Philadelphia, PA - October 3, 2007 - PBS KIDS Sprout
(SproutOnline.com), the first and only 24-hour preschool
destination available on TV, on demand and online for kids ages 2-5
and their parents and caregivers, launched two new original morning
blocks, in addition to a new season of its hit program The Good
Night Show.
"Sprout is the only 24-hour preschool channel that follows the
day of a preschooler from breakfast to bedtime by combining
trusted, gold-standard favorites like Barney & Friends™, Sesame
Street® and Teletubbies™ with new and original programs to match a
child's morning, noon and night," said Sprout's senior vice
president of programming Andrew Beecham. "Whether viewers
tune in during the morning to catch one of our new original morning
blocks, discover music and science in the afternoon with The Let's
Go Show or wind down for bed each night with The Good Night Show,
Sprout is always there to match the daily schedule that parents
share with their preschoolers."
New original morning blocks include:
• Musical Mornings -- airing every weekday morning from
6:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. ET, this energetic block is designed to get
kids up and moving for the day ahead.
• The Sunny Side Up Show - airing every week day morning
from 9 a.m. - noon ET, this innovative program is television's only
live show for preschoolers. The Sunny Side Up Show helps
preschoolers prepare for the day ahead with its warm, welcoming and
fun environment where children and their parents and caregivers
gather to share birthdays, greeting, contests, show & tell and
interact live with the hosts (via email submissions through
SproutOnline.com).
Each week, The Sunny Up Side Show explores a new theme ranging
from colors, numbers and letters to manners, gardening and
pets. Themes also reflect holidays including Halloween,
Thanksgiving and Mother's Day. Special guests will stop by to
visit on a regular basis, so on any given day, viewers could get a
special treat from a Sesame Street® character like Big Bird, or
Nina from Sprout's The Good Night Show.
Also premiering within The Sunny Side Up Show is Play With Me
Sesame®, which invites children on a special, interactive playdate
with Sesame Street® favorites Bert, Ernie, Grover and Prairie Dawn
who encourage kids to play games, dance and complete learning-based
activities.
The new season of Sprout's hit nighttime block The Good Night
Show with host Nina and her puppet sidekick Star is also new for
fall. Airing every night from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. ET, The Good
Night Show is designed as a tool to help parents wind down their
kids after a busy day. In addition to all the regular,
popular features on this show, including crafts and games, the new
season features a nightly animated guessing game titled "Lucy,
Light The Way!"; preschoolers in their nighttime pajamas joining
Nina on the set for Sprout stretches; Nina and Star improvising
stories using the crafts they've made; and preschoolers
demonstrating sign language, including children from a local,
Philadelphia-based American Sign Language school.
For more information on Sprout and any of its programs, go to
SproutOnline.com.
About Sprout
PBS KIDS SproutSM, the first and only 24-hour preschool
destination available on TV, on demand and online for kids ages 2-5
and their parents and caregivers, was created as a partnership
among Comcast Corporation, HIT Entertainment, PBS and Sesame
Workshop. Currently, Sprout is available in 34 million unique
households.
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CONTACT:
Jenni Glenn
PBS KIDS Sprout
215-667-2703
jenni_glenn@sproutonline.com