Editing ABC Kids (TV programming block) (section)

{{Short description|U.S. children's television programming block (1997–2011)}}
{{for|the Australian children's television channel|ABC Kids (Australia)}}
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{{Infobox programming block
| name = ABC Kids
| image = ABC Kids Logo.svg
| image_size = 277px
| channel = [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| premiered = {{Start date|1997|9|13}}
| closed = {{End date|2011|8|27}}
| country = [[United States]]
| parent = [[The Walt Disney Company]]
| formerly_known = Disney's One Saturday Morning (1997–2002)
| format = Defunct [[Saturday-morning cartoon|Saturday morning]] children's program block
| runtime = {{Plainlist|
* 5 hours (1997–2004)
* 4 hours (2004–10)
* 3 hours (2010–11)
}}
| language = [[English language|English]]
| sister = [[Disney's Animation Weekdays]]
}}

'''ABC Kids''' (originally known as '''Disney's One Saturday Morning''' until 2002) was an American [[Saturday-morning cartoon|Saturday morning]] [[block programming|children's programming block]] that aired on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] from September 13, 1997 to August 27, 2011. It featured a mixture of [[animated television series|animated]] and [[live-action]] series from [[Disney Television Animation|Walt Disney Television Animation]] and [[Disney Channel]], aimed at children between the ages of 6 and 14.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Walt Disney Company 2003 Annual Report |url=https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/app/uploads/2015/10/2003-Annual-Report.pdf |website=thewaltdisneycompany.com |publisher=The Walt Disney Company |access-date=8 July 2023}}</ref> This was the second time that a cable children's channel content aired on over-the-air television in the United States, but first being [[Nickelodeon on CBS]] (owned by [[Viacom (1952–2005)|Viacom]], now [[Paramount Global]]) two years earlier.

The block regularly aired on Saturday mornings, though certain programs within the lineup aired on Sundays in some parts nationwide due to station preferences for non-[[Regulations on children's television programming in the United States|educational]] programming or scheduling issues with regional or [[ESPN on ABC|network sports broadcasts]].

After five years of mainly reruns of programs introduced onto the block prior to the 2007–08 season, ABC decided it would cease to provide children's programming during the Saturday morning timeslot, and entered into an agreement with [[Litton Entertainment]] to program that period;<ref name="ABCLitton">{{cite news|title=ABC Orders Saturday Kids Block From Litton |url=https://tvnewscheck.com/article/2011/05/24/51447/abc-orders-saturday-kids-block-from-litton |access-date=May 24, 2011 |work=TVNewsCheck |publisher=NewsCheck Media |date=May 24, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204120253/http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/51447/abc-orders-saturday-kids-block-from-litton |archive-date=December 4, 2013 }}</ref><ref name="Littonannouncement">{{cite news|title=Litton Announces "ABC Weekend Adventure"|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110524007282/en/Litton-Announces-ABC-Weekend-Adventure|access-date=May 24, 2011|work=[[BusinessWire]]|date=May 24, 2011}}</ref> the block that resulted from this deal – [[Litton's Weekend Adventure]], which is structured as a [[broadcast syndication|syndication]] package distributed with virtual exclusivity to ABC's [[owned-and-operated station]]s and [[network affiliate|affiliates]] – replaced ABC Kids on September 3, 2011.<ref name="LittonSept3">{{cite news|title=ABC to Premiere Litton's Weekend Adventure on Sept. 3|url=https://www.nexttv.com/article/468736-ABC_to_Premiere_ABC_Weekend_Adventure_on_Sept_3.php|author=Paige Albiniak|work=[[Broadcasting & Cable]]|date=May 24, 2011|access-date=May 24, 2011}}</ref>