And that's it, it's gone. Universal Kids, AKA Sprout, has shut down permanently. Man, the downfall of this channel was such a travesty to unfold. It all started with the rebrand back in 2017. Which would have the channel deal with a 30% decrease in the ratings, and a disastrous even lower dip in 2018. Which was a 73% decrease in the ratings. (Proof right here, copy and paste the links: https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/highest-network-ratings-2017-most-watched-hbo-cbs-espn-fx-msnbc-fox-news-1201911363/ https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/network-ratings-top-channels-espn-cnn-fox-news-cbs-nbc-abc-1202030597/) After that rebrand, everything plummeted. It sucks as Sprout use to be unbelievably entertaining and fun. It use to be on par with Nick Jr, PBS Kids, and Nickelodeon. However, on a more light hearted note, can we give acknowledgment and congrats for Ruff Ruff Tweet and Dave somehow being the only Sprout era show to have still been broadcasted on the channel up til it shutdown. Til this day I still have no idea how and why it was still airing when they got rid of every Sprout era show lol. Lastly, please don't celebrate the channel shutting down, because think of it like this, fixing the channel would have been the better solution instead of giving up and just shutting down the whole thing. Giving up never solves things. So please try not to celebrate this happening because it isn't gonna bring Sprout back or accomplish anything.
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And that's it, it's gone. Universal Kids, AKA Sprout, has shut down permanently. Man, the downfall of this channel was such a travesty to unfold. It all started with the rebrand back in 2017. Which would have the channel deal with a 30% decrease in the ratings, and a disastrous even lower dip in 2018. Which was a 73% decrease in the ratings. (Proof right here, copy and paste the links: https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/highest-network-ratings-2017-most-watched-hbo-cbs-espn-fx-msnbc-fox-news-1201911363/ https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/network-ratings-top-channels-espn-cnn-fox-news-cbs-nbc-abc-1202030597/) After that rebrand, everything plummeted. It sucks as Sprout use to be unbelievably entertaining and fun. It use to be on par with Nick Jr, PBS Kids, and Nickelodeon. However, on a more light hearted note, can we give acknowledgment and congrats for Ruff Ruff Tweet and Dave somehow being the only Sprout era show to have still been broadcasted on the channel up til it shutdown. Til this day I still have no idea how and why it was still airing when they got rid of every Sprout era show lol. Lastly, please don't celebrate the channel shutting down, because think of it like this, fixing the channel would have been the better solution instead of giving up and just shutting down the whole thing. Giving up never solves things. So please try not to celebrate this happening because it isn't gonna bring Sprout back or accomplish anything.
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