Timeline of children's television on ITV

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This is a timeline of children's programming on the British ITV network and ITV Digital Channels. The timeline starts in 1980 when ITV launched its first branding for children's programming, although programmes for children had been broadcast on ITV from the earliest years of the network.

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1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

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