Pogo (TV channel)

**Pogo** is an Indian cable and satellite television channel owned and operated by Warner Bros. Discovery India under its International division, as part of Cartoon Network India as the network's sister channel. It was launched on 1 January 2004. Broadcasting primarily animated programming, Pogo is Turner's South Asia-exclusive children's television network.

A timeshift version is available for Nepal, Bhutan, and Sri Lanka. Pogo is available as a block in Bangladesh and Pakistan on Cartoon Network, and in Thailand on Family Channel 13.

## History 
### 2004–2010
Pogo was officially launched at the beginning of 2004 by Turner International India. After its launch, the channel primarily broadcast programming from Cartoon Network and Boomerang such as *Tweenies*, ''Beakman's World* and *Looney Tunes'', Scooby-Doo. On 1 March 2005, Pogo launched Takeshi's Castle in which Bollywood personality and anchor, Jaaved Jaaferi gives commentary.

### 2010–2013
In 2010, Pogo began focusing more on live action programming than animated series. In 2011, Pogo began to compete with its sister channel Cartoon Network in ratings. The channel began airing shows such as Batman, The Powerpuff Girls, and more. Pogo acquired the rights of *Chhota Bheem* and subsequently began airing the show, which became hugely successful in India. In 2012, Pogo became leading kids channel in India by surpassing its sister channel Cartoon Network in ratings and enjoyed to be the No. 1 kids channel in India. *Chhota Bheem* proven to be huge success for Pogo. The channel started airing more local shows including Chhota Bheem.

In February 2013, the Government of Bangladesh banned the broadcast of Pogo in the country, as it was accused of broadcasting there without authorization. The Indian feeds of Disney Channel and Disney XD were also banned in Bangladesh as they were accused of broadcasting in Hindi throughout the day.

### 2014–2017
In 2016, Pogo rebranded with a new logo and look and the premiere of Yo-kai Watch on 11 January and Tashi on 23 January. The channel began classic shows from Hanna Barbera, such as Tom and Jerry and Scooby-Doo!.

In 2017, Grizzy and the Lemmings started to air on the channel on 2 January, Oddbods on 9 January and Andy Pirki on 3 December.

### 2018–2021
In 2018, Pogo started more focus on *Chhota Bheem*, *Mighty Raju*, *Tik Tak Tail*, etc. and hence stopped some of the international shows.

Pogo broadcast mostly Indian series and some international shows. From 2019 to 2020, the channel shifted its focus to Indian animation.

Pogo TV became the third most watched kids channel across all genres with TRP in December 2020.

In 2020, Pogo stopped all international shows and aired only Indian Animations like Chhota Bheem, Dabangg, Roll No 21, Lambuji Tinguji and Bandbudh Aur Budbak.

Pogo aired an animated movie *Shaktimaan New TV Special* on 14 November 2021. A Telugu-language audio track was added again to Pogo on 30 November 2021.

### 2022–present
In 2022, Pogo resumed airing international shows such as *Grizzy and the Lemmings*, *Mr. Bean: The Animated Series* and *Yo-kai Watch.*

On 22 August 2022, *Ekans - Snakes Awake*, an original animated series of Cartoon Network (India) was shifted on Pogo TV.
On 4 September 2022 the channel premiered its special episode titled *Ekans: Origin Story*. The channel also launched an original movie of that series titled *Ekans: The Mystery Of Three Gems* on October 9, 2022, at 12:30 PM IST. The theatrical film of that series titled *Ekans – Hero Ek Villain Anek* was launched on the channel on October 16, 2022.

On 3 December 2022, Pogo launched Dennis the Menace and Gnasher.

Following the Warner Bros. Discovery India merger in mid-July 2022 (which made competitor Discovery Kids a sister network to both Pogo and Cartoon Network), on 24 December 2022, *Little Singham* was moved from Discovery Kids to Pogo.

On 1 March 2023, the channel launched a mini-series *New Big Picture* featuring Chhota Bheem.

In April 2023, the channel celebrated 15th anniversary of *Chhota Bheem* with back-to-back episodes and movies.

On 15 August 2023, the channel celebrated 6th birthday of Little Singham and premiered *Baby Little Singham* on the same day.

On 21 October 2023, the channel along with its sister channel Cartoon Network premiered first ever localized version of *Tom and Jerry* animated by two animation Studios based in India and Singapore.

## Current programming 
### Live-action 
### Anime 
* *Kamisama Minarai: Himitsu no Cocotama*   
* *Yo-kai Watch*

### Animated series 
* *Chhota Bheem*
* *Baby Little Singham*
* *Little Singham*
* *New Big Picture*
* *Mr. Bean: The Animated Series*
* *New Looney Tunes*
* *Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?*
* *Teen Titans Go!*
* *Tom and Jerry*
* *We Bare Bears*
* *Grizzy and the Lemmings*
* *Ekans - Snakes Awake*
* *Dennis the Menace and Gnasher*

## Former programming 
### Live-action 
* *ALF*
* *Bam Bam Bam Gir Pade Hum*
* *Barney & Friends*
* *Batman*
* ''Beakman's World*
* *Blazing Teens*
* *Boohbah*
* *Bournvita Quiz Contest*
* *Brum*
* *Cambala Investigation Agency*
* *Captain Vyom*
* *Cavegirl*
* *Chhupa Rustam*
* *Clueless*
* *Don't Blame the Koalas*
* *Family No.1*
* *Feather Boy*
* *Fimbles*
* *Finger Tips*
* *Flipper*
* *Galli Galli Sim Sim*
* *Gilligan's Island*
* *Hi-5*
* *Hollywood 7*
* *Hum Paanch*
* *I'm Old Enough*
* *It's Alive*
* *Just for Laughs: Gags*
* *Just For Laughs UK*
* *Just Mohabbat*
* *Khichdi*
* *Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman*
* *Miami 7*
* *Mighty Morphin Power Rangers*
* *Mr. Bean*
* *Nile*
* *Noah and Saskia*
* *Pogo All Stars*
* *Prime Pogo*
* *Round the Twist*
* *Sahara*
* *Sherlock Holmes*
* *Shoebox Zoo*
* *Skatoony*
* *The Sleepover Club*
* *Sunaina*
* *Takeshi's Castle*
* *Teletubbies*
* *Tweenies*
* *Two of a Kind*
* *Ultraman: Towards the Future*
* *Viva S Club*
* *Wicked Science*
* *Wonder Woman*
* *Worst Best Friends*

### Anime 
* *Anpanman Breadman*
* *Astro Boy*
* *The Gutsy Frog*
* *Hagemaru*
* *Kimba the White Lion*
* *Kirby: Right Back at Ya!*
* *Kiteretsu*
* *Kyorochan*
* *Mirmo!*
* *Mojacko*
* *My Three Daughters*
* *Ninja Boy*
* *Obocchama Kun*
* *Pokémon*
* *Scan2Go*
* *Zoobles! (TV series)*

### Animated series 
* *64 Zoo Lane*
* *The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends*
* *Amar Chitra Katha Tales*
* *Andy Pirki*
* *Appu – The Yogic Elephant*
* *Archie's Weird Mysteries*
* *Barbie Dreamtopia*
* *The Batman*
* *Batman: The Animated Series*
* *Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!*
* *Bob the Builder*
* *The Bugs Bunny Show*
* *Caillou*
* *Chaplin & Co*
* *Corneil and Bernie*
* *Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz*
* *Duck Dodgers*
* *Ethelbert the Tiger*
* *The Flintstones*
* *The Happos Family*
* *Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs*
* *The Jetsons*
* *Kipper*
* *Kumbh Karan*
* *The Life and Times of Juniper Lee*
* *Little Red Tractor*
* *Mr. Bean: The Animated Series*
* *Mr. Magoo*
* *The Mr. Men Show*
* *My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic*
* *The New Adventures of Hanuman*
* *The New Adventures of Peter Pan*
* *The New Batman Adventures*
* *New Looney Tunes*
* *The New Woody Woodpecker Show*
* *Oswald*
* *Pink Panther*
* *Planet Grabo*
* *The Powerpuff Girls*
* *Richie Rich*
* *Robotboy*
* *Rupert Bear, Follow the Magic...*
* *The Scooby-Doo Show*
* *Shadow of the Elves*
* *Sheep in the Big City*
* *Shopkins*
* *Singhasan Battisi*
* *Sitting Ducks*
* *Skyland*
* *The Smurfs*
* *The Spectacular Spider-Man*
* *Spider-Man: The New Animated Series*
* *Stickin' Around*
* *Superman: The Animated Series*
* *Super Bheem*
* *The Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries*
* *Tashi*
* *Taz-Mania*
* *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles*
* *Thomas & Friends*
* *Tom and Jerry Kids*
* *The Tom and Jerry Show*
* *Wacky Races*
* *Winx Club*
* *The Woody Woodpecker Show* (2012)
* *Chatpat Jhatpat* (2012)
* *Hamara Hero Shaktimaan* (2013)
* *Sholay Adventures* (2015)
* *Sonu VS Soni* (2014)

### Chhota Bheem 
* *Chhota Bheem Aur Krishna*
* *Chhota Bheem & Krishna: Pataliputra- City of the Dead*
* *Chhota Bheem: Bheem vs Aliens*
* *Chhota Bheem: Journey To Petra*
* *Chhota Bheem & Krishna: Mayanagari*
* *Chhota Bheem: Master of Shaolin*
* *Chhota Bheem: Dholakpur to Kathmandu*
* *Chhota Bheem Aur Hanuman*
* *Chhota Bheem : The Rise Of Kirmada*
* *Chhota Bheem Aur Ganesh:In The Amazing Odessey*
* *Chhota Bheem And The Crown of Valahalla*
* *Chhota Bheem and the Incan Adventure*
* *Chhota Bheem aur Krishna vs Zimbara*
* *Chhota Bheem And The Shinobi Secret*
* *Chhota Bheem Aur Arazim Ka Raaz*
### Mighty Raju 
* *Mighty Raju vs The Great Pirate*
* *Chak De ! Mighty Raju*
* *Game Over Mighty Raju*
### Titoo - Har Jawab Ka Sawaal Hu 
* *Titoo In Ocean Kingdom*

## Specials 
* *Back to the '50s*
* *Boyfriends & Birthdays*
* *Chhota Bheem Dholakpur Ka Singham*
* *Chhota Bheem Aur Salman Ki Kick*
* *Creature Comforts*
* *The Happy Elf*
* *Robbie the Reindeer*
* *Shrek the Halls*
* *Wallace and Gromit''

## References