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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.

Current programming

  • 1 Co-distributed by Amazon Prime Video, the official streaming partner for PBS Kids programming.[1]
  • 2 Co-distributed by Roku on the PBS Retro streaming channel.

Original programming

Title Premiere date Current season Source(s)
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood1 2 February 19, 1968 Reruns [note 1][note 2]
Sesame Street November 10, 1969 53 [note 3]
Arthur1 October 7, 1996 Reruns
Cyberchase1 January 21, 2002 15
Curious George September 4, 2006 Reruns [note 4] [note 5]
Super Why!1 September 3, 2007 Reruns [note 6]
WordGirl1 Reruns [note 7]
Dinosaur Train1 September 7, 2009 Reruns [note 8]
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! September 6, 2010 Reruns [note 9]
Wild Kratts1 January 3, 2011 7
Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood1 September 3, 2012 6
Peg + Cat1 October 7, 2013 Reruns [note 10]
Odd Squad1 November 26, 2014 4 [2][3][4]
Nature Cat1 November 25, 2015 Reruns [5]
Ready Jet Go!1 February 15, 2016 Reruns [note 11]
Pinkalicious & Peterrific1 February 19, 2018 6 [6]
Let's Go Luna!1 November 21, 2018 Reruns [note 12][7]
Molly of Denali1 July 15, 2019 4 [8]
Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum1 November 11, 2019 2 [9]
Clifford the Big Red Dog (2019) December 7, 2019 Reruns [note 13] [10]
Hero Elementary1 June 1, 2020 Reruns [note 14][11]
Elinor Wonders Why1 September 7, 2020 2
Donkey Hodie1 May 3, 2021 2
Alma's Way1 October 4, 2021 2 [12]
Rosie's Rules1 October 3, 2022 1 [13]
Work It Out Wombats!1 February 6, 2023 1 [14]
Lyla in the Loop1 February 5, 2024 1 [15]
Mecha Builders May 13, 2024 Reruns [note 15] [16][17]
Milo1 October 1, 2024 1 [note 15][note 16][16][18][19][20][21]

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.

Title Premiere date National run end date Source(s)
Clifford the Big Red Dog (2000) September 4, 2000 October 2, 2022 [note 17]
The Berenstain Bears1 January 6, 2003 February 1, 2009 [note 18][22]
Maya & Miguel October 11, 2004 December 31, 2010 [note 19]
Martha Speaks1 September 1, 2008 October 2, 2022 [note 20]
SciGirls1 February 11, 2010 June 23, 2023 [note 21]

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.

Title Premiere date Current season Source(s)
Biz Kid$ January 6, 2008 Reruns
Roey's Paintbox February 4, 2015 Reruns
Kid Stew May 1, 2018 Reruns
Albie's Elevator September 4, 2023 [23][24]
The Infinite Art Hunt [23][25]

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.

Title Premiere date Current season Source(s)
Curious Crew 2017 Reruns
Into the Outdoors June 3, 2020 Reruns
Let's Learn December 14, 2020
DIY Science Time May 31, 2021 Reruns
Camp TV June 16, 2021
Kids for Positive Change July 1, 2021 Reruns

Interstitial programming

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 22]
You Can Be Anything! 2016
You, Me, and Community October 1, 2017 [26]
The Really Really Awesome Activity Challenge
Get Moving! August 3, 2020

Short-form programming

Title Premiere date Source(s)
Oh Noah! September 17, 2012 [note 23][27][28]
Elinor Wonders Why's That's So Interesting!1 May 3, 2021
Through the Woods1 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 [29]
What Can You Become? March 3, 2023
Super Why's Comic Book Adventures1 October 18, 2023 [30]
Together We Can July 3, 2024 [31][32]

Blocks

Title Premiere date Source(s)
PBS Kids Family Night April 21, 2017 [33][34][35]

Upcoming programming

Original programming

Title Premiere date Source(s)
Carl the Collector November 14, 2024 [36][37]
Weather Hunters February 2025 [38]
Skillsville 2025 [39][40]
Acoustic Rooster and His Barnyard Band TBA [41]
Untitled literary curriculum series [42]

Former programming

  • 1 Co-distributed by Amazon Prime Video, the official streaming partner for PBS Kids programming.[1]
  • 2 Co-distributed by Roku on the PBS Retro streaming channel.

PTV

Original programming

Title Premiere date End date Source(s)
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 24]
The Magic School Bus September 10, 1994 September 25, 1998
Bill Nye the Science Guy 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

Programming from American Program Service

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
Groundling Marsh 1997 1999

Acquired programming

Title Premiere date End date Source(s)
Katie and Orbie October 9, 1995 November 6, 1997
Salty's Lighthouse December 6, 1997 1998 [43]

Blocks

Block title Launch date End date Source(s)
The Game October 7, 1996 September 6, 1999

PBS Kids

Original programming

Title Premiere date End date Source(s)
Reading Rainbow1 2 July 11, 1983 August 28, 2009 [note 2] [44][45][46]
Barney & Friends April 6, 1992 November 14, 2015 [note 25]
The Puzzle Place January 16, 1995 March 31, 2000
Plaza Sesamo April 3, 1995 January 4, 2010 [note 26]
Wishbone October 9, 1995 August 31, 2014 [note 27]
Kratts' Creatures1 2 June 3, 1996 June 9, 2000 [note 2]
Adventures from the Book of Virtues September 2, 1996 September 26, 2005
Tots TV October 7, 1996 September 1, 2002
Theodore Tugboat October 20, 1996
Wimzie's House September 1, 1997 September 2, 2001
Teletubbies April 6, 1998 August 29, 2008
Noddy August 31, 1998 September 1, 2002 [note 28]
Zoom January 4, 1999 September 2, 2007
Zoboomafoo1 2 January 25, 1999 February 1, 2009 [note 29][note 2]
Dragon Tales September 6, 1999 August 31, 2010
Between the Lions April 3, 2000 August 31, 2011
Caillou1 September 4, 2000 December 27, 2020 [note 30]
Corduroy September 30, 2000 October 28, 2001
Elliot Moose
Timothy Goes to School September 5, 2004
Seven Little Monsters September 15, 2003 [note 31] [22]
George Shrinks September 2, 2007 [note 32]
Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse September 5, 2004
Jay Jay the Jet Plane June 11, 2001 May 31, 2009 [note 33]
Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series September 2, 2001 September 30, 2015 [note 34]
Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat September 3, 2001 February 1, 2009 [note 35]
DragonflyTV January 19, 2002 September 6, 2009 [note 36]
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 37] [47]
Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks1 September 7, 2003 August 31, 2008
Boohbah January 19, 2004
Thomas & Friends2 September 5, 2004 December 31, 2017 [note 2]
Postcards from Buster1 October 11, 2004 February 24, 2012
Bob the Builder January 1, 2005 November 6, 2015 [note 38] [48][49]
Make Way for Noddy July 2, 2005 September 6, 2009
It's a Big Big World1 January 2, 2006 April 30, 2010
Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman1 May 29, 2006 November 20, 2018 [note 39]
Franny's Feet July 8, 2006 September 6, 2009 [note 40]
Design Squad1 February 28, 2007 March 20, 2011
Peep and the Big Wide World1 April 1, 2007 December 26, 2021 [note 41] [50][51]
WordWorld1 September 3, 2007 October 2, 2022 [note 42]
Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies September 8, 2007 September 6, 2009 [note 43]
Animalia January 5, 2008 [note 43]
Betsy's Kindergarten Adventures January 13, 2008 May 31, 2009 [note 44] [52]
Sid the Science Kid1 September 1, 2008 June 25, 2023 [note 45]
Lomax, the Hound of Music October 11, 2008 December 29, 2008 [53]
The Electric Company (2009) January 19, 2009 August 31, 2014 [54]
Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps1 September 5, 2009 November 14, 2015 [note 46]
Bob the Builder (2015) November 7, 2015 November 20, 2018 [49][55][56]
Splash and Bubbles1 November 23, 2016 October 2, 2022 [note 47] [57]
Esme & Roy August 30, 2019 June 27, 2021 [note 15] [58]
The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo1 February 10, 2023 May 10, 2024 [note 15] [59][60]

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.

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 [61]
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 [62]
Raggs February 4, 2008 February 18, 2009
Wunderkind Little Amadeus September 7, 2008 September 6, 2020
Scientastic! September 2, 2010 2014
Bali1 September 12, 2010 2021
Wild Animal Baby Explorers October 3, 2010 June 29, 2014
Space Racers May 2, 2014 October 31, 2016 [note 48] [63]
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

Acquired programming

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 49]
The Eddie Files 1995 2000
Ricky's Room 1999 2000
Mary Lou's Flip Flop Shop August 25, 2002 September 22, 2002 [note 50]
MythQuest 2002 2004
Curiosity Quest July 16, 2004 2021 [note 51]
Nanalan' July 2006 2013 [64][65]
Miffy and Friends 2007 2009
Shalom Sesame October 5, 2010 October 11, 2011

Interstitial programming

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

Short-form programming

Title Premiere date End date Source(s)
The Amazing Colossal Adventures of WordGirl November 10, 2006 October 10, 2007 [66]
Pocoyo January 4, 2010 December 26, 2021 [note 52][67]

Blocks

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

Special programming

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)
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 [68]
Barney's Christmas Star 2002
Elmo's World: Happy Holidays!
Arthur, It's Only Rock 'n' Roll September 1, 2002 [69][70]
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 [71][72]
Abby in Wonderland November 28, 2008
Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas* November 25, 2009 [73]
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 [74]
Clifford's Really Big Movie December 14, 2012 [75]
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 [76]
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 [77]
Odd Squad: The Movie* August 1, 2016
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Halloween!* October 28, 2016 [78]
Wild Kratts: Creatures of the Deep Sea* November 23, 2016
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Space!* December 26, 2016 [79]
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 [80]
Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas* November 22, 2017 [81]
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 [82]
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 [83]
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 [84]
Wild Kratts: Our Blue and Green World* April 1, 2024 [85][86]
Nature Cat’s Nature Movie Special Extraordinaire April 22, 2024 [85][86]
Brambletown* July 26, 2024 [87][88]

Special programming from American Public Television

Title Initial broadcast date Source(s)
Davy Jones' Locker November 1, 1997
Barney's Great Adventure October 1, 2000
The Redwall Movie c. 2002 [89]
VeggieTales: The Star of Christmas December 23, 2002 [89]
VeggieTales: Duke and the Great Pie War April 1, 2005 [90]
Heidi 4 Paws: A Furry Tale November 23, 2008 [91]
Science Mission 101 February 1, 2010
Biz Kids: Three Minutes to Change the World May 20, 2012 [92]
Lost Treasure Hunt October 1, 2014

Acquired special programming

Title Initial broadcast date Source(s)
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving November 22, 2020 [note 53][93]
A Charlie Brown Christmas December 13, 2020 [note 54][93]
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown October 24, 2021 [note 55][94]
MeteoHeroes: The Adventure Begins - Earth Day Special April 22, 2022 [note 56][95]

Web-exclusive programming

The following programming is exclusive to PBS Kids web-based platforms, such as the PBS Kids website, PBS Kids Video app, and other streaming platforms. This content is not broadcast by PBS Kids and has never been aired on television.

Short-form programming

Title Release date End date Source(s)
Wilson & Ditch: Digging America Fall 2009 2018 [96]
Fizzy's Lunch Lab November 16, 2009 February 2021 [97]
Chuck Vanderchuck's "Something Something" Explosion 2011 2018 [27]
Plum Landing1 April 22, 2014 present [98][99]
Ruff Ruffman: Humble Media Genius November 26, 2014 [100]
The Ruff Ruffman Show1 September 28, 2017 [101]
PBS Kids Talk About 2018
Scribbles and Ink1 December 16, 2019 [102][103]
Team Hamster December 28, 2020
Search It Up! 2020
Mega Wow! 2021 [104]
Tiny Time Travel March 15, 2024 [105]

Podcasts

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. ^ a b c d e Reruns began streaming on the PBS Retro channel on April 23, 2024.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ National runs on PBS ended on September 30, 2024. Reruns continue on PBS Kids 24/7.
  6. ^ National runs on PBS ended on July 12, 2019. Reruns continue on select local PBS stations and PBS Kids 24/7.
  7. ^ National runs on PBS ended on June 2, 2017. Reruns continue on select local PBS stations and periodically on PBS Kids 24/7.
  8. ^ National runs on PBS ended on February 4, 2024. Reruns continue on select local PBS stations and PBS Kids 24/7.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ National runs on PBS ended on February 3, 2023. Reruns continue on select local PBS stations and PBS Kids 24/7.
  12. ^ National runs on PBS ended on February 4, 2024. Reruns continue on select local PBS stations and PBS Kids 24/7.
  13. ^ National runs on PBS ended on September 30, 2022. Reruns continue on select local PBS stations and PBS Kids 24/7.
  14. ^ National runs on PBS ended on February 2, 2024. Reruns continue on select local PBS stations and PBS Kids 24/7.
  15. ^ a b c d Exclusive to PBS Kids 24/7.
  16. ^ Milo was first available on PBS Kids streaming platforms and Amazon Prime Video starting on May 13, 2024.
  17. ^ National runs ended on May 30, 2014 (PBS) and October 2, 2022 (PBS Kids 24/7). Reruns continue on select local PBS stations only.
  18. ^ National runs ended on February 1, 2009 (PBS) and September 26, 2005 (PBS Kids 24/7). Reruns continue on select local PBS stations only.
  19. ^ National runs ended on December 31, 2010. Reruns continue on select local PBS stations only.
  20. ^ National runs ended on December 29, 2017 (PBS) and October 2, 2022 (PBS Kids 24/7). Reruns continue on select local PBS stations only.
  21. ^ Broadcasts are exclusive to select local PBS stations.
  22. ^ Originally known as DJ Hooper until 2015.
  23. ^ Originally known as Noah Comprende.
  24. ^ National run began on June 6, 1994.
  25. ^ Reruns continued through August 31, 2016 on select local PBS stations.
  26. ^ Broadcasts were exclusive to select local PBS stations.
  27. ^ First run ended September 2, 2001. Reruns resumed approximately 2006 through August 31, 2014 on select local PBS stations.
  28. ^ National runs on PBS Kids 24/7 ended June 10, 2001.
  29. ^ Reruns continued through December 23, 2017 on select local PBS stations.
  30. ^ National runs ended on November 13, 2015 (PBS) and December 27, 2020 (PBS Kids 24/7). Reruns continued through December 31, 2020 on select local PBS stations.
  31. ^ 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.
  32. ^ 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.
  33. ^ Reruns continued through June 26, 2009 on select local PBS stations.
  34. ^ Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series 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.
  35. ^ Reruns continued through August 30, 2009 on select local PBS stations.
  36. ^ Reruns continued through May 29, 2019 on select local PBS stations.
  37. ^ 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).
  38. ^ 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.
  39. ^ 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.
  40. ^ Reruns continued through November 25, 2012 on select local PBS stations.
  41. ^ 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.
  42. ^ Reruns continued through July 30, 2023 on select local PBS stations.
  43. ^ a b Reruns continued through January 2, 2011 on select local PBS stations.
  44. ^ Reruns continued through October 6, 2013 on select local PBS stations.
  45. ^ National runs ended on November 18, 2018 (PBS) and June 25, 2023 (PBS Kids 24/7).
  46. ^ Reruns continued through January 31, 2016 on select local PBS stations.
  47. ^ Reruns continued through November 27, 2022 on select local PBS stations.
  48. ^ Premieres moved to Universal Kids in 2016.
  49. ^ Reboot series began airing in 2009.
  50. ^ Reruns aired on the PBS HD Channel from 2004 to 2007.
  51. ^ Syndicated to public television stations by the National Educational Telecommunications Association.
  52. ^ 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.
  53. ^ Aired twice (November 22, 2020 and November 21, 2021) on PBS and PBS Kids 24/7.
  54. ^ Aired twice (December 13, 2020 and December 19, 2021) on PBS and PBS Kids 24/7.
  55. ^ Aired only once (October 24, 2021) on PBS and PBS Kids 24/7.
  56. ^ Aired on select local PBS stations.

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