Boyz/Girlz Channel (NBC)

Boyz Channel; Girlz Channel
	File:Boyz-Girlz Channel (NBC).webp
Launched	April 7, 2003; 21 years ago
Owned by	NBC
Country	United States
Language	English
Headquarters	30 Rockefeller Plaza, Rockefeller Center, New York City
Replaced	NBC Playhouse (1978–2003)

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Boyz Channel and Girlz Channel (formatted as girlzChannel and boyzChannel) are two American pay cable television channels owned by NBC. Both networks launched on April 7, 2003, each aired programming that gearing towards a specific gender. Both consists of the 24-hour television networks.

History[edit]

On April 4, 2002, NBC announced the launch of two pay digital networks called "The Boyz Channel" and "The Girlz Channel". Promoted as being the first ever networks to focus strictly on boys or girls, they would be aimed towards a 2–14 child audience, while programming after 9:00 pm and in non-prime weekend time periods would focus on parents. The programming would be sourced from the existing libraries of Fox Kids and FFW, along with some outside acquisitions, with original programming likely planned over time. Both channels were scheduled to launch in 2003.

Both networks launched on April 7, 2003.

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Programming[edit]

The programming for both networks mainly came from multiple libraries then controlled by Fox Family Worldwide, including NBC, often including shows which had yet to be seen in the United States.

Both Networks[edit]

All About Kids and Parents (April 7, 2003–present)
Animal Atlas (October 11, 2006–present)
Happy Days (April 9, 2004–October 10, 2010; September 26, 2014–present)
The Hoobs (April 7, 2003–December 24, 2006; February 14, 2009–present)
The Furchester Hotel (March 3, 2019–present)
Laverne & Shirley (April 9, 2004–October 10, 2010; January 12, 2014–present)
Loop De Loop (April 3, 2004–present)
Little Star (December 1, 2004–December 20, 2006)
The Muppet Show (April 7, 2003–present)
Pingu (April 7, 2003–September 25, 2005; April 24, 2009–present)
Parentz 101 (April 7, 2003–present)
What Every Baby Knows (April 7, 2003–present)
The Wiggles World Gang (April 7, 2003–present)
The Wiggles (April 7, 2003–present)
The Wonder Years (April 9, 2004–October 10, 2010; May 26, 2013–present)

boyzChannel[edit]

The All New Captain Kangaroo
Boyzopolis (April 7, 2003–present)
Bringing Up Boys (April 5, 2004–present)
Eerie, Indiana (April 7, 2003–present)
Jim Button (April 7, 2003–present)
Mad Scientist Toon Club (April 7, 2003–present)
Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog (April 7, 2003–June 14, 2003)
Ned's Newt (April 7, 2003–present)
Saban's Adventures of Oliver Twist (April 7, 2003–present)
Saban's The Why Why Family (June 14, 2003–present)
Space Goofs (April 7, 2003–December 20, 2006)
Pippi Longstocking (October 11, 2004–October 26, 2009; July 26, 2020–present)
Jem (October 11, 2004–May 28, 2011; 2014–present)
Spider-Man (April 30, 2003–present)
Tabaluga (April 7, 2003–present)
The Tick (April 7, 2003–present)
Walter Melon (April 7, 2003–present)
X-Men (April 7, 2003–present)

girlzChannel[edit]

Bananas in Pyjamas (April 7, 2003–present)
Boohbah (August 29, 2008–present)
Girlzopolis (April 7, 2003–present)
Guiding Girls (April 5, 2004–present)
Jack in the Box Circus (April 7, 2003–December 20, 2006)
Jem (October 11, 2004–May 28, 2011; 2014–present)
Tots TV (April 6, 2004–present)
Rosie and Jim (April 6, 2004–present)
Brum (April 6, 2004–present)
New Honeybee Hutch (April 7, 2003–present)
Little Mouse on the Prairie (April 30, 2003–present)
Magic Adventures of Mumfie (April 7, 2003–present)
Mister Moose's Fun Time (June 14, 2003–present)
Pippi Longstocking (October 11, 2004–October 26, 2009; July 26, 2020–present)
St. Bear's Dolls Hospital (January 1, 2004–present)
Shining Time Station (April 7, 2003–June 14, 2003)
Saban's Princess Sissi (April 7, 2003–present)
Spellbinder: Land of the Dragon Lord (April 7, 2003–present)
Sweet Valley High (April 7, 2003–present)
Teletubbies (August 29, 2008–present)
Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? (April 7, 2003–present)

Family Movie Night[edit]