 2014

Acquired special programming

TitleInitial broadcast dateSource(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 SpecialApril 22, 2022 [note 52] [84]

See also

Notes

  1. National runs ended when spinoff series Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood began airing on September 3, 2012, but reruns of select episodes have since returned as of June 10, 2017 (PBS) and temporarily October 8, 2022 through February 5, 2023 (PBS Kids 24/7).
  2. Sesame Street was notably absent from PBS Kids 24/7 until the channel relaunched on January 16, 2017 due to conflicting cable broadcast rights with Noggin and Children's Television Workshop.
    Premieres moved to HBO in 2016 and HBO Max in 2020, but Sesame Street has aired consistently on public television in some capacity since its original debut.
  3. Curious George was notably absent from PBS Kids 24/7 until October 5, 2020 due to conflicting streaming rights with Hulu and NBCUniversal.
    Premieres moved to Peacock in 2020, but Curious George has aired consistently on public television in some capacity since its original debut.
  4. National runs on PBS ended on July 12, 2019. Reruns continue on select local PBS stations and PBS Kids 24/7.
  5. National runs on PBS ended on June 2, 2017. Reruns continue on select local PBS stations and periodically on PBS Kids 24/7.
  6. National runs on PBS ended on February 4, 2024. Reruns continue on select local PBS stations and PBS Kids 24/7.
  7. National runs on PBS ended on October 1, 2021 with specials airing periodically through December 25, 2022. Reruns continue on select local PBS stations and PBS Kids 24/7.
  8. National runs on PBS ended on October 1, 2021 with specials airing periodically through December 23, 2022. Reruns continue on select local PBS stations and PBS Kids 24/7.
  9. National runs on PBS ended on February 3, 2023. Reruns continue on select local PBS stations and PBS Kids 24/7.
  10. National runs on PBS ended on February 4, 2024. Reruns continue on select local PBS stations and PBS Kids 24/7.
  11. National runs on PBS ended on September 30, 2022. Reruns continue on select local PBS stations and PBS Kids 24/7.
  12. National runs on PBS ended on February 2, 2024. Reruns continue on select local PBS stations and PBS Kids 24/7.
  13. 1 2 Exclusive to PBS Kids 24/7.
  14. National runs ended on May 30, 2014 (PBS) and October 2, 2022 (PBS Kids 24/7). Reruns continue on select local PBS stations only.
  15. National runs ended on February 1, 2009 (PBS) and September 26, 2005 (PBS Kids 24/7). Reruns continue on select local PBS stations only.
  16. National runs ended on December 31, 2010. Reruns continue on select local PBS stations only.
  17. National runs ended on December 29, 2017 (PBS) and October 2, 2022 (PBS Kids 24/7). Reruns continue on select local PBS stations only.
  18. Broadcasts are exclusive to select local PBS stations.
  19. Originally known as DJ Hooper until 2015.
  20. National run began on June 6, 1994.
  21. Reruns continued through August 31, 2016 on select local PBS stations.
  22. Broadcasts were exclusive to select local PBS stations.
  23. First run ended September 2, 2001. Reruns resumed approximately 2006 through August 31, 2014 on select local PBS stations.
  24. National runs on PBS Kids 24/7 ended June 10, 2001.
  25. Reruns continued through December 23, 2017 on select local PBS stations.
  26. Reruns continued through December 31, 2020 on select local PBS stations and PBS Kids 24/7.
  27. Seven Little Monsters was part of the Bookworm Bunch block from September 30, 2000 through September 5, 2004; meanwhile, it was aired in the same half-hour timeslot alongside The Berenstain Bears from January 6 through September 12, 2003.
  28. George Shrinks was part of the Bookworm Bunch block from September 30, 2000 through September 5, 2004; meanwhile, it was aired in its own half-hour timeslot from January 6, 2003 through September 2, 2007. Reruns continued through August 2008 on select local PBS stations.
  29. Reruns continued through June 26, 2009 on select local PBS stations.
  30. Anne aired from September 2, 2001 through October 10, 2004 (PBS Kids 24/7) and through September 4, 2005 (PBS); later reruns were distributed to local PBS stations by American Public Television from April 5, 2010 through September 30, 2015.
  31. Reruns continued through August 30, 2009 on select local PBS stations.
  32. Reruns continued through May 29, 2019 on select local PBS stations.
  33. National runs ended on September 2, 2007 (PBS) with specials airing periodically through February 14, 2014 (PBS) and April 23, 2022 (PBS Kids 24/7).
  34. After originally debuting on Nick Jr. in the United States on January 15, 2001, Bob the Builder was broadcast on PBS Kids from January 1, 2005 through November 6, 2015, when the series was replaced by the 2015 reboot series.
  35. First run ended September 2, 2012, with reruns continuing through August 31, 2014 on select local PBS stations. Reruns resumed January 16, 2017 through November 20, 2018 exclusively on PBS Kids 24/7.
  36. Reruns continued through November 25, 2012 on select local PBS stations.
  37. After originally debuting on Discovery Kids and TLC on April 10, 2004, Peep and the Big Wide World was distributed to local PBS stations by American Public Television from April 1, 2007 through January 3, 2018; later reruns aired on PBS Kids 24/7 from January 1, 2018 through December 26, 2021.
  38. Reruns continued through July 30, 2023 on select local PBS stations.
  39. Reruns continued through January 2, 2011 on select local PBS stations.
  40. Reruns continued through October 6, 2013 on select local PBS stations.
  41. National runs ended on November 18, 2018 (PBS) and June 25, 2023 (PBS Kids 24/7).
  42. Reruns continued through January 31, 2016 on select local PBS stations.
  43. Reruns continued through November 27, 2022 on select local PBS stations.
  44. Premieres moved to Universal Kids in 2016.
  45. Reboot series began airing in 2009.
  46. Reruns aired on the PBS HD Channel from 2004 to 2007.
  47. Syndicated to public television stations by the National Educational Telecommunications Association.
  48. Pocoyo was distributed to local PBS stations by American Public Television from January 4, 2010 through January 3, 2018, and it was aired in the same half-hour timeslot alongside Peep and the Big Wide World; later reruns aired on PBS Kids 24/7 from January 1, 2018 through December 26, 2021.
  49. Aired twice (November 22, 2020 and November 21, 2021) on PBS and PBS Kids 24/7.
  50. Aired twice (December 13, 2020 and December 19, 2021) on PBS and PBS Kids 24/7.
  51. Aired only once (October 24, 2021) on PBS and PBS Kids 24/7.
  52. Aired on select local PBS stations.

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The Magic School Bus is an animated educational children's television series, based on the book series of the same name by Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen. Running originally from 1994 to 1997, the series received critical acclaim for its use of celebrity voice talent and combining entertainment with an educational series. The series stars Lily Tomlin as the voice of Ms. Frizzle. Its theme song is performed by Little Richard.

The 1995–96 daytime network television schedule for the six major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the weekday and weekend daytime hours from September 1995 to August 1996. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series canceled after the 1995–96 season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">PBS</span> American public television network

The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is a North American public broadcaster and non-commercial, free-to-air television network based in Crystal City, Arlington, Virginia. PBS is a publicly funded nonprofit organization and the most prominent provider of educational programs to public television stations in the United States, distributing shows such as Frontline, Nova, PBS NewsHour, Masterpiece, Sesame Street, and This Old House.

<i>Raggs</i> Childrens television series

Raggs is a live-action/animated TV series for children about five dogs that form a Ragtime band called The Raggs Band. There are 196 half hour episodes and 200 original songs in multiple languages. It was originally produced in Sydney, Australia, with additional production in the United States in English and Spanish. It was first broadcast in Australia on Seven Network on January 2, 2006. In 2014, The Raggs Band reunited to record 20 classic kid's songs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Universal Kids</span> American childrens television channel

Universal Kids is an American children's television channel owned by the NBCUniversal Media Group division of NBCUniversal, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Comcast.

The 2017–18 daytime network television schedule for four of the five major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the weekday daytime hours from September 2017 to August 2018. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, and any series canceled after the 2016–17 season.

The 2021–22 afternoon network television schedule for the four major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the weekday and weekend afternoon hours from September 2021 to August 2022. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning and cancelled shows from the 2020–21 season.

The 2022–23 network late night television schedule for the four major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the late night hours from September 2022 to August 2023. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series canceled after the 2021–22 television season.

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