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Planeta U
Network Univision
Launched April 5, 2008; 17 years ago (2008-04-05)
Country of origin United States
Owner Univision Communications
(some content is sourced by Disney Branded Television)
Format Saturday morning and Sunday morning E/I block
Running time 3 hours
Original language(s) Spanish

Planeta U (which means "Planet U" in English), often called Tu Planeta U ("Your Planet U"), is a special group of TV shows for kids. It airs on the Spanish language TV channel Univision in the United States. This block of shows first started on April 5, 2008.

Planeta U runs for three hours every Saturday and Sunday morning. You can watch it from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time and Pacific Time. The shows are mostly cartoons and are made for children between 2 and 8 years old.

Most of the shows on Planeta U were first made in English. They are then changed into Spanish so kids can watch them. One show, Pocoyo, was actually made in Spain. All the shows on Planeta U are designed to be educational. They follow special rules from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) called the Children's Television Act. These rules make sure that TV channels offer shows that help kids learn.

Shows on Planeta U

This section lists the different TV shows that have been part of the Planeta U block.

Current Shows

These are the shows you can watch on Planeta U right now.

Title Premiere date
Planeta De Niños January 6, 2018
Naturaleza Humana June 2, 2018
Atención Atención October 6, 2018

Past Shows

Many popular shows have aired on Planeta U in the past. Here are some of them.

Title Premiere date End date Moved to Source(s)
Dora the Explorer April 5, 2008 May 24, 2014
Go, Diego, Go!
Pinky Dinky Doo September 3, 2011
Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks August 28, 2010
Inspector Gadget's Field Trip May 29, 2010
Beakman's World
Dive, Olly, Dive! March 28, 2009 June 25, 2011
Pocoyo November 7, 2009 December 30, 2017
Zigby September 4, 2010 July 20, 2013
The Backyardigans July 2, 2011 May 23, 2015
Maya & Miguel September 10, 2011 September 14, 2013
The Jungle Book August 24, 2013 July 25, 2015
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse May 31, 2014 May 26, 2018 Disney Channel
Disney Junior
Handy Manny
Sesame Amigos August 1, 2015 October 7, 2017
Calimero October 14, 2017 September 29, 2018

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