HBO Kids facts for kids
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| Network | HBO Family |
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| Launched | August 26, 2001 |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Owner | Home Box Office, Inc. (WarnerMedia) |
| Formerly known as | Jam (2001–2016) |
| Sister network | Magnet (2001–2005) |
| Running time | 6am-8am 6am-10am (2020) 4pm-5pm (formerly) 6am-11am (2016–2020) |
| Original language(s) | English |
HBO Kids (formerly Jam) is an American children's preschool/children's television morning block operated by Home Box Office, Inc. (HBO), a division of AT&T's WarnerMedia. The block runs on HBO Family, HBO's sister station that targets at children and families.
The block runs from 6:00 am to roughly 8:00 to 9:00 am (ET) on weekdays; the block's shows are not shown in a standard half-hour timeslot. The block used to have an weekday 4pm timeslot, which was filled with The Electric Company. The block used to also air on weekends until October 2020.
Contents
Programming
Current programming
- 1 = Airs occasionally.
Original programming
| Title | Original run | HBO Kids run | Source(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Little Curious | February 1, 1999 – August 14, 2000 | August 26, 2001 – present | |
| Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | March 12, 1995 – July 18, 2000 | August 26, 2001 – 2004; January 2005 – present | |
| Crashbox | February 1, 1999 – April 1, 2000 | January 2005 – present | |
| Kindergarten | August 26, 2001 – September 7, 2001 | August 26, 2001 – present | |
| HBO Storybook Musicals1 | November 18, 1987 – December 8, 1993 | August 26, 2001 – present | |
| El Perro y El Gato1 | 2004 – August 13, 2012 | 2008 – present | |
| Classical Baby1 | May 14, 2005 – present | May 14, 2005 – present |
Former programming
Former original programming
- Stuart Little (March 2003 – 2007)
- I Spy (December 2002 – July 2011)
- Harold and the Purple Crayon (December 1, 2001 – 2011)
Former acquired programming
- Sesame Street (January 17, 2016 – November 1, 2020, now on PBS Kids and HBO Max)
- Fraggle Rock (December 2016 – 2019) (Now on Apple TV+)
- Henry's Cat
- Seabert
- The Storyteller
- Babar (2001–2004)
- Encyclopedia
- George and Martha (2001–2013)
- Anthony Ant
- The Little Lulu Show
- The Adventures of Paddington Bear
- The Mr. Men Show
- Pippi Longstocking
- Rainbow Fish
- Animated Tales of the World
- Postman Pat
- The Neverending Story
- The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures
- The Real Story of...
- The Legend of White Fang
- Magic Cellar
Reruns of ended Sesame Workshop series
| Title | Original network | Original run | HBO Kids run | Source(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Electric Company | PBS Kids Go! | January 23, 2009 – April 4, 2011 | January 17, 2016 – November 2020 | |
| Pinky Dinky Doo | Noggin | April 10, 2006 – June 17, 2010 | January 17, 2016 – 2020 |
- Esme & Roy (August 18, 2018 – April 27, 2019; Reruns: April 27, 2019 – 2020) (Now on PBS Kids and HBO Max)
Short-form programming
- HBO Family: 411 (2001 – 2016)
- My Favorite Book (2001 – 2016)
- Jammin' Animals (2001 – 2016)
- Sesame Street Shorts (January 17, 2016 – November 1, 2020)
- The Way I See It
- And Now You Know
- Just Wondering (2009 – 2016)
- I Want To Be
- El Perro y El Gato (2004 – 2016)
- Matters of Fact
- Eat 5
- Lisa
- When I'm...
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