▁of ▁un script ed ▁educational ▁series ▁with ▁formats ▁appe aling ▁to ▁a ▁more ▁generalized ▁audience ▁to ▁ful fill ▁the ▁requirements ; ▁non com mer cial ▁networks ▁are ▁exceptions ▁to ▁this ▁new ▁standard , ▁as ▁P BS ▁in ▁particular ▁has ▁long ▁excel led ▁in ▁providing ▁E / I - comp li ant ▁children ' s ▁programs ▁that ▁mix ▁educational ▁and ▁entertain ment ▁content ▁( such ▁as ▁Ses ame ▁Street , ▁M ister ▁Rog ers ' ▁Ne igh bor hood , ▁Thomas ▁the ▁T ank ▁Engine ▁and ▁Arthur ). ▁ ▁Since ▁the ▁mid - 2 0 0 0 s , ▁popular ▁children ' s ▁programs ▁have ▁been ▁produced ▁for ▁cable ▁networks ▁such ▁as ▁Nick el ode on , ▁Disney ▁Channel ▁and ▁Cart oon ▁Network ▁that ▁are ▁target ed ▁at ▁the ▁dem ographic ▁and ▁only ▁provide ▁educational ▁content ▁volunt arily ▁– ▁in ▁which ▁case , ▁it ▁is ▁primarily ▁aim ed ▁at ▁pr esch ool - aged ▁children ▁and ▁re leg ated ▁to ▁morning ▁hours , ▁unless ▁incorpor ated ▁full - time ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁channel ' s ▁format , ▁as ▁is ▁the ▁case ▁with ▁the ▁spin - offs ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁two ▁a for ement ioned ▁networks ▁Nick ▁Jr . ▁and ▁Disney ▁Junior ▁– ▁as ▁they ▁are ▁not ▁bound ▁by ▁the ▁Children ' s ▁Television ▁Act ' s ▁gu idel ines . ▁ ▁Professional ▁wrest ling ▁ ▁Professional ▁wrest ling ▁had ▁been ▁a ired ▁on ▁local ▁television ▁during ▁its ▁earliest ▁days ▁and ▁began ▁to ▁be ▁a ired ▁in ▁national ▁television ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9