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Just two weeks ago we announced changes to the Disney Junior block on Disney Channel that started November 11/12. Now, Disney has altered the preschooler block again – and the 24/7 TV channel – starting in December.

Starting Monday, December 2^nd, the block on Disney Channel will extend again, taking back the 6-7:30am portion of the schedule from regular Disney Channel shows. The preschool block used to start at 6am for years before this fall, when Disney changed the 6-8am portion to schedule regular Disney Channel series – Phineas and Ferb, Jessie, Dog With A Blog and Good Luck Charlie. Good Luck Charlie was first to get the bump back in October, now the rest follow suit.

Starting December 2^nd, Little Einsteins returns to the block at 6am. Henry Hugglemonster returns to the weekday part airing at 6:30. Also returning to the block on Disney Channel is Chuggington at 7am. 7:30-9am will remain Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Jake and the Never Land Pirates moves into the 9am slot, followed by Doc McStuffins at 9:30. Sofia the First moves back up to 10am, now followed by two more episodes of Mickey Mouse. Octonauts, which also was reduced in mid-November to just weekend mornings, returns to weekdays at its old slot at 11:30am. A second episode of Jake and the Never Land Pirates follows at noon with Doc McStuffins back at 12:30.

In response to these changes on the main Disney Channel block, the 24/7 Disney Junior TV channel will alter their 6-8am line-up starting December 2^nd to present some soft counter-programming. The Hive will air at 6am followed by Tinga Tinga Tales at 6:30am, The Little Mermaid at 7am and Timmy Time at 7:30. These replace Octonauts, Henry Hugglemonster and Chuggington – which aired from 6:30-8, but all will remain on the 24/7 channel’s line-up in their other regularly scheduled slots.