Kids from coast-to-coast are heading back to school – and PBS KIDS is getting them ready for new friends and new adventures with content and resources designed to help students, teachers, and ...

PBS Kids is developing its first-ever series featuring a lead character on the autism spectrum and his neurodiverse friends. The animated show called “Carl the Collector” follows Carl, a raccoon with ...

EXCLUSIVE: PBS Kids has bought Thunderbird Entertainment TV movie Rocket Saves the Day. The animated film, from Thunderbird’s kids and family label Atomic Cartoons, will debut in the U.S. on PBS ...

Since the 2016 launch of the PBS Kids Games mobile app, the audience has grown year-over-year, Jenkins said. “Games have been in a constant upward trend.” The PBS Kids Games app now attracts an ...

PBS Kids’ newest star Carl – a raccoon with autism who collects everything from lint to plush toys – is making history as the network’s first lead character on the spectrum.

Additionally, art from the PBS Kids special will be featured in two new board books that are in the works from Alexander: “Acoustic Rooster and Friends” and “Acoustic Rooster Sings the ...

On Thursday, PBS debuts its new children’s program, “Carl the Collector.” Like many TV shows aimed at the under 10 demographic, “Carl” features adorable animated animals who work ...

In a first, a new PBS Kids series showcasing a cast of neurodiverse characters is headed to television. The animated show “Carl the Collector” will premiere Thursday. Aimed at children ages 4 to 8, ...

The children's series has found a new streaming home — Netflix, PBS stations and PBS KIDS will air new episodes on the same day. And Netflix will also run 90 hours from the Sesame Street library.

The very next year, 1992, “Barney and the Backyard Gang” hit PBS as “Barney & Friends” and found its way into the homes of millions of kids. “Barney was a one off,” Rifkin said. “As ...

Carl the raccoon is the main character of “Carl the Collector,” on PBS Kids. He is also autistic and is voiced by a 10-year-old autistic actor.