PBS

Pros: You get great ideas, and they are very entertaining
Cons: Takes up much of your Saturday afternoons

I just love Saturday afternoons, especially rainy Saturday afternoons. Why you ask. Because of PBS' cooking shows. I get the greatest ideas.

In my area, central Connecticut, the cooking shows start on Saturday at 2:00 PM with Cut Up and...

Pros: Education!!!!
Cons: Pledge drives annoying

Pros: Quiet shows, nothing fake to them
Cons: Some iffy story lines

To my daughter's delight, PBS has recently added several new shows to their daily offerings. They were already showing my girls favorites of Sesame Street, Barney, Teletubbies, Zaboomafoo, and Zoom. The new shows offered are Clifford, The Big Red...

Pros: Educational programming, yet entertaining for our kids and adults.
Cons: Fund Raising Each Year

PBS is a television station that is a private owned, non-profit business. PBS is a national service that is provided by local services countrywide serving close to one hundred million people each week.

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Pros: fun educational tv at it's best
Cons: Too many people use the tv as a babysitter

In our house the kids used to watch mostly Nickelodeon until I started noticing some of the shows were really not what I want our kids watching. For instance, Catdog and Angry Beavers are two that I personally don't recommend for young children. There...

Pros: Wonderful shows for children
Cons: None

I am a walking advertisement when it comes to PBS Kideo. For my children I prefer this network over any other. I can honestly say that the majority of the shows on PBS kideo have contain great educational value. There are a few shows that are a little...

Pros: Great Shows for Children!
Cons: Children's shows end at 5 p.m.

In an effort to cut expenses, I cancelled our cable television last month. I was a little worried how my son would react to losing a few of his favorite shows on Nickelodeon and Disney. But, since we still have 2 PBS channels he has been fine.
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Pros: wide variety of shows
Cons: none

We did not have a tv until recently. Much to my chagrin, my 3 yr old received a tv (for all of us to share) as an early Christmas present after going without for 6 months.
After it was all hooked up we discovered something terrible. The PBS...

Pros: Captures your attention
Cons: none

PBS, an affiliate of WGBH, has about 100 million viewers each week with a variety of interesting shows for both children and adults. Besides the educational and fun shows, a good point about it is that all programs are commercial-free. My favorite ...

Pros: No Violence
Cons: None

I have PBS on from the time my kids wake up until 6:00. There are a lot of great shows on that station and no violence at all. I would recommend PBS highly to anyone that has children. My children watch certain programs but, it is always left on for...

Pros: nice stories, cute songs, no commercials
Cons: can't think of any

This past September when the new programs were coming out on PBS, I saw an ad for this new program called DragonTales. It looked like just another cutsie cartoon. "Great", I thought, "this won't keep my 19 month old entertained"....

Pros: Fascinating look at everday life in 1900
Cons: None known

Could you survive everyday life in 1900? What one English family endures in this new PBS series makes "Survivor" look like a Club Med vacation.

The producers bought a house in South London built before 1900. The electricity,...

Pros: Current LGBT news, stories and profiles.
Cons: There's local discrimination on TV with very late or no coverage

This is the only nationally broadcast gay and lesbian television newsmagazine series in America. The one-hour format is similar to what you might see on 20/20 or 60 Minutes. One thing I try to make sure to do every month is to check my...

Pros: positive program
Cons: n/a

Everyone morning my two little boys ages 2 years and 10 months wake up and get in front of the tv. The watch Sesame Street first. Sesame street is a big hit in our home. My kids favorite is Elmo. Whenever Elmo appears, my 2 year old says, "Woo-hoo,...

Pros: A lot of different shows to choose from!
Cons: Don't overuse it or use it as a babysitter!

When I began watching PBS, years ago when I was babysitting a little neighbor girl, the programing was pretty basic and I (being the world wise teen that I was then) was BORED! I remember spending a lot of time reading as Brandy was watching Sesame...