Between the Lions

Overview

Between the Lions is a PBS Kids puppet television series designed to promote reading. The show is a co-production between WGBH in Boston and Sirius Thinking, Ltd., in New York City, in association with Mississippi Public Broadcasting, in Mississippi. The show has won seven Daytime Emmy awards between 2001 and 2007. The target audience is children 4 to 7 years old. It has the same puppet style as Sesame Street and several season 2 episodes, notably in Dance in Smarty Pants, had a few characters from Sesame Street guest appearing. Between The Lions started its 10th and final season on September 20, 2010. The Show Ended in November, 22 2010 Along with Reading Rainbow

Details

Status

Ended

First aired

April 3, 2000

Last aired

November 22, 2010

Episodes

140

Network

PBS

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

WGBH,Mississippi Public Broadcasting,Sirius Thinking

Creators

Kathryn Mullen, Michael K. Frith, Christopher Cerf

Homepage

Official site