Cartoonito (also known as Cartoonito on Cartoon Network) is a programming block that airs on weekday mornings. It premiered on September 13, 2021, on Cartoon Network, and a dedicated section on the streaming service Max. Cartoonito targets a preschool audience around two to six years old. Cartoonito marks the first dedicated preschool block on Cartoon Network in over fifteen years.
In 1996, Cartoon Network introduced a lineup of Sunday morning preschool series, including Big Bag from the Children's Television Workshop (now Sesame Workshop). In 2005, Cartoon Network introduced Tickle-U, a weekday morning preschool block that was the network's first official attempt. It was a direct competitor to Nickelodeon's Nick Jr. block, Disney Channel's Playhouse Disney block, and PBS and Comcast's PBS Kids Sprout channel. The block aired programs.
A video-on-demand service, which launched concurrently in 2021, and is available to most subscription-based providers. The service offers select episodes of Cartoonito programming seen on Cartoon Network.
1 This block is now online as of December 27, 2008. 2 This block is now online as of April 28, 2008. 3 These are now names for channels devoted to the same genre as the block was.
