Editing Children's television series (section)

=== Demographics ===
Children's television series can target a wide variety of [[key demographic]]s based on age and gender. Few television networks target infants and toddlers under two years of age.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-12-18/nickelodeon-retakes-kids-ratings-crown-with-paw-patrol-|title=Nickelodeon Retakes Kids' Ratings Crown With 'Paw Patrol'|newspaper=Bloomberg.com|date=18 December 2013|via=Bloomberg}}</ref>

[[File:Logo de hey duggee - 2014-actual.png|thumb|British animated series ''[[Hey Duggee]]'', aimed at preschool viewers]]
Preschool-oriented programming is generally more overtly educational. In a number of cases, such shows are produced in consultation with educators and child psychologists in an effort to teach [[age-appropriate]] lessons (the series ''[[Sesame Street]]'' pioneered this approach when it debuted in 1969).<ref name="truglio-234">{{cite book | last1 = Fisch | first1 = Shalom M. | first2 = Rosemarie T. | last2 = Truglio |editor-first= Shalom M. |editor-last= Fisch |editor-first2=Rosemarie T. |editor-last2=Truglio | title = "G" is for Growing: Thirty Years of Research on Children and Sesame Street | url = https://archive.org/details/gisforgrowingthi00shal | url-access = registration | publisher = Lawrence Erlbaum Publishers | year = 2001 | location = Mahweh, New Jersey | page = [https://archive.org/details/gisforgrowingthi00shal/page/234 234] | isbn = 0-8058-3395-1 | chapter = Why Children Learn from Sesame Street}}</ref> A format that has increased in popularity since the 1990s is the "[[Interactive television (narrative technique)|pseudo-interactive]]" program, in which the action of the show stops and breaks the [[fourth wall]] to give a young viewer the opportunity to answer a question or dilemma put forth on the show, with the action continuing as if the viewer answered correctly, Shows targeting this demographic are generally DVD-only.

Shows that target the demographic of persons 6 to 11 years old focus primarily on entertainment and can range from comedic cartoons to action series. Most children's television series targeting this age range are animated (with a few exceptions, perhaps the best-known being the ''[[Power Rangers]]'' franchise). Typically, programs are either 'for boys' or 'for girls'.

The teen demographic targets viewers 12 to 18 years of age. Live-action series that target this demographic are more dramatic and developed, including [[teen drama]]s and [[teen sitcom]]s. In some cases, they may contain more mature content that is usually not permissible on shows targeting younger viewers, and can include some [[profanity]] or suggestive dialogue.

Educational programming targeted at this demographic has historically been rare, other than on [[NASA TV]]'s education block. However, some programming aimed at the demographic has had some tangential educational value in regard to social issues, such as the now-defunct [[TNBC]] block of sitcoms, which often tackled issues such as underage drinking or drug use.