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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.
==History==
===Early years with ''Captain Kangaroo''===
In the fall of 1982, ''Captain'' was relegated to a Saturday morning 7:00 a.m. ([[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern]]) time slot. The network offered a package of reruns to CBS-affiliated stations to air on Sunday mornings in place of the previous block of animated series reruns. Most CBS affiliates only cleared the Saturday morning broadcast of program afterward. Still a third of CBS' affiliated stations had stopped airing ''Captain Kangaroo'' entirely after 1982. The program was finally canceled altogether in late 1984, citing a lack of affiliate clearances. Alongside ''Captain Kangaroo'', CBS aired various animated series aimed at children during the 1960s and 1970s, such as the original version of ''[[Scooby-Doo]]'' and ''[[Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2012/10/50-greatest-saturday-morning-cartoons/the-new-adventures-of-mighty-mouse-and-heckle-jeck|title=The 50 Greatest Saturday Morning Cartoons44. <em>The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle & Jeckle</em> (CBS, 1979-1982)|website=Complex|language=en|access-date=2017-08-12}}</ref>
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From 1971
The network premiered its first in-house animated series since their original [[Terrytoons]], ''[[CBS Storybreak]]'', in 1985; originally hosted by Bob Keeshan, the half-hour series – which featured animated adaptations of popular children's books – was nominated for an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Animated Program" in 1986. ''Storybreak'' continued to air on the network in reruns until 1991, before returning in September 1993 with new hosted segments conducted by [[Malcolm-Jamal Warner]].
===1986–1990===
One of the network's most popular children's programs around this time was ''[[Muppet Babies (1984 TV series)|Muppet Babies]]'', an animated series which debuted in 1984 and ran for eight seasons. At the height of its popularity, CBS aired the program in two- or three-episode blocks. The program was briefly renamed ''Muppets, Babies and Monsters'' during the show's second season, with the second half-hour of the block filled by ''[[Little Muppet Monsters]]'', a new series which featured live-action puppets and cartoons starring the adult Muppet characters. The program lasted three weeks before its cancellation (leaving 15 already produced episodes unaired), replaced by an additional half-hour of ''Muppet Babies''. ''[[Pee-wee's Playhouse]]'', which debuted in 1986, also became a major hit for the network's Saturday morning lineup; known for its bizarre humor, reruns of the series were abruptly dropped by CBS in 1991 – less than a year after the series ended its five-year run – following star [[Paul Reubens]]' arrest after allegedly [[indecent exposure|exposing himself]] in a [[Sarasota, Florida]] adult movie theatre.<ref>{{cite news|title=Pee-wee back with bizarre appeal intact|author=Jill Vejnoska|newspaper=[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]|publisher=[[Cox Enterprises]]|page=1D|date=July 10, 2006}}</ref>
Another popular series was ''[[Garfield and Friends]]'', based on the [[Garfield]] newspaper comics, which debuted on the network in 1988; the episodes featured a mix of longer-length animated segments and short segments known as "Quickies", featuring characters from the ''Garfield'' and ''[[U.S. Acres]]'' strips. Although the series had still been doing well in the ratings, ''Garfield and Friends'' ended in 1994 after seven seasons through a mutual agreement to cease production, after the show's production company nixed a proposal by CBS to reduce its production budget.
One series that never made it to the Saturday morning lineup was ''[[Garbage Pail Kids (TV series)|Garbage Pail Kids]]'', a series based on the [[trading card]] series of the same name by [[Topps Company]]. CBS heavily promoted the series in the run-up to the 1987-88 season, having ordered an entire season of episodes; however it was abruptly pulled a few days before its premiere (replaced with a third half-hour of ''Muppet Babies''), following protests from [[Action for Children's Television]], the National Coalition on Television Violence and the [[Christian Leaders for Responsible Television]] due to claims that the series ridiculed the handicapped, glorified violence, and served mainly as a [[infomercial|program-length commercial]] for the cards. Some advertisers (such as [[Nabisco]], [[McDonald's]] and [[Crayola]]) also pulled out of sponsoring the program, either due to pressure from special interest groups, or because a preview tape of the show was not available in time for review. A few CBS stations (such as [[WIBW-TV]] in [[Topeka, Kansas]]; [[KOTV-DT|KOTV]] in [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]] and [[KREM-TV]] in [[Spokane, Washington]]) opted not to carry the program, notifying the network of their decision to pre-empt the program weeks in advance of the debut.<ref>{{cite news|title=CBS gives in to pressure, dumps "Garbage Pail Kids"|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1345&dat=19870918&id=gw8TAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ufoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4994,641862|agency=[[Associated Press]]|newspaper=[[Spokane Chronicle]]|via=[[Google News]]|date=September 18, 1987}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Why Were There No Cartoons??? |url=http://www.geocities.com/adambombcartoons/why.htm |work=Adam Bomb Cartoons |archive-date=October 21, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091021132611/http://geocities.com/adambombcartoons/why.htm }}</ref>
Another series which also never made it to the CBS Saturday morning lineup was ''The Noids'', which was based on the ''[[The Noid|Noid]]'' mascot featured in ''[[Domino's Pizza]]'' commercials and would have aired during the 1988-89 season. The show was scrapped for unknown reasons.
===''CBS Kid TV'' (1990–1993)===
In 1990, the network began branding its Saturday morning block as ''CBS Kid TV'', and incorporated additional programs over the next few years such as ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'', ''[[Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (1990 TV series)|Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures]]'', ''[[Back to the Future (TV series)|Back to the Future]]'' and ''[[Mother Goose and Grimm (TV series)|Mother Goose and Grimm]]''. ''CBS Kid TV'''s break bumpers featured the character [[Fido Dido]].
===''CBS Saturday''/''CBS Toontastic TV''/''CBS Saturday Morning''/''CBS Kidz'' (1993–1997)===
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 CBS and [[The Walt Disney Company]], [[Disney Television Animation|Walt Disney Television Animation]] provided much of CBS's animated programming (in addition, Disney partnered with CBS for some of its holiday specials such as ''[[Happy New Year, America]]'' and ''The All-American Thanksgiving Day Parade''). The partnership led to, among other shows, several adaptations of recent Disney films (such as ''[[The Little Mermaid (TV series)|The Little Mermaid: The Series]]'', ''[[Timon & Pumbaa (TV series)|Timon & Pumbaa]]'' and ''[[Aladdin (animated TV series)|Aladdin: The Series]]'') appearing on CBS's Saturday morning lineup. These series also aired concurrently on the syndicated animation block [[The Disney Afternoon]].
====''Action Zone'' (1994–1997)====
In an effort to compete with other action series at the time, ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' was revamped into a more action-oriented series with less comedy, and along with new shows ''[[WildC.A.T.s (TV series)|WildC.A.T.s]]'' and ''[[Skeleton Warriors]]'' was grouped into a new sub-block, "Action Zone", which premiered in September 1994. The sub-block featured a fly-through robotic style pre-opening that eventually segued into the show's opening title sequence. ''WildC.A.T.s.'' and ''Skeleton Warriors'' went off the air at the conclusion of the 1994-1995 season, at which time the sub-block was discontinued although ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' individually retained the Action Zone brand and bumpers until that series ended its run on the network in 1997.
===''Think CBS Kids'' (1997–1998)===
In 1997, taking advantage of the tightened [[Children's Television Act]] regulations mandated by the [[Federal Communications Commission]] that required broadcasters to carry three hours of educational programming each week, CBS launched an all-"[[E/I|educational/informational]]" Saturday morning lineup for the 1997-98 season, known as ''Think CBS Kids'' (which served as both the block's branding and tagline), replacing CBS Kidz.
The block consisted entirely of live-action series, marking the first time that CBS did not feature animated series within its children's program lineup. Programs included the youth-oriented game show ''[[Wheel 2000]]'' (which aired simultaneously on the [[Game Show Network]]), a magazine series based on ''[[Sports Illustrated Kids|Sports Illustrated for Kids]]'', a revival of the popular PBS television series ''[[The New Ghostwriter Mysteries]]'', the long-running ''Beakman's World'' carried over from CBS Kidz, the second season of ''[[Fudge (TV series)|Fudge]]'', and [["Weird Al" Yankovic]]'s first regular television series, ''[[The Weird Al Show]]''. ''In the News'' was also briefly revived as part of the ''Think CBS Kids'' block, hosted by CBS Radio News Washington correspondent Dan Raviv (in place of original narrators [[Christopher Glenn]] and Gary Shepard).
At this time, CBS reduced its Saturday morning children's program lineup to three hours, with the launch of the two hour-long ''CBS News Saturday Morning'' (which eventually evolved into the Saturday edition of ''[[The Early Show]]''). Since 1997, like other networks, the scheduling of CBS's children's programming has varied depending on the CBS station (for example, then-affiliate [[KTVT]] in [[Fort Worth, Texas]]—now [[owned-and-operated station|owned-and-operated]] by CBS—aired the experimental ''Think CBS Kids'' block from 9:00 to 11:00 A.M. on Saturdays and 7:00 to 8:00 A.M. on Sundays from 1997 to 1998).
''Think CBS Kids'' as a whole suffered from low ratings, resulting in the network canceling all of the shows after four months and even replacing ''[[Fudge (TV series)|Fudge]]'' immediately with reruns of ''CBS Storybreak'' for the remaining of the season.
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{{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>
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{{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.
All of the programs that aired as part of the block met the FCC's educational programming requirements, despite some tenuousness to some of the claims of educational content in some programs. It was for this reason that the block did not add some of Nickelodeon's most popular programs (most notably ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]''), even during the more open-formatted Nick on CBS era.
On December 31, 2005, Viacom was split into two separate companies, with CBS becoming part of the standalone company [[CBS Corporation]], and Nickelodeon becoming part of a restructured [[Viacom (2005–2019)|Viacom]]. ''Nick Jr. on CBS/Nick on CBS'' ended on September 9, 2006.
===''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>
After the announcement of the CBS/DIC partnership, the latter originally announced the block was to be branded the ''Secret Saturday Morning Slumber Party'' (or ''Saturday Morning Secret Slumber Party''); the block was later renamed as the ''KOL Secret Slumber Party'' after DIC Entertainment, which produced all of the children's programming for the block, partnered with [[AOL]] to co-produce the block's first-run programs through its KOL subsidiary. AOL managed the programming block's website, and produced [[public service announcement]]s which aired both on television and online.<ref>{{cite web|title=DIC, KOL to Produce on CBS |url=http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/networktv/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002725721 |periodical=Mediaweek |date=June 21, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060713195740/http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/networktv/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002725721 |archive-date=2006-07-13 }}</ref> This alliance, along with the fact that some CBS stations chose to tape delay some of the programs to air on Sunday mornings, led to the block's name change.
The ''KOL Secret Slumber Party'' premiered on September 16, 2006, with three first-run programs (''[[Cake (2006 TV series)|Cake]]'', ''[[Dance Revolution]]'', and ''[[Horseland (TV series)|Horseland]]'') and three pre-2006 shows (''[[Madeline]]'', ''[[Trollz (TV series)|Trollz]]'' and ''[[Sabrina: The Animated Series]]'') in the block's inaugural lineup. The block's female hosts (and in turn, from whom the ''Secret Slumber Party'' name was partly derived from) were the [[Slumber Party Girls]], a [[teen pop]] group signed with [[Geffen Records]] (consisted of [[Cassie Scerbo]], Mallory Low, [[Karla Deras]], Carolina Carattini and Caroline Scott), who appeared during commercial break bumpers and interstitial segments seen before the start and the end segment of each program as well as serving as the musical performers for one of the series featured in the block, ''Dance Revolution''.
In the summer of 2007, KOL withdrew its sponsorship from the network's Saturday morning block. CBS and DIC subsequently announced a new partnership with [[American Greetings|American Greetings Corporation]] to relaunch the block on September 21 of that year as ''KEWLopolis'', which would be targeted at younger girls and serve as a tie-in with the monthly [[teen magazine]] ''[[Kewl Magazine|KEWL]]'' (which was established in part by DiC in May 2007, and is no longer in publication).<ref>{{cite web|title=CBS Blocks Out KEWLopolis|url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/article/7271|work=Animation Magazine|date=August 23, 2007}}</ref> Complimenting CBS's 2007 lineup – which included ''KOL Secret Slumber Party'' holdovers ''Cake'' and ''Horseland'' – were newly added series ''[[Care Bears: Adventures in Care-a-lot]]'', ''[[Strawberry Shortcake (2003 TV series)|Strawberry Shortcake]]'', ''[[DinoSquad]]'' and ''[[Sushi Pack]]''. The block came under the purview of [[Cookie Jar Group]], after DIC was acquired by the Canada-based company on July 23, 2008.<ref>{{cite web |title=COOKIE JAR AND DIC ENTERTAINMENT TO MERGE, CREATING INDEPENDENT GLOBAL CHILDREN'S ENTERTAINMENT AND EDUCATION POWERHOUSE |url=http://www.cjar.com/press/cj_press_20080620.php |publisher=[[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 |publisher=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> On February 24, 2009, it was announced that CBS renewed its contract with Cookie Jar for three additional seasons, running through 2012.<ref>{{cite news|title=CBS Reups With Kids Programmer Cookie Jar|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/179789-CBS_Reups_With_Kids_Programmer_Cookie_Jar.php|periodical=[[Broadcasting & Cable]]|date=February 24, 2009|access-date=February 26, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=CBS RENEWS COOKIE JAR ENTERTAINMENT'S SATURDAY MORNING BLOCK FOR THREE MORE SEASONS |url=http://www.cjar.com/press/cj_press_20090224.php |work=Cookie Jar Group |date=February 24, 2009 |access-date=March 25, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090531232115/http://www.cjar.com/press/cj_press_20090224.php |archive-date=May 31, 2009 }}</ref>
On September 19, 2009, the block was rebranded again, this time to ''[[Cookie Jar TV]]''.<ref name="CookieJarTV"/> With the exception of ''Sabrina: The Animated Series'', most of the programs recently featured on the predecessor ''KEWLopolis'' and ''KOL Secret Slumber Party'' were dropped upon the block's relaunch on September 19, 2009.<ref name="CookieJarTV">{{cite news|title=CBS Sets Lineup for Cookie Jar Block|url=http://www.worldscreen.com/articles/display/22324|work=WorldScreen|date=September 4, 2009|access-date=September 10, 2009|archive-date=September 7, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090907002142/http://www.worldscreen.com/articles/display/22324|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Zeroing In|url=http://www.kidscreen.com/articles/magazine/20090508/upfront.html?page=3|work=Kidscreen|date=May 8, 2009|access-date=July 14, 2009}}</ref> The Cookie Jar TV brand remained in place for the block even after that company's acquisition by [[DHX Media]] (now WildBrain) in October 2012.
===''CBS Dream Team/CBS WKND'' (2013–present) ===
{{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>
On March 20, 2018, CBS and Litton announced that the block was renewed for five more seasons, through 2023.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.litton.tv/in-the-news-1/2018/3/20/cbs-and-litton-entertainment-extend-partnership-with-five-year-renewal-of-the-cbs-dream-team-block|title=CBS and Litton Entertainment Extend Partnership with Five-Year Renewal of the CBS Dream Team Block|website=Litton Entertainment|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-16|archive-date=2019-12-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212051425/http://www.litton.tv/in-the-news-1/2018/3/20/cbs-and-litton-entertainment-extend-partnership-with-five-year-renewal-of-the-cbs-dream-team-block|url-status=dead}}</ref>
On September 21, 2023, CBS announced that it would rebrand to ''CBS WKND'' starting October 7, 2023.<ref name="ncs-rebrand-2023">{{cite web |last=Hill |first=Michael P. |date=September 21, 2023 |title=CBS rebrands E/I programming block |url=https://www.newscaststudio.com/2023/09/21/cbs-wknd-ei-programming-rebranding/ |access-date=September 21, 2023 |work=NewscastStudio}}</ref>
=== 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 television, advertising restrictions would still be enforced for any programming targeted at children under 13.<ref name=":0" />
==Programming==
===List of notable children's programs broadcast by CBS===
{{see also|List of programs broadcast by CBS}}
:''Note: Shows '''in bold''' are [[CBS Television Studios|in-house productions]] from CBS, whose distribution rights are now held by [[CBS Media Ventures]].''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Title
!Run
|-
|''[[Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (TV series)|Ace Ventura: Pet Detective]]''
|1995–1997
|-
|'''''[[The Adventures of Raggedy Ann and Andy]]'''''
|1988–1990; reran in August 1991 to replace ''[[Pee-Wee's Playhouse]]'' following a controversy<ref name="Atlantic">{{cite news |last1=Sinker |first1=Dan |title=The Magic of Pee-wee Herman in a Dark Year |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/remembering-paul-reubens-pee-wees-playhouse-was-the-best-kids-show |access-date=November 19, 2024 |work=[[The Atlantic]] |date=2021-12-18}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Aladdin (animated TV series)|Aladdin]]''
|1994–1996
|-
|''[[All Grown Up!]]''
|2004
|-
|2013–2015; 2020–2022
|-
|1978–1983
|-
|1972
|-
|''[[Anatole (TV series)|Anatole]]''
|1998–2000
|-
|1968–1969
|-
|''[[Archie's TV Funnies]]''
|1971–1973
|-
|''[[Ark II]]''
|1976–1979
|-
|''[[As Told by Ginger]]''
|2002
|-
|''[[Back to the Future (TV series)|Back to the Future: The Animated Series]]''
|1991–1993
|-
|''[[The Backyardigans]]''
|2004–2006
|-
|''[[Bailey Kipper's P.O.V]]''
|1996–1997
|-
|''[[Beakman's World]]''
|1993–1998; originated in syndication in 1992, moved to CBS for its second season<ref name="series_premiere">{{cite web
|title=Beakman's World makes science fun for kids of all ages
|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-8759103.html
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026143530/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-8759103.html
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=October 26, 2012
|newspaper=[[Boston Globe]]
|via=[[HighBeam Research]]
|access-date=December 2, 2009}}</ref><ref name="cancellation_date">{{cite web
|title=For Quality TV, Mad Scientist Returns
|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/30/arts/television/30beak.html?pagewanted=print
|newspaper=The New York Times
|date=September 30, 2006
|access-date=March 22, 2012}}</ref>
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|''[[Beethoven (TV series)|Beethoven]]''
|1994–1995
|-
|1985–1987
|-
|''[[CBS Dream Team|Best Friends Furever]]''
|2019–2020
|-
|''[[Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (1990 TV series)|Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures]]''
|1990; moved to [[Fox Kids]] for its second season<ref name="Times Mirror Company">{{cite news
|title=Networks Juggle Saturday Morning TV Lineups
|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/60033721.html?dids=60033721:60033721&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Apr+11%2C+1990&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+%28pre-1997+Fulltext%29&desc=Networks+Juggle+Saturday+Morning+TV+Lineups&pqatl=google
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105012743/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/60033721.html?dids=60033721:60033721&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Apr+11,+1990&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Networks+Juggle+Saturday+Morning+TV+Lineups&pqatl=google
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=November 5, 2012
|work=Los Angeles Times
|date=April 11, 1990
|access-date=January 5, 2011}}</ref><ref name="John Martin">{{cite news
|title=Fine-tuning cartoons for young and old
|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/projo/access/579106061.html?dids=579106061:579106061&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+06%2C+1991&author=JOHN+MARTIN+Journal-Bulletin+TV+Writer&pub=The+Providence+Journal&desc=TELEVISION+Fine-tuning+cartoons+for+young+and+old&pqatl=google
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105012754/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/projo/access/579106061.html?dids=579106061:579106061&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+06,+1991&author=JOHN+MARTIN+Journal-Bulletin+TV+Writer&pub=The+Providence+Journal&desc=TELEVISION+Fine-tuning+cartoons+for+young+and+old&pqatl=google
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=November 5, 2012
|author=John Martin
|newspaper=[[The Providence Journal]]
|publisher=[[The Providence Journal Company]]
|date=September 6, 1991
|access-date=January 5, 2011}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Birdz (TV series)|Birdz]]''
|1998–1999
|-
|''[[The Biskitts]]''
|1983–1984<ref name="TV Guide Guide to TV">{{cite book
|title=TV Guide Guide to TV
|year=2004
|publisher=Barnes and Noble
|isbn=0-7607-5634-1
|pages=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780760756348/page/73 73]
|url-access=registration
|url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780760756348/page/73}}</ref>
|-
|''[[BlackStar]]''
|1981–1984
|-
|''[[Blaster's Universe]]''
|1999–2000
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|''[[Blue's Clues]]''
|2000–2006
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|''[[Bob the Builder]]''
|2001–2002
|-
|''[[The Brothers García]]''
|2004
|-
|''[[The Bugs Bunny Show|Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour]]''
|1968–1973; 1975–1978; 1978–1985
|-
|''[[Busytown Mysteries]]''
|2009–2013
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|''[[Cadillacs and Dinosaurs (TV series)|Cadillacs and Dinosaurs]]''
|1993–1994
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|''[[Cake (2006 TV series)|Cake]]''
|2006–2009
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|'''''[[CBS Storybreak]]'''''
|1985–1991, 1993–1995, 1996–1998
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|''[[The California Raisins]]''
|1989–1990
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|''[[Captain Midnight]]''
|1954–1956
|-
|''[[Care Bears: Adventures in Care-a-lot]]''
|2007–2009
|-
|''[[ChalkZone]]''
|2003–2004
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|''[[The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show]]''
|1983–1985
|-
|''[[CBS Dream Team|Chicken Soup for the Soul's Hidden Heroes]]''
|2015–2017
|-
|''[[Clue Club]]''
|1976–1977
|-
|''[[COPS (animated TV series)|Cyber COPS]]''
|1993
|-
|''[[Dance Revolution]]''
|2006–2007
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|''[[Danger Rangers]]''
|2011–2012
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|''[[Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines]]''
|1969–1971
|-
|''[[Dennis the Menace (1986 TV series)|Dennis the Menace]]''
|1988; originally aired in [[Broadcast syndication|syndication]], moved to CBS for its second season
|-
|''[[Dink, the Little Dinosaur]]''
|1989–1991
|-
|''[[Dino Squad|DinoSquad]]''
|2007–2009
|-
|''[[The Doodlebops]]''
|2011–2013
|-
|''[[The Doodlebops|Doodlebops Rockin' Road Show]]''
|2010–2011
|-
|''[[Dora the Explorer (TV series)|Dora the Explorer]]''
|2000–2006
|-
|''[[CBS Dream Team|Dr. Chris: Pet Vet]]''
|2013–2019
|-
|''[[Drak Pack]]''
|1980
|-
|''[[The Dukes (TV series)|The Dukes]]''
|1983
|-
|''[[Dumb Bunnies]]''
|1998–1999
|-
|''[[Dungeons & Dragons (TV series)|Dungeons & Dragons]]''
|1983–1985<ref name="MichaelReaves.com">{{cite web
|title=Preface to Requiem: The Unproduced Dungeons and Dragons Finale
|url=http://www.michaelreaves.com/requiem_preface.htm
|publisher=MichaelReaves.com
|access-date=May 23, 2007
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720142014/http://www.michaelreaves.com/requiem_preface.htm
|archive-date=July 20, 2011 }}</ref>
|-
|''[[Far Out Space Nuts]]''
|1975–1976
|-
|''[[Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids]]''
|1972–1981, 1982-1984
|-
|''[[Fievel's American Tails]]''
|1992–1993
|-
|''Flip!''
|1988
|-
|''[[Flying Rhino Junior High]]''
|1998–2000
|-
|''[[Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles]]''
|1967–1968
|-
|''[[Franklin (TV series)|Franklin]]''
|1998–1999, 2000–2002
|-
|''[[Fudge (TV series)|Fudge]]''
|1997
|-
|''[[Galaxy High]]''
|1986–1988
|-
|''[[CBS Dream Team|Game Changers]]''
|2013–2016
|-
|''[[Garfield and Friends]]''
|1988–1995
|-
|''[[The Get Along Gang]]''
|1984–1985
|-
|''[[The Ghost Busters]]''
|1975–1976
|-
|''[[Gilligan's Planet]]''
|1982–1983
|-
|''[[Go, Diego, Go!]]''
|2005–2006
|-
|'''''[[Harlem Globetrotters (TV series)|Harlem Globetrotters]]'''''
|1970–1971; co-produced by CBS and Hanna-Barbera
|-
|''[[Hello Kitty|Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater]]''
|1987–1988
|-
|''[[Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch!]]''
|1971–1974
|-
|''[[CBS Dream Team|The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation]]''
|2014–2024
|-
|''[[The Herculoids]]''
|1967
|-
|''[[Hey Arnold!]]''
|2002–2004
|-
|''[[Hey Vern, It's Ernest!]]''
|1988–1989
|-
|''[[CBS Dream Team|Hope in the Wild]]''
|2018–2024
|-
|''[[Horseland (TV series)|Horseland]]''
|2006–2009, 2011–2012
|-
|''[[Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling]]''
|1985–1987
|-
|''[[Inspector Gadget (1983 TV series)|Inspector Gadget]]''
|1991–1992; repeats of the 1983 syndicated series
|-
|''[[CBS Dream Team|The Inspectors]]''
|2015–2019
|-
|''[[CBS Dream Team|Jamie's 15-Minute Meals]]''
|2013–2014
|-
|''[[Jason of Star Command]]''
|1978–1981
|-
|''[[Jeannie (TV series)|Jeannie]]''
|1973–1975
|-
|''[[The Jetsons]]''
|1969–1971
|-
|''Jim Henson's Muppet Babies and Monsters''
|1985
|-
|''[[Josie and the Pussycats (TV series)|Josie and the Pussycats]]''
|1970–1971
|-
|''[[Kangaroo (TV series)|Kangaroo]]''
|1984–1985
|-
|''[[Kipper the Dog|Kipper]]''
|2000–2001
|-
|''[[LazyTown]]''
|2004–2006
|-
|''[[Liberty's Kids]]''
|2012–2013
|-
|''[[Little Bear (TV series)|Little Bear]]''
|2000–2001
|-
|''[[Little Bill]]''
|2000–2006
|-
|''[[Little Muppet Monsters]]''
|1985
|-
|''[[The Little Mermaid (TV series)|The Little Mermaid]]''
|1992–1995
|-
|''[[CBS Dream Team|Lucky Dog]]''
|2013–2024
|-
|''[[Madeline]]''
|2006–2007
|-
|''[[Marsupilami#The animated series|Marsupilami]]''
|1993–1994
|-
|''[[Meatballs & Spaghetti]]''
|1982–1983
|-
|''[[Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends]]''
|2004–2005
|-
|''[[CBS Dream Team|Mission Unstoppable]]''
|2019–2024
|-
|''[[The Monkees (TV series)|The Monkees]]''
|1969–1972; repeats of NBC series, with new songs
|-
|''[[Mother Goose and Grimm (TV series)|Mother Goose and Grimm]]''
|1991–1993
|-
|''[[Muppet Babies (1984 TV series)|Muppet Babies]]''
|1984–1992
|-
|''[[Mythic Warriors: Guardians of the Legend]]''
|1998–2000
|-
|''[[The New Adventures of Batman]]''
|1977
|-
|''[[The New Adventures of Superman (TV series)|The New Adventures of Superman]]''
|1966–1970<ref name="The New Adventures of Superman">{{cite news
|title=The New Adventures of Superman
|url=http://www.supermanhomepage.com/tv/tv.php?topic=episode-guides/t-tnaos
|publisher=Superman Homepage
|access-date=August 19, 2007}}</ref>
|-
|''[[The New Ghostwriter Mysteries]]''
|1997–1998
|-
|''[[The New Scooby-Doo Movies]]''
|1972–1973
|-
|''[[New Tales from the Cryptkeeper]]''
|1999–2000
|-
|''[[Noonbory and the Super Seven]]''
|2009–2010
|-
|''[[Oswald (TV series)|Oswald]]''
|2001–2002
|-
|''[[Pandamonium (TV series)|Pandamonium]]''
|1982–1983
|-
|''[[Partridge Family 2200 A.D.]]''
|1974–1975
|-
|''[[The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show]]''
|1969–1972
|-
|''[[Pee-wee's Playhouse]]''
|1986–July 1991<ref name="Atlantic"/>
|-
|''[[Pelswick]]''
|2002
|-
|''[[The Perils of Penelope Pitstop]]''
|1969–1971
|-
|''[[CBS Dream Team|Pet Vet Dream Team]]''
|2018–2022
|-
|''[[Pole Position (TV series)|Pole Position]]''
|1984-1985
|-
|''[[Popeye and Son]]''
|1987–1988
|-
|''[[Project G.e.e.K.e.R.]]''
|1996-1997
|-
|''[[Pryor's Place]]''
|1984–1985<ref name="Saturday Mornings 1984">{{cite web
|title=Saturday Mornings 1984
|url=http://www.tvparty.com/sat84.html
|work=TV Party}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Raw Toonage]]''
|1992–1993
|-
|''[[Really Wild Animals]]''
|1995–1996
|-
|''[[CBS Dream Team|Recipe Rehab]]''
|2013–2015; 2023–2024
|-
|''[[Riders in the Sky (TV series)|Riders in the Sky]]''
|1991-1992
|-
|''[[Rescue Heroes]]''
|1999–2000
|-
|''[[Rugrats]]''
|2003
|-
|''[[Sabrina: The Animated Series]]''
|2006–2007, 2009–2011
|-
|''[[Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1970 TV series)|Sabrina the Teenage Witch]]''
|1970–1974
|-
|''[[Sabrina's Secret Life]]''
|2010–2011
|-
|''[[Santo Bugito]]''
|1995–1996
|-
|''[[Saturday Supercade]]''
|1983–1985
|-
|''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!]]''
|1969–1970, 1974–1976
|-
|''[[Secrets of the Cryptkeeper's Haunted House]]''
|1996–1997
|-
|''[[Shazam! (TV series)|Shazam!]]''
|1974–1977
|-
|''[[Shazam! (TV series)|Shazam!]]/[[The Secrets of Isis|Isis]] Hour''
|1975-1977
|-
|''[[The Skatebirds]]''
|1977–1978
|-
|''[[Space Academy]]''
|1977–1979
|-
|''[[Space Ghost and Dino Boy]]''
|1966–1968
|-
| [[Speed Buggy]]
|1973-1975, 1978, 1982-1983
|-
|''[[Sports Illustrated for Kids|The Sports Illustrated for Kids Show]]''
|1997–1998
|-
|''[[Strawberry Shortcake (2003 TV series)|Strawberry Shortcake]]''
|2007–2009, 2010
|-
|''[[Sushi Pack]]''
|2007–2009
|-
|''Sylvester & Tweety''
|1976–1977
|-
|''Sylvester & Tweety, Daffy & Speedy''
|1982
|-
|''[[CBS Dream Team|Tails of Valor]]''
|2019; 2023–2024
|-
|''[[Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle]]''
|1976–1982, 1984
|-
|''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]''
|1990–1997; originated in syndication in 1987, moved to CBS in 1990 during its fourth season<ref name="nytimes.com">{{cite news
|title=THE MEDIA BUSINESS; Ninja Turtles Save the Day For CBS Children's Lineup
|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/11/26/business/the-media-business-ninja-turtles-save-the-day-for-cbs-children-s-lineup.html
|author=Bill Carter
|newspaper=The New York Times
|date=November 26, 1990
|access-date=August 7, 2010}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Teen Wolf (1986 TV series)|Teen Wolf]]''
|1986–1989
|-
|''[[Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales]]''
|1963–1966
|-
|''[[Timon & Pumbaa (TV series)|Timon & Pumbaa]]''
|1995–1997<ref name=bcdb>{{cite web
|title=The Lion King's Timon and Pumbaa
|url=http://www.bcdb.com/Walt_Disney_Studios/Television/The_Lion_King_s_Timon_and_Pumbaa/
|website=BCBD.com
|access-date=May 13, 2012 }}{{dead link|date=January 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Tom and Jerry]]''
|1965–1972
|-
|''[[Trollz (TV series)|Trollz]]''
|2006–2007, 2011
|-
|''[[The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat]]''
|1995–1997
|-
|''[[Underdog (TV series)|Underdog]]''
|1966–1968
|-
|''[[The U.S. of Archie]]''
|1974–1976
|-
|''[[Valley of the Dinosaurs]]''
|1974–1976
|-
|''[[Wacky Races (1968 TV series)|Wacky Races]]''
|1968–1970
|-
|''[[The Weird Al Show]]''
|1997–1998
|-
|''[[Wheel 2000]]''
|1997–1998
|-
|''[[Where's Waldo? (TV series)|Where's Waldo?]]''
|1991–1992
|-
|''[[The Wild Thornberrys]]''
|2002–2004
|-
|''[[The Wuzzles]]''
|1985-1986
|}
====Saturday morning preview specials====
{{main|Saturday morning preview specials}}
*1969 – ''CBS Funtastic Preview'' (hosted by ''[[Family Affair]]'' stars [[Sebastian Cabot (actor)|Sebastian Cabot]], [[Johnny Whitaker]] and [[Anissa Jones]])
*1974 – ''Socko Saturday'' (hosted by the cast of ''[[The Hudson Brothers]]'')
*1975 – ''Dyn-o-mite Saturday'' (hosted by ''[[Good Times]]'' stars [[BernNadette Stanis]], [[Jimmie Walker]] and [[Ralph Carter]])
*1976 – ''Hey, Hey, Hey! It's the CBS Saturday Preview Special'' (hosted by ''[[Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids]]'')
*1977 – ''Wacko Saturday Preview'' (hosted by the cast of ''[[Wacko (TV series)|Wacko]]'')
*1983 – ''Preview Special'' (hosted by [[Scott Baio]]; featuring the Krofft Puppets, and [[Sorrell Booke]] and [[James Best]], the latter two as their respective ''[[The Dukes of Hazzard|Dukes of Hazzard]]'' characters [[Boss Hogg]] and [[Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane]])
*1984 – ''Saturday's The Place'' (hosted by [[Joyce DeWitt]]; featuring [[Howie Mandel]] and [[Ted Knight]])
*1985 – ''All-Star Saturday Spectacular'' (hosted by [[Roddy Piper]])
===Animated primetime holiday specials===
CBS was the original broadcast network home of the animated primetime holiday specials based on the ''[[Peanuts]]'' comic strip, beginning with ''[[A Charlie Brown Christmas]]'' in 1965. Over 30 holiday Peanuts specials (each for a specific holiday such as [[Halloween]]) were broadcast on CBS from that time until 2000, when the broadcast rights were acquired by ABC. CBS also aired several prime time animated specials based on the works of [[Dr. Seuss]], beginning with ''[[How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (TV special)|How the Grinch Stole Christmas]]'' in 1966, as well as several specials based on the ''Garfield'' comic strip during the 1980s (which led to Garfield getting his own Saturday morning cartoon on the network, Garfield and Friends, in 1988). Two animated specials by the [[Rankin/Bass]] studio, the [[stop motion]] classic ''[[Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (TV special)|Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer]],'' and the traditionally animated ''[[Frosty the Snowman (TV special)|Frosty the Snowman]]'' have been annual holiday staples on CBS respectively since 1972 (Rudolph) (eight years after the special originally debuted on NBC) and 1969 (Frosty) (when it debuted on CBS). {{As of|2023}}, ''Rudolph'' and ''Frosty'' are the only two pre-1990 animated specials that continue to air on CBS on an annual basis (since 2019, they have also aired on [[Freeform (TV channel)|Freeform]]); the broadcast rights to the ''Peanuts'' specials are now held by [[Apple TV+]] while ''How The Grinch Stole Christmas'' is broadcast by NBC, its streaming sister [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]] and [[Warner Bros. Discovery]] outlets; the ''Garfield'' specials aren't currently shown. In the 21st century, ''Rudolph'' and ''Frosty'' have been joined by a series of newer specials that air on a semi-regular basis, including such entries as ''[[Frosty Returns]]'', the ''[[Robbie the Reindeer]]'' shorts, ''[[The Flight Before Christmas (2008 film)|The Flight Before Christmas]]'' and ''[[The Story of Santa Claus]]''.
All of these animated specials, from 1973 to 1992, began with a fondly remembered seven-second animated opening sequence, in which the words "A CBS Special Presentation" were displayed in a colorful [[ITC Avant Garde]] typeface. The word "SPECIAL", in all caps and repeated multiple times in multiple colors, slowly zoomed out from the frame in a spinning counterclockwise motion against a black background, and rapidly zoomed back into frame as a single word, in white, at the end; the sequence was accompanied by a jazzy though majestic up-tempo fanfare with dramatic horns and percussion (believed to be edited incidental music from the CBS crime drama ''[[Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series)|Hawaii Five-O]]'', titled "Call to Danger" on the [[Capitol Records]] soundtrack LP). This opening sequence – presumably designed by, or under the supervision of, longtime CBS creative director [[Lou Dorfsman]] (who oversaw print and on-air graphics for CBS for nearly 30 years, replacing [[William Golden (graphic designer)|William Golden]] following his death in 1959) – also appeared immediately before other CBS specials of the period (such as the annual presentations of the [[Miss USA]] pageant and the [[Kennedy Center Honors]]).
==See also==
* [[Lists of United States network television schedules]] – includes articles on Saturday morning children's programming schedules among the major networks
* [[Children's programming on the American Broadcasting Company]]
* [[Children's programming on NBC]]
* [[Children's programming on TBS and TNT|Children's programming on TBS/TNT]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*[http://gymmy.tripod.com/CCFF/1967.html ''The CBS Children's Film Festival'' 1967] (start page; listings through 1984) (fan site). [https://web.archive.org/web/20120111203439/http://gymmy.tripod.com/CCFF/1967.html Archived] from the original on April 24, 2012.
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