Network | HBO Family |
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Launched | August 26, 2001 |
Closed | February 29, 2024 |
Country of origin | United States |
Owner | Home Box Office, Inc. (Warner Bros. Discovery) |
Formerly known as | Jam (2001–2016) |
Sister network | Magnet (2001–2005) |
Running time | 6am-3pm (2001–04) 6am-1:30pm (2004–05) 6am-9am (2005–06, then again 2020–21) 6am-12:00pm (2006–07) 6am-8am 6am-10am (2020) 4pm-5pm (formerly) 6am-11am (2011–20) 6am-8am (2021–24) |
Original language(s) | English |
HBO Kids (formerly Jam) was an American preschool/children's television morning programming block operated by Home Box Office, Inc. (HBO), a division of Warner Bros. Discovery. The block ran on HBO Family, HBO's sister station that targets children and families.[1]
The block last ran from 6:00 am to roughly 8:00 to 9:00 am (ET) on weekdays; the block's shows were not shown in a standard half-hour timeslot. The block used to have an weekday 4pm timeslot, which was filled with The Electric Company. The block also aired on weekends until October 2020.