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====Final years with animated programming (1989–1992)====

In September 1989, NBC premiered ''[[Saved by the Bell]]'', a sitcom centered on the fictional Bayside High School in [[Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles|Pacific Palisades, California]], which originated on [[Disney Channel|The Disney Channel]] the year prior as ''[[Good Morning, Miss Bliss]]'' (the predecessor series, set in an [[Indianapolis]], Indiana middle school, served as a starring vehicle for [[Hayley Mills]], who did not return for the retooled series; four cast members from that show – [[Mark-Paul Gosselaar]], [[Dennis Haskins]], [[Lark Voorhies]] and [[Dustin Diamond]] – were cast in ''Saved by the Bell'' as their ''Miss Bliss'' characters). Despite receiving harsh reviews from television critics, ''Saved by the Bell'' would become one of the most popular teen-oriented series in television history as well as the highest-rated series on Saturday mornings, dethroning [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''[[The Bugs Bunny Show|The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show]]'' in its first season.

However in October 1990, then-President [[George H. W. Bush]] signed a deal to require educational content by 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 changes in animated programs, 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 from this experience, NBC subsequently cancels the animated programming for Saturday mornings as [[Federal Communications Commission]] responded that not all cartoons were made to be educational.<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>

===TNBC (1992–2002)===