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{{short description|Historical summary of children's programming aired by NBC}}
[[File:NBC Peacock 1986.svg|thumb|225x225px|NBC Peacock logo]]
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Children's programming has played a part in [[NBC]]'s programming since its initial roots in television. This article outlines the history of children's television programming on NBC including the various blocks and notable programs that have aired throughout the television network's history on weekends.
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In 1947, NBC's first major children's program was ''[[Howdy Doody]]'', one of the era's first breakthrough television programs. The series, which ran for 13 years until it ended in 1960, featured a myriad of characters led by a freckle-faced [[marionette]] voiced by the show's host, [[Buffalo Bob Smith|"Buffalo" Bob Smith]]. ''Howdy Doody'' spent the first nine years of its run airing on weekday afternoons.<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>
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In 1956, NBC stopped airing children's programming within its weekday afternoon schedule, relegating the network's children's shows to [[Saturday morning cartoon|Saturdays]] only with ''Howdy Doody'' serving as its marquee franchise for the remaining four years of that series' run. From the mid-1960s until 1992, the bulk of the children's programs broadcast by NBC were derived from theatrical shorts like ''[[The Pink Panther Show]]'' and classic [[Woody Woodpecker]] and [[Looney Tunes]] shorts; reruns of popular television series such as ''[[The Flintstones]]'' and ''[[The Jetsons]]''; and foreign acquisitions such as ''[[Astro Boy]]'' and ''[[Kimba the White Lion]]''.
During this period, the network also aired original animated series – most notably, the 1980s series ''[[The Smurfs (1981 TV series)|The Smurfs]]'' and ''[[Alvin and the Chipmunks (1983 TV series)|Alvin and the Chipmunks]]''. It also carried animated series adapted from certain live-action NBC series such as ''[[It's Punky Brewster]]'' (based on the sitcom ''[[Punky Brewster]]''), ''[[Emergency +4]]'' (based on the medical drama ''[[Emergency!]]'') ''[[ALF: The Animated Series]]'' (based on the sitcom ''[[ALF (TV series)|ALF]]'') and ''[[Star Trek: The Animated Series]]'' (based on the science fiction drama ''[[Star Trek]]''), as well as animated series vehicles for certain NBC prime time stars including [[Gary Coleman]] (''[[The Gary Coleman Show]]'') and [[Mr. T]] (''[[Mister T (TV series)|Mister T]]''), and original live-action series including the [[Sid & Marty Krofft]]-produced ''[[The Banana Splits]]'', ''[[The Bugaloos]]'' and ''[[H.R. Pufnstuf]]''.
''[[The Metric Marvels]]'', a short-form series produced by the creators of rival [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''[[Schoolhouse Rock!]]'' as part of a failed attempt to encourage [[metrication in the United States]], aired on NBC during the late 1970s.
In September 1985, NBC was the first network to broadcast Saturday morning cartoons in [[Stereophonic sound|stereo]].
One series that made up to the NBC Saturday morning lineup was ''[[Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series]]''. NBC aired the program on Saturday mornings at 10:00 AM (later moved to 11:00 AM) for one season during 1987.
====Final years with animated programming (
In September 1989, NBC premiered ''[[Saved by the Bell]]'',
However, in October 1990, then-President [[George H. W. Bush]] signed a deal with the [[Federal Communications Commission]] to require [[E/I|educational content]] under the [[Children's Television Act]] for the Fall 1991 season,<ref>{{cite web|title=Children and Television|url=http://iml.jou.ufl.edu/projects/Spring03/Wells/history.htm|author=Landrea Wells|publisher=[[University of Florida]]|access-date=October 27, 2024}}</ref> which mandated these guidelines in animated programs for the network, including ''[[Space Cats]]'', ''[[Super Mario World (TV series)|Super Mario World]]'', and ''[[ProStars]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Walsh |first1=Mark |title=TV Stations Faulted for Dearth of Educational Fare |url=https://www.edweek.org/education/tv-stations-faulted-for-dearth-of-educational-fare/1992/10 |access-date=October 27, 2024 |work=Education Week |date=October 7, 1992 |language=en}}</ref> Following the negative reception with this experience, NBC subsequently canceled the animated programming for Saturday mornings as FCC responded that not all cartoons were made to be educational.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sharbutt |first=Jay |date=1992-01-25 |title='Toon wars continue: NBC to bow out Aug.1 |language=en-US |work=Press-Republican |url=https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=prre19920125-01.1.6&srpos=1&e=------199-en-20--1--txt-txIN-%27Toon+wars+continue%3a+NBC+to+bow+out+Aug+1.--------- |access-date=December 27, 2024 |issn=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Andrews |first=Edmund L. |date=1993-03-04 |title='Flintstones' and Programs Like It Aren't Educational, F.C.C. Says |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/03/04/us/flintstones-and-programs-like-it-aren-t-educational-fcc-says.html |access-date=October 27, 2024 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
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{{main|TNBC}}
[[File:TNBC (2000-2002).svg|thumb|255x255px|TNBC logo]]
As results of the continued success of ''Saved by the Bell'' and the failed experience of enforcing educational content, NBC restructured its Saturday morning lineup in September 1992 by replacing children's programming with live-action – mostly scripted – series aimed at teenagers as part of a new three-hour block under the brand [[TNBC]] (the network also launched an hour-long Saturday edition of ''[[Weekend Today|Today]]'' that debuted simultaneously with the TNBC lineup).
Most of the programs on the TNBC lineup were sitcoms produced by ''Saved by the Bell'' executive producer [[Peter Engel]] such as ''[[City Guys]]'', ''[[Hang Time (TV series)|Hang Time]]'', ''[[California Dreams]]'', ''[[One World (TV series)|One World]]'' and the ''Saved by the Bell'' spinoff, ''[[Saved by the Bell: The New Class]]''.<ref name="DiscoveryKids">{{cite news|title=Discovery set to kid around with Peacock|url=https://variety.com/2001/tv/news/discovery-set-to-kid-around-with-peacock-1117856766/|first=Paula|last=Bernstein|periodical=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|publisher=[[Reed Business Information]]|date=December 4, 2001|access-date=August 13, 2009}}</ref> Many of the scripted series incorporating social issues such as [[underage drinking]], [[Substance abuse|drug use]] and [[sexual harassment]]. By 2001, the block had begun suffering from declining viewership; in addition, although the block was aimed at adolescents, TNBC's programs ironically registered a median viewer age of 41.<ref name=variety-adultsdiscover>{{cite web|title=Adults 'Discover' kiddie programs|url=https://variety.com/2003/tv/news/adults-discover-kiddie-programs-1117880923/|periodical=Variety|publisher=Reed Business Information|date=2003|access-date=March 29, 2015}}</ref>
''[[NBA Inside Stuff]]'', an analysis and interview program aimed at teens that was hosted for most of its run by [[Ahmad Rashad]] (who also served as a commentator and pre-game host for the network's [[NBA on NBC|NBA coverage]] during much of ''Inside Stuff''{{'}}s NBC run), also aired alongside the TNBC lineup during the NBA season until [[2001–02 NBA season|2002]], with the program moving to ABC the following season as a result of that network taking the [[NBA on ABC|NBA rights]] from NBC.
===Discovery Kids on NBC (2002–2006)===
{{main|Discovery Kids on NBC}}
On January 6, 2002, NBC entered into an agreement with [[Discovery Communications]], in which it would produce a new Saturday morning block for the network featuring original programs from the [[Discovery Kids]] cable channel under a time-lease agreement to provide programming compliant with the FCC's educational programming guidelines to NBC's affiliates, rather than having any network input or production.<ref>{{cite web|title=Discovery Kids sets NBC sked|url=https://variety.com/2002/tv/news/discovery-kids-sets-nbc-sked-1117864789/|first=Lily|last=Oei|periodical=Variety|publisher=Reed Business Information|date=April 2, 2002|access-date=March 29, 2015}}</ref><ref name="NBC Discovery">{{cite web|title=Discovery Gets NBC Kids' Block|url=http://www.multichannel.com/news/orphan-articles/discovery-gets-nbc-kids-block/154693|last=Umstead|first=Thomas|periodical=[[Multichannel News]]|date=December 7, 2001|access-date=March 29, 2015}}</ref> The block, branded "[[Discovery Kids on NBC]]", premiered on October 5, 2002.<ref name="DiscoveryKids"/> Originally, the lineup consisted of only live-action series featuring a mix of new series and existing Discovery Kids programs including ''[[Trading Spaces: Boys vs. Girls]]'' (a spin-off of the [[TLC (TV network)|TLC]] home renovation reality show ''[[Trading Spaces]]'') and the reality game show ''[[Endurance (TV series)|Endurance]]'' (a ''[[Survivor (TV series)|Survivor]]''-style series created and executive produced by host [[J. D. Roth]], who later produced ''[[The Biggest Loser (American TV series)|The Biggest Loser]]'' for NBC in 2003).
In November 2003, the block expanded to include animated series under the banner "Real Toons", marking the first time that any animated programming had aired on NBC since 1992.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kids mixed on new skeds|url=https://variety.com/2003/tv/news/kids-mixed-on-new-skeds-1117895265/|first=Lily|last=Oei|first2=Pamela|last2=McClintock|periodical=Variety|date=November 6, 2003|access-date=March 29, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Nets face back to school blues|url=https://variety.com/2003/tv/news/nets-face-back-to-school-blues-1117891278/|first=Lily|last=Oei|periodical=Variety|publisher=Reed Business Information|date=August 24, 2003|access-date=March 29, 2015}}</ref> In March 2006, Discovery Communications announced it would not renew its contract with NBC, citing a desire to focus exclusively on the Discovery Kids cable channel.<ref>{{cite web|title=Discovery Kids parts with NBC|url=https://variety.com/2006/tv/news/discovery-kids-parts-with-nbc-1117940034/|first=Robert|last=Riddell|work=Variety|publisher=Reed Business Information|date=March 19, 2006|access-date=March 29, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Discovery, NBC to End Sat. Kids Block |url=http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/recent_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002198189 |first=Anthony |last=Crupi |work=Mediaweek |date=March 16, 2006 |access-date=March 25, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080207021249/http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/recent_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002198189 |archive-date=February 7, 2008 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}</ref> Discovery Kids on NBC ended its run on September 2, 2006.
===Qubo on NBC/Telemundo (2006–2012)===
{{main|Qubo}}
[[File:Qubo on NBC Ion Telemundo.png|thumb|238x238px|Qubo on NBC, Ion Television, and Telemundo]]
In May 2006, [[NBCUniversal]] and [[Ion Media Networks]] announced plans to form [[Qubo]], a joint venture in conjunction with [[Scholastic Corporation]], [[Classic Media]] and Canada-based [[Corus Entertainment]]'s animation subsidiary [[Nelvana]]. The multi-platform programming endeavor, aimed at children between 4 and 8 years of age, would comprise children's program blocks airing on NBC, Spanish-language sister network [[Telemundo]] and Ion Media's i: Independent Television (now [[Ion Television]]), as well as a 24-hour [[digital subchannel|digital multicast channel]] on i's [[owned-and-operated station]]s (alternatively known as Qubo Channel), [[video on demand]] services and a branded website. The reasoning why the name "qubo" was chosen for the endeavor, or why its logo is a cube, has never been publicly stated by any of the partners, although general manager Rick Rodriguez stated in an interview with ''[[Multichannel News]]'' that the name was intended to be something that sounded fun, and be a brand that could easily be used uniformly in English and Spanish.<ref>{{cite web|title=NBC Debuts Kids Programming Brand Qubo|url=http://adage.com/article/media/nbc-debuts-kids-programming-brand-qubo/111473/|first=Andrew|last=Hampp|periodical=[[Advertising Age]]|date=August 24, 2006|access-date=March 29, 2015}}</ref><ref name=mcn-qubo>{{cite web|title=Qubo's Rodriguez: Offering a 'Building Block' to Kids|url=http://www.multichannel.com/news/content/qubo-s-rodriguez-offering-building-block-kids/367423|first=Luis|last=Clemens|periodical=Multichannel News|date=February 16, 2008|access-date=March 29, 2015}}</ref>
The new "Qubo on NBC" block premiered on September 9, 2006, featuring six programs in its initial season: ''[[VeggieTales]]'', ''[[3-2-1 Penguins!]]'', ''[[Dragon (TV series)|Dragon]]'', ''[[Babar (TV series)|Babar]]'', ''[[Jane and the Dragon (TV series)|Jane and the Dragon]]'', and ''[[Jacob Two-Two (TV series)|Jacob Two-Two]]''. Initially, ''VeggieTales'' episodes aired on the block excised religious content originally incorporated before and after the main feature in the [[home video]] releases. This drew criticism for the block and NBC in particular from the conservative watchdog group [[Parents Television Council]], as well as ''VeggieTales'' co-creator [[Phil Vischer]], who claimed that he was unaware of the intent to edit out the religious material when Qubo acquired the programming distribution rights.<ref>{{cite news|title=God references quashed; 'VeggieTales creator steamed|url=http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/09/22/veggietales.controversy.ap/index.html|agency=[[Associated Press]]|work=[[CNN]]|date=September 22, 2006|access-date=June 22, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061004173931/http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/09/22/veggietales.controversy.ap/index.html|archive-date=October 4, 2006}}</ref>
===NBC Kids (2012–2016)===
{{main|NBC Kids}}
[[File:NBC Kids.svg|thumb|200x200px]]
On March 28, 2012, NBC announced that the three-hour children's programming time period allocated by the network on Weekend mornings would be taken over by [[Sprout (TV network)|Sprout]] (which had become a sister television property to NBC following parent company NBCUniversal's 2010 majority purchase by [[Comcast]]; NBC later took full ownership of the network, whose owners previously included [[Sesame Workshop]] and [[HIT Entertainment]]) and launch a new Weekend morning block called [[NBC Kids]], which is aimed at preschoolers and grade school-aged children ages 2 to 9. A similarly programmed block would also launch on Telemundo under the name MiTelemundo.<ref name="Weisman">{{cite news|title=NBC to launch Saturday kids block|url=https://variety.com/2012/tv/news/nbc-to-launch-saturday-kids-block-1118052022/|first=Jon|last=Weisman|periodical=Variety|publisher=[[PMC (company)|Penske Media Corporation]]|date=March 28, 2012|access-date=March 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120519174046/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118052022?refCatId=14|archive-date=May 19, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Rubino">{{cite news|title=NBC, With Assist From Sprout, to Launch Saturday Morning Preschool Block|url=http://www.multichannel.com/article/482478-NBC_With_Assist_From_Sprout_to_Launch_Saturday_Morning_Preschool_Block.php|first=Lindsay|last=Rubino|periodical=Multichannel News|date=March 28, 2012|access-date=March 27, 2015}}</ref>
NBC Kids debuted on July 7, 2012, one week after the Qubo block ended its run on NBC on June 30, followed by Telemundo on July 1. This left Ion Television (and later [[Ion Plus]]) as the only network to retain a Qubo-branded children's block, until Qubo Channel ceased operations on February 28, 2021, as the [[E.W. Scripps Company]] is now the owner of [[Ion Media]], which they acquired on January 7, 2021.<ref name="MarketWatch">{{cite news|title=NBC Will Launch NBC Kids, a New Saturday Morning Preschool Block Programmed by Sprout®, Saturday, July 7|url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/nbc-will-launch-nbc-kids-a-new-saturday-morning-preschool-block-programmed-by-sprout-saturday-july-7-2012-03-28|work=[[MarketWatch]]|date=March 28, 2012|access-date=March 27, 2015}}</ref>
Between both 2014 and 2015, several [[PBS Kids]] programs were being removed from both the block and the Sprout Channel due to PBS quitting the channel and continuing with its own children's programming separately. Then on both February 24, 2016 and March 1, 2016, NBC announced that NBC Kids would shut down and succeeded on October 8, 2016, by [[The More You Know (TV programming block)|The More You Know]], a block produced by [[Litton Entertainment]] that would feature live-action documentary and lifestyle programs aimed at preteens and teenagers, similarly to a block also introduced by Litton for [[NBC]]'s co-owner [[The CW|CW]] for the past two years. The move came as part of a shift by broadcast television networks towards using their Weekend morning lineup solely to comply with the educational programming requirements and when Sprout changed its name to [[Universal Kids]] on September 9, 2017 (closed down eight years later). NBC Kids quietly went to the ''[[Noodle and Doodle]]'' end credits shortly before [[NBC Sports]] on September 25, 2016.
=== The More You Know (2016–present) ===
{{main|The More You Know (TV programming block)}}
[[File:The More You Know 2023.png|thumb|200x200px|The More You Know logo]]
Between February 24, 2016, and March 1, 2016, NBC announced that it would lease its Weekend morning lineup to [[Litton Entertainment]], [[The More You Know (block)|The More You Know]] beginning October 2016.<ref name="nbc-pr">{{cite press release|title=NBC AND LITTON ENTERTAINMENT EXPAND ICONIC 'THE MORE YOU KNOW' PLATFORM INTO NEW THREE-HOUR SATURDAY MORNING PROGRAMMING BLOCK|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/thewire/nbc-and-litton-entertainment-expand-iconic-more-you-know-platform-new-three-hour-saturday-morning-programming-block/154073|access-date=February 24, 2016}}</ref> Named after NBC's [[The More You Know|series of public service campaigns]], the three-hour Weekend morning block is programmed by [[Litton Entertainment]], and features [[live-action]] programming aimed at [[teen]]s.<ref name="bandc-moreyouknow">{{cite web|title=NBC, Litton Partner on 'The More You Know' Block|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/programming/nbc-litton-partner-more-you-know-block/154074|website=Broadcasting & Cable|publisher=[[NewBay Media]]|access-date=February 24, 2016}}</ref>
==Programming==
===Scheduling issues===
Not all shows within NBC's Weekend morning block are seen on all of the network's [[NBC Owned Television Stations|owned-and-operated stations]] and [[network affiliate|affiliate]]s. Occasionally, some or all programs featured within the block are subject to delay or pre-emption due to local or syndicated programs scheduled by local NBC stations, or may be delayed by the network due to [[NBC Sports|sporting events]] such as the [[Summer Olympic Games]], the French Open, the [[United States Golf Association|USGA]]-sanctioned [[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] and [[The Presidents Cup|Presidents Cup]] tournaments, or [[Premier League|English Premier League]] soccer.
Due to regulations defined by the Children's Television Act that require stations to carry E/I compliant programming for three hours each week at any time between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. local time, some NBC stations may defer certain programs aired within its Weekend morning block to Sunday daytime or earlier Weekend morning slots, or (in the case of affiliates in the Western United States) Weekend afternoons as makegoods to comply with the [[Children's Television Act|CTA regulations]].
===List of notable programs===
{{see also|List of programs previously broadcast by NBC}}
:''Note: Shows listed '''in bold''' are [[Universal Television|in-house productions]] from NBC, most of which now have their distribution rights held by [[NBCUniversal Syndication Studios]].''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Title
!Run
!Production companies
!Original network
|-
|''[[3-2-1 Penguins!]]''
|2006-2009, 2010
|[[Big Idea Entertainment]]
|[[Direct-to-Video]]
|-
|''3-2-1 Penguins! and LarryBoy Adventures Stories''
|2006-2010
|Big Idea Entertainment<br>[[Jam Filled Entertainment|DKP Effects]] (2002–2003)<br>UTV Software Communications (2007–2008)
|Direct-to-video
|-
|''[[Adventure Camp]]''
|2003
|
|[[Discovery Family|Discovery Kids]]
|-
|''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
|1990-1991
|[[DIC Entertainment|DIC Animation City]]<br>[[Mediaset|Reteitalia]]<br>[[Nintendo of America]]
|
|-
|''[[Adventures of the Gummi Bears]]''
|1985-1989
|[[Walt Disney Television Animation]]
|
|-
|''[[ALF Tales]]''
|1988–1990
|DIC Animation City<br>[[Saban Entertainment]]<br>[[Alien Productions]]
|
|-
|''[[ALF: The Animated Series]]''
|1987–1989
|DIC Animation City<br>Saban Entertainment<br>Alien Productions
|
|-
|''[[All About Us (TV series)|'''All About Us''']]''
|2001
|[[NBC Enterprises]]
|[[TNBC]] (programming block)
|-
|''[[Alvin and the Chipmunks (1983 TV series)|Alvin and the Chipmunks]]''
|1983–1991
|[[Bagdasarian Productions]]<br>[[Ruby-Spears|Ruby-Spears Enterprises]] (1983–1987) (seasons 1–5)<br>[[Fred Wolf Films|Murakami-Wolf-Swenson]] (1988, eleven episodes)<br>[[DIC Enterprises]] (1988–1990) (seasons 6–8)
|
|-
|''[[Astroblast!]]''
|2014-2016
|[[Scholastic Corporation|Scholastic Media]]<br>[[Soup2Nuts]]
|[[Universal Kids|Sprout]]
|-
|''[[Astro Boy (1963 TV series)|Astro Boy]]''
|1963–1978
|[[Mushi Production]]
|[[Fuji TV]] ([[Japan]])
|-
|''[[Babar (TV series)|Babar]]''
|2006-2012 (reruns of the 1989 Canadian series)
|[[Nelvana Limited]]
|[[CBC Television]]
|-
|''[[Tarzan and the Super 7|Batman and the Super 7]]''
|1980–1981
|
|
|-
|''[[The Banana Splits Adventure Hour]]''
|1968–1970
|
|
|-
|''[[Big John, Little John]]''
|1976–1977
|
|
|-
|''[[Birdman and The Galaxy Trio]]''
|1967–1968
|
|
|-
|''[[The Bugaloos]]''
|1970–1972
|
|
|-
|''[[Brains and Brawn]]''
|1993
|
|
|-
|''[[Butch Cassidy (TV series)|Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids]]''
|1973–1974
|
|
|-
|''[[California Dreams]]''
|1992–1997
|
|
|-
|''[[Camp Candy]]''
|1989–1990
|
|
|-
|''[[Captain N: The Game Master]]''
|1989–1992
|
|
|-
|''[[The More You Know (TV programming block)|The Champion Within with Lauren Thompson]]''
|2016–2020
|
|
|-
|''[[The Chica Show]]''
|2013–2016
|
|
|-
|''[[Chip and Pepper's Cartoon Madness]]''
|1991–1992
|
|
|-
|''[[City Guys]]''
|1997–2002
|
|
|-
|''[[Clangers]]''
|2015–2016
|
|
|-
|''[[The More You Know (TV programming block)|Consumer 101]]''
|2018–2021
|
|
|-
|''[[Croc Files]]''
|2002–2005
|
|
|-
|''[[Darcy's Wild Life]]''
|2004–2006
|
|
|-
|''Down and Out with Donald Duck''
|1987
|
|
|-
|''[[Double Up (American game show)|Double Up]]''
|1992
|
|
|-
|''[[Earth to Luna!]]''
|2015–2016
|
|
|-
|''[[The More You Know (TV programming block)|Earth Odyssey with Dylan Dreyer]]''
|2019–present
|
|
|-
|''[[Endurance (TV series)|Endurance]]''
|2002–2003, 2003–2004, 2004–2006
|
|
|-
|''[[Fraggle Rock (animated TV series)|Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series]]''
|1987–1988
|
|
|-
|''[[Flight 29 Down]]''
|2005–2006
|
|
|-
| ''[[The Flintstones]]''
|1966–1970, 1981
|
|
|-
| ''[[The Flintstone Comedy Show]]''
|1980–1982
|
|
|-
| ''[[The Flintstone Funnies]]''
|1982–1984 (reruns of ''The Flintstone Comedy Show'')
|
|
|-
|''[[Floogals]]''
|2016
|
|
|-
|''[[The Gary Coleman Show]]''
|1982–1983
|
|
|-
|''[[The More You Know (TV programming block)|Give]]''
|2016–2018
|
|
|-
|''The Godzilla/[[Dynomutt, Dog Wonder|Dynomutt]] Hour [[The Funky Phantom|with the Funky Phantom]]''
|1980
|
|
|-
|''[[Godzilla (animated series)|Godzilla]]''
|1978–1981
|
|
|-
|''[[Gravedale High]]''
|1990
|
|
|-
|'''''[[Hang Time (TV series)|Hang Time]]'''''
|1995–2001
|
|
|-
|''[[The More You Know (TV programming block)|Harlem Globetrotters: Play it Forward]]''
|2022–present
|
|
|-
|''[[The More You Know (TV programming block)|Health + Happiness with Mayo Clinic]]''
|2018
|
|
|-
| ''[[Hong Kong Phooey]]''
|1978, 1980–1981
|
|
|-
|''[[Hoppity Hooper]]''
|1963–1966
|
|
|-
|''[[H.R. Pufnstuf]]''
|1969–1970
|
|
|-
|''[[I'm Telling!]]''
|1987–1988
|
|
|-
|''[[The Incredible Hulk (1982 TV series)|The Incredible Hulk]]''
|1982–1983
|
|
|-
|'''''[[It's Punky Brewster (TV series)|It's Punky Brewster]]'''''
|1985–1987, 1988–1989
|
|
|-
|''[[Jacob Two-Two (TV series)|Jacob Two-Two]]''
|2006–2007, 2009
|
|
|-
|''[[Jane and the Dragon (TV series)|Jane and the Dragon]]''
|2006–2008, 2009–2010, 2012
|
|
|-
|''[[Discovery Kids on NBC|Jeff Corwin Unleashed]]''
|2003–2005
|
|
|-
|''[[The Jetsons]]''
|1966–1967, 1971–1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982
|
|
|-
|''[[The More You Know (TV programming block)|Journey with Dylan Dreyer]]''
|2016–2018
|
|
|-
|''[[Just Deal]]''
|2000–2002
|
|
|-
|''[[Justin Time (TV series)|Justin Time]]''
|2012–2014
|
|
|-
|''[[The Karate Kid (TV series)|The Karate Kid]]''
|1989–1990
|
|
|-
|''[[Kenny the Shark]]''
|2003–2005, 2006
|
|
|-
|''[[The Kid Super Power Hour with Shazam!]]''
|1981–1982
|
|
|-
|''[[Kid 'n Play]]''
|1990–1991
|
|
|-
|''[[Kidd Video]]''
|1984–1987
|
|
|-
|''[[Kimba the White Lion]]''
|1965–1980
|
|
|-
|'''''[[Kissyfur]]'''''
|1986–1990
|
|
|-
|''[[Land of the Lost (1974 TV series)|Land of the Lost]]''
|1974–1976, 1978
|
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|-
|''[[Larryboy: The Cartoon Adventures|LarryBoy Adventures]]''
|2006-2007
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|''[[LazyTown]]''
|2012–2016
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|''[[The Magic School Bus (TV series)|The Magic School Bus]]''
|2010–2011
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|''[[Make Way for Noddy]]''
|2013–2014
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|''[[Mister T (TV series)|Mister T]]''
|1983–1986
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|''[[The More You Know (TV programming block)|Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom Protecting the Wild]]''
|2023–present
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|''[[Name Your Adventure]]''
|1992–1995
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|''[[The More You Know (TV programming block)|Naturally, Danny Seo]]''
|2016–2019
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|''[[NBA Inside Stuff]]''
|1990–2002
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|''[[The New Adventures of Flash Gordon]]''
|1979–1980, 1982–1983
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|''[[The New Archie and Sabrina Hour]]''
|1977
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|''[[The More You Know (TV programming block)|A New Leaf]]''
|2019–2020
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|''[[Nina's World]]''
|2016
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|''[[Noodle and Doodle]]''
|2012–2016
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|''[[The More You Know (TV programming block)|One Team: The Power of Sports]]''
|2021–present
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|''[[One World (TV series)|One World]]''
|1998–2001
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|''[[Operation Junkyard]]''
|2002–2003
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| ''[[The New Fred and Barney Show]]''
|1979-1980
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|''[[Jim Henson's Pajanimals|Pajanimals]]''
|2012–2014
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|''[[Pearlie]]''
|2010–2012
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|''[[The Pink Panther Show]]''
|1969–1978
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|''[[Poppy Cat (TV series)|Poppy Cat]]''
|2012–2013, 2014–2015
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|''[[Walking with...|Prehistoric Planet]]''
|2002–2003
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|''[[ProStars]]''
|1991–1992
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|''[[Return to the Planet of the Apes]]''
|1975–1976
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|''[[The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show]]''
|1961–1964, 1981–1982
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|''[[The Roman Holidays]]''
|1972
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|''[[The More You Know (TV programming block)|Roots Less Traveled]]''
|2020–present
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|''[[The Ruff and Reddy Show]]''
|1957–1958
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|''[[Ruff-Ruff, Tweet and Dave]]''
|2015–2016
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|''[[Running the Halls]]''
|1993–1994
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|'''''[[Saved by the Bell]]'''''
|1989–1993
|NBC Productions
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|''[[Saved by the Bell: The New Class]]''
|1993–2000
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|''[[Scout's Safari]]''
|2002–2004
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|''[[Sealab 2020]]''
|1972–73
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|''[[Shelldon]]''
|2009–2012
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|''[[Shirley Temple's Storybook]]''
|1958–1961
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|''[[Shirt Tales]]''
|1982-1984
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|''[[Sigmund and the Sea Monsters]]''
|1973–1975
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|''[[Sk8 (TV series)|Sk8]]''
|2001–2002
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|''[[Skunked TV]]''
|2004
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|''[[The Smurfs (1981 TV series)|The Smurfs]]''
|1981–1990
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|''[[Snorks]]''
|1984–1986
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|''[[Space Cats]]''
|1991–1992
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|''[[The Space Kidettes]]''
|1966–1967
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|''[[Space Sentinels]]''
|1977–1978
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| ''[[Speed Buggy]]''
|1977
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|''[[Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends]]''
|1981–1986
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|''[[Star Trek: The Animated Series]]''
|1973–1975
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|''[[Strange Days at Blake Holsey High]]''
|2002–2005
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|''[[Super Mario World (TV series)|Super Mario World]]''
|1991–1992
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|''[[Universal Kids|Terrific Trucks]]''
|2015–2016
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|''[[Time Warp Trio]]''
|2005–2006
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|''[[Trading Spaces: Boys vs. Girls]]''
|2003–2006
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|''[[Turbo Dogs]]''
|2008–2009, 2010–2011
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|''[[Tutenstein]]''
|2003–2006
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| ''[[Top Cat]]''
|1966, 1967, 1968–1969
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|''[[Gumby|The Gumby Show]]''
|1956–1959
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| ''[[Underdog (TV series)|Underdog]]''
|1964-1966, 1968–1970, 1972–1973
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|''[[VeggieTales]]''
|2006–2009
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|''[[The More You Know (TV programming block)|Vets Saving Pets]]''
|2018–present
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|''[[The More You Know (TV programming block)|The Voyager with Josh Garcia]]''
|2016–present
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|''[[Walking with Dinosaurs]]''
|2002–2003
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|''[[Walking with Beasts|Walking with Prehistoric Beasts]]''
|2002–2003
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|''[[The Wiggles]]''
|2012–2013
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|''[[The More You Know (TV programming block)|Wild Child]]''
|2021–present
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|''[[The More You Know (TV programming block)|Wilderness Vet with Dr. Oakley]]''
|2016-2018
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|''[[Willa's Wild Life]]''
|2009–2012
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|''[[Wish Kid]]''
|1991–1992
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|''[[Yo Yogi!]]''
|1991–1992
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|''[[The Zula Patrol]]''
|2008–2009, 2012
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|''[[Zou (TV series)|Zou]]''
|2014
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===Saturday morning preview specials===
{{main|Saturday morning preview specials}}
*1973 – ''Starship Rescue'' (hosted by [[Kevin Tighe]] and [[Randolph Mantooth]] from ''[[Emergency!]]'')
*1974 – ''Preview Revue'' (hosted by [[Jimmy Osmond]]; featuring [[Johnny Whitaker]])
*1975 – ''Preview Revue'' (hosted by [[The Lockers]]; featuring [[Michael Landon]], and [[Billy Barty]] and [[Johnny Whitaker]] from ''[[Sigmund and the Sea Monsters]]'')
*1976 – ''Smilin' Saturday Morning Parade'' (hosted by [[Freddie Prinze]])
*1977 – ''C'Mon Saturday'' (hosted by [[Andrea McArdle]] from ''[[Annie (musical)|Annie]]''; featuring [[Arte Johnson]], [[Leonard Nimoy]], [[Muhammad Ali]] and [[Ruth Buzzi]])
*1978 – ''Saturday Superstars'' (hosted by [[Bay City Rollers]]; featuring [[Erik Estrada]], [[Joe Namath]] and [[Scott Baio]])
*1983 – ''Yummy Awards'' (hosted by [[Ricky Schroder]]; special appearance by a live-action [[Spider-Man]] to promote his animated show)
*1984 – ''Laugh Busters'' (featuring ''[[Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends]]'', ''[[Kidd Video]]'', ''[[Alvin and the Chipmunks (1983 TV series)|Alvin and the Chipmunks]]'', ''[[Snorks]]'', ''[[Pink Panther and Sons]]'', ''[[Mister T (TV series)|Mr. T]]'' and ''[[The Smurfs (1981 TV series)|The Smurfs]]'')
*1985 – ''Back to Next Saturday'' (hosted by [[Keshia Knight Pulliam]] and [[Lisa Whelchel]])
*1986 – ''Alvin Goes Back to School''
*1987 – ''ALF Loves a Mystery'' (hosted by [[Benji Gregory]] from ''[[ALF (TV series)|ALF]]'')
*1989 – ''Who Shrunk Saturday Morning?'' (hosted by cast of ''[[Saved by the Bell]]''; featuring [[ALF (character)|ALF]], [[John Candy]], [[John Moschitta Jr.]], [[Marsha Warfield]] and [[Sherman Hemsley]])
==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 CBS]]
==References==
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{{Children's programming on NBC}}
{{Children's programming on NBC in the 1960s}}
{{Children's programming on NBC in the 1970s}}
{{Children's programming on NBC in the 1980s}}
{{Children's programming on NBC in the 1990s}}
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