List of programs broadcast by PBS Kids

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This is a list of programs currently or formerly broadcast on public television by PBS Kids on local PBS stations and the 24/7 channel in the United States.

Current programming

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

Original programming

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Mister Rogers' Neighborhood1 2 February 19, 1968 Reruns [note 1][note 2]
Sesame Street November 10, 1969 56 [note 3]
Arthur1 October 7, 1996 Reruns
Cyberchase1 January 21, 2002 16
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]
Wild Kratts1 January 3, 2011 7
Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood1 September 3, 2012 7
Peg + Cat1 October 7, 2013 Reruns [note 9]
Odd Squad1 November 26, 2014 5 [2][3][4]
Nature Cat1 November 25, 2015 Reruns [note 10][5]
Ready Jet Go!1 February 15, 2016 Reruns [note 11]
Pinkalicious & Peterrific1 February 19, 2018 Reruns [note 12][6]
Let's Go Luna!1 November 21, 2018 Reruns [note 13][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 14][10]
Hero Elementary1 June 1, 2020 Reruns [note 15][11]
Elinor Wonders Why1 September 7, 2020 2
Donkey Hodie1 May 3, 2021 3
Alma's Way1 October 4, 2021 3 [12]
Rosie's Rules1 October 3, 2022 2 [13]
Work It Out Wombats!1 February 6, 2023 2 [14]
Lyla in the Loop1 February 5, 2024 1 [15]
Carl the Collector1 November 14, 2024 1 [16][17][18]
Weather Hunters1 September 8, 2025 1 [19][20]
Phoebe & Jay1 February 2, 2026 1 [21][22]
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Local reruns

The following programs are currently airing on select local PBS stations only. They are no longer distributed nationally, but are still available for local stations to air independently.

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Clifford the Big Red Dog (2000) September 4, 2000 October 2, 2022 [note 16]
Maya & Miguel October 11, 2004 December 31, 2010 [note 17]
SciGirls1 February 11, 2010 June 23, 2023 [note 18]
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! September 6, 2010 March 1, 2026 [note 19]
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Acquired programming

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Milo1 October 1, 2024 1 [note 20][note 21][23][24][25][26][27]
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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.

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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 2 [28][29][30]
The Infinite Art Hunt 1 [28][31]
Mia & Codie January 2, 2025 2 [32][33]
Skillsville March 3, 2025 1 [note 22][34][35][36][37]
Vegesaurs April 1, 2025 1 [38]
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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.

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Curious Crew 2017 10
Into the Outdoors June 3, 2020 4
Let's Learn December 14, 2020 4
DIY Science Time May 31, 2021 3
Camp TV June 16, 2021 Reruns
The Reading League's Reading Buddies 2022 3
Wimee's Words April 1, 2022 2
Wordsville1 January 10, 2025 1 [39]
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Interstitial programming

The following interstitials run for a minute and are usually shown at the start or end of a traditional, full-form program.

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PBS Kids Rocks! September 6, 2010 [note 23]
You Can Be Anything! 2016
You, Me, and Community October 1, 2017 [40]
The Really Really Awesome Activity Challenge
Get Moving! August 3, 2020
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Short-form programming

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Oh Noah! April 11, 2011 [note 24][41][42]
Elinor Wonders Why's That's So Interesting!1 May 3, 2021
Through the Woods1 June 4, 2021
Jelly, Ben & Pogo October 4, 2021 [12]
Molly of Denali: The Big Gathering1 November 1, 2022
City Island1 December 26, 2022 [43]
What Can You Become? March 3, 2023
Super Why's Comic Book Adventures1 October 18, 2023 [44]
Together We Can July 3, 2024 [45][46]
Acoustic Rooster: Jazzy Jams April 11, 2025
Count On June Bug! March 2, 2026
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Blocks

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PBS Kids Family Night April 21, 2017 [47][48][49]
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Upcoming programming

Original programming

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Super Why's Comic Book Adventures Fall 2026 [50]
The Day You Begin TBA [51]
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Acquired programming

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Piripenguins TBA [52]
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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

For a list of earlier children’s programming on PBS, prior to the PTV block (such as Zoom or 3-2-1 Contact), see List of programs broadcast by PBS.

Original programming

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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 [note 25]
The Magic School Bus September 10, 1994 September 25, 1998
Bill Nye the Science Guy October 10, 1994 September 3, 1999
Katie and Orbie October 14, 1995 August 31, 1997 [53][54]
Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego? October 7, 1996 September 25, 1998
The Charlie Horse Music Pizza January 5, 1998 September 3, 1999
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Programming from American Program Service

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The Letter People April 4, 1974 April 8, 1994 [55][56][57]
Mundo Real November 7, 1975 October 24, 1993 [58][59][60]
Dragons, Wagons & Wax September 17, 1977 1996 [61][62][63]
Size Small December 4, 1982 August 31, 1996 [64][65][66]
The Pappenheimers September 1, 1983 August 31, 1994 [67]
The Secret City September 2, 1985 March 14, 1993 [68][69]
A Musical Encounter September 7, 1985 1995 [70][71]
Captain Kangaroo September 1, 1986 August 31, 1993
Tomes & Talismans August 31, 1996 [72][73][74]
Storylords September 7, 1986 1998 [75][76][77]
Saludos May 24, 1987 April 27, 1997 [78][79]
The Wind in the Willows September 19, 1990 September 18, 1993 [80][81]
Math Vantage February 5, 1993 1998 [82][83]
You Can Choose! May 24, 1993 December 15, 1993 [84][85]
Gerbert June 1, 1993 August 31, 1997 [86][87]
Whirligig! July 2, 1993 February 12, 1995 [88][89]
Shamu TV September 17, 1993 September 16, 1996 [90][91][92]
Pappyland February 13, 1994 September 3, 1999
The Shelly T. Turtle Show June 23, 1995 January 30, 1998 [93][94][95]
The Swamp Critters of Lost Lagoon November 4, 1995 December 27, 1997
Get Real! March 1, 1995 March 31, 1997 [96][97][98]
Bloopy's Buddies January 6, 1996 January 31, 1998
Animal Tales July 1, 1996 June 30, 1998 [99][100]
Follow the Money July 6, 1997 December 31, 1997 [101]
Salty's Lighthouse December 6, 1997 1998 [102]
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Blocks

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The Game October 7, 1996 September 5, 1999
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PBS Kids

Original programming

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Reading Rainbow1 2 July 11, 1983 August 28, 2009 [note 2] [103][104][105]
Barney & Friends April 6, 1992 November 14, 2015 [note 26]
The Puzzle Place January 16, 1995 March 31, 2000
Plaza Sesamo April 3, 1995 January 4, 2010 [note 27]
Wishbone October 9, 1995 September 6, 2009 [note 28]
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 [note 29]
Noddy August 31, 1998 September 1, 2002 [note 30]
Zoom January 4, 1999 September 2, 2007
Zoboomafoo1 2 January 25, 1999 February 1, 2009 [note 31][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 32]
Corduroy September 30, 2000 October 28, 2001
Elliot Moose
Timothy Goes to School September 5, 2004
Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse
Seven Little Monsters [note 33] [106]
George Shrinks September 2, 2007 [note 34]
Jay Jay the Jet Plane June 11, 2001 May 31, 2009 [note 35]
Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series September 2, 2001 September 30, 2015 [note 36]
Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat September 3, 2001 February 1, 2009 [note 37]
DragonflyTV January 19, 2002 September 6, 2009 [note 38]
Angelina Ballerina1 2 June 1, 2002 August 29, 2009 [note 39]
Liberty's Kids September 2, 2002 October 10, 2004
The Berenstain Bears1 2 January 6, 2003 February 1, 2009 [note 40][note 39] [106]
Clifford's Puppy Days September 1, 2003 April 23, 2022 [note 41] [107]
Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks1 2 September 7, 2003 August 31, 2008 [note 42]
Boohbah January 19, 2004
Thomas & Friends2 September 5, 2004 December 31, 2017 [note 43][note 2]
Postcards from Buster1 October 11, 2004 February 24, 2012
Bob the Builder January 1, 2005 November 6, 2015 [note 44] [108][109]
Make Way for Noddy September 10, 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 45]
Franny's Feet July 8, 2006 September 6, 2009 [note 46]
Design Squad1 February 21, 2007 March 20, 2011
Peep and the Big Wide World1 April 1, 2007 December 26, 2021 [note 47] [111][112]
WordWorld1 September 3, 2007 October 2, 2022 [note 48]
Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies September 8, 2007 September 6, 2009 [note 49]
Animalia January 5, 2008 [note 49]
Betsy's Kindergarten Adventures January 13, 2008 May 31, 2009 [note 50] [113]
Martha Speaks1 September 1, 2008 October 2, 2022 [note 51]
Sid the Science Kid1 June 25, 2023 [note 52]
Lomax, the Hound of Music October 11, 2008 December 29, 2008 [114]
The Electric Company (2009) January 19, 2009 August 31, 2014 [115]
Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps1 2 September 5, 2009 November 14, 2015 [note 53][note 54]
Bob the Builder (2015) November 7, 2015 November 20, 2018 [109][116][117]
Splash and Bubbles1 November 23, 2016 October 2, 2022 [note 55] [118]
Esme & Roy August 30, 2019 June 27, 2021 [note 20] [119]
The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo1 February 10, 2023 May 10, 2024 [120] [121][122]
Mecha Builders May 13, 2024 April 30, 2025 [note 20] [23][123]
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Acquired programming

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Newton's Apple October 15, 1983 October 31, 1999
Mark Kistler's Imagination Station October 14, 1991 July 10, 1998 [note 56]
The Eddie Files 1995 2000
Ricky's Room 1999 2000
Mary Lou's Flip Flop Shop August 25, 2002 September 22, 2002 [note 57]
MythQuest 2002 2004
Nanalan' July 2006 2013 [124][125]
Miffy and Friends 2007 2009 [note 58]
Shalom Sesame October 5, 2010 October 11, 2011
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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.

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Harriet's Magic Hats September 27, 1983 November 13, 1999 [126][127]
Alles Gute September 10, 1989 July 31, 1999 [128][129][130]
Practical Parenting November 3, 1989 January 14, 2001 [131][132][133]
The Story of Read-Alee Deed-Alee October 2, 1993 October 1, 1999 [134][135][136]
Beyond the Front Page November 20, 1993 November 19, 2000 [137][138]
Jack Houston's ImagineLand January 5, 1994 July 31, 2000 [139][140]
Kidsongs April 4, 1994 June 30, 2001 [141][142]
The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon September 18, 1994 September 5, 1999
Big Changes, Big Choices October 27, 1994 October 26, 2000 [143][144]
The Huggabug Club January 2, 1995 July 28, 2000
The Big Comfy Couch January 9, 1995 April 30, 2009 [145]
Preschool Power! March 25, 1995 December 31, 1999 [146][147]
The Reppies April 1, 1996 April 30, 1999 [148]
Crossroads Café September 6, 1996 2000 [149][150]
Cave Kids September 29, 1996 September 12, 1999 [151][152]
Great Minds of Business August 3, 1997 January 7, 2000 [153][154]
Zoobilee Zoo September 1, 1997 February 6, 2000 [155][156][157]
Groundling Marsh December 31, 2000 [158]
The Slow Norris November 9, 1997 August 29, 2000 [159][160]
Backyard Safari September 28, 1999 [142]
Mikhail Baryshnikov's Stories from My Childhood March 15, 1998 December 31, 2001 [161][162][163]
Skinnamarink TV May 9, 1998 September 5, 1999 [164][165]
Salsa June 1, 1998 May 31, 2000 [166][167]
Reading Allowed June 7, 1998 August 29, 2001 [168][169][170]
Someday School June 21, 1998 May 31, 2001 [171]
The Adventures of Elmer & Friends September 1, 1998 August 31, 1999 [172]
Once Upon a Tree October 5, 1998 October 4, 2000 [173][174]
Adventures with Kanga Roddy April 4, 1999 March 4, 2001 [175]
Wish*a*roo Park June 6, 1999 June 5, 2001 [176]
Hello Mrs. Cherrywinkle July 4, 1999 July 3, 2001 [177]
Popular Mechanics for Kids January 1, 2000 December 31, 2000 [178][179]
The Dooley and Pals Show April 2, 2000 April 1, 2003 [180][181]
Alef...Bet...Blast-Off! September 3, 2000 September 2, 2009 [182]
Brian Jacques' Redwall April 1, 2001 April 6, 2006 [183][184][185]
The Toy Castle April 6, 2003 April 5, 2010 [186]
Real Wheels September 7, 2003 September 6, 2010 [187][188]
Mustard Pancakes July 1, 2005 April 7, 2008 [189][190][191]
Ribert and Robert's Wonderworld September 4, 2005 September 6, 2020 [192]
Kid Fitness March 31, 2010 [193][194]
Danger Rangers September 5, 2005 December 26, 2006 [195]
The Zula Patrol September 10, 2005 August 31, 2022 [196][191]
My Bedbugs October 2, 2005 October 1, 2009 [197]
Signing Time! January 1, 2006 September 30, 2008 [198][195]
The Saddle Club September 3, 2006 September 6, 2012 [199]
Sheira & Loli's Dittydoodle Works May 5, 2010 [200][201]
SeeMore's Playhouse September 10, 2006 November 2, 2009 [202][203]
Jim Knox's Wild Zoofari September 2, 2007 September 1, 2010 [204][205]
Raggs February 4, 2008 February 1, 2014 [206]
Wunderkind Little Amadeus September 7, 2008 September 6, 2020 [207]
Bali1 September 12, 2010 August 31, 2021 [208]
Wild Animal Baby Explorers October 1, 2010 January 7, 2014 [209][210]
Space Racers May 2, 2014 October 31, 2016 [note 59] [211][212][213]
Thomas Edison's Secret Lab September 7, 2015 September 6, 2020 [214]
Bug Bites January 4, 2016 January 3, 2019 [215]
Ruby's Studio January 7, 2016 January 6, 2022 [216][217][218]
Mack & Moxy February 5, 2016 February 16, 2020 [219]
Young Voices for the Planet April 8, 2016 April 7, 2019 [216][220]
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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.

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Curiosity Quest July 16, 2004 2021
The Shapies 2004 2006
Auto-B-Good January 17, 2005 December 23, 2005
Kids for Positive Change July 1, 2021 June 30, 2024
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Interstitial programming

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Dash's Game of the Day September 4, 2006 May 16, 2008
Dot's Story Factory September 3, 2007 October 6, 2013
Dash's Secret Treasure May 19, 2008
Music Time with SteveSongs July 18, 2022
Dash's Dance Party September 7, 2009 October 6, 2013
Adventures with Hooper September 5, 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
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Short-form programming

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The Amazing Colossal Adventures of WordGirl November 10, 2006 October 10, 2007 [221]
Pocoyo January 4, 2010 December 26, 2021 [note 60][222]
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Blocks

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PBS Kids Bookworm Bunch September 30, 2000 September 5, 2004
PBS Kids Go! October 11, 2004 October 6, 2013
PBS Kids Preschool September 4, 2006
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Special programming

Programs with marked with an asterisk (*) have been featured on the Family Night weekend primetime block on PBS Kids 24/7.

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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 [223]
Barney's Christmas Star 2002
Elmo's World: Happy Holidays!
Arthur, It's Only Rock 'n' Roll September 1, 2002 [224][225]
Zoom: America's Kids Remember September 8, 2002
Bob the Builder Snowed Under: The Bobblesberg Winter Games December 17, 2005
Arthur's Missing Pal August 18, 2007
Panwapa 2008 [226][227]
Abby in Wonderland November 28, 2008
Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas* November 25, 2009 [228]
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 [229]
Clifford's Really Big Movie December 14, 2012 [230]
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 [231]
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 [232]
Odd Squad: The Movie* August 1, 2016
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Halloween!* October 28, 2016 [233]
Wild Kratts: Creatures of the Deep Sea* November 23, 2016
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Space!* December 26, 2016 [234]
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 [235]
Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas* November 22, 2017 [236]
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 [237]
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 [238]
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 2, 2023
Rocket Saves the Day* December 26, 2023 [239]
Wild Kratts: Our Blue and Green World* April 1, 2024 [240][241]
Nature Cat’s Nature Movie Special Extraordinaire* April 22, 2024 [240][241]
Brambletown* July 26, 2024 [242][243]
Mystery League* March 22, 2025 [244]
Acoustic Rooster and His Barnyard Band* May 1, 2025 [245]
Wowsabout* May 1, 2026 [246][247][248]
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Special programming from American Public Television

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Davy Jones' Locker November 1, 1997
Barney's Great Adventure October 1, 2000
The Redwall Movie c. 2002 [249]
VeggieTales: The Star of Christmas December 23, 2002 [249]
VeggieTales: Duke and the Great Pie War April 1, 2005 [250]
Heidi 4 Paws: A Furry Tale November 23, 2008 [251]
Science Mission 101 February 1, 2010
Scientastic! September 2, 2010
April 2014
Biz Kids: Three Minutes to Change the World May 20, 2012 [252]
Lost Treasure Hunt October 1, 2014
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Acquired special programming

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A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving November 22, 2020 [note 61][253]
A Charlie Brown Christmas December 13, 2020 [note 62][253]
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown October 24, 2021 [note 63][254]
MeteoHeroes: The Adventure Begins - Earth Day Special April 22, 2022 [note 64][255]
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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

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Wilson & Ditch: Digging America Fall 2009 2018 [256]
Fizzy's Lunch Lab November 16, 2009 February 2021 [257]
Chuck Vanderchuck's "Something Something" Explosion 2011 2018 [41]
Plum Landing1 April 22, 2014 present [258][259]
Ruff Ruffman: Humble Media Genius November 26, 2014 [260]
The Ruff Ruffman Show1 September 28, 2017 [261]
PBS Kids Talk About 2018
Scribbles and Ink1 December 16, 2019 [262][263]
Team Hamster December 28, 2020
Search It Up! 2020
Mega Wow! 2021 [264]
Tiny Time Travel March 15, 2024 [265]
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Podcasts

See also

Notes

  1. [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. [2]
    Reruns began streaming on the PBS Retro channel on April 23, 2024.
  3. [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. As of 2025, new episodes premiere on PBS and Netflix concurrently.
  4. [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. [5]
    National runs on PBS ended on September 30, 2024. Reruns continue on PBS Kids 24/7.
  6. [6]
    National runs on PBS ended on July 12, 2019. Reruns continue on select local PBS stations and PBS Kids 24/7.
  7. [7]
    National runs on PBS ended on June 2, 2017. Reruns continue on select local PBS stations with specials airing periodically on PBS Kids 24/7.
  8. [8]
    National runs on PBS ended on February 4, 2024. Reruns continue on select local PBS stations and PBS Kids 24/7.
  9. [9]
    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.
  10. [10]
    National runs on PBS ended on July 4, 2025. Reruns continue on select local PBS stations and PBS Kids 24/7.
  11. [11]
    National runs on PBS ended on February 3, 2023. Reruns continue on select local PBS stations and PBS Kids 24/7.
  12. [12]
    National runs on PBS ended on February 1, 2026. Reruns continue on select local PBS stations and PBS Kids 24/7.
  13. [13]
    National runs on PBS ended on February 4, 2024. Reruns continue on select local PBS stations and PBS Kids 24/7.
  14. [14]
    National runs on PBS ended on September 30, 2022. Reruns continue on select local PBS stations and PBS Kids 24/7.
  15. [15]
    National runs on PBS ended on February 2, 2024. Reruns continue on select local PBS stations and PBS Kids 24/7.
  16. [16]
    National runs ended on May 30, 2014 (PBS) and October 2, 2022 (PBS Kids 24/7). Reruns continue on select local PBS stations only.
  17. [17]
    National runs ended on December 31, 2010. Reruns continue on select local PBS stations only.
  18. [18]
    Broadcasts are exclusive to select local PBS stations.
  19. [19]
    National runs ended on October 1, 2021 (PBS) and March 1, 2026 (PBS Kids 24/7), with specials airing periodically through December 25, 2025. Reruns continue on select local PBS stations only.
  20. [20]
    Exclusive to PBS Kids 24/7.
  21. [21]
    Milo was first available on PBS Kids streaming platforms and Amazon Prime Video starting on May 13, 2024.
  22. [22]
    Skillsville aired from March 3, 2025, through January 31, 2026 on PBS Kids; Reruns are currently distributed to local PBS stations by American Public Television as of February 1, 2026.
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