New characters! New episodes! New seasons! Check out our helpful guide to our favorite returning kids shows on broadcast, cable and satellite.
PreschoolFirst up, Sesame Street (PBS) celebrates the start of Season 37 next week by adding the magical Abby Cadabby, a delightful (if mistake-prone) sprite who represents the first new female Sesame Muppet in more than 13 years. [Look for a TVGuide.com Insider Q&A with Abby on Monday, Aug. 14.] Barney & Friends (Sept. 15, PBS) also waited 13 years to introduce Riff, their new dino character, whose musical imagination helps usher in an era of more varied tunes. New playmates will also populate the worlds of
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No way! As the World Turns actress Alexandra Chando (Maddie) will appear on one of my fave reality-TV guilty pleasures, MTV's True Life. Chando's episode, entitled True Life: I'm Getting My Big Break, will offer an inside look at what it's like to be a teen soap starlet. OK, so this installment doesn't sound quite as temptingly salacious as others — like True Life: I'm a Slut or True Life: I'm Obese — but we should still tune in and support a daytime girl. (Although it was originally slated to air March 15, MTV has just rescheduled this episode to air sometime in May.)
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