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This article lists the TV shows and specials that have been shown on PBS Kids, a special channel for kids from PBS. These shows are broadcast on local PBS stations and also on the 24/7 PBS Kids channel in the United States.

Current Shows

These are the shows you can watch on PBS Kids right now.

  • 1 Some shows are also available on Amazon Prime Video, which is a streaming partner for PBS Kids.
  • 2 Some shows can also be found on the PBS Retro streaming channel.

Original Shows

These shows were made especially for PBS Kids.

Title First Shown Current Season
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood1 2 February 19, 1968 Reruns
Sesame Street November 10, 1969 54
Arthur1 October 7, 1996 Reruns
Cyberchase1 January 21, 2002 15
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 7
Peg + Cat1 October 7, 2013 Reruns
Odd Squad1 November 26, 2014 4
Nature Cat1 November 25, 2015 Reruns
Ready Jet Go!1 February 15, 2016 Reruns
Pinkalicious & Peterrific1 February 19, 2018 7
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 2
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
Lyla in the Loop1 February 5, 2024 1
Milo1 October 1, 2024 1
Carl the Collector1 November 14, 2024 1
Skillsville1 March 3, 2025 1

Local Reruns

These shows are still on TV in some places, but not everywhere across the country anymore.

Title First Shown Stopped National Broadcast
Clifford the Big Red Dog (2000) September 4, 2000 October 2, 2022
The Berenstain Bears1 January 6, 2003 February 1, 2009
Maya & Miguel October 11, 2004 December 31, 2010
Martha Speaks1 September 1, 2008 October 2, 2022
SciGirls1 February 11, 2010 June 23, 2023

Shows from American Public Television

These shows are shared by another group called American Public Television, not PBS directly. Some local PBS stations choose to show them.

Title First Shown Current Season
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 1
The Infinite Art Hunt 1
Mia & Codie January 2, 2025 1
Vegesaurs April 1, 2025 1

Shows from NETA

These shows come from the National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA), not PBS itself. Local PBS stations can choose to broadcast them.

Title First Shown Current Season
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
Wordsville January 10, 2025 1

Short Breaks (Interstitials)

These are very short programs, usually about a minute long. They are often shown between longer shows.

Title First Shown
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

Short-form Shows

These are short episodes, often lasting only a few minutes.

Title First Shown
Oh Noah! April 11, 2011
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
Together We Can July 3, 2024
Acoustic Rooster: Jazzy Jams April 11, 2025

Show Blocks

These are special times when PBS Kids shows a group of programs together.

Title First Shown
PBS Kids Family Night April 21, 2017

Upcoming Shows

These are new shows that are planned to be shown on PBS Kids soon.

New Original Shows

Title Planned First Show Date
Weather Hunters September 8, 2025
Phoebe & Jay Fall 2025
The Day You Begin To Be Announced

New Acquired Shows

These are shows made by other companies that PBS Kids will start showing.

Title Planned First Show Date
Piripenguins To Be Announced

Past Shows

These shows used to be on PBS Kids but are not broadcast anymore.

  • 1 Some shows were also available on Amazon Prime Video.
  • 2 Some shows were also available on Roku on the PBS Retro streaming channel.

PTV Shows (Older PBS Kids)

Before PBS Kids became what it is today, there was a block of children's programming called PTV. If you want to see even older shows from PBS, like Zoom or 3-2-1 Contact, check out List of programs broadcast by PBS.

Original PTV Shows

These shows were created for the PTV block.

Title First Shown Last Shown
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
The Magic School Bus September 10, 1994 September 25, 1998
Bill Nye the Science Guy October 10, 1994 September 3, 1999

Shows from American Program Service (Older)

These shows were shared by American Program Service and shown on PTV.

Title First Shown Last Shown
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

Acquired PTV Shows

These shows were bought from other companies to be shown on PTV.

Title First Shown Last Shown
Katie and Orbie October 9, 1995 November 6, 1997

PTV Show Blocks

Block Title Started Ended
The Game October 7, 1996 September 6, 1999

PBS Kids Shows (Past)

These shows were part of the main PBS Kids lineup.

Original PBS Kids Shows

Title First Shown Last Shown
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
Wishbone October 9, 1995 August 31, 2014
Kratts' Creatures1 2 June 3, 1996 June 9, 2000
Teletubbies April 6, 1998 August 29, 2008
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 September 4, 2000 December 27, 2020
Clifford's Puppy Days September 1, 2003 April 23, 2022
Thomas & Friends2 September 5, 2004 December 31, 2017
Postcards from Buster1 October 11, 2004 February 24, 2012
Bob the Builder January 1, 2005 November 6, 2015
Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman1 May 29, 2006 November 20, 2018
Peep and the Big Wide World1 April 1, 2007 December 26, 2021
WordWorld1 September 3, 2007 October 2, 2022
Sid the Science Kid1 September 1, 2008 June 25, 2023
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) November 7, 2015 November 20, 2018
Splash and Bubbles1 November 23, 2016 October 2, 2022
Esme & Roy August 30, 2019 June 27, 2021
The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo1 February 10, 2023 May 10, 2024
Mecha Builders May 13, 2024 April 30, 2025

Past Shows from American Public Television

These shows were shared by American Public Television and shown on PBS Kids.

Title First Shown Last Shown
The Big Comfy Couch January 9, 1995 May 24, 2009
The Dooley and Pals Show April 3, 2000 June 5, 2003
Redwall April 1, 2001 2006
The Zula Patrol September 10, 2005 2022
Signing Time! January 1, 2006 January 19, 2008
The Saddle Club September 3, 2006 September 6, 2012
Bali1 September 12, 2010 2021

Past Acquired Shows

These shows were bought from other companies to be shown on PBS Kids.

Title First Shown Last Shown
Newton's Apple October 15, 1983 October 31, 1999
Curiosity Quest July 16, 2004 2021
Nanalan' July 2006 2013
Miffy and Friends 2007 2009

Past Short Breaks (Interstitials)

These short programs used to be shown between longer shows.

Title First Shown Last Shown
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
PBS Kids Spotlight January 15, 2016 July 18, 2022

Past Short-form Shows

These were short episodes that are no longer shown.

Title First Shown Last Shown
The Amazing Colossal Adventures of WordGirl November 10, 2006 October 10, 2007
Pocoyo January 4, 2010 December 26, 2021

Past Show Blocks

These special blocks of shows are no longer broadcast.

Block Title Started Ended
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 Programs

These are special movies or longer episodes that are shown at certain times, like holidays. Programs with an asterisk (*) were shown during the Family Night weekend block on the PBS Kids 24/7 channel.

Title First Broadcast Date
Noddy: Anything Can Happen At Christmas December 6, 1998
Arthur's Perfect Christmas* November 23, 2000
Elmo's World: Happy Holidays! 2002
Arthur, It's Only Rock 'n' Roll September 1, 2002
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
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
Odd Squad: The Movie* August 1, 2016
Wild Kratts: Creatures of the Deep Sea* November 23, 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
Arthur and the Haunted Tree House* October 23, 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
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
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 2, 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
Brambletown* July 26, 2024
Mystery League* March 22, 2025
Acoustic Rooster and His Barnyard Band May 1, 2025

Special Programs from American Public Television

These special programs were shared by American Public Television.

Title First Broadcast Date
Barney's Great Adventure October 1, 2000
VeggieTales: The Star of Christmas December 23, 2002
VeggieTales: Duke and the Great Pie War April 1, 2005
Biz Kid$: Three Minutes to Change the World May 20, 2012

Acquired Special Programs

These special programs were bought from other companies.

Title First Broadcast Date
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

Online-Only Shows

These shows are only available on PBS Kids websites and apps, not on TV.

Short Online Shows

Title Release Date End Date
Wilson & Ditch: Digging America Fall 2009 2018
Fizzy's Lunch Lab November 16, 2009 February 2021
Plum Landing1 April 22, 2014 present
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
Tiny Time Travel March 15, 2024

Podcasts

These are audio shows you can listen to.

See also

  • List of programs broadcast by PBS
  • List of programs broadcast by American Public Television
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