Editing Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (section)

==Broadcast history==
The first broadcast of ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'' was on the [[National Educational Television]] network on February 19, 1968; the color NET logo appeared on a model building at the beginning and end of ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'' from 1969 to 1970. When NET ceased operations, the series moved its successor network PBS, even though episodes up until the end of the fourth season in May 1971 were still copyrighted by and produced for NET.<ref>{{YouTube|nOA7V93jtJk|"Misterogers 1971"}}. Accessed 08-09-09.</ref>

The series' first season (1968) consisted of 130 episodes, produced in black-and-white. For seasons 2–8 (1969–75), the show produced 65 new color episodes each year. By the end of season 8, this meant there was a library of 455 color episodes that could be repeated indefinitely. Rogers and the rest of the show's cast and crew began suffering burnout from taping 65 episodes a year and, in 1975, Rogers made the decision to take a break from the series for a few years. As a consequence, season 9 (1976) consisted of only five episodes. These five new episodes (which aired the final week of original episodes of the so-called "first series") featured Mister Rogers in his workshop, watching scenes of past episodes of his series, which he recorded on videocassettes and kept on the shelf in his workshop. On the Friday episode of that week (February 20, 1976), he reminded viewers that they, too, could watch many of those old episodes beginning the following week. During the hiatus period, two primetime episodes were produced and aired as specials: a Christmas show in December 1977 and a "springtime"-themed show.

In 1978, production of the series resumed, with an eye towards "freshening up" the show by producing 15 new episodes per year. These "second series" episodes, which began airing in August 1979, would be mixed in with the already-airing cycle of repeats from the so-called "first series" (i.e., the color episodes of seasons 2–9, aired from 1969 to 1976).

The series aired 15 new episodes annually between 1979 and 1993. As well, there were occasional "Mister Rogers Talks with Parents About..." specials, which featured panelists discussing ways in which parents could talk to their children about the issues discussed on ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood''. These specials usually were aired on weekends, just prior to the airing of a new batch of Monday-to-Friday episodes.

Beginning in 1994, the production schedule was changed so that 10 new episodes a year were produced instead of 15. Shortly thereafter, as of August 11, 1995,{{citation needed|date=February 2018}} the episodes from the "first series" (1968–76) were withdrawn from the repeat schedule, since there were over 200 "second series" episodes available for broadcast, and many of the first series episodes had become outdated.{{citation needed|date=February 2018}}
The show's final years varied the number of episodes produced per season: season 26 (1995–96) consisted of 20 episodes, season 27 (1997) produced 10 episodes, seasons 28 and 29 (1998–99) both contained 15 episodes, and season 30 (2000) reverted to 10 episodes. The final season, season 31 (2001), consisted of only 5 episodes, centering on the theme "Celebrate The Arts".

A few episodes from the "first series" are available for viewing in the [[Paley Center for Media]], including the first episode of the series and the first color episode. A complete collection of episodes, including more than 900 videotapes and scripts from the show along with other promotional materials produced by Rogers or his Family Communications Inc. production company, exists in the Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Archives, located in the Elizabeth Nesbitt Room at the [[University of Pittsburgh School of Computing and Information]] Building.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chronicle.pitt.edu/media/pcc030310/tribute_Mr_Rogers.html |first=Sharon S. |last=Blake |title=Paying Tribute to Fred Rogers |work=Pitt Chronicle |date=March 10, 2003 |access-date=November 4, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120518002759/http://www.chronicle.pitt.edu/media/pcc030310/tribute_Mr_Rogers.html |archive-date=May 18, 2012 }}</ref>

===Reruns===
When PBS began re-airing the first 460 color episodes of the series in 1976, some of the earliest color episodes from 1969 and 1970 were re-edited with new voice-overs or footage. For example, in one 1970 episode where Mister Rogers demonstrates the noise-proof ear protectors that airport workers use on the tarmac, the film footage used featured a worker directing a [[United Airlines]] jet with its stylized "U" logo—which was not introduced until 1974. All of the episodes revised from the first series also included an extra segment following the closing credits, mentioning the episode number and additional companies that provided funding since these episodes originally aired, even though they had not provided funding at the time of their original production. The episode numbers correlated to activity guides for parents, which included activities and discussion topics for parents and child care providers to utilize with their children.<ref>''Mister Rogers' Plan and Play Book''; Family Communications, Inc. 1983</ref> The black and white episodes of the first season were last re-run on August 21, 1970, just before NET was replaced by PBS.

{{As of|2013}}, almost all of the 1979–2001 "second series" episodes are still in active rotation on a number of PBS stations.<ref>[http://www.mptv.org/schedule/a-z/program/mister-rogers-neighborhood/ ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood schedule on MPTV''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003082036/http://www.mptv.org/schedule/a-z/program/mister-rogers-neighborhood/ |date=October 3, 2015 }} Retrieved October 14, 2013</ref><ref>[http://www.ket.org/tvschedules/series.php?id=MSTR ''KET – Mister Rogers' Neighborhood – Series Information''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904121438/http://www.ket.org/tvschedules/series.php?id=MSTR |date=September 4, 2015 }} Retrieved October 14, 2013</ref><ref>[http://www.opb.org/television/programs/mister-rogers-neighborhood/ ''Mister Rogers Neighborhood – TV – Oregon Public Broadcasting''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006042132/http://www.opb.org/television/programs/mister-rogers-neighborhood/ |date=October 6, 2013 }} Retrieved October 14, 2013</ref> The only exception is the week-long "Conflict" series (episodes #1521–#1525), first aired during the week of November 7–11, 1983. The series/story arc covered the topics of war, bombs, and an arms race, and was created in response to the [[Invasion of Grenada]], and the [[1983 Beirut barracks bombings]].{{citation needed|date=July 2017}} The "Conflict" series was last aired on PBS during the week of April 1–5, 1996.{{citation needed|date=February 2018}}

Only a few episodes of the series have been released to DVD by [[Anchor Bay Entertainment]], although some earlier compilation-based releases were issued on [[VHS]] by [[Playhouse Video]] during the mid-1980s. 100 episodes have subsequently been released as part of [[Amazon Video]].<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/First-Week-Program-Black-White/dp/B004C4N93U/ref=sr_1_2?s=instant-video&ie=UTF8&qid=1312149482&sr=1-2 "Amazon Video: Mister Rogers Neighborhood"]. Amazon.com.</ref> A DVD set titled the ''It's a Beautiful Day Collection'', containing 30 episodes from the second series, was released on March 27, 2018 by PBS.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Mister-Rogers-Neighborhood-Its-Beautiful/dp/B07896QSFC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1521606924&sr=8-1 |title=Amazon.com: Mister Rogers' Neighborhood: It's a Beautiful Day: Fred Rogers: Movies & TV|website=Amazon.com|access-date=March 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402054852/https://www.amazon.com/Mister-Rogers-Neighborhood-Its-Beautiful/dp/B07896QSFC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1521606924&sr=8-1|archive-date=April 2, 2018}}</ref><ref name="tv-shows-on-dvd">{{cite web |url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Mister-Rogers-Neighborhood-Its-a-Beautiful-Day-Collection/23988 |title=Mister Rogers' Neighborhood – Official PBS Press Release for the 'It's a Beautiful Day Collection' |publisher=TVShowsOnDVD.com |first=David |last=Lambert |date=February 12, 2018 |access-date=April 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180420223907/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Mister-Rogers-Neighborhood-Its-a-Beautiful-Day-Collection/23988|archive-date=April 20, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

====Twitch marathons====
On May 11, 2017, streaming video platform [[Twitch (service)|Twitch]] announced with [[The Fred Rogers Company]] that 886 episodes of ''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'' would be streamed live on the Internet over an 18-day period (although several episodes were skipped over during the marathon, most notably the 1983 "Conflict" episodes).<ref name="FR120517">{{cite web |url=http://www.fredrogers.org/frc/news/twitch-announces-marathon-pbs-kids%E2%80%99-iconic-series-mister-rogers%E2%80%99-neighborhood|title=Twitch Announces Marathon of PBS KIDS' Iconic Series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood|author=<!--Not stated--> |date=May 11, 2017|website=www.fredrogers.org|publisher=The Fred Rogers Company|access-date=May 12, 2017}}</ref> The marathon began on May 15, 2017, at noon [[Pacific Time Zone|PT]] and ended on June 3, 2017. The marathon included many ''Mister Rogers'' episodes that had only aired once before. During the live stream, viewers were encouraged to support their local [[PBS]] station.<ref name="FR120517" />

''Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'' joined other popular PBS shows, including ''[[The Joy of Painting]]'' and ''[[The French Chef]]'', that have been streamed on the Twitch service.<ref name="FR120517" />

On March 20, 2018, Twitch began streaming a 90-episode marathon to commemorate Rogers' 90th birthday, followed by a repeat marathon of the series.<ref name="consequence-of-sound-2018-twitch">{{cite web |url=https://consequence.net/2018/03/twitch-to-stream-mister-rogers-neighborhood-marathon/ |title=Twitch to stream Mister Rogers Neighborhood marathon in honor of Fred Rogers' 90th birthday |last=Coburn |first=Randall |date=March 20, 2018 |website=Consequence of Sound |access-date=March 20, 2018}}</ref><ref name="roling-stone-2018-twitch">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/glixel/news/twitch-is-hosting-a-mister-rogers-marathon-on-his-90th-birthday-w518053 |title=Twitch is Hosting a 'Mister Rogers' Marathon on His 90th Birthday |last=Fogel |first=Stephanie |date=March 19, 2018 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=March 20, 2018 |archive-date=March 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319212131/https://www.rollingstone.com/glixel/news/twitch-is-hosting-a-mister-rogers-marathon-on-his-90th-birthday-w518053 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===International Broadcast===
In the Canadian province of Ontario, the show was broadcast on [[TVOntario]] from 1970 to 1989. These broadcasts could also be seen in U.S. cities close to Canadian border.

===Digital Platforms===
In late May 2024, it was announced that online streaming platform [[Pluto TV]] would be creating a dedicated 24/7 channel for Mister Rogers Neighborhood as the program was available already on-demand.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://pluto.tv/us/search/details/series/662ff808bf522d0013dd8cb8/season/23 |title=Pluto TV: Mister Rogers' Neighborhood |language=en |access-date=2025-01-25 |via=pluto.tv}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ridgely |first=Charlie |date=2024-05-30 |title=Pluto TV Announces 24/7 Mister Rogers Channel |url=https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/mister-rogers-streaming-channel-pluto-tv/ |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=ComicBook.com |language=en-US}}</ref> On June 10th, the channel was launched.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Prange |first=Stephanie |date=2024-06-11 |title=Pluto TV Launches 'Mister Rogers' Neighborhood' Channel |url=https://www.mediaplaynews.com/pluto-tv-launches-mister-rogers-neighborhood-channel/ |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=Media Play News |language=en-US}}</ref> The show is also among the shows broadcast by the free streaming channel PBS Retro launched in April 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Manfredi |first=Lucas |date=2024-04-24 |title=PBS Launches Ad-Supported Classic TV Channel on Roku {{!}} Exclusive |url=https://www.thewrap.com/pbs-retro-fast-channel-roku-launch/ |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=TheWrap |language=en-US}}</ref>