The following is a list of programs that are currently airing or have formerly aired on public television in the United States on the 24/7 PBS Kids Channel (the original channel and its revival) and the PBS Kids block on local PBS stations.
Current programming
- 1 Co-distributed by Amazon Prime Video, the official streaming partner for PBS Kids programming.
- 2 Co-distributed by Roku on the PBS Retro streaming channel.
- 3 Acquired programming.
- 4 Ended but still airing reruns.
Original programming
| Title |
Premiere date |
Current season |
Source(s) |
| Mister Rogers' Neighborhood1 2 |
February 19, 1968 |
Reruns |
|
| Sesame Street |
November 10, 1969 |
53 |
|
| Arthur1 |
October 7, 1996 |
Reruns |
|
| Cyberchase1 |
January 21, 2002 |
14 |
|
| Curious George |
September 4, 2006 |
Reruns |
|
| Super Why!1 |
September 3, 2007 |
Reruns |
|
| WordGirl1 |
Reruns |
|
| Dinosaur Train1 |
September 7, 2009 |
Reruns |
|
| The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! |
September 6, 2010 |
Reruns |
|
| Wild Kratts1 |
January 3, 2011 |
7 |
|
| Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood1 |
September 3, 2012 |
6 |
|
| Peg + Cat1 |
October 7, 2013 |
Reruns |
|
| Odd Squad1 |
November 26, 2014 |
3 |
|
| Nature Cat1 |
November 25, 2015 |
Reruns |
|
| Ready Jet Go!1 |
February 15, 2016 |
Reruns |
|
| Pinkalicious & Peterrific1 |
February 19, 2018 |
6 |
|
| Let's Go Luna!1 |
November 21, 2018 |
Reruns |
|
| Molly of Denali1 |
July 15, 2019 |
4 |
|
| Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum1 |
November 11, 2019 |
2 |
|
| Clifford the Big Red Dog (2019) |
December 7, 2019 |
Reruns |
|
| Hero Elementary1 |
June 1, 2020 |
Reruns |
|
| Elinor Wonders Why1 |
September 7, 2020 |
1 |
|
| Donkey Hodie1 |
May 3, 2021 |
2 |
|
| Alma's Way1 |
October 4, 2021 |
2 |
|
| Rosie's Rules1 |
October 3, 2022 |
1 |
|
| Work It Out Wombats!1 |
February 6, 2023 |
1 |
|
| The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo1 |
February 10, 2023 |
Reruns |
|
| Lyla in the Loop1 |
February 5, 2024 |
1 |
|
Local reruns
The following programs are currently airing on select local PBS stations only. They are no longer distributed nationally, though are still available for local stations to air independently.
| Title |
Premiere date |
National run end date |
Source(s) |
| Clifford the Big Red Dog (2000)4 |
September 4, 2000 |
October 2, 2022 |
|
| The Berenstain Bears1 3 4 |
January 6, 2003 |
February 1, 2009 |
|
| Maya & Miguel4 |
October 11, 2004 |
December 31, 2010 |
|
| Martha Speaks1 4 |
September 1, 2008 |
October 2, 2022 |
|
| SciGirls1 4 |
February 11, 2010 |
June 23, 2023 |
|
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.
| Title |
Premiere date |
Source(s) |
| Biz Kid$4 |
January 6, 2008 |
|
| Roey's Paintbox4 |
February 4, 2015 |
|
| Kid Stew4 |
May 1, 2018 |
|
| Albie's Elevator |
September 4, 2023 |
|
| The Infinite Art Hunt |
|
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.
| Title |
Premiere date |
Source(s) |
| Curious Crew4 |
2017 |
|
| Into the Outdoors4 |
June 3, 2020 |
|
| Let's Learn |
December 14, 2020 |
|
| DIY Science Time4 |
May 31, 2021 |
|
| Camp TV |
June 16, 2021 |
|
| Kids for Positive Change4 |
July 1, 2021 |
|
Interstitial programming
The following interstitials run for a minute and are usually shown at the start or end of a traditional, full-form program.
| Title |
Premiere date |
Source(s) |
| PBS Kids Rocks! |
September 6, 2010 |
|
| You Can Be Anything! |
2016 |
|
| You, Me, and Community |
October 1, 2017 |
|
| The Really Really Awesome Activity Challenge |
|
| Get Moving! |
August 3, 2020 |
|
Web series and short-form programming
| Title |
Premiere date |
Source(s) |
| Oh Noah! |
September 17, 2012 |
|
| Plum Landing1 |
April 22, 2014 |
| Ruff Ruffman: Humble Media Genius |
November 26, 2014 |
|
| The Ruff Ruffman Show1 |
September 28, 2017 |
|
| Scribbles and Ink1 |
December 16, 2019 |
|
| Team Hamster |
December 28, 2020 |
|
| Elinor Wonders Why's That's So Interesting!1 |
May 3, 2021 |
|
| Through the Woods1 |
June 4, 2021 |
|
| Jelly, Ben and Pogo |
October 4, 2021 |
|
| Molly of Denali: The Big Gathering1 |
November 1, 2022 |
|
| City Island1 |
December 26, 2022 |
|
| What Can You Become? |
March 3, 2023 |
|
| Super Why's Comic Book Adventures1 |
October 18, 2023 |
|
| Tiny Time Travel |
March 15, 2024 |
|
Blocks
| Title |
Premiere date |
Source(s) |
| PBS Kids Family Night |
April 21, 2017 |
|
Upcoming programming
Original programming
| Title |
Premiere date |
Source(s) |
| Carl the Collector |
Fall 2024 |
|
| Weather Hunters |
February 2025 |
|
| Skillsville |
2025 |
|
| Acoustic Rooster and His Barnyard Band |
TBA |
|
| Untitled literary curriculum series |
|
Acquired programming
| Title |
Premiere date |
Source(s) |
| Mecha Builders |
May 13, 2024 |
|
| Milo |
May 13, 2024 |
|
Former programming
- 1 Co-distributed by Amazon Prime Video, the official streaming partner for PBS Kids programming.
- 2 Co-distributed by Roku on the PBS Retro streaming channel.
- 3 Acquired programming.
PTV
Original programming
| Title |
Premiere date |
End date |
Source(s) |
| 3-2-1 Contact |
January 14, 1980 |
September 27, 1992 |
|
| 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 |
1999 |
|
| The Magic School Bus |
September 10, 1994 |
September 25, 1998 |
|
| Bill Nye the Science Guy3 |
October 10, 1994 |
September 3, 1999 |
|
| Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego? |
October 7, 1996 |
September 25, 1998 |
|
| The Charlie Horse Music Pizza |
January 5, 1998 |
September 3, 1999 |
|
Programming from American Program Service
| Title |
Premiere date |
End date |
Source(s) |
| Pappyland |
May 25, 1993 |
September 3, 1999 |
|
| Kidsongs |
April 4, 1994 |
October 24, 1998 |
|
| The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon |
September 18, 1994 |
September 5, 1999 |
|
| Preschool Power |
1995 |
1998 |
|
| The Swamp Critters of Lost Lagoon |
November 4, 1995 |
December 27, 1997 |
|
| Bloopy's Buddies |
January 6, 1996 |
1998 |
|
| The Reppies |
September 28, 1996 |
November 2, 1996 |
|
| Cave Kids |
September 29, 1996 |
1999 |
|
| Groundling Marsh |
1997 |
|
Acquired programming
Blocks
| Block title |
Launch date |
End date |
Source(s) |
| The Game |
October 7, 1996 |
September 6, 1999 |
|
PBS Kids
Original programming
| Title |
Premiere date |
End date |
Source(s) |
| Reading Rainbow1 2 |
July 11, 1983 |
August 28, 2009 |
|
| Barney & Friends |
April 6, 1992 |
November 14, 2015 |
|
| The Puzzle Place |
January 16, 1995 |
March 31, 2000 |
|
| Plaza Sesamo3 |
April 3, 1995 |
January 4, 2010 |
|
| Wishbone |
October 9, 1995 |
August 31, 2014 |
|
| Kratts' Creatures1 2 |
June 3, 1996 |
June 9, 2000 |
|
| Adventures from the Book of Virtues |
September 2, 1996 |
September 26, 2005 |
|
| Tots TV 3 |
October 7, 1996 |
September 1, 2002 |
|
| Theodore Tugboat |
October 20, 1996 |
|
| Wimzie's House |
September 1, 1997 |
September 2, 2001 |
|
| Teletubbies 3 |
April 6, 1998 |
August 29, 2008 |
|
| Noddy 3 |
August 31, 1998 |
September 1, 2002 |
|
| Zoom |
January 4, 1999 |
September 2, 2007 |
|
| Zoboomafoo1 2 |
January 25, 1999 |
February 1, 2009 |
|
| Dragon Tales |
September 6, 1999 |
August 31, 2010 |
|
| Between the Lions |
April 3, 2000 |
August 31, 2011 |
|
| Caillou1 2 |
September 4, 2000 |
November 13, 2015 |
|
| Corduroy |
September 30, 2000 |
October 28, 2001 |
|
| Elliot Moose |
|
| Timothy Goes to School |
September 5, 2004 |
|
| Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse |
|
| Seven Little Monsters |
September 15, 2003 |
|
| George Shrinks |
September 2, 2007 |
|
| Jay Jay the Jet Plane |
June 11, 2001 |
May 31, 2009 |
|
| Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series |
September 2, 2001 |
September 30, 2015 |
|
| Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat |
September 3, 2001 |
February 1, 2009 |
|
| DragonflyTV |
January 19, 2002 |
September 6, 2009 |
|
| Angelina Ballerina |
May 4, 2002 |
August 29, 2009 |
|
| Liberty's Kids |
September 2, 2002 |
October 10, 2004 |
|
| Clifford's Puppy Days |
September 1, 2003 |
April 23, 2022 |
|
| Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks1 |
September 7, 2003 |
August 31, 2008 |
|
| Boohbah3 |
January 19, 2004 |
|
| Thomas & Friends2 3 |
September 5, 2004 |
December 31, 2017 |
|
| Postcards from Buster1 |
October 11, 2004 |
February 24, 2012 |
|
| Bob the Builder3 |
January 1, 2005 |
November 6, 2015 |
|
| Make Way for Noddy 3 |
July 2, 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 |
|
| Franny's Feet |
July 8, 2006 |
September 6, 2009 |
|
| Design Squad1 |
February 28, 2007 |
March 20, 2011 |
|
| Peep and the Big Wide World1 2 |
April 1, 2007 |
December 26, 2021 |
|
| WordWorld1 |
September 3, 2007 |
October 2, 2022 |
|
| Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies |
September 8, 2007 |
September 6, 2009 |
|
| Animalia 3 |
January 5, 2008 |
| Betsy's Kindergarten Adventures |
January 13, 2008 |
May 31, 2009 |
|
| Sid the Science Kid1 |
September 1, 2008 |
June 25, 2023 |
|
| Lomax, the Hound of Music |
October 11, 2008 |
December 29, 2008 |
|
| The Electric Company (2009) |
January 19, 2009 |
August 31, 2014 |
|
| Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps1 |
September 5, 2009 |
November 14, 2015 |
|
| Bob the Builder (2015)3 |
November 7, 2015 |
November 20, 2018 |
|
| Splash and Bubbles1 |
November 23, 2016 |
October 2, 2022 |
|
| Esme & Roy |
August 30, 2019 |
June 27, 2021 |
|
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.
| Title |
Premiere date |
End date |
Source(s) |
| The Huggabug Club |
January 2, 1995 |
July 28, 2000 |
|
| The Big Comfy Couch |
January 9, 1995 |
May 24, 2009 |
|
| Someday School |
1998 |
May 31, 2001 |
|
| Adventures with Kanga Roddy |
April 4, 1999 |
March 4, 2001 |
|
| Wish*A*Roo Park |
June 6, 1999 |
June 5, 2001 |
|
| Hello Mrs. Cherrywinkle |
July 12, 1999 |
September 6, 2001 |
|
| The Dooley and Pals Show |
April 3, 2000 |
June 5, 2003 |
|
| Alef...Bet...Blast-Off! |
September 3, 2000 |
September 2, 2009 |
|
| Redwall |
April 1, 2001 |
2006 |
|
| The Toy Castle |
2002 |
2005 |
|
| Real Wheels |
2003 |
2004 |
|
| The Shapies |
2004 |
2006 |
|
| My Bedbugs |
March 1, 2004 |
November 2, 2005 |
|
| Mustard Pancakes |
2005 |
2007 |
|
| Auto-B-Good |
January 17, 2005 |
December 23, 2005 |
|
| Ribert and Robert's Wonderworld |
September 4, 2005 |
2016 |
|
| The Zula Patrol |
September 10, 2005 |
2022 |
| Danger Rangers |
September 5, 2005 |
December 26, 2006 |
|
| Signing Time! |
January 1, 2006 |
January 19, 2008 |
|
| Sheira & Loli's Dittydoodle Works |
April 22, 2006 |
February 22, 2009 |
|
| SeeMore's Playhouse |
September 10, 2006 |
January 15, 2008 |
|
| The Saddle Club |
September 3, 2006 |
September 6, 2012 |
|
| Raggs |
February 4, 2008 |
February 18, 2009 |
|
| Wunderkind Little Amadeus |
September 7, 2008 |
September 6, 2020 |
|
| Scientastic! |
September 2, 2010 |
2014 |
|
| Bali1 |
September 12, 2010 |
2021 |
|
| Wild Animal Baby Explorers |
October 3, 2010 |
June 29, 2014 |
|
| Space Racers |
May 2, 2014 |
October 31, 2016 |
|
| Thomas Edison's Secret Lab |
September 7, 2015 |
2019 |
|
| Bug Bites |
January 4, 2016 |
2018 |
|
| Ruby's Studio |
January 7, 2016 |
2021 |
|
| Mack & Moxy |
February 5, 2016 |
February 16, 2020 |
|
| Blue Chip Kids |
March 1, 2017 |
2021 |
|
Acquired programming
Interstitial programming
| Title |
Premiere date |
End date |
Source(s) |
| Dash's Game of the Day |
September 4, 2006 |
May 16, 2008 |
|
| Dot's Story Factory |
September 3, 2007 |
October 4, 2013 |
|
| Dash's Secret Treasure |
May 19, 2008 |
July 18, 2022 |
|
| Music Time with SteveSongs |
|
| Dash's Dance Party |
September 7, 2009 |
|
| Adventures with Hooper |
September 3, 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 |
|
Web series and short-form programming
| Title |
Premiere date |
End date |
Source(s) |
| The Amazing Colossal Adventures of WordGirl |
November 10, 2006 |
October 10, 2007 |
|
| Wilson & Ditch: Digging America |
Fall 2009 |
2018 |
|
| Fizzy's Lunch Lab |
November 16, 2009 |
February 2021 |
|
| Pocoyo |
January 4, 2010 |
December 26, 2021 |
|
| Chuck Vanderchuck's "Something Something" Explosion |
2011 |
2018 |
|
Blocks
| Block title |
Launch date |
End date |
Source(s) |
| PBS Kids Bookworm Bunch |
September 30, 2000 |
September 5, 2004 |
|
| PBS Kids Go! |
October 11, 2004 |
October 7, 2013 |
|
| PBS Kids Preschool Block |
September 4, 2006 |
|
Special programming
Programs with marked with an asterisk (*) have been featured on the Family Night weekend primetime block on PBS Kids 24/7.
| Title |
Initial broadcast date |
Source(s) |
| 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 |
|
| Barney's Christmas Star |
2002 |
|
| Elmo's World: Happy Holidays! |
|
| Arthur, It's Only Rock 'n' Roll |
September 2, 2002 |
|
| Zoom: America's Kids Remember |
September 8, 2002 |
|
| Bob the Builder Snowed Under: The Bobblesberg Winter Games |
2005 |
|
| Arthur's Missing Pal |
August 18, 2007 |
|
| Panwapa |
2008 |
|
| Abby in Wonderland |
November 28, 2008 |
|
| Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas* |
November 25, 2009 |
|
| 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 |
|
| Clifford's Really Big Movie |
December 14, 2012 |
|
| 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 |
|
| 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 |
|
| Odd Squad: The Movie* |
August 1, 2016 |
|
| The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Halloween!* |
October 28, 2016 |
|
| Wild Kratts: Creatures of the Deep Sea* |
November 23, 2016 |
|
| The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Space!* |
December 26, 2016 |
|
| 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 |
|
| Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas* |
November 22, 2017 |
|
| 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 |
|
| 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 |
|
| 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 2023 |
|
| Rocket Saves the Day* |
December 26, 2023 |
|
| Wild Kratts: Our Blue and Green World |
April 1, 2024 |
|
| Nature Cat’s Nature Movie Special Extraordinaire |
April 22, 2024 |
|
Special programming from American Public Television
| Title |
Initial broadcast date |
Source(s) |
| Davy Jones' Locker |
November 1, 1997 |
|
| Barney's Great Adventure |
October 1, 2000 |
|
| The Redwall Movie |
c. 2002 |
|
| VeggieTales: The Star of Christmas |
December 23, 2002 |
|
| VeggieTales: Duke and the Great Pie War |
April 1, 2005 |
|
| Heidi 4 Paws: A Furry Tale |
November 23, 2008 |
|
| Science Mission 101 |
February 1, 2010 |
|
| Biz Kids: Three Minutes to Change the World |
May 20, 2012 |
|
| Lost Treasure Hunt |
October 1, 2014 |
|
Acquired special programming
| Title |
Initial broadcast date |
Source(s) |
| A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving |
November 22, 2020 |
|
| A Charlie Brown Christmas |
December 13, 2020 |
|
| It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown |
October 24, 2021 |
|
| MeteoHeroes: The Adventure Begins - Earth Day Special |
April 22, 2022 |
|
See also
- List of programs broadcast by PBS
- List of programs broadcast by American Public Television
