CBBC Has SURVIVED To 2025!

[@tigerbread78]

It's good to have a youtube channel covering this, instead of some faceless reddit thread

[@AdamMartyn]

Happy to oblige!

[@zeeridwanfahdpartonetoone6427]

@@AdamMartynFantastic video too. Things couldn’t be remarkable than that, but amazing how CBBC survived through this year. There are some shows that I do miss being on CBBC though and I’m still looking for them, waiting for them to come on iPlayer or hard to watch now.

[@zeeridwanfahdpartonetoone6427]

@@AdamMartyn The shows that I miss and I’ve still been looking are Officially Amazing and Officially Amazing Goes Bunkers, season 1 and . And I don’t know if they will return to iPlayer still, as I’ve been looking.

[@Danaesthetic]

I totally agree about BBC needing to advertise more on yt. Back in September they acquired over 1000 episodes of one piece, I assume to try and reach more of a teen and young adult demographic, but since September I haven't seen a single ad on yt saying that its now on I player, the place most their audience for that show is.

[@itskdog]

And they got the latest Pokémon series in December 2022, before Netflix got it in the US some time in the Spring (and at least here in London I remember seeing lots of advertising in public about it), but there have been no new episodes released since September. Now that could be something on The Pokémon Company's end, rather than the BBC, but when TV used to be aired in a fashion that you'd get a new episode of a series once per week, consistently, over a long period of time, these occasional batches being posted on iPlayer and aired daily on TV does concern me.

[@LexVanguard2004]

It's a shame that the channels we grew up with are disappearing and really makes you aware of your aging and how fast times change. When I was a kid I thought CBBC would be around forever, now I'm wondering how much longer it has. You absolutely hit the nail on the head with your point about not wanting CBBC to lose its personality; the presenter links really gave you a personal connection to the channel and the sheer variety of shows was brilliant. All of that disappearing would be a bit like seeing a British landmark be knocked down and turned into a block of flats, lol. It would lose everything that made the channel unique. But beyond that it's obvious that we're in the endgame of linear kids tv, which is a shame. There's something genuinely kinda sad about realising that the kind of memories that made your childhood are becoming outdated and the next generation will have something completely different. That is just life, I'm sure they won't know the difference, but I have to wonder how different my childhood would have looked like if I'd have been plugged into KZbin Kids from an early age instead of waiting round the dinner table for Tracy Beaker to come on 😭

[@LexVanguard2004]

I at least want to see the channel make it to its 40th anniversary. I remember watching the 30th special live as a kid lol, great times

[@Chuckymyheart]

Happy New Year, Adam and your community🎉❤ love always Lindsey❤.

[@RossParker1877]

I wonder how "event TV" which seems to be where linear TV is thriving translates to Kids programmes?

[@benjohnson3178]

Moving stuff online only is a dangerous move. BBC Four is my favourite channel. I don't see why streaming can't exist alongside traditional broadcasting.

[@matthewzee-miller2062]

If was online only and rebranding BBC Gold would actually be available longer not just from 7pm at night could be 24 hour fast channel with all streaming content

[@benmunday5755]

Me and my dad love watching the re-runs of Top of the Pops on BBC Four

[@CrimsonCX]

When I was younger, I definitely watched more CBeebies and went towards the internet and a tiny bit of CBBC when I was older. I believe it’s really really important that we keep kids content easy to access, so then there is an actual option beyond just KZbin or TikTok

[@castle6742]

TikTok is not always the most friendliest place to go to.

[@Jozi-b1z]

All these channels disappearing is generally upsetting 😢

[@AdamMartyn]

Isn't it just 😭

[@champchampdoodlebug7369]

TV Would Never Be The Same Without CBBC, Would It?

[@TheStupidSitshow-n7b]

I think Itv plc will go this year

[@mix3k818]

Bluey saving CBBC was surprising to hear.

[@marleyrios1573]

Nice job, Bluey. I give you a token of gratitude.

[@LouisPicard-f1e]

Biuey doesn’t air on CBBC it is on CBeebies

[@marleyrios1573]

@LouisPicard-f1e It's still popular ya know.

[@meridian2000]

And I bet no one here knows that CBBC stands for, it stands for Children's BBC which is the age group of 0-12, there's no need for a separate channel for babies. I would close down CBeebies and have all of its shows moved into CBBC, that way children past the 0-6 age group can stay with CBBC but watch shows for 7-12.

[@carlbradley3627]

I hope it has been saved being online will kill it off completely it still has its iconic shows Newsround and Blue Peter and it has revived the Saturday morning shows we used to watch with Saturday Mash-Up! Which has recently celebrated 200 episodes and is returning later this year, how that would work if it went online only, so I hope CBBC do stay as a tv channel.

[@meridian2000]

The BBC has to revert Blue Peter back to its hey day by having presenters over the Age of 40, not teenage lookalike presenters.

[@DanteTube]

It’s nice to know we have a legend helping us stay up to date for these channels… :)

[@SwitchbackSylveon]

This year marks 40 years since CBBC launched as a brand, hopefully they celebrate it in some way with old idents and programmes (perhaps rebroadcasting shows like Tracy Beaker). I can see CBBC surviving for another year or two, perhaps they wouldn't want to close it down in its 40th year (unlike ITV who decided to just axe it without any special send off, I remember watching a livestream of its final moments on KZbin as I was in Switzerland at the time).

[@MediaCentUK]

Oh my god!!! This is a huge difference!

[@richardbutler4488]

Well as the only one left in free terrestrial form, it kind of has to survive as a social obligation to kids, although it's very unlikely that it's of any major importance to todays youth as hardly any will be dashing home from school for anything they can just stream off the internet.

[@tj_90z]

The early nineties through to the mid 00s was the best children’s tv shows. Loved the presenters / continuity days.

[@fanmademunkvideosofficial]

Agree

[@Bagofnowt]

Does that coincide with when you were a child, by any chance?

[@CLC-1000]

We have only started 2025, this is too early to report. Anything can still happen.

[@oliviajayward]

that’s one thing I never watched as a kid, blue peter. but I remember even my mum said she used to watch it when she was a child

[@benmunday5755]

Yeah its been going since the 50s

[@frankshailes3205]

"Children should have the choice" is an argument in favour of CBBC surviving, not against it.

[@richardburt1385]

Yeah in this 'modern world' there should be channels and streaming services for kids. If they get rid of more channels it will make TV soulless. We need channels for kids who like watching it on the channels.

[@Andrew-rd4ig]

When I was a kid, there was so much good shows to watch on CBBC and CITV just not to see anymore

[@frankieepurr]

Now it's just all Canadian or American junk on CBBC

[@PelinalDidNothingWrong]

It's funny beacuse I never watched CBBC or CITV as a kid. It was always Cartoon Network or Nickelodeon for me

[@longmancarl]

I think linear tv also teaches patience. When you only had 2 channels with kids tv you would have to choose 1 to watch. My son prefers KZbin and ive never seen him watch anything from start to finish except when he has no choice on live tv shows.

[@peterbruin5154]

Absolutely! Watching my kid on the KZbin kids app, it's pretty bad watching how videos are skipped every few seconds. Just teaches instant gratification over patience.

[@zoeykeith]

NO...FREAKING...WAY!!!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@admiralsven576]

Nice one - also I need to know where to get that hat 😄

[@LouisPicard-f1e]

Channel 4 kids replace the CITV channel on September 2, 2023 the day after the CITV channel shut down and it is for the same time as the CITV channel that 6 am to 9 pm and Channel 4 kids also broadcast from Channel 4 every Saturday and Sunday from 6 am to 8:30 am and channel 4 kids was first announced on March 17 2023

[@2119D]

What?

[@m56214]

4Kids is apparently the equivalent of Channel 4 it should have started in 1983 one year after Channel 4 probably would have competed with CBBC and CITV

[@fanmademunkvideosofficial]

Huge relief 🎉 Keep fighting for it's channel As freeview channels are slowly going Although I'm no longer targeting audience I grew up watching CBBC and citv Sometimes I like to go down memory lane to watch the classic such as Tracy beaker , basil brush , worst witch , Bernards watch and grizzly tales

[@MatthewPrower]

it’s just normal linear tv…. it’s just innocent tv….

[@tgheretford]

CBBC may only have a short stay of execution. The next date to keep an eye on is November 16th, 2026. Just before the current Royal Charter is due to expire. If the BBC does not renew its licence for BBC B, all HD channels and a number of SD channels will disappear from Freeview. It would also make the cessation of DVB-T2. A regressive move that will leave the platform looking outdated and if the funding mechanism is changed (ie behind a paywall), could risk Freeview, DAB, FM and other platforms as a whole as the BBC funds a fair chunk of the costs for the broadcasting infrastructure which the commercial sector will not be able to make up the shortfall for.

[@memediatek]

I could see them swapping BBC A and BBC B to have only HD and no more SD

[@Connie_TinuityError]

There are only three SD channels on BBC B, which are 5Select, TBN UK and U&Eden. They're not really of much worth or value at all, so you won't really miss out on much if they disappeared.

[@yapaapl]

Let's pray CBBC will survive 2025 and will still exist in 2026

[@mrtomhallett]

I don’t even think the channel makes new shows anymore, I remember they used to do a ,be on a show, section where there would be about 3-5 shows you could apply for, now it just seems to be cheap shows and imported cartoons from cartoon network

[@ajhawkinsspike5261]

hooray CBBC is saved!

[@AJHawkins-dr6cu]

Woo hoo! Dude!😎

[@rogerdarthwell5393]

Very good video Adam, although let's face it, we're only three days into 2025

[@eMintCyan]

CBBC My favorite Channel!

[@BeefyWaltoon]

Personally, I'm not a fan of the idea of toddlers sat there with a tablet on KZbin, (Even the Kids app) especially if a parent is in another room & a kid taps on a KZbin Poop of a kids' show or something. (It also doesn't help when KZbin falsely flags them as 'Made for Kids') Side Note: Since it's CBBC's 30th anniversary this September. I can't help but wonder how they'll celebrate it. (If the channel survives by then.)

[@memediatek]

That's how I discovered Peppa pig parodies, and while they're funny, I don't think Peppa pig launching a nuke is ideal for kids

[@Jayenkai]

My TV Remote has a TikTok button.. .. I honestly could not believe it...

[@mrtomhallett]

Ouch

[@shaunthomas9393]

I obviously don't watch kids tv, but I don't understand why the BBC when trying too cut costs, the BBC keep 2 kids channels, surely it would be more cost effective too just run 1 channel, and reintroduced the morning and afternoon slots on BBC 1 And 2

[@richardburt1385]

If they closed BBC four and CBBC down tomorrow and move them online only it wouldn't actually save them much

[@JasperJunior94]

I like your hat :)

[@alfiehanratty8896]

Not what I was expecting

[@Justi806-s1j]

Her little sister do not have her high hopes for her big sister get saved

[@richardburt1385]

If you look at the tv ratings cbbc is the 2nd most watched channel it beats pop and nickelodeon and cartoon network by a long shot. Obviously cbeebies is the most watched channel

[@AdamMartyn]

Nice to see both BBC kids channels occupy the top spot!

[@richardburt1385]

Yeah, hopefully CBBC stays as a channel for years to come.​@@AdamMartyn

[@richardbutler4488]

I do wonder if the likes of Nickelodeon will go free to air in time in order to maximise advertising revenues in a different world. Some of those subscription kids channels must really struggle to generate enough revenue to stay on air, particularly with anti junk food policies and having a very narrow set of advertising options open to them. Certainly in the 90’s most adverts on these channels was for junk stuff aimed at kids. Remember all those mobile ringtone adverts, junk foods, pay day loans and toys which probably don’t interest older kids much anymore. Plus come on Adam do a TCC video 😊 The Children’s Channel had a very interesting history and also basically crashed off air overnight without warning.

[@SamiemStosray]

The reason why cbbc and cbeebies gets more is because it is a free kids channel all the kids channe cartoon network and nickelodeon should be free to cable

[@memediatek]

If Cartoon Network went free to air I'd watch the heck out of it

[@Lycanroc-korrina2019]

CBBC IS SAVED FOR NOW HUZZAH But bluey on cbbc. I'm not surprised of it's popularity

[@meridian2000]

I bet no one here knows that CBBC stands for, it stands for Children's BBC which is the age group of 0-12, there's no need for a separate channel for babies. I would close down CBeebies and have all of its shows moved into CBBC, that way children past the 0-6 age group can stay with CBBC but watch shows for 7-12.

[@Justi806-s1j]

I think that closing Cbbc is a bad idea because not everyone has access to the internet

[@richardburt1385]

I think it will stay now for many years to come

[@Dingus_Tech]

We've still got the rest of 2025 to go

[@judeayy]

new AMTV lets go

[@helenaskew4851]

Happy new year Adam. Its sad we don't have cbbc the way we had when I was a child. We had Saturday morning Tv. Children don't have a modern version of what I had .it. I found it exciting for the weekend. Made it special. Children deserve good Children Tv.

[@oninbridders]

4:06 the biggest myth of a company trying to sell advertising 😂

[@davidredpath9118]

How is this Possible!?

[@Justi806-s1j]

Cbbc is closed in 2 years

[@RaverRacer]

CBBC got MORE viewers this year than at the same time last year. They get 3.8 million viewers monthly, that's just not an audience you can ignore

[@richardburt1385]

Where is this info

[@RaverRacer]

@richardburt1385 BARBs website

[@richardburt1385]

@@RaverRacer interesting that beats the Nickelodeon channel in america with only 108 000 viewership

[@richardburt1385]

@@RaverRacer so CBBC did better this year in viewing ratings compared to last year?

[@RaverRacer]

@@richardburt1385 yep, November 2023 - 3.2 million. November 2024 - 3.8 million.

[@SofiaPreCure]

Oh okie that's good!

[@Adam-q6d5v]

If CBBC is still on at Christmas 2025. Do Their Schedules

[@andresbravo2003]

Thank goodness we’re not dead yet.

[@BluefearHere]

Some real flagship shows on CBBC and CBeebies, Bluey, Hey Duggee, Bing, Mr Tumble/Justin Fletcher, Newsround, Blue Peter. Its hard to monetise on YT due to the kids restrictions. iPlayer kids mode is decent but it isn't front of mind. I wonder if an Amazon deal to put all the content into the Fire/Kids+ product might be a good fit?

[@anicetune]

Option 1 - 30% Option 2 - 60% Option 3 - 30% The Modern Thought Process: let's scrap Options 1 and 3 🤔

[@mathgoodison8096]

I just need to ask, if children’s television is still succeeding for the BBC, and HBO giving up Sesame Street, could BBC buy it?

[@RaphIsStillASmark]

We snuck CBBC into 2025 🥹🥹

[@brooklyneditsyt]

Why are people trying to ruin other peoples lives by moving channels online, for example CITV.

[@richardburt1385]

Cbbc is staying now at least

[@brooklyneditsyt]

@@richardburt1385 i know

[@TheHeadCell]

Without Cbeebies to hook the toddlers into BBC children's programming, what reason is there for older children to start watching [linear] CBBC? Those young viewers are already lost to online video content.

[@meridian2000]

CBBC stands for Children's BBC, it should air programmes for both under and over 5's. I'd close down CBeebies because it's a pointless channel.

[@peterbruin5154]

KZbin Kids has some decent regulation, but I find the quality of material there is mainly dross. Least CBBC/Beebies has some substance and is tailored to the time of day it's shown.

[@Tvsnumber1fan]

And the sad fact is that Henry Winkler, yes that Henry Winkler, had his series of children’s books, Hank Zipzer, adopted for television when CBBC picked up the series after every single television channel here in the United States, including PBS member stations, said no. And the United States is where Henry Winkler was born and resides. I guess only CBBC got the idea that a children’s television series can have a lead protagonist with dyslexia. Sad.

[@memediatek]

With the Netflix situation, the BBC arent helping themselves with Philomena Cunk's shows being produced for Netflix...

[@tomsmart7908]

Nooooo!!!! Britt Allcroft passed….

[@AuroraButterflyx]

That's great to hear they're not jumping ship just yet and it's nice that they realised people still use the linear channel Personally, they should have a dedicated CBBC online channel, Kinda like what Pop did, as it's kinda hard to navigate on the BBC iplayer for a young kid. It also means that they can only show shows that are shown on CBBC (or CBeebies). Can also have stuff on the main iplayer as well, just so people don't have to get that separate channel (as I still watch a few shows from cbbc as an adult 😂😂)

[@glassowlie]

But Bluey is a CBeebies programme

[@meridian2000]

Do you know what CBBC stands for? CBBC stands for Children's BBC, it should air programmes for both under and over 5's. I'd close down CBeebies because it's a pointless channel.

[@sully.chowpaaji]

@meridian2000why would u want CBeebies to be closed down?

[@tadcfan77]

I could see the channel closing by the end of 2025 like how CITV did in 2023 plus who knows how long BBC Four will last on TV for especially BBC Three which I feel like it shouldn’t came back since it’s not the same back in the 2010s. But it’s important to keep this channel on tv especially for the safe kids content. But keeping it on tv is great for stuff that is important like Newsround to inform kids with news that is safe for them. Thanks for talking about it 👍

[@m56214]

Want are talking about that's the kind of stuff kids should be watching BBC is going for the lowest common denominator they need to try more harder it's harder to make kids laugh now you have to be more vulgar.

[@sully.chowpaaji]

@m56214 cbbc is going online this year? I’ve seen on the bbc news

[@sully.chowpaaji]

@m56214 so is CBBC been saved? If it is then that would be great news. I would be so sad to see this children’s channel go because it was one of my favourite children’s channels in the old days. I would see CBBC reaching up to its 40th anniversary I really liked the 30th anniversary of it back in 2015 my mum and dad my brother were watching it when we were younger

[@sully.chowpaaji]

@m56214 I want cbbc to survive because I don’t want it to close down

[@sully.chowpaaji]

@m56214I think after they got rebranded the channel was really pointless

[@LouisPicard-f1e]

I hope Channel 4 kids will survive the 2020 is it only launched on September 2, 2023 and it’s doing quite well at the minute Erin from 6 am to 9 pm every day and also having a programming book on the main Channel 4 channel from 6 am to 8:30 am on Saturday and Sunday mornings

[@MuchWhittering]

BBC Three went online only and look how much of a failure that was. Nothing wrong with making stuff available online. But I hate this move to prioritise online. Whole series getting dropped at midnight, so you either have to binge the whole thing at once, or avoid online discussions for weeks and weeks. I occasionally watch the CBBC Channel. Some good stuff on there, plus recently they were airing repeats of Planet Earth. The buttons on the TV remote is an interesting point. Mine has Netflix, Prime Video, Apple TV and Spotify. I have never used any of these. I would happily replace them with buttons for the iPlayer and other British streaming services, the ones I actually use.

[@SegaNintendoGuy64]

Good I want them to survive, Cause I want to see if they could reair one show I've watched as a kid.

[@mathgoodison8096]

CBBC still has a lot of original programming, while CITV on the other hand axed their original programming back in 2006. For CITV, the channel last way ahead of what it needed. In fact really, I think having a linear channel for CITV was a a huge mistake for ITV, CITV should have just stuck as a TV block on ITV1 all the way through, it would have saved ITV a lot of money and done the same way as Channel 5s Milkshake. It is all what CITV needs. Linear channels work for BBC. They don’t for ITV. CBBC is basically at the stage of still doing what CITV last did in 2004 with in vision continuity.

[@elias4407]

So is it gonna shutdown in 2026?

[@richardburt1385]

No

[@richardburt1385]

Cbbc is staying. Nothing is changing till the charter renewal then things may change

[@elias4407]

Oh

[@Jon867]

I think there's a danger of conflating two issues - (a) CBBC's exiatence as a linear channel; (b) the BBC's ability to produce and "broadcast" - in the widest sense of the word! - good quality content for children. If the Beeb is still able to produce great content for kids, surely it doesn't matter *where* that content is output, whether linear broadcast, iPlayer or even KZbin, as long as it's easy to find? Iplayer has been installed and prominent on every modern smart TV I've ever seen, so I'm not sure if "accessibility" or "visibility" is the main issue here. In my own experience, Cbeebies was excellent but CBBC just seems much less compelling to young viewers graduating from Alphablocks and Balamory. Perhaps the Beeb is simply struggling to generate content appealing to Generation Alpha?

[@AshleyBoon-u2e]

Yeah back in 2007-2014 it was great to watch but ever since streaming services, longer iPlayer times and KZbin has affected the channel (especially when it rebranded in 2016 and again in 2023) it became pointless to watch because most of those shows are on iPlayer anyways and that Hacker T dog ( who has been on CBBC ever since 2009, 15 years ago) might move to CBeebies after CBBC ends but I'm not sure what they are going to do to Hacker after it ends.

[@AshleyBoon-u2e]

Overall it might last a year or 2 on average but it could be shorter or longer.

[@AshleyBoon-u2e]

I also think another problem for CBBC was the presenter, In Late 2007 - Early 2009, Ed and Oucho were the presenters and they were iconic because you have Ed Petrie who is trying to act like a normal presenter and you have Oucho the Cactus who usually messes things up. They had great storylines that go on for a week, great side segments like shredder time and the big debate and just being a funny duo. In mid 2009 Iain and Hacker t dog took over and while I think there not as good, there still fun to watch overall. Then came Chris and dodge where I think things started to turn, Dodge was also iconic because he would go on to be in CBeebies in 2015 but I think Chris was ok. He was fine to watch but nothing compares to Ed and Oucho and Iain and Hacker. Then when Iain left the presenter really started to ramp up but they were also kind of forgetful. Katie, Karim and Lauren had some great laughs and bloopers but I know there were a few others whose names I forget all the time. So overall Ed and Oucho and Iain and Hacker gave CBBC charm, being funny and being iconic but afterwards they got worse especially when it rebranded.

[@AshleyBoon-u2e]

Also Hacker should've lasted for 15 years, I get why they keeped him, most likely because of the voice actor ( who does a great voice for hacker) but he should've lasted until 2013-2015.

[@AshleyBoon-u2e]

It was meant to say shouldn't have

[@sully.chowpaaji]

@@AshleyBoon-u2e hacker might move to CBeebies when CBBC goes online that’s what they are going to do after it ends

[@Justi806-s1j]

Will BBC make a u turn on close Cbbc

[@richardburt1385]

Probably

[@richardburt1385]

There channels are just too popular and too much of a risk to close them down otherwise they could lose there audience.

[@Justi806-s1j]

@@richardburt1385BBC close BBC 3 in 2016 that did not work out well and they revived BBC 3

[@brandonlee7382]

KZbin content for kids is terrible. My little brother keeps finding videos of people swearing and saying stupid stuff. When it comes to KZbin I think we need content creators like Stampylongnose as he was very child friendly and always made sure their was no swearing. So many evil money hungry people are taking advantage of kids watching their content. Im not sure what to do as my brother wouldn't be able to watch anything else as he likes his gaming videos. Tomorrow I will see if it can find something on CBBC gaming related. I do remember there was an advert about something gaming related so I will see if I can find it. Once your kids start watching stuff it's hard to get them off it. I wouldn't like it if someone took away KZbin from me. The child settings for KZbin are terrible and YTkids is too babyish

[@IMEEntertainment]

And also not forgetting ElsaGate and content farms.

[@SweatyBanneryt]

Yo

[@AdamMartyn]

Sup

[@matthewzee-miller2062]

From 1pm till 6 pm weekdays bbc2 just all repeats constantly. Why not give children's TV bigger focus and put CBBC back on main linear channel 3.30 till 5.30 bbc2 weekdays cut down need for so many repeats and get more eyes on children's content as stands out more?

[@keefymarchant8285]

I think you need to do a report on ITV and the sheer amount of repeats. Bullseye I count has been on 4 to 5 x . Deal no deal is repeating parts of last series . Then you look at Xmas and its total none event

[@ラズルダズル_The_TwinMask_ラズダズ]

i luv cbbc and citv also bbc cbeebies ☺️

[@harryelliott4310]

CBBC

[@liamread3215]

All Floella Benjamin's been doing the past few years is pushing for a clampdown on internet freedom

[@Samuelta-p6y]

I don't know marent

[@tomsmart7908]

Bluey should air on CBeebies not CBBC