▁CBS ) ▁and ▁those ▁without ▁a ▁network ▁affili ation . ▁ ▁Saturday ▁m orn ings ▁usually ▁feature ▁network ▁programming ▁aim ed ▁at ▁children ▁( trad itionally ▁these ▁mainly ▁consisted ▁of ▁animated ▁cart o ons ▁and ▁in ▁some ▁cases , ▁live - action ▁script ed ▁series ▁and ▁even ▁game ▁shows ▁target ed ▁at ▁the ▁dem ographic , ▁although ▁live - action ▁l ifest yle , ▁science ▁and ▁wild life ▁programs ▁have ▁become ▁the ▁norm ▁for ▁the ▁times lot ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁while ▁animated ▁series ▁have ▁primarily ▁been ▁re leg ated ▁to ▁non - com mer cial ▁and ▁non - English ▁language ▁networks ), ▁while ▁Sunday ▁m orn ings ▁include ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁public ▁affairs ▁program ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Sunday ▁morning ▁talk ▁shows ▁( which ▁maintain ▁a ▁" week - in - review " ▁format ▁that ▁focus es ▁primarily ▁on ▁political ▁and ▁so cio e conom ic ▁issues , ▁and ▁if ▁a ▁particular ▁program ' s ▁format ▁is ▁more ▁fluid ▁in ▁regards ▁to ▁top ical ▁content , ▁other ▁news ▁stories ▁of ▁major ▁interest ). ▁Both ▁of ▁these ▁help ▁ful fill ▁stations ' ▁legal ▁oblig ations , ▁respectively ▁to ▁provide ▁educational ▁children ' s ▁programs ▁( through ▁a ▁law ▁passed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Children ' s ▁Television ▁Act , ▁which ▁requires ▁stations ▁to ▁carry ▁a ▁minimum ▁of ▁three ▁hours ▁of ▁programs ▁featuring ▁content ▁benef iting ▁the ▁educational ▁needs ▁of ▁youth ▁each ▁week ) ▁and ▁public ▁service ▁programming . ▁Sports ▁and ▁inf omer ci als ▁( and