block on weekdays during after-school hours, generally 3-6 pm depending on local station scheduling.

Upon recognizing that educational programming for elementary-age children was lacking, PBS adjusted its mission to include a greater focus on this older subset of viewers.

Also part of the block were existing PBS Kids series, Arthur and Cyberchase, both of which were already targeting a slightly older audience.

block on PBS, with additional new content and reruns of returning programs, such as HIT Entertainment's Wishbone and Kratts' Creatures.

Other exclusive content for this channel would include a one-hour Spanish-language block called "PBS Kids Vayan!"

However, stations found that the sliding scale licensing fees were too high for what little exclusive programming they would have received, especially after spending additional funds for the PBS HD feed.

With only one-third of PBS stations initially committing to carry the new network, the plans for the channel were ultimately withdrawn.

shows which rotated on a weekly basis and linked to interactive online games.

[15] PBS considered the nine year long effort to age up its overall audience to be successful, but studies showed that brand recognition was not strongly differentiated from that of PBS Kids, and many shows ended up being successful with broad audiences in both younger and older age groups.

aired shorts and other interstitial content related to its main programming, usually in between episodes or right before the end credits.

Short-form programming included The Amazing Colossal Adventures of WordGirl (debuted on November 10, 2006, and later became a full series[17]) and Oh Noah!

website, including Fizzy's Lunch Lab,[19] Jim Henson's Wilson & Ditch: Digging America,[20] and Chuck Vanderchuck's 'Something Something' Explosion.