Family Jr.

Family Jr.
Final logo used from 2018 to 2025
CountryCanada
Broadcast areaNationwide
NetworkFamily
HeadquartersToronto, Ontario
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed)
Timeshift serviceFamily Jr. East Family Jr. West
Ownership
OwnerWildBrain
Sister channelsFamily Channel
Télémagino
History
LaunchedNovember 30, 2007 (2007-11-30) May 2, 2020 (2020-05-02) (Online) July 19, 2021 (2021-07-19) (Back On TV)
ClosedMay 1, 2020 (2020-05-01) (Covid-19) July 18, 2021 (2021-07-18) (Online) October 23, 2025 (2025-10-23) (Back!)
Former namesPlayhouse Disney Channel (2007–2011)
Disney Junior (2011–2018)
Links
Websitewww.familyjr.ca

Family Jr. was a Canadian children's television channel, a part of the specialty channel Family Channel. The channel is aimed at pre-school children.

The channel started on November 2, 1999. It was a Canadian version of family X under licence from family Channels It changed to. Astral Media was bought by Bell Media. This caused Family Channel and family jr to be a part of DHX Media (now WildBrain) in 2018.

In 2018, DHX lost its rights to nickjrprogramming. The name of DHX's famliy x channel was changed to Family Jr in September 2018. It was a brand extension of Family Channel.

Along with its French-language counterpart, Télémagino, Family Jr. can be watched in over 4 million Canadian homes. This started in 2018.

On August 25, 2025, WildBrain announced that it was unable to renew its carriage agreements with Rogers Cable. It therefore announced plans to close all of its specialty channels in the near future, as the loss of these carriage agreements meant the channels had lost most of their value and were "no longer commercially viable". Eventually, it was confirmed that the channel would close on October 23, at around 6 AM Eastern. The last show to air on this channel will be the Arthur episode "D.W.'s Stray Netkitin / Bats in the Belfry".

Programming

Final programming

Canadian productions

Acquired programming

Former programming

Disney programming

Titles in bold indicate programs that were moved to the new incarnation of Disney Junior.

References

Other websites

  1. ↑ "Family Channel | Family Channel, Disney Junior and Disney XD Available on Free Preview in March". Newswire.ca. March 1, 2013. Archived from the original on March 4, 2013. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
  2. ↑ Tuchow, Ryan. "WildBrain to shutter its channels business". Kidscreen. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
  3. ↑ "Channel lineup changes October 22". SaskTel. Retrieved 2025-09-24.
  4. 1 2 "Watch". FamilyJr.ca. Retrieved 2025-10-22.[permanent dead link]
  5. ↑ "Beep & Mort". FamilyJr.ca. Archived from the original on 2023-09-04. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  6. ↑ "Daniel Tiger's Neighbourhood–FamilyJr.ca". Family Jr. DHX Media. Archived from the original on October 7, 2017. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Astral's Disney Junior to premiere Justin Time". Kidscreen.com. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Justin Time–Distribution & Sales–Guru Studio". Gurustudio.com. Archived from the original on July 17, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Kate & Mim-Mim". Familyjr.ca. Archived from the original on July 27, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  10. ↑ "DHX, Alpha Group get revved up for new series". Kidscreen. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Space Ranger Roger". FamilyJr.ca. Archived from the original on July 27, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City". FamilyJr.ca. Archived from the original on October 3, 2021. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Arthur". Family Jr. Archived from the original on May 2, 2024. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Bubble Guppies". FamilyJr.ca. Retrieved 2024-12-10.[permanent dead link]
  15. ↑ "Care Bears: Unlock the Magic". Archived from the original on December 22, 2022. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
  16. ↑ "Curious George". FamilyJr.ca. Archived from the original on July 27, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Dragons: Rescue Riders". FamilyJr.ca. Retrieved August 2, 2021.[permanent dead link]
  18. ↑ "Go Jetters". Archived from the original on 2022-12-21. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  19. ↑ "TV Schedule for Family Jr". Archived from the original on 2020-10-26. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  20. ↑ "Lucas the Spider". FamilyJr.ca. Retrieved October 3, 2021.[permanent dead link]
  21. ↑ "Madagascar: A Little Wild". FamilyJr.ca.[permanent dead link]
  22. ↑ "Norman Picklestripes". FamilyJr.ca. Retrieved September 11, 2020.[permanent dead link]
  23. ↑ "Teletubbies". FamilyJr.ca. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  24. ↑ "The Tiny Chef Show". FamilyJr.ca. Retrieved February 1, 2024.[permanent dead link]
  25. ↑ Family Jr. [@FamilyJr_TV] (July 2, 2017). "Don't miss the premiere of Elias: Rescue Team Adventures tomorrow at 4:50pm ET!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  26. ↑ "Elias: Rescue Team Adventures". FamilyJr.ca. Archived from the original on July 27, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  27. ↑ "Franny's Feet". FamilyJr.ca. Archived from the original on July 27, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  28. ↑ "Little People". FamilyJr.ca. Archived from the original on July 27, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  29. ↑ Sarah & Duck [@Sarah_and_Duck] (July 7, 2014). "We're really excited to be on in Canada on @DisneyJuniorCA! Let us know if you saw us for the first time today!!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  30. ↑ "Sarah and Duck". FamilyJr.ca. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  31. ↑ "The Save-Ums!". FamilyJr.ca. Archived from the original on July 27, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  32. ↑ "Thomas & Friends". FamilyJr.ca. Archived from the original on July 27, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  33. ↑ "Schedule | Disney Junior Channel". Archived from the original on September 25, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2013.