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Alabama’s at it again. According to a report from Al.com, Alabama Public Television chose not to broadcast the Season 22 premiere of Arthur, which included the same-sex wedding of beloved elementary school teacher Mr. Ratburn.

Rather than airing the episode as scheduled, Apt Director of Programming Mike McKenzie opted to show a rerun from a previous season.

“Parents have trusted Alabama Public Television for more than 50 years to provide children’s programs that entertain, educate and inspire,” Mckenzie tells the site. “More importantly — although we strongly encourage parents to watch television with their children and talk about what they...

Today at the Television Critics Association Press Tour, PBS Kids announced production for the newest addition to the beloved PBS Kids lineup. Peg + Cat will premiere this fall on PBS Kids with a special one-hour broadcast of two back-to-back episodes, along with integrated online and mobile content. From PBS Aimed at preschoolers, the series focuses on math learning in a fun and engaging way. Co-creators Billy Aronson (Rent, Postcards from Buster) and Jennifer Oxley (Little Bill, The Wonder Pets!) have teamed with The Fred Rogers Company to introduce viewers to the adorable, spirited Peg and her sidekick Cat as they embark on adventures and learn foundational math concepts and skills. Please see the full press release here or...

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has unveiled the nominees for the 36th annual Daytime Emmy Entertainment Awards. PBS is the most recognized network, with 56 nominations.

Other multiple-nominated networks are ABC, with 50, followed by syndicated programming (49), CBS (30), NBC (20), Nickelodeon (13), and Disney Channel and Food Network, tied with 10 each. ABC's "All My Children" leads the pack of individual show nominations, with a whopping 19. Next is PBS's veteran "Sesame Street "at 15, followed by NBC's "Days of Our Lives" (13), syndicated "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" (12), ABC's "One Life to Live" (11) and CBS' "The Young and the Restless" (10).

Freshman syndicated product recognized includes "Family Court with Judge Penny" from Program Partners for outstanding legal courtroom program, "The Doctors" from CBS Television Distribution in the category of outstanding talk show/informative and Howie Mandel as host of NBC Universal's daytime version of "Deal or No Deal."

Notably missing was ABC's "The View" for outstanding talk...

TORONTO -- U.S. TV critics last month gave the Canadian high school drama Degrassi: The Next Generation a trophy for achievement in children's TV, underlining the enduring appeal on Canadian TV for blunt teen series. Degrassi: The Next Generation, which airs on CTV in Canada and Noggin south of the border, beat out fellow Television Critics Assn. nominees SpongeBob SquarePants, Dora the Explorer, Nick News and Postcards From Buster for the TCA award. The honor marked only the second time a foreign-made kids TV series earned the TCA award in the children's series category. The first went in 1988 to Degrassi Junior High, a predecessor to Degrassi: The Next Generation, when it aired on PBS in the U.S. market.

TORONTO -- Imax Corp. on Wednesday distanced itself from giant-screen theaters in several southern U.S. states that have chosen not to show Imax: Volcanoes of the Deep Sea to avoid offending religious fundamentalists with references to the theory of evolution. In a statement, Imax said the theaters in Texas, Georgia and the Carolinas that dropped the Volcanoes picture were independently owned and operated and made "their own independent programming choices." Executives at Toronto-based Imax were not available for direct comment. The Imax theater flap follows PBS' decision in February to pull an episode of Canadian animated series Postcards From Buster, produced by Montreal's Cookie Jar Entertainment, which included the portrayal of a lesbian couple.