Litton to Supply Kids Block for ABC Stations

Starting this fall, Litton Entertainment will supply a three-hour block of programming to most ABC owned and operated TV stations and affiliates that is intended to meet their Federal communications Commission children’s educational programming obligation.

The six half-hour shows, packaged as the ABC Weekend Adventure, are set to make their debut on Sept. 3 from 9 a.m. to noon ET and air in pattern each Saturday at that time thereafter. Each of six shows will deliver 26 original episodes each year, including four best-of shows. That’s a total of 156 originals each year and it means that stations will only have to repeat a episode once each year. Litton CEO Dave Morgan said he was proud of the content of the shows and that he and the stations were giving young teenagers something other than “socially unattractive” programming like Jersey Shore to watch.

The block includes:

• Jack Hanna's Wild Countdown engages animal lovers in a fun and fresh new format.
• Ocean Mysteries takes viewers below the surface to explore the Earth's least understood resource, our oceans.
• Born To Explore uncovers amazing facts of nature and man-made treasures.
• Agents of Change is an inspirational program about people who confront challenges by taking control.
• The Delicious Adventures of Claire Thomas is about culinary creations that are inspired by everyday life.
• Culture Click is a hip social studies experience hosted by Nzinga Blake