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Discovery Family is a U.S. cable television channel that shows lots of different TV programs. This list tells you about the shows that are currently on Discovery Family, and also many of the shows that used to be on the channel when it was called Discovery Kids (from 1996 to 2010) and The Hub Network (from 2010 to 2014).

Current Programming

These are the shows you can watch on Discovery Family right now!

Original Programming

These shows were made especially for Discovery Family or its earlier versions.

Title Premiere date Note(s)
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic October 10, 2010
Pound Puppies
The Adventures of Chuck and Friends October 15, 2010
Transformers: Rescue Bots December 17, 2011
Littlest Pet Shop November 10, 2012
Cake Boss October 16, 2014

Programming from Other WBD Networks

These shows come from other TV channels that are part of the same company, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD).

Animal Planet

Title Premiere date Note(s)
Too Cute August 18, 2014

Food Network

Title Premiere date Note(s)
Kids Baking Championship December 4, 2018

Programming from Hanna-Barbera

These are classic cartoons from Hanna-Barbera.

Title Premiere date Note(s)
The Smurfs August 7, 2023
Paddington Bear October 7, 2023

Programming from Warner Bros. Animation

More animated shows from Warner Bros.

Title Premiere date Note(s)
Baby Looney Tunes May 1, 2023
The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries May 6, 2023
Looney Tunes December 4, 2023

Programming from Netflix

These shows originally aired on Netflix.

Title Premiere date Note(s)
Super Monsters October 19, 2019

Acquired Programming

These are shows that Discovery Family bought from other companies to air on their channel.

Title Premiere date Note(s)
Petronix Defenders October 15, 2022
S.M.A.S.H. February 18, 2023
Hanni and the Wild Woods April 1, 2023

Former Programming

This section lists shows that used to be on Discovery Family, or on the channels it used to be called: Discovery Kids (1996–2010) and The Hub Network (2010–2014).

Former Programming by Discovery Kids

Discovery Kids was the original name of the channel.

Original Programming

These shows were made by Discovery Kids.

Animated
Title Premiere date Finale date Date(s) reran Note(s)
Kenny the Shark November 1, 2003 February 19, 2005 2005–12; 2017–22
Tutenstein November 1, 2003 October 11, 2008 2008–12
Time Warp Trio July 9, 2005 July 15, 2006 2006–11
Growing Up Creepie September 9, 2006 June 21, 2008 2008–11
The Future Is Wild October 13, 2007 July 5, 2008 2008–12
Live-action
Title Premiere date Finale date Date(s) reran Note(s)
Jaws & Claws 1997 1998 1998–2008
Truth or Scare October 27, 2001 January 4, 2003 2003–12
Endurance October 5, 2002 June 28, 2008 2008–13
Strange Days at Blake Holsey High October 5, 2002 January 28, 2006 2006–11
Darcy's Wild Life October 2, 2004 March 18, 2006 2006–10
Flight 29 Down October 1, 2005 August 25, 2007 2007–11
Bindi the Jungle Girl June 9, 2007 December 20, 2008 2008–10

Acquired Programming

These shows were bought by Discovery Kids from other companies.

Title Premiere date Finale date Note(s)
Popular Mechanics for Kids January 1, 2001 September 9, 2007
The Saddle Club January 4, 2002 March 24, 2012
Mystery Hunters June 30, 2003 October 9, 2010
Grossology January 13, 2007 June 26, 2011
Dinosapien July 7, 2007 March 24, 2012

Ready Set Learn

This was a special block of shows for younger kids.

Original Programming
Title Premiere date Finale date Date(s) reran Note(s)
Hi-5 February 24, 2003 October 6, 2006 2006–10
Peep and the Big Wide World April 12, 2004 September 14, 2007 2007–10
ToddWorld November 8, 2004 June 10, 2008 2008
Programming from PBS Kids

These shows came from the PBS Kids channel.

Title Premiere date Finale date Note(s)
The Magic School Bus February 24, 2003 February 28, 2010

Blocks

These were special groups of shows that aired together.

Title Premiere date Finale date Note(s)
Ready Set Learn February 24, 2003 October 8, 2010
Real Toons November 1, 2003 October 9, 2010

Former Programming by The Hub Network

The Hub Network was the channel's name between Discovery Kids and Discovery Family. An asterisk (*) means the show also had new episodes on Discovery Family.

Original Programming

These shows were made by The Hub Network.

Animated
Title Premiere date Finale date Date(s) reran Note(s)
Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures* October 10, 2010 September 12, 2015 2015–20
Transformers: Prime November 26, 2010 July 26, 2013 2013–23
Dan Vs. January 1, 2011 March 9, 2013 2013–14
Littlest Pet Shop November 10, 2012 June 4, 2016 2016–23
Live-action
Title Premiere date Finale date Date(s) reran Note(s)
Family Game Night* October 10, 2010 November 9, 2014 2014–16
The Haunting Hour: The Series* October 29, 2010 November 29, 2014 2016
The Aquabats! Super Show! March 3, 2012 January 18, 2014 2014

Programming from Warner Bros. Animation

These animated shows came from Warner Bros.

Title Premiere date Finale date Note(s)
Batman Beyond October 10, 2010 February 28, 2014
Batman: The Animated Series September 6, 2011 November 29, 2013
Animaniacs (1993) November 4, 2012 October 10, 2014

Programming from Hasbro

These shows were based on popular Hasbro toys and games.

Title Premiere date Finale date Note(s)
The Transformers October 11, 2010 January 28, 2022
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero October 11, 2010 May 30, 2022
Jem and the Holograms May 28, 2011 November 15, 2015

Syndicated Programming

These shows were bought from other companies to air on The Hub Network.

Title Premiere date Finale date Note(s)
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show October 11, 2010 September 13, 2013
The Wonder Years October 11, 2010 August 31, 2012
Goosebumps September 6, 2011 October 5, 2014
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch April 2, 2012 March 28, 2014

Blocks

Title Premiere date Finale date Note(s)
Hub Family Movie October 10, 2010 October 12, 2014

Former Programming by Discovery Family

These shows used to air on Discovery Family after it changed its name from The Hub Network.

Original Programming

These shows were made by Discovery Family.

Animated
Title Premiere date Finale date Date(s) reran Note(s)
Blazing Team: Masters of Yo Kwon Do November 13, 2015 September 9, 2017 2017–22
Littlest Pet Shop: A World of Our Own April 14, 2018 January 26, 2019 2019–23
Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy January 5, 2019 June 5, 2021 2021–23
My Little Pony: Pony Life November 7, 2020 May 22, 2021 2021–23
Live-action
Title Premiere date Finale date Note(s)
Survival of the Weirdest October 13, 2014 November 17, 2014
The Game Plane* September 29, 2015 March 22, 2016
Bake It Like Buddy September 8, 2018 February 16, 2019

Programming from Netflix

These shows originally aired on Netflix.

Title Premiere date Finale date Note(s)
Luna Petunia July 1, 2019 September 6, 2020
True and the Rainbow Kingdom August 2, 2020 July 30, 2021

Acquired Programming

These shows were bought by Discovery Family from other companies.

Title Premiere date Finale date Note(s)
Horrible Histories April 10, 2015 May 1, 2015
The Jungle Book July 11, 2015 March 25, 2018
Robin Hood: Mischief in Sherwood July 3, 2016 March 3, 2019
Zak Storm October 14, 2017 May 26, 2019
Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures November 16, 2019 August 27, 2023

Blocks

Title Premiere date Finale date Note(s)
Discovery Family Movies October 13, 2014 November 16, 2019
Summer Splash June 11, 2016 August 27, 2017

Special Programming

These are special movies or longer episodes that aired on the channel.

Title Initial broadcast date Notes
My Little Pony: Equestria Girls September 1, 2013
My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Rainbow Rocks October 17, 2014
My Little Pony: The Movie (1986) April 4, 2015
My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Friendship Games September 26, 2015
My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Legends of Everfree October 1, 2016
My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Forgotten Friendship February 17, 2018
My Little Pony: Best Gift Ever October 27, 2018
My Little Pony: Rainbow Roadtrip June 29, 2019
Kong: King of the Apes December 6, 2019

See also

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