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===''KOL Secret Slumber Party on CBS'' (2006-2007)===
In 2006, after the Viacom-CBS split (as described above), CBS decided to discontinue the Nick Jr. lineup in favor of a lineup of programs produced by [[DIC Entertainment]] and later, the [[Cookie Jar Group]],<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|accessdate=December 23, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cjar.com/press/cj_press_20080723a.php |title=COOKIE JAR ENTERTAINMENT EXPANDS BRAND PORTFOLIO, TALENT AND GLOBAL REACH WITH CLOSING OF DIC TRANSACTION |work=Cookie Jar Group |date=July 23, 2008 |accessdate=December 23, 2008}}</ref> as part of a three-year deal which includes distribution of selected Formula One auto races on tape delay.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldscreen.com/newscurrent.php?filename=dic30706.htm|title=World Screen – Home<!-- Bot generated title -->}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117936466.html?categoryid=1050&cs=1&query=|title=Synergy not kid-friendly at Eye web|work=Variety|date=January 19, 2006|accessdate=August 13, 2009}}</ref> ''KOL Secret Slumber Party on CBS'' premiered in September of that year; in the inaugural line-up, two of the programs were new shows, one aired in syndication in 2005 and three were pre-2006 shows.
After the announcement of the CBS/DIC partnership, the latter announced programming block was originally going to be called CBS's Secret Saturday Morning Slumber Party (or ''CBS’s Saturday Morning Secret Slumber Party''), but was later renamed '''''KOL Secret Slumber Party on CBS''''' after DIC, who produced all of the children's programming for the block, partnered with KOL, the children's area of [[AOL]], which co-produced programming with DIC. AOL managed the programming block's website, and produced [[public service announcement]]s which aired both on television and online<ref>[http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/networktv/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002725721 DIC, KOL to Produce on CBS], ''Mediaweek'', June 21, 2006</ref> This alliance was what led to the name change for this block, and also because some of the programs were airing on Sundays (depending on the market).
===''KEWLopolis on CBS'' (2007-2009)===
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