Question: is barney the purple dinosaur still on tv

title: Barney & Friends
text: Barney & Friends is an American children 's television series aimed at children from ages 1 to 8 , created by Sheryl Leach and produced by HIT Entertainment . It premiered on PBS on April 6 , 1992 . The series features the title character Barney , a purple anthropomorphic Tyrannosaurus rex who conveys educational messages through songs and small dance routines with a friendly , optimistic attitude . Production of new episodes originally ceased on September 18 , 2009 , although reruns of the series were still shown on many PBS stations in the following years . Reruns aired for 10 years on Sprout from 2005 until 2015 . In 2015 , it was announced that the show was going to be revived . However , nothing else has been announced since then . It was scheduled to premiere in 2017 , but now it has been pushed backed to an unknown date . 

Answer: answer: Production of new episodes originally ceased on September 18, 2009. In 2015, it was announced that the show was going to be revived. It was scheduled to premiere in 2017, but now it has been pushed backed to an unknown date.