NBC Kids was succeeded by Litton Entertainment's The More You Know which features live-action educational programming on Octoon NBC and Januon Telemundo.It was the conclusive Saturday morning block across the major American broadcast networks that primarily featured non-educational programming aimed at preschoolers. All NBC Kids programs featured Descriptive Video Service on the second audio program channel for the visually impaired, with access depending on the local NBC affiliate. Comet, Sputnik, Halley, Radar, and Jet are five fun-loving animals who live with their alien octopus friend Sal in the Astroblast Space Station, which also houses a large library and a smoothie cafe called the Frosty Star. So we took the 'take over' to the extreme and had Sprouts Sunny Side Up Show hosts Carly and Chica 'take over' Syfys master control.
SPROUT ASTROBLAST CHICA SERIES
The three-hour block featured educational entertainment series for younger children, which met programming requirements defined by the Federal Communications Commission's Children's Television Act. For the launch of Astroblast, a new Sprout original, our sister network Syfy let us 'take over' their programming and air some Astroblast episodes. NBC Kids, which replaced the Qubo block (as a result of NBCUniversal dropping out of the joint venture, which also included Ion Media Networks), was programmed by the other Sprout preschool cable network, as they were both targeted at children ages 2 to 6. The last show that was aired on the block was Noodle and Doodle at 12:30 p.m. Telemundo also aired a version of the block under "MiTelemundo" brand, which was aired same as the main program, featuring a separate lineup of Spanish-dubbed programs from Juntil December 31, 2017. NBCUniversal Summer Press Day, April 2014 - 'Astroblast' Session - Pictured: Chica, Andrew Beecham, Senior Vice President, Programming, Sprout. Chica is unable to speak, and instead communicates through squeaking noises only those around her can understand. She was the co-host of The Sunny Side Up Show, but later got her own show, The Chica Show. In this one, Sprout's Meeka and M'Goats introduce one of the interstitials that features the animated version of Chica visiting the Frosty Star smoothie shop at the Astroblast Space Station. Browse 77 chica sprout stock photos and images available or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. Chica is an original character created for PBS Kids Sprout. To keep the excitement up for Sprout's newest original series, Astroblast, we worked hand-in-hand with the show's production company, Soup2Nuts, to create a series of custom animated interstitials for on-air promotions (a first for Sprout).
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NBC Kids is a former American children's programming block that aired on NBC from Jto September 25, 2016. Sprout - Astroblast - Chica’s Smoothie Moves.