New Kids Lineup on KLRU
On September 1st, KLRU will be adjusting the Kids programming blocks on all our channels to add new shows and to reflect other changes by PBS. With the new KLRU lineup, Mr. Rogers will only air once a week at 7 a.m. on Fridays and The Teletubbies will no longer be offered by PBS so will not be part of the KLRU Kids lineup. KLRU is providing several new kids shows for Central Texas kids including including Martha Speaks, Sid the Science Kid and Wunderkind Little Amadeus.
KLRU’S NEW KIDS SCHEDULE
5 — From the Top (Tue)
5:30 — It’s A Big Big World (Sat)
6 — Caillou (Sun) Curious George (Sat)
6:30 — Berenstain Bears (Sun) Reading Rainbow (Mon to Fri) Bob the Builder (Sat)
7 — Sesame Street (Sun) Mama Mirabel’s (Mon)Zoboomafoo (Tue) Plaza Sesamo (Wed) Franny’s Feet (Thur) Mr. Rogers (starts Sept. 12) (Fri) Thomas & Friends (Sat)
7:30 — Wunderkind Little Amadeus (Mon) Signing Time (Tue & Thur) Biscuit Brothers (Wed) Biscuit Brothers (Fri) Sid the Science Kid (Sat)
8 — Curious George (Mon to Fri) Biscuit Brothers (Sat)
8:30 — Sid the Science Kid (Mon to Fri) Martha Speaks (Sat)
9 — Super Why (Mon to Fri) Design Squad (Sat)
9:30 — Clifford (Mon to Fri)
10 — Dragon Tales (Mon to Fri)
10:30 — Word World (Mon to Fri)
11 — Sesame Street (Mon to Fri)
noon — It’s A Big Big World (Mon to Fri)
12:30 — Barney & Friends (Mon to Fri)
1 — A Place of Our Own (Mon to Fri)
1:30 — Los Niños En Su Casa (Mon to Fri)
2 — Between the Lions (Mon to Fri)
2:30 — Martha Speaks (Mon to Fri)
3 — Arthur (Mon to Fri)
3:30 — From the Top (Mon) Animalia (Tue) DragonFly TV (Wed) Wishbone (Thur) Saddle Club (Fri)
4 — Maya & Miguel (Mon to Thur) Word Girl (Fri)
4:30 — Cyberchase (Mon to Thur) Design Squad (Fri)
5 — Fetch (Mon to Thur) Biz Kid$ (Fri)
Tags: kids
August 21st, 2008 at 2:06 am
I am quite disappointed to learn that the Teletubbies will not be shown on PBS anymore. My child has Autism and looks forward to watching them every day. She is not interested in many television programs and this will, quite literally, be devastating to her very limited world. She will not understand why she cannot watch her favorite program anymore, and I will not be able to explain it to her anyway, so It will not really help us to know why this particular change is taking place. However, I am still curious, so will you explain it to me?
In addition, will you help me to find and aquire the Teletubbies episode “Bubbles”? My child was especially fond of that one.
August 22nd, 2008 at 8:26 am
why did you remove sesame street from the morning everyday??????
August 22nd, 2008 at 4:48 pm
That is too bad that Teletubbies isn’t going to come on anymore. Couldn’t they cancel “It’s a Big Big World”?
August 23rd, 2008 at 9:46 pm
I’m a little disappointed at this line-up. Not only because Sesame Street will no longer be at 7am M-F, but because the morning line-up changes daily. Anyone who is around children knows that they thrive on routine and predictability. Now, the morning shows will be different EVERY DAY. It will come as a BIG shock to my 3.5 year old when she no longer gets to watch Elmo, Abby DeGabby, the Count and Grover every morning, but also that there is is different show every day.
August 25th, 2008 at 8:03 am
Sesame Street has been demoted to nap time (for younger children) or preschool and activity time (for older children). What a poor scheduling decision! Children also like routine and knowing what shows to expect. The 7:00 and 7:30 mess will not help with that. Who thought this stuff up?!?
August 25th, 2008 at 9:04 am
I have to say I’m a little disappointed with the new lineup. I like consistency in the morning when there is a lot going on in the house and my little ones get to watch Sesame Street. Now they won’t have the same show everyday and the shows in place of Sesame Street seem a little too old for them.
August 25th, 2008 at 9:26 am
I’m disappointed to see that Sesame Street is changing from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. weekday mornings. I have a two year old who has just fallen in love with Elmo and she is so excited to watch him while she eats breakfast every day. I like that she can see a different show each day, and my husband and I actually enjoy starting our day to Sesame Street as well! The replacement shows will be way above her head, so I guess we’ll have to tune out your channel and watch an Elmo DVD instead.
August 25th, 2008 at 10:56 am
KLRU’s Educational Services Department makes changes to the children’s lineup each September to reflect the changes made by PBS and requests given throughout the year from parents and educators.
PBS is no longer providing The Teletubbies for broadcast by any PBS station in the country. It seems they are doing this because the show has been out of production for a number of years and PBS is adding several new shows. A more detailed explanation was not provided to KLRU about this change.
The change in time for Sesame Street is a direct result of requests from parents during the last year asking for the show to be later in the morning.
August 25th, 2008 at 12:02 pm
Thank you for moving Sesame Street to a later timeslot! Now my 2-year olds will finally be able to see the show in its entirety!
August 25th, 2008 at 12:36 pm
I appreciate the change and the new shows. Thank you KLRU and PBS for your kids programs. We will tune in every morning to watch and learn.
August 25th, 2008 at 1:05 pm
This line-up works fine for our household except the 7:30 slot for Signing Time. Our 2 year old usually gets up at 8, which means she can finally watch Sesame Street again, but Signing Time will be sorely missed. It really enhanced her early communication skills!!! If you can ever squeeze it back in at a later time we’ll all be thrilled, especially since little brother will be arriving in Dec. Thanks for your excellent programming!
August 25th, 2008 at 2:21 pm
I am OKAY with the new schedule. Also, with the orginal and the new one, there are few shows which are not at a convenient time for my children. I just record these shows with the available technology and show it to them when its their T.V time and I guess, everybody has options like these. I have always enjoyed PBS shows and my kids have seen only PBS shows for the past 9 years and they are happy!! What more do I want
August 25th, 2008 at 5:00 pm
Why have you reversed the 3 pm and 4:30 pm programming?!
We actually sit down K-5th grade to watch these shows–especially Arthur. It allows my kids to think through school situations in the context of the end of the school day, and is very reassuring to them on an overall scale. This is at least the 3rd year of the Arthur routine at our house, we are sad!
Grade schoolers have a hard time being home by 3pm, please reconsider!
August 25th, 2008 at 11:22 pm
What about putting Sesame Street on the additional KLRU channels (KLRU-2, etc) in the morning (7-8 timeslot), and then having it on the regular KLRU at 11am. You used to replay Sesame Street at 1pm, so I don’t see why people at home during the day couldn’t watch it then.
I really feel that you’re excluding children of working parents from watching Sesame Street. I don’t care if I can set the DVR. As a working parent, I don’t have time in the morning to fast forward it to Elmo’s World. I am very disappointed.
August 26th, 2008 at 6:27 am
In the recent past, Sesame Street was shown twice a day on KLRU. I believe the time, in addition to 7:00 AM, was 1:00 PM. Perhaps that was a better solution than the current one. At any rate, it will be impossible for us to watch the current mixed lineup at 7:00 and 7:30, due to the rotating shows. Perhaps we will record Sesame Street daily and watch it at 7:00 the next day, or maybe we ought to give Little Einsteins a try on Disney.
Obviously, different viewers have different needs in terms of what shows they’d like to see and at what times. However, the rotating schedules do not seem to be very popular with those who commented here. Perhaps there are just too many good children’s shows to be shown on PBS — a real stroke of luck for children and parents alike! Yet having to deal with rotating shows at 7:00 and 7:30 (and at 3:30 and later) is a real burden and, it would seem, a poor solution.
August 26th, 2008 at 7:05 am
I join the voices that are disappointed about the move of Sesame Street from 7a to 11a. Sesame Street is one of the only shows we actually watch—I know it’s always safe—and we are at work/preschool at 11a, M-F. It will be interesting to see if the number of people watching KLRU increases at 11a or not. Perhaps more of us will simply keep our televisions off, though starting a day without Elmo is hard to imagine. Perhaps DVDs will take KLRU’s place at our house. Guess I’d better turn on Sesame Street…since next week I won’t be able to do so.
August 26th, 2008 at 4:22 pm
We are disappointed that Mr. Rogers will only be on once a week. Mr. Rogers is a classic, and as far as we’re concerned, should be every day. It is difficult to believe that there are enough new episodes of some of the newer shows to air every day without frequent repeats. Put the new shows on once a week. We want to watch Mr. Rogers every day.
Our sons love the show. We record it every day and watch it before bed. It’s a safe, nurturing program that I feel good about watching as a family. It provides subjects we can discuss and songs we share.
Please reconsider the frequency of showing Mr. Rogers. It is a treasure to families like ours.
Sesame Street and Mr. Rogers are classic PBS shows that we expect to find every day on our local channel. It would be a sad day when a generation of children is deprived of these programs.
August 26th, 2008 at 4:51 pm
I’m surprised nobody has chimed in about Mister Rogers. I grew up watching him as a child in the 70’s and would have expected that show to be on every day 20 years from now. We’ve got one child totally hooked on it and a newborn that would enjoy watching Mr. Rogers a couple years from now. Why not show it every day at 2AM so parents can record it to watch later? I understand if it is not all that popular nowadays, but it is still a great show that parents and children can watch together. We’ll really miss this being dropped from the daily schedule.
August 26th, 2008 at 6:33 pm
We are so excited to have Signing Time on at 7:30, now my daughter will get to watch it every week instead of having to watch poorly recorded VHS versions of it. It has been her favorite for the past 2 years since she was 1. It was always hard to catch later in the morning since we were usually out playing by then. I hope a lot of the parents will discover the miracle of teaching toddlers and preschoolers sign language by this move. We are happy with the new schedule.
August 27th, 2008 at 7:08 am
I am very disappointed about your new schedule. PLEASE reconsider moving Sesame Street back to the 7am time. The middle of the day is a terrible time to have it on the schedule. My kids are either in preschool, out of the house or eating lunch. This show, which is one of the best you have, is very much a part of their morning routine. Please bring it back to 7am on one of your channels. I would hate for my kids to miss this great show.
August 27th, 2008 at 7:14 am
i have to agree that i am disapointed that sesame street has been moved to 11am. i feel this a poor scheduling decision and excludes working parents. i also have to agree that having the 7am time slot rotate is disruptive to little children and am not happy with this. i am also not a fan of the biscuit brother’s at all. is this just on because they are a local show? what about including other popular children’s programing that you see in other cities such as jaker’s or angelina ballerina?
on the positive side, though pbs has so many wonderful television programs for children and we are greatful for this!
August 27th, 2008 at 8:15 am
Yes, I am very disappointed about Sesame Street. This is our morning ritual. It seems odd to be that dependent on television, but when your child wakes up at 6:30am, it is really good to have something wholesome and enriching to put on while you get going. I am shocked. I can’t remember SS not being on the the morning. Yuck. Please change it if possible. Thanks.
August 27th, 2008 at 8:37 am
I am also one of those who is very unhappy with the change of showes in the morning time. I am not sure what we will do. I know my 2 and 4 yo will not be happy with rotating showes, they will not know what to expect. I am thinking I will finally make the jump to no TV in the house. The only reason we had one is the kids really liked the morning shows.
August 27th, 2008 at 10:48 am
this is great! thank you for moving sesame street! that is the perfect time for 2 to 4 year olds! this is a good line up, it seems that you have kept the educational shows’ frequency while lessening the fluff. we don’t watch allot of t.v. but your 10:30 to 12:00 will be our new “t.v. time” GREAT!
August 27th, 2008 at 1:21 pm
Three of my kids’ (4 1/2 and 3) favorite shows are still coming on at DECENT times for them (DragonTales, Super Why and WordWorld); I just wish they came on closer together in time as with the current schedule. But PLEASE don’t ever get rid of these shows. My kids enjoy and have learned so much about letters and words that they have given each family member the name of one of the SUPER Why characters and we just have to do the “hands in” part everytime it comes on. I just realized that these shows won’t be played again in the late afternoon as with the current schedule or will it be on your other channel?
But I am truly disappointed that Signing Time is coming on so early because they have truly come to love this show and we’ve even started renting DVDs from the library. I enjoy when they would run in my room to show me a new sign that was just shown on t.v. Maybe next year, have it come on in the late afternoon also.
Although we don’t watch Sesame Street like we used to when I had just one child, it was nice when it came on in the morning AND again in the afternoon. If my baby woke up early, this is what we’d watch but I always knew that I could catch it again in the afternoon. So for those mothers (homemakers or workers outside the home) who relied on Sesame Street in the a.m., I agree with your disappointment in the line up.
Basically, if you have popular shows that you show in the a.m., re-play them again in the later afternoon or on your other channel (klru-2) because there’s usually nothing on for little ones as the day progresses into the evening. Thank you
August 27th, 2008 at 5:13 pm
I am thrilled that Sesame Street is on at 11a now and that you didn’t change the times of Super Why and Word World, but I am disappointed that Between the Lions is still slotted for nap time and that Mr. Rogers is only played once a week. Also, Reading Rainbow, even the old episodes, are invaluable and it’s sad to see that they aren’t scheduled regularly.
I hear the parents speaking their disappointment with the change of Sesame Street and I wonder if SS couldn’t go back to being played twice a day again. (7a-11a). That way both working parents and stay at home parents can get the benefit out of that amazing show!
Thank you for such good programming! We LOVE KLRU!
August 27th, 2008 at 10:04 pm
I do not like the time change. My daughter loves to watch Signing time I liked the fact that it came on at least once a day or even somedays it was twice and all week. I liked that she learned the colors in sign language and is learning other words as well. So I do not agree with the time change like other people. She also loved to watch Teletubbies. I think Biscuit Brothers and Wishbone showed be off the air.
August 28th, 2008 at 12:23 pm
We are VERY saddened to see the Teletubbies will not be shown anymore. My two year old just loves them. We really limit television in our home to just KLRU shows. He can watch Sesame Street in the morning, then plays. After luchtime we watch Teletubbies. All my children were big Teletubbie fans. I am already looking up where to buy all their DvDs. PLEASE RETHINK THIS DECISION!!!!!
Thank you,
Cheryl
August 28th, 2008 at 12:30 pm
Routine is just about the most important thing to a child . Please put the revolving shows in a different time slot. I use the DVR so we can “make” Sesame Street still come on at 7a.m. but that seems to be the universal complaint… or have Sesame Street on at 7 a.m. on KLRU 2 Mon- Fri.
hope that helps!
Thanks KLRU for wonderful programming. I know there is no way to please everyone.
To Wendy Rodman, if you google Teletubbies, there are sites with free music (Rhapsody.com) and sites with free video from the show. You can also still buy Teletubbies videos on Amazon and even resale places- (like kids resale shops and Half-Price Books ) often have the videos for cheap
August 28th, 2008 at 12:30 pm
Who came up with this stuff? You would think the parents should have a say in what we want our kids to watch especially since this station is always asking for “contributions”. It is truly a shame that Teletubbies is off the air all together. Well, I guess if we don’t like what klru airs we have to change the channel right? Don’t get me wrong I still love most of the shows they air and what you are trying to do but this is a great disappointment.
August 28th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
I realize the you cannot begin to create a “perfect” line up that will please everyone. However, I do believe that this one could be improved to a point that it would work better for a larger audience. First of all, I totally agree with Laura…Wishbone and Biscuit Brothers are taking up valuable prgramming space. Secondly, while 11am appears to work well for a few viewers, most children in the age range that enjoy Sesame Street are early risers. It is a shame that they will no longer be able to start their day with it. While I understand the need to have a rotating schedule(in order to give more shows at least some air-time), doing that during the prime hour that many parents would like their children to have some consistency(often while getting ready for work) is not, in my opinion, the best choice. Why not at noon? Just squeeze It’s a Big World into a rotation. I doubt many viewers would be sorry to only be able to see it once a week. Finally, most children who enjoy Reading Rainbow are early school-age. However, I can guarantee you that my Kindergartner will not be getting up at 6:30 on her one day to sleep in just to watch it. It’s unfortunate that such a great show will probably gain very little viewership at that early hour. I realize that there is little chance of your schedule being changed now, but please carefully consider these suggestions from your audience when making future changes. I do appreciate your station’s dedication to offering quality children’s program to our community. Thank you…
August 29th, 2008 at 6:51 am
Change is an important part of growth, so be positive! Sacrifices are necessary, so we all have to make adjustments. And perhaps the new shows are just due in order to update the PBS reach and appeal! Some of those “classic” shows are dated and re-run a lot, anyway. If you do have an issue with a change, then record and watch when more convenient. If a loved show is no longer available, then get it on DVD and give the new shows a chance!
August 29th, 2008 at 8:30 am
i am very disappointed to see the 7-8 slot go to a rotating schedule. My children love Sesame Street and watch it everyday and know the routine of what shows are next. Children learn and thrive on ROUTINE so having different shows daily in this slot will be very confusing and beneficial. For those of us that work or have children that go to preschool you have just limited us from watching Sesame Street - very disappointng move.
August 29th, 2008 at 10:08 am
I’m thrilled that Sesame Street is at a later time for my 2-year-old. She was never up at 7 to watch it. Now she will be able to watch it while her brother and I are doing homeschool. My 6-year-old son is very excited about the new show Sid, The Science Kid, which he will be able to watch while eating breakfast! Thank you for your excellent programming!!!
August 29th, 2008 at 11:43 am
Fellow Parents,
Isn’t it important to teach our children that change is inevitable and that just because we may personally find ourselves inconvenienced by it (and this is ONLY television programming), the world does not revolve around us?
I recognize that the expense of a DVR may be beyond the means of many of us, but VHS recorders can be found for less than $20 new.
August 29th, 2008 at 12:07 pm
I really wish a Big Big World was going. It is really too slow for the kids. Bear in the Big Blue House had enough action, this one doesn’t. While I am sad to see Teletubbies go, I understand the need for new programming. I will say, Signing Time is an awesome show that should really be everyday! It is awesome to see my kids (ages 3-11) and myself learn some signing. Our elementary school has many, many parents who are deaf and mute.
August 29th, 2008 at 12:27 pm
We are disappointed, first that there will be rotating shows every day at 7:00 and 7:30am (can’t and won’t keep up with that). Secondly, we wish you would leave Sesame Street at 7am. It is the perfect time for such a great show - one that a broad range of ages can enjoy, and most people are home at that time to see it. Please consider keeping Sesame Street at the 7am slot, everyday.
August 29th, 2008 at 5:09 pm
I am so upset! I am a single parent working full time and I TREASURE that Sesame Street @ 7:00 AM with my daughter Margaret.
This is a friggin travesty! I cannot believe you are removing that! My daughter has never shown any interest in TV until Sesame Street. What a HUGE mistake.
I am hurt and disappointed in PBS. Makes me just want to go broke getting cable so I can dvr it!
You guys ought to be ashamed of yourselves. Sesame Street is a HUGE part of my own childhood I wanted to share with my own daughter.
I am soooo angry w/you guys!
August 29th, 2008 at 5:15 pm
I am sorry I am so upset, this is going to mess up our routine and kids like routine in the morning, my child wakes up cheerful to the songs on Sesame Street.
Dude, you guys are messing up BAD!
August 31st, 2008 at 7:57 am
Thanks KLRU for always trying to please everyone, which I know is impossible. I am a teacher and have 2 young children. One is a first grader, the other pre-K. PBS is the ONLY channel they are allowed to watch in the mornings.
I would like to voice my disappointment on the Sesame Street issue. My Pre-K daughter needs the educational “wake-up” before she is dropped off at daycare. As a teacher, I must drop my child off before 8am. I know that I am not alone on this.
I have to say, that we will now be watching a Charlie and Lola or Curious George or Signing Time DVD instead of PBS in the mornings… big Bummer around here! (but the public library better stock up on kiddo DVDs - I see a big run coming on those!)
I don’t think you took into account very well the school schedules. It appears that you are catering mostly to home schoolers and stay at home kids. Working parents (and their kids) are PBS supporters too!
See you in the afternoons then (if we make it home in time!)
August 31st, 2008 at 11:21 pm
please put sesame street back on at 7am . younger children need routines and consistency. changing the 7 and 7:30 timeslot daily is just disruptive. we do not have cable, a dvr or a vcr, and so aren’t able to record shows and watch them later. i know my son will miss watching elmo every morning. we don’t let him watch tv after he sits down for breakfast, so 11 is not a good time for us. we love the biscuit brothers, but even still, consistency during the week is so important, and our son much prefers elmo on a daily basis. i hope you will reconsider. i don’t know which parents you got feedback from before making the changes, but it certainly wasn’t us. thanks for reading my comments.
September 1st, 2008 at 8:36 am
VERY BAD DECISION TO TAKE SESAME STREET OFF THE 7AM SLOT.
September 1st, 2008 at 8:40 am
I’m glad to see the lineup changing. This will provide the opportunity for my 3 year old to explore new shows. The schedule is really not ever an issue for me because he only watches the 7AM lineup live sometimes and I DVR the remaining shows. He mostly requests what show he wants to watch in the morning on demand and I retrieve it from DVR, and they are not ever the same anyway so he will probably enjoy seeing a different show everyday. Thanks KLRU for exploring new possibilities.
September 1st, 2008 at 12:00 pm
I will say that I *DO* approve of the Sesame Street changes. The 7a slot was impossible for our kids to watch as they are later to sleep & later to awaken.
I realize you can’t service everyone in this situation & are obviously doing the best you can. While the episodes of TeleTubbies seemed to have jumped the shark & were a seemingly short rotated series of episodes, it was a show my 1-1/2 year old did pay attention to (the other is 3-1/2).
Both the 3-1/2 year old & I enjoy the Biscuit Bros. & I appreciate that it’s an Austin original; sort of an ACL for the Small Fry set. The little girl always goes up to Snook & puts her hand to his paw @ the end of the show & says “Good-bye” to him @ the end of Big World.
If I’m not mistaken, I heard an article on NPR (maybe it was something I read in the Statesman?) about the changes & how some shows were being changed or cancelled due to viewership & how the kids were or were not interested in them or how they were actually acquiring knowledge through the shows.
Either way, I am confident that KLRU didn’t arbitrarily throw darts @ the wall.
PS: Again, I am in favor of the Sesame Street adjustment.
September 1st, 2008 at 1:08 pm
The schedule change is quite a tragedy for those of us with pre-work and pre-school launch schedule. Sesame Street is a dependable, positive, morning companion that helps to get everyone in the family off to a good start. The consistency and routine is invaluable. The new schedule’s and subject- and age- variances worry me. Obviously, this change affects folks who put their kids in pre-school or day care. The 11 am broadcast works for those at home. I hope the new schedule has basis in developmental and kid-appropriate criteria, as opposed to segments and schedules. If not, then it is counter to what KLRU and PBS is about. If any more light can be shed on specific programming justification, please do so.
September 1st, 2008 at 6:23 pm
I have 4 letters for those of you complaining about the lineup changes for your kids’ favorite shows - TiVo . It’ll be your new best friend.
September 1st, 2008 at 7:29 pm
Very bad decision to move Sesame Street! This American institution has been a part of Austin childrens’ morning routine for a long time. If anything, put it on twice or even three times a day to accommodate those kids who want to watch it later. Surely with over 40 years on the air there are enough classic episodes to support such a programming cycle. Few educational programs geared to children that have come along in the last generation can equal this masterpiece. For my money, and I will only elevate my KLRU membership status if it returns to 6:30 or 7 a.m. M-F, there is no better investment.
September 2nd, 2008 at 7:50 am
Very disappointed that Sesame Street will not be shown at 7 a.m. every day…..My son always asks for Elmo when he awakes and is waiting for breakfast….
September 2nd, 2008 at 11:15 am
I am dissappointed to learn that Sesame Street is no longer offered in the morning. My daughter loves watching in the morning before heading to school/daycare and now will have to be subjected to different programming daily rather than a set program routine. As a new viewer of KLRU this is very disappointing and sadly requires that I find an alternative.
September 2nd, 2008 at 5:26 pm
I am so glad you are retiring teletubbies, but very disappointed in the way the line-up changes every day. There is no consistency which preschoolers need. I am also VERY disppointed Sesame Street is no longer on at 7, what a loss for little ones everywhere, by noon we have begun our day and the tv is off for the day!
September 3rd, 2008 at 7:16 am
I am very disappointed in the new lineup. Why are the shows in the morning different everyday? Doesn’t someone know that children like consistency? We plan our moning routine and naps around these shows. And what is Plaza Sesamo doing at 7am in the morning? I am very disappointed.
September 3rd, 2008 at 12:40 pm
I am so upset about your time change of Sesame Street. I was raised on Sesame Street and it was a HUGE part of my childhood as we were not permitted to watch regular television. My daughter is a young toddler and she has recently become very facinated with Sesame in the morning slot @ 7:00 AM.
Watching Sesame Street together has been a normal part of our morning routine. Children love routine, I feel very ANGRY that this has been taken from her. I understand Mr. Roger’s being moved to once a week. I could even see you putting “Between the Lions” in Sesame Streets 7:00 AM spot, but taking it away completely is no good for the families used to watching in the morning hours.
My childs preschool does not watch television and this morning time with Big Bird and Ernie is “her” time, and she knew it! I feel that my child has been cheated out of enjoyment and growth by this schedule change.
September 3rd, 2008 at 3:43 pm
What were you thinking with the crazy lineup? Not one other PBS station in the state and as far as I could tell in the rest of the country (I looked at NY, LA, PHILLY) has such a mixed up lineup for their weekday mornings. You justified your move of Sesame Street with saying that was what viewers requested, but did viewers also request that you jumble up the the lineup all week? Routines are great for kids and they begin to know what to expect. It is great preparation for Pre-K and the years beyond in schooling. Please give us an explanation as to why you would rotate so many shows in those timeslots and how you came to that conclusion.
September 4th, 2008 at 10:13 am
I’m very disappointed that sesame street has moved to such a late time. My daughter looks forward to watching it at 7 every morning while we are getting for daycare. she isn’t interested in watching anything else now and doesn’t get to see Elmo before school.
September 4th, 2008 at 10:38 am
I do not like the morning changes either! My 2,3,4,5,9 year olds still happily rely on sesame street at 7am become alert and to eat their oatmeal and bananas. Please don’t make them watch plaza sesamo again during breakfast.
Thank you for all the rest of the progams–they are enlightening for us all.
September 4th, 2008 at 11:33 am
I’m very disappointed with the lineup change. My 2-year-old son loves Sesame Street and Elmo. By moving it to 11 a.m., it falls during the time of day he’s involved in other things such as childcare or pre-school. The 7 a.m. time slot worked great for our household. It gave my son some continuity in that every morning there would be Sesame Street. And he really came to love Elmo. Even this week, he points and says, “Elmo” at the TV. It was also part of the morning he and I shared together. Sesame Street has really helped him learn the alphabet and his numbers. It’s not that the new morning shows aren’t good or beneficial, but they don’t reinforce the things Sesame Street did. Plus, they change almost everyday which doesn’t bring any continuity to the morning slot. Maybe it’s a good thing then because it will probably mean turning the TV off in the morning and doing something else with my son before I go to work.
September 4th, 2008 at 3:11 pm
I have to agree with most of the comments here. We are EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED in the new fall lineup. My kiddo has been watching Sesame Street when she wakes up at 7am for years now. This week has been quite difficult as we try to explain to our daughter that her favorite show is not on anymore and some other random shows, which she’s not even slightly interested in, are on in its place.
Who are the geniuses that thought up the new schedule?!?!?! Did they miss the part of child development education that young children thrive on routine and consistency? Not to mention the consideration they made for kids attending preschool/MDO & not home at 11 or those kids of working parents. What are you thinking?!?!
Oh well, it’s been nice knowing you, KLRU. We’ll try you again next season and hope you come to your senses by then. Meanwhile, we’ll have no use for the Elmo dolls & other SS stuff we’ve accumulated around the house - anyone need it?
September 4th, 2008 at 8:35 pm
7am was the perfect time for Sesame Street. Just in time for back to school you change it to 11am when nobody’s home? Why?
September 5th, 2008 at 12:01 pm
Please consider returning Sesame Street back to an earlier morning time slot. We eat breakfast together while we watch this show and discuss what we are watching. I do not have cable, and the digital converter box does not, alas, have a recording mode for later viewing, so I am completely at your mercy.
Independent of moving Sesame Street back toits original time slot, please eliminate the morning rotating schedule. Life is busy enough without trying to remember which PBS shows will be appearing on the seven different days of the week!
September 5th, 2008 at 1:08 pm
I am very happy to see Teletubbies gone. It is nice to see shows that actually teach toddlers and small children to speak clearly. Any show that uses baby-talk is a waste of time and
September 5th, 2008 at 1:14 pm
Cont.
money in my opinion. Sesame Street could be a great show if they would either remove the characters that speak in third person or ones that use the “w” sound for their “r’s” or just simply make them speak correctly. Big, Big World is being bashed around quite a bit; although I do not see why since it is educational. Maybe it is the parents that don’t like it. My son loves it. I applause KLRU for their continued hard work and dedication to the education of our youths.
Thank you,
Monica
September 7th, 2008 at 9:53 am
We don’t have the TV on in the AM when my children are getting ready for school, but my school age children watch ONLY PBS in the afternoons. Because of the times they get out of school, moving the time of Arthur up to 3 is terrible, no one gets to watch the entire show. Arthur contains wonderful lessons for pre-K to my 6th grader. Moving it 4 would even be better to catch all ages of kids who love Marc Brown’s stories. Also, what happened to Texas Parks and Wildlife on Sunday morning? This is a show our entire family enjoys! We will have to rethink our funding this year.
September 8th, 2008 at 8:45 am
My children and I are very disappointed with the 7 am time slot for weekday mornings. My older children were motivated to get up and get ready for school because they could watch Sesame Street before it was time to leave. We do NOT like the shows that come on at that time. We will no longer be watching unless it changes back to more appropriate shows that will hold their interest. If you want to put Sesame Street on later - do it for the summer programming when children are home and sleep in.
September 9th, 2008 at 6:47 am
I’m very dissapointed about the change in line-up. The everyday morning Sesame Street was so perfect & fit into our routine so well.
It’s so difficult to keep track of what is coming on PBS kids as there is a change everyday. We liked watching Mr Rogers Neihbourhood too which came M-F at 6.30 am to 7am.
I wouldn’t want my kids to watch Sponge Bob in the morning before leaving for school.
September 9th, 2008 at 8:43 am
I am disappointed that Signing Time has moved from it’s late morning spot. I used the program to teach sign language to my students. Please consider moving it to mid-morning.
September 23rd, 2008 at 12:51 pm
A month into the change, we’re very disappointed with the new line-up. Moving Sesame Street back to a later slot is great for kids who stay at home with their parents, but it’s a real loss for the young kids of working parents. The replacement shows simply do not have the appeal or educational content.
October 14th, 2008 at 12:22 pm
We are so disappointed that Sesame Street is no longer on in the mornings! It was such a perfect morning-time show.
We are also very sad about the disappearance of our Teletubbie friends. I understand that this show has been out of production for some time and that was the reason for the decision, but it was my 2-year-old’s favorite part of each day.
Thank you for listening.
October 18th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
I’m joining the mass of mom’s disappointed in the change for a number of reasons:
1. We no longer get to watch Sesame Street because I only allow my child to watch a limited amount of TV first thing in the morning. I think when parents asked for it to be later they didn’t necessarily mean 11am!!!!!!! 8am? I also like the suggestion of having it TWICE in a day!!!!!!!
2. The lack of routine in the programming. My child NEVER knows what to expect in the morining. We’ve actually considered not watching PBS in the morning because that’s the ony way we can maintain a semblence of a routine.
3. Shows like Sid the Science Kid and Super Why (though we like them) only have about 7 episodes!!!! They’ve already repeated about 5 times and it is only October!!!!!
I hope that there is some serious thought in regards to children’s behavior with any future decisions.