Comments on: Reading Rainbow: Why Is the Cancelled Show Leaving the Airwaves after 26 Years?

By: Reading Rainbow: Levar Burton gets help on Twitter | TV Series Finale

Reading Rainbow: Levar Burton gets help on Twitter | TV Series Finale — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:47:52 +0000

[...] LeVar Burton’s efforts to keep the Reading Rainbow name alive, even thought the TV show was cancelled back in 2006. Burton, who most notably starred in the Roots mini-series and Star Trek: The Next [...]

By: Betty

Betty — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 02:11:19 +0000

My son, now almost 32, watched; as did his oldest daughter (now 9), but his younger daughters will not be able to watch the best children’s shows, including Reading Rainbow. I do not understand why reruns can not be aired! I try to take my granddaughters to the library when they are with me, and we read together also; but I do not have them often enough. It was nice having re-inforcement from programs such as Reading Rainbow. PBS seems to be losing focus concerning children’s educational program. In my city, the all-day children’s digital channel is NOT available, so I can’t comment on it. However, the mixed channel has very few shows for children during the daytime hours. Do they think pre-schoolers no longer need children’s programming?!?

By: Char

Char — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:18:47 +0000

As an educator, I can’t emphasize enough what a wonderful show Reading Rainbow has been over the years! All of my many years of students thoroughly enjoyed and learned so much from the show. I always felt it helped them academically. Levar Burton did such a fine job as well. If anyone reading this has any clout in regards to convincing the network to please, please, please keep this show going in its original format and bringing back Levar Burton to do the job right, many other educators and I would be deeply appreciative. Please do this for the sake of the children.
Thank you.

By: Janessa

Janessa — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 22:57:59 +0000

I was a little ahead of RR, but now I’m the mother of 4 kids and PBS has been messing with their heads since they were babies. They fall in love with a show like Mr. Rogers or RR or Between the Lions and suddenly it isn’t there anymore. When Ghostwriter went off the air my oldest son was very angry.

Lately I’ve come to understand that networks are not about programming for their viewers. They are businesses with service to the almighty bottom line. Those of us who are the consumers of their product can take a flying leap. That is certainly how networks like NBC and PBS are treating us these days. There is absolutely NO loyalty.

By: Christopher

Christopher — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 23:15:15 +0000

I love this show and I grew up with this show and I hope my kids will see it to.I love the books that was feature on the show. I also love the positive role model of Lavar Burton.

By: Misty

Misty — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:27:07 +0000

My kids notice any changes right away on their PBS station. I remember my oldest being upset when she tuned in to watch Mr Rogers Neighborhood and it was no longer on at that time, and the same thing with Between The Lions. Now I have 2 of them and this week has been weird cause everyday when Wordgirl comes on instead of Reading Rainbow they both go “hey!” because it’s gone. They don’t want to watch Wordgirl either.

By: Brett W.

Brett W. — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 03:48:21 +0000

I feel another problem PBS is having is they now have three channels to take care of after the digital switch. They now are multicasting and need triple the support for their three channels. This economy is no help either.

By: Davin Peterson

Davin Peterson — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:44:38 +0000

This is not the first PBS show to be cancelled due to a lack of funding. In the 90′s they had a show called Ghostwriter which had high raitings, but cancelled after starting the third season due to lack of funding.

The government needs to give PBS more money to continue these great shows that we grew up on

By: Angel From Florida

Angel From Florida — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:52:23 +0000

I’m sorry to see it go ! It will be like a loved one missing. I watched it as a child and my child and I watched it together. What a loss this will be for the next generation of young readers.:(

By: Leo

Leo — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 15:45:36 +0000

I used to love that show growing up. I hoped it would be around when I had kids, because I don’t want them to grow up watching crap like Yo Gabba Gabba

By: CJ

CJ — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 20:30:42 +0000

PBS can go suck a random mammals *******. Death to Smoochy was right when it made fun of the fact its a big Corporate thing instead of genuine stuff for kids.