2004
October 20, 2004: Following the failure of PBS ' 24-hour PBS Kids channel, which launched in 1999, PBS, HiT Entertainment , Sesame Workshop , and Comcast announce plans to launch a 24-hour preschool cable channel and video-on-demand service on Comcast.
April 4, 2005: Comcast launches Sprout on Demand , a service offering 55 hours of preschool programming in both English and Spanish.
September 26 , 2005: PBS Kids Sprout officially launches to the public as a linear channel.
September 26, 2005: The debuts of Boohbah , Jay Jay the Jet Plane , Make Way for Noddy , Caillou , Sesame Street , Barney & Friends , Teletubbies , Big Sister, Little Brother , The Berenstain Bears , Angelina Ballerina , Pingu , Zoboomafoo , Bob the Builder , Thomas & Friends , Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat , Dragon Tales , Kipper , George Shrinks , Seven Little Monsters , Percy the Park Keeper , Brambly Hedge , Kratts' Creatures , Captain Zed and the Zee Zone , The Three Friends and Jerry , Adventures of Captain Pugwash , Archibald the Koala , Fly Tales , Dennis and Gnasher , and Sheeep
September 26, 2005: The launch of The Good Night Show (with Melanie )
September 26, 2005: The launch of The Birthday Show (with Kevin )
September 26, 2005: The launch of Sproutletsgrow.com.
September 28, 2005: Huggies and Pull-Ups Training Pants signs on as the first sponsor of Sprout.
October 25, 2005: Andrew Beecham named SVP of original and acquired programming at Sprout.
October 25, 2005: Sandy Wax named President of Sprout.
October 31 , 2005: Halloween on Sprout
November 2005: Thanksgiving on Sprout
November 28, 2005: Sprout joins Cox Communications
December 2005: The Let's Snow Show
February 8, 2006: Chris D'Ablemont named director of ad sales at Sprout.
March 21, 2006: Eileen Diskin named vice president of marketing at Sprout.
April 2006: Sprout's Spring Surprise
May 2006: Hooray for Mother’s Day
June 2006: Papa Bear's Day Celebration
July 3 , 2006: The premiere of The Many Adventures of Mr. Mailman
July 14, 2006; TVN Entertainment and Sprout sign an on-demand agreement.
July 20, 2006: Sprout unfairly axes Melanie Martinez from The Good Night Show shortly after a new season premieres. The Good Night Show goes on hiatus until they can find a new host.
September 10, 2006: The premiere of Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks and Grand Tails Day
September 2006: Noel MacNeal starts a new season of The Good Night Show as Leo , taking over from Martinez.
September 18 , 2006: The premiere of Sprout Diner
September 18, 2006: Dayna Hilton and Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog share fire safety tips on Sprout.
The launch of the Fire Safety page at Sproutletsgrow.com.
September 21 , 2006: The Birthday Show becomes a block to celebrate Sprout's 1st anniversary.
October 2006: The premiere of Fireman Sam and Fireman Sam's Safety Special
October 11 , 2006: Beta Research study ranks Sprout #1 in Satisfaction Ratings among all digital cable networks evaluated.
October 2006: Sprout's Halloween Spooktacular
November 2006: The premiere of A Sesame Street Christmas Carol
November 23 , 2006: Sprout's Thanksgiving Diner Party
November 2006: Sprout Diner Thomas contest
November 27, 2006: Annie Rex named director of interactive at Sprout
November 27, 2006: Jeff Henry named regional vice president of marketing and new product development at Sprout.
December 2006: Sproutletsgrow.com becomes Sproutonline.com
December 18 , 2006: Michele Lepe starts The Good Night Show as Nina during Season 3 .
December 25 , 2006: The premiere of The Hoobs with "Happy Hooby Holidays ."
February 14 , 2007: Launch of second season of The Many Adventures of Mr. Mailman .
February 14, 2007: Sprout's Special Valentine Delivery
New season of Sprout Diner
March 13, 2007: "Thomas' Club Car Sandwich" named winner of Thomas contest.
April 20 -27, 2007: Sprout's Dance Party and premiere of Angelina Ballerina All Dancers on Deck.
May 12-13, 2007: Hooray for Mother’s Day
June 25 , 2007: The launch of The Let's Go Show
August 22 , 2007: Re-launch of Sproutonline.com.
August 22, 2007: The launch of Sprout for Parents
September 2007: Jakers! Grand Tails Day.
September 10, 2007: Time Warner Cable starts to distribute Sprout.
September 26, 2007: The launch of Musical Mornings with Coo
September 26, 2007: The launch of The Sunny Side Up Show (with Kevin, Kelly , and Chica )
September 26, 2007: The debuts of Play with Me Sesame and Bounce
The Sunny Side Up Show marks the debuts of Chica and Kelly .
September 26, 2007: The fourth season of The Good Night Show introduces Lucy Light the Way and now adds Kids to Sprout Stretch segments
October 2007: Sprout's Halloween Spooktacular
October 19, 2007: Second year in a row, Beta Research Study shows Sprout #1 in satisfaction among all digital cable networks evaluated.
November 2007: Sprout's Thanksgiving Party
November 2007: Sproutlet Thanksgiving Shorts
November 2007: Barney Thanksgiving marathon
December 2007: Hooray for the Holidays
December 17 , 2007: Premiere of Caillou's Holiday Movie .
December 24 , 2007: Sprout's Snooze-a-Thon
January 14, 2008: The debut of Fifi and the Flowertots
January 16, 2008: Launch of Sprout Smart
Launch of Sprout Please
February 14, 2008: Sprout's Special Valentine Delivery
March 2008: Sprout Diner March Menu
May 5 , 2008: The launch of The Sprout Sharing Show
May 2008: Hooray for Mother's Day
June-August 2008: Summer Fun Fridays (the debuts of Franny's Feet , Dive Olly Dive! , Frances , Panwapa , Percy the Park Keeper, and Brambly Hedge)
August 6, 2008: Michael Weiss , Annie McLaughlin , Christa Mereen , and Judy Kahn on Good Sports Week on The Sunny Side Up Show.
September 2, 2008: Tom Alexander named senior vice president of marketing at Sprout.
September 23, 2008: Launch of The Great Sprout Tuck-In
September 26, 2008: Chica's Big Birthday Surprise
September 26, 2008: The debut of Roary the Racing Car
October 31, 2008: A Sweet Goodnight Treat
November 2008: The debut of Pajanimals
December 2008: Preschool Musical
December 24, 2008: Sprout's Snooze-a-Thon
The launch of Sprout Podcasts on iTunes
Sprout launches accounts on YouTube , Twitter , and Facebook
January 26 , 2009: The debut of Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies
February 6, 2009: New Wave Entertainment teams up with Sprout to launch Dress Chica , Dress Like Chica, and Sprout Player apps.
February 13-14, 2009: Sprout's Super-Dee-Duper Valentine's Party
April 1 , 2009: Sprout's Scrambled April Fun Day
April 2009: Mighty Earth Week (the debut of The Mighty Jungle )
May 2009: Hooray for Mother’s Day
June 2009: Sprout's Smart Summer
August 24 , 2009: The launch of Sprout's Wiggly Waffle
August 24, 2009: The debut of The Wiggles
September 21, 2009: Sprout rebrands[1]
September 21, 2009: New season of The Good Night Show (the debut of Rubbadubbers )
September 2009: Fire Prevention Week with Dayna Hilton and Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog
October 31, 2009: A Sweet Goodnight Treat
November 2009: Thanks for Giving
December 2009: Musical on Two Sticks
December 24, 2009: Sprout's Snooze-a-Thon
December 31, 2009: Dennisha Pratt joins The Sunny Side Up Show
2010: The Let's Grow videos are released.
February 14, 2010: Sprout's Dino-Mite Valentine's Day Sing-Along
April 1, 2010: Sprout's Scrambled April Fun Day
April 2010: Dig Into Earth Day (The debut of Dirtgirlworld )
May 2010: Hooray for Mother’s Day
June 28, 2010: The debut of Nina's Little Fables , replacing Make Way for Noddy .
July 12, 2010: The debut of Chloe's Closet
August 24, 2010: Launch of the second season of Sprout's Wiggly Waffle (the debut of Monkey See Monkey Do )
September 1 , 2010: Sprout launches in HD
September 25, 2010: The Sunny Side Up Show debuts on weekends (the debut of Noodle and Doodle )
October 11, 2010: Fire Prevention Month with Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog (sponsored by State Farm )
October 31, 2010: A Sweet Goodnight Treat
November 1, 2010: The debut of Driver Dan's Story Train
Liz Filios joins The Sunny Side Up Show.
December 2010: Elmo's Movie Merry-Thon
December 24, 2010: Sprout's Snooze-a-Thon
December 31, 2010: The debut of What's Your News
February 14, 2011: Sprout's Dino-Mite Valentine's Day Sing-Along
March 21, 2011: The debut of Super WHY!
April 1, 2011: Sprout's Scrambled April Fun Day
April 2011: Dig Into Earth Day with dirtgirlworld and Richard Blais on The Sunny Side Up Show
July 2, 2011: "You Pick the PJs" Contest
July 7, 2011: Launch of Kindness Counts
August 16, 2011; Jose Garces helps Sprout celebrate Food Week on The Sunny Side Up Show
September 5, 2011: The debut of LazyTown
October 31, 2011: A Sweet Goodnight Treat
November 7, 2011: New season of The Good Night Show (The debuts of Poppy Cat and Pajanimals TV series)
November 2011: Thanks for Giving
December 2011: Elmo's Movie Merry-Thon
December 24, 2011: Sprout's Snooze-a-Thon
The premiere of Abby in Wonderland
January 2012: Save Sprout
February 14, 2012: The launch of The Super Sproutlet Show
February 29, 2012: The premiere of Elmo and Abby's Birthday Fun!
April 1, 2012: Sprout's Scrambled April Fun Day
April 22, 2012: Justin Time for Earth Week (the debut of Justin Time )
July 7, 2012: The launch of NBC Kids
August 27, 2012: New season of The Good Night Show (The debuts of Wibbly Pig , Olive the Ostrich , and 64 Zoo Lane )
August 2012: Sprout partners with Produce for Kids
November 2012: Debut of Sprout float in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
November 24, 2012: The debut of The Chica Show
December 2012: Sprout hits record ratings across its competitors, with an average total day household coverage area 0.23 rating / 122k homes.
December 24, 2012: Sprout's Snooze-a-Thon
December 31, 2012: Cheer in the New Year
The launch of Sprout Tunes
January 3, 2013: Mark Sacher named VP of research at Sprout.
February 2013: From Sprout With Love
March 25, 2013: The debut of Sid the Science Kid
April 1, 2013: Sprout's Scrambled April Fun Day
April 2013: Dig Into Earth Day (the debut of Tree Fu Tom )
May 3, 2013: Sprout becomes Channel 127 on CableVision .
June 29, 2013: Summer Splash
July 29, 2013: New season of The Chica Show
July 30, 2013: Host Hunt Contest
August 19, 2013: The debut of Sarah & Duck
September 2, 2013: The debut of Zou
September 19, 2013: Kindest Kid Contest
October 2013: Tricks, Clicks, and Treats
November 1, 2013:
Sprout reaches over 60 million homes with a multi market launch including New York and LA.
Stella and Sam debuts.
November 13, 2013: Comcast's NBCUniversal acquires a full ownership of Sprout, following a buyout of PBS, Sesame Workshop, and HiT Entertainment. As a result of this, the PBS Kids branding is no longer in the channel's name
November 2013: Kaitlin Becker and Tim Kubart are introduced to The Sunny Side Up Show in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
November 2013: Thanks for Giving
December 2013: Merry Movies
December 24, 2013: Sprout's Snooze-a-Thon
The Kindest Kid
February 14, 2015: The debut of Ruff-Ruff, Tweet and Dave
February: Oscar Weekend
March 14, 2015: The debut of Super Wings
April 1, 2015: Sprout's Scrambled April Fun Day
June 20, 2015: The debut of Clangers
June-August, 2015: Summer of Sprout
July 27, 2015: New season of The Good Night Show
September 26, 2015: Sprout rebrands for its tenth anniversary
September 26, 2015: Setting change to the Sunny Side Up Show (city apartment ) and name shortening to Sunny Side Up.
September 26, 2015: The debuts of Nina's World , Maya the Bee and Sydney Sailboat
December 24, 2015: Sprout's Snooze-a-Thon
Amy Friedman named SVP of Programming at Sprout
Deirdre Brennan named President of Sprout
January 23, 2016: The debut of Floogals
February 20, 2016: The debut of YaYa and Zouk
March 7, 2016: The debut of Little People
March 19, 2016: The debut of The Jungle Bunch
May 28, 2016: The debut of Doozers
July 9, 2016: The debut of Terrific Trucks
September 3, 2016: The debut of Noddy: Toyland Detective
September 26, 2016: Back to New
September 26, 2016: debut of The Furchester Hotel
October: Sprout's Knock Knock Joke Halloween
October 22, 2016: The debut of Dot.
October 31, 2016: The debut of Space Racers
January; Deirdre Brennan named general manager of Sprout
January: Dea Connick Perez , Shane Lindley , and Chanon Cook join Sprout as Vice Presidents of program strategy and acquisition, digital, and insights and strategy respectively.
February: Valentine's BFFs
May 27, 2017: The debut of The Ollie and Moon Show
It's Not Summer Without Sprout
June 17 , 2017: The debut of Topsy and Tim
July 8, 2017: The debut of Ranger Rob
July 15 , 2017: The debut of Kody Kapow
July 17, 2017: The debut of Masha and the Bear
August 12 , 2017: The debut of School of Roars
August 14, 2017: The debut of Sprout House (later Snug's House)
September 9, 2017: The original Sprout channel closes down in favor of Universal Kids .
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