|
|
|
|
Title of Planned Core Program #1
|
Origin
|
|
The Emperor's New School (WBKO-ABC-Both)
|
NETWORK
|
|
Regular Schedule
|
Total Times to be Aired
|
|
Saturdays/8-8:30 AM CT
|
13
|
|
Length of Program
|
Age of Target Audience
|
|
30 minutes
|
From
|
To
|
|
8 years
|
11 years
|
|
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming
|
|
Kuzco, a youth who is heir to the throne of a mythical Andean country, must graduate from Kuzco Academy before he can become Emperor of his land. He lives with a peasant foster family and faces the intellectual, physical and social challenges that all teens face, while also preparing to rule justly and well. Sometimes Kuzco wonders whether being Emperor for the rest of his days will be a pleasure or a trap.
Kuzco thwarts attempts by the nefarious Yzma and her henchman, Kronk, to stop him from doing well in school. If Kuzco were to fail at his class work, Yzma would become Empress. Kuzco struggles to complete his assignments and stay on track. Only if he remains steadfast, studies hard, learns from his mistakes, and can relate to citizens at all levels of society, will he ascend the throne. His best friend Malina, an excellent student, attempts to help Kuzco stay out of trouble and achieve his goals.
Series episodes explore issues such as coping with peer pressure, respecting authority, taking responsibility, adhering to family and school rules, accepting differences, building self-esteem and trust.
|
|
Title of Planned Core Program #2
|
Origin
|
|
The Replacements (WBKO-ABC-Both)
|
NETWORK
|
|
Regular Schedule
|
Total Times to be Aired
|
|
Saturdays/8:30-9:00 AM CT
|
13
|
|
Length of Program
|
Age of Target Audience
|
|
30 minutes
|
From
|
To
|
|
8 years
|
12 years
|
|
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming
|
|
Riley and Todd, siblings who were raised in an orphanage after the death of their parents, long to be adopted. They find a comic book advertisement for Fleemco, an agency that will provide "Replacement" parents or adults to substitute for certain individuals. Brother and sister decide to send in the $1.98 fee in hopes of obtaining parents to replace their lost ones. They acquire an unorthodox pair of Replacement parents, Dick Daring and Agent K. Dick is a former daredevil stuntman and Agent K is a British super-spy. Neither seems to know much about parenting, although their intentions are good. Agent K's highly intelligent automobile, C.A.R., her former spy partner, also joins the household. Their attempts to forge a family and adjust to a new school are both touching and comedic.
Riley and Todd discover that they can call Fleemco to request replacement of any adult whom they dislike, who is overly strict, or who is merely uninteresting. The temporary Replacements for teachers, neighbors or other community figures never prove to be as exciting or fun as the siblings had hoped, and are often immature and obnoxious. As things go awry, Riley and Todd learn that they need adult leadership, discipline, role models, order and structure. By the end of each story they are eager to return the Replacement and reinstate the original adult.
Stories revolve around issues such as cooperating with household/family rules, taking responsibility, fairness, building self-esteem, and trust.
|
|
Title of Planned Core Program #3
|
Origin
|
|
That's So Raven (WBKO-ABC Both)
|
NETWORK
|
|
Regular Schedule
|
Total Times to be Aired
|
|
Saturdays/9:00-9:30 AM CT
|
13
|
|
Length of Program
|
Age of Target Audience
|
|
30 minutes
|
From
|
To
|
|
10 years
|
13 years
|
|
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming
|
|
Raven Baxter, who has inherited her grandmother's gift of clairvoyance, is a normal, happy young woman. Nonetheless, Raven sometimes worries that she is a freak because of her clairvoyant abilities. She has a ten-year old brother, Cory. They are typical siblings, with the tension and rivalry that most siblings experience. Raven and Cory's mother is in law school, and their father owns a small restaurant.
Raven attends an ethnically diverse San Francisco public high school. She is responsible for the after-school safety and activities of Cory. Her closest friends, Chelsea and Eddie, are fiercely committed to environmental issues and sports, respectively. Raven dreams of a career in fashion design, and the new season's episodes revolve around her internship with an eccentric fashion designer.
Raven's parents and close friends know about her "visions". These premonitions often prompt her to intervene before trouble occurs. Sometimes her interventions backfire, and at other times the foreseen events occur, bringing embarrassment or sadness. She learns valuable lessons from her transgressions. "Visions" set up issues that the Core episodes of this series explore, among which are sibling rivalry, popularity, loyalty, self-acceptance, jealousy, dealing with authority, and consequences of lying or cheating.
|
|
Title of Planned Core Program #4
|
Origin
|
|
That's So Raven (WBKO-ABC Both)
|
NETWORK
|
|
Regular Schedule
|
Total Times to be Aired
|
|
Saturdays/9:30-10:00 AM CT
|
13
|
|
Length of Program
|
Age of Target Audience
|
|
30 minutes
|
From
|
To
|
|
10 years
|
13 years
|
|
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming
|
|
Raven Baxter, who has inherited her grandmother's gift of clairvoyance, is a normal, happy young woman. Nonetheless, Raven sometimes worries that she is a freak because of her clairvoyant abilities. She has a ten-year old brother, Cory. They are typical siblings, with the tension and rivalry that most siblings experience. Raven and Cory's mother is in law school, and their father owns a small restaurant.
Raven attends an ethnically diverse San Francisco public high school. She is responsible for the after-school safety and activities of Cory. Her closest friends, Chelsea and Eddie, are fiercely committed to environmental issues and sports, respectively. Raven dreams of a career in fashion design, and the new season's episodes revolve around her internship with an eccentric fashion designer.
Raven's parents and close friends know about her "visions". These premonitions often prompt her to intervene before trouble occurs. Sometimes her interventions backfire, and at other times the foreseen events occur, bringing embarrassment or sadness. She learns valuable lessons from her transgressions. "Visions" set up issues that the Core episodes of this series explore, among which are sibling rivalry, popularity, loyalty, self-acceptance, jealousy, dealing with authority, and consequences of lying or cheating.
|
|
Title of Planned Core Program #5
|
Origin
|
|
Hannah Montana (WBKO-ABC Both)
|
NETWORK
|
|
Regular Schedule
|
Total Times to be Aired
|
|
Saturdays/10-10:30 AM CT
|
13
|
|
Length of Program
|
Age of Target Audience
|
|
30 minutes
|
From
|
To
|
|
10 years
|
13 years
|
|
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming
|
|
Thirteen-year-old Miley Stewart, recently moved from Tennessee to Malibu, CA, leads a double life. By day she attends public high school, along with her older brother Jackson, but by night she is emerging pop star "Hannah Montana". Except for her family, only her two best friends, Oliver and Lilly, and her bodyguard know about Miley's career as a singer, and she strives to maintain privacy, fearing that her new classmates would treat her very differently if they knew of her stage identity. Miley wears blonde wigs while performing, and manages to escape being recognized.
Miley's mother died three years before the story begins, so her dad is now a single parent. He has just begun dating again. Miley misses her mother very much. One of the songs that she writes and performs is about the pain of growing up without her mother.
Unlike her brother, Miley is a dedicated student. At school, her enemies are Amber and Ashley, two girls who constantly bully Miley. Oliver and Lilly are fiercely protective of their friend. Miley has ordinary teenage insecurities, but remains true to herself, despite the allure of concert life, the limos, parties, and glamorous clothes. This is in no small part due to the solid values that her father, Miley's manager (Billy Rae Cyrus), has imparted. Tension and sibling rivalry do occur, especially when Jackson feels that his talented sister is getting all the attention.
Stories examine social issues such as peer pressure, integrity, family rules, jealousy, friendship, loyalty, and issues related to bereavement.
|
|
Title of Planned Core Program #6
|
Origin
|
|
The Suite Life of Zack and Cody (WBKO-ABC Both)
|
NETWORK
|
|
Regular Schedule
|
Total Times to be Aired
|
|
Saturdays/10:30-11:00 AM CT
|
13
|
|
Length of Program
|
Age of Target Audience
|
|
30 minutes
|
From
|
To
|
|
11 years
|
13 years
|
|
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming
|
|
Those episodes of "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody" that air on ABC as Core Programming deliver life lessons tailored for the older child and "tween" audience.
Stories take place in a luxury hotel in Boston, where twelve-year-old identical twins Zack and Cody live with their divorced mom, a lounge singer for the Tipton Hotel. The boys attend a local public middle school. One of the twins is polite and shy and excels in academics, while the other, athletic and extroverted, barely scrapes by in school, due to lack of effort. He often instigates wacky plans for outwitting hotel authorities, caregivers, and their mother. The boy's mother dates and would like to remarry. Their father is a professional rock musician who is on the road much of the year, but stays in touch with his sons. This sets up occasional parental conflicts about discipline and expectations.
Parallel stories involve two teenage girls: heiress London Tipton, whose father owns the hotel, and Maddie, a girl who works after school at the hotel snack bar. Unlike London, Maddie attends a parochial girls' school and comes from a working class Boston family.
Series episodes explore sibling rivalry, conflicts with parents, divorce, household and hotel rules, family budget limitations, responsibility, self-esteem, and peer pressure.
|
|
Title of Planned Core Program #7
|
Origin
|
|
Aqua Kids (WBKO-ABC Both)
|
SYNDICATED
|
|
Regular Schedule
|
Total Times to be Aired
|
|
Sundays/8-8:30AM CT
|
13
|
|
Length of Program
|
Age of Target Audience
|
|
30 minutes
|
From
|
To
|
|
6 years
|
13 years
|
|
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming
|
|
Aqua Kids motivates young people to take an active role in preserving aquatic environments and wildlife. Whether it's saving sea turtles or participating in a beach cleanup the "Aqua Kids" demonstrate the real and lasting contribution children can make in protecting the future of their community and the world. Molly and the "Aqua Kids" crew travel the globe, sharing adventures and what they've learned about preserving a world for everyone to explore. The show offers the opportunity for children to share with the "Aqua Kids" their own stories.
|
|
Title of Planned Core Program #8
|
Origin
|
|
Winx Club (WBKO-FOX-Digital)
|
NETWORK
|
|
Regular Schedule
|
Total Times to be Aired
|
|
Saturdays/10:30-11AM CT
|
13
|
|
Length of Program
|
Age of Target Audience
|
|
30 minutes
|
From
|
To
|
|
7 years
|
11 years
|
|
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming
|
|
WINX CLUB utilizes fairy castles, magical caverns and timeless villages as a backdop for coming-of-age lessons, group problem-solving, cooperative investigations, and the important social and emotional learning oppportunities that children need to develop the valuable emotional competencies of resilience, empathy and self-confidence. In each episode, as a conflict arises, the fairies pool their unique capabilities to find a solution. Life scenarios that commonly worry children from feeling vulnerable and powerless to being lost or separated from love ones, are enacted throughout the series and a variety of practical behavioral solutions are presented. Winx Club promotes the development of social skills, with action such as speaking kindly to others, doing good for one's community and managing anger.
|
|
Title of Planned Core Program #9
|
Origin
|
|
Saved By The Bell (WBKO-FOX Digital)
|
SYNDICATED
|
|
Regular Schedule
|
Total Times to be Aired
|
|
Saturdays/12-12:30PM CT
|
13
|
|
Length of Program
|
Age of Target Audience
|
|
30 minutes
|
From
|
To
|
|
13 years
|
16 years
|
|
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming
|
|
Saved by the Bell is a weekly television series targeted to teens 13-16 years of age, which explores social themes and coping strategies through the daily school life of six teen-aged friends at Bayside High who help each other make the most of growing up in a complicated world. The multi-ethnic cast members serve as role models for young teen viewers as they deal with such issues as the death of a loved one, the right to say "no," the meaning of heroism, teenage alcohol use and other issues of particular concern to young teens.
|
|
Title of Planned Core Program #10
|
Origin
|
|
My Bedbugs (WBKO-FOX-Digital)
|
SYNDICATED
|
|
Regular Schedule
|
Total Times to be Aired
|
|
Sundays/7-7:30AM CT
|
13
|
|
Length of Program
|
Age of Target Audience
|
|
30 minutes
|
From
|
To
|
|
3 years
|
6 years
|
|
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming
|
|
"My Bedbugs" unites education and entertainment. Each episode delivers a collection of songs and playful adventures for young children to enjoy and is designed to strengthen developmental skills.
"My Bedbugs" are three siblings, Gooby, Toofy, and Woozy, who share imaginative adventures from their bedroom. They are accompained by J. Edgar who teaches them to solve problems through music and imagination. With their cuddly pillow, Snoozy, by their side each day is full of fun and games.
The transition from home to preschool introduces a child to more than just a new educational setting. A beginning student will shift gears academically and also contend with social and emotional changes. By strenghtening these three skills, success within a classroom is not only a probable; it is definite. "My Bedbugs" guide families and their children through these developmental stages and set forth ways to make learning exciting. Subject introduced range from science, math, music, reading, writing, and history. Characters demonstrate how working together strengthens understanding and improves social skills.
|
|
Title of Planned Core Program #11
|
Origin
|
|
Saved By The Bell (WBKO-FOX-Digital)
|
SYNDICATED
|
|
Regular Schedule
|
Total Times to be Aired
|
|
Sundays/7:30-8AM CT
|
13
|
|
Length of Program
|
Age of Target Audience
|
|
30 minutes
|
From
|
To
|
|
13 years
|
16 years
|
|
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming
|
|
Saved by the Bell is a weekly television series targeted to teens 13-16 years of age, which explores social themes and coping strategies through the daily school life of six teen-aged friends at Bayside High who help each other make the most of growing up in a complicated world. The multi-ethnic cast members serve as role models for young teen viewers as they deal with such issues as the death of a loved one, the right to say "no," the meaning of heroism, teenage alcohol use and other issues of particular concern to young teens.
|
|
Title of Planned Core Program #12
|
Origin
|
|
Ultimate Choice (WBKO-FOX-Digital)
|
SYNDICATED
|
|
Regular Schedule
|
Total Times to be Aired
|
|
Sundays/9-9:30AM CT
|
13
|
|
Length of Program
|
Age of Target Audience
|
|
30 minutes
|
From
|
To
|
|
13 years
|
16 years
|
|
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming
|
|
Each episode follows eight young adults through a carefully orchestrated extreme adventure in the mountains of North and South Carolina. During their time, the group lives its adventure twenty-four hours a day, saying goodbye to their normal lives and hello to an experience they will never forget. The group experience extreme adventure along with an opportunity to discuss their experience and its application to major real life issues. The experience helps each cast member to develop their own individual conviction about each of the moral issues. The program teaches, team building, esteem building along with problem solving.
|
|
Title of Planned Core Program #13
|
Origin
|
|
Jack Hanna Animal Adv. (WBKO-FOX-Digital)
|
SYNDICATED
|
|
Regular Schedule
|
Total Times to be Aired
|
|
Sundays/9:30-10AM CT
|
13
|
|
Length of Program
|
Age of Target Audience
|
|
30 minutes
|
From
|
To
|
|
13 years
|
16 years
|
|
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming
|
|
This series follows Jack Hanna as he spends time with nature's creatures across the continents. Jack talks with people that are knowledgeable about each animal and habitat, teaching as he goes. Each program is designed to reveal to children the world around them in a way that presents positive role models and pro-social values within an environmentally responsible universe.
|
|
Title of Planned Core Program #14
|
Origin
|
|
Real Life 101 (WBKO-FOX Digital)
|
SYNDICATED
|
|
Regular Schedule
|
Total Times to be Aired
|
|
Sundays/10-10:30AM CT
|
13
|
|
Length of Program
|
Age of Target Audience
|
|
30 minutes
|
From
|
To
|
|
13 years
|
16 years
|
|
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming
|
|
Real Life 101 explores real life jobs and careers in an energetic style that attracts teenage viewers. The careers and people chosen to reflect the categories offer a vital inside look at what it would be like to choose that particular profession. Each person is interviewed by the co-host which allows for interchange of questions and responses adding viewer stimulation and insight. Real Life 101 gives children a understanding of jobs and the working world.
|
|
Title of Planned Core Program #15
|
Origin
|
|
Kid Guides (WBKO-FOX-Digital)
|
SYNDICATED
|
|
Regular Schedule
|
Total Times to be Aired
|
|
Sundays/10:30-11AM CT
|
13
|
|
Length of Program
|
Age of Target Audience
|
|
30 minutes
|
From
|
To
|
|
13 years
|
16 years
|
|
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming
|
|
This award-winning, action packed series takes kids behind the scenes of some of the top zoo, aquariums, museums, and other destinations in the world.
Kid Guides teaches children about the workings of the locations as well as the science behind what it takes to run the places. Whether it is learning about how to care for a white tiger, how to be a zoo keeper, how to handle snakes, or how to take underwater pictures, with the hosts diving right in.
|
|
Title of Planned Core Program #16
|
Origin
|
|
Degrassi: The Next Generation (WBKO-CW-Digital)
|
NETWORK
|
|
Regular Schedule
|
Total Times to be Aired
|
|
Mondays-Fridays/1:30-2PM CT
|
65
|
|
Length of Program
|
Age of Target Audience
|
|
30 minutes
|
From
|
To
|
|
13 years
|
16 years
|
|
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming
|
|
Degrassi: The Next Generation is a series for middle-and-high-school-aged children and adolecents. The series, rated TV-PG addresses important age-relevant topics in a direct and honest fashion. While adolescents will certainly have some awareness of issues presented, the series provides vivid representations of dilemmas along with solid information about how they can be handled. Many of these problems emerge from within the peer culture as well as occasionally from expectations and conflicts the adults may be experiencing. Resolution emerge through peer discussions and direct experiences. Viewing these situations in the often entertaining and engrossing format of the series may also yield opportunities for teenagers to express any concerns they may have about their own choices and the consequences portrayed in each episode.
The Degrassi series exemplifies topics such as bullying, cliques, dating, conflicts between friends, relationships with teachers and parents, substance abuse, and school pressures both intellectual and social. All of these problems reflect concerns youth may encounter in the sometimes-tumultuous world of middle school and high school. The difficulties and opportunities for communication between adolescents and their parents and teachers is also address.
|
|
Title of Planned Core Program #17
|
Origin
|
|
Degrassi: The Next Generation (WBKO-CW-Digital)
|
NETWORK
|
|
Regular Schedule
|
Total Times to be Aired
|
|
Sundays/10-10:30AM CT
|
13
|
|
Length of Program
|
Age of Target Audience
|
|
30 minutes
|
From
|
To
|
|
13 years
|
16 years
|
|
Describe the educational and informational objective of the program and how it meets the definition of Core Programming
|
|
Degrassi: The Next Generation is a series for middle-and-high-school-aged children and adolecents. The series, rated TV-PG addresses important age-relevant topics in a direct and honest fashion. While adolescents will certainly have some awareness of issues presented, the series provides vivid representations of dilemmas along with solid information about how they can be handled. Many of these problems emerge from within the peer culture as well as occasionally from expectations and conflicts the adults may be experiencing. Resolution emerge through peer discussions and direct experiences. Viewing these situations in the often entertaining and engrossing format of the series may also yield opportunities for teenagers to express any concerns they may have about their own choices and the consequences portrayed in each episode.
The Degrassi series exemplifies topics such as bullying, cliques, dating, conflicts between friends, relationships with teachers and parents, substance abuse, and school pressures both intellectual and social. All of these problems reflect concerns youth may encounter in the sometimes-tumultuous world of middle school and high school. The difficulties and opportunities for communication between adolescents and their parents and teachers is also address.
|
|