Cookie Jar Kids Network
Former American children's programming block
Cookie Jar Kids Network Launched September 1, 2003 (2003-09-01 ) (as DIC Kids Network) August 31, 2009 (2009-08-31 ) (as Cookie Jar Kids Network) Closed August 29, 2009 (2009-08-29 ) (as DIC Kids Network) September 17, 2011 (2011-09-17 ) (as Cookie Jar Kids Network) Country of origin United States Formerly known as DIC Kids Network (2003–2009)The Incredible World of DiC (2003–2009), on-air name)
The Cookie Jar Kids Network (formerly DIC Kids Network ) was a syndicated children's programming block that airs selected Cookie Jar Group shows on local Fox , The CW , MyNetworkTV , and independent stations to provide them with a source of E/I programming required by federal law. The block is known on-air as simply Cookie Jar . It was first formed in 2003 as the DIC Kids Network , and was syndicated by Tribune Entertainment from 2003 to 2007, and then by Ascent Media from 2007 to 2011.[ 1] [ 2]
National ad sales for the syndicated blocks were handled by Tribune Entertainment with a barter basis available.[ 3] Ads could have stitched together other programs throughout the three blocks.[ 4]
History
In February 2003, DIC announced three syndicated children's programming E/I blocks called DIC Kids Network with 200 stations including those owned by Tribune , Sinclair , Clear Channel and Cox signed up to carry the blocks. Margaret Loesch and Donald Roberts, a specialist in kids and media at Stanford University, help develop the blocks.[ 3] By July, 400 stations had signed 3 to 5 year deals to air the block, and it was also announced that the block would launch on September 1.[ 4] [ 5] With its three feeds, DIC Kids was on Fox , The WB and UPN affiliates and out fulfilled the networks' Saturday morning blocks by December 1.[ 6]
On March 31, 2004, DIC acquired the North American broadcast rights to Ace Lightning from Alliance Atlantis , and would premiere the series on April 5th.[ 7] On the same day, Liberty's Kids was announced to be added to the block, alongside the return of Sabrina: The Animated Series . A holiday lineup consisting of specials and movies like A Christmas Carol and Inspector Gadget Saves Christmas was also planned.[ 8] [ 9] [ 10] DIC also planned to offer up acquired programmes for the block as well.[ 11]
In May 2004, DIC acquired the syndicated television rights to 26 select episodes of The Smurfs and the first three seasons of The Adventures of Captain Planet from Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution for a March 2005 broadcast window.[ 12] [ 13]
In May 2005, DIC announced that Strawberry Shortcake would be added to the strand beginning in January 2006 in order to broaden the screen reach for the series.[ 14] In October, it was confirmed that Strawberry would replace Captain Planet on the schedule.[ 15]
In mid-2008, the group announced that they would renew the focus of the block with an emphasis on offering DIC Entertainment programming to additional digital subchannels to meet their E/I needs.[ 16] On June 20, 2008, it has been announced that DIC Entertainment would be acquired by Canada-based Cookie Jar. On July 23, 2008, the deal was completed, and the block was later relaunched as the Cookie Jar Kids Network on August 31, 2009. The block quietly ended on September 17, 2011.
Programming
Notes:
-Shows marked with a * do not fulfill E/I requirements.
-The programming premiere and end dates are based on weekday broadcasts.
The Incredible World of DiC
Title
Premiere date
End date
Original network
Source(s)
Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century †
September 1, 2003
September 28, 2006
Fox Kids (Fox )Syndication
April 9, 2008
August 30, 2008
Stargate Infinity
September 1, 2003
July 3, 2004
FoxBox (Fox )
All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series
August 27, 2004
SyndicationFox Family
Sabrina: The Animated Series
November 4, 2003
Disney's One Saturday Morning (ABC )Disney's One Too (UPN )
August 30, 2004
April 5, 2006
Archie's Weird Mysteries
September 3, 2003
July 1, 2004
PAX Kids (PAX )
October 7, 2005
September 1, 2007
April 6, 2009
August 27, 2009
The Littles
September 5, 2003
April 4, 2009
ABC
The Berenstain Bears
September 6, 2003
September 27, 2008
CBS
Sabrina's Secret Life
November 10, 2003
August 25, 2004
Originally aired
April 10, 2006
August 30, 2006
October 2, 2006
August 28, 2007
September 5, 2007
April 5, 2008
September 4, 2008
April 4, 2009
Ace Lightning
April 5, 2004
December 31, 2004
Originally aired
[ 17]
Liberty's Kids †
July 8, 2004
August 27, 2009
PBS Kids (PBS )
Inspector Gadget's Field Trip
September 3, 2004
August 30, 2007
The History Channel
[ 17]
Super Duper Sumos *
September 4, 2004
Nickelodeon
Mummies Alive! *
Syndication
Sonic Underground *
BKN Kids II (Syndication)
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
January 3, 2005
December 31, 2005
TBS Syndication
[ 17]
The Smurfs
[ 17]
Trollz †
October 3, 2005
August 29, 2006
Originally aired
September 1, 2008
August 29, 2009
Strawberry Shortcake
January 2, 2006
July 30, 2007
Direct-to-video
Horseland
September 3, 2007
April 3, 2009
KOL Secret Slumber Party (CBS)
Madeline †
September 1, 2008
August 29, 2009
The Family Channel ABCDisney Channel
† - Program transitioned to Cookie Jar
Cookie Jar
Title
Premiere date
End date
Original network
Source(s)
The Busy World of Richard Scarry
August 31, 2009
September 22, 2010
Showtime Nickelodeon
Wimzie's House
September 15, 2011
PBS Kids (PBS)
[ 18]
DinoSquad
April 8, 2010
September 25, 2010
KEWLopolis (CBS)
Trollz †
Originally aired
Noonbory and the Super Seven
September 27, 2010
September 13, 2011
Cookie Jar TV (CBS)
[ 19]
Will and Dewitt
Kids' WB! (The CW )
[ 20]
Liberty's Kids †
September 29, 2010
September 15, 2011
PBS Kids (PBS)
[ 21]
Madeline †
October 1, 2010
September 17, 2011
The Family Channel ABC Disney Channel
[ 22]
Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century †
Fox Kids (Fox) Syndication
[ 23]
† - Program transitioned from The Incredible World of DiC
Affiliate list
The following is a list of stations that carried the DiC Kids Network/Cookie Jar Kids Network block in syndication as of September 17, 2011.
The Incredible World of DIC
Light purple indicates stations ran DiC Kids Network programming A
Pink indicates stations ran DiC Kids Network programming B
Light yellow indicates stations ran DiC Kids Network programming C
Light indigo indicates stations ran DiC Kids Network programming D
City of license/market
Station
Affiliation
Owner
Years ran
Notes
Boise , Idaho
KTRV
Fox
Block Communications
2003-2007
KTRV-TV pushed the weekday lineup to 10:00 a.m. in April 2007 after KTRV launched the new two hour weekday morning newscasts from 6:00 a.m. to 8 a.m..
KNIN-TV
UPN The CW
Banks Broadcasting
2003-2007
Originally ran on weekdays. Moved to Saturday mornings in late 2004 due to expanded religious programming. This, along with other syndicated E/I programming preempted the Kids' WB programming after the affiliate switch from UPN to The CW in 2006. Kids' WB programming were seen in the Boise market via The CW+ affiliate KNIN-DT2.
KWOB (Cable Only)
The WB 100+
Tribune Broadcasting
2003-2005
Boston , Massachusetts
WSBK
UPN
CBS Television Stations
2003-2005
WLVI
The CW
Tribune Broadcasting
2006-2007
Charleston, West Virginia Huntington, West Virginia
WVAH-TV
Fox
Cunningham Broadcasting
2003-2009
Charlotte , North Carolina
WWWB WMYT
The WB MyNetworkTV
Capitol Broadcasting Company
2003-2007
WJZY
UPN The CW
Capitol Broadcasting Company
2003-2007
Chicago , Illinois
WPWR
UPN
Fox Television Stations
2003-2005
WGN-TV
The WB The CW
Tribune Broadcasting
2005-2007
Fort Wayne , Indiana
WFFT-TV
Fox
Allen Media Broadcasting
2004-2007
Los Angeles , California
KTLA
The WB
Nexstar Media Group
2003-2008
Minneapolis-St. Paul , Minnesota
WFTC
UPNMyNetworkTV
Fox Television Stations
2003-2007 (WFTC) 2007-2008 (WUCW)
WFTC transitioned DIC Kids Network programming A to The CW-affiliate, WUCW starting in Fall 2007.
KMSP-TV WUCW
Fox
Fox Television Stations
2003-2006 (KMSP) 2006-2007 (WUCW)
KMSP transitioned DIC Kids Network programming B to WUCW after the station's affiliate switch from The WB to The CW in September 2006.
KMWB
The WB
Sinclair Broadcast Group
2003-2006
Nashville , Tennessee
WUXP-TV
UPN
Sinclair Broadcast Group
2003-2006
New York City , New York
WNYW
Fox
Allen Media Broadcasting
2003-2007
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
WPHL-TV
The WB
Nexstar Media Group
2003-2007
Portland , Oregon
KPTV
Fox
Meredith Corporation
2006-2007
The Portland market didn't pickup this lineup of DIC programs until September 2006.
KPTVKRCW
Fox The CW
Meredith Corporation
2003-2006 (KPTV) 2006-2007 (KRCW)
KPTV transitioned DIC Kids Network programming B to KWBP in September 2006.
KWBP
The WB
Tribune Broadcasting
2003-2006
Phoenix , Arizona
KAZT-TV
Independent
London Media Group
2003-2007
KASW KTVK
The WB The CW Independent
Belo Corporation
2003-2007
KUTP KSAZ-TV
Fox UPN MyNetworkTV
Fox Television Stations
2003-2007
Spokane , Washington
KAYU-TV
Fox
Stainless Broadcasting Company
2003-2006
Tucson , Arizona
KMSB KTTU (TV)
Fox UPN MyNetworkTV
Belo Corporation
2003-2007
KWBA-TV
The WB The CW
Cascade Broadcasting Group
2003-2007
Waco , Texas
KWKT-TV
Fox
Nexstar Media Group
2003-2006
Cookie Jar
Light purple indicates stations ran Cookie Jar Kids Network programming A
Pink indicates stations ran Cookie Jar Kids Network programming B
City of license/market
Station
Affiliation
Owner
Years ran
Notes
Asheville, North Carolina
WLOS
ABC
Sinclair Broadcast Group
2009-2011
Baltimore, Maryland
WBFF
Fox
Sinclair Broadcast Group
2009-2011
Buffalo, New York
WNYO-TV
MyNetworkTV
Sinclair Broadcast Group
2009-2011
WUTV
Fox
Sinclair Broadcast Group
2009-2011
Charleston, South Carolina
WCIV
MyNetworkTV
Sinclair Broadcast Group
2009-2011
WTAT-TV
Fox
Sinclair Broadcast Group
2009-2011
Charleston, West Virginia Huntington, West Virginia
WVAH-TV
Fox
Cunningham Broadcasting
2009-2011
Cincinnati, Ohio
WSTR-TV
MyNetworkTV
Deerfield Media
2009-2011
Columbus, Ohio
WTTE
Fox
Cunningham Broadcasting
2009-2011
Des Moines, Iowa
KDSM-TV
Fox
Sinclair Broadcast Group
2009-2011
Greensboro, North Carolina Winston-Salem, North Carolina High Point, North Carolina
WMYV
MyNetworkTV
Sinclair Broadcast Group
2009-2011
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
WVTV
The CW
Sinclair Broadcast Group
2009-2011
Nashville, Tennessee
WUXP-TV
MyNetworkTV
Sinclair Broadcast Group
2009-2011
WZTV
Fox
Sinclair Broadcast Group
2009-2011
Norfolk, Virginia Hampton Roads, Virginia
WTVZ-TV
MyNetworkTV
Sinclair Broadcast Group
2009-2011
Paducah, Kentucky Cape Girardeau, Missouri Harrisburg, Illinois
WDKA
MyNetworkTV
Standard Media
2009-2011
KBSI
Fox
Standard Media
2009-2011
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
WPNT
MyNetworkTV
Sinclair Broadcast Group
2009-2011
WPGH-TV
Fox
Sinclair Broadcast Group
2009-2011
Raleigh, North Carolina Durham, North Carolina Fayetteville, North Carolina
WLFL-TV
The CW
Sinclair Broadcast Group
2009-2011
WRDC
MyNetworkTV
Sinclair Broadcast Group
2009-2011
Richmond, Virginia Petersburg, Virginia
WRLH-TV
Fox
Sinclair Broadcast Group
2009-2011
Rochester, New York
WUHF
Fox
Sinclair Broadcast Group
2009-2011
Syracuse, New York
WNYS
MyNetworkTV
Northwest Broadcasting
2009-2011
WSYT
Fox
Imagicomm Communications
2009-2011
Tampa, Florida St. Petersburg, Florida Sarasota, Florida
WTTA
MyNetworkTV
Nexstar Media Group
2009-2011
See also
References
^ "program info: Cookie Jar Network A" . Ascent Media . Archived from the original on September 13, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2010 .
^ "program info: Cookie Jar Network B" . Ascent Media . Archived from the original on September 13, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2010 .
^ a b Oei, Lily (Jan 28, 2003). "DIC offers kidvid blocks" . Variety . Retrieved 2009-08-15 .
^ a b Oei, Lily (August 12, 2003). "DIC sets 3 hours of kid programs" . Variety . Retrieved 2009-08-15 .
^ "DIC Kid's Network launches September 1" .
^ Baisley, Sarah (December 19, 2003). "DIC Kids Network High On Ratings" . Animation World Network . Retrieved November 3, 2014 .
^ "BBC - Press Office - Press Releases" .
^ " 'Kids,' 'Ace' in DIC lineup" . 10 March 2004.
^ "DIC Kids Network Sets Fall 2004 Slate" .
^ "DIC Kids Network unveils autumn grid" .
^ "MIP-TV News: DIC Ent. Looks to Acquire Shows for DIC Kids' Network" .
^ "Got it Need it: DKN looks out-of-house to refresh its lineup" .
^ "The Smurfs Return to U.S. TV on DIC Kids" .
^ "Advertisers and broadcasters customize their future in kids" .
^ "U.S. Kidnets reach farther through VOD and new demos" .
^ "DIC E/I Block is Back! 2/17/09" . 2008-03-22. Archived from the original on 2008-03-22. Retrieved 2023-07-08 .
^ a b c d "Got it Need it: DKN looks out-of-house to refresh its lineup" .
^ "COOKIE JAR KIDS NETWORK A COOKIE JAR GENERIC FORMAT WIMZIE'S HOUSE" (PDF) . Ascent Media . Retrieved October 2, 2010 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "COOKIE JAR KIDS NETWORK A COOKIE JAR GENERIC FORMAT NOONBORY & THE SUPER 7" (PDF) . Ascent Media . Retrieved October 2, 2010 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "COOKIE JAR KIDS NETWORK B COOKIE JAR GENERIC FORMAT WILL & DEWITT" (PDF) . Ascent Media . Retrieved October 2, 2010 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "COOKIE JAR KIDS NETWORK B COOKIE JAR GENERIC FORMAT LIBERTY'S KIDS" (PDF) . Ascent Media . Retrieved October 2, 2010 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "COOKIE JAR KIDS NETWORK A COOKIE JAR GENERIC FORMAT THE NEW ADVENTURES OF MADELINE" (PDF) . Ascent Media . Retrieved October 2, 2010 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "COOKIE JAR KIDS NETWORK B COOKIE JAR GENERIC FORMAT SHERLOCK HOLMES IN THE 22nd CENTURY" (PDF) . Ascent Media . Retrieved October 2, 2010 .[permanent dead link ]
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