Network TBN Formerly known as Kids Club (1993–2002) | Country of origin United States | |
Launched May 22, 1993 (1993-05-22)
(as Kids Club)
April 13, 2002 (2002-04-13)
(as unbranded block) Closed March 30, 2002 (2002-03-30)
(as Kids Club)
December 17, 2005 (2005-12-17)
(as unbranded block) Owner Trinity Broadcasting Network | ||
Kids Club is a former American children's programming block that aired on TBN from May 22, 1993 to December 17, 2005. The block was aimed at children between the ages of 2 and 12 years, and offered a mix of children's religious and family-oriented programming.
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History
Prior to 1993, TBN's Saturday morning children's block had no branding. Commercial breaks during the block primarily featured promos for other TBN shows, public service announcements, and interstitials encouraging viewers to support Christian television. On May 22, 1993, TBN rebranded its children's block as Kids Club and introduced two new shows to the block; Kids Club and Kids Like You. The public service announcements and "support Christian television" interstitials were replaced with newer interstitials targeted to kids, as well as scenes from the Kids Club TV series.
On March 30, 2002, the Kids Club TV series aired for the final time on the block, and TBN removed the Kids Club branding from its Saturday morning block on April 13. Shows from the block continued airing on the slot, but with the Trinity Broadcasting Network branding, although interstitials from the Kids Club block continued to air. On December 24, 2005, TBN rebranded its Saturday morning block to Smile of a Child TV.