Mister Rogers' Neighborhood

Overview

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood is an American children's television series that was created and hosted by namesake Fred Rogers. The series originated in 1963 as Misterogers on CBC Television, and was later debuted in 1966 as Misterogers' Neighborhood on the regional Eastern Educational Network, followed by its US network debut on February 19, 1968, and it aired on NET and its successor, PBS, until August 31, 2001. The series is aimed primarily at preschool ages 2 to 5, but has been stated by PBS as "appropriate for all ages". Mister Rogers' Neighborhood was produced by Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA public broadcaster WQED and Rogers' non-profit production company Family Communications, Inc.; previously known as Small World Enterprises prior to 1971, the company was renamed The Fred Rogers Company after Rogers' death.

Details

Status

Ended

First aired

February 19, 1968

Last aired

September 7, 2001

Episodes

850

Network

PBS, National Educational Television

Original language

English

Spoken languages

english

Production

WQED,Small World Enterprises,Family Communications

Creator

Fred Rogers

Homepage

Official site