NBC Kids
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Network | |
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Launched | July 7, 2012 |
Closed | September 25, 2016 December 31, 2017 (Telemundo) | (NBC)
Country of origin | United States |
Owner | NBCUniversal |
Format | Saturday morning pre-schoolblock |
Running time | 3 hours (10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.) |
Official website | nbc.com/nbc-kids(archived link) |
NBC Kidswas an American Saturday morningchildren's televisionprogramming blockthat aired onNBCfrom July 7, 2012 to September 25, 2016.Telemundoalso aired a version of the block under the "MiTelemundo"title, which featured a separate lineup ofSpanish-dubbed programs until December 31, 2017. NBC Kids, which replaced theQuboblock (as a result ofNBCUniversaldropping out of the joint venture, which also includedIon Media Networks), was programmed by the otherSproutpreschool cable network, as they were both targeted at children ages 2 to 6.[1]
The three-hour block featurededucational entertainment seriesfor younger children, which met programming requirements defined by theFederal Communications Commission'sChildren's Television Act.[2][3]
The block came to an end on September 25, 2016 on NBC (December 31, 2017 on Telemundo), and was replaced the following week with a live-action E/I block fromLitton EntertainmentnamedThe More You Know,marking the end of traditional Saturday morning children's programming on broadcast television untilKidsClickfollowed up in July 2017.
History[edit]
On March 28, 2012, NBC announced that the three-hour children's programming time period allocated by the network on Saturday mornings would be taken over bySprout(which had become a sister television property to NBC following parent company NBCUniversal's 2010 majority purchase byComcast;NBC later took full ownership of the network, whose owners previously includedSesame WorkshopandHIT Entertainment) and launch a new Saturday morning block called NBC Kids, which was aimed at preschoolers and grade school-aged children ages 2 to 6.[4][5]Sprout also produced a Spanish-language sister block forTelemundoknown as MiTelemundo.[6]
NBC Kids debuted on July 7, 2012, one week after the Qubo block ended its run on both NBC and Telemundo on June 30 (leaving Ion Television as the only network to retain a Qubo-branded children's block, as Ion Media Networks was now sole owner of the Qubo properties including the flagship Qubo Channel television service).[7]
Closure[edit]
On February 24, 2016, NBCUniversal announced that NBC Kids would be discontinued and replaced on October 8, 2016 on NBC (January 6, 2018 on Telemundo) byThe More You Know,a block produced byLitton Entertainmentthat would feature live-action documentary and lifestyle programs aimed at pre-teens and teenagers. The move came as part of a shift by broadcast television networks towards using their Saturday morning lineup solely to comply with theeducational programming requirementsmandated by theFederal Communications Commission(FCC), along with the cultural shift towardscableand onlinevideo on demandviewing of children's and animated programming. NBC Kids aired for the final time on September 25, 2016 on NBC (December 31, 2017 on Telemundo).[8][9]
Programming[edit]
Final programming[edit]
NBC[edit]
Original programming[edit]
Title | Premiere date | End date | Source(s) |
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Noodle and Doodle | July 7, 2012 | September 25, 2016 | |
Pajanimals | January 26, 2014 | ||
The Chica Show | February 2, 2013 | September 25, 2016 | |
Astroblast! | October 4, 2014 | July 10, 2016 | |
Ruff-Ruff, Tweet and Dave | July 4, 2015 | September 25, 2016 | |
Nina's World | January 2, 2016 | ||
Floogals | February 6, 2016 | ||
Terrific Trucks | July 16, 2016 |
Acquired programming[edit]
Title | Premiere date | End date | Source(s) |
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Poppy Cat | July 7, 2012 | September 26, 2015 | |
Justin Time | September 27, 2014 | ||
LazyTown | March 26, 2016 | ||
The Wiggles | January 26, 2013 | ||
Tree Fu Tom | June 8, 2013 | December 26, 2015 | |
Make Way for Noddy | October 12, 2013 | March 29, 2014 | |
Zou | April 5, 2014 | September 27, 2014 | |
Earth to Luna! | April 4, 2015 | January 30, 2016 | |
Clangers | October 3, 2015 | March 26, 2016 |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Nellie Andreeva (March 28, 2012)."NBC Launches Preschool Saturday Block Programmed By Sprout".Deadline Hollywood.RetrievedMarch 29,2012.
- ^"FCC Form 398" KidVid "Children's Television Programming Report, 2nd Quarter of 2013 for WTVA, Tupelo, Mississippi"(PDF).WTVA.WTVA, Inc. July 2, 2013.RetrievedSeptember 7,2013.
- ^"NBC Will Launch NBC Kids, a New Saturday Morning Preschool Block Programmed by Sprout®, Saturday, July 7".MarketWatch.March 28, 2012.RetrievedMarch 29,2012.
- ^Jon Weisman (March 28, 2012)."NBC to launch Saturday kids block".Variety.Penske Media Corporation.RetrievedMarch 27,2015.
- ^Lindsay Rubino (March 28, 2012)."NBC, With Assist From Sprout, to Launch Saturday Morning Preschool Block".Multichannel News.RetrievedMarch 27,2015.
- ^"Telemundo anuncia nuevo bloque infantil" Mi Telemundo! "".Primera Hora.GFR Media LLC. October 24, 2012.RetrievedNovember 8,2015.
- ^"NBC Will Launch NBC Kids, a New Saturday Morning Preschool Block Programmed by Sprout®, Saturday, July 7".MarketWatch.March 28, 2012.RetrievedMarch 27,2015.
- ^Desk, TV News."Telemundo Kicks Off 2018 with New 'Mi Telemundo' Programming Block".Retrieved2018-02-17.
- ^"Litton Entertainment & Telemundo Kick Off 2018 with the new" Mi Telemundo "Kids Programming Block Premiering Jan. 6".Litton Entertainment.Retrieved2018-02-17.