Family Jr.

Family Jr.
CountryCanada
Broadcast areaNationwide
NetworkFamily
HeadquartersToronto, Ontario
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerWildBrain
Sister channelsFamily Channel
Télémagino
WildBrainTV
History
LaunchedNovember 30, 2007 (2007-11-30)
Former namesPlayhouse Disney Channel (2007–2011)
Disney Junior (2011–2015)
Links
Websitefamilyjr.ca

Family Jr. is 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 2015.

In 2015, DHX lost its rights to nickjrprogramming. The name of DHX's famliy x channel was changed to Family Jr in September 2015. 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 2015.[1]

On August 25, 2025, WildBrain announced that it would be closing all of its specialty channels, including Family Jr., over the coming months, citing that its loss of carriage agreements with Bell Canada and Rogers Cable had left them commercially unviable and it is also confirmed that would be rebranded as Disney Jr..[2][3]

Programming

Current programming

Canadian productions

  • Beep & Mort (September 5, 2023–present)[4]
  • Big Block SingSong (2023–present)[5]
  • Caillou (February 5, 2018–present)
  • Chip and Potato (October 15, 2018–present)
  • Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood (September 4, 2017 - present)[6]
  • The Fabulous Show with Fay and Fluffy (2022–present)
  • Happy House of Frightenstein (2021–present)
  • Jonny Jetboy (2024–present)[7]
  • Justin Time (September 22, 2011–present)[8][9]
  • Kate & Mim-Mim (September 5, 2015–present)[10]
  • Kiwi & Strit (2022—present)
  • Mighty Mike (April 1, 2019–present)
  • Polly Pocket (July 8, 2018–present)
  • Rev & Roll (September 2, 2019–present)[11]
  • Space Ranger Roger (January 9, 2017–present)[12]
  • Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City (October 17, 2021 – present)[13]

Acquired programming

  • ALVINNN!!! and the Chipmunks[14]
  • Arthur (May 10, 2024-present) [15]
  • Ask the StoryBots
  • Blippi Visits (2023 – present)[16]
  • Brave Bunnies (September 6, 2022–present)
  • Bubble Guppies (December 6, 2024–present)[17]
  • Care Bears: Unlock the Magic (October 7, 2019 – present)[18]
  • Curious George (September 18, 2015–present)[19]
  • Dog Loves Books (2020–present)
  • DreamWorks Dragons: Rescue Riders (August 7, 2021–present)[20]
  • Fireman Sam (2024 - present)[21]
  • Grizzy & the Lemmings (March 24, 2018–present)
  • Go Jetters (March 1, 2021 – present)[22]
  • Hey Duggee (November 2, 2020 – present)[23]
  • Jungle Beat (2022–present)
  • Lucas the Spider (October 16, 2021 – present)[24]
  • Madagascar: A Little Wild (January 9, 2021 – present)[25]
  • Norman Picklestripes (September 19, 2020 – present)[26]
  • Petronix Defenders (January 7, 2023 – present)
  • The Smurfs (2023–present)
  • Sunny Bunnies (July 2, 2018–present)
  • Super Wings (2022–present)
  • Teletubbies (December 19, 2015–present)[27]
  • The Tiny Chef Show (February 1, 2023–present)[28]
  • Twirlywoos (September 5, 2015–present)
  • Where's Waldo? (2023–present)[29]

Former programming

Disney programming

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

References

Other websites

  • Official website
  • please don’t mention to Disney no update. fake thing Time will tell what we find out the whole Family X programming some shows stayed. We know a bit like Barney. Angela ballerina shows that never played on family jr by a deal with hit not ownership
  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. ↑ "WILDBRAIN PROVIDES UPDATE ON ITS TELEVISION BROADCAST BUSINESS". Investors - WildBrain. August 25, 2025. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
  4. ↑ "Beep & Mort". FamilyJr.ca. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  5. ↑ "Big Block Sing Song". Archived from the original on September 26, 2023. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Daniel Tiger's Neighbourhood–FamilyJr.ca". Family Jr. DHX Media. Archived from the original on October 7, 2017. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Jonny Jetboy". FamilyJr.ca. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
  8. ↑ "Astral's Disney Junior to premiere Justin Time". Kidscreen.com. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Justin Time–Distribution & Sales–Guru Studio". Gurustudio.com. Archived from the original on July 17, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Kate & Mim-Mim". Familyjr.ca. Archived from the original on July 27, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  11. ↑ "DHX, Alpha Group get revved up for new series". Kidscreen. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Space Ranger Roger". FamilyJr.ca. Archived from the original on July 27, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City". FamilyJr.ca. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Alvinnn!!! and the Chipmunks". Family Jr. DHX Media. Archived from the original on October 6, 2017. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Arthur". Family Jr. Archived from the original on May 2, 2024. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  16. ↑ "Blippi". FamilyJr.ca. Archived from the original on September 4, 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  17. ↑ "Bubble Guppies". FamilyJr.ca. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
  18. ↑ "Care Bears: Unlock the Magic". Archived from the original on December 22, 2022. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
  19. ↑ "Curious George". FamilyJr.ca. Archived from the original on July 27, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  20. ↑ "Dragons: Rescue Riders". FamilyJr.ca. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  21. ↑ "Watch". www.familyjr.ca. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  22. ↑ "Go Jetters".
  23. ↑ "TV Schedule for Family Jr".
  24. ↑ "Lucas the Spider". FamilyJr.ca. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
  25. ↑ "FamilyJr.ca". FamilyJr.ca.
  26. ↑ "Norman Picklestripes". FamilyJr.ca. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  27. ↑ "Teletubbies". FamilyJr.ca. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  28. ↑ "The Tiny Chef Show". FamilyJr.ca. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  29. ↑ "Where's Waldo". FamilyJr.ca. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
  30. ↑ "Bob the Builder". FamilyJr.ca. Archived from the original on July 27, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  31. ↑ "Dinotrux FamilyJr.ca". Family Jr. DHX Media. Archived from the original on October 7, 2017. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  32. ↑ 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.
  33. ↑ "Elias: Rescue Team Adventures". FamilyJr.ca. Archived from the original on July 27, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  34. ↑ "Franny's Feet". FamilyJr.ca. Archived from the original on July 27, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  35. ↑ "Playhouse Disney Canada". www.playhousedisney.ca. Archived from the original on 17 December 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  36. ↑ "Little People". FamilyJr.ca. Archived from the original on July 27, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  37. ↑ "Messy Goes to OKIDO". FamilyJr.ca. Archived from the original on July 27, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  38. ↑ "Noddy, Toyland Detective". FamilyJr.ca. Archived from the original on July 27, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  39. ↑ "FAMILY JR. SETS A PLAYDATE FOR OCTOBER 3–DHX Media". Dhxmedia.com. Archived from the original on July 27, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  40. ↑ "Rainbow Ruby". FamilyJr.ca. Archived from the original on January 21, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  41. ↑ "Rainbow Ruby set for Canadian premiere". Kidscreen.com. April 14, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  42. ↑ 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.
  43. ↑ "Sarah and Duck". FamilyJr.ca. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  44. ↑ "The Save-Ums!". FamilyJr.ca. Archived from the original on July 27, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  45. ↑ "Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures Reaches Disney Jr Canada • ToonBarn". ToonBarn. January 10, 2012. Archived from the original on April 4, 2018. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  46. ↑ "Super WHY!". FamilyJr.ca. Archived from the original on July 27, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  47. ↑ "Thomas & Friends". FamilyJr.ca. Archived from the original on July 27, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  48. ↑ "Schedule | Disney Junior Channel". Archived from the original on September 25, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
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