CBS WKND (previously known as CBS Dream Team) is an American

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programmed by

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(formerly Litton Entertainment) which airs Saturday mornings on

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under a time-lease agreement. The block features three hours of

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documentary and lifestyle series aimed at teenagers aged 10–18, all of which are designed to comply with educational programming requirements defined by the

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(FCC) under the

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History

On July 24, 2013, CBS announced that it had entered into a programming agreement with

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to launch a new weekend morning block featuring live-action lifestyle, wildlife, and documentary series aimed tweens/teens aged 10–18. It was the second block programming agreement Litton had made after launching '' Weekend Adventure'' for

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stations two years earlier. Unlike the ABC deal which in technicality gave the time back to the affiliates to syndicate Litton's programming, the CBS deal for Litton was a traditional time brokerage agreement where CBS retained control over the time given to Litton. CBS' decision to restructure the block away from the traditional fare of animated and live-action scripted series, which had been airing at the time of the deal as part of

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, a block produced by the Canada-based

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(now WildBrain) and had aired on the network in various forms, was done in part to comply to secure educational content and advertising regulations in the Children's Television Act. The ''CBS Dream Team'' launched on September 28, 2013. Its initial lineup consisted mainly of newer series, though '' Recipe Rehab'' switched from ''Weekend Adventure'' to ''Dream Team'' for its third season. The

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carries programming from the block for military children overseas. All of the block's programming features

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for the visually impaired on the

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channel. The block was originally

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with the additional wording of "...It's Epic" until the tagline was quietly removed at the start of its 2020-21 season. On October 7, 2023, the block was rebranded as ''CBS WKND'' ("WKND" being a disemvoweled abbreviation of "weekend"), bringing the block in line with the current CBS corporate identity.

Programming

Although programs featured on ''CBS WKND'' are designed to meet federally mandated educational programming guidelines, some CBS stations may carry syndicated educational programs to provide supplementary E/I content. Some programs aired within the block may be deferred to Sunday morning slots, or (in the case of affiliates in the western United States), Saturday afternoons due to

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coverage, or regional and

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commitments for coverage of both

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and

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, alongside select PGA golf events. Some stations may air the entirety of the block on tape delay to accommodate local weekend morning newscasts, ''

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'' or other

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Current

Former

References

External links

Syndicated Network Television Association
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