Line #8 AdoredByTheNetwork/Sprout


1	* In general, Sprout [[note]] now Creator/UniversalKids [[/note]] loves holding marathons. This was especially noticeable in 2015, when the channel aired a marathon of back-to-back episodes of certain shows. Plus, whenever a new show would come to Sprout, there would usually be a marathon aired.
2	* ''WesternAnimation/AngelinaBallerina'' was treated much better on Sprout than PBS, PBS Kids or Nick Jr. UK. It was one of the most popular shows on the channel, the show and its sequel series ''The Next Steps'' was promoted heavily in promos, and it had three timeslots in the day and night.
3	* ''Series/BarneyAndFriends'' was one of Sprout's most popular series, with the titular character appearing at the likes of malls and zoos to promote the channel, the series was promoted a lot and received various airtimes, marathons aired (usually for Thanksgiving or Valentine's Day), ''Barney's Christmas Star'' and ''Barney's Night Before Christmas'' both aired several times, and Barney even appeared on ''Series/TheSunnySideUpShow'' [-FIVE TIMES-], as well as hosting the Valentine's Day Dino-Mite Sing Along in 2010.
4	* If you had toddlers (or might've ''been'' a toddler) and watched Sprout [[note]] as well as its rebranding, Universal Kids [[/note]] anytime from the late 2000's to TheNewTens, ''WesternAnimation/{{Caillou}}'' was treated this way. It was shown in 3-episode blocks 15 minutes in length, and only comprised the first three seasons. This meant that there were only 25 blocks. Two blocks were shown in the morning, one played in the evening (which was repeated 3 times in the overnight segment), and a full hour was shown from 1-2PM (3 blocks with commercials in between each one). This meant that Caillou was shown 9 times a day. There was a 100% turnover of episodes ''twice a week''.
5	** It got to the point where they aired ''two'' marathons of the show in 2014 consisting of nothing but the "new" season (which had yet to air on the network at the time). And in 2017, they used AprilFoolsDay as an excuse to air a huge marathon consisting of ''nothing but the show'', [[TrollingCreator with a promo initially tricking us into thinking they were airing new episodes of their more favorable shows that day, before quickly revealing it to be all a prank.]]
6	* Both ''Series/{{Floogals}}'' and ''Series/TerrificTrucks'' were heavily promoted by the network when they premiered.
7	* ''Kody Kapow'' has been getting a surprising amount of love from Sprout. The network has been heavily promoting it on its social media and official website, which started long before the series began in July 2017. Ads for the show aired during every show on Sprout, on non-NBCU networks like Nickelodeon and even in movie theaters.
8	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Kipper}}'' was a popular show on Sprout's schedule. The show had at least 3 or 4 slots during ''The Goodnight Show'' from the 2000s to the mid 2010s on the channel.
9	* Sprout also loved anything related to ''[[WesternAnimation/NoddysToylandAdventures Noddy]]'' [[note]] except for ''Noddy in Toyland'' and ''Series/TheNoddyShop''-the former which was exclusive to Amazon streaming and the latter which never saw reruns after leaving PBS.[[/note]]:
10	** The first series they aired, ''Make Way For Noddy'', was the very first Sprout show to get this treatment, running as many as 4 times a day. Occasionally, Sprout would put on reruns of the show in place of other programming, or as filler for movies shown on the ''Summer of Sprout'' block. It got constantly promoted by the channel and was notably the only PBS program to air on the NBC Kids block that used Sprout as a programming source.
11	** The second series they aired, ''Noddy, Toyland Detective'', was, before Sprout became Universal Kids, the third-most aired show after ''Caillou'' and the Nelvana version of ''WesternAnimation/TheBerenstainBears''. New episodes were constantly promoted the week before they aired, both on TV and on their Facebook. When Sprout became part of Universal Kids, ''Noddy, Toyland Detective'' and ''Caillou'' were tied for the most-aired shows on the block with three airings each. The adoration of ''Toyland Detective'' died down after the Sprout branding was dropped from the block.
12	* As far as original series go, ''Series/ThePajanimals'' got this treatment, getting promoted a lot, the characters appeared on ''The Sunny Side Up Show'' several times, and a "Pajanimals Pajama Party" block even ran occasionally for a few years.
13	* In the channel's last few years, ''WesternAnimation/RuffRuffTweetAndDave'' received thousands of promotions and social media posts, the characters have made appearances on ''The Sunny Side Up Show'' several times, and Carly and her friends played "Game On!," inspired by the series, in one segment.
14	* ''Series/SesameStreet'' is this, having been promoted a lot, many of the show's TV and direct-to-video specials have aired on the channel, and the characters appeared on ''The Sunny Side Up Show'' several times. Sprout would also air the spin-off series ''Series/PlayWithMeSesame'', and was a sponsor of [[LiveOnStage Sesame Street Live's]] VIP packages.
15	* ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'' was a longtime staple of Sprout's schedule. The useful engine was prominently featured in advertising, promos, several of its direct-to-video movies would air, and it received prominent air times throughout the day.

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