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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|Good Game: Spawn Point]]'' and ''[[Reality TV|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 (TV)|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.

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==== Shows created for or by ABC3 include: ====

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


==== Shows that have aired on ABC3 include: ====
* ''[[Sixteen (Animation)|Sixteen]]''
* ''[[Almost Naked Animals]]''
* ''[[Animalia (Animation)|Animalia]]''
* ''[[Astro Boy (Anime)|Astro Boy]]''
* ''[[The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (Animation)|The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes]]''
* ''[[The Big Knights (Animation)|The Big Knights]]''
* ''[[Black Hole High]]''
* ''[[Black Panther]]'' (animated miniseries)
* ''[[Blue Water High]]''
* ''[[Carl Squared]]''
* ''[[Class of the Titans]]''
* ''[[Connor Undercover]]''
* ''[[Danis House (TV)|Danis House]]''
* ''[[Degrassi]]''
* ''[[Deltora Quest]]'' (anime adaption)
* ''[[Edgar and Ellen (Literature)|Edgar and Ellen]]'' (cartoon adaption)
* ''[[Erky Perky]]''
* ''[[Even Stevens]]''
* ''[[Freaky]]''
* ''[[Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids]]''
* ''[[Grossology]]''
* ''[[Half Moon Investigations]]''
* ''[[Horrible Histories (TV)|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 (TV)|The Legend of Dick and Dom]]''
* ''[[MI High]]''
* ''[[Naturally Sadie]]''
* ''[[Ocean Girl]]''
* ''[[Oggy and The Cockroaches]]''
* ''[[Parallax]]''
* ''[[The Roman Mysteries (TV)|The Roman Mysteries]]''
* ''[[Round the Twist]]''
* ''[[Sea Princesses (Animation)|Sea Princesses]]''
* ''[[Shaolin Wuzang]]''
* ''[[Shaun the Sheep]]''
* ''[[Spellbinder]]''
* ''[[Spliced]]''
* ''[[Star Wars the Clone Wars]]''
* ''[[Storm Hawks (Animation)|Storm Hawks]]''
* ''[[The Super Hero Squad Show]]''
* ''[[Total Drama Island (Animation)|Total Drama Island]]'' series
* ''[[The Tribe (TV)|The Tribe]]''
* ''[[Vampire Knight]]''
* ''[[Wallace and Gromit]]''
* ''[[Yakkity Yak]]''
* ''[[Young Dracula (TV)|Young Dracula]]''

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