# CBS WKND

CBS WKND (previously known as CBS Dream Team) is an American children's programming block programmed by Hearst Media Production Group (formerly Litton Entertainment) which airs Saturday mornings on CBS under a time-lease agreement.
The block features three hours of live action documentary and lifestyle series aimed at teenagers aged 10–18, all of which are designed to comply with educational programming requirements defined by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) under the Children's Television Act.

## History

On July 24, 2013, CBS announced that it had entered into a programming agreement with Litton Entertainment to launch a new weekend morning block featuring live-action lifestyle, wildlife, and documentary series aimed tweens/teens aged 10–18. It was the second block programming agreement Litton had made after launching Weekend Adventure for ABC stations two years earlier. Unlike the ABC deal which in technicality gave the time back to the affiliates to syndicate Litton's programming, the CBS deal for Litton was a traditional time brokerage agreement where CBS retained control over the time given to Litton.
CBS' decision to restructure the block away from the traditional fare of animated and live-action scripted series, which had been airing at the time of the deal as part of Cookie Jar TV, a block produced by the Canada-based Cookie Jar Group (now WildBrain) and had aired on the network in various forms, was done in part to comply to secure educational content and advertising regulations in the Children's Television Act.
The CBS Dream Team launched on September 28, 2013. Its initial lineup consisted mainly of newer series, though Recipe Rehab switched from Weekend Adventure to Dream Team for its third season. The American Forces Network carries programming from the block for military children overseas. All of the block's programming features Descriptive Video Service for the visually impaired on the second audio program channel. The block was originally subtitled with the additional wording of "...It's Epic" until the tagline was quietly removed at the start of its 2020-21 season.
On October 7, 2023, the block was rebranded as CBS WKND ("WKND" being a disemvoweled abbreviation of "weekend"), bringing the block in line with the current CBS corporate identity.

## Programming

Although programs featured on CBS WKND are designed to meet federally mandated educational programming guidelines, some CBS stations may carry syndicated educational programs to provide supplementary E/I content. Some programs aired within the block may be deferred to Sunday morning slots, or (in the case of affiliates in the western United States), Saturday afternoons due to breaking news, severe weather coverage, or regional and CBS Sports commitments for coverage of both college football and college basketball, alongside select PGA golf events. Some stations may air the entirety of the block on tape delay to accommodate local weekend morning newscasts, CBS Saturday Morning or other local programming.

### Current

| Title | Premiere date | Replaced | Notes |
| Lucky Dog | September 28, 2013 | Cookie Jar TV programming | Originally hosted by Brandon McMillan. Series would air twice on select stations Longest-running series on the block and the flagship series Eighth season premiered on January 2, 2021, and hosted by dog trainers Eric and Rashi Wiese. Rebroadcasts of seasons 8-9 aired in place of All In as of January 7, 2023. Season 11 labeled as Lucky Dog: Reunions The series also aired on Dabl on Sundays until 2024. |
| Hope In the Wild | September 29, 2018 | Dr. Chris: Pet Vet (rebroadcast) | |
| Tails of Valor | January 5, 2019 | Pet Vet: Dream Team Lucky Dog (rebroadcast) | Hosted by Kel Mitchell First run ended September 21, 2019; reruns returned on October 7, 2023. |
| Mission Unstoppable | September 28, 2019 | The Inspectors | Hosted by Miranda Cosgrove, the program profiles female inventors in science, including Kellyn LaCour-Conant Union project approved by SAG-AFTRA |
| Did I Mention Invention? | October 1, 2022 | Pet Vet Dream Team | Profiles of inventors and their efforts to create their inventions, hosted by Alie Ward |
| Extraordinary World with Jeff Corwin | January 4, 2025 | Innovation Nation | |

### Former

| Title | Premiere date | End date | Replaced | Replaced by | Notes |
| Recipe Rehab | September 28, 2013 | September 28, 2024 | Cookie Jar TV programming Did I Mention Invention? | Hidden Heroes and Did I Mention Invention? | Cooking competition series centering on healthy alternatives to family recipes, hosted by Evette Rios and previously aired on Litton's Weekend Adventure First run ended September 26, 2015; reruns returned on October 7, 2023. |
| Jamie's 15-Minute Meals | September 28, 2013 | September 20, 2014 | Cookie Jar TV programming | Innovation Nation | Cooking series, hosted by Jamie Oliver |
| Game Changers with Kevin Frazier | September 28, 2013 | September 24, 2016 | Cookie Jar TV programming | | Profiles of the accomplishments of athletes in and outside their sports |
| Dr. Chris: Pet Vet | September 28, 2013 | May 25, 2019 | Cookie Jar TV programming | Pet Vet Dream Team (nationally) and Hope in the Wild (rebroadcasts) | Documentary series, hosted by veterinarian Chris Brown |
| All In with Laila Ali | September 28, 2013 | September 24, 2022 | Cookie Jar TV programming | Lucky Dog (rebroadcasts) | Profile series |
| The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation | September 27, 2014 | December 28, 2024 | Jamie's 15 Minute Meals | Extraordinary World | Profiles of inventors and their efforts to create their inventions, hosted by Mo Rocca |
| Chicken Soup for the Soul's Hidden Heroes | October 3, 2015 | June 24, 2017 | Recipe Rehab | | A hidden camera series centering on people doing good deeds; hosted by Brooke Burke-Charvet |
| The Inspectors | October 3, 2015 | September 21, 2019 | All In | Mission Unstoppable | Drama series centering on Preston Wainwright (played by Bret Green), a paralyzed teenager who helps his postal inspector mother (played by Jessica Lundy) solve crimes First scripted program |
| Pet Vet Dream Team | April 7, 2018 | September 24, 2022 | Dr. Chris Pet Vet (nationally) | Did I Mention Invention? | Replaced national runs of Dr Chris: Pet Vet on June 1, 2019 |
| Best Friends Furever | September 28, 2019 | September 26, 2020 | Tails of Valor | All In | |