Cookie Jar Kids Network

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, 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.[1][2] 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.[3] On June 20, 2008, it has been announced that DIC Entertainment would be acquired by Canada-based Cookie Jar Group. 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 18, 2011.

Cookie Jar Kids Network

Type	Defunct weekly/daily block
Country	United States
Availability	Nationwide, though not in every market
Owner	Cookie Jar Group
Launch date	September 1, 2003 (2003-09-01)
Dissolved	September 18, 2011 (2011-09-18)
Former names	DIC Kids Network (2003–2008) The Incredible World of DiC (2003–2008, on-air name)

National ad sales for the syndicated blocks were handled by Tribune Entertainment with barter basis available.[4] Ads could have stitched together other programs throughout the three blocks.[5]

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.[4] By August, 400 stations had signed 3 to 5 year deals. The block was launched on September 1.[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]

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)
Archie's Weird Mysteries	September 1, 2003
The Littles
Sabrina: The Animated Series		November 4, 2003
	August 30, 2004	April 5, 2006
Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century	September 1, 2003	September 18, 2011	[7]
Stargate Infinity
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
All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series	Late 2003
Ace Lightning	September 2004		[8]
The Berenstain Bears
Liberty's Kids		September 18, 2011	[9]
Inspector Gadget's Field Trip			[10]
Mummies Alive! *
Sonic Underground *
Captain Planet and the Planeteers	January 2005		[11]
The Smurfs
Trollz	October 3, 2005
Alienators: Evolution Continues *
DinoSquad
Horseland
Madeline		September 18, 2011	[12]
Strawberry Shortcake
Super Duper Sumos *
The Busy World of Richard Scarry
Noonbory and the Super Seven	September 2010	September 18, 2011	[13]
Will and Dewitt			[14]
Wimzie's House			[15]

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.

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		Archie's Weird Mysteries		The Littles
	Mid-Summer	Sabrina's Secret Life			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

2005-2006

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			Liberty's Kids

2006-2007

Note: Most stations transitioned from DIC Kids Network programming C to programming B while other stations dropped programming altogether.

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-Spring	The Littles			Liberty's Kids

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		Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century

2008-2009

Programming		Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Sat or Sun
Cookie Jar Kids Network programming A		Trollz			Sabrina's Secret Life
Cookie Jar Kids Network programming B		Madeline				Horseland

Affiliate list

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

City of license/market	Station	Affiliation	Owner	Years ran	Notes
Boise, Idaho	KTRV	Fox	Block Communications	2003-
	KNIN-TV	UPN The CW	Banks Broadcasting	2003-
	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	DIC Kids Network programming C was only available through the cable-only The WB 100+ as Boise, along with other markets, which were below the top 100 Nielsen Media Research-designated television markets.
Charlotte, North Carolina	WWWB WMYT	The WB MyNetworkTV	Capitol Broadcasting Company	2003-2007
	WJZY	UPN The CW	Capitol Broadcating Company	2003-
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, The WB-affiliate which was going to be The CW starting in September 2006.
	KMWB	The WB	Sinclair Broadcast Group	2003-2006
Nashville, Tennessee	WUXP-TV	UPN	Sinclair Broadcast Group	2003-2006
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
Spokane, Washington	KAYU-TV	Fox	Stainless Broadcasting Company	2003-2006

References

1. "program info: Cookie Jar Network A". Ascent Media. Archived from the original on September 13, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
2. "program info: Cookie Jar Network B". Ascent Media. Archived from the original on September 13, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
3. DIC E/I Block is Back! 2/17/09
4. Oei, Lily (Jan 28, 2003). "DIC offers kidvid blocks". Variety. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
5. Oei, Lily (August 12, 2003). "DIC sets 3 hours of kid programs". Variety. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
6. Baisley, Sarah (December 19, 2003). "DIC Kids Network High On Ratings". Animation World Network. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
7. "COOKIE JAR KIDS NETWORK B COOKIE JAR GENERIC FORMAT SHERLOCK HOLMES IN THE 22nd CENTURY" (PDF). Ascent Media. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
8. https://kidscreen.com/2004/09/01/gini-20040901/
9. "COOKIE JAR KIDS NETWORK B COOKIE JAR GENERIC FORMAT LIBERTY'S KIDS" (PDF). Ascent Media. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
10. https://kidscreen.com/2004/09/01/gini-20040901/
11. https://kidscreen.com/2004/09/01/gini-20040901/
12. "COOKIE JAR KIDS NETWORK A COOKIE JAR GENERIC FORMAT THE NEW ADVENTURES OF MADELINE" (PDF). Ascent Media. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
13. "COOKIE JAR KIDS NETWORK A COOKIE JAR GENERIC FORMAT NOONBORY & THE SUPER 7" (PDF). Ascent Media. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
14. "COOKIE JAR KIDS NETWORK B COOKIE JAR GENERIC FORMAT WILL & DEWITT" (PDF). Ascent Media. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
15. "COOKIE JAR KIDS NETWORK A COOKIE JAR GENERIC FORMAT WIMZIE'S HOUSE" (PDF). Ascent Media. Retrieved October 2, 2010.

See also

• Cookie Jar TV (Cookie Jar's former Saturday morning children's block on CBS)
• Cookie Jar Toons (Cookie Jar's former daily children's block on This TV)