Sprout

 Sprout , formerly k no w n as   P B S   K i d s   Sprout  , is a cable television channel aimed at pre school er s. Launched in 2 00 5, it is owned by N B C Universal , a subsidiary o f Comcast Corporation.

Sprout was co - found ed by Comcast, P B S  ,  SESAME  Work s hop , & H I T Entertainment. When Comcast acquire d a controlling stake in NBC Universal in 2 0 11, it s s take in Sprout went under the N B C Universal umbrella. When H I T Entertainment ' s the n - parent company, Apax Partner s , sold H I T to Mattel in 2 0 1 2 , Apax retained it s stake in Sprout.  SESAME  Work s hop divested it s s take in Dec e m b er 2 0 1 2, followed by P B S & Apax in No ve mb er 2 0 1 3 , leaving N B C Universal with 100 % control of the net work.

Currently, Sprout is available on many major cable net work s , as well as Direct T V , but is not available on Dish Net work at this time. P B S K i d s, as it was then k no w n , replace d the  P B S  K i d s network that was previous l y available.

Selected episode s from Sea son 3 0 to Sea s on 3 5, Sea s on 3 7 & Sea s on 3 9 to Sea s on 4 2 of  SESAME STREET  have aired on the net work. Episode s of Plaza  SÉSAMO  were also offered in the ir on - demand service.  The Adventure s of  Elmo  in  GROUCH  land  has also played on the channel. The Hoob s also began airing on Dec e m b er 2 5 t h, 2006. The net work kicked off the U S debut of t he show with t he Happy Hoob y H o l i day s marathon & continue d to air the show daily at 2 p m E S T.

On September 2 6, 2 00 7 , the net work began airing Play With Me  SESAME  twice during the week day s ,  SESAME  Work s hop ' s Pan w a p a began airing on the station in January 2 00 8 , & Paj animal s debuted on the channel on No ve mb er 2 n d , 2 00 8 , airing each night in the programming block The Good Night Show.

The  SUNNY  Side Up Show has feature d live appearance s o f BIG BIRD ( 2 00 7 ) Prairie D awn ( 2 00 8 )  OSCAR THE GROUCH  ( 2 00 8, 2 0 1 4 , 2 0 1 5 ). Grover ( 2 00 8 ) Super Grover ( 2 00 8, 2 00 9 ) El mo ( 2 00 9 , 2 0 1 0 , 2 0 11 ) , Abby Ca dabby ( 2 0 1 2 ).

On Dec emb er 2 3 & 2 4, 2 0 11 , Elmo hosted " El mo ’ s Movie Merry - Thon " , a marathon of Christ mas  movie s & special s , including ''[http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Elmo's_World:_Happy_Holidays!  Elmo  ' s World : Happy Holiday s ]''. It was followed by  Snooze - a - Thon , from 6 p m on Christ mas  Eve through 6 a m  Christ mas  morning , featuring sleep - relate d c lip s from show s including  SESAME STREET .

In Summer 2 0 1 2, a number of Sprout program s , including  Paj animal s  , began airing on week end morning s on N B C , a sister network of Sprout , as part of a block called N B C K i d s.

As of 2 0 1 5,  SESAME STREET  & Play With Me  SESAME  , as well as most P B S  K i d s program s , have gradually been phase d out & no longer air on the channel.

See a l so

 * Sprout on the Muppet Wiki
 * Sprout on the Puppet Wiki
 * Sprout on the  OSCAR   THE   GROUCH  Wiki