Cookie Jar Kids Network

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Cookie Jar Kids Network
Type Defunct weekly/daily block
Country United States
Availability Nationwide, though not in every market
Owner Cookie Jar Entertainment
Launch date
 September 1, 2003; 20 years ago (2003-09-01)
Dissolved September 17, 2011; 12 years ago (2011-09-17)
Former names
 DIC Kids Network (2003–2008)
The Incredible World of DiC (2003–2008, 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 2008, and then by Ascent Media from 2008 to 2011.[1][2]

National ad sales for the syndicated blocks were handled by Tribune Entertainment with barter basis available.[3] Ads could have stitched together other programs throughout the three blocks.[4]

History

In January 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 August, 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 1st.[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 9, 2004, DIC acquired the North American broadcast rights to Ace Lightning from Alliance Atlantis, and would premiere the series on April 5th of that year.[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 September 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 January 2005 broadcast window.[12][13]

In early 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.[14] 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. The block ceased to exist on September 17, 2011.

As of 2022, no known footage of the 2008-2011 block has been surfaced online, and the bumpers and content of the 2008-2011 block are considered lost media.

Programming

Notes:

-Shows marked with a * do not fulfill E/I requirements.
-The programming premiere and end dates are based on weekday broadcasts.

Title Premiere date End date Source(s)
Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century September 1, 2003 September 28, 2006
April 9, 2008 August 30, 2008
October 1, 2010 September 17, 2011 [15]
Stargate Infinity September 1, 2003
All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series August 27, 2004
Sabrina: The Animated Series November 4, 2003
August 30, 2004 April 5, 2006
Archie's Weird Mysteries September 3, 2003 July 2004
October 7, 2005 September 1, 2007
April 6, 2009 August 27, 2009
The Littles September 5, 2003 April 4, 2009
The Berenstain Bears September 6, 2003 September 27, 2005
Sabrina's Secret Life November 10, 2003 August 25, 2004
April 10, 2006 August 30, 2006
October 2, 2006 August 28, 2007
September 5, 2007 April 5, 2008
September 4, 2008 April 4, 2009
Liberty's Kids July 2004 August 27, 2009
September 29, 2010 September 15, 2011 [16]
Ace Lightning September 2, 2004 [17]
Inspector Gadget's Field Trip September 3, 2004 August 30, 2007 [17]
Mummies Alive! * September 4, 2004
Sonic Underground *
Captain Planet and the Planeteers January 2005 [17]
The Smurfs December 2005 [17]
Trollz October 3, 2005 August 29, 2006
September 1, 2008 August 29, 2009
April 2010 September 25, 2010
Strawberry Shortcake September 2006 July 2007
Horseland September 3, 2007 April 3, 2009
Madeline September 1, 2008 August 29, 2009
October 1, 2010 September 17, 2011 [18]
The Busy World of Richard Scarry August 31, 2009 September 22, 2010
Wimzie's House September 15, 2011 [19]
DinoSquad April 2010 September 25, 2010
Noonbory and the Super Seven September 27, 2010 September 13, 2011 [20]
Will and Dewitt [21]

Lineup

All schedules correspond to markets which opted to carry DIC/Cookie Jar programming on weekdays. Except where affiliates opt to carry programming on weekends instead due to scheduling conflicts including paid programming, religious programming, and local morning newscasts. The block offered three separate exclusive programming feeds. This lineup only shows content that fulfill E/I requirements.

1This programming feed is exclusive to The WB 100+ and that feed was intended for areas where they didn't opt to carry DIC Kids Network programming C programs, and it also ran under the Kids' WB brand in those markets. The feed was dropped in late 2005.

2003-2004

Programming Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat or Sun
DIC Kids Network programming A Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century
DIC Kids Network programming B All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series The Berenstain Bears
DIC Kids Network programming C Fall Sabrina: The Animated Series Archie's Weird Mysteries The Littles
Late Fall Sabrina's Secret Life
Mid-Summer Sabrina's Secret Life Liberty's Kids
DIC Kids Network programming D1 Fall Archie's Weird Mysteries Sabrina: The Animated Series Archie's Weird Mysteries Sabrina: The Animated Series Archie's Weird Mysteries The Littles
Late Fall Sabrina's Secret Life Sabrina's Secret Life
Mid-Summer Liberty's Kids Liberty's Kids Liberty's Kids

2004-2005

Programming Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat or Sun
DIC Kids Network programming A Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century Ace Lightning
DIC Kids Network programming B The Berenstain Bears The Littles Inspector Gadget's Field Trip
DIC Kids Network programming C Sabrina: The Animated Series Liberty's Kids
DIC Kids Network Programming D1 Liberty's Kids Sabrina: The Animated Series Liberty's Kids Sabrina: The Animated Series Liberty's Kids N/A

2005-2006

Note: The WB 100+ dropped DIC Kids Network programming D in late 2005.

Programming Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat or Sun
DIC Kids Network programming A Trollz Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century Archie's Weird Mysteries
DIC Kids Network programming B The Littles Inspector Gadget's Field Trip
DIC Kids Network programming C Fall Sabrina: The Animated Series Liberty's Kids
Mid-Spring Sabrina's Secret Life
DIC Kids Network Programming D1 Liberty's Kids N/A

2006-2007

Note: Most stations transitioned from DIC Kids Network programming C to programming B while other stations dropped programming altogether possibly due to the 2006 United States broadcast television realignment.

Programming Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat or Sun
DIC Kids Network programming A October Sabrina's Secret Life Inspector Gadget's Field Trip Archie's Weird Mysteries
DIC Kids Network programming B Fall Strawberry Shortcake The Littles Liberty's Kids
Mid-Summer The Littles

2007-2008

Programming Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat or Sun
DIC Kids Network programming A Fall Horseland Sabrina's Secret Life
Mid-Spring Horseland The Littles Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century
DIC Kids Network programming B Fall The Littles Liberty's Kids
Mid-Spring Liberty's Kids

2008-2009

Programming Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat or Sun
DIC Kids Network programming A Fall Trollz Sabrina's Secret Life
Mid-Spring Archie's Weird Mysteries Trollz
DIC Kids Network programming B Fall Madeline Horseland The Littles
Mid-Spring Liberty's Kids Madeline

2009-2010

Programming Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat or Sun
Cookie Jar Kids Network programming A Fall The Busy World of Richard Scarry
Mid-Spring The Busy World of Richard Scarry DinoSquad
Cookie Jar Kids Network programming B Fall Wimzie's House
Mid-Spring Wimzie's House Trollz

2010-2011

Programming Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat or Sun
Cookie Jar Kids Network programming A Noonbory and the Super Seven Wimzie's House Madeline
Cookie Jar Kids Network programming B Will and Dewitt Liberty's Kids Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century

Affiliate list

The following is a list of stations, which carried DIC/Cookie Jar Kids Network programming between 2003 and 2009.

Legend

  •      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
Charlotte, North Carolina WWWB
WMYT		 The WB
MyNetworkTV		 Capitol Broadcasting Company 2003-2007
WJZY UPN
The CW		 Capitol Broadcating 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 UPN
MyNetworkTV		 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.
KPTV
KRCW		 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

See also

References

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