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{{short description|Historical summary of children's programs aired by CBS}}
[[File:CBS Eyemark.svg|thumb|175x175px|CBS Eyemark]]
In regard to children's television programming, [[CBS]] has aired mostly animated series, such as the original versions of ''[[Scooby-Doo]]'', ''[[Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids]]'', ''[[Muppet Babies (1984 TV series)|Jim Henson's Muppet Babies]]'', ''[[Garfield and Friends]]'' and the [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series)|1987 incarnation of ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'']].<ref>{{Cite book|title=Kids' TV Grows Up: The Path from Howdy Doody to SpongeBob|last=Holz|first=Jo|publisher=McFarland|year=2017|isbn=978-1-4766-6874-1|___location=Jefferson, NC}}</ref> This article outlines the history of children's television programming on CBS including the various blocks and notable programs that have aired throughout the television network's history.
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In September 1993, the block was rebranded as ''CBS Saturday''. The block was later rebranded as ''CBS Toontastic TV'' in 1994, ''CBS Saturday Morning'' in 1995, and ''CBS Kidz'' in 1996. Additional live-action and animated programs that aired on the block around this time included ''[[Beakman's World]]'', ''[[Beethoven (TV series)|Beethoven]]'', ''[[The Mask: Animated Series]]'', ''[[The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat]]'', and ''[[Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (TV series)|Ace Ventura: Pet Detective]]''.
During the early and mid-1990s, through a partnership between
====''Action Zone'' (1994–1997)====
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===''CBS Kidshow'' (1998–2000)===
{{main|CBS Kidshow}}
[[File:CBS Kidshow.jpg|thumb|200x200px|CBS Kidshow logo]]
In 1998, CBS began contracting other companies to provide programming material for the network's Saturday morning schedule. The first of these blocks was the ''[[CBS Kidshow]]'' (using the tagline, "The CBS Kidshow: Get in the Act."), which debuted in October of that year and featured programming from the Canada-based animation studio [[Nelvana]]<ref name="Nick Jr. on CBS">{{cite news|title=CBS picks Nick mix|url=https://variety.com/2000/tv/news/cbs-picks-nick-mix-1117782661/|author=Michael Schneider|periodical=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|publisher=[[Reed Business Information]]|date=June 15, 2000|access-date=August 13, 2009}}</ref> (such as ''[[Anatole (TV series)|Anatole]]'', ''[[Mythic Warriors]]'', ''[[Birdz (TV series)|Birdz]]'', ''[[Rescue Heroes]]'' and ''[[Flying Rhino Junior High]]''), replacing Think CBS Kids.<ref>{{cite news|title=CTV pacts for 3 Nelvana series|url=https://variety.com/1998/tv/news/ctv-pacts-for-3-nelvana-series-1117489638/|author=Brendan Kelly|work=Variety|publisher=Reed Business Information|date=December 22, 1998|access-date=August 13, 2009}}</ref> In January 1999, ''[[Franklin (TV series)|Franklin]]'' and ''[[Rupert (TV series)|Rupert]]'' switched networks, with the former moving from the CBS lineup to [[Nickelodeon]]'s preschool block [[Nick Jr. (block)|Nick Jr.]], while the latter moved from Nick Jr. to CBS.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nick vet CBS-bound as nets alter kidvid skeds|url=https://variety.com/1998/tv/news/nick-vet-cbs-bound-as-nets-alter-kidvid-skeds-1117489365/|author=Joseph Adalian|periodical=Variety|publisher=Reed Business Information|date=December 14, 1998|access-date=June 22, 2006}}</ref>
===''Nick Jr. on CBS''/''Nick on CBS'' (2000–2006)===
{{main|Nickelodeon on CBS}}
[[File:Nick on CBS.svg|thumb|250x250px|Nickelodeon on CBS logo]]
[[File:Nick Jr. on CBS logo (2000).svg|thumb|Nick Jr. on CBS logo]]
After CBS's programming agreement with Nelvana ended in 2000, the network subsequently entered into a deal with [[Nickelodeon]] (which became a sister property to CBS, as a result of one-time CBS subsidiary-turned-media conglomerate [[Viacom (original)|Viacom]]'s merger with the network) to air programming from the [[Nick Jr. (TV programming block)|Nick Jr. block]] under the banner ''Nick Jr. on CBS''.<ref name="Nick Jr. on CBS"/> The block debuted on September 16, 2000, hosted by Face, the animated host/mascot originated on the flagship Nick Jr. block. The lineup was rebranded as simply ''Nick on CBS'' on September 14, 2002, as the block incorporated live-action and animated Nickelodeon series aimed at older children in addition to the Nick Jr. series. The older-skewing Nickelodeon series were removed from the block on September 11, 2004, refocusing the block back exclusively toward preschooler-oriented series; the block also began incorporating interstitial hosted segments featuring Piper O'Possum.
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===''KOL Secret Slumber Party''/''KEWLopolis''/''Cookie Jar TV'' (2006–2013)===
{{Main|Cookie Jar TV}}
[[File:Cookie Jar TV.png|thumb|Cookie Jar TV logo]]
On January 19, 2006, less than a month after the Viacom-CBS split was finalized, CBS announced that it would enter into a three-year programming partnership with [[DIC Entertainment]] (which included the distribution of select [[broadcast delay|tape delayed]] [[Formula One]] auto races) to produce a new children's program block featuring new and recent series from its program library.<ref name="Synergy">{{cite news|title=Synergy not kid-friendly at Eye web|url=https://variety.com/2006/digital/markets-festivals/synergy-not-kid-friendly-at-eye-web-1117936466/|author=Elizabeth Guider|periodical=Variety|publisher=Reed Business Information|date=January 19, 2006|access-date=August 13, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cjar.com/press/cj_press_20080620.php |title=Cookie Jar and Dic Entertainment to Merge, Creating independent global children's entertainment and education powerhouse |work=Cookie Jar Group |date=June 20, 2008 |access-date=December 23, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090531232059/http://www.cjar.com/press/cj_press_20080620.php |archive-date=May 31, 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=COOKIE JAR ENTERTAINMENT EXPANDS BRAND PORTFOLIO, TALENT AND GLOBAL REACH WITH CLOSING OF DIC TRANSACTION |url=http://www.cjar.com/press/cj_press_20080723a.php |work=Cookie Jar Group |date=July 23, 2008 |access-date=December 23, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090531231944/http://www.cjar.com/press/cj_press_20080723a.php |archive-date=May 31, 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=World Screen – Home<!-- Bot generated title -->|url=http://www.worldscreen.com/newscurrent.php?filename=dic30706.htm|work=Worldscreen|date=March 7, 2006|access-date=May 27, 2010|archive-date=December 26, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081226231914/http://www.worldscreen.com/newscurrent.php?filename=dic30706.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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{{main|CBS WKND}}
[[File:CBS WKND.svg|thumb|CBS WKND logo]]
On July 24, 2013, CBS announced that it had entered into a programming agreement with [[Litton Entertainment]] (which already programs a [[Litton's Weekend Adventure|Saturday morning block]] syndicated to ABC owned-and-operated stations and affiliates and has subsequently begun producing a [[One Magnificent Morning|similarly formatted block]] for CBS' co-owned sister network [[The CW]] as of October 4, 2014) to launch a new Saturday morning block featuring live-action E/I lifestyle, wildlife and documentary programming aimed at teenagers between the ages of 13 and 18. The new Litton-produced block, the ''[[CBS Dream Team]]'', debuted on September 28, 2013,<ref>{{cite news|title=CBS partners with Litton Entertainment for Saturday teen block|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-cbs-litton-entertainment-saturday-teen-block-20130724,0,7010894.story|author=Meg James|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=July 24, 2013|access-date=July 25, 2013}}</ref> marking the return to an exclusively live-action Saturday morning programming block to the network since the discontinuance of the experimental ''Think CBS Kids'' block in September 1998 (once again ending the entirety of conventional children's programming—animated or otherwise—airing on CBS). The block's lineup consisted mainly of newer series (including one scripted [[police procedural]], ''[[The Inspectors (TV series)|The Inspectors]]'', a format Litton has not used on programs airing on its other blocks), with the cooking series ''[[Recipe Rehab]]'' migrating to the ''Dream Team'' from the ABC-syndicated ''Litton's Weekend Adventure'' block.<ref name=ap>{{cite news|title=Former Greenbrier chef now stars in 'Recipe Rehab'|url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/former-greenbrier-chef-now-stars-recipe-rehab|agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=September 7, 2013|access-date=March 29, 2015|archive-date=July 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714195340/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/former-greenbrier-chef-now-stars-recipe-rehab|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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=== Potential future partnerships with Nickelodeon ===
Following the announcement of the [[2019 merger of CBS and Viacom|second merger between Viacom and CBS Corporation]], former CBS Corporation CEO [[Joseph Ianniello]] was receptive to the possibility of the return of Nickelodeon children's programming to CBS.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2019-08-26/joe-ianniello-will-keep-an-eye-on-cbs-properties-after-they-merge-with-viacom|title=Q&A: He was tied to the old regime at CBS. Can Joe Ianniello pave its future under Viacom?|last=Battaglio|first=Stephen|date=2019-08-26|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-16}}</ref> As CBS is currently under contract with Litton Entertainment (now present-day [[Hearst Media Production Group]]) to carry the ''[[CBS Weekend]]'' E/I programming block until the end of the 2025-26 television season, any Nickelodeon programming that CBS would decide to add would have to comply with the [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC's]] E/I requirements (as the network's affiliates use the block for most of their E/I compliance); as with cable
==Programming==
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|''[[The Bugs Bunny Show|Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour]]''
|1968–1973; 1975–1978; 1978–1985
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|''[[Busytown Mysteries]]''
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|''[[The New Ghostwriter Mysteries]]''
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|1965–1972
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|''[[Trollz (TV series)|Trollz]]''
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|''[[Where's Waldo? (TV series)|Where's Waldo?]]''
|1991–1992
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|''[[The Wild Thornberrys]]''
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