ABC Entertains is an Australian free-to-air television channel owned by the

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. It was launched on 4 December 2009 as a children's channel called ABC3. It was rebranded on 19 September 2016 to ABC ME. It rebranded once more on 3 June 2024 to ABC Entertains, now focusing on general entertainment programming.

History

In September 2007, the

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announced a proposal to launch a new digital-only children's channel, ABC3. A new ABC channel appeared on television receivers on 11 February 2008, as a placeholder for the future ABC3 channel. ABC3 was considered by the

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and given as one of the recommendations to the Government. In April 2009, the Government's official response to the Summit approved the idea, and in the 2009–10 Commonwealth Budget $67 million was allocated towards ABC3 as part of the Government's $167 million funding increase to the ABC. The channel would aim to feature at least 50% Australian-produced content. It was not constrained by a local content quota. On 18 June 2009, the corporation began its first public ABC3 campaign to scout for new hosting talent. On 22 October 2009, eight presenters were announced.

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and

Kayne Tremills Kayne Tremills (born 23 January 1987) is an Australian television presenter best known for his role as a host on Australian children's television programme Studio 3, which was broadcast on ABC3. Career In 2009, the ABC launched a nationwide ...

would host '' Studio 3'', with Ben Crawley as a roving reporter, he later joined the show '' What Do You Know?'' alongside Dr Rhythm.

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would host '' Prank Patrol'', while Hannah Wang and Mitchell Tomlinson were named as co-hosts of '' Rush TV'' and

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and Steven O'Donnell were hosts of '' Good Game: Spawn Point'', made for younger gamers, a spin-off of the

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TV series '' Good Game'', made for older gamers. On 4 December 2009 at 5pm, the hour-long ''Countdown to 3'' special was broadcast on the channel and was simulcast on

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. It featured special performances from Australian artists

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and

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, an introduction to various ABC3 presenters and shows and the station's launch around 6pm by then-

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. In April 2011, James Elmer joined as co-host of ''Studio 3'' along with Tremills and Lobo. On 4 December 2011, the winners from the MeOn3 contest were revealed as Alfie Gledhill and Olivia Phyland. On 14 September 2012, Alfie left ''Studio 3'' to pursue acting dreams. In October 2012, Comedian Khaled Khalafala joined ''Studio 3'', and stayed with the crew until early 2013 before leaving. In March 2013 the Janitor (Dave Cartel) and Bubbles the goldfish supposedly left ''Studio 3'' for Venezuela, with Bubbles being replaced with a new goldfish called Alexis. Tim Matthews, Grace Koh and Ivy Latimer later joined James and Liv in July 2014 after winning ''The 3 Factor'' competition. In August 2016, it was announced that ABC3 would change its name to ABC Me on 19 September 2016, as more children watched television on a mobile device. The rebranded channel is reported to be "designed to reflect and celebrate the lives, interests and diversity of young Australians" and will increase its focus to primary school children. To mark the rebrand, ABC ME teamed up with 16-year-old Australian singer Angel Tairua to record a new song ''Unique (Me2U)'' to celebrate the launch of ABC ME. In June 2020, many of the ABC Me staff located in Melbourne lost their jobs after the redundancies at the ABC were announced. The network continued to be broadcast without presenters. On 9 May 2024, it was announced that ABC Me would change its name to ABC Entertains on 3 June, shifting its format to general entertainment programming (with its launch anchored by premieres of new series of ''

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'' and '' Wreck''). Youth programming moved to

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; although some programs still air in the morning as the ABC iView brand known as ABC Big Kids. The ABC ME YouTube channel has also rebranded to ABC Big Kids and the ABC Education block (from 9–11am on weekdays) largely remains untouched. The ABC is also promoting

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as the main home of its youth and children's output. On 19 May 2025, it was announced that ABC Entertains, along with the ABC News channel, would be converted to HD quality (MPEG 4), with the switchover beginning on 11 June and concluding on 26 June.

Programming

Current programming

Domestic

=Children

= * '' 100% Wolf: The Book of Hath'' * ''

Behind the News ''Behind the News'' (more commonly known as ''BTN'') is an Australian children's news program televised by the ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). Described as an 'educational news program aimed at 10-13 year old kids', ''BTN'' is commo ...

'' (Classroom, 2014–present; Newsbreak, 2009–2024) * '' The Deep'' * '' Hardball'' * '' The Strange Chores''

=Adults

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'' (2014–present)

Foreign

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Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! ''Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!'' is an American animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation as the twelfth incarnation of Hanna-Barbera's ''Scooby-Doo'' animated series. In the show, the ''Scooby-Doo'' gang decide to travel during their ...

'' * '' Bionic Max'' * ''

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs ''Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs'' is a children's book written by Judi Barrett and illustrated by Ron Barrett. It was first published in 1978 by Atheneum Books, followed by a 1982 trade paperback edition from sister company Aladdin Pap ...

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Dragon Ball Super is a Japanese manga series written by Akira Toriyama and illustrated by Toyotarou. Set during the time frame of Toriyama's original ''Dragon Ball'' manga, it follows the adventures of Son Goku and his friends during the ten-year timesk ...

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Horrible Histories ''Horrible Histories'' is an educational entertainment franchise encompassing many media including books, magazines, audio books, stage shows, TV shows, and more. In 2013, Lisa Edwards, UK publishing and commercial director of Scholastic Corpo ...

'' * '' Hotel Transylvania: The Series'' * '' Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness'' * '' Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir'' * '' My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'' * ''

Odd Squad ''Odd Squad'' (stylized as ''ODD SQUAD'') is a children's live action educational comedy television series created by Tim McKeon and Adam Peltzman. The series premiered on TVOKids in Canada and PBS Kids in the United States on November 26, 2014 ...

'' * '' Open Season: Call of Nature'' * ''

Operation Ouch! ''Operation Ouch!'' is a British comedy children's television series on the human body, showing what happens in A&E, what doctors sometimes have problems with and medical experiments. The first series of ''Operation Ouch!'' aired on CBBC in Octo ...

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The Penguins of Madagascar ''The Penguins of Madagascar'' is an American animated television series produced by DreamWorks Animation in collaboration with Nickelodeon Animation Studio. It stars nine characters from DreamWorks' animated film ''Madagascar'': the penguin ...

'' * '' Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl series'' * ''

The Rubbish World of Dave Spud ''The Rubbish World of Dave Spud'' (shortened to ''Dave Spud'') is a British children's animated series featuring the surreal adventures of the eponymous Dave Spud of Grimsby, his friends and High-rise building, tower block-dwelling family. I ...

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Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? ''Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?'' is an American animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation and Chris Bailey and the thirteenth television series in the ''Scooby-Doo'' franchise. The show first premiered on Boomerang's SVOD s ...

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Slugterra ''Slugterra'' is a Canadian animated television series created by Asaph Fipke. The series was produced by the Canadian animation studio Nerd Corps Entertainment, later part of DHX Media (now known as "WildBrain"). It premiered on Disney XD ...

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Teen Titans Go! ''Teen Titans Go!'' is an American animated television series developed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic for Cartoon Network. It premiered on April 23, 2013, and is based on DC Comics' fictional superhero team the Teen Titans. The series ...

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Total Drama Island (2023) ''Total Drama Island'' ''(2023)'' (sometimes shortened to ''TDI23'') is the sixth season of Canadian animated television series ''Total Drama'', and the first season of the reboot series after its eight-year hiatus, sharing the name with the fi ...

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Total DramaRama ''Total DramaRama'' (originally titled ''Total Drama Daycare'') is an animated comedy children's television series created by Tom McGillis and Jennifer Pertsch that premiered on Cartoon Network in the United States on September 1, 2018, and o ...

'' * '' Transformers: EarthSpark'' * ''

We Bare Bears ''We Bare Bears'' is an American animated series created by Daniel Chong for Cartoon Network. The show follows three bear brothers, named Grizz, Panda and Ice Bear, and their awkward attempts at integrating with the human world in the San Franci ...

=Adults

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Absolutely Fabulous ''Absolutely Fabulous'' (often shortened to ''Ab Fab'') is a British television sitcom created and written by Jennifer Saunders, which premiered in 1992. It is based on the 1990 '' French and Saunders'' sketch " Modern Mother and Daughter", cr ...

'' (2024–present) * ''

Car SOS ''Car SOS'' is a British automotive entertainment television series that airs on National Geographic Channel as well as being repeated on Channel 4 and More4. The first ten series are also available on the Disney+ streaming service. The serie ...

'' (2024–present) * ''

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'' (2024–present) * '' ER'' (2024–present) * ''

George Clarke's Amazing Spaces ''George Clarke's Amazing Spaces'' is a British television series that first aired on Channel 4 on 23 October 2012. In 2015, it was nominated for BAFTA Best Feature. Background The show follows people who turn unconventional things, such as ol ...

'' (2024–present) * '' Live At The Apollo'' (2024–present) * ''

My Family ''My Family'' is a British sitcom created and initially co-written by Fred Barron, which was produced by DLT Entertainment and Rude Boy Productions, and broadcast by BBC One for eleven series between 2000 and 2011, with Christmas specials broadc ...

'' (2024–present) * ''

MythBusters ''MythBusters'' is a science entertainment television series created by Peter Rees (producer), Peter Rees and produced by Beyond International in Australia. The series premiered on the Discovery Channel on January 23, 2003. It was broadcast in ...

'' (2024–present) * ''

Not Going Out ''Not Going Out'' is a British television British sitcom, sitcom created, written by and starring Lee Mack. It has aired on BBC One since 2006 and is the second-longest-running British sitcom, behind ''Last of the Summer Wine'' (1973–2010). Th ...

'' (2024–present) * '' Penn & Teller: Fool Us'' (2024–present) * ''

Portlandia ''Portlandia'' is an American sketch comedy television series starring Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein, set in and around Portland, Oregon, and spoofing the city's reputation as a haven for eccentric hipsters. The show was produced by Broa ...

'' (2024–present) * '' QI'' (2024–present) * '' Speechless'' (2024–present) * '' Wreck'' (2024–present) * '' Would I Lie to You?'' (2024–present)

Former programming (ABC3 / ABC Me)

* '' 100% Wolf: Legend of the Moonstone'' (2020) * ''

6Teen ''6teen'' is a Canadian Flash animated teen comedy drama television series created by Jennifer Pertsch and Tom McGillis which originally aired for four seasons and 93 episodes on Teletoon from November 7, 2004, until February 11, 2010. Major ...

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The Adventures of Puss in Boots ''The Adventures of Puss in Boots'' is an American animated television series, starring the character of Puss in Boots from DreamWorks Animation's ''Shrek'' film series and its 2011 spin-off film, voiced by Eric Bauza. The series premiered wi ...

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All Hail King Julien ''All Hail King Julien'' is an American animated television series that stars King Julien, Maurice, and Mort from DreamWorks Animation's ''Madagascar'' franchise and canonically takes place in Madagascar before the events of the first film, mak ...

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Almost Naked Animals ''Almost Naked Animals'' is a Canadian animated television series co-produced by 9 Story Media Group for YTV. The series was created by Noah Z. Jones, and is based upon an art website that he created in 2005. The series premiered on January 7, ...

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Arthur Arthur is a masculine given name of uncertain etymology. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. A common spelling variant used in many Slavic, Romance, and Germanic languages is Artur. In Spanish and Ital ...

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Atomic Puppet ''Atomic Puppet'' is a Canadian-French animated television series created by Jerry Leibowitz and Mark Drop. The series is a co-production between Canadian independent animation studio Mercury Filmworks, French VFX, motion graphics and animation ...

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Astro Boy ''Astro Boy'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Osamu Tezuka. It was serialized in Kobunsha's ''Shōnen'' from 1952 to 1968. The 112 chapters were collected into 23 volumes by Akita Shoten. Da ...

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The Bagel and Becky Show ''The Bagel and Becky Show'' (also known as ''Dave Cooper's The Bagel and Becky Show'' or simply ''Bagel and Becky'') is a Canadian animated children's television series created by Dave Cooper, the co-creator of Nickelodeon's ''Pig Goat Banana Cr ...

'' * '' Barney's Barrier Reef'' * '' Best Bugs Forever'' * '' Best Ed'' * '' Best Of RollerCoaster'' (2009–2010) * '' Big Blue'' (2022) * '' Bindi's Bootcamp'' * ''

Blue Water High ''Blue Water High'' is an Australian television drama series, broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on ABC (Australian TV channel), ABC1 and on Austar/Foxtel Nickelodeon channel in Australia and on various channels in many other ...

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Born to Spy ''Born to Spy'' is an Australian children's television series. ''Born to Spy'' was created by Justine Flynn, produced by Naomi Just, Angie Fielder and Polly Staniford. It was written by Tiffany Zehnal, Tristram Baumber, Michelle Lim Davidson ...

'' (2021) * '' Boruto: Naruto Next Generations'' * ''Built to Survive'' (2022) * '' Bushwhacked!'' * ''

Camp Lakebottom ''Camp Lakebottom'' is a Canadian animated television series produced by 9 Story Media Group that premiered on Teletoon in Canada on July 4, 2013 and on Disney XD in the U.S. on July 13, 2013. The show airs on Disney Channels worldwide (except ...

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Canimals ''Canimals'' (portmanteau of "can" and "animal") (, ''kaenimeol''), also known as ''Canimals: We Can Do It!'', is a live-action and animated television series by Voozclub Co., Ltd., BRB Internacional, Screen 21 and Aardman Animations. The mai ...

'' * ''Cartoon It Up'' (2016) * ''

Charlie and Lola Charlie and Lola Sonner are fictional children created by the English writer and illustrator Lauren Child in 2000. They were introduced in a series of picture books and later adapted as animated television characters. Lola is an energetic and ...

'' * '' Chop Socky Chooks'' * ''

CJ The DJ ''CJ the DJ'' is a French-Malaysian-Australian animation, animated television series and sitcom first broadcast on ABC3. The show was created by Stu Connolly and Mark Gravas and ran for 52 episodes. Overview ''CJ the DJ'' follows the adventures ...

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Class Of The Titans ''Class of the Titans'' is a Canadian animated television series produced by Studio B Productions and Nelvana Limited. It premiered on December 31, 2005, at 5 pm ET/PT, on Teletoon with a special 90-minute presentation of the first three e ...

'' * ''Create'' (2017) * ''

Dance Academy ''Dance Academy'' is an Australian teen drama television series produced by Werner Film Productions in association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and ZDF. Series one premiered on 31 May 2010, and series two began airing on 12 Ma ...

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Danger Mouse Danger Mouse is a British action cartoon which has had two incarnations: * ''Danger Mouse'' (1981 TV series), a 1981 British animated television series * ''Danger Mouse'' (2015 TV series), a 2015 reboot of the British animated television series ...

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Dani's House ''Dani's House'' is a British children's comedy series broadcast on CBBC and starring Dani Harmer. The first series premiered on 26 September 2008, and its fifth series concluded on 19 July 2012. It has received several awards and nominations ...

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The Day My Butt Went Psycho! ''The Day My Butt Went Psycho!'' is an animated television series based loosely upon the novel series of a similar name by Andy Griffiths. The show premiered on the Australian television channel Nine Network in September 2013 and on Teletoon ...

'' * '' Deadly 60'' * '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' * '' Deltora Quest'' * ''

The Dengineers ''The Dengineers'' is a British children's television series which airs on CBBC and sees the production team (styled as 'dengineers') design themed dens or play houses for children. There have been seven series aired to date, with the most rece ...

'' * '' Dennis and Gnasher'' * '' Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed!'' * '' Dex Hamilton: Alien Entomologist'' * '' Dogstar'' * ''

Dorg Van Dango ''Dorg van Dango'' is an animated television series that first aired on RTÉ in Ireland on March 3, 2020, and on Family Channel in Canada on August 1, 2020. The series is created by Fabian Erlinghäuser and Nora Twomey and is produced by Cart ...

'' * '' Dragon Booster'' * ''

DreamWorks Dragons ''Dragons'', commonly referred to as ''DreamWorks Dragons'', is an American animated television series based on the 2010 film ''How to Train Your Dragon''. The series serves as a bridge between the first film and its 2014 sequel. Jay Baruchel, ...

'' * '' Droners'' * '' Dwight in Shining Armor'' * '' Edgar And Ellen'' * ''

Escape From Scorpion Island ''Escape from Scorpion Island'' is a British-Australian children's TV adventure game show in which contestants try to 'escape from an exotic island with a mind of its own' by doing various challenges to improve their chances of escaping. Series ...

'' * '' Erky Perky'' * ''

The Fairly OddParents ''The Fairly OddParents'' is an American animated television series created by Butch Hartman for Nickelodeon. The series follows the adventures of Timmy Turner, a 10-year-old boy with two Fairy godmother, fairy godparents named List of The Fai ...

'' * '' The Flamin' Thongs'' * ''

Find Me in Paris ''Find Me in Paris'' is an English-language teen science-fantasy dramedy series that premiered on April 14, 2018, on Hulu and Netflix (only for season 1), produced by ZDF Enterprises and Cottonwood Media. The series is filmed on location in Paris ...

'' * '' First Day'' (2020–2022) * ''

Flipper And Lopaka ''Flipper and Lopaka'' is an Australian animated series produced by the Yoram Gross companies: Yoram Gross-Village Roadshow (in Season 1) and Yoram Gross-EM.TV (in Seasons 2 and 3). It has previously aired on Australia's Seven Network at vari ...

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Fruits Basket , sometimes abbreviated , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Natsuki Takaya. It was serialized in the semi-monthly Japanese manga magazine , published by Hakusensha, from 1998 to 2006. The series' title comes from ...

'' (2001 series) * ''

'' (2019 series, Season 1 only) * ''

Get Blake! ''Get Blake!'' is an animated television series created by Antoine Guilbaud and produced by Marathon Media and Zodiak Kids. The show aired on both Gulli and Nickelodeon in France. According to Marathon Media, the show was its first "broad come ...

'' (2015) * '' Good Game: Spawn Point'' (2010–2023) * '' GG: Spawn Squad'' (2023–2024) * ''

Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids (often nicknamed ''Grizzly Tales'') is the generic trademarked title for a series of award-winning children's books by British author Jamie Rix which were later adapted into an animated television series of the s ...

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Grojband ''Grojband'' (Blend word, portmanteau for "garage" and "band") is a Canadian animated television series created by Todd Kauffman and Mark Thornton for Teletoon in Canada and Cartoon Network in the United States. Produced by Fresh TV and Neptoon S ...

'' * '' Half Moon Investigations'' * ''

Heartbreak High ''Heartbreak High'' is an Australian television programme created by Michael Jenkins and Ben Gannon that ran from 1994 to 1996 on Network Ten and 1997 to 1999 on ABC, for seven series. It was also partially funded from 1996 by BBC2, with som ...

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'' (2015 series) * ''I, Elvis Riboldi'' * ''

The InBESTigators ''The Inbestigators'' (stylised as ''The InBESTigators'') is an Australian mystery children's television series. The show stars Abby Bergman, Anna Cooke, Aston Droomer and Jamil Smyth-Secka as Ava Andrikides, Maudie Miller, Ezra Banks and Kyle ...

'' (2019–2024) * '' Iron Man: Armored Adventures'' * ''

Itch An itch (also known as pruritus) is a sensation that causes a strong desire or reflex to scratch. Itches have resisted many attempts to be classified as any one type of sensory experience. Itches have many similarities to pain, and while both ...

'' (2020) * ''

Jade Armor ''Jade Armor'' is a French animated television series produced by TeamTO that premiered on 7 September 2022. It follows Lan Jun, a teenage girl who fights supervillains as the legendary superhero Jade Armor. The series was renewed for second s ...

'' * '' Jibber Jabber'' * ''

K-On! is a Japanese Yonkoma, four-panel manga series written and illustrated by Kakifly. It was serialized in Houbunsha's ''Manga Time Kirara'' magazine between the May 2007 and October 2010 issues, and also serialized in Houbunsha's ''Manga T ...

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Kamisama Kiss is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Julietta Suzuki. It was serialized in Hakusensha's manga magazine '' Hana to Yume'' from February 2008 to May 2016, with the chapters collected in 25 volumes. The series is lice ...

'' * '' Kid vs. Kat'' * '' King Arthur's Disasters'' * ''Kratt Bros: Be The Creature'' * '' Kuu Kuu Harajuku'' * ''

Lab Rats Challenge ''Lab Rats Challenge'' is an Australian children's game show. The program began broadcasting on 4 August 2008 at 4pm on the Nine Network with hosts Drew Jarvis and Nicole Dixon. On 5 March 2012, the show moved to the Seven Network with Aleisha ...

'' * '' Larry the Wonderpup'' * ''

The Legend of Korra ''The Legend of Korra'' (abbreviated as ''TLOK'' and also known as ''Avatar: The Legend of Korra'' or more rarely simply as ''Korra'') is an American animated Fantasy television, fantasy action drama television series created by Michael Dante ...

'' * '' Little Big Awesome'' * ''

Lizzie McGuire ''Lizzie McGuire'' is an American television comedy, comedy television series created by Terri Minsky that premiered on Disney Channel on January 12, 2001. The series stars Hilary Duff as the titular character who learns to navigate the person ...

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Log Horizon is a Japanese light novel series written by Mamare Touno and illustrated by Kazuhiro Hara. It began serialization online in 2010 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō, being later on acquired by Enter ...

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MaveriX ''MaveriX'' is an Australian drama TV series aimed at children and young teenagers which premiered on ABC Me on 1 April 2022. The series follows the story of a group of junior motocross riders who are selected for the first ever MaveriX Academy i ...

'' (2022) * ''

M.I. High ''M.I. High'' is a British action television series produced by Kudos for CBBC and created by Keith Brumpton. The series focused on a team of undercover teenage spies working for the fictional British secret intelligence agency MI9 who had to ...

'' * '' Mighty Mike'' * ''Mikki vs The World'' (2021) * ''

Mortified ''Mortified'' is an Australian children's television series, co-produced by the Australian Children's Television Foundation and Enjoy Entertainment for the Nine Network Australia. The series premiered on 30 June 2006 and ended on 11 April 200 ...

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Mustangs FC ''Mustangs FC'' is a 2017 Australian comedy-drama TV series aimed at young teenagers and starring Emmanuelle Mattana as the lead character. The show is set in suburban Australia, and focuses on Mustangs FC, an all-girls soccer team, and focuse ...

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My Goldfish Is Evil ''My Goldfish is Evil!'' (, ) is a Canadian animated television series that was created by Nicolas J. Boisvert. The series was produced by Sardine Productions for CBC Television and Télévision de Radio-Canada. The show aired over two seasons, ...

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Naruto ''Naruto'' is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. It tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, a young ninja who seeks recognition from his peers and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the leader of his village. T ...

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The New Legends of Monkey ''The New Legends of Monkey'' is a fantasy adventure television series inspired by ''Monkey'', a Japanese production from the 1970s and 1980s which garnered a cult following in New Zealand, Australia, the UK and South Africa. The Japanese produc ...

'' (2018) * ''News To Me'' (2016–2018) * ''

Oddbods ''Oddbods'' (also known as ''The Oddbods Show'') is a Singaporean-British computer-animated comedy television series produced by One Animation. The series centers on eight characters—Bubbles, Pogo, Newt, Lulu, Jeff, Slick, Fuse and Zee—wea ...

'' * '' Oggy and the Cockroaches'' (Seasons 1–3) (2010–2011) * '' Old Tom'' * ''

Ouran High School Host Club is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Bisco Hatori. It was serialized in Hakusensha's '' LaLa'' magazine between the September 2002 and November 2010 issues. The series follows Haruhi Fujioka, a scholarship student at Ou ...

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Outback 8 ''Outback 8'' is a TV show that was broadcast on Network Ten in Australia and BBC in the UK in 2008. The show features two girls and two boys each from the UK and Australia and was set at the Agricultural Training College in Longreach, Queensla ...

'' * ''The Pinky & Perky Show'' * ''

The PM's Daughter ''The PM's Daughter'' is a ten-part Australian political comedy drama television series aimed at children and teenagers. It premiered on ABC Me on 1 January 2022. Cast *Cassandra Helmot as Cat Parkes Pérez *Natalie English as Sadie *Jaga Yap a ...

'' (2022) * '' Potatoes And Dragons'' * ''

Puella Magi Madoka Magica , also known simply as ''Madoka Magica'', is a Japanese anime television series created by Magica Quartet, and animated by Shaft. The story follows a group of middle school girls, led by protagonist Madoka Kaname, who make supernat ...

'' * '' Radiant'' * '' Richard Hammond's Blast Lab'' * ''

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ''Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' is an American animated television series developed by Ant Ward and Andy Suriano for Nickelodeon. Based on the ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, it is a re-im ...

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Robot Wars Robot Wars may refer to: Film and television * ''Robot Wars'' (film), 1993 ** ''Robot Wars'' (soundtrack) * ''Robot Wars'' (TV series), a British TV competition, 1998–2004 and 2016–2018 ** '' Nickelodeon Robot Wars'', a U.S. TV game show ...

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Ruby Gloom ''Ruby Gloom'' is a Canadian animated television series based on the Mighty Fine apparel line of the same name, created by illustrator Martin Hsu. It was produced by Nelvana and aired on YTV in Canada. The series aired from October 15, 2006, to ...

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'' * '' Scream Street'' * '' Secret Life of Boys'' * ''

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'' * '' The Sleepover Club'' * ''

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'' * ''Spellbinder'' * '' Spirit Riding Free'' * ''Spongo, Fuzz and Jalapeña'' (2019) * '' Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures'' * '' Stoked'' * ''

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'' (2012 series) * '' Thalu'' (2020) * '' Thunderbirds Are Go'' * ''

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'' * ''The Tribe'' * '' The Twisted Whiskers Show'' * ''

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Presenters

(2009–2015, 2019–2022) *

(2009–2015) * Elliot Spencer (2009–2010) *

(2009–2013) * Ben Crawley (2009–2011) * Dave Cartel ("The Janitor") (2009–2013) * Mitch Tomlinson (2009–2012) * Hannah Wang (2009–2012) * Stephanie "Hex" Bendixsen (2009–2016) * Steven "Bajo" O'Donnell (2009–2017) * Gus "Goose" Ronald (2011–2018) * James Elmer (2011–2016) * Alfie Gledhill (2011–2012) * Olivia Phyland (2011–2015) * Khaled Khalafalla (2012–2013) * Grace Koh (2014–2018, 2020) * Ivy Latimer (2014–2015) * Tim Matthews (2014–2017) * Pip Rasmussen (2016–2020) * Angharad "Rad" Yeo (2017–2022) * Lawrence Gunatilaka (2018–2019) * Dallas Reedman (2018–2019) * Ilai Swindells (2018) * Gemma "Gem" Driscoll (2018–2024) * Drew Parker (2019–2020) * Jael Wena (2019) * Ava Madon (2019–2020) * William Yates (2019–2020)

Logo history

File:ABC3 logo.svg , 4 December 2009 – 18 September 2016 File:ABC ME logo.svg , 19 September 2016 – 2 June 2024 File:ABC Entertains logo.svg , 3 June 2024 – present

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