Is Reading Rainbow coming back?
Reading Rainbow (1983–2006) — children on PBS
The answer: Concluded November 10, 2006.
21seasons
155episodes
About Reading Rainbow
Reading Rainbow is an American children's television series aired by PBS from June 6, 1983 until November 10, 2006 that encouraged reading among children. The award-winning public television series garnered over 200 broadcast awards, including scores of Emmy Awards, many for "Outstanding Children's Series". The series was created under the leadership of Cecily Truett Lancit and Larry Lancit, at Lancit Media Productions in New York. The concept of a reading series for children was inspired by Twila Liggett, Ph.D., of Lincoln, Nebraska of the Great Plains National Instructional Television Library at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln; Paul Schupbach, director of the Great Plains National Instructional Television LIbrary; and Tony Buttino, of WNED-TV Buffalo, New York. The original team included Lynne Brenner Ganek, Ellen Schecter, and LeVar Burton as host.
Reading Rainbow episode schedule
155 aired
Aired · 155
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| November 10, 2006 | S21·E5 | Show Way |
| November 9, 2006 | S21·E4 | Game Day |
| November 8, 2006 | S21·E3 | Boxes for Katje |
| November 7, 2006 | S21·E2 | I Lost My Tooth in Africa |
| November 6, 2006 | S21·E1 | The Biggest Test in the Universe |
| January 21, 2005 | S20·E5 | Two Old Potatoes and Me |
| January 20, 2005 | S20·E4 | Beegu |
| December 17, 2004 | S20·E3 | Mr. George Baker |
| December 16, 2004 | S20·E2 | Unique Monique |
| December 15, 2004 | S20·E1 | Visiting Day |
| September 6, 2002 | S19·E4 | Our Big Home: An Earth Poem |
| September 5, 2002 | S19·E3 | Enemy Pie |
| September 3, 2002 | S19·E2 | Max |
| September 2, 2002 | S19·E1 | The Tin Forest |
| April 20, 2001 | S18·E6 | Badger's Parting Gifts |
| March 16, 2001 | S18·E5 | My America: A Poetry Atlas of the United States |
| February 16, 2001 | S18·E4 | The Secret Shortcut |
| January 19, 2001 | S18·E3 | Lemonade for Sale |
| November 20, 2000 | S18·E2 | Pet Stories You Don't Have to Walk |
| October 23, 2000 | S18·E1 | The Shaman's Apprentice: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest |
| October 9, 1998 | S17·E5 | Worksong |
| October 8, 1998 | S17·E4 | When Aunt Lena Did the Rhumba |
| October 7, 1998 | S17·E3 | Saturday Sancocho |
| October 6, 1998 | S17·E2 | My Life with the Wave |
| October 5, 1998 | S17·E1 | Math Curse |
| April 11, 1997 | S16·E5 | The Carousel |
| April 10, 1997 | S16·E4 | Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message |
| April 9, 1997 | S16·E3 | Regina's Big Mistake |
| April 8, 1997 | S16·E2 | Hip Cat |
| April 7, 1997 | S16·E1 | On the Day You Were Born |
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| October 11, 1996 | S15·E5 | Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin |
| October 10, 1996 | S15·E4 | Someplace Else |
| October 9, 1996 | S15·E3 | Hotel Animal |
| October 8, 1996 | S15·E2 | Bread is for Eating |
| October 7, 1996 | S15·E1 | Always My Dad |
| April 12, 1996 | S14·E5 | How Many is a Million? |
| October 11, 1995 | S14·E4 | Owen |
| October 10, 1995 | S14·E3 | How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World |
| October 9, 1995 | S14·E2 | Uncle Jed's Barber Shop |
| October 8, 1995 | S14·E1 | Fly Away Home |
| October 6, 1995 | S13·E5 | Archibald Frisby |
| October 5, 1995 | S13·E4 | The Sign Painter's Dream |
| October 4, 1995 | S13·E3 | Alejandro's Gift |
| October 3, 1995 | S13·E2 | Martha Speaks |
| October 2, 1995 | S13·E1 | The Wonderful Towers of Watts |
| October 14, 1994 | S12·E10 | Ruth Law Thrills a Nation |
| October 13, 1994 | S12·E9 | My Shadow |
| October 12, 1994 | S12·E8 | Stellaluna |
| October 11, 1994 | S12·E7 | Hail to Mail |
| October 10, 1994 | S12·E6 | The Lotus Seed |
| October 7, 1994 | S12·E5 | Appelemondo's Dreams |
| October 6, 1994 | S12·E4 | Once There Was a Tree |
| October 5, 1994 | S12·E3 | Summer |
| October 4, 1994 | S12·E2 | Borreguita and the Coyote |
| October 3, 1994 | S12·E1 | Nosey Mrs. Rat |
| October 22, 1993 | S11·E10 | June 29, 1999 |
| October 21, 1993 | S11·E9 | And Still the Turtle Watched |
| October 20, 1993 | S11·E8 | Is This a House for Hermit Crab? |
| October 19, 1993 | S11·E7 | If You Give a Mouse a Cookie |
| October 18, 1993 | S11·E6 | Follow the Drinking Gourd |
| October 15, 1993 | S11·E5 | Silent Lotus |
| October 14, 1993 | S11·E4 | The Salamander Room |
| October 13, 1993 | S11·E3 | Mrs. Katz and Tush |
| October 12, 1993 | S11·E2 | The Furry News |
| October 11, 1993 | S11·E1 | Amazing Grace |
| October 16, 1992 | S10·E10 | Berlioz the Bear |
| October 15, 1992 | S10·E9 | Through Moon and Stars and Night Skies |
| October 14, 1992 | S10·E8 | Seashore Surprises |
| October 13, 1992 | S10·E7 | The Piggy in the Puddle |
| October 12, 1992 | S10·E6 | Come a Tide |
| October 9, 1992 | S10·E5 | Sophie and Lou |
| October 8, 1992 | S10·E4 | Rechenka's Eggs |
| October 7, 1992 | S10·E3 | Sam the Sea Cow |
| October 6, 1992 | S10·E2 | The Wall |
| October 5, 1992 | S10·E1 | Tar Beach |
| September 27, 1991 | S9·E10 | Snowy Day: Stories and Poems |
| September 26, 1991 | S9·E9 | Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express |
| September 25, 1991 | S9·E8 | The Lady with the Ship on Her Head |
| September 24, 1991 | S9·E7 | Raccoons and Ripe Corn |
| September 23, 1991 | S9·E6 | Opt: An Illusionary Tale |
| September 20, 1991 | S9·E5 | Fox on the Job |
| September 19, 1991 | S9·E4 | Galimoto |
| September 18, 1991 | S9·E3 | The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush |
| September 17, 1991 | S9·E2 | The Adventures of Taxi Dog |
| September 16, 1991 | S9·E1 | Alistair's Time Machine |
| September 14, 1990 | S8·E5 | Sunken Treasure |
| September 13, 1990 | S8·E4 | Florence and Eric Take the Cake |
| September 12, 1990 | S8·E3 | The Bicycle Man |
| September 11, 1990 | S8·E2 | Jack, the Seal and the Sea |
| September 10, 1990 | S8·E1 | The Magic School Bus Inside the Earth |
| March 30, 1990 | S7·E10 | Sports Pages |
| March 29, 1990 | S7·E9 | Bored–Nothing to Do! |
| March 28, 1990 | S7·E8 | Tooth-Gnasher Superflash |
| March 27, 1990 | S7·E7 | Desert Giant: The World of the Saguaro Cactus |
| March 26, 1990 | S7·E6 | Dive to the Coral Reefs |
| August 31, 1989 | S6·E10 | Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters |
| August 30, 1989 | S6·E9 | Mummies Made in Egypt |
| August 29, 1989 | S6·E8 | Knots on a Counting Rope |
| August 28, 1989 | S6·E7 | Duncan and Dolores |
| August 27, 1989 | S6·E6 | Barn Dance! |
| July 7, 1989 | S7·E5 | Dinosaur Bob and his Adventures with the Family Lazardo |
| July 6, 1989 | S7·E4 | Ludlow Laughs |
| July 5, 1989 | S7·E3 | Little Nino's Pizzeria |
| July 4, 1989 | S7·E2 | Stay Away from the Junkyard! |
| July 3, 1989 | S7·E1 | Humphrey the Lost Whale: A True Story |
| August 19, 1988 | S6·E5 | The Purple Coat |
| August 18, 1988 | S6·E4 | Brush |
| August 15, 1988 | S6·E1 | The Bionic Bunny Show |
| August 17, 1987 | S6·E3 | The Robbery at the Diamond Dog Diner |
| August 16, 1987 | S6·E2 | Bugs |
| July 3, 1987 | S5·E10 | My Little Island |
| July 2, 1987 | S5·E9 | Meanwhile Back at the Ranch |
| July 1, 1987 | S5·E8 | Best Friends |
| June 30, 1987 | S5·E7 | Rumpelstiltskin |
| June 29, 1987 | S5·E6 | A Three Hat Day |
| June 28, 1987 | S5·E5 | The Runaway Duck |
| June 25, 1987 | S5·E4 | The Paper Crane |
| June 24, 1987 | S5·E3 | Chickens Aren't the Only Ones |
| June 23, 1987 | S5·E2 | Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie |
| June 22, 1987 | S5·E1 | The Life Cycle of the Honeybee |
| July 4, 1986 | S4·E10 | Abiyoyo |
| July 3, 1986 | S4·E9 | Germs Make Me Sick! |
| July 2, 1986 | S4·E8 | Imogene's Antlers |
| July 1, 1986 | S4·E7 | The Milk Makers |
| June 30, 1986 | S4·E6 | Space Case |
| June 27, 1986 | S4·E5 | Mama Don't Allow |
| June 26, 1986 | S4·E4 | Watch the Stars Come Out |
| June 25, 1986 | S4·E3 | Feelings |
| June 24, 1986 | S4·E2 | Alistair in Outer Space |
| June 23, 1986 | S4·E1 | Animal Cafe |
| July 5, 1985 | S3·E5 | Perfect the Pig |
| July 4, 1985 | S3·E4 | The Tortoise and the Hare |
| July 3, 1985 | S3·E3 | Hill of Fire |
| July 2, 1985 | S3·E2 | The Patchwork Quilt |
| July 1, 1985 | S3·E1 | Paul Bunyon |
| September 7, 1984 | S2·E5 | A Chair for My Mother |
| September 6, 1984 | S2·E4 | Mystery on the Docks |
| September 5, 1984 | S2·E3 | Ox-Cart Man |
| September 4, 1984 | S2·E2 | Simon's Book |
| September 3, 1984 | S2·E1 | Hot-Air Henry |
| June 24, 1983 | S1·E15 | Ty's One Man Band |
| June 23, 1983 | S1·E14 | The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash |
| June 22, 1983 | S1·E13 | Arthur's Eyes |
| June 21, 1983 | S1·E12 | Three by the Sea |
| June 20, 1983 | S1·E11 | Gregory, the Terrible Eater |
| June 17, 1983 | S1·E10 | The Gift of the Sacred Dog |
| June 16, 1983 | S1·E9 | Three Days on a River in a Red Canoe |
| June 15, 1983 | S1·E8 | Gila Monsters Meet You at the Airport |
| June 14, 1983 | S1·E7 | Liang and the Magic Paintbrush |
| June 13, 1983 | S1·E6 | Digging Up Dinosaurs |
| June 10, 1983 | S1·E5 | Louis the Fish |
| June 9, 1983 | S1·E4 | Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain |
| June 8, 1983 | S1·E3 | Bea and Mr. Jones |
| June 7, 1983 | S1·E2 | Miss Nelson is Back |
| June 6, 1983 | S1·E1 | Tight Times |
