ABC 3



""It's the place to be.""

ABC3 is a digital channel, and the only free-to-air channel in Australia aimed solely at children (specifically primary and upwards). It has a quota of 50% Australian content, which is problematic, as Australian television is not a thriving industry. Consequently, the channel tends to air a lot of Aussie oldies, like Round the Twist.

Still, perhaps unsurprisingly, more kids watch ABC3 than any other channel. Dance Academy, produced by ABC3, was the most popular drama series to air on the channel since its launch--the drama attracted up to 1 million viewers a week at the height of its popularity (and in Australia, that's huge). Other popular new shows launched by ABC3 include Good Game: Spawn Point and Prank Patrol, while My Place was bombarded with critical accolades. The non-Australian 50% are overwhelmingly Canadian or British shows, but also include shows from the US, New Zealand, some Japanese Anime, and miscellaneous content from other countries.

Between shows, the channel has Studio 3, a show consisting of a string of quirky segments hosted by a team of young presenters.

ABC3 is an initiative of Australia's state-funded broadcaster, The ABC. It launched on 4 December 2009 at 6pm.

Shows created for or by ABC3 include:

 * CJ the DJ
 * Dance Academy
 * Dead Gorgeous
 * Good Game -- or rather, the spinoff, Good Game: Spawn Point.
 * My Place
 * Studio 3
 * You're Skitting Me

Shows that have aired on ABC3 include:

 * Sixteen
 * Almost Naked Animals
 * Animalia
 * Astro Boy
 * The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
 * The Big Knights
 * Black Hole High
 * Black Panther (animated miniseries)
 * Blue Water High
 * Carl Squared
 * Class of the Titans
 * Connor Undercover
 * Danis House
 * Degrassi
 * Deltora Quest (anime adaption)
 * Edgar and Ellen (cartoon adaption)
 * Erky Perky
 * Even Stevens
 * Freaky
 * Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids
 * Grossology
 * Half Moon Investigations
 * Horrible Histories
 * How to Be Indie
 * Invisible Network of Kids
 * Iron Man: Armored Adventures
 * Kid vs. Kat
 * The Latest Buzz
 * League of Super Evil
 * The Legend of Dick and Dom
 * M.I. High
 * Naturally, Sadie
 * Ocean Girl
 * Oggy and the Cockroaches
 * Parallax
 * The Roman Mysteries
 * Round the Twist
 * Sea Princesses
 * Shaolin Wuzang
 * Shaun the Sheep
 * Spellbinder
 * Spliced
 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars
 * Storm Hawks
 * The Superhero Squad Show
 * Total Drama Island series
 * The Tribe
 * Vampire Knight
 * Wallace and Gromit
 * Yakkity Yak
 * Young Dracula