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The popularity of the ‘Thomas & Friends’ series is at an all-time high, and we expect this move to continue the momentum of the brand”. “We are so pleased to partner with PBS Kids to bring the adventures of Thomas and his engine friends to nearly every United States household 5 days a week. “From its roots in publishing when the Reverend Wilbert Awdry wrote the Railway Series, Thomas & Friends has always been brought to life in the hearts and imaginations of preschoolers with great characters and stories,” says Claudia Scott-Hansen, group director, broadcast Americas, HIT Entertainment.
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The schedule move will take place this fall as an all-new season CGI-animated series hits the airwaves, alongside the 60-minute movie special, King of the Railway. To support the move, PBS Kids is adding a dedicated Thomas & Friends area to its website and beginning in August, will feature the series on its online video player and video app.
On May 15, 2013, PBS Kids announced they were moving HIT Entertainment’s “Thomas & Friends” to its daily schedule beginning this October, taking the series from weekend syndication into national distribution. Some PBS Stations still aired the show but some stopped and let Sprout air the show (I don't think this is true at all). In September 2004, a new series was produced and it aired every Sunday up until PBS Kids Sprout was released. Thomas & Friends 1st began airing on PBS Kids from 1989- 1997 through Shining Time Station. There are over 42 books written in the Railway Series. His son Christopher Awdry then took/take over and wrote the books. Wilbert Awdry began writing books about Thomas and his friends until 1971 when he retired from writing stories. Back in 1945, a father told stories about a blue engine name Thomas to his son. Thomas & Friends is a preschool kids show created by Britt Allcroft and is owned by HIT Entertainment.