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Press Release Archive

• 2009

  • 11/09/2009
    SPROUT® CELEBRATES THANKS-FOR-GIVING WEEK
  • 09/22/2009
    SPROUT® CELEBRATES NATIONAL FIRE PREVENTION WEEK WITH AWARD-WINNING FIREFIGHTER DAYNA HILTON AND SPARKLES THE FIRE SAFETY DOG
  • 09/09/2009
    FALL IS SPROUTING NEW SHOWS AND NEW LOOK AT SPROUT
  • 07/29/2009
    THE WIGGLES DEBUT EXCLUSIVELY ON SPROUT® WITH NEW INTERACTIVE MORNING SHOW, SPROUT’S WIGGLY WAFFLE
  • 05/21/2009
    SPROUT® WELCOMES THE WIGGLES TO NEW U.S. PRESCHOOL TELEVISION HOME
  • 03/30/2009
    SPROUT® CELEBRATES EARTH WEEK WITH EXCLUSIVE U.S. PREMIERE OF MIGHTY JUNGLE
  • 02/06/2009
    SPROUT® TEAMS WITH THE STUDIO AT NEW WAVE ENTERTAINMENT TO MARKET IPHONE APPS FOR PRESCHOOLERS ON THE GO
  • 02/03/2009
    SPROUT® CELEBRATES SUPER-DEE-DUPER VALENTINE’S DAY WITH BARNEY™ THE DINOSAUR
  • 01/21/2009
    NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC’S MAMA MIRABELLE BRINGS HER HOME MOVIES TO SPROUT® SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, BEGINNING JANUARY 26

• 2008

  • 12/16/2008
    SING-A-LONG WITH SPROUT PRESCHOOL MUSICAL... ON A STICK THIS CHRISTMAS EVE
  • 12/08/2008
    SPROUT® SLEEPS THROUGH CHRISTMAS EVE WITH NON-STOP “SNOOZE-A-THON”
  • 10/15/2008
    SPROUT® TOPS BETA RESEARCH LIST FOR THIRD YEAR IN A ROW
  • 10/13/2008
    SPROUT® CELEBRATES HALLOWEEN WITH SPOOKTACULAR GOOD NIGHT TREAT
  • 10/06/2008
    SPROUT® SET TO DEBUT PAJANIMALS, AN EXCLUSIVE NEW MUSICAL SERIES FROM THE JIM HENSON COMPANY AND 4KIDS ENTERTAINMENT
  • 09/23/2008
    SPROUT® AND THE PAJAMA PROGRAM MAKE SWEET DREAMS COME TRUE WITH LAUNCH OF “THE GREAT SPROUT TUCK-IN”
  • 09/16/2008
    ROARY THE RACING CAR™ IS ON THE FAST TRACK TO THE US, LAUNCHING EXCLUSIVELY ON SPROUT® IN FALL 2008
  • 09/08/2008
    EMMY-NOMINATED CHICKEN CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY ON SPROUT
  • 09/02/2008
    SPROUT NAMES TOM ALEXANDER SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING
  • 08/06/2008
    CHAMPION FIGURE SKATER MICHAEL WEISS TEACHES CHICA THE CHICKEN HOW TO ICE SKATE FOR SPROUT’S “GOOD SPORT WEEK”
  • 06/09/2008
    SPROUT® SKIPS INTO SUMMER WITH PREMIERE OF AWARD-WINNING PRESCHOOL SERIES FROM DECODE ENTERTAINMENT, FRANNY’S FEET
  • 05/28/2008
    SPROUT® MAKES A SPLASH WITH SUMMER FUN FRIDAYS AND THE WORLD TELEVISION PREMIERE OF FRANCES
  • 05/14/2008
    SPROUT® SWIMS INTO SUMMER WITH DEBUT OF AWARD-WINNING PRESCHOOL SERIES DIVE OLLY DIVE
  • 04/24/2008
    SPROUT® CELEBRATES MOMS WITH LIVE “HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY” WEEKEND BLOCKS HOSTED BY NINA FROM THE GOOD NIGHT SHOW
  • 04/07/2008
    SPROUT® MAKES VIEWERS THE STARS OF ITS NEW ORIGINAL AFTERNOON BLOCK, THE SPROUT SHARING SHOW
  • 02/11/2008
    PBS KIDS SPROUT℠ DELIVERS SPECIAL GREETINGS AND GUESTS FOR AN EXTRA-SWEET VALENTINE’S DAY

• 2007

  • 10/19/2007
    SECOND YEAR IN A ROW, BETA RESEARCH STUDY RANKS PBS KIDS SPROUT℠ #1 IN SATISFACTION AMONG ALL DIGITAL CABLE NETWORKS EVALUATED
  • 10/10/2007
    BOO! IT’S FRIENDLY GHOSTS AND GOBLINS ON PBS KIDS SPROUT℠’S HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR
  • 10/03/2007
    PBS KIDS SPROUT℠ LAUNCHES FALL PROGRAMMING WITH THE DEBUT OF TWO NEW ORIGINAL BLOCKS AND NEW SEASON OF HIT PROGRAM “THE GOOD NIGHT SHOW”
  • 09/24/2007
    PBS KIDS SPROUT℠ CELEBRATES SECOND BIRTHDAY WITH DEBUT OF TWO NEW ORIGINAL BLOCKS AND NEW SEASON OF HIT PROGRAM “THE GOOD NIGHT SHOW”
  • 09/17/2007
    PBS KIDS SPROUT℠ LAUNCHES TELEVISION’S ONLY LIVE PRESCHOOL MORNING PROGRAM: THE SUNNY SIDE UP SHOW
  • 09/10/2007
    PBS KIDS SPROUT ADDS TIME WARNER CABLE TO GROWING LIST OF DISTRIBUTORS
  • 08/22/2007
    PBS KIDS SPROUT℠ RELAUNCHES WEBSITE WITH PRESCHOOLER GENERATED CONTENT, PARENT BLOGS, GAMES AND MORE
  • 05/07/2007
    PBS KIDS SPROUT℠ ADDS NEW ORIGINAL AFTERNOON BLOCK, THE LET’S GO SHOW, TO PRESCHOOL LINE-UP
  • 05/02/2007
    “HOORAY FOR MOTHER’S DAY” WEEKEND CELEBRATION ONLY ON PBS KIDS SPROUT MAY 12-13
  • 04/09/2007
    PBS KIDS SPROUT℠ LAUNCHES “WE SHARE” BRANDING CAMPAIGN
  • 04/02/2007
    PBS KIDS SPROUT℠ DANCES INTO SPRING WITH SPROUT’S DANCE PARTY FEATURING THE WORLD TELEVISION MOVIE PREMIERE OF ANGELINA BALLERINA™’S ALL DANCERS ON DECK
  • 03/13/2007
    CROFTON RESIDENT WINS NATIONAL RECIPE CONTEST FOR PBS KIDS SPROUT℠’S SPROUT DINER
  • 02/06/2007
    PBS KIDS SPROUT℠ CONTINUES COMMITMENT TO INSPIRING HEALTHY EATING HABITS IN PRESCHOOLERS
  • 01/24/2007
    PBS KIDS SPROUT℠ MAKES A SPECIAL DELIVERY ON VALENTINE’S DAY WITH NEW EPISODES OF MR. MAILMAN

• 2006

  • 12/18/2006
    PBS KIDS SPROUT℠ LAUNCHES THIRD SEASON OF “THE GOOD NIGHT SHOW”
  • 12/11/2006
    HAPPY HOOBIDAYS! PBS KIDS SPROUT ℠ LAUNCHES NEW SERIES JIM HENSON’S THE HOOBS ON DECEMBER 25
  • 12/11/2006
    HAPPY HOOBIDAYS! PBS KIDS SPROUT℠ LAUNCHES NEW SERIES JIM HENSON’S THE HOOBS ON DECEMBER 25
  • 11/27/2006
    PBS KIDS SPROUT ADDS THREE KEY DIRECTORS TO MARKETING AND LEGAL DEPARTMENTS
  • 11/20/2006
    CALLING ALL CHEFS! PBS KIDS SPROUT℠ ANNOUNCES THE SPROUT DINER CONTEST
  • 11/15/2006
    PBS KIDS SPROUT℠ CELEBRATES THANKSGIVING WITH THANKFUL THEMED PROGRAMMING AND FAMILY-ORIENTED CRAFTS
  • 10/11/2006
    BOO! IT’S FRIENDLY GHOSTS AND GOBLINS ON PBS KIDS SPROUT’S HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR
  • 10/11/2006
    BETA RESEARCH STUDY RANKS PBS KIDS SPROUT℠ #1 IN SATISFACTION RATINGS AMONG ALL DIGITAL CABLE NETWORKS EVALUATED
  • 10/02/2006
    PBS KIDS SPROUT℠ CELEBRATES NATIONAL FIRE PREVENTION WEEK WITH LAUNCH OF FIREMAN SAM™ SERIES
  • 08/22/2006
    PBS KIDS SPROUT℠ CELEBRATES FIRST BIRTHDAY WITH MONTH-LONG BIRTHDAY BASH, NEW SHOWS AND MOVIE PREMIERES
  • 07/10/2006
    PBS KIDS SPROUT AND COMCAST GO WILD AT KNOXVILLE ZOO
  • 06/19/2006
    PBS KIDS SPROUT SPECIAL DELIVERY: THE MANY ADVENTURES OF MR. MAILMAN PREMIERES JULY 3, 2006
  • 05/10/2006
    PBS KIDS SPROUT CELEBRATES MOM AND DAD ON THEIR SPECIAL DAYS
  • 03/21/2006
    PBS KIDS SPROUT NAMES EILEEN DISKIN VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING
  • 03/15/2006
    PBS KIDS SPROUT LAUNCHES “SPROUT’S SPRING SURPRISE” WITH FIRST-TIME GUEST HOST BIG BIRD
  • 02/08/2006
    PBS KIDS SPROUT NAMES CHRIS D’ABLEMONT DIRECTOR OF AD SALES

• 2005

  • 10/25/2005
    PBS KIDS SPROUT NAMES SANDY WAX PRESIDENT AND ANDREW BEECHAM SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF PROGRAMMING
  • 09/26/2005
    PBS KIDS SPROUT LAUNCHES NEW 24X7 PRESCHOOL NETWORK TODAY

• 2004

  • 10/20/2004
    COMCAST, HIT ENTERTAINMENT, PBS AND SESAME WORKSHOP ANNOUNCE PLANS TO LAUNCH GROUND-BREAKING 24-HOUR PRESCHOOL CHILDREN’S TELEVISION CHANNEL