TV Schedule

Sprout Specials

  • Hooray for Mother's Day!

    Hooray for Mother's Day!

    Hooray for Mother's Day! On Sunday, May 8th, join Kelly and Chica from 9am-noon ET for a special Mother's Day celebration featuring cards and videos from Sproutlets! Submit your special messages to mom or grandma and be sure to watch... it may be on TV on Mother's Day.

  • Thomas' Birthday Bash

    Thomas' Birthday Bash

    It's Thomas' birthday, and we are celebrating on Sprout! Catch the Thomas specials "Birthday Express" and "Hero of the Rails" on Saturday and Sunday, May 14th & 15th, at 1pm ET, and an encore of "Birthday Express" each day at 5pm ET.

 
 

TV Ratings

TV-Y

PBS KIDS Sprout is proud to let you know that all of our programs are rated TV-Y. This means that they are appropriate for all children.

Whether animated or live-action, the themes and elements in these program are specifically designed for a very young audience, including children ages 2 through 5. These program ratings will allow you to customize and filter the programs your television presents.

PBS KIDS Sprout is committed to ensuring the safe entertainment of your children, and encourages grown-ups to take an active role in monitoring children's TV viewing.

For more information on the television rating system and parental controls, check out these links:

FCC Parents' Place - A guide for parents regarding family-friendly entertainment, television ratings, V-chip controls, and related subjects. http://www.fcc.gov/parents

TV Ratings Guide - A definitive explanation to help you understand exactly what TV ratings mean. http://www.tvguidelines.org/ratings.asp

ControlYourTV.org - The cable industry’s resource page on family-friendly programs, parental controls, the TV ratings system, and more. (http://www.controlyourtv.org/)

 
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