<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Chronology </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Followed by </Th> <Td> Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood </Td> </Tr> <P> Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (sometimes shortened to Misterogers or simply Mister Rogers) is an American half - hour educational children's television series that was created and hosted by Fred Rogers . The series originated in 1963 as Misterogers on CBC Television, and was later re-branded in 1966 as Misterogers' Neighborhood and later Mister Rogers' Neighborhood on the regional Eastern Educational Network (EEN, a forerunner of today's American Public Television). The US national debut of the show occurred on February 19, 1968 . It aired on NET and its successor, PBS, until August 31, 2001 . </P> <P> The series is aimed primarily at preschool ages 2 to 5, but it was labelled by PBS as "appropriate for all ages". Mister Rogers' Neighborhood was produced by Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania public broadcaster WQED and Rogers' non-profit production company Family Communications, Inc., previously known as Small World Enterprises prior to 1971; the company was renamed The Fred Rogers Company after Rogers' death . In May 1997, the series surpassed Captain Kangaroo as the longest - running children's television series, a record the series held until July 2002, when Sesame Street beat Mister Rogers' record . The series could be seen in reruns on most PBS stations until August 31, 2007, when it began to be removed by various PBS stations, and then permanently removed from its daily syndicated schedule by PBS after August 29, 2008 . </P>

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