As part of the split between them and Viacom, CBS will
drop the Saturday morning block of programming airing under the "Nick Jr. on CBS" banner. That means no more
repurposing of Blue's Clues, Dora the Explorer or any other Nick properties. Come fall CBS will partner with
DIC Entertainment for a three-hour block of programs that - and this is the important part - fulfill FCC
requirements for kids shows. DIC currently does this exact same sort of thing for other networks such as Fox and
Tribune Entertainment. Some of the shows included in the block will be Strawberry Shortcake, Trollz and
others. The programming block will not be re-branded with DIC's name as it was with Nick Jr.CBS drops Nick Jr. programming
As part of the split between them and Viacom, CBS will
drop the Saturday morning block of programming airing under the "Nick Jr. on CBS" banner. That means no more
repurposing of Blue's Clues, Dora the Explorer or any other Nick properties. Come fall CBS will partner with
DIC Entertainment for a three-hour block of programs that - and this is the important part - fulfill FCC
requirements for kids shows. DIC currently does this exact same sort of thing for other networks such as Fox and
Tribune Entertainment. Some of the shows included in the block will be Strawberry Shortcake, Trollz and
others. The programming block will not be re-branded with DIC's name as it was with Nick Jr.
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1-20-2006 @ 3:31PM
sean said...
what happened to "good" saturday morning cartoons?
I shouldn't complain though. I don't wake up until 3pm :P
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1-20-2006 @ 5:16PM
James Fee said...
Hmm dropping Blues Clues for Trollz, you'd think that would rais a red flag at the FcC for kids shows.
Then again I grew up on Superfriends and I seemed to have turned out OK in the end.
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1-20-2006 @ 8:19PM
Stacy said...
Strawberry Shortcake and Trollz?!?!?! Come on folks, I would much rather have my child watch Blue's Clues and the other shoes from Nick Jr...at least she learns from the Nick Jr shows!!!
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