Disney Jr. (American TV channel)

**Disney Jr.** (formerly known as **Disney Junior** and **Playhouse Disney**) is an American pay television network owned by the Disney Branded Television sub-division of the Disney Entertainment business segment of the Walt Disney Company. Aimed mainly at children two to seven years of age, its programming consists of original first-run television series, films, and select other third-party programming.

As of November 2023, Disney Jr. is available to approximately 45,000,000 pay television households in the United States, down from its 2015 peak of 74,000,000 households. In recent years, Disney Jr.'s carriage has declined with the growth of streaming alternatives including its parent company's Disney+, and has generally been depreciated by Disney in current retransmission consent negotiations with cable and streaming providers. Notably, the channel has recently been removed in negotiations with Charter Spectrum in 2023 and with Verizon Fios in 2025.

## Programming

Programming on the Disney Jr. channel includes original series and series which used to be shown on the Playhouse Disney block It also showed re-runs of former original shows like Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and Rolie Polie Olie. There included some that also air on the companion Disney Channel morning block. The network also airs short-form series as well as reruns of some older animated series. These progams had been seen on sister network ABC, CBS (made before 1996) and programs from Disney Channel and Toon Disney. These are aired by the channel by popular demand.

### Disney Junior Night Light

_Disney Junior Night Light_ is the former name of Disney Junior channel's overnight programming block, running daily from 9:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. Eastern and Pacific Time. The block, which debuted on September 4, 2012, and is sponsored by Babble (under a similar underwriter sponsorship agreement as that regularly used by Disney Channel and Disney Junior, which both operate as commercial-free services), consists of short-form programs intended for co-viewing among parents and their children. Features seen as part of the block include _Picture This_ (which presents sketches of Disney characters being drawn), _Sesh Tales_ (a segment featuring costumed finger puppets with twists on traditional fairy tales) and _That's Fresh_ (a segment featuring cooking tips aimed at parents, presented by celebrity chef Helen Cavallo). Additional series under development at the block's launch included a photography series, a series that follows parents through the day their new baby comes home after being born, and a show about stay-at-home dads. Since 2017, Disney Junior's overnight programming has run unbranded and without the _Night Light_ continuity. As of November 1, 2021, Disney Junior Night Light is still used for interstitials and sign-off due to the handover of Disney Mom. (which was used in November 2021)

### Current channels

|Market|Type|Formerly|Launch date|Availability|Operator|||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|United States|Channel|Soapnet|(except for DirecTV)|rowspan="2"|_Nationwide_|rowspan="2"|Disney Branded Television|
|Block (Mickey Mornings)|Playhouse|(as Disney Junior)  (as Mickey Mornings)||||||
|Israel|Channel|Playhouse|(Playhouse (**unused**))|_Nationwide_|The Walt Disney Company (Israel) Ltd.|||

## Other websites

- Disney Junior Press

## Infobox (television channel)

- **name**: Disney Jr.
- **logo**: Disney Jr. 2024.svg
- **logo size**: 250px
- **logo alt**: A blue Disney logo and the word "Jr." in red with period in blue
- **logo caption**: Logo used since June 1, 2024
- **image size**: 300px
- **launch date**: (as a block on Disney Channel)
 (as a channel)
- **owner**: Disney Entertainment (The Walt Disney Company)
- **parent**: Disney Branded Television
- **picture format**: HDTV 720p
(downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SD feed)
- **country**: United States
- **language**: English
Spanish (via Second audio program, SAP audio track)
- **area**: Nationwide
- **headquarters**: Walt Disney Studios (Burbank), Disney Studios, Burbank, California, Burbank, California
- **replaced**: Soapnet (as a network)
Playhouse Disney (as a Disney Channel morning block)
- **former names**: Disney Junior (2011–2024)
- **webcast**: [https://disneynow.com/watch-live?brand=disney-junior Watch live]