Broadcast TV Programming Blocks & Network Profiles
Below is a quick rundown of over-the-air broadcast kids programming blocks and television networks in the United States.
Programming Blocks
NBC
- no/various branding: 1947 – 1992
- TNBC: September 12, 1992 – September 28, 2002
- Discovery Kids on NBC: October 5, 2002 – September 2, 2006
- qubo on NBC: September 9, 2006 – June 30, 2012
- NBC Kids: July 7, 2012 – September 24, 2016
- The More You Know: October 8, 2016 – present
ABC
- no/various branding: 1950 – September 6, 1997
- Disney’s One Saturday Morning: September 13, 1997 – September 7, 2002
- ABC Kids: September 14, 2002 – August 27, 2011
- Litton’s Weekend Adventure: September 3, 2011 – present
CBS
- no/various branding: 1955 – 1990
- CBS Kid TV: 1990 – September 1993
- CBS Toontastic / CBS Saturday / CBS Kidz: September 1993 – September 6, 1997
- Think CBS Kids: September 13, 1997 – September 26, 1998
- CBS Kidshow: October 3, 1998 – September 9, 2000
- Nick Jr. on CBS: September 16, 2000 – September 7, 2002; September 18, 2004 – September 9, 2006
- Nick on CBS: September 14, 2002 – September 11, 2004
- KOL Secret Slumber Party: September 16, 2006 – September 8, 2007
- KEWLopolis: September 15, 2007 – September 12, 2009
- Cookie Jar TV: September 19, 2009 – September 21, 2013
- CBS Dream Team / CBS WKND: September 28, 2013 – present
FOX
- Fox Children’s Network / Fox Kids: September 8, 1990 – September 7, 2002
- FoxBox: September 14, 2002 – January 15, 2005
- 4Kids TV: January 22, 2005 – December 27, 2008
- no kids programming: January 3, 2009 – September 6, 2014
- Xploration Station: September 13, 2014 – present
The WB | The CW
- Kids’ WB: September 9, 1995 – May 17, 2008
- The CW4Kids / Toonzai: May 24, 2008 – August 18, 2012
- Vortexx: August 25, 2012 – September 27, 2014
- One Magnificent Morning: October 4, 2014 – present
UPN
- UPN Kids: September 10, 1995 – September 5, 1999
- Disney’s One Too: September 6, 1999 – August 31, 2003
- no children’s programming: September 1, 2003 – September 15, 2006
Syndicated
- The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera: September 15, 1985 – 1994
- Marvel Action Universe: October 2, 1988 – 1991
- The Disney Afternoon: September 10, 1990 – August 29, 1999
- Amazin’ Adventures / Bohbot Kids Network / BKN: September 13, 1992 – 2000/2001
- DiC Kids Network / Cookie Jar Kids Network: September 1, 2003 – September 18, 2011
- Go Time: October 1, 2016 – present
- KidsClick: July 1, 2017 – March 31, 2019
ION Television
- qubo / qubo Kids Corner: September 15, 2006 – present
Telemundo
- Telemundo Infantil: September 1995 – November 2, 1998; 2001 – September 2, 2006
- Nickelodeon en Telemundo: November 9, 1998 – 2001
- qubo: September 9, 2006 – June 30, 2012
- MiTelemundo: July 7, 2012 – present
Univision
- Planeta U: April 5, 2008 – present
TV Networks
These multicast channels are often available as digital sub-channels on local broadcast stations:
Smile of a Child
- Launched on Saturday, December 24, 2005
- Came to an end on Sunday, January 12, 2025
qubo
- Launched on Monday, January 8, 2007
- Came to an end on Friday, February 26, 2021 at 11:59pm for most providers and Monday, March 1, 2021 at 12:09am for the last remaining providers
PBJ
- Launched in summer 2011
- Came to an end on March 31, 2016
PBS Kids
- Launched on Monday, January 16, 2017