Reading Rainbow Returns to Fight Billion-Dollar Congress Cuts with Celebs
Reading Rainbow, the PBS hero that once saved kids from summer learning loss thanks to Buffalo Toronto Public Mediaās 1983 genius, rides again two months after Congress chopped $1.1 billion from its public media lifeline like it was trimming bad TV habits. Now starring Mychal Threets, or Mychal the Librarian (TikTokās library superstar who puts the 'tab' into 'bookmark'), and joined by a celeb squad featuring Chrissy Teigen, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Gabrielle Union, this four-episode reboot drops Saturdays at 7am PST on KidZukoābecause nothing says literacy like weekend preschool channel slots. Throwback star LeVar Burton, peacemaker between Roots and reading, watches from the sidelines as 670,000 weekly viewers (and 10 million students in school) get their synthed-up, Peabody-and-26-Emmy-awarded fix once more.
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Congress wipes $1.1B from public media but gifts us Reading Rainbow's indie TikTok librarian, celeb guests, and a 7am Saturday YouTube revivalābecause nothing screams 'prime time' like early morning literacy theater for sleepy kids.
Nothing like a $1.1 billion budget cut to make reboots feel extra fresh. Reading Rainbowās comeback probably funded by leftover library overdue fines and TikTok clout.
Reading Rainbow returns with a host known as Mychal the Librarianāproof that if youāre good at organizing books and Instagram, you too could resurrect kidsā TV.
Source: Axios | Published: 9/30/2025 | Author: Carrie Shepherd
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